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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
3
Alumni plan a major university banquet next Wednesday aimed at boosting engagement. Organizers seek to launch an alumni magazine an annual alumni day celebration and a central alumni office with a secretary to inform members about university activities and other items of interest.
Paris reports a broader strike by the Laundry Workers Union with more strikers in the district. Transit services show slight improvements as more subway trains operate, while stations remain guarded by soldiers. Labor Minister Colliard has summoned mine directors from Bas de Calais and miners' delegates for a joint meeting in Paris.
Mike George of 226 Elim Street told police he met a woman at Fourth and Smit who invited him to her home. He awoke to find his wallet containing 520 dollars missing and the woman gone.
Cincinnati mail carriers continue War Savings Stamps work with May results showing strong performance. Top collectors include Clif ford Stamp and Bertram Hetzel of Hyde Park, with Postmaster Clare announcing all class results and honors for the month across main office and suburban stations.
At the regular meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms W. H. Besuden was appointed secretary after the resignation of H. Pfankaschen due to sickness. Prof. Jacoby of Ohio State University gave an address on breeding.
In Washington on June 5 Vice President Marshall signed the woman suffrage constitutional amendment in the Capitol attended by Senate committee chair Watson and other lawmakers. The signature followed Speaker Gillett’s yesterday and marks the final act on the resolution. Delegates from the National American Woman Suffrage Association and Congress were guests as a gold pen was given to the association. Representing the group were Maud Wood Park Helen Gardener Ida Husted Harper Harriet Taylor Upton Mary Hay and Marjorie Shuler.
Governor Sleeper wired Washington this forenoon requesting a certified copy of the federal suffrage amendment. The Michigan Legislature is in special session and previously urged Senators and Representatives to support the amendment.
Senator Cornwall of Chicago introduced a resolution in the Illinois State Senate to place Illinois first on record as ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. The measure went over for one day amid objections that official notification of Congress's passage had not yet been received.
Madison Wis June 5 The Wisconsin Legislature will pass the federal suffrage amendment as soon as it is received here Secretary of State Merlin Hull telegraphed Senator Lenroot asking when it might be expected.
Austin announces the proposed Federal Constitutional amendment for woman suffrage will be recommended to the Texas special session opening June 23. The move aims to secure federal suffrage rights through state support and legislative action during the session.
Weather bulletin notes river stage readings and a forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours. Hydrologists urge monitoring for rising levels and potential minor flood risk near lowland communities along the river.
River levels at Davis Island Dam 8.5 feet and stationary with cloudy skies. In Wheeling the river stands at 5.3 feet and falling with showers and cloudy conditions.
W Hutchison heads to Detroit to meet partner amid efforts to secure cars for Cincinnati. William Doyle leads Overland Willys Knight sales despite tonsillitis. F T Johnson reports unprecedented Overland demand across Paris and Kentucky. George W Lytle joins Citizens Motor Car Company to push Overland and Willys Knight. Detroit motorists pay about 75000 yearly in city area fines. New York Automobile Dealers Association takes over a new clubhouse at 18 Broadway.
At a meeting yesterday the Street Railroads committee pledged to order double tracking of Central avenue from Brighton to the Mohawk bridge after a Mohawk Brighton district delegation and Westwood improvement groups pressed the plan. A separate card tournament for Wyoming Council No. 7 Pocahontas drew 800-plus women with nearly 100 prizes.
The handling of Dr. Clark W. Davis estate, over 500000 dollars with 1800 Union Central Life shares, begins in Common Pleas Judge Brehwalter's court. The will leaves income to Mary Montgomery Clark, Clifton Methodist Church, and Cincinnati Museum Association, with Harvard or Yale education provisions and lengthy trust terms. A maid testified to morphine bottles and a needle removal, signaling the case’s tense atmosphere.
The will of Mrs Clara R Barton, widow of Edward Barton and former B and O W railroad official, filed for probate. She leaves 5000 dollars to Protestant Episcopal Children's Hospital for a memorial bed, 1000 dollars to several charities, 10600 to her sister, 10000 to another sister, 2500 each to her children, and 25000 in trust for their issue. Residue goes to son Clarence Earl Barton. Executors named as son and William F Robertson. Estate valued at about 175000 in personal property. Will dated May 12 1919.
Common Pleas Judge Thomas H. Darby upheld the Municipal Court ruling dismissing Charles Stone's $500 slander claim against Edward J. Ruthman of Ruthman Machinery Co. The judge found the utterances were spoken only to Stone and two associates during a picket line, were abusive but not intended as slander, and not understood as such.
Dwight K. Bailey former head of the American Laundry Company bequeaths his estate to his widow Mrs. Pearl H. Bailey at 2521 Bell Place provided she does not remarry. If she does, each child Dwight Bailey and Virginia Lee Bailey receives 10000 when they reach age 24.
Mrs Nellie Wright as administratrix of Bridget Lillis estate sues for 3000 damages. She and two sisters claim Bridget Lillis died after slipping on a Grand avenue sidewalk near Glenway avenue on June 14 1917, suffering a broken wrist and a fractured foot, with death on November 14 1917.
Mrs. Frieda E. Euskirchen sues for divorce from George C. Euskirchen head of the Cincinnati Foundry, custody of children and alimony. They lived at 314 Ludlow Avenue Clifton until separation last February amid claims his treatment had grown worse.
