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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
5
George B. Goldey of Mt. Healthy filed for bankruptcy yesterday listing assets of 238. Dayton Postmaster Withoft visited to study mailing improvements. The Central W. C. T. U meeting was postponed due to the President’s absence and the Vice President’s illness.
Anna Forbush 64 of 712 West Sixth street was found dead in bed yesterday morning. A widow she had been ailing from heart trouble. Coroner Cameron was notified.
The Cincinnati branch of the National Association of Stationary Engineers appointed Louis T. Kaiser C. H. Hapner and John Sherrod to cooperate with the Smoke Abatement League on air pollution efforts in city industrial operations.
The Stonewall Jackson Chapter U D C outing at Coney Island was postponed from yesterday to today due to storm conditions.
The second biennial Ohio State Epworth League convention will be held at King Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church from June 28 to July 1. A fine programme will be prepared and a large attendance is expected.
Albert G. Braze of 95 Benton Street Kansas City Missouri told police he was robbed of 68 dollars while asleep on a train en route to this city last evening.
Justice Smedes yesterday placed Adam Steinkoenig of 2248 Bogen Street under $160 bond to keep the peace with neighbors Mr. and Mrs. George Ehle and their son George Jr. of 2246 Bogen Street.
Alarm spreads at Winton Place car shops as colleagues report Lee Blemmer 35 has vanished since June 7. Police are urged to help locate the employee who gave no hint of staying away.
Mrs. Lizzie Friedel, sister of William Art, who was assaulted Sunday night on Harrison avenue, swore out warrants charging Phil Huber Ed Cornelius and John Brenner with assault to kill.
Burglars shattered a display case at Leininger Bros Furnishing Goods on Court and Main during the early hours yesterday and escaped with about eighteen negligee shirts. Local police investigating.
Mrs Barbara Luttman of 2811 Colerain avenue was burned on the hands in a gasoline ignition incident while filling a stove. Her injuries are not serious and the blaze caused about 200 dollars in damage to the house.
Mme Alma Ribbola presented Nellie Brennan in an evening of song at Greenwood Hall assisted by E Adelaide Stevenson. Brennan’s singing was exemplary with a rich voice and fine technique and her renditions showed excellent training.
Willie Lucas aged 10 from 2044 Florence avenue rolled off a kitchen table while reading a story. He sustained a fracture of the left elbow and a dislocation of the arm and was taken to the Hospital for treatment.
Howard McMillan aged 19 of 510 Lock street was arrested by Second District police yesterday morning and held in connection with the stabbing of Mrs. Kate Young at her apartment 825 East Third street during the early hours. He is charged with cutting to kill.
Maude Crotty and Helen Adair were arrested yesterday by Detectives Schnucks and Wimsey at 246 West Sixth Street. They are detained on charges arising from the discovery of Rena Howe, 16, and Myrtle Davis, 18, both from Bluefield West Virginia, at their residence.
An unidentified man was stricken with paralysis last night while crossing Central avenue at Fourth street. He was rushed to City Hospital and remains unable to speak or write though conscious, with paralysis affecting one side of his body.
Willie Harris is dying in City Hospital after a stabbing that entered the woman's kidneys. William Harris, her husband, was detained by police as he attempted to flee toward Kentucky after the incident at 434 East Sixth Street.
Mathias Rettlinger, a young German in the United States two years, was charged yesterday by Secret Service Officer Bolan with passing a counterfeit silver dollar on a Greek fruit dealer. He is to have a hearing before Commissioner Adler Saturday morning and claims he did not know the money was bad.
Edward Hendry a thirteen year old newsboy of 1314 Sycamore Street was arrested by Detectives Burkholz and McQuesten and held to answer for stealing brass and copper trimmings from a shop on Opera Place two items recovered. The youth is under Juvenile Court care.
