Sunshine and Summery Warmth Attract Great And Delighted Crowds
The Zoological Garden and surrounding venues drew large crowds as pleasant weather and festive arrangements brought out visitors. Sol Stephan and team refreshed the garden and clubhouse, while Bohumir Kryl Tom Goodwin and performers entertained guests with riding, races, and circus acts throughout the park and Motordrome Coliseum.
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Sol. Stephan
Bohumir Kryl
Tom Goodwin
Sol
Goodwin
Kryl
Motordrome
Crowds Pack Coney Island as Summer Opens
The first real summer Sunday drew large crowds to Coney Island with two steamers the Queen and Princess bringing holiday seekers. The Tabloid Musical Comedy Company opened at the open air theater starring Matt Kolb and a ten member troupe. They perform all week with matinee and evening shows and Charley Chaplin's Dreams debuted on the Promenade.
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Coney Island
Riesenberger
Matt Kolb
Kolb
John V. Moore
Jimmie Elliot
la Nova
Vida Vaughn
Pearl Sing
Marie Hays
Kittie Elliott
Edith Ray
Ida Leon
Charley Chaplin
Kryl and Ferullo to Perform Week at the Zoo
Kryl's Band plays a popular program Wednesday evening at the Zoo. Friday's Waegnerian concert closes the famous program. Ferulo's Band from St. Louis arrives Saturday for a fortnight engagement.
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Kryl
Zoo
Mary Pickford at Strand In The Dawn Of Tomorrow
The Strand showed Frances Hodgson Burnett drama The Dawn of Tomorrow with Mary Pickford starring yesterday. Robert Cain played the degenerate, Forrest Robinson the money power and David Powell the young thief. Glad’s cheerful words also heard. An all star cast will present Brother Officers, starting a three day run at the Strand Thursday, with Paramount travel pictures also on the program.
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Strand
Mary Pickford
Robert Cain
Forrest Robinson
Ands
David Powell
Dandy
Glad
Paramount Travel Pictures
Chester Park Enjoys Best Sunday Attendance of the Season
A sunny day drew nearly a thousand bathers to Chester Park for the season’s best Sunday crowd. Free vaudeville featured the Jessica Duo with dove act, Jack Fine, Burton and Burton, the McFarlands, and the Four Nelson Comiques. The bathing beach, clubhouse porch, and cabaret drew steady crowds and acclaim.
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Jessica
Jack
Burton
McFarlands
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Chester
Keith Summer Vaudeville Packs House with Four Acts
Keith's vaudeville show drew packed houses for four performances as audiences demanded encores. Stevens and Bordeaux staged a lively comedy with a rube and suffragette, Turner and Grace showcased clever pantomime juggling, Sam Harris entertained as a singing monologist, Peterson, Dick and Morrison impressed as a singing trio, and The Merry Makers closed the program with tabloid musical comedy. Moving pictures also highlighted the bill.
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Stevens and
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Turner
Grace
Sam Harris
Peterson
Morrison
Snging
Merry Makers
Lagoon Has Big Day Delights Crowds at Scenic Railway
A seaside resort day drew large crowds with a busy schedule on Sunday. The Scenic Railway and Automobile Aerial rides operated through the evening, keeping visitors entertained and the pace lively.
Lyric's New Policy Screens Dramatic Feature Films Debut
The Lyric Theatre begins showing feature dramatic films with The Hagel's Nest starring Edwin Arden. The Garden of the Gods scenes draw praise as crowds attend day and night. Also spotlight on Ruth Bancroft Law's four day aviation engagement starting June 17 at Coney yesterday.
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Lyric Theatre
Vitagraph-Lubich-Selig-Essenay
Edwin Arden
Garden of the Gods
Ruth Bancroft Law
Coney
Ace Track
Florence Reed Leads Four Day Run of Her Own Way
Florence Reed opened a four day engagement at the Grand with capacity crowds for each performance. The play Her Own Way, based on Clyde Fitch’s work, stars Maxine Elliott in a defining role as Georgiana Carley. Wine and Women, a World film feature, headlines the latter half of the week with William Elliott in the spotlight.
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Florence’ Reed
Bathers descend at Queen City Beach in busy opening day
Several hundred bathers entered Queen City Beach yesterday though the river was not at its best. The crowd was mostly women in attractive suits and manager Kroger greeted locals and visitors touring the dressing room building with its many rooms. The laundry was praised for handling over a thousand clean suits an hour.
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Queen City
Kroger
Fears No War With Germany Advocated by Alfred O Crozier
Alfred O Crozier of College Hill argues Germany should avoid war with the United States and urges neutrality to prevent world chaos. He warns German aggression could provoke public prejudice against Americans of German descent and calls for a united national stance and a plan to prevent future world wars.
