Grand jury probes gambling in Covington Latonia Kenton County
The June term grand jury in Circuit Judge Shaw's Covington court is urged to investigate gambling across Covington Latonia and Kenton County. Judge Shaw warns no one is above indictment and callers claim a local pull. A citizen letter on ice price fixing is also handed to the jury for review.
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Shaw
Covington
Cincinnati
Louisville
Grand Jury
Gamblin
Latonia
Kenton County
Ice Combine
Grand
T. Jeff Smith
Foreman M. Boyd
John Fox Ed O'Donnell
Julius Rouse
O. M. Alston
Fred Schleuter
John H. Eicholz
Isaac Simon
G. F. Dohrmann
John J. Longhaus
Joseph Hartman
Quigide Threat Ridiculed Before Tragedy Near Grant's Lick
Rose O'Brien 28, wife of Alonzo O'Brien, a Campbell County farmer, drank carbolic acid at their home on the Alexandria Pike yesterday. Her husband left briefly after joking that she should die if she wished. He returned to find her unconscious. she died four hours later. She leaves a husband and three children aged 8 and 2.
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Rose O’brien
Alonzo O Brien
Grant’s Lick
Alexandria Pike
Campbell County
Cahron H. Rose
Ohio Valley
J. D. Reinhart
Greenwood Avenue
Avondale
Rose
Abingdon
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio
Covington
John B. Rose
Daniel T. Rose
Oklahoma Territory
Covington Courts Hear Dismissal Motion In Bankruptcy Action
In Covington Federal Court Judge Cochran took under submission a motion by Attorney William H. Mackay to dismiss the case of J. B. Littles bankruptcy trustee versus Ohio Valley Tie Company for lack of venue since the company is located in Kentucky. In Judge Harbeson s court a verdict for the plaintiff for 400 dollars plus interest was returned in Reverend William Robbers former pastor of St John s Church Lewisburg versus J H Reuter who endorsed notes for J W Schiffer years ago. In Judge Shaw s court Bradford Shinkle won 184 dollars against Henry Worthington s estate as compensation for fixtures removed by a tenant from a tobacco warehouse on East Eleventh Street sold by Worthington s executors.
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Covington
William HM. Mackay
J. B. Little
Ohio Valley Tie Company
Ohio Valley Company
United States
Kentucky
Littles
Cochran
Harbeson
William Robbers
St. John’s Church
Lewisburg
J. H. Reuter
J. W. Schiffer
Shaw
Bradford Shinkle
Henry Worthington
East Eleventh Street
Worthington
Mr. Shinkle
Cure for Severe Foot Injury Achieved by Cuticura Remedies
John M. of Alliance Ohio touts nine year healing from a severe foot wound after four years of aggravation. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with restoring his limb and enabling work, noting doctors’ bills would have topped $600. He invites readers to write for details.
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God's Earth
John M
S. Arch Ave
Alliance
Ohio
Chem. Corp
Alumni To Dine At The Altamont
The Covington High School Alumni Association holds its seventh annual meeting at the Hotel Altamont Ft Thomas Ky on Friday June 15 at 7 30 p m A banquet honors the class of 1906 Special cars will run from Twentieth and Madison at 6 30 p m stopping at Fifteenth Eleventh and Eighth then Fourth and Scott streets at 6 45 p m returning by the same route to meet the last connecting line car Cash fare applies for the trip both ways
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Covington High School Alumni Association
Altamont
Ft. Thomas
Twentieth
Madison
Fifteenth
Fourth
Scott Streets
Greenup
Twelfth
Newport
Covington Suit Delayed by Doctor's Court Absence
Mrs. Jennie Meier sues the city of Covington for 20000 dollars over injuries from a broken sidewalk on West Third street. Judge Shaw warned Dr. Guy Eckman to appear by 10 o'clock or risk a forthwith attachment. An attachment also issued for juror H. F. Rivard who failed to appear or excuse.
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Jennie Meier
City of
Covington
West Third Street
Guy Eckman
Boy Collides With Street Car In Covington
Fred Rothenbaecher tenison? ten years old of 107 East Eleventh street Covington ran toward a flying baseball and struck the front of a street car in Eleventh Street Market Place. The motorman slowed the vehicle to avert a fatal impact. He suffered a deep cut to the forehead and a minor skull fracture. He was carried to Massmans drug store where Dr. Dennis treated him.
