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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
5
Phil Schardt a 50 year old teamster is missing from his Madison Avenue home in O Bryanville since June 12 and police have been asked to locate him.
Henry Gegan of 1058 Kossuth street was arrested last night by Detectives Schaefer and Bell on a robbery warrant sworn by James Harp.
Judge Lueders and Prosecutor Oppenheimer arrived back yesterday from Zanesville where they attended the Knights of Pythias convention.
Colonel Hake today departs for Camp LaCarne to oversee preliminaries for the encampment of the First Regiment, O. N. G., of this town.
Patrick Mullen Charles Jones and John Krickler of the local Pressmen's Union departed yesterday for New York to attend the National meeting of the union.
T. J. Cullen Oscar Keck and C. A. Burkhardt were arraigned in Police Court yesterday on charges of violating the anti make ordinance. Judge Lueders set their cases for trial on June 21.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Ambrose I investigates an incendiary fire report at the old St James Hotel located at Fourth and Hammond streets. local authorities pursue the cause and any suspects in connection with the blaze.
Scott Bonham arrived back yesterday from Delaware where he attended the annual reunion of the class of 82, a group he has long guarded. He served as President during the gathering.
Pupils of Lincoln Public School presented Joseph Surée's play Prince Charming or the Capture of the Queen of Hearts in the Columbia Opera House. The performance drew an enthusiastic audience.
Stanley Davis of Newport was arraigned in Police Court yesterday on a charge of stabbing to death Blinky Bruns at Twelfth and Main streets. He was bound over to the grand jury. His plea is self defense.
John Pfitzer of West Sixth Street and fourteen men were arrested in a card game at his place and appeared before Judge Lueberg yesterday. The cases were placed on the open docket.
Addison H. McElroy, already under arrest for forgery, was charged again after reportedly passing checks at H. Kroger Baking and Grocery Company. He was bound over to the grand jury in police court.
Detective Dan Callahan arrested Wilson T. Green, 29, of 2208 Loth Street, and Frank Flannagan, of the same address, at Ninth and Vine Streets on suspicion. Police say Green and Flannagan are "sure thing" workers.
Detectives Burkholz and McQuesten arrested John Bruns of 518 Baum Street yesterday afternoon on a larceny charge. Earlier the pair found a bartender in possession of a watch claimed to be G. Breethe of Mound Street, reportedly stolen a week earlier.
Pupils from McFarland Industrial School maintained by the Glenn Home will enjoy their annual outing in Burnet Woods today, courtesy of the traction company. Refreshments provided by the First MBE Church primary class in Norwood.
Northside residents petition the Board of Education to move the dis posed Kirby Board Intermediate School from the original site on Bruce and Innes avenues. They argue the current location is unhealthy due to nearby dairies and cow stables.
Mr Charlies Dury read the legend of the Lost Soul yesterday afternoon before the Audubon Society meeting and shared engaging stories of other cuckoos and their traits. Miss Katherine Ratterman presided in the absence of President William Hubbell Fisher.
P J Cummins is principal as pupils decorate rooms with flowers and shower teachers with blossoms one by one. Four tuwiuis remain to be covered next week as part of the annual school event.
J H Groesback says his auto did not strike Stephen Radel near Spring Grove Avenue Wednesday night. Radel recorded the plate 172 as belonging to Growsnick, but he asserts the actual car was not his. Police continue to search for the hit vehicle.
The U S Government plan to increase dredging capacity on the Ohio calls for ten new pontoon boats. Bids were opened with Springfield Boiler and Manufacturing at 13800 dollars, American Bridge Company 13835, J M Hammett 15078, Howards Shipyards 16496, New Jersey Foundry and Machine Company 24000. Awards will be made later.
Dr H C Jameson presiding elder of the Cincinnati District speaks before the Methodist preachers meeting on What Doctrines Shout a Methodist Minister Preach. He defends the old paths over speculative theology and calls for practical victory.
Tomorrow marks the 300th anniversary of the first celebration of holy communion on this continent. An early service will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral followed by a sermon at 11 a.m. by Bishop Vincent.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church met at Holy Trinity Church Hartwell yesterday with morning Holy Communion. Rev Frank Richey delivered the address. Luncheon followed. In the afternoon a missionary meeting was held at Ascension Mission Wyoming with Rev Frank Mc Millen of Covington speaking.
Staff Captain Manton of Toronto, a Salvation Army veteran of 25 years, will preach at the Citadel this evening and tomorrow. He will also lecture during the coming week. Open air meetings begin Saturday June 22 with invited city ministers.
The Rev. A. Q. Bailey has accepted a call to Hartwell and Wyoming Episcopal Churches. He will assist at Hartwell with Rev. Francis H. Richey, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Hartwell, and will also assist at the Wyoming Ascension Mission.