Patrick O Leary 42 a former prize fighter now claiming to teach physical culture in Newport Kentucky was arrested at Sixth Street and Lodge Alley by Detectives Jackson and Callahan on suspicion. Police note he is known as a pickpocket and has served time in Dayton for that offense.
Fred Sparke, longtime in charge of linotype in The Commercial Tribune’s imposing room, was surprised when coworkers presented him with a gold watch charm shaped as a locket. He has resigned to take a position with a Sixth Street printing firm.
Miss Florence Mann, long an instructor at the University of Cincinnati, has accepted a position in Seattle high schools. Her father Horace P. Mann, formerly of Cincinnati, is in business there, and her sister ...
Sutphin Company reports complete water outage early Tuesday forcing layoff of all staff at the plant dependent on elevators. Mayor praises Engineer Hill for restoring supply and notes daily reports to Cincinnati Underwriters Association while insurers warn of expected rate increases up to 20 percent citywide.
Rumors say the Brewers' Board of Trade may dissolve amid a price war over barrel goods. Saloon keepers were notified of a sixty cent per barrel drop from a major local brewer, others weighing action in days. Some tie the cut to a tax repeal from the Spanish American War era, while insiders foresee a prolonged brewer struggle in Cincinnati and vicinity.
Ernest Balls worth and Ruth Brayer eloped to wed despite parental opposition. The mother of Ruth, fearing underage marriage, called the Cincinnati Probate Court Marriage License Clerk to seek a license denial if they applied. The couple did not appear for a license during the day.
Alma Mann resigns from her position as musical instructor at Illinois State University to pursue similar work in Seattle. The move leaves ISU seeking a replacement while Mann transitions to new duties in the Pacific Northwest.
At the Cincinnati Library Trustees meeting, Robert H. West was selected as the delegate for the American Library Association convention to be held at Narragansett Pier in late July and early August. He may be accompanied by William A. Hopkins, secretary of the board.
John A. Pentland, former Wharfmaster of Cincinnati, and Walter C. Farrar, with over five years in insurance, have opened offices in the First National Park Building at 410. They operate as John A. Pentland & Co., representing several large fire plate glass stability steam boiler and automobile insurance firms.
Miss Melrose Pitman daughter of Benn Pitman leaves New York for Europe on the Zealandia June 16 after living near the Emerys on Edgecliff road for years. She will be chaperoned by Olga Tafel and visit Paris Newport England during an extensive continental tour returning in October to Walnut Hills High School.
A farewell luncheon at the Glenn Home on Fourth street honored Mrs. W. P. Thirkield as lady manager before her resignation due to a move to Washington D C. The event included the annual board meeting, reports by seven missionary workers, re election of officers, a Rookwood vase presentation, and a social hour with a decorated table.
David Clark 32 a Covington machinist suffered crushed hip and leg after a lathe grabbed him when he attempted to start the machine at Garrard and Elam. He was rushed to City Hospital after patrol officers transported him.
The Steel Foundry Company at Winton Place will formally open its plant and run metal today. A gala event with business leaders and a luncheon at 12 30 is planned. The Cincinnati Industrial Bureau helped secure the location led by Secretary Will L Finch. Company officers include William Lodge president Franklin Alter vice president J C Hobart treasurer William H Stewart secretary and C G Robinson general manager.
The Second Presbyterian Church voted to call Rev Francis J Martin as assistant pastor and he will accept pending Presbytery approval. He currently leads Montgomery Ohio church and will start duties upon assent. Union of Second and First Church congregations to be decided June 27 with expected unanimous support.
Travel notices list round trip fare of 11.30 via Erie Railroad for trips on July 6 and July 27. Tickets available at 416 Walnut Street or at the Depot at Fifth and Baymiller locations.
County Prosecutor Rulison will present evidence to a grand jury in the Beluchi murder case to seek an indictment and extradition. Sottosanti, accused of killing Mt. Auburn cobbler George Beluchi on December 22, 1905, is reportedly in the Italian army at Foggia. The grand jury meets Monday and additional witnesses will be summoned on city contracts and other investigations. Also noted are insolvency court actions on street condemnations and three divorce filings.
