What War With Germany Would Mean
Government experts foresee a US Germany war prompting formal allied coordination, with American troops under American command and naval control, and continued arms shipments to allies. War would expand to Austria, raise taxes and bonds, enlarge the navy, intern enemy aliens, seize German ships, sever trade, and aid the British French blockade.
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United States
Germany
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie’s
China
Austria
Europe
Army
Army War College
France
Elks Observe Flag Day with Elm Street Service
The Cincinnati Lodge of Elks will hold flag day services at B. P. O. Elks Temple on Elm Street Monday night June 14 at 8 o'clock. The birth of our flag on June 14 1777 will be celebrated with music and song and the Elks service. A musical program will be supervised by Prof Frederick W Rotert. Admission is free. The committee includes Thomas H. Miller chairman J Larry Birmingham secretary Bernard Levy Robert L Baum and Frederick A Rotert.
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Cincinnati Lodge of Elks
B. P. O. BE. Temple
Elm Street
Elks
Frederick W. Rotert
Thomas H. Miller
J. Larry Birmingham
Bernard Levy
Robert L. Baum
Frederick A. Rotert
Forty first annual Shrine session to be held in Seattle
The forthcoming forty first annual session of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will be held in Seattle July 15 138. Dr Frederick R Smith of Rochester NY Imperial Potentate will preside over the gala events. J Putnam Stevens of Portland Maine Imperial Deputy Potentate will likely succeed as Imperial Potentate on Dr Smiths retirement.
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Mystic Shrine
Seattle
Frederick R. Smith
Rochester
Smith
Atlanta
J. Putnam Stevens
Portland
Skilled Workers Sought by Cincinnati Manufacturers
Local industry reports a revival in demand for skilled labor. Major Cincinnati firms like the Allis-Chalmers Company in Norwood are advertising for adept electricians lathe operators and railroad roundhouse mechanics, with other companies recruiting across cities after local channels failed.
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Cincinnati
Allis-Chalmers Company
Norwood
Zionist Society to Meet at Orthodox Old Folks Home Lawn
The Cincinnati Zionist Society holds a special meeting on the lawn of the Orthodox Old Folks Home at 1406 Myrtle Avenue on Sunday afternoon June 6. The program includes remarks by A. H. Silver and a recitation by Miss Rose Grad. The event begins at 2:30 o clock.
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Cincinnati Zionist Society
Myrtle Avenue
A. H. Silver
Mother-in-Law Blamed for Domestic Rift in Yoakley Divorce
John N. Yoakley of Oakley sues Alice Fern Yoakley claiming her mother’s influence ruined their marriage. He alleges his wife transformed after marriage, rebuked his family, and that her mother openly criticized him. He cites pre-nuptial fears and a failed plan to keep her family out of their home.
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John N. Yoakley
Ving
Oakley
Alice Fern Yoakley
Yokkley
Yoakley
Bond Hill
Laidlaw Avenue
Bondill
West Baden
Ead
John Yoakley
Christ Churen
Alice Fern Rowley
Cafe Keeper Mulligan Sued Over 1914 Note
A confessed judgment for 5000 dollars plus interest on a note dated November 2 1914 was rendered against James Mulligan proprietor of the Country Club at Carthage in Judge Fred Hoffman's court. An attachment on the business and effects at the Country Club was issued. The 23 acre Country Club real estate was later sold at sheriff's sale for 10000 dollars to Wiedemann Brewing Company.
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Mulligar
James Mulligan
Carthage
Common Pleas
Fred Hoffman
Country Club
Mulligan
Longworth
Central Avenue
Sheriff’s
Wiedemann Brewing Company
Child Loses Leg In Court Action Against Company
Francis A. Hoover represents George Doxey, nine, in Common Pleas Court yesterday seeking damages for the loss of the boy's left leg in a injury case against a local company.
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Pany
Francis A. Hoover
George Doxey
Common Pleas Court
Widow and mother sue over deaths from gas in cistern
In Common Pleas Court, Frederick C. Van Meerbeke 17 and Richard Owens 5 are named in two damaging suits against owners John Henry Niehaus Elizabeth Niehaus and Theodore FR Levy. May 18 gas incident killed Meerbeke while his uncle died later from inhalation. mothers seek 12000 and 5000 dollars respectively. plaintiffs allege conveyance of premises by mortgage to Levy on May 21 to defraud claims.
