Clara Snethen seeks divorce and alimony in Covington
Clara Louise Snethen sues Clarence Snethen in Covington Circuit Court alleging fraudulent age on a Newport license in 1901, drunkenness and cruelty, seeking divorce, alimony and name restoration to Clara Louise Littlefield. Ella Lee sues John H. Lee for cruelty from Utica marriage 1878, with a temporary restraining order and banks named, plus wage restraint via Louisville & Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Clara Louise Snethen
Clarence Snethen
Newport
Clarah Louise Littlefield
Ella Lee
John H. Lee
Utica
N. Y
Citizens National Bank
German National Bank
First National Bank
Farmers and Traders’ National Bank
Lee
Louisville & Nashville Company
Simmendenger Arraigned In West Covington Shooting Case
John Simmendenger faced a shooting to kill charge after he opened fire on George Meyers and Jake Fleischner while they crossed his grounds near Indion. Meyers was wounded in the left foot and remained at Betts Street Hospital. bail was set at 200 dollars. A police razor linked to Fleischner surfaced in court as Simmendenger claimed Fleischner attacked him with the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simmendenger
George Meyers
Jake Fleischner
West Covington
Indion
Dwelly
Meyers
Betts Street
Simmendenger
Callahan
Fleischner
Mayor Johnson Seeks Reimbursement for Campaign Costs
Covington Council received a note from Mayor Johnson requesting reimbursement of 1 667 15 including attorney fees for expenses in the contest with George H Davison for the mayoralty. The item was sent to the Ways and Means and Law Committees and the City Solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covlington
Johnson
George H. Davison
Union Heat, Light and Power Company
Law and Ways and Means Committees
State Guard Encampment Planned at Mammoth Cave
Covington reports the State Guard will hold its next encampment at Mammoth Cave in August. The Covington company will be recruited to full strength under Lieutenant Stephens L. Blakely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington Company
State Guard
Mammoth Cave
Stephens L. Blakely
Covington Court Delays Hearings in Brewer Conspiracy Case
In Covington Circuit Court a motion by Commonwealth's Attorney Glenn seeks hearings for 25 brewers charged with conspiring to raise beer prices by a $1 per barrel war tax. Judge Tarvin postpone hearings for weeks due to a heavy docket. Kentucky Court of Appeals recent ruling says defendants are guilty with fines from 500 to 5000 dollars. All brewers in Cincinnati Covington and Newport selling beer in Covington face indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Commonwealth
Glenn
Tarvin
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Newport
Property Transfers in Covington and West Covington
M. M. Ware transferred 30 by 110 feet on the north side of John Street Covington to Peter Heiser for 175 dollars. August Weber sold two lots in South Erlanger to Mary A. Bachschider for 100 dollars. Charles Mahiman conveyed 7 by 200 feet on the south side of Living Stone Street West Covington to Harry R. Sillman for 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Ware
Peter Heiser
John Street
Covington
August Weber
Mary A. Bachschider
South Erlanger
Charles Mahiman
Harry R. Sillman
Livingston Street
West Covington
Kenton County Fiscal Court Awards Fees and Hospital Bills
The Kenton County Fiscal Court met in Independence and allowed fees for officers attending court. It approved bills for dieting prisoners, branch hospital costs, and road repairs, while sanitary guard claims were refused after a prior April decision. Covington city claims of 1000 dollars were allowed. Ludlow and West Covington had none. Next session set for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton County
Independence
Covington
Ludlow
West Covington
Marriages of Jenkins Cross and Keller Kreppelt in Covington
Thomas J. Jenkins aged 46 and Lucilla M. Cross 48, both of Cincinnati, wed in Covington yesterday by Squire Baker. Charles Keller 45 and Katie Kreppelt 40, both Covington residents, were also married by Squire Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Jenkins
Lucilla M. Cross
Cincinnati
Covington
Squire Baker
Charles Keller
Katie Kreppelt
Ten Minds for a Chance at 1490 Prizes in $34,000 Contest
A promotion invites readers to recruit nine friends to submit their brains for a joint effort. Participants then send in estimates to win one of 1,490 prizes totaling 34 000 dollars.