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Fred Rothenbaecher
East Eleventh Street
Covington
Eleventh Street
Massman
Eleventh and
Greenup Streets
Dennis
Alloway v City of Newport Jury Objection and Newport Trial Details
Attorneys for Alloway against the City of Newport objected to a trial by a jury drawn from bystanders. The objection was sustained and the case remanded. Judge Berry drew twenty nine names for jury duty. Sheriff Nagel to summon those on the list. Special Judge Albert T.Root will select the first petit jurors in Campbell County for the Nu gent versus City of Newport case set for June 18.
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Newport
Berry
Shriff Nagel
Albert T.root
Campbell County
Nugent
Gurney Re elected Dayton School Superintendent
Prof. Gurney of Dayton was re elected by the Board of Education at its monthly meeting. The selection of teachers for the next term was postponed to June 17. Walter Brothers of Dayton won the contract to supply fuel for the next school year at 2.6 dollars per ton.
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Prof. Gurney
Dayton
Board of Education
Walter Brothers
Refuge House to Open for Annual Inspection Parade
The annual inspection of the House of Refuge takes place tomorrow at 4 PM. The public can view the boys and girls work, followed by a campus dress parade led by the Refuge Boys' Military Band. Addresses will include Mayor Dempsey, Chas A Miller, Superintendent Allison and others.
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House of Refuge
Refuge Boys
Dempsey
Chas. A. Miller
Allison
Newport Board of Education Appoints George Johnson Janitor
The Newport Board of Education appointed George Johnson, a Black applicant, as janitor at the Southgate Colored School. The role pays $20 a month, but Johnson will be able to pursue an education while performing janitorial duties.
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Newport Board of Education
George Johnson
Southgate Colored School
Johnson
Boy Hurt In Runaway Wagon Blizzard
A horse tied to a wagon owned by Dairyman Fred Recewort bolted on Lexington pike near Covington yesterday evening. The wagon overturned and burned to debris, and Recewort’s son, who was driving, was thrown from the wagon but escaped with only painful bruises.
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Fred Recewort
Lexington Pike
Covington
Recwort
Highland district notes and personal updates
Edward Claudy welcomes a baby boy at his home in Fort Thomas. A party including Rev J P Strother and Miss Gladys Ross leaves for Falmouth Kentucky to attend the Highlands M E Church district conference, lasting three days. W A White is appointed pondmaster of the Highlands District. In Rev Strother's absence Chaplin Hunter will lead the mid week prayer service tonight.
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Edward Claudy
Highlands District
J. P. Strother
Leon Ross
Gladys Ross
Miss Black
David Davies
Falmouth
Methodists
Highland M.E
W. A. White
Highland M. E
Chaplin Hunter
Monroe Decried Alexandria Jail Conditions
W. E. Monroe Sr the star witness in a court corruption case said Alexandria Jail is unfit for dogs with overcrowded rooms and poor ventilation. He compared it unfavorably to Newport Jail and described his transfer to Newport as relief while awaiting testimony on jury fixing before the June grand jury.
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Matt Wagner
Alexandria
Newport
W. E. Monroe, Sr
Daughter of the Mayor Weds in St Louis
Miss Fannie Beach daughter of Covington Mayor Beach married in St Louis last night to H Gillam a wealthy New York bachelor. The match surprised many as few friends knew of the trip ending in a wedding. The bride is the younger daughter of Mayor and Mrs Beach.
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Fannie Beach
Covington
Mr. H. Gillam
St. Louis
Mayor Beach
H. Gillam
New York
Gotham
Steltenkamp Honored as Panama Canal Labor Commissioner
Joe Steltenkamp of Covington and long time L. and N. Railroad worker has been named one of the two Labor Commissioners to recruit skilled and unskilled labor for the Panama Canal. Appointed by the Panama Canal Commission, his likely term extends for more than a decade due to the canal’s ten year estimate. Steltenkamp is noted for his immigration and settlement work with the L. and N. Road.
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Joe Steltenkamp
Russel Street
Covington
L. & N. Railroad
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Commission
Steltenkamp
Covington Interurban Railway Plans Move Forward
Articles of incorporation for the Coving ton Middlemarch Ft. Thomas and Alexandria Interurban Railway Company will be filed with the Campbell County Clerk in the coming weeks. A bridge near the old Queen City race track will connect Covington, with the line running to the Highlands and a branch to Alexandria. The company will be owned and officered by Newport capitalists.
