Chester's Great Crowds at Lagoon Park Doings
Night fishing proved popular as crowds thronged the Indian village and Kemp's Wild West show drew after noon and evening performances. Vaudeville with Bergers and Kingman, Scott and Lorimer, Woods and Ralston, Lucille La Tour and others provided lively entertainment for appreciative audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Bergers
Kingman
Scott and Lorimer
Woods
Ralston
Lucille la Tour
the Lagoon
Van Studdiford to Star in New Budapest Opera Next Fall
Grace Van Studdiford, famed prima donna, returns to light opera in October in a new piece by De Koven and Smith, first collaboration since Maid Marian. The work, set in Budapest with lavish costumes, is produced by the Van Studdiford Amusement Company under Charles Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace van Studdiford
Reg Feather
de Koven and Smith
Bostonians
Miss van Studdiford
Budapest
van Studdiford Amusement Company
Missouri
Charles Bradley
Tase
Big Day and Crowds at Chester Beach Park
Thousands flocked to Colonel Martin's Chester beach yesterday as free vaudeville and a lively bath drew large crowds. The Francelias and Dumonds Minstrels headlined acts with comedy, juggling, and music, while The Tickler brought laughter and lively chaos to the park's waterfront entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
United Singers
Chester Beach
White Park
Colonel Martin
Bethesda
Francella
Francelia
Dumond
Dumonds
Leonard Kane
Marie Clark
Cincinnati
Baker and Cornalla
Martin
Joyous Day at Big Park Draws Record Attendance
Capacity tested as velvet lined tubs climbed and rattled the incline in a lively scene. Attendees filled the park, making it a record attendance day amid the festive atmosphere.
Coney's Sunday Features Shine Attracting Crowds
Coney Island enjoyed a strong Sunday with Darktown and other attractions drawing steady crowds. Moonlit seas and evening steamers filled, trolleys busy, moonlight rides to Coney planned. the Giggler building opened, and Englebreth hosts a vaudeville bill with Varne and Valdare, Walton Brothers, the Rygolettes, Gentner and Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney
Tme
George Englebreth
Varne
Valdare
Raymond
Harper
Walton Brothers
Rvgolettes
Gentner and
Gilmore
Weber Band Concerts At Zoo Draw Large Crowd
John Weber presented two sorted programmes at the Zoo with zest and clarity. Miss Blanche Mahaffey sang popular songs while the band offered operatic selections and light music, leaving patrons whistling varied airs. The week features special programmes including a ragtime night and a Red Men concert with guest soloists Chevre Bellstedt Koch Hohlman Kopp Nicolletti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weber
Bach
Beethoven
Zoo
Weber Band
Blanche Mahaffey
Victor Herbert
Badinage
George Cohan
Miss Mahaffey
Elgar
Red Men
Weber
Darktown Fire Brigade at Coney Island Thrills Crowds
The Darktown Fire Brigade staged at Coney Island last night with two performances at 7 30 and 9 15 to suit audience demand. Billy Kersands stars as Fire Marshal in a burlesque show about a day in Darktown ending with a fire that lets the brigade shine. The production draws capacity crowds and features the Pickaninny band from Old Kentucky. Passengers on the Queen’s 8 o’clock trip can catch the second show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darktown
Coney Island
Billy Kersands
Old
Kentucky
Sunday at Lagoon Draws Large Crowds in Heat
Crowds packed Lagoon attractions as hot weather boosted use of the bathing beach and lake boats. The lively scene featured numerous rides and extensive beach activity amid the day’s warm winds and busy lakefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagoon
Vaudeville at the Grand Delivers lively week of acts
A comfortable Grand theatre audience yesterday enjoyed a full week of vaudeville with strong acts. The Spray Sisters Lewises Bernards Julia Romaine and company William Kilroe and the seven Russells minstrel show drew generous applause. The program features singing dancing and comedy with many fresh bits and a strong second act. The Grand plans continuous shows and low prices to end the week packed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spray Sisters
Lewises
The
Bernards
Julia Romaine and Company
William Kilroe
Seven Russells
Smalles
Columbia's Big New Show Delights at Yesterday Screening
A revamped program at Columbia yesterday drew larger crowds than any since the summer runs. Highlights include Lord for a Day a humorous tale of an English lord losing his costume to a tramp and the Mother-in-Law Race and A Voyage to South America. The Hoosier Fighter features Joe Choynski against Prof. Harry Gilmore with a travel-inscribed plot. Cincinnati tenor Prof. Lamke performs two songs In the Evening By the Moonlight Dear Louise and Broncho Buster. Attendance is expected to set a new record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Lord