Death Follows Foolish Wading Venture in River
Two young men George Wilcox and John Blackburn drowned at the Big Sandy river mouth after wading into swift, deep water. Spectators on shore misinterpreted their actions as diving, and no rescue attempt was made. Both bodies were recovered later, leaving grieving farmers as witnesses to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Big Sandy
George Wilcox
John Blackburn
Newport Board of Education Sets June Pay and Raises
Newport board approves June salaries for superintendent principals teachers and janitors totaling 5072.08 to be paid next Saturday. Retains current staff with minor changes for Hamm and Horner salaries while Miss Bratt seeks reinstatement. President and superintendent clash over report contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Newport
Samain
Charles G.hamm
Park Avenue
Charles D. Horner
Southgate Street
Willa M. Bratt
Burke
Graduation Clash Delays Essays as Class, Board Stand Off
The graduating class and the Board of Education remain split with no agreement. A Balke Opera House meeting yielded no action and students demand more tickets. The district warns diplomas may be withheld and suspensions imposed if participation fails. Bellevue ceremony proceeds at Balke Opera House tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Balke’s Opera House
Bellevue
Balke Opera House
No Primary Held in Campbell County Yet
The Commercial Tribune notes that room renting for the Democratic primary voting places in Campbell County is complete with Squire M F Donelan assigned to distribute booths. Colonel Nelson says he will not appoint officers, believing the June 28 primary call illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Congress
Sixth Congressional District
Squire M. F. Donelan
Judge Lessing
Congressional Committee
Campbell County
Nelson
Knife User Murphy Held by Judge Moore
John Murphy was arraigned in Police Court on a cutting with intent to kill charge after a fight at the corner of Brighton and Chestnut in Newport. Judge Moore remanded Murphy to jail pending Fenelon’s condition with bond set at $300. In separate item, an Estimating Contest offers 1,490 prizes totaling $34,000 with 14,900 chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Thomas Fenelon
Brighton
Chestnut Streets
Newport
Dodson to Face Examining Trial in Brent Station Shooting
Harry Dodson, who shot and dangerously wounded shanty boatman Thomas Mains at Brent Station late Sunday, will undergo an examining trial tomorrow morning before Squire Arnold. Dodson has retained Colonel Phil Ryan, a well known city attorney, to defend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dodson
Thomas Mains
Brent Station
Squire Arnold
Phil Ryan
Dodson
Marriages in Newport and Cincinnati Couples Wed in Urbania
Frank H. Strenie and Emma C. Berndt both of Newport were married by Squire Donelan. Edgar Crosby and Carrie Coul both of Newport were married by Squire Donelan. Martin O'Hara 28 and Nellie Sullivan 25 both of Cincinnati wed by the same official. Arthur L. Graves 40 and Hulda A. Shaffer 25 both of Urbana Ohio were married by Squire Donelan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Frank H. Strenie
Emma C. Berndt
Edgar Crosby
Carrie Coul
Martin O'Hara
Nellie Sullivan
Cincinnati
Squire Donelan
Arthur L. Graves
Hulda A. Shaffer
Urbana
Property sales millstone: Monmouth and Dayton streets parcels
Master Commissioner auctions two Newport lots: east Monmouth street parcel 88 feet north of Eighth and west Dayton street block 26 by 90 feet for 2535 dollars. Another sale to Mrs. Della Blackmore of Lot No 538 in the Trustee's addition for 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keller
Monmouth Street
Eighth Street
Dayton Street
Seventh
Eighth
Della Blackmore
City of
Newport
Newport Public Schools Close for Summer Vacation
The examination of the pupils in public schools is finished and all schools will close next Friday June 20 for a two month summer vacation. The Newport High School graduating class will hold its class night exercises tomorrow evening at Park Avenue School hall at 8 o clock and commencement exercises are set for Thursday evening at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport High School
Park Avenue
Subscriptions Offer Quick Escape From Your Worries
A notice urges readers to subscribe to the Commercial bane, inviting estimates to ease financial concerns. The pitch promises mental relief by shifting focus to a paid service.