A reception at Third Presbyterian Church honored Rev Dr and Mrs W F McCauley on their 20th wedding anniversary. The congregation, former members, and friends attended. Gifts included a china set, table linen, cut glass pieces, and a large rose cluster from the Bible class.
The Walnut Hills W C T U schedules a meeting at 920 Nassau Street at 2 p.m. on Monday June 17. Members are urged to attend to plan the coming year and bring their annual dues.
Twenty five members of the German Catholic societies from this city depart this afternoon to attend the state convention in Toledo. Among those traveling are Joseph Benning John Staubach Fred Mueller George B Schrand Henry H Schmitt and Henry Doerger.
Dr. Christian Golder editor of The Christliche Apologete traveled to Rome for a Sunday school convention and is now in Germany for the South German conference. He writes that he plans to depart July 3 and arrive home in mid July.
The Rev. Dr. Munz editor of The Haus and Herd has returned from an extended Western trip attending the Epworth League Convention and Sunday school conferences in many large cities.
The YMCA selects Les Cheneux Islands Michigan as the camp site. The first party departs the city on August 3 and the second party on August 17.
Cincinnati group will hold a meeting on Tuesday June 18 at the YWCA on Eighth Street between Vine and Walnut from 2 30 to 3 45 p m Devotional lesson led by Mrs Karl and Miss Anderson the program titled Ways of Working and A Fond Farewell
Branch E will hold a mass meeting and annual election at St. Pauls English Lutheran Church at Cook and Draper streets on Friday evening June 21 at 8 oclock. Rev Charles A Austin pastor of College Hill Presbyterian Church will deliver the address.
The Union Bible School teachers meeting for Cincinnati and vicinity will be held in Linton Hall at the Y M C A this evening at 7 45 Rev W F McCauley will teach the lesson Israel's Escape From Egypt Preliminary topic The Influence of the Teacher
The Epworth Heights Ladies' Improvement Society announces a literary and musical program at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday evening June 18. The society will present readings and musical numbers to benefit its charitable aims.
Tomorrow night Hyde Park Presbyterian hosts a special brotherhood program with speaker E. L. Hitchens of Typographical Union No. 3 presenting Christ and the Workingman. David Davis directs the music lineup.
Rabbi Louis D. Mendoza formerly of Cincinnati will deliver a sermon at 9 30 this morning in the assembly hall of Plum Street Temple in Norfolk Virginia. He succeeds Rev Dr L Grossmann at the Plum Street Temple pulpit.
The YWCA offers Bible class sessions with Miss Cain leading Thursday 8 p.m. and Miss Winston guiding Monday 7 30 p.m. Students may attend these ongoing study groups at the center.
The Rev Dr David Philipson will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Ohio State University tomorrow in Columbus. He will renew acquaintances with many friends in the city where he grew up and began his education.
The Young Men's Society of St Rose's Church on Eastern Avenue plans a minstrel show next Wednesday at 8 p.m. in St Rose's Hall followed by a dance. Afterward parish young ladies will offer ice cream and cake.
A brief notice states a meeting at the YMCA is scheduled for tomorrow. It outlines the time and purpose, inviting members to attend and participate in the planned discussions and activities.
Rev. G. W. Thompson will address the afternoon session and invites all men. Dr. A. W. Fortune of Garfield Boulevard Christian Church Chicago will preach at Walnut Hills Christian Church tomorrow morning and evening. Fortune is a Hiram College graduate who studied at Rochester Theological Seminary and earned a Ph D at Chicago University.
A list of Sunday services across multiple churches with morning sermons or Sunday schools and evening programs. Notable topics include The Second Coming of Christ, Worldliness, and God’s Masterpiece, with choirs and jubilees by Claflin University singers and other pastors.
A listing of church services across Mt Auburn and neighboring districts with times and speakers. Notable offerings include sermons on "I Am the True Bread of Life" at Mount Auburn and "What Faith Can Do" at First Walnut Hills, plus children's days and Sunday schools.
CHRISTS CHURCH 8 45 am early communion 9 30 am Sunday school 11 am morning service sermon by Rev T C Campbell 745 pm evening prayer sermon by Rev T C Campbell ST PAUL S Seventh and Plum 730 am holy communion 11 am holy communion and sermon by Bishop Vincent 745 pm evening prayer and sermon by Dean Matthews CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Stanton avenue Walnut Hills the Rev George N Eastman 730 am holy 11 am special service sermon and holy communion in commemoration of the founding of the English Church in this country 300 years ago at Jamestown 7 pm twilight service GRACE CHURCH Avondale the Rev Wallace M Gordon 730 am holy 1 am morning prayer and sermon
Listings show multiple churches with times for Sunday school Bible study and sermons. Ministers include Rev. John Hill Rev. G W Thompson Rev. J A Lord Rev A A Sebastian Rev A W Fortune and Rev Justin N along Central Richmond Grace Grace Avenue Walnut Hills Camp Washington Northside with topics such as The Seventy Sent Forth Christ's Sermon on the Mount and Quality and Quantity.