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Germany
Republic
United States
Africa
Dernberg
Plan for world peace after war urged by US leader
A Washington leader warns that a universal Armageddon could wipe out civilization unless a feasible postwar plan is adopted. He argues all nations must join and the United States must originate and insist on the plan to guard future peace.
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United States
Germany
Charity guest money disappears after departure
Mrs. Percy Haller of 661 Melish street accuses her nephew Chester Haller 30 of taking $80 and leaving town after staying in her home. Haller, once a waiter, was unemployed. The uncle who runs a large grocery store had taken receipts totaling $80 and put them in a table drawer. After the nephew left, papers poked from the drawer revealed the missing money. Mrs. Haller suspects Memphis as his destination.
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Percy Haller
Melish Street
Chester Haller
Haller
Court Street Market House Demolished by Public Vote
Residents led by local women voted to demolish the old Court Street Market House, rejecting a plan to spend 4500 dollars to restore it as an eye sore for Cincinnati. The structure is now gone.
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Cincinnati
Fresh Air Farms Film Charms Mothers at Jewish Settlement
Sunday night at 415 Clinton Street the Jewish Infant Welfare Circle held a Special Evening showing films of fresh air farms for babies. Dr. Alfred Friedlander and Dr. J Victor Greenbaum offered health talks while mothers and widows listened. The circle aims to care for 300 infants under eight and provide free medical guidance and pure milk under Mrs Karl Pritz as head of the kiddiess committee.
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Jewish Infant Welfare Circle
Alfred Friedlander
J. Victor Greenebaum
Karl Pritz
Bolin Deliberates Official Residence for Ohio DA
Stuart R. Bolin of Columbus began duties as U S District Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio but has not decided whether to maintain an office in Cincinnati. A Washington dispatch quotes Attorney General Gregory saying no law prevents the local Federal attorney from living in Columbus. Bolin will choose his office location based on business volume in Cincinnati versus Columbus.
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Cincinnati
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Busi
Republican notes endorse entire ticket at Richelieu Hall meeting
The Norman G. Kenan Italian Republican club held an enthusiastic meeting at Richelieu Hall. All Republican ticket candidates and honorary members were present as Scardino Ed Giancola and Mike Valuands spoke. The ticket was endorsed and a committee was appointed to canvass and mobilize votes. A Giancola presided.
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Naval battle near Gothland amid six hour cannonade
A Copenhagen dispatch reported from Stockholm that a naval battle occurred Saturday near Gothland. For six hours a violent cannonade was heard from the south east and for long stretches twenty to twenty five shots were fired each minute.
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Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Stockholm
Gothland
Woman Injured as Interurban Car Hits Car Near Alliance
Special Dispatch reports Mrs. B. E. Bates was seriously ill and three others narrowly escaped death when an interurban streetcar struck their car three miles south of Alliance Ohio. The Bates machine was owned and driven by E. C. Bates, head of the Buckeye Jack Company.
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Tribune
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B. E. Bates
Here
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Hawker Breaks British Altitude Record At Hendon
English aviator Harry Hawker soared to 20 000 feet in an eighty horsepower biplane at Hendon army aviation grounds. The flight lasted ninety minutes and Hawker was out of sight of spectators for about an hour, surpassing the prior record of 14 500 feet.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Army Aviation
Hendon
Hawker
Kentucky jewel found on farmer in theft probe
A Covington farmer report of losing 70 dollars in a pool hall wager led police to Dora York of Falmouth and later Edward Clayton. York was jailed for carrying concealed weapons, while detectives recovered 63.40 dollars from Clayton. The case was set for Covington Police Court.
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Higgins
Pike Street
Dora York
Falmouth
Bullock
Bergman
Drees and Higgins
Edward Clayton
Bakewell Street
Clayton
Father Finds Daughter Missing Girl In City
William Young a farm hand reported his 14 year old daughter Lucretia missing from home on the Crescent Springs pike. He located her in Bromley and brought her to Covington police where Matron Voorheis placed her at Wayfarers Rest awaiting disposition today in the County Juvenile Court.
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Crescent Springs Pike
Covington
Lucretia
Bromley
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Covington Notes Highlights Local Crime and Politics
A. Clark 21, driver, struck a street car at Eleventh and Madison. his car damaged. James Klein 86 taken to St Elizabeths Hospital after disorderly conduct. Burglaries reported at Mrs M Heilemans home on West Seventeenth Street. Foster Armstrong reports break in at his Dean Park worksite. Charles Redcraft 32 remains unconscious after a run away at Second Madison. skull fracture. Mission for men opened at St Marys Cathedral. women's mission closed. A. O. Stanley to speak at Colonial Theater Madison Avenue as governor race heats up.