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Covington
Newport News Briefs Include Local Appointments and Incidents
Mrs. Anna Alexander, living with her daughter, suffered a paralytic stroke and was moved to Speer’s Hospital. Judge Berry named jury commissioners Daniel Heidel, T. F. Beyland, and P. T. Kaighn. their duties begin next Monday. Councilman Goetz becomes Assistant Secretary of Water Works, succeeding Fred Schmidt. Lew Krebs named Fire Chief, to ride a city-furnished buggy to alarms, replacing the ladder truck routine. Lafayette Council Y M S to hold memorial services at St Stephen’s Cemetery June 10 at 3 pm. Building permits issued to Se Dodsworth and S Meshkowsky for homes on York and Elm streets. Local Elks lodge moved into the old Root homestead, with remodeling to start soon.
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Anna Alexander
Hughes
Ninth
Brighton
Speer’s Hospital
A. S. Berry
Circuit Court
Daniel Heidel
Newport
T. F. Beyland
Bellvue
P. T. Kaighn
Dayton
Fred Goetz
Fred Schmidt
Lew Krebs
Fire Department
Waters
Lafayette Council Y. M. S
St. Stephen's Cemetery
Krebs
Dodsworth
York Street
S. Meshkowsky
Elm Street
Lodge of Elks
Old Root Homestead
Police Court Picks In Covington Case Dockets
In Covington Police Court Hallie Daniels case for cutting to kill Eugene and Morton Sanders was sent to the grand jury in session. Jeff Smith, found staggering with scrap steel and liquor, drew thirty days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Dan Ewald William Costello and Hiram Marsh each fined $1 for drunkenness. Wittersol and Keen also fined $1 but suspended. Delpha Mardis Beret Pratt and Viola Robinson girls about 14 got suspended reform school sentences for disorderly conduct after a courtroom fight where they had been principals and witnesses. William Sullivan fined $10 and costs for breach of the peace.
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Covington
Hallie Daniels
Eugene
Morton Sanders
McVaigh Alley
Jeff Smith
Riemeyer
Dan Ewald
William Costello
Hiram Marsh
William Wittersol
Daniel Keen
Delpha Mardis
Beret Pratt
Viola Robinson
William Sullivan
Grand Jury at Work in Campbell County Library
The June Campbell County grand jury met yesterday in Judge A S Berry's library. After Monroe testifies he is expected to be sent to the Alexandria Jail pending further court orders.
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Campbell County
A. S. Berry
Monroe
Alexandria
Garber Opens Campaign Against Johnson for President
Columbus dispatch reports State Chairman Harvey C. Garber leads the anti Johnson faction to block Tom L Johnson from the Democratic presidential nomination. Garber supports Bryan and plans at the state convention to push Bryan's nomination with a reshaped party apparatus and a bid to deny Johnson control of the national committee.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
Special Dispatch
Tom L. Johnson
Harvey C. Garber
Charles P. Salen
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
Garber
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Cleveland
Pattison
John R. McLean
Dempsey
Cincinnati
Obituary notices of notable figures several soldiers and leaders
Obituary notices report the deaths of Andrew J Nixon a 70 year old Lockland resident Civil War veteran Colonel Andrew Glasses Dickinson Confederate Chief of Staff under J B Magruder Edward S Baring-Gould cousin of Sabine Baring-Gould John Bailey McElfatrick prominent theater architect Mrs Cahron H Rose longtime Ohio Valley resident Edward Coolidge former Harvard shortstop died in Phoenix and General Dessirier Military Governor of Paris died in Paris plus brief family details and locations.
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Andrew J. Nixon
Lockland
Ruffner Street
Nixon
Ohio
Andrew Glasses Dickinson
New York
J. B. Magruder
Harriet Lane
Rio Grande
Cotton Bureau
Texan
Trans- Mississippi
Edward
Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould
Norman
Port Elizabeth
Africa
London
John Bailey M’elfatrick
Knickerbocker Building
Edward Coolidge
Harvard University
Phoenix
Ariz
Natick
Mass
Mr. Coolidge
Harvard
Law School
General Dessirier
Paris
Mrs Chadwick Deposition Filed Reveals Sensational Claims
Pittsburg June 5 Mrs Cassie L Chadwicks testimony in the suit brought by Mrs W C Jutte against J W Friend and F N Hoffstet was presented to the court today It reportedly contains sensational information about financial operations that led to Chadwicks imprisonment in the Ohio State Prison at Columbus The details were not made public and may never be disclosed based on current indications
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Cassie L. Chadwick
W. C. Jutte
J. W. Friend
F.N. Hoffstet
Covington Notes Report Guardian Appointment and Local Incidents
J C Gibbs was named guardian for minor J Withrow. Water Works Superintendent Welling reported a water meter removal at 119 West Fifth Street Monday night. Mrs Dora Steinhoff 27 died at her Division Street home with funeral set for Friday. Latonia reports the marriage of Mrs Cora Lucas former Latonia Postmistress to Herbert McAvany in El Paso Texas with ties to the Texas and Pacific Railway.