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Frederick C. van Meerbeke
Thirteenth
Rodney Streets
Richard Owens
John Henry Nielaus
Elizabeth Niehaus
Theodore FR. Levy
Common Pleas Court
Ella C van Meerbeke
Meerbeke
Edna C. Owens
Owens
Niehaus
Wheeler Street
Woman Sues City Over Loose Granite Paving
Belle Summers sues the city in Common Pleas Court for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from May 1 when stepping on torn up granite paving at Fifth and Vine. She fell and injured her shoulder and right hand.
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Belle Summers
Common Pleas Court
Fifth and Vine Street
Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court Damages and Divorces
A batch of cases filed in Common Pleas Court includes Belle S. Dummers v City of Cincinnati seeking 5000 damages, Louis B. Sawyer v James Mulligan on a note for 5900, Ella C. Van Meerbelie v John Niehaus et al for 12000 damages, Ada Owens v John H Niehaus et al for 5000 damages, George Doxey v Cincinnati Transfer Co for 25000 damages, Emil Cordes v A M Lewin Lumber Co for 458.34, William Lucking v Joseph LuMing Sr et al for estate partition, John N Yoakley v Alice F P Yoakley for divorce, Victor L Facing v Roscoe C Facing to set aside will, Carl Rabe v George Meyer Jr for 150 and a receiver, Charles Fisher v Lewis McKibons for 580, Louis Schwaezerle v John F Butler lien and execution for 88.58, plus a Court of Insolvency action Clara Burris v City of Cincinnati for damages.
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Common Pleas Court
Belle S. Dummers
City of
Cincinnati
Matthews & Matthews
Louis B. Sawyer
James Mulligan
Ella C. van Meerbelie
John Niehaus
Frank Woodward
Hunt, Bennett & Utter
Ada Owens
John H. Niehaus
George Doxey
Cincinnati Transfer Company
Jones & Hoover
Emil. Cordes
A. M. Lewin Lumber Company
William Lambert
William Lucking
Joseph LuMing, Sr
John N. Yoakley
Alice FP. Yoakley
C. W. Spicer
Victor L
Roscoe C. Facing
Will of
London
J. C. Rogers
Carl Rabe
George Meyer, Jr
Roessler
Charles Fisher
Lewis McKibons
K. Jones
Louis Schwaezerle
John F. Butler
F. E. Burnett
Mulligan Files Bankruptcy for Country Club at Carthage
James Mulligan former proprietor of the Country Club at Carthage filed a bankruptcy petition stating debts of 16800 and assets valued at 25800. Secured claims include Cosmopolitan Bank 9000 and Wiedemann Brewing 1600. Other debts total 5750 with collateral diamond jewelry valued 3500. Ground assets of the resort valued at 20000 are mortgaged to Wiedemann.
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James Mulligan
Carthage
Cosmopolitan Bank
Wiedemann Brewing Company
Louis Sawyer
Pollock
Charles Levi
Mulligan
Wiedemann Company
Cincinnati Girl Chosen Miss May for 1915 Commencement Pageant
Sherwood Conner of Cincinnati is selected by Ohio University alumni as Queen for the June 16 1915 commencement in Athens. She is a 1902 graduate and a long time English teacher at Lockland High School. She recently staged Goldsmiths Vicar of Wakefield with her senior class.
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May i Sherwood Conner
Ohio University
Alleghenies
Athens
Isaac Crook
Ll.d
Decorative Fireplaces Grow in Homes and Public Buildings
Builders widely adopt decorative fireplaces using cement block to fit various rooms from offices to hotels. Designs range from plain to ornate, with mantel options and pillar effects, and can be scaled to any size to suit rotundas, dens, parlors, or dining rooms.
Contests Facing Will Between Facing Brothers
Victor L Facing filed suit against his brother Roscoe C Facing to contest their father London Facing’s will. Victor alleges Roscoe unduly influenced the testator, making Roscoe the sole beneficiary while Victor is disinherited.
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Victor L
Roscoe C
Barber
John Street
London
Roscoe
Roscon
Meyer and Rabe Disagree Over Receiver for Firm
Carl Rabe of Rabe and Meyer undertakers filed suit in Common Pleas Court for appointment of a receiver for the business against partner George Meyer Jr. The petition states they formed the partnership on March 1 at 2820 2822 Vine Street with Meyer agreeing to devote full time to the business but retaining his city fireman position.