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St. Mary’s Cathedral
A. O. Stanley
Colonial
Saloon midnight closing enforced in Kenton County Kentucky
Sheriff John Allison ordered a midnight closing of saloons in Kenton County causing crowds to seek last chances in Covington and Cincinnati. He warned owners that while no state law requires midnight closing a Sunday ban exists and will be enforced. Deputy Frank Vonderschmitt will monitor for violations as motor vehicle license lists will aid future arrests.
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John Allison
Covington
Cincinnati
Allison
Kentucky
Frank Vonderschmitt
State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Automobile Hits Covington Boy on Madison Pike
Wilbur Lamb, 15, son of George Lamb an engineer, was struck by a car yesterday on Madison pike near Mother of God Cemetery. He was unconscious with possible internal injuries and bruises. The vehicle's occupants brought him to St Elizabeth Hospital. hospital staff could not secure the owner name or license number.
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George Lamb
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Covington
Madison Pike
Mother of God Cemetery
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Local Brevities
Lula Rankin 26 colored of 219 Mill street stabbed in left side near heart Sunday morning. Husband Charles Rankin held on suspicion. Burglars at 629 Kenyon avenue stole Samuel Cohen trousers with 64.82 dollars in pockets. Edward Robinson nine of 303 West Second street fell from elevator shaft at Pearl and Plum streets Sunday, fracturing both legs and taken to City Hospital.
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Mill Street
Charles Rankin
Samuel Cohen
Kenyon Avenue
Cohen
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West Second Street
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Sunday
Board of Education to Meet Amid Teacher Friction
The Cote Brilliante School District board plans a meeting tonight as reports predict a shake-up in the teaching ranks. Longstanding friction between teachers and board members has sparked an uproar for months and citizens demand change.
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Brilliante
Funeral notices for Lock Stone Drake Thompson and fire at pantry
Funeral services are held this afternoon for Anna Lock Stone at 258 Ft. Thomas Avenue with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Anna Drake dies at 55. service at 1 30 from 625 Sixth Avenue Dayton Ky and burial at St Joseph's Cemetery Price Hill. Charles Thompson retired letter carrier burial at Evergreen after services at the Presbyterian Church at 2 pm. Fire department responded to a closet blaze at Front and Washington yesterday where clothing was set afire in a pantry.
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James K. Stone
Ft. Thomas Avenue
Evergreen Cemetery
Anna Drake
John N. Drake
Sixth Avenue
Dayton
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Price Hill
Charles Thompson
O’ Fallon Avenue
Presbyterian Church
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Washington Avenue
Cincinnati police seek fugitive William A Hitchcock
Cincinnati police were asked by Ft. Thomas Kentucky authorities to locate William A Hitchcock a 21 year old hospital corps member who left the army yesterday afternoon without permission and is being sought.
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William A. Hitchcock
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Aviator Near Death After Maysville Plane Crash
Chicago aviator A. L. Wilson attempted a Curtiss biplane ascent in Maysville Kentucky. He veered to avoid a smokestack, lost control, and crashed into an ash pile. He suffered serious bruises and lacerations to his arms.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysvile
A. L. Wilson
Chicago
Curtis
Wilson
Steam Roller Injures Carthage Man At Local Plant
Henry Taylor aged 40 of Carthage Avenue Carthage suffered two crushed toes when a heavy steam roller at a motor car company ran over his foot on Sunday. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Carthage Avenue
Carthage
William Gatto Injured in Home Cutting Incident
William Gatto, 35, of 727 West Second Street, was taken to City Hospital Sunday with four scalp wounds said to be inflicted by a man unknown to him. The attack occurred at his residence.
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Hindenburg Confident on Final War Result
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg writes from Hanover to a friend, recalling his prewar residence and longing to walk among the trees. He notes Italy's intervention will prolong the campaign hours but asserts the final outcome cannot be altered and remains firmly believed.
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London
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Italy
Young man injured by exploding bottle at Orphans Feast
Louis Eckert aged nineteen of 2266 Madison road sustained a deep cut to the lower lip when a bottle of pop exploded during the Orphan's Feast. He was conveyed to City Hospital for treatment.
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Louis Eckert
Madison Road
St Xavier School and Rt 4 Mark's Church Outings Set for Coney Island
St Xavier's School will hold its annual outing at Coney Island today and Rt 4 Mark's Church will hold its annual outing there tomorrow.
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St. Xavier’s School
Coney Island
Coney
British Casualties Rise Sharply With Week End Losses
London reports the weekend casualty lists as the heaviest since the war began. They show eighty officers and 5,620 men, including 1,674 killed, bringing last week's total British losses to 900 officers and 20,000 men.
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