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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
12
President Roosevelt plans a West tour beginning September 19 to reach Cincinnati on September 21 with a two day stay. Cincinnati committee members including Nat Henchman Davis and Nicholas Longworth urged the trip and welcomed the invitation.
Senator Foraker escorts the committee to the White House for a noon reception. President McKinley last visited Cincinnati in 1897, with Roosevelt expected to attend a grand Fall Festival, drawing crowds from nearby cities. The Cincinnati committee plans an elaborate reception and preparations begin immediately.
Washington June 16 In requests from senators and representatives Roosevelt received invitations to travel from Omaha to North Platte and to visit Kansas Lacrosse for the Interstate Fair and Hebron Indiana for a reunion. Indian Territory officials won a pledge to include Muscogee on the Southwestern tour and to reconnect with Rough Riders from Muscogee.
In Police Court yesterday John Miller a Polander speaking broken English received six months in jail and a $200 fine for snatching a pocketbook from a woman Saturday night. The court declined leniency citing hunger as no excuse. George Scott a steamboat porter was sentenced to thirty days and $200 for theft plus $200 for carrying knuckles. The combined punishment roughly equals three years in the workhouse.
Relatives of M. A. Kling believed he was recovered from the Little Miami River after a miscommunication. They found no body at the Morgue and a patrol wagon was sent to Union Bridge to fetch it. The body has not yet been found. Hoo sarsaparilla claims remarkable cures, especially for severe scrofula.
Fred Swing son of Judge Peter Swing and Nellie Armstrong of Milford Ohio eloped to Lagrange Kentucky and were married by a Baptist minister. The couple aged 18 and a law student, faced parental objection but returned to Cincinnati with plans for forgiveness. Local townspeople followed the event with interest.
The hospital seeks W. T. Hill, husband of Mrs. Etta Hill of 411 East Fourth Street, who died at the hospital. He previously pressed for access and was jailed for forceful entry and threats but released. Mrs. Hill refused reconciliation and did not arrange burial, and Hill remains at large possibly out of town.
Miss Jennie Kloth of Glendale resigns as head nurse and executive officer of the Cincinnati Branch Hospital for Consumptives due to ill health. She cites pest-laden atmosphere and weakened constitution as factors in her departure. Her predecessor Miss Ringold also left, seeking recuperation in Colorado.
The notice describes a $34,000 Estimating Contest with 1,490 prizes. If a group of ten people each submit an estimate, they gain ten chances per person, totaling 14,900 opportunities to win a share of $54,000.
Doctors at City Hospital fought to save seven year old Michael Banschoff of 2516 Spidell Avenue after a Westwood car accident on June 7. His arm was amputated to stop infection but the poison spread, and he suffered repeated convulsions suggesting a fatal outcome.
Brewery Workers in the city report no response from Samuel Gompers and the Federation of Labor on their open correspondence. About 250 beer workers remain out, while brewers show no willingness to rehire them.
About fifteen Abigail street residents between Sycamore and Hunt streets protested the traction company’s new electric route. They argue the street is too narrow for a street car line and leaves insufficient room for vehicular traffic. Christ. Von Seggern presented the protest to the Board of Public Service, which referred the communication to the committee of the whole.
A rule allows members to appear coatless on the floor from June 15 to September 1. Robert Montgomery a provision broker was first coatless, followed by Henry Good a broker as No 2. Fellow members welcomed them as usual.
The dispute over Anthony O. Russell's will ends with a consent verdict sustaining the will. Willis W. Russell had sued to break it, receiving $1,000 and 114,400 acres in Florida for himself and brother George. The estate's $800,000 balance goes to the widow Helen Russell and three daughters. The heirs reportedly share equally, with Florida land to be developed for shared proceeds.
A large class at Mt St Marys Seminary received their first orders in the priesthood. Bishop Thomas S Byrne of Nashville led the ceremony with plans to confer sub deacon and deacon roles on other students on subsequent days. Archbishop Elder will ordain eleven men to the priesthood Friday at the Cathedral, many from the Cincinnati diocese, while a long list of students received minor orders yesterday including John Lynch and Anthony Mentink among others.
The estate of late shoe maker Val Duttenhofer sues to foreclose a Highland avenue Avondale house held by his widow Annie Duttenhofer. The suit claims the property is part of the estate and seeks to collect on a $2,830 mortgage dating from 1898. Attorney Harry M. Hoffheimer represents the estate.
Rev. Jarvis L. Morgan traveling Methodist evangelist from New York was found dead in his Dennison House room in Cincinnati. Coroner suspects possible apoplexy amid illness and morphine prior use. notes he was about 53, heavily built, in underwear on bed. Post-mortem to determine cause of death.
Two street car crashes occurred on Warsaw Pike and Wilder Avenue yesterday morning. Frank Hennessy, city steam roller operator, was struck from the street and the roller axle damaged. James Burgen, Board of Education wagon driver, aided the injured and a Warsaw car later struck the wagon, wrecking it. One horse was injured and the wagon must be replaced. Hennessy and Burgen were uninjured. Dr Hoffman attended Hennessy.
The Mount of Blessings hosts of God's Bible School faced the Superior Court in a suit by Mt Auburn property owners to restrain early morning prayers. Widow Mrs Bessie Queen Standley and Rev Meredith Standley led about twenty supporters. attorney Thomas H. Darby sought postponement after a death in his family. Judge Dempsey granted a delay. hearing set for Friday.
A retirement tribute was given to H Kingsbury bookkeeper of the Thomas Gibson Company at 633 Walnut street yesterday. He received a gold hunting case watch from the Gibson and Lynn Fister firms and a gold chain with Masonic emblem from his employers. Mr Kingsbury served eighteen years in the role. watch and chain were presented by Fisher and Carlisle respectively.
Miss Louise Armstrong of Woodward High School and Miss Mary Furness of Avondale School depart Monday for New York to sail the following Saturday for Europe. They plan a tour of the British Isles for study and pleasure. Mlle. Lambour, Woodward French teacher, sails Monday for Paris to study and reside there for a year.
An urging promotional note invites readers to subscribe to the Commercial Tribune by sending in an estimate to secure the paper and clear worry about it.
Technical School students prepare for an annual exhibition today with 12 to 3 hours for classroom inspections and 3 to 5 hours in the shop. Two students work on a gas engine and one on a steam engine while brothers feature wrought iron umbrella stands and a large case of gavels and cups. Examinations closed yesterday and commencement is tomorrow.
An offer promises participants a chance at 1,490 prizes totaling $34,000 if nine friends submit their brains for use of yours. The scheme seeks collective estimates from each entrant to improve chances of winning.
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