Levees Plan Grows for Upper Mississippi Valley
Washington June 10 A plan in Congress seeks Mississippi River Commission jurisdiction over upper river in Illinois Missouri and nearby states. Promoted by Representatives Prince Champ Clark and others the bill aims a complete levee system similar to the southern reach creating protection for 17 000 000 acres and reducing flood damage. Opposition comes from Representative Burton of Ohio who chairs Rivers and Harbors.
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Burrac
Postal Telegraph Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Congress
Mississippi River Commission
Ohio River
Prince
Illinois
Champ Clark
Missouri
Mississippi River
Cannon
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Mississippi
Cairo
Great River
St. Louis
Burton
Ohio
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Upper Mississippi
Engineer Corps of
Army
House
Bannon
Representative Bannon
Ohio Valley
Fortsmouth
McCleary
Minnesota
Mr. Bannon
Krupp Heiress Bertha Krupp Engaged to Gustav Von Bohlen
Bertha Krupp heiress owner of the Krupp Gun Works announced engaged to Gustav Von Bohlen und Halbach secretary of the Prussian legation at the Vatican. Krupp, under her father’s will, inherits large wealth and runs a workingmen’s village in Essen with an army of 150,000 workers. She supports schools for workers’ daughters and is described as a ministering angel of the Krupp dynasty.
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Essen
Prussia
Bertha Krupp
Krupp
Gustav von Bohlen Und Halbach
Vatican
Miss Krupp
Fraulein Bertha
Europe
Frederick Krupp
River Departures and Schedules Shown for Several Cities
Stage of the River shows the Ohio River at Cincinnati at 6 p.m. yesterday 14.1 feet and rising. Advertised departures include Ashland Greenwood Maysville De Oell Louisville Pittsburg Virginia Keystone State Pomeroy Charleston Peters Lee Georgia Lee with varied daily times.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
River Packet Departures and Coal Fleet Movements
Sunday departures from Cincinnati included the Courier to Maysville and Louisville, with the City of Louisville arriving from Louisville. Today packets due include The Virginia from Pittsburg Greenwood from Huntington Courier from Maysville City of Cincinnati from Louisville and Peters Lee from Memphis. The Pittsburg coal fleet that left last Thursday is due to pass here today with many tows doubled and boats rushing back with empties. about 7,000,000 bushels of coal were shipped on the rise.
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Cincinnati
Courier
Maysville
City of Louisville
Louisville
City of
Virginia
Pittsburg
Greenwood
Huntington
Maysvile
City of Cincinnati
Peters Lee
Memphis
River Conditions and Departures in Early Morning Dispatches
Special reports list river levels from Warren to Memphis with rising or falling readings and brief weather notes. It notes boat departures and arrivals in several towns including Pittsburg Wheeling Parkersburg Gallipolis Louisville Evansville Cairo and Memphis and mentions cooler and wetter conditions in spots.
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Commercial Tribune
Warren
Owl City
Morgantown
Greensboro
Woodward
Columbia
Pittsburg
Davis Island Dam
Steubenville
W. H. Flint Am
Enterprise
J. B. Finley
Rival
Ben Hur
Kanawha
Tornado
Jay
Lorena
Zanesville
Virginia
Cincinnati
Keystone State
Parkersburg
Excel
Creston
Wheeling
Pleasant
Helen White
Green
Gallipolis
Louisville
Evansville
Cairo
Ford Herald
Memphis
Condor
Stuis
Joppa
Hungarian sportsman to duel only once in bank dispute
Vienna June 10 Richard Zombory a Budapest resident and Hung amarian sportsman agreed to one duel with Johann Szuecs after apologizing for insulting bank officials of the Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank. The bite incident and dog affair sparked the duel threat with no date fixed.
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Vienna
Richard Zombory
Budapest
Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank
Zombory
Johann Szuecs
Shah of Persia Recovers From Gout Attack
Persian Embassy in Constantinople reports Shah of Persia has recovered from a severe gout attack suffered recently in Teheran.
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Constantinople
Teheran
Slater 3 Action May Be Precedent In Ohio Politics
Ohio political struggle erupts as State Printer Mark Slater refuses to surrender his office arguing no vacancy exists. The dispute centers on recess appointments and Senate confirmations, with potential extraordinary session and shifts in patronage across parties.
