Woman Lives on Fourteen Cents a Day for Five Children
In Judge Davis court Mrs. Etta Schatzman testified she fed herself and five children for fifteen days on 74 cents. The husband Harvey Schatzman, once at Gibson House, kept a locked safe with scarce rations and claimed poverty while officers later found 384 new bills secreted in a purse. The Humane Society has long intervened as the family faced near starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Schatzman
East Fourth Street
Davis
Schatzmans
Humane Society
Schatzman
Allen
Mr. Schatzman
Mrs. Schatzman
M Allen
Crim
Yoakley Hymn Wins Contested Church Hymnal Selection
John Yoakley organist at Christ Church wins the contest for the new Eaton College Windsor church hymnal with his melody American Missionary Hymn. Editor C H Lloyd announced Yoakley’s piece prevailed over fifteen other entries as Dr F W Bartlett praised the tune for its smooth unity and melodic flow. The hymn is in E flat major using simple chords suitable for common church voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yoakley
Christ Church
England
Eaton College
Windsor
The
Commercial Tribune
Yoakley
C. H. Lloyd
Patrolman Ayres Reinstated After Board Review
After weeks of discussion the Police Commissioners reinstated Patrolman Ayres to duty following a medical exam that supported his fitness. Patrolman Miller is permanently declared mentally unsound and will not return to service, with pension eligibility under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres
Board of Medical Examiners
William J. Miller
Pension Board
Asphalt Improvements on Five Streets Approved
The Board of Public Service authorized asphalt streetwork exceeding 110000 dollars totaling upgrades on Green Street Elm to Gan St Gregor Street Mt Adams Pavilion Street Bre men Street from Twelfth to Fourteenth and from Liberty to Fourteenth Harrison Avenue covering sections including Fisher tract. Costs range from about 2698 to 91858 dollars depending on street and section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Service
Pavilion Street
St. Gregory Street
Fuller Street
Bremen Street
Twelfth
Fourteenth
Liberty
Harrison Avenue
Fisher Tract
Husband Vainly Reports Wife and Household Vanished
Covington resident Hugo Stockfleet recounts to Police Court clerks that his wife and children disappeared Friday night. He alleges former friend Cliff Givens attacked him during a later confrontation and says Givens has since fled. Stockfleet sought help from authorities as an assault warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Stockfleet
Stockfleet
Twelfth Street
Covington
Cliff Givens
Forture
Givens
Hicks-Weir estate case with the jury
The trial concerns Martha Hicks seeking $10,000 from the estate of Fred C. Weir claiming a loan to Weir by her husband in 1873 and a note. The defense states Hicks never loaned any money and all obligations were settled by Weir in life or by a trust deed after his death. Jury deliberations continued after a long session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hicks
Fred C. Weir
Weir
Geegel
Hicks
Deliberat
Rail Through Line Schedule Notice
Beaumont Texas trains remain unchanged with no transfer via B and O W Tilinois Central line. Departure Friday at 8 16 am. Tickets and information available at the ticket office southeast corner Fourth and Vine streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilinois
Central
S.e
Fourth
Vine Streets
Shoe Company Promises Limited Supply Of 62 Varieties
A local notice states the firm will not sell after current stock is exhausted with 62 varieties listed along the Virginia rivers and mountains region. C. and O. ticket plans linked to Walnut Street sales are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Rivers
Seria Serate
Grant No Pardon For Peach Lemming
The Police Commissioners refused a pardon for Peach Lemming who remains in hock after arrest and sentence for poaching fish in the Little Miami. Friends sought clemency to aid his family, but the committee ruled only the Ohio State Board of Fish Commissioners may apply for a pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemming
Hock
Little Miami
Cuvier Club
Ohio State Board of Fish Commissioners
Queen of Summer Trips Traveling the East Coast
Boston writer Bea promotes summer travel tours from Baltimore and Norfolk to Providence. Tickets available via the Baltimore and Ohio Railways and the Western Railway. Send for tour book from Pass. Boat rch and Miners' Transfer Co, Baltimore, MD.
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Baltimore
Norfolk
Providence
Buffalo
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Chicago
Toledo
Sandusky
Cleveland
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Lake Shore
Exposition Grounds
America
Niagara Falls
Crescent Route Schedules and Low Rates Highlight Beaumont Office
Beaumont Texas announces schedule updates and low fares for Crescent Route. Ticket office located near Sart and Race streets. Local riders urged to check new rates and times for upcoming departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent
Sart
Race Street
Snatched from a Roman Grave in Patent Rights Dispute
Rairden claims a friend he consulted misled him, setting off a dispute over patent rights. The case moves toward the courts as evidence and motives are examined.