Sheriff Foils Escape Plot In Ohio Prison
A plan by James Campbell and Edward Simms to escape led to their capture when Sheriff Henry uncovered two steel saws during a search of Simms. A cell bar had been severed and the two convicts faced transfer to Columbus after being found guilty of assaulting John Smith and throwing him from a moving train. Smith was found dead hours after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Tiffin
James
Campbell
Edward Simms
Henry
Columbus
Simms
John Smith
States Board of Equalization Sets Kentucky Tax Valuation
The Kentucky State Board of Equalization completed its five month session and reports a total property valuation of 598,829,633 dollars for taxation. At a 50 cent rate per 100 dollars, state taxes amount to 2,994,148.16 dollars, up 195,653.29 from last year. Six counties Jefferson Kenton Fayette Campbell Bourbon and Daviess will pay nearly half the total tax. Jefferson taxpayers 654,391.83. Kenton 156,781.13. Fayette 164,026.74. Campbell 96,172.97. Bourbon 64,917.96. Daviess 61,790.57. The board will finalize its statistical work and adjourn soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankyiort
State Board of Equalization
Kentucky
Jefferson
Kenton
Fayette
Campbell
Bourbon
Daviess
Targets of Mormon converts in Kentucky clash outside meeting
In Paducah Kentucky during the Davis Chapel area a mob fired on a Mormon meeting wounding Hardy Lamb in the leg and burning powder on a woman. Mormons fired back raising fears of further bloodshed as hostility since the church burnings and expulsion of elders escalates. The converts say they will continue holding services under an arbor and have reported the attack to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Davis Chapel
Marshall County
Hardy Lamb
Grand Jury
Wall Street Broker Accused of Kidnaping Child
Mrs. Elizabeth Dudley Jennison accuses her Wall Street broker husband Frank E. Jennnison of kidnapping their four year old daughter Alice. The Supreme Court orders production in court tomorrow after an incident in Central Park. The suit cites a separation two years prior and notes the couple’s living at $12,000 annually with his income listed at $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Elizabeth Dudley Jennison
Frank E. Jennnison
Wall Street
Alice
Supreme Court
Jennison
Elizabeth Dudley
Central Park
Indianapolis Husband Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide
Andrew Deiss, formerly of Peoria, Illinois, woke his wife at 4 a.m. and threatened her with murder. He cut her throat with a razor, then swallowed carbolic acid and died as police reached the scene. Mrs. Deiss escaped and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Andrew Deis
Peoria
Delinquent Tax Law Understood in Ohio
Columbus June 16 A hue and cry arises over Roudebush law on delinquent tax sales. Provisions were understood when enacted and published. The two year redemption period is abolished and county treasurers must advertise lands with unpaid taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Indiana Elks Meeting Opens Promisingly in Logansport
More than one hundred members of Indiana Elks lodges arrived for the state meeting in Logansport. An Elks carnival with usual features is the main attraction and expected to surpass all previous carnivals. Attendance is expected to rise tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Logansport
Ind
Indiana Lodges of Elks
Nitroglycerin Wagons Barred by Kentucky City Council
Barbourville city council banned nitroglycerin factory wagons from passing through town while loading explosives. Offenders face a fine of 500 to 1000 dollars per offense. Delivery routes to Richland must use a longer detour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Barbourville
Richland
George Smart Resigns Columbus Citizen Editor Post
George Smart, long known in Cincinnati, resigns as managing editor of the Columbus Citizen to become late editor of the Iron Trade Review in Cleveland. Under his leadership the Citizen rose in Columbus journalism.