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Indiana
Zenor
Congress
Joe Shea
Comerccial Tribuns Bureau
Outlook
Columbus
Ouro
Commercial Tribune
Mark Slater
Slater
Senate
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Lucas County
Herrick
Garber
Thompson
W. A. Ashbrook
Licking County
Carmi A. Thompson
House
Ashbrook
Pattison
Friends of
Ironton
Vacation Cage at Epworth on Miami River Remodeled
Summer home of the Yonena Christian Association Epworth Eights on the Miami River remodeled and ready for guests. Boating fishing and bathing available with country walks. Rates three dollars fifty cents per week accommodations in advance Y W C A General Secretary 2 Elm Eighth Street.
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Yo Nena Christian Association
Epworth Eights
Miami River
Notice of Civil Service Examination for Fireman
By resolution of the Board of Public Safety a physical and mental examination for the position of Substitute Fireman will be held June 19 20 and 21 1906 at 936 am at City Hall northeast corner Eighth and Central Avenue. Examinations cover physical health reading writing spelling arithmetic city locations and topography and duties of a substitute fireman. By order of the Board of Public Safety Max Burheim President J J Mulvihill Secretary.
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Board of Public Safety
City Hall
Eighth and
Central Avenue
Fire Department
Madisonville Ohio seeks bids for Cen tral avenue improvement
Sealed bids due noon June 13 1908 at the Clerk's office for grading graveling curbing drains walls culverts and related work on Central avenue from Section street 692 feet north. Bids must include full names and a $200 bond or certified check. If rejected the check is returned. if accepted it is released after contract. Printed forms required. By order of Council A Conant Clerk June 1 1906 Je3 21 3 11
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Madisonville
Ohio
Central Avenue
Section Street
A. Conant
Notice of Civil Service Exam for Firemen
City of safety departments announces a civil service examination for substitute firemen seeking promotion to fireman. The test will be at City Hall on Eighth and Central June 2 at 9:30 AM, covering fire department organization rules topography and duties.
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Fire Department
Oakley Ohio votes July 4 on bonds for water sewers and streets
Legal notice states Village of Oakley residents will vote in a July 4 1906 special election on bonds exceeding one percent of property value totaling 21600 dollars for water works sewers street improvements and sidewalk paving. Ballots read For the issue of bonds or Against the issue of bonds. Herman H Hilge mayor.
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Oakley
Hamilton County
Ohio
Bids Sought for Lehman Road Improvement Project Cincinnati 1906
The Board of Public Service in Cincinnati Ohio invites sealed bids for Lehman road improvements from Considine avenue to Blanchard avenue. Bids due 12 noon July 2 1906 with four thousand dollar bond or certified check. Plans and specifications available at the board office. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. June 4 1906.
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Board of Public Service
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Lehman Road
Considine Avenue
Blanchard Avenue
Board of Public Servce
Steamboats Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line leaves for Pomeroy Wheeling and Pittsburg Virginia from the wharfboat foot of Broadway on Tuesday June 12 at 5 pm Pursuant to agent B R Mauck at No 204 Public Landing Tel 1180 Keystone State follows Thursday June 14.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet Line
Pomeroy
Wheeling
Virginia
Broadway
R. Mauck
Public Landing
Keystone State
Steamers and Routes From Main Street Schedule
Steamers depart from Main street to Ashland Huntington and Maysville with daily and limited services. Freight boats leave foot Main street at 5 PM except Sundays. connections to Louisville and intermediate points. Contact M 1457 or 1897 for details and frequencies.
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Greenwood
Foot Main Street
Ashland
Huntington
Maysville
Main Street
Kentucky
Tel. M
LEE LINE STEAMERS Sailings to Lower Ohio and Memphis
Lee Line Steamers announce fares to Memphis and Louisville with meals and berth. Peters Lee departs June 13 at 5 p.m. from the wharfboat foot Broad Way. Fast freight and passenger service to Lower Ohio Memphis Vicksburg Pine Bluff and way points. Georgia Lee follows June 20. Office 204 E Front. Wharfboat two phones listed. J F Ellison superintendent and general agent.
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LEE Line
Memphis, Inc
Louisville, Inc
Peters Lee
Broadway
Ohio
Memhis
Vicksburg
Pine Bluff
Georgia
LEE
J. F. Ellison
Winfield Avenue improvement bids urged by city board
Notice of bids for Winfield avenue improvements from Glenway to southern end. Work includes grading curbs crossings gutters macadam roadway drains and retaining walls per plans on file. Bond two thousand dollars to security of bids. By order of the Board of Public Service June 4, 1906.
