Prominent Cincinnati Attorney Shoots Self in Head
Frederick G. Roelker, a well known Cincinnati attorney and stockholder in the C P W railroad, attempted suicide with a 38 caliber revolver after a grip illness. He is 44, single, and lives with his sister Anna at 1839 Madison road. Medics fear the wound will prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick G. Roelker
Mr. Roelker
Anna
Madison Road
Allen Building
Roelker
Queen City Club
C., P. & W. Railroad
William
Providence
Henry
Madison Avenue
Catherine
Lucien Wulsin
Dr. Roelker
Anna Roelker
Shirt Waist Letter Carriers Arrive From Cincinnati
The first shirt waist letter carrier in Cincinnati is L. C. Carpenter of the Nineteenth district. Washington issued an order allowing waistwear under restrictions and Cincinnati carriers adopted gray chambray gingham shirts with white collars and dark ties. A local firm will supply waists for the entire force, expected by June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
L. C. Carpenter
Commission House
Postoffice
Washington
Corcoran System Deliberations Pause At Cincinnati Board
Local underwriters discuss the Corcoran plan but defer action. The Cincinnati Board of Underwriters will invite Mr. Corcoran to explain the system in full at a future meeting, with no date set for the session about the rate-making proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran
Cincinnati Board of Underwriters
Monument Unveiling at Ft Washington Site by DAR
A stone monument will be unveiled on Third Street between Broadway and Ludlow marking the former Ft Washington site. General Benjamin Rush Cowen will give the address with Dr. George A. Hayer opening prayer and the First Regiment Band performing. Mrs. Pierce J. Cadwallader will unveil the stone, Major J. R. Clagett assisting, and City Solicitor Charles J. Hunt will accept for the city. Ceremonies begin at 3 o'clock.
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Ft. Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Third Street
Broadway
Ludlow
J. R. Clagett
Second
United States Infantry
Charles J. Hunt
Unusual Bankruptcy Petition Filed In Court
In a United States Court filing, M. Burns a former merchant reports liabilities of 969 dollars and 49 cents but claims no assets. He states debts arose from purchases between 18% and 1898 and says he has no funds even for clerks fees or attorney costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
M. Burns
Woman Hangs Attempted Suicide in Detention Cell
Annie Chapman, a white woman living with John Williams at East Front Street, attempted to hang herself in a Place of Detention cell shortly after arrest for fighting with Williams. She was found and cut down, surviving the self harm attempt.
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Annie Chapman
John Williams
East Front Street
Dodd Divorce Suit Filed Over Desertion
Julia Dodd filed suit for divorce from Shelby H. Dodd alleging desertion and disregard for the marriage. They married July 13, 1898 and have one child. Attorney W. R. Collins represents Julia Dodd.
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Julia Dodd
Shelby H. Dodd
W. R. Collins
Dime Novel Reader Missing in Middletown
Charley Fisher age 16 from 208 University Place ran away yesterday. He is described as a dime novel reader and is believed to be in Middletown. Authorities seek information leading to his safe return.
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Charley Fisher
University Place
Oaks
Middletown
Beaumont Ticket Office Schedules Queen & Crescent
In Beaumont Texas the Queen and Crescent Ticket office posts fast schedules from Fourth and Race detailing departure times and ticket availability for service to regional destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pone
Queen & Crescent
Ampt Urges Water Rent Reduction Against Boeh Figures
William M. Ampt replies to Superintendent Boeh arguing a surplus in the Water Works fund justifies reducing water rents. He proposes 40 percent cuts from July 1901 to January 1902 and 20 percent from January to July 1902, totaling 30 percent for the year. The matter, sent to the committee of the whole, awaits a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Ampt
Board of Public Service
Boeh
Amptian
Water Works Department
Mr. Ampt
Ampt
Man Missing. Wife Believes August Bosche May Have Killed Himself
August F. Bosche 49, a Sterling Hotel resident and former cashier for Phoenix Insurance, has been missing since last Monday. His wife suspects financial distress led him to take his own life after leaving home saying he would return shortly. police were notified as search efforts continue. He recently resigned from the Frankfort Chair Co where friends Frank Cloud and Henry Hoffman were involved. Born in St Marys Ohio, Bosche had lived in the city 25 years and previously worked for U S Investment Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August F. Bosche