South America
Joe Choynski
Queen City Beach Proves A Busy First Day Of Summer
Crowds flocked to Queen City Beach with perfect water and weather. The first day attendance record fell as swimmers enjoyed waves from passing boats and the summer crowd, including fashionable bathers, filled the sands signaling a promising summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen City
Chester Clubhouse Café Reaps Golden Harvest from Busy Day
The Chester Clubhouse Cafe reported enormous business yesterday as verandas filled with three tables per row and a large staff struggled to keep up. The menu, culinary department, prompt service, politeness, and liberality attract diners, with Colonel Martin praised for managing a popular summer park feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Colonel Martin
Summer Park
Lagoon man recalls father in Illinois sudden death
Mr J J Weaver of Lagoon was summoned to Illinois last night by the sudden death of his aged father, prompting local condolences and travel arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Weaver
Lagoon
Illinois
Claims name on slab at grave drops dead suddenly
Coroner probes demise of man buried in potter’s field. William Roberts returns to learn his name on a grave and the tale of his wife’s affair, divorce, and a mistaken burial. He seeks his wife as he uncovers the fatal mix up dating to 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter’s Field
Potter's Field
William Roberts
West Court Street
Williams Roberts
Roberts
Man Killed While Riding Train Top in Missouri
A man believed to be G. W. Linck of Kansas City was killed last night when struck by a girder from the Smith Street Bridge while riding atop Big Four Passenger Train No. 4% bound for Chicago. His body was taken to the Morgue after doctors declared him dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Linck
Kansas City
Chicago
Smith Street Bridge
Sixth Street
State Avenue
Peacemaker Is Attacked at Ohio Picnic
Nicholas Lehnhoff, 25, of 1071 Marshall Avenue, tried to mediate a brawl at a Cheviot Ohio picnic. He was struck in the face, jaw broken, and rendered unconscious, admitted to City Hospital with a hamburger steak-like face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheviot
Nicholas Lehnhoff
Marshall Avenue
Fireman Hurt When Pole Trap Fails at Engine House
Robert N. McCloy of Ladder Company No. 9 was badly injured yesterday at Company No. 238 when the pole trap door malfunctioned. He struck his head and sprained his right ankle after slipping from the pole during a still alarm at 2329 Salutaris street. He received medical care from Dr. Poole and was sent home to 2727 Cleanview Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. McCloy
Cleanview Avenue
Salutaris Street
Middletown Woman Found Dead in Bed at 69
Special Dispatch reports Mrs. Sarah Fuchs of Middletown found dead in bed by her daughter Clara. Believed heart disease caused death. She was 69. Coroner Schumacher will hold an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Sarah Fuchs
Middletown
Clara
Fuchs
Schumacher
Spotless Town Festival Aims To Crown Local Winners
Spring festival in Spotless Town on the Miami River drew several hundred attendees. Mayor Hiram Herlira Scola issued proclamations closing public buildings while officials staged athletic contests baseball and a concert by the Pork Chops Band. A committee was formed to identify missing officials and record victors amid celebratory reception by a large posse of locals with nicknames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami River
Hiram Herlrica Scola
Department of the Interior
Pork Chops
Burg
Scola
Frank Schoonmaker
Blind musician and companion nabbed in saloon arrest
William O ree y, a blind musician from Winsburg Kentucky, and Happy Fanny Hooligan, with no home, were detained at Central Station after a saloon pickup on West Sixth Street. Green faced drunkenness charges while the woman was held for loitering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Oreey
Winsburg
Fanny
Central Station
West Sixth Street
Green
Ten Thousand Hear Song Outing Draws Big Crowd
Ten thousand people attended the annual outing of the United Singers Societies in Chester Park. The Hamilton Saengerbund led by F Maier attended in a body. Charles G Schmidt, President, spoke on the societies work and the crowd’s cordiality. German songs highlighted the program and the chorus, described as a rare treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Singers’ Societies
Chester Park
Hamilton
Ohio
Miss Louise Montagnier Injured in Automobile Accident
Miss Louise Montagnier of North Warwick Flats Avondale was injured when the car she rode in with Mrs Louise Anderson and other society women hit a bad place on a Glendale road. She was tossed high in the air and bruised but is able to be about now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Montagnier