Notice of sewer project bid for Parkson Place section
Noon Monday June 18 1906 bids due for Parkson Place improvements from Warsaw avenue to 537 feet north, Division 23. Bids require full bond of 3500 dollars and compliance with laws and specifications on file with the city Auditor. inspection in duplicate. June 4 1906.
Alfonso approves cabinet in Madrid
The King approves a cabinet including Senor Moret as Premier and the Duke of Almódovar as Foreign Minister. The new minister took the oath of office this afternoon as Alfonso and Queen Victoria departed for Lagranja Palace.
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Madrid
Senor Moret
Duke of Almodovar
Alfonso
Victoria
Lagranja Palace
Watson to Pay Presidential Traveling Expenses Bill
Representative Watson plans to introduce a bill to appropriate $25,000 annually to cover travel expenses of the President. The measure, filed tomorrow, aims to ease official travel costs for the executive.
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Watson
Comercial Tribune
Washington
House
Sealed bids for street equipment issued by Cincinnati Board
The Board of Public Service of Cincinnati Ohio invites sealed proposals for one locomotive type 0 I O B cars and three ten ton steam road rollers with barrow. Bids due June 18 1906 with a $600 bond or certified check. Bonds returned if rejected. if accepted, returned upon contract execution. The board reserves right to reject all bids. Clerk M J Keefe.
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Board of Public Service
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Ohio
Barrow
M. J. Keefe
Proposals for Plumbing at Fort Thomas Barracks
Sealed proposals in triplicate due by 11 a.m. June 16, 1906, for new plumbing in barracks at Fort Thomas Kentucky. Information provided for pro ration to Quartermaster. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. Envelopes to be indorsed Proposals for Pes etc and addressed to the Quartermaster Fort Thomas Ky.
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Fort Thomas
Quartermaster
Ft. Thomas
Jeli-Ét
Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Rail Service Schedule
Depot carrel street lines run from 413 Sycamore street every 30 minutes to New Water Works California and Coney Island. Connections at Carrel Street Station with mainline trains. daily and Sunday times listed for Mt. Washington Forestville Amelia Bethel and intermediate points. Batavia Hamlet Hamersville Georgetown Russellville Levanna Ripley schedules included.
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Carrel Street
Sycamore Street
New Water Works
California
Coney Island
Mt. Washington
Forestville
Amelia
Bethel
Hamlet
Hamersville
Georgetown
Batavia
Russellville
Levanna
Ripley
Electric Streetcar Service Schedule Across Communities
The Cincinnati Lawrenceburg Aurora Electric Street Car line runs from Andersons Ferry to Lawrenceburg and Aurora starting at 6 am with hourly departures until 8 pm and a 10 pm run. Harrison departures begin 6:30 am hourly to 6:30 pm and 9 pm. Cleves offers 6 am to 8 pm service every 30 minutes. A fifteen minute cadence operates between Andersons Ferry and Fernbank from 6 am to 9 am and 2:30 pm to 6 pm.
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Cincinnati
Lawrenceburg
Aurora Electric
ST. A. R. CO
Anderson's Ferry
Aurora
Harrison
Cleves
Anderson’s Ferry
Fernbank
Interurban Railway Schedules for Depot Sycamore and Suburbs
The Interurban Railway and Terminal Company lists through car departures from Depot Sycamore between Fourth and Fifth streets for New Richmond and way points at 6:45 am through 11:30 pm on Saturdays. Coney Island cars run every 20 minutes after 2 pm. Suburban Division serves Mt Washington Amelia Bethel and other points with departures from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm on Saturdays. Rapid Railway Division runs to Lebanon and intermediate points from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Norwood Pleasant Ridge Kennedy Silverton Deer Park cars run every 30 minutes.
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Interurban Railway and Terminal Company
Sycamore
New Richmond
Coney Island
Mt. Washington
Amelia
Bethel
Hamlet
Rapid Railway Division
Lebanon
Norwood
Pleasant Ridge
Kennedy
Silverton
Deer Park
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Adaline C. French
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Constantine Maujoy
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Henry Dudley
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A. W. Smith
August Schall
Sohia J. Price
Charlotte Wood
Mary Ittmar
William C. McClenahan
Cae
R. E. Edmondson
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