Sterling Hotel
Bosche
St. Marys
Ohio
United States Investment Company
Phoenix Insurance Company
Frankfort Chair Company
Frank Cloud
Henry Hoffman
Unknowing Husband of Two Women Certified by Court
Harry Goerner once a Southern Express Company agent was revealed to be husband to two women after a series of failed divorces. He unknowingly married Catherine Mullen after an earlier divorce decree remained unpaid due to his attorney’s sudden death. Judge Davis finalized the matter yesterday, granting the second divorce and resolving the tangled status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Goerner
Southern Express Company
Davis
Goerner
Rose
Catherine Muljen
Gleaming Health Encouraged by Sunshine and Fig Syrup
A cheerful depiction of a woman thriving on wholesome food and outdoor activity. It notes she uses Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a gentle cleansing remedy when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Union Board of High Schools Names New Appointments
The Union Board of High Schools met with Judge Bode presiding to review Superintendent Boone's appointment list. New teachers include Jeannette Cist and Ella Brite at Walnut Hills and Hughes respectively for drawing, plus Mary Coleman Burnett and W. T. Harris at Woodward, with Harris at the Ninth street colony. Spanish instructor Paul Walker covers all three high schools, and Carrie Lathrop joins Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Board of High Schools
Bode
Boone
Jeannette W. Cist
Walnut Hills
Ella C. Brite
Hughes
Re L. Jones
W' Ward
Mary Coleman Burnett
W. T. Harris
Woodward
Ninth Street Colony
Paul F. Walker
City pays court costs after bond bid suit
The Cincinnati Board of Public Service approved payment of a $471 cost bill in the Fenner v. Allison case. The suit challenged bond registration and bid terms for a $150,000 avenue improvement issue. Judge Hollister’s mandamus was reversed on costs. the Board voted to cover attorney fees and related expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Service
Hunt
Calvin M. Fenner
Robert Allison
City of Cincinnati
Feder, Holzman & Co
Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
Louis Carroll
Board of Trustees
Sinking Fund
Hollister
Circuit Court
Fenner
J Gordon Taylor Named Defendant in $10 000 Damages Suit
Charles Ines sues J Gordon Taylor member of the State Board of Equalization for $10 000 over a 10 cent reduction in Bond Hill real estate assessments. The suit accuses Taylor of instruction that affected the appraisal and of hindering payment to the plaintiff, with C Swain and John C Healy listed as representatives for Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gordon Taylor
State Board of Equalization
Charles Ines
Bond Hill Real Estate
Jones Allleges
Improvement. Co. Ny
Jones
Taylor
and Hill
C.swain
John C. Healy
Red Flynn Under Suspicion in East End Robbery Case
Police consider Red Flynn a suspect after a recent East End robbery. A shaved haircut helped him evade identification when a baking company driver later viewed a gallery. Flynn remains in custody as investigators press charges tied to the gang incident and past prison-allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Flynn
Red
East
John Lemmick
Deitsch
Coal Combine Appeals Reversal in Trade Restraint Case
The coal combine led by the C. and O. Fuel Company and about twenty five other coal firms has appealed Judge A. C. Thompson’s inter state commerce violation ruling. The case, filed yesterday in United States Circuit Court, found the companies formed a restraint of trade contrary to law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
A. C. Thompson
Griggs
C. & O. Fuel Company
Tealen Charges His Son-In-Law With Bigamy
William R. Krame of 128 Walnut Street faced Police Court on bigamy charges filed by David Tealen of East Court Street. Tealen alleges Krame married Tealen’s daughter Abbie in 1893 and again with Grace Allen of Muncie, Indiana while Abbie was separated. Krame denies ever marrying Mrs. Allen.
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William R. Krame
Walnut Street
David Tealen
East Court Street
Krame
Tealen
Abbie
Grace Allen
Muncie
Ind
Allen
Traction Company Removes Inside Board From Cars
Cincinnati Traction Company removes the inside running board from nearly all summer cars after guard rails were added inside. The move follows a事故 in which patron Charles Foster fell from a car on Eighth Street while on the inside board, prompting rapid order to remove the boards.
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Cincinnati Traction Company
Charles Foster
Eighth Street
Beaumont Schedule Shows Through Cars From Illinois Central
No change of cars via B&O and Illinois Central through car line leaving Friday at 8:15 a.m. Tickets and information at Fourth and Vine streets.