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Columbus, O
George Smart
Cincinnati
The
Columbus Citizen
Iron
Cleveland
Smart
Citizen
Columbus
Nellie Rentz Whips Carrie Henry in Carlisle Row
In Carlisle and Central avenue a woman named Nellie Rentz whipped Carrie Henry with a horsewhip near their homes after a dispute over a diamond pin. Henry admitted borrowing the pin and breaking its clasp but said the real cause was jealousy, and the two women fled as Rentz’s attack ended. Henry had minor injuries that soon faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Central Avenue
Nellie Rentz
George Street
Carrie Henry
Carlisle Avenue
John
Mme. Rentz
Rentz
Mme. Henry
Henry
Miss Henry
Lou Burns
Society Leader Elizabeth Schell Weds Edward Jacobs in Quiet Hamilton Wedding
Miss Elizabeth Lamport Schell and Edward Lewis Jacobs were married at the Schell home in North Third Street Hamilton by Rev. Charles E. Schenk. Jacobs, a banker with Lombardy & Co., Chicago, will reside in Chicago after a brief ceremony witnessed only by family and friend Dick Radcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
M. Schell
North Third Street
Elizabeth Lamport Schell
Edward Lewis Jacobs
Chicago
Ill
Charles E. Schenk
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Schell
Hamton
Mr. Jacobs
Lombardy & Co
Rookery Building
Dick Radcliffe
Jacobs
Mrs. Jacobs
Republicans Set Crawford County Primary Plan for Delegates
Youngstown Ohio June 16 The Republican County Executive Committee votes to hold a Congressional primary on July 28 to elect delegates under the Crawford County plan. Candidates must submit names by July 23 with a $1000 check to cover primary costs. Announced: James Kennedy D F Ander ton and General T W Sanderson. Senator Wirt undecided. Effort to unite behind Kennedy for Mahoning County eighty nine delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Republican County Executive Committee
Crawford County
Its
James Kennedy
D. F. Anderton
T. W.sanderson
Wirt
Mahoning County
Ophthalmology Meeting Opens in Cleveland Amid Homeopathic Sessions
The fifteenth annual gathering of the American Ophthalmic Otological and Laryngological Society opens in Cleveland with officers elected for the new year. President Dr George B Rice of Boston leads a slate including Roy S Copeland Ann Arbor and William W Blair Pittsburg. officers and censors from major cities are named. The group will adjourn to attend the American Institute of Homeopathy meetings starting tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
American Homœopathic Ophthalmological Otological and Laryngological Society
American Institute of Homeopathy
George B. Rice
Boston
Roy 8. Copeland
Ann Arbor
William W. Blair
Pittsburg
J. I. Dowling
Albany
N. Y
George McDowell
New York City
Board of Censors
Drs. Irving Townsend
Fred D. Lewis
Buffalo
C. L. Mann
St. Paul
H. 8. Whitney
Philadelphia
D. A. Strickler
Denver
Dodged Filipino Bolts Only to Kill Himself
In Columbus Ohio on June 16 private Harry W Bragg of Company F Twenty United States Infantry shot and killed Lizzie Tibbits then killed himself at the Columbus Barracks. Jealousy was given as motive as Bragg, a Wisconsin native, pursued Tibbits after she went out with another man. Tibbits had come to Columbus from Chicago as a cook for Major Augur.