Copper tempering claim sparks patent clash in Covington
Covington mechanic Edward F. Rairden says he rediscovered a long lost copper tempering method that hardens copper like steel. He faces patent interference as Bagby and Conners hold a patent they allegedly stole, while Weather Bureau records and depositions back his case. Local officials weigh the potential copper industry revolution if proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Damascus
Edward F. Rairden
Adament
Rairden
Rairdon
Iceland
Orville Bagby
Bagby
Daniel Ellis Conners
Eden
Chas. M. Peck
Peck
Ashington
Conners
Weather Bureau
Patent Office
Bagby & Conners
Winters Seeks $20000 in Breach of Contract Suit
Wilhelm H. Winters sues Manss Shoe Manufacturing Co for breach of July 1899 contract granting exclusive rights to manufacture and sell uppers using his letters patent. He alleges undercounting of royalties and imitation products harming profits, seeks accounting and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm H. Winters
Manss Shoe Manufacturing Company
Manss
Winters
Curbstone Theft Allegations Plague Highland Avenue
Gustav Werner reports that a city board removed about ninety feet of curbing from Highland Avenue. He bills the Board of City Affairs and the Board of Public Service for the loss, while residents deny complicity and demand proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Werner
Board of City Affairs
Board of Public Service
Highland Avenue
Werner
Oma
Heat Sickness Fatality Report From Anderson
Special Despatch reports Peter Richardson of Wisconsin died from heat at Anderson Indiana on June 11. Charles Jackson and Wade are prostrated and in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
Peter Richardson
Wisconsin
Charles Jackson
Wade
Heat Prostrations Mark Columbus June Day
The city saw the hottest day of the year with a 94 degree reading at the local Weather Bureau. Two men suffered heat prostrations. Fred Fornoff, a hodcarrier, collapsed on a building site, and Ben Hill, described as a Black resident, was overcome while walking on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Worse States Weather Bureau
Fred Fornoff
Ben Hill
First Sunstroke Hit Indiana Solo Cornetist
Alfred Grim a solo cornetist was sunstruck this morning in Marion Indiana and is in a serious condition. It is the first sunstroke case in this part of the state this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Alfred Grim
Divorce Court Matters Unaffected by Weather
Judge Davis heard the suit of Lillie P Schatzman against William Schatzman married last October she says he was worthless failed to provide worked or abused and they separated a divorce was granted Carrie Morgan’s husband John A Morgan lived with her two months after wedding last December Two pleas by wives for divorce for wilful absence and abandonment were filed Charlotte J Richardson says J Richardson covetted her at marriage July 26 1884 and never provided for her though able Mary Jane Yates says William Yat abandoned her July following and has never provided for her
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Davis
Lillie P. Schatzman
William Schatzman
J. Richardson
Mary Jane Yates
William Yat
Exhibition of Zoological and Botanical Specimens Opens
Exhibition at Walnut Hills High School displays pupils specimens in zoology and botany. A dried whitefish head owned by Miss Lucy Whitlow, sent from Galveston after the disaster, draws special interest. The head measures twenty four inches across. Public inspection begins today and runs for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Hills High School
S. Clara D. Lemm
Lucy Whitlow
Foraker Avenue
Walnutius
Galveston
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Marshal Fagin
Hicks-Weir
Beaumont, Tex
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Mercury
Robert Donohue
Dirt Street
John McKinney
Crescent Avenue
Edward Blunt
William Key
Charlotte Street
City Hospital
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Spring Grove Avenue
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Louis
West Fifth Street
Lipps
Dayton
Blunt
Cooper
Colerain
Central Avenues
Procter & Gamble's
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Virginia Springs Resorts
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Pins
Virginia
Rockbridge
Gold Place
Intermont
O. S. W. Cor
Fifth and Walnut
Christian Moerlein Brewing
the Christian Acc2lute Brewing CO
USA
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
A. J. Smith
G. P
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Manss Shoe Company
Hood
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Stockton Hotel
Stockton
Hotel Normandie
Washington, D. C
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Richfield Springs
N.Y
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James Hotel
Toontent
Earlington Park
New York
Broadway
E. M. Earle & Son
Elsmere House
Dorchester
Mass
Water Front
J. L. Slimonds
Everett
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Lake Michigan
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Harriet West
Charlevoix
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Old Point Comfort
Atlantic City, N. J
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Penna. Ave
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Mt. Vernon
Grand Atlantic Hotel and Annex
Virginia Avenue and Beach
Atlantic City
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Rittenhouse
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Beach
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Rudolf
Ocean Front
N. J
Chas. R. M
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Buffalo, N. Y
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Washington
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Budalo
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Riverside Hotel
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Root of Union Trust
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