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Illinois’ Central
Fourth
Vine Streets
California
Epworth League
Pullman F
Court of Appeals to Pause Hearings Till July for Opinions
The States Circuit Court of Appeals will suspend hearings after this Saturday until July 2 when it will convene only to hand down opinions. After a brief session it will adjourn for the term and reconvene in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaikes States Circuit Court of Appeals
Tober
Baton Presented to Lieutenant Marshall in Lexington Visit
Sergeant Eichelberger and officers accompanying the Business Men's Club in Lexington yesterday presented Lieutenant Walter Marshall with a handsome baton in appreciation of his good time shown to Cincinnati during the Blue Grass city stay.
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Eichelberger
Lexington
Business Men's Club
Walter Marshall
Cincinnati
Blue Grass
Audubon Society Talk on Cincinnati Warbler at Cuvier Club
At the Audubon Society meeting this afternoon Prof Ties Dury will present observations on the Cincinnati Warbler and the Spotted Sandpiper. Dr Langdon found a specimen about twenty five years ago. Prof from the State University will join the discussion.
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Audubon Soci
Cuvier Club
Ties Dury
Cincinnati
Langdon
Dury
The
State University
Missionary Tour Planned by Local Society Leader
F M Rains of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society of this city will have July 15 for a six months tour of the missions in Asia. Dr W Hanna, chosen to lead the mission in Manila, is expected to arrive in Cincinnati today en route to the Philippines.
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F. M. Rains
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
Soci
Asia
W. Hanna
Mney Varia
Manila
Cincinnati
Philippines
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F. G. Roelker
Force
MR. Burns
Beaumont, Texas
Committee of the Whole
F. Bosche
Newport Andi Ngton
S. E. Corner
HGH School
Calvin Fenner
Treasury
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Lake Shore
And
Michigan Southern Railway
Buffalo
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Exposition
Niagara Falls
Michigan
Cleveland
A. J. Smith
G. P
T. A
Cleveland, Ohio
Beach Haven
Baldwin
Electric
R. Sturgis
Hammond
Richfield Springs
N.Y
Earlington
Harlington Park
New York
27Th St
E. M. Earle & Son
Old Point Comfort
New Jersey
Congress Hall
Mer
Nias Sechestra
Halpin
Atlantic City, N. J
Altamont
Penna. Ave
Ocean View
D. E. Gaither
Prop’r
Mt. Vernon
Grand Atlantic Hotel
Ae Avenue and Beach
Antic City
N. J
Harles E. Cope
Rittenhouse
New Jersey Avenue
G. Hallinger
Rudolf
Ocean Front
Atlantic City
Chas. R. Myer
Christian Moerlein Brewing CO
Cceutesnus
Tae Christian Fertein Brewina Co
U.S.K
Asbury Park, N. J
West End
Asbury Park
L. Ten Broeck
Knabe
Grau Piano CO
Fourth St
J. G. Taylor
East End
Coal Combine
Dayton
Central Union Station
Manhattan
West Fifth Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Statler 'S
the Globe-Wernicke CO
W. R. Krame
Globel Wernicke Co
4Th and Elm Sts
Globe-Wernicke
Gos
New Gruener Hotel
Cor
Genesee 8
Bidwell Park
Bidwell Parkway
N. Y. Jos
V. Darcy
Epworth
Epworth Hotel
Bufffalo
N. Y
Riverside
Schratsr
Traction Company
Detroit
Toledo
Toledo and Lake Steamers
Fourth and Vine Sts
Pennsylvania Line
Kron
N. W. Cor
Fourth and
Walnut
Pearl and Butler
Stockton Hotel
Stockton
Cape May, Noxie
Hotel Normandie
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania Lines
Xenia
Springfield
London
Columbus
Butler Streets
Pearl
J. H.kohmescher & Co
Iso Res Ain Su
Ch&d
VIA
Ché&D
4Th and Vine Streets
Sth
Bay Miller
NEW York Engraving Company
Hiqu
Jones Ne Ethag
Ustralions
Beaumont, Tex
Baton
Marshall
Sapolio
Illinois Central
Valle
Colorado
Uta
Indianapolis
Connersville
Rushville
5Th and Miller
Reeder
Japan
Teil. Main
Liberati New York
Sig. A. Liberati
Basehebalis
REDS
Philadelphia
Union Trust
N. W. Or
Chester Park
White Rats
Tuxedo
Lady Orchestra
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