Avondale
Funeral Held for Former County Commissioner William Blair
The funeral for former County Commissioner William H. Blair was held yesterday afternoon at 2 in Madisonville M E Church. Rev John Pearson led services as a large crowd paid final respects. Interment followed at Hopewell Cemetery in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Blair
Madisonville M. E
John Pearson
Hopewell Cemetery
Montgomery
Arrests Made in Brookville Petit Larceny Case
Night Chief Corbin and Detectives Hueftlein Pflug and Gramann arrested Clem Reed and Jesse Lefforge, both Brookville residents, on petit larceny charges. They allegedly stole a gold chain and charm from Vivian Hill of 526 George Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin
Hueftlein
Pflug
Gramann
Clem Reed
Jesse Lefforge
Brookville
Ind
Vivian Hill
George Street
Robbery on Vernon Street At Gunpoint
William Mittendorf of 2186 Vernon street was held up early yesterday on Vernon Street steps near Conroy. A gun was displayed by a black assailant as three men robbed him of $28 in bills while he raised his hands. two white men and one colored man fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mittendorf
Vernon Street
Conroy
Juvenile Arrestee Wanders Downtown Believed Runaway
Juvenile Court Officer Frank Kuhn arrested Norene Holland, 15, for wandering downtown and refusing to return home. She was taken to Central Station then transferred to the Juvenile Court Place of Detention. She had previously stayed at the House of Refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kuhn
Norene Holland
Central Station
House of Refuge
Fatally Hurt In Cell At Hammond Street Police Station
William Watkins a blind man of 424 East Sixth street was fatally injured yesterday after stumbling in his cell at Hammond Street Police Station. Doctors at City Hospital report a fractured skull and say death is probable. He was arrested Saturday on a loitering charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watkins
East Sixth Street
Hammond Street
City Hospital
Italian man suffers broken arm in street wagon collision
Corianno Marca, 45, an Italian resident of Gilbert Avenue, was hospitalized after an accident in which his elbow was struck by a passing wagon while he rode in a car. He sustained a broken arm and was taken to City Hospital early yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corianno Marca
Gilbert Avenue
City Hospital
Heat Claims Life Of Newport Printer On Fourth Street
John Wells, 20, a printer from Newport Kentucky, collapsed on Fourth Street near Walnut due to intense heat. Passersby aided him and he was taken to City Hospital where his condition was reported not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wells
Newport
Fourth Street
Walnut
Swiss Maennerchor Drops Alleged Homicide Suspect
At a meeting of the Swiss Maennerchor the name of Thomas Koch of 1423 Bremen Street was dropped from membership. Koch, previously active in the group, was bound over to the grand jury on murder charges involving Thomas Baumgartner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Koch
Bremen Street
Thomas Baumgartner
Koch
Grand
Bury Labor Leader Rogerman Buried in Dallas Cemetery
John B. Rogerman once led local labor groups died in Dallas Texas and was buried yesterday at 3 PM in Spring Grove Cemetery. Services were conducted at Sullivan's chapel. Rogerman served as a Painters' Union official and was a member of the G A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Rogerman
Dallas
Tex
Spring Grove
Sullivan’s Chapel
Rogerman
The
Painters’ Union
Knights of Pythias Head to Ohio Convention in Columbus
Cincinnati delegates join the thirty eighth annual Grand Lodge of Ohio convention over two days in Columbus. The group departs at 3 PM in a special coach and will greet John R. Ringold Grand Chancellor of Ohio upon return Thursday at 7 30 PM with a march to Douglass Castle Hall Sixth and Walnut for a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Knights of Pythias
Columbus
John R. Ringold
Ohio
Central Union Depot
Douglass Castle Hall
Sixth
Walnut Streets
Reverend Young Describes Baltimore General Conference
The Rev. Jesse Bowman Young from Walnut Hills Methodist Episcopal Church spoke last night about the General Conference held in Baltimore. He spent three weeks at the meeting and explained its inner and outer workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Hills Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesse Bowman Young
Baltimore
Young
Arrest Two After Desperate Fight and Shooting Incident