Bible school holds a morning service at 9:15 and 10:45 with a sermon titled What Makes the Christ So Dear. An evening program at 7:45 features a Children’s Day exercise by the pupils of the Bible school.
A regional schedule lists morning and evening services for churches in Lincoln Park Columbia First Price Hill Mt Auburn Union Wyoming Ninth Street Walnut Hills Madisonville First with noted speakers Rev G R Robbins Rev R Venting Rev H T Crane Rev Homer C Lyman Rev Rufus W Weaver Rev C J Rose Rev W A Burch Rev Charles E Stanton Rev Charles Sumner Brown Rev John F Herget Rev John W Craig and topics including The Larger Blessings of Giving The Odd Sparrow The Word of the Cross Memorials By the Way All Things Made New and Selling the Birthright.
The annual memorial service of the Home Guards will be held at Willey Memorial Cumminsville. Rev. O B Boda will lead morning service and the guiding cloud will be featured. The event is at 7 45 p.m. at Cincinnati Home No 61.
In Storrs and Lawrence streets and North Fairmount area, ministers Harris Evans and Weitkamp lead a day of services. Morning prayer and Welsh and English services are listed with sermon topics on Transfiguration and banking. Sunday school and evening services follow in the late morning and evening sessions.
First Church of Christ on Rockdale Avenue in Avondale holds an 11 a.m. service with the topic Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force. Central Church of Christ at 401 Mercantile Library Building offers a 10 45 a.m. service with Is the Universe Including Man.
The Church of the New Jerusa Lem at Oak and Winslow streets invites parishioners to a service at 11 a.m. officiated by Rev. Julian Kennedy Smyth of New York with the sermon titled The Call to Live.
Unitarian at Reading road and Lin ton street hosts Rev. George A. Thayer at 11 am with Fighting Against the Stars. Union Gospel Mission at Walnut and Canal led by Rev. Ragowsky offers 2 30 pm services with Sunday school and 8 pm The Aim of Sermons. Other churches present morning and evening talks and sermons.
A plan to place a Bible in every Cincinnati hotel accompanies a general distribution backed by the Young Men's Bible Society and approved by the Gideons. Delegates from the American Bible League met at the YMCA to discuss expanding branches nationwide, with representatives including Revs Burns, McNaugher, Lyons, Jack, Jenness, Morse, and Prof Mack.
Dr Levi P Gilbert editor of The Western Christian Advocate was the main speaker at Madisonville High Schools graduation in Town Hall last night. His daughter Mary Gilbert was among four student speakers with Simon Grosse Echo Upham and Horace Morris. Diploma recipients include Nannie Ballentine Errin Upham Mabel Settle Winnifrede Ressenzehn Nellie Losh Clara Bridge Carrie Plack Louise Ritchie Eva Helmer Edith Klein Emma Killus Margaret Bronson Gertrude Schlietzer Emeline Martin Roger Cox Charles Crugar Walter Settle Stuart Davis Simon Grosse Horace Morris Wayland Hier.
In New York the First Church of Christ Scientist attracts larger midweek crowds on Wednesdays than all other denominations combined. The article notes steady growth and high turnout at these midweek meetings.
Sorrowful friends of missing attorney Vincent Schwab believe he is dead after a boat trip from Coney Island. The 62 year old, known as Squire, vanished after boarding a city bound boat from the East End wharf on Thursday afternoon. Close associates report he had not eaten for a week and had throat trouble, with attorney Chester Merrill and Dr Louis Schwab leading the search.
The Patterson commencement at 10:30 this morning in Bartlett Commercial College will feature State Education Commissioner Edward A. Jones as speaker. Hamilton County students outside Cincinnati receive certificates to enter Cincinnati high schools based on Patterson examinations. Recipients include Albert Langhorst, Selma Reimenswia der, Alma Wacker, Myrtle Hall, Minor Tinsley, and many others across a long list of names.
Miss Elizabeth Shaw entertained the I. D. Literary Society at her Clifton home Thursday. Rev. Walter D. Cole spoke on Points of Literary Interest in Southern England. Miss Inez Monfort sang several songs. Attendees included Elizabeth Thomas, Elsie Funk, Inez Monfort, Helen Remeley, Pearl Phillips, Cora Law, the Rev. Cole, Kleon Thaw Brown, Lewis English, Clarence H. English, Howard D. Thomas, Linn Watts, Howard Goetz, and William H. Wilson.
Yesterday in Cincinnati several couples were issued marriage licenses. Names include Thomas A. Stephenson of Westwood age 22, Maud Dorsey, Arthur Ellis, Clara L. Kemmard age 22 of 754 Richmond street, and Julius Dessoiroti age 22. The listings show residences and ages for the new marriages in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a residence related note with age and unclear name fragments. The readable parts reference a residence and an age context amid garbled words. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to confirm.
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