Mayor Dempsey reminded the Board of Public Safety of the $75,000 bond fund on hand and the pledge to appoint ten more patrolmen. The City Auditor ruled horse sellers liable for the $300 auctioneer license, to be enforced immediately.
Appraisers filed an inventory valuing John B. Doppes late lumberman personal property at 28094 with a collectible note of 1560. Dietrich Kolde personalty 3119.24 and realty 5000. Henry Ocke personalty 1087 and Walter Bless personalty 460. Benedict Menlenk leaves Belvedere street realty to niece Rosalia on funeral and tombstone condition. Personal property goes to Catherine Rechtsen. residue to Immaculate Conception Church with 100 for masses. Anton Menlenk named executor.
Frederick Poppe wills 100 to his brother Charles and the remainder to ten children with his youngest son Harry to receive 2 weekly until age. Emma Wendt named executrix. Applications for administration list Hattie Harris Burnet House for Isaac Haris intestate 5000 and Caroline Wilson Green Township for Anna E Schofield testate 1800.
Walter O. Harrison arrived with Detective Houillion to answer a grand larceny charge. Detective Chief Crawford Harrison confessed to seven sneak-thief jobs in Cincinnati Covington and Norwood in three weeks. Victims include Robert E. Rudolph M J Sheehy Lulu Siehle and W F Sherwood. Much of the stolen property valued in hundreds of dollars recovered. Harrison wed in Nashville after the thefts. his best man's jealousy led to the arrest.
Local G A R members push to host the 1907 National Encampment in Cincinnati with a vigorous plea at the annual gathering while Minneapolis hosts the current encampment. Veterans die at 60 000 yearly and wish to visit battlefields in the South. Cincinnati's location strengthens the bid. Railroads will be asked for excursion rates to help invite veterans in Minneapolis.
A sequence of death notices and funeral details for individuals including Mrs Elmer Ellsworth Davis in Kalispell Frances Mason Dickson Ursula Grimm Oscar L McAllister Katherine Sauer Stanley Strudwick and William Tunney. Entries provide birth and death dates residence and funeral arrangements with church and time details.
A list of individuals with ages and addresses shows causes including typhoid fever pneumonia heart disease cirrhosis and tuberculosis. Entries mention William Turney Amanda Schwarz Philip Kraemer Clarence Kamper Ada Zinmeister Rama Kutley and others with locations on Clay Kenyon State Broadway Vine and Pendleton.
A haunted “House of Death” titled Chateau de la Mort will awe guests at the Fall Festival. The dark room shows coffin shaped tables with skulls, glow eyes, silent black waiters, and a souvenir menu for ordering and keeping the experience.
A severe windstorm in Wyoming and nearby Millcreek Valley damaged shade trees and crops. In Elmwood Place, Marshal E J Haynes was suspended fifteen days after a street fight with Patrolman Schaeper. Carthage schools drew five hundred attendees to Woodsdale Island for a special train outing as graduation ceremonies approach. Seven Carthage High graduates receive diplomas with Hazel Hammell as valedictorian.
A fragmented notice lists multiple individuals with proposed marriages, including Squire Pentecost, Sallie Ficker, Cornelia Vaughn, and James D. Breese, along with their stated residences and ages. Other names include Arthur Sarver, Merriott Hicks, Elizabeth Whitney, Dora Dye, and Anna Hornachemeier, with various street addresses.
Fragmentary local item from Covington area mentions Central Covington locations and names such as Mt Vernon and Dayton. The readable text references passages or signs with numbers like 36 and 35, but the full event or context remains unclear.
GO TO NEW YORK ON THE LEHIGH Double track scenic highway. Con nects at Buffalo or Niagara Falls with all lines from the West. Write Lehigh Valley Railroad, 369 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y., or 7 Fort street, Detroit, Mich.
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