Mrs Violet Velma Mumaw files for divorce from John Henry Mumaw, employed at Murray Auto Parts factory, claiming desertion during April 1918 while she and their ill child were in hospital. She seeks custody and support, alleging he left for Philadelphia and sent no money or letters.
Mrs. Tildie Bennett of 1714 Lexington avenue Norwood seeks divorce from James M. Bennett alleging money squandering social ties neglect of home and false Christian vows. She accuses abandonment last October and learns he was in Franklin Kentucky last November. She asks restoration of her former name Tildie Burden noting marriage in September.
Myrtle Dundes files for divorce from William Dundes alleging he married her to avoid prosecution and abandoned her on February 22. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Chandler and alimony.
A docket listing cases in Common Pleas Court Nos 171318 to 171326 including divorces for Myrtle Dundes Violet V Mamaw Tillie Bennett and Frieda Euskirchen, damages sought by several plaintiffs against the City of Cincinnati and others, and partition or quiet title actions. Firms including Clote Layton Schwab McCaslin Thompson Holbrook Wilson Fitzpatrick Quane Williams Ragland and jurists like J T Rhyno and John D Davis appear.
Patrick McDonald an ironworker sues the American Railway Express for 5000 claiming injuries from a collision with a company truck during Victory Day celebrations. He says he earned 90 dollars a week at the Anchor nitrate plant when the accident occurred.
Informations charging the B. and O. Railroad with two violations of the title transportation law were filed yesterday by Assistant District Attorney Clark.
Governor Coolidge urged compensation for Judge Albert Hayden and Representative Leland Powers after their homes were damaged by a bombing last Monday night. Ernst Gaudet was held for the grand jury for May Day rioting tied to red flag demonstrators, but was not arrested until after Hayden’s house bombing.
Washington June 5. Many aliens caught in a dragnet after last Monday night bomb outrages may be deported. Records of those not connected to the plot are being turned over to the Department of Labor. Deportation of at least fifty alien agitators is expected, though officials decline to discuss the cases. Some men are said to have filed first citizenship papers.
Pittsburg incident reports police recapture of George Oliver of Cleveland amid bomb explosions linked to anarchist groups. Investigators also questioned John Johnson and fourteen other alleged anarchists while officers hunted more suspects and examined residences for anarchistic materials. E J McGurty of Brookline was arrested after a long hunt.
Detectives learned that McGurty admitted being an I W W organizer and expressed pride in the role. He stated he came from Chicago and mentioned quantities of I W W literature and a West Virginia map with penciled markings.
Cleveland citizens raise 25000 and announce a further 25000 for police in pursuit of suspects after a Monday night dynamite blast at Mayor Harry N. Davis's residence. Federal and civic authorities to cooperate and report to foreign born residents. one suspect held on the East Side with acids and I W W literature found.
A garbled OCR fragment lists many pairs of surnames with paired first names and street addresses such as Clark Street Evans Milto n Ledora Glencoe Place and Harrison Avenue. The item appears to be an old directory like listing of residents or households with no cohesive narrative.
The funeral for Mrs Ida Hitz wife of Andrew Hitz a West End cigar maker who died at her home 1816 Pleasant street yesterday of heart disease will be held this afternoon from the residence Burial will be at Vine Street Cemetery She is survived by her husband and two sons Andrew and Carl
Benjamin Sebastian a noted Cincinnati machinery figure died at his home 2399 Ashland Avenue Walnut Hills yesterday. He founded the Sebastian Lathe Company of Covington.
A local businessman who suffered a stroke after returning from Florida passed away. He was an active member of the Schodmate's Club, survived by a widow and two daughters. His son-in-law F. E. Stokes managed the lathe company. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
J B Frick, a veteran railroad man with the Lake Shore Railway, died Wednesday evening at his Wawaka home. He was a well known figure and had many friends in Cincinnati.
The funeral for Samuel John Hissett Jr. chief machinist mate on the U S S Lake Superior killed in an accident in Cuba on April 24 will be from his parents home at Stop 4 Trautman Station Delhi Saturday afternoon with burial at St John Cemetery Delhi Township He was 27 and son of Samuel J Hissett a telegraph operator at Trautman Station
Funeral services for Mrs. A E Busam Pille, who died Thursday afternoon in her seventieth year, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the home of her daughter Mrs Louis Fassnach at 1917 Western Avenue. Burial will be private.
The Eagles assemble at the late residence of Edward Huber, 2105 Selimave, Friday at 8 o clock. Samuel W. Beli, Worthy President, and Louis Broermann, Secretary, announce the gathering.
Obituaries list Anna E Busam Pille at 70 with service June 7 at 2:30 p.m. Rachel Baumgarten at 2863 May Street with service June 6 at 2:30 p.m. Ida Hitz at 1816 Pleasant Street with service June 6 at 1:30 p.m. Samuel J. Hissett Jr. of U S Navy dies in Cuba age 28. service at Witt & Stermer's chapel June 4, burial St John Cemetery Delhi Twp. Charles Kruse at 1845 Madison Road. service June 5 at 2 p.m. Benjamin Sebastian Ashland Ave Walnut Hills service June 7 1:30 p.m. Lucy B Tuite 2841 Madison Road service June 7 at 3 p.m. and other notices.
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