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J. C. Gibbs
J. Withrow
Wellings
West Fifth Street
Dora Steinhoff
Division Street
West Covington
Latonia
Cora Lucas
Herbert McAvany
el Paso
Tex
McAvany
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Women Working for 1908 Honors in St Paul
Delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs spend the day canvassing for officers. Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker is expected to be re-elected president. Potential successors mentioned include Mrs. Philip Carpenter, Miss Louise Poppenheim, and Miss May Alden Ward. Nominating Committee reports in the morning. election slated for later.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Paul
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sarah Platt Decker
Philip Carpenter
New York
Louise Poppenheim
South Carolina
May Alden Ward
Massachusetts
Bellevue Fire Alarm Probe Follows Crossed Wire
Chief of Police Seithers with Acting Fire Warden Lee Brinkman spent hours yesterday afternoon tracing a fire alarms circuit break caused by a crossed wire. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rosenheim will be buried this afternoon from Berry Avenue residence. St. Anthony's Cadets meet Thursday evening in their hall on Poplar Street for drill.
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Seithers
Lee Brinkman
Postmaster Salary Hiked for Ludlow Office
A Washington telegram reports the Ludlow Kentucky postmaster salary rising from 1500 to 1600 dollars. The increase reflects the office's strong showing.
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Washington
Ludlow
Dayton Mutual Aid sets fifth annual picnic plans
Dayton Mutual Aid will hold a special meeting this evening to finalize arrangements for its fifth annual picnic at Clark's Grove on Sunday. Joseph Ludwig of Eighth Avenue is homebound with a bruised foot from an injury at his Cincinnati workplace. Mrs Eva Jones hosted W R C Granville Moody Post ladies for a luncheon yesterday. The D A Quilt Committee meets today at Mrs Perry's Sixth Avenue home. A Dayton Bellevue line outage followed strong wind with broken wires. Louise Neiemeyer of 1015 Second Avenue died yesterday at 68 after a long illness. Funeral from St Francis Church will be held tomorrow morning.
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Dayton Mutual Aid
Clark’s Grove
Joseph Ludwig
Eighth Avenue
Cincinnati
Eva Jones
Granville Moody Post
D. of A. Quilt Committee
Perry
Sixth Avenue
Dayton
Bellevue
Louise Neiemeyer
Second Avenue
St. Francis’ Church
Muenter Speaks Through New Orleans Protest Pamphlet
Harvard instructor Erich Muenter, whose wife died under mysterious circumstances, has sent a long unsigned pamphlet from New Orleans titled Protest. In the document he asserts his guilt or innocence is a test of insanity and vows to seek mercy from heaven while clinging to his own mental state.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Boston
New Orleans
Muentner
Muenter
Glasgow Gas Ownership Admired by American Civic Men
The American Civic Federation delegates completed their Glasgow visit and praised municipal ownership of the gas works. Mr M E Ingalls of Cincinnati said such success could be achieved in America if qualified citizens would enter public life, lamenting that many are too busy to participate in city government.
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Glasgow
American Civic Federation
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
America
Cincinnati Water Works seeks 250000 dollars in 3.50 bonds
The Cincinnati Board of Trustees invites sealed bids by July 6 1906 for 250000 dollars of 3.50 percent Additional Water Works Bonds to fund water system improvements. Bonds will bear interest semi annually and mature in 1946. Bids require 500 dollar coupons and bid envelopes must be sealed with bidder details. The board may reject any bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Cincinnati
Board of Trustees
Commissioners of Water Works
City of
Cincinnati
Ohio
General Assembly
State of
Water Works Improvement Fund
American Exchange National Bank of
New York City
American Exchange National Bank
Card of Justees
Sinking Fund Trustees
National Bank
Board of Justees
Couadentaner’s” Water Works
Board Ofustees
Commissioners of Water Orks
Commissioners‘of Water Works
Board of Tene Water Panam -Augus Stenens
Elmer. Prior
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the Commercial Tribune
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