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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1908
Page
16
Police and traction officials faced widespread disruption as unionists attacked cars at Sixth and Walnut and other downtown corners. Volunteers and officers defended crews, arrested several, and kept the system running with 1,700 workers on standby while crowds swelled around Fountain Square and Fifth and Vine.
Fay reports a meeting at Workman's Hall as the local street car union declares a strike at 9 pm and vows to sustain it until wage demands are met. He says 100 discharged workers seek reinstatement, two thirds of company employees have joined, and about 200 have walked out. The plan includes no violence but warns of tense conditions and potential arrests.
Police detained several men during the disturbances led by Chief Millikin at Sixth and Walnut. Charles M. Vance, 32, 3233 Wold Avenue, was the first arrested at 9:20 p.m after ignoring orders to move on and was placed in a patrol wagon. Andrew Hall, 27, 521 Dandridge Street, and Smith McHenry, 22, 521 Main Street, were also registered as motorman and conductor respectively.
Patrolman Hanks arrested several men at Fourth and Broadway after they boarded an East End car and tried to stop it. A number of suspects were rounded up at Fifth and Vine streets. Edward Horn, 31, lumber inspector, Thomas Henry, 38, blacksmith, Walter Crowhurst, 27, book binder from Newport, James Brown, 35, carpenter, Albert Weiler, 30, book binder, and Harley Caldwell, 29, ex motorman, were taken into custody. Horner, 25, motorman John Horner, fled to Sixth and Main as officers pursued. Caldwell denied wrongdoing and claimed only to ask the crew to quit.
A class of six priests was ordained at the Josephinum today by Bishop Hartley of Columbus. Names include Richard D. Bean St Marys Md Albert H Bremer Johnstown Pa Scott A Fassig Reading Pa Theodore Kolbe Clinton Wis Peter J Schnetzer Goserweller Bavaria. Deacons Francis Mattes Rock Island Ill Francis Javnik St Leonard Austria Louis Motry Tiffin Ohio John Ott Altglashuette Bavaria Francis Sieve Cincinnati.
In Circleville Ohio on June 13 a fire at the home of Rev. 2 5 Meadows colored missionary minister of the Baptist church killed his daughter Ruth. A ten year old colored boy rescued another child from the second floor while a second child jumped to safety with no injuries. The blaze started when a gasoline stove burst into flames.
James C. Cummins and twenty residents petitioned the Probate Court to form a special school district in St Clair Township near Overpecks Butler County. The district property value is listed at 188,280 dollars.
Manchester county report notes Companies K and G to be withdrawn from Adams County on June 16. A census of all tobacco barns has been taken to prepare for a fall attack after barns are filled. Colonel Knox suggests a patrol may be needed amid drought and tax-related disruptions.
In Des Moines on June 13 at the Supreme Lodge session of the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows the biennial election reselected W. M. Narvis of Muscatine Iowa as Supreme Master Workman, the first to hold multiple terms. Other officers named include J. A. Eckstein New Ulm Minnesota and J. C. Gallagher New Haven Connecticut.
Nelson Cannon, key figure in the bribery case, was made a trust at the County Jail after pleading guilty to the last remaining indictment. He asked for paper and pencils to pursue a literary project, while others fear he may reveal who paid the bills in his confessions.
Mrs Rebecca H Dart aged seven years and wife of Rev George H Dart a longtime Methodist Episcopal minister in Southern Ohio died at home in Hamilton Ohio after paralysis onset last Monday Captain Henry Lomb an optical instrument maker died yesterday in Rochester New York aged 60 years
The Hamilton County League hosted Building Association Day with Judge O P Sperra as chief speaker. Officials cited Ohio and national assets in the building association movement, highlighting $130,000,000 in Ohio and $730,000,000 nationally with wide deposits and memberships.
A mob led by Officers Rice and Lukering chased John Harrington through Camp Washington to arrest him for assault and battery after an alleged attempt to attack Emma Priske of the St. Nicholas Hotel. Harrington, 21, of Covington, Kentucky, was captured after about a half mile.
Police Sergeant Messerschmidt and his wife marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their home on 3564 Shaw Avenue Hyde Park. A large number of friends visited to congratulate them.
In Mul ler court Charles A Miller horse dealer seeks to recover a sorrel horse and $350 he says he was to receive as part of a sale. Mary Hoyt Wiborg and her father Frank Wiborg deny the deal saying Miller refused to wait for a purchase and produced a canceled check after a veterinary exam called the horse old and unsound.
More than 300 was realized at the annual lawn fete held at Chase School grounds Northside under the Teachers Annuity and Aid Association. The group, organized in 1890, now supports a permanent fund of 56 500 with Prof J B Cummins as president. The event served as a social gathering for teachers before summer vacation.
Makers' Club held its annual Laughery Island outing with a 12 to 9 win by the carriage team over the accessories trade. The steamer Kentucky departed at 11 with an excellent dinner served aboard. Two colored boys played principal parts as a heavy storm shortened events and the crowd returned home around midnight.
Mrs. Bertha Riley, 36, of 1141 Main Street collapsed while at work and died from the heat yesterday. Family members witnessed the event and called an ambulance that transported her to City Hospital.
A federal commission led by Captain Robert W. Hunt and others visited Cincinnati to evaluate locating a government fuel testing plant here. The facility would cover about fifteen acres in the industrial center near rail lines. Sites in Norfolk St Louis Chicago Berkeley Washington and Pittsburgh already host similar stations. Local arrangements were made by the Industrial Bureau with Goebel and Longworth represented.
Coroner Cameron notified of the death of George H. Shull age 85 at City Hospital. Police found him on the sidewalk at Fourth and Sycamore after a fall that broke his shoulder. He resided at 318 Sycamore Street and died after several days in hospital.
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