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Meyer
Rabe
Carl Rabe
Rabe & Meyer, Undertakers
Injunction Sought Over Boy’s Leg Injury Damages
A $25,000 damages suit was filed against the Cincinnati Transfer Company seeking compensation for injuries to a boy’s leg. Court records show the action centers on an incident causing harm allegedly tied to company operations.
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Cincinnati Transfer Com
Sanders Company leaders adjudicated on creditor petition
Simon Sanders and Meyer Siegel, active in several cities, were adjudicated on a creditor petition. They operate stores in Gloucester Massachusetts and Portsmouth New Hampshire. Edwin L. Arthur acting as receiver is in charge in this locality.
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Simon Sanders
Meyer Siegel
Sanders Company
Gloucester
Mass
Portsmouth
N. H. Edwin
L. Arthur
Dayton Bankruptcy Liabilities and Assets Document
Final returns list Daniel Holsapple Dayton grocer with liabilities 6107 and assets 5840. Henry J and William H Wagner Dayton cigar dealers owe 6041 with assets 1397. Sanford A Headley named trustee for the Victor Knecht bankrupt estate.
Special US Court Session Held in Dayton Monday
A special session of the United States Court will be held in Dayton on Monday before Judge Sater to dispatch miscellaneous business.
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United States Court
Dayton
Sater
Doings in Bankruptcy Harry Fellers Petition Filed
A bankruptcy notice reports Harry Fellers filing a petition in bankruptcy against his grocery business. Details indicate a formal action and listed assets or claims in a local court proceeding.
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Harry.Fellers
Sap Teiod Busi
Counterfeiter Applies to Swear Off Fine
John Jake Simpson who has completed a six month jail term in Troy for counterfeiting seeks to swear off the $100 fine part of the penalty. Chief Deputy Counts will present him before the Judge.
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John Jake Simpson
Troy
Fossil Stone Quarry Explored In New York State
A New York quarry claims a unique stone made from fossilized plant remains including cedar leaves branches and bark. The article suggests layers formed in a prehistoric lake bed with swamp moisture and lime saturating materials before consolidation.
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New York
Tricky Specifications Blamed In Construction Bids
A contractor blames the architect for vague rules and bidders rush. He admits errors after winning a bid at a low figure and finds clauses that shift costs to the owner and himself. The Architect and Engineer notes emphasize reading specs multiple times.
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Cain
Remarkable Streets Across Cities and Continents
The National Real Estate Journal lists notable streets by urban trivia. Main Street Denver is the highest, Fifth Avenue NYC the richest, Market Street Philadelphia the widest, Rue Ble Paris the shortest, Tehanksti Nankin dirtiest, Via Castile Seville cleanest, Grosvenor Place London aristocratic, Champs Elysées Paris most beautiful, Via Sol Havana narrowest at forty two inches.
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Main Street
Denver
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Market Street
Philadelphia
Rue Ble
Paris
Tehanksti
Nankin
Castile
Seville
Spain
Grosvenor Place
London
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Via Sol
Havana
Schoolhouse theater planned at Port Edwards Wisconsin
A Milwaukee architect draws plans for a Port Edwards school with a theater like classroom a sixteen foot deep stage a proscenium arch twelve by eighteen feet and a moving picture booth at the rear of the room reflecting a novel schoolhouse design.
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Port Edwards
Wis
Milwaukee
Preserving Wood: Widely Used Substances and Efficacy
The Ohio Architect notes many substances from smelter fumes to skimmed milk have been tested to preserve wood from decay. Most show little value while coal tar, creosote and zinc chloride remain the most commonly used preservatives.
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Ohio
Plaster Measuring Rules From Chicago Association
The Em ploying Plasterers' Association of Chicago outlines measurement standards. No deductions for openings two feet or less, half area deducted for openings over two feet, openings measured between grounds, store-front openings deducted, and contractors allowed one foot six inches per jamb by height. Other rules vary, often half area for ordinary doors and windows, some none for openings under seven square yards.
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Employing Plasterers’ Association of
Chicago
Park Viaduct Bids Put Foley Low by City
D P Foley is the low bidder for the Park avenue viaduct project linking to Eden Park. His bid totals 125 354 dollars, about 33 000 under the engineer’s estimate, with the next bid at 136 000. City Engineer Krug will order the work at once.
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D. P. Foley
Park Avenue
Eden Park
Foley
Eer Krug
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