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Columbus, O
Harry W. Brags
Twentieth United States Infantry
Lizzie Tibbits
Columbus Barracks
Bragg
Pelican
Wis
Philippines
United States Volunteers
Shipping pact aims to fix minimum ocean freight rates
Baltimore June 16 The Herald says most British Isles to Atlantic seaboard steamship lines have agreed on a minimum freight rate for Europe. German lines reportedly did not join. The plan extends a prior grain rate pact and aims to curb ruinous competition, with Baltimore and other East Coast ports benefiting from the higher water haul. An official said Locust Point terminal upgrades with $2,000,000 investment may presage higher ocean freights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
the Herald
British Isles
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
Robert Ramsau
Paterson, Ramsay & Co
Tts
Chesapeake Bay
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
New Shipping Combine
Atlantic Transport
Johnston
Baltimore & Oho Railroad Company
Locust Point
Minister Facing Immoral Conduct Charge in Canton
The Mahoning Presbytery conducts a secret trial of Rev. Walter Kling, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, on charges of immoral conduct and conduct unbecoming a minister. Women connected to the case testify for the defense as Kling, in service about eight months, faced earlier resignations amid church troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Canton
Mahoning
Tawana Tribe Elects Officers in Lawrenceburg
Tawana Tribe No 301 Improved Order of Red Men elected officers led by Prophet Meredith Bruce and Sachem Herron Long at its last meeting. In another incident Edward Eberhardt of the Lawrenceburg Grays suffered a mashed hand and finger injury when a window sash fell on him. William Davis, 29, of Clifton Clark County fell thirty feet from a culvert while sleeping atop it and sustained a broken left leg and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Bruce
Herron Long
Sagamore
Argus McCright
Kirtley W. Baker
George L. Mayer
John H. Russe
Wm. L. Wells
Edward Eberhardt
Lawrenceburg Grays
William Davis
Clifton
Clark County
Leonard Randells
Manchester Pike
Indiana
Peruna Promises Relief for Summer Run Down Feelings
Advertised testimonials describe summer catarrh symptoms such as lassitude and loss of appetite. The ad claims Peruna cures these conditions with immediate relief and a permanent cure after a full course. Patients Anna Johnson and May Adams endorse Peruna for digestion, blood purity, and overall health, urging readers to seek Hartman’s free advice if results lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Anna Johnson
Clergy Street
Kingston
Ont
May.v. Adams
The
Louisiana Literary Union
Terpsichore Street
New Orleans
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Careless Groom Receives Duplicate Marriage License
Henry Schick aged 36 obtained a new license to wed Edna Whistler 22 after losing his certificate. A duplicate was issued and Rev J G Mueller to perform the ceremony. Whistler had prior notoriety for eloping with a Middletown ex-police chief’s son and horse theft allegations. The couple will not live in Van Buren Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Henry Schick
Edna Whistler
J.G. Mueller
Whistler
Cincinnati
Emery
Middletown
Costly Fire Hits Mengel Box Plant in Louisville
A fire at the Mengel Box Co. plant at Tenth and Kentucky streets in Louisville broke out at 10 o clock tonight and caused about 50000 dollars in damage. The loss is fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Mengel Box Co
Tenth
Kentucky Streets
Maennerchor Toledo Victorious at Saengerfest
The fifth annual Saengerfest of the Indiana and Ohio Saengerbund closed with a grand concert in Fort Wayne Indiana. Prizes awarded include a Silver laurel wreath to Helvetia Maennerchor Toledo Ohio. a Gold medal to Social Saengerbund Indianapolis. a Gold medal to Marion Indiana Maennerchor. a Silver medal to Concordia Singing Society Alexandria Indiana. and a Silver medal to South Bend Indiana Maennerchor, with contest voices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Saengerfest
Indiana and
Ohio
Thira
Marion
Maennerchor
Concordia Singing Society
Alexandria
South Bend
Springfield Merchant to Wed Bertha Goodman in Cleveland
Jacob Kline a popular Springfield businessman will marry Bertha Goodman in Cleveland next Thursday at 6 p.m. A number of Springfield friends will attend the ceremony, highlighting a social highlight for the Forest City connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jacob Kline
Cleveland
Bertha Goodman
Forest City
Warren attorney Gilmer named U.S. Commissioner
Warren Ohio attorney Roland I. Gilmer son of Judge Thomas I. Gilmer was today appointed United States Commissioner for the Northern District of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Warren
Roland I. Gilmer
Thomas I. Gilmer
United States
Northern District
Ohio
Fairyland promises and a physician’s cure for womanly disease
A fantasy of fairyland contrasts with the real world and asserts that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures womanly diseases with claimed success. The piece emphasizes testimonials from many women and markets the remedy as a reliable treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairyland
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Kenton Realty Deals
Kenton Fiscal Court
Col
Murphy
Judge Moore
Newport Realty
Joseph Smith
Mrs. Jennison
Wife
ELKS
Schell-Jacobs
Hamilton
Mr. Kling
Lawrenceburg
Bess F. Healy
Wabash Street
St. Paul, Minn
Inis Bess
SE Paul
Minn
Louisvile
Toledo
Gilmer
Julius C. Bell
Bathroad
Dr. Pierce
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