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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1903
Page
10
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce reports 1902 bank clearings rose 11 percent from 1901, with factory output valued around 315 million dollars and local trade and industry expanding. The annual summary notes Cincinnati’s strong manufacturing share and sustained growth in commerce within the region.
Isaac L. Flinchpaugh, a Cleves native visiting relatives, recounts his attempt to reclaim a fostered girl in Michigan. He also faced repeated refusals by four banks to change a $100 bill, drawing questions about the unusual currency.
Open air Y M C A meetings drew larger crowds than the first event at York Street and Freeman Avenue. R W Harris delivered an impressive address and a fine song service accompanied the gathering as plans call for meetings across the city before warm weather ends.
The table lists 1901 figures for trading activity including value of commodities received and manufactured, dry goods, clothing, grain and flour, live stock, iron and coal, whisky beer and ale, leaf tobacco, petroleum, lead, hay, wool, leather, boots and shoes, coffee, sugar, groceries, meats, and various manufactured goods with totals and per-category values. It notes changes from prior year and shows substantial activity in iron, coal, and meat shipments.
Rev. Anthony Burkhart Capuchin priest and Baltimore ordination recipient celebrated his first mass at St. Francis Church in Cincinnati. He is Bavarian by birth, studied at Cumberland Maryland, and will depart soon to continue his ministry in the East with Franciscan support.
Harry Jennings a paper hanger of 604 Richmond street pursued his sister from Central avenue area on Saturday night claiming to fetch her from two men. The melee drew in officers after the men were chased to City Hall courtyard and into Central Police Station. James Oldfield and Harry Deiterich were charged with disorderly conduct with Deiterich claiming to be a peacemaker.
A Christian Endeavor special train will depart Chicago Tuesday July 7 at 10 p.m. via the Chicago and North Western Nailway carrying delegates to the International Convention in Denver. Pullman service and reclining chairs included with standard day coaches. only 26 round trip from Chicago. Low rates from other points. For reservations and itinerary contact N. M. Creere Cincinnati.
The Masonic fraternity of Price Hill united for a joint St John Day celebration at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Price Hill Lodge hosted with members from other branches attending, featuring a choir program and solos by Alfred G. Allen and Miss Anna Weicher. Worshipful Master C. E. Everett spoke on St John the Baptist and Masonic principles.
Brown's Chapel Colored African Church members rejoiced yesterday as about $50 stolen after a charity concert by Mrs Clay Hall was recovered. The money, kept at Mrs Hall's home, vanished after a young woman visitor stayed the night. no arrest was made.
The summer timetable starts June 14 with service extended to Clayton Thousand Islands Montreal Quebec Adirondack Mountains New England coast and other summer resorts served by the New York Central Lines.
Incomplete clipping records a dialogue about a sudden death. The quoted lines feature a speaker named Allenlithe and stray phrases about heart issues and a tour describing a four aces moment, with garbled spelling and missing context.
The University class heard a sermon by Rev Henry M Curtis at Mt. Auburn Church. He preached on Remember those that are in bonds as bound with them, urging educated people to aid the poor, the ignorant, and the afflicted, and to serve humanity through knowledge and endowment of learning.
This evening at 8 o'clock Burnet Woods hosts a senior class production of Shakespeare's As You Like It. A stage modeled after Elizabethan design and period costumes will enhance the performance supervised by Kh. J. Wheatley.
An advertisement asserts There-Vormalin Winner and Amend mouth wash cleanses the mouth in the morning and leaves it sweet and pure all day, promoting lasting freshness.
Charles McCain, aged 62, now lies in the same ward as his brother Harry McCain who died two weeks earlier at City Hospital. Charles was admitted with kidney trouble and placed in the cot beside the deceased man's deathbed. Harry died when a ruptured aneurysm caused internal bleeding after a sneeze. his wife later fainted upon learning he had already died.
Joseph Kitchkowsky remains alive in Good Samaritan Hospital with possible permanent eye injuries and severe leg wounds. Josephine Stubbemann improves, while Fred Pape, factory manager, is buried. Coroner Weaver to hold inquest Tuesday.
News from Cincinnati regrets the death of Rev. Father Eugene Brady a longtime St. Xavier's Church pastor. He died yesterday in Chicago after years of selfless fire and accident ministry, attending blazes from rag factories to disaster sites. Born in Louisville in 1839 he served Catholic and broader communities, earning respect across classes for tireless outreach.
Several companies of the colored Knights of Pythias returned yesterday from Xenia where they attended the sixteenth annual session of the State Grand Lodge. Cincinnati Knights won many offices with Jesse Woodson elected State Grand Chancellor and Henry Higgins on the Endowment Board. In Uniformed Bank elections E B F Johnson was re elected Brigadier General Edward Gaither Major and Charlie Hubbard Lieutenant Colonel.
State Inspector of Factories David Fisher announces strict enforcement of new amendments restricting employment of children. No child under 14 may be employed. night work for under 16 boys or under 18 girls is forbidden between 7 PM and 6 AM. Fines or imprisonment apply for violations as unions aid in inspections.
The Allen Temple A. M. E. Church trustees call a church meeting for Wednesday evening to decide whether to abandon the parsonage property on North Street or purchase it for $794.14. The property has past due claims and long rental history with the Longworth estate dating to 1867. Members will determine if the property is abandoned or purchased.
Henry Rake aged 40 of Harrison avenue and Buck street was spotted at Seventh and John streets wearing no hat. Merchant Policeman Korter ordered him home, then locked him up for safekeeping. He claimed a $40 robbery and loss of his hat, saying he worried his wife would see him return hatless.
Hamilton Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles was organized and instituted with a large Cincinnati Newport delegation present. Officers were elected and the local order begins with eighty six charter members.
Ralph Sauer, 16, of 70 Everett Street, was polishing a 22 caliber revolver at Liberty and Western avenues yesterday afternoon when a blank cartridge exploded. The wad struck Sauer in the cheek and the wound was dressed at City Hospital.
Advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy to calm nerves and improve sleep. It urges rapid action, notes druggists supply the product with guarantee, and offers a postal book from Dr Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana.
A bygone ad proclaims that competition has flooded the market with cheap inferior furniture and asserts that Hen Shaw's Furniture by G. Henshaw & Sons on Elm and Canal Streets offers the best value and taste for the consumer seeking economy and quality.
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