Police report two men Albert Parker and Frank White were arrested after a fifteen minute struggle in a lumber yard near Eastern avenue and Hazen street. Parker and White, both from Fairfax avenue addresses, were charged with drunkenness. A separate incident saw Thomas Frey shot in the arm by Patrolmen McDevitt and Martin after Frey attempted to draw a revolver during arrest near Madison and Torrence roads. Frey, bleeding from two arm wounds, was taken to City Hospital and charged with concealed weapons and pointing firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Avenue
Hazen Street
Lockhart
Mount
Sergeant Lockhart
Sixth District
Albert Parker
Fairfax Avenue
Frank White
Thomas Frey
Torrence Road
McDevitt
Madison Road
East Walnut Hills
Frey
Austin Martin
Isj
Bookbinders Convention Opens With 200 Delegates In Cincinnati
About 200 delegates from across the nation arrived in Cincinnati to attend the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders Convention at the Palace Hotel. Vice Mayor Galvin welcomes the group in Douglass Castle Hall and the event runs through Friday with social evenings planned at Wiedemann's German Garden and a Friday smoker. President Robert Glockling is expected to be unanimously reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Cincinnati
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Seattle
Texas
Philadelphia
New York
Galvin
Douglass Castle Hall
Sixth
Walnut Streets
Wiedemann
Robert Glockling
Sleuths Arrest Man and Woman in Vine Street Case
Roy Franklin and Leona Franklin were arrested Saturday night at the Majestic Concert Hall on loitering charges. Detectives questioned Leona who said she was once Leona Slack before marriage. her parents lived in Madisonville. A 5 year old child was placed in the Children's Home after complaints of mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Franklin
Leona Franklin
Majestic Concert
Vine Street
Hueftlein
Pflug
Leona Slack
Madisonville
Franklin
Evanston Church Wins Rivalry Over Norwood
Evanston Christian Church defeated Norwood Christian Church in a Sunday school contest ending yesterday. Evanston reported 496 attendees and $409 in offerings, leading Norwood by 156 in attendance and 200 in contributions. Rev. A. M. Harruot heads Evanston Church and may challenge any Christian Church in Hamilton County. Children’s Day services for foreign missions were held last evening at Evanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Hamilton County
Convention of Saddlery Makers Opens in Cincinnati
National Saddlery Manufacturers Association and a parallel Accessories group convene in Cincinnati with over 100 attendees. Executive Committee led by Wallace of Milwaukee plans sessions at the Sinton Hotel followed by dinners, dances, and guest entertainments for visiting women. A later banquet caps the event as Taft declines invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Saddlery Manufacturers’ Association
Cincinnati
Wallace
Milwaukee
Elmer Fisher
St. Paul
Sinton
Markbreit
Albert Morsbach
Graf-Morsbach
Harness of Saddlery Manufacturers
O. P. Letchworth
Buffalo
National Saddlery Manufacturers’ Assocation
National Manufacturers’ Accessory Association
United States
Linton
Altamont Hotel
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Norwood Presbyterian Brotherhood Observes Second Anniversary
The Norwood Chapter of the Presbyterian Brotherhood marks its second anniversary at Norwood Presbyterian Church in heat crowded attendance. Leaders include Ben Mulford Jr and Eldon James with addresses by J C Gregson and Dr N S Scott. messages from Charles F Holt Billy Sunday Edward Young and others. Funeral tomorrow for Dr Kent O Foltz at 1 30 pm with services at his home and burial at Spring Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Norwood Presbyterian Church
Robert P. Hargitt
Union Presbyterian Brotherhood of Cincinnati and Vicinity
Eldon R. James
James
Brotherhood
J. C. Gregson
Hyde Park
N. S. Scott
Mulford
Charlies F. Holt
Chicago
National Brotherhood
Billy
Edward S. Edward Young
Pittsburg
Nellie Evans
George W. Shields
the Brotherhood
E. F. Evans
W. C. Tidball
Kent O. Foltz
Delaware Avenue
Spring Wgiove
Foltz
Seton Hospital
Dr Miles Ant Pain Pills Ad To Relieve Headache
Headache sufferers urged to try Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for quick relief with no after effects. Customer quote from George W Saylo of Philadelphia. 25 dose pack priced at 25 cents. refund if not helped. Distributed by Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
N. 13Th Street
Philadelphia
Miles ‘Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
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Foucar
Queen City Beach
Peacemaker
Pat” Ahrens
Jule” Lang
Cockey” Critchell
Gondy” Clements
Bake” Baker
Ted’’ Beverman
Bush” Parker
Rags’ Rabenstein
Wiede” Lahusen
Marjie’ Margraf
Smiley” Cordes
Cap
Azzy” Asmann
Ally” Albrecht
Buster” Schmitt
Bury William H. Blair
Bier
Blind Man
Printer
BURY
Knights
Evanston Church
Linton Hotel
Ness
Country Club
Taft
Dayton
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