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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
7
Chester audiences will enjoy a program featuring the opera Trovatore at Zo Coney’s popular steamer rides, a musical comedy and other attractions at Lagoon.
Miss Adams starred as Joan of Arc in the Schiller drama at Harvard stadium last night. The open air performance was described as one of the greatest and most spectacular in America.
Miss Maude Adams led a 2000 strong company in Schiller’s Maid of Orleans performed under stars at Harvard Stadium for Germania Museum. Over 15000 spectators watched a staged French English army clash and a cathedral death scene with authentic sets and live militia actors.
The arrangement yesterday keeps Rice's prize beauty pony dog and monkey circus as a free attraction at Coney Island for another week. The four footed performers delight boys and girls visiting the park and many older folks enjoy the clown monkeys and animal acts. The piece captures the enduring circus fever finding new expression in this show.
The big excursion steamer Island Queen lost its stage when the landing boom broke while Captain Dupuy tried to arrest swimmers crossing the bows. Two policemen fell into the water but were unharmed beyond a scare. A temporary stage was set up and a new one to be completed tomorrow as authorities vow to curb crossing near the vessel.
Prairie dogs described as very pert and inquisitive arrived at the zoo on Thursday from North Dakota. The arrival adds a lively display to the small animal collection and attracts attention from visitors and staff alike.
Superintendent Stephan notes a fine mesh wire barrier around the prairie dog village to stop rats from invading their homes. Rats moved in after release, killing prairie dogs until officials dug the netting deeper and raised it high enough to block digging and climbing.
At the Lagoon clubhouse an animated talk among theater people centered on idioms of the modern stage. Martin J. Dixon ties the hook to Miner's vaudeville era after a dramatic yarn of a dislodged amateur singer and a cornered 1903 incident.
The Chester Park fireworks exhibition is set for 10 30 P M Friday after the opera Il Trovatore. Patrons can watch the display then head downtown, with Turnfest films from Frankfort, Germany shown beforehand. Friday also hosts official Chester Park swimming races in the afternoon.
Miss Adelaide Norwood of the English Opera company sang Leonora in Il Trovatore at Chester Park Opera House last night despite a severe cold. Managers feared she would be unable to appear after a chill from last week's matinee of Aïda, yet heroic management and remarkable bravery enabled a late performance.
Maurice Greene starred in Il Trovatore with Count di Luna sung by Cranston and Azucena by Miss James. The Chester company received strong applause. the opera repeats tonight and Friday and Saturday with high audience enthusiasm.
At Chicago Gun Club during the grand American handicap practice, traps misfired in the doubles, preventing many from finishing 100 targets. Squad 7 in singles, including A. Topperwein and teammates from Texas Kentucky Missouri Kansas Georgia, fired 100 straight. George Lyon of South Carolina posted 17 in doubles then 39 and 40 in singles.
New York Massachusetts California and Canada reach final singles at St Martins Pa with West leading. Mabie Hotchkiss of Berkeley faces Edith Botch of Boston as decisive match looms. Scott New York and Rees St Paul eliminated. Lois Moyes Canada advances to meet Louise Hammond New York in semifinal.
Boston June 2. Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has called off his bout with Tony Ross in Pittsburg andwill depart Boston for the Pacific. He aims to clinch a match with Al Kaufmann before Stanley Ketchel agrees to Kaufmann’s terms, per a statement issued tonight.
AKRON Ohio June 2 The state golf tournament will begin tomorrow at the Portage Country club links with 150 entries for the first qualifying round. Twelve special prizes accompany the regular match plays. Top players including T Sterling Beckwith Cleveland’s 1908 champions are entered.
Ford car No. 2, leader in the New York to Seattle race, arrived at Cleelum, Washington, 100 miles from Seattle, and pressed on toward the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific grounds, expected to reach by noon tomorrow.
D. P. Rhodes of Boston defeated A. W. Andrew 6-2 6-4 6-1 to win again in the lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon. The victory keeps Rhodes undefeated in this English tourney.
In Longchamps on June 22 the Prix Neva was won by Chandos owned by W. K. Vanderbilt. Ross Adams' Christiania won the Prix Chat eau, while Vanderbilt's Ripolin ran in the Prix McKenzie but failed to place.
Entries for six races at Gravesend include a six furlong dash with Sir John Johnson top weight and a field led by Cohort and Sulia Powell. a two mile steeplechase featuring Jimmy Lane Waterspeed and Sandy Creeker. a five furlong Bedford with Pretend and Black Chief. a one and one sixteenth mile with Question Mark and Lord Stanhope. a one eighth mile dash with Berkesake and Bocintd Whealconteek. and a five and tu race with Dre and Mio Peo.
Prominent officials declare the attack on a pupil lacked justification in a teacher issued statement. John J. Kelley Jr reports a warrant to issue for Dr Ziegler and notes the related case while the boy faces possible surgery.
The attack on John J. Kelley Jr by Carl Ziegler prompts a pending warrant for assault and battery. Physicians fear the boy’s condition may require surgery. witnesses condemn the act as inexcusable as officials call for accountability while Ziegler cites overwork and chaos at Turnfest week. The community rallies with schoolmates choosing flowers over a social.
Mrs Elizabeth Kendall of 584 Johnson street Covington sister of Patrolman August Walter recovered her vision after a Cincinnati hospital operation. Doctors said the procedure was highly successful and she may soon see as before barring complications. Patrolman Walter said visitors should be withheld for several days and rest is needed to complete recovery.
In Covington yesterday copies of a Kentucky appeals court decision overturned Circuit Judge Harbeson and upheld County Judge Stephens. The case John G. Adams vs Joseph Readnour involves appointing an administrator and executor named in Rebecca Powers will.
State Superintendent J. G. Crabbe writes to all clergymen in the Sixth Kentucky district announcing a second whirlwind campaign for public education starting next Monday. He vows statewide coverage by capable speakers and designates next Sunday as public school Sunday asking ministers to speak on Public Education in Kentucky.
Coroner W W Tarvin returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Harry Van Hoose killed when he was struck by a C O train at the Seventeenth and Scott streets bridge. Testimony from John Lang of Catlettsburg, who was with Van Hoose, supported the verdict. John Van Hoose, a railroad detective and brother of the deceased, claimed the body, which was shipped to Catlettsburg last night.
Andrew Roth sues Charles Hamlin in Kenton circuit court for 2000 damages alleging an assault on June 2. Judgments include Bramilage vs Sandford and Jessie Robinson vs McNay with sale of saloon fixtures at 9 Pike St. Administrators appointed for estates of Glendon Lauterman Griesbaum Carr.
Jerome and Adaline Prather transfer 830 by 125 feet on the west side of Madison Avenue to George Q Gordon in Covington property records.
Eight teams reported raising $2,615 on the first day of the drive to finish the Covington YMCA project. Team 1 led with $1,075 as organizers press to reach a $12,500 goal before the campaign ends next Monday.
Second Infantry companies from Fort Thomas arrived after a sixty mile hike from Dayton Ohio where they took part in the Wright brothers celebration parade. Officers report a safe trip there and back with no mishaps and the men, though weary, enjoyed the excursion.
County Judge H P Stephens grants rights to solemnize marriage to Do R Stoutson Methodist minister. Michael Kruse of Cincinnati arrested for failing to provide for his child. Woman accuses Alex Bristow of disorderly conduct. warrant issued by Police Judge Read. Fugens Matthews arrested on Fifth Street for house of corrections duties and awaiting Louisville police instructions. Nellie Blackburn of Ludlow dies. funeral pending. Deputy Sheriff M D McInnerny's William A Spelby dies. funeral Friday at St Marys Cathedral. David Cree funeral held at Stickle Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev J F William officiates. Farewell for Father Libert De Waegenaere. replaced by Rev Father William Ryan. Richard Walker’s home robbed on Center Street Latonia. Lycurgus Stickley reported missing from Latonia.
Latonia officials ordered the Police Chief to suppress early Fourth of July celebrations and confiscate all revolvers from youths. Patrolmen Penick and Southerland chased and arrested Oscar Stephens near the Roeecale car line to the Licking River on a theft charge filed by the boy's stepfather.
Newport police and fire crews tackled a blaze at a vacant two story tenement at Highth and Lowell, once home to Hungarian mill workers. Patrolman Pryor spotted flames early, and investigators suspected arson as mattresses burned on both floors. Damage was limited.
Miss Jessie J. Plummer daughter of Jule L. Plummer assistant cashier at Newport Central Savings bank married Carey J Aulick of Detroit Michigan at the Plummer residence in Washington avenue. The Rev W J Bolin officiated with Mrs Joseph Gower and Mrs W A Evans providing music. The bride wore a white chiffon poplin dress and the couple planned a East tour before settling in Detroit.
Fragmentary record lists real estate directions with names Helmberg Emil Natterheimer and wife, and Bense Boabin. Measurements 32 by 66 feet and locations Mansion Hill Tonleath, Brighton and Fourth in Newport appear as a property survey or deed notice.
An enthusiastic meeting in Alexandria drew nearly a hundred farmers as they signed about $6,000 in subscriptions for the Lexington Louisville and Maysville traction line. W T Blackburn outlined plans for a line through Campbell County to Newport and a local club was formed to promote the enterprise. Subscriptions require no payment until completion, with expectations that around $10,000 will be subscribed in two to three weeks.
Wthel Perry sues Albert C. Perry for absolute divorce and name restoration after alleged March 1907 marriage in Maysville Kentucky and abandonment the following year. Mary Gardner sues George Gardner for absolute divorce and child custody after alleged abandonment. Robert Norstheimer of Maple avenue pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after a Monday arrest, fined $20 and costs with promise of no repetition. The jury in J. J. Stevens case ...
Reported incidents include a man dying after a delirious fever attack. The Henrietta Hunt Morgan chapter U D C plans a social meeting at Mrs James Layne's home. Fort Thomas lodge of Masons prepares a double celebration with cornerstone laying for a new temple and a lawn fete at Bigstaff residence. Burglary alarms near George Buckner's home stir the neighborhood, with no signs found. Funeral held for George Beyer, Spanish American War veteran. Casino Amusement Co. contracts with Knights of Pythias for adjoining lot. Postmaster seeks a Saturday half holiday following Taft's four‑hour workday order.
Fragmentary notes list several individuals tied to Kentucky locations including M Schmitz Aloysius Pleimann Fort Katie Peesler and Harry F. Schilling in Covington Florence Huenefeld Owington. The snippet suggests a regional social or civic context with multiple names and places in Kentucky.
Special dispatch from El Paso reports Las Playas river headwaters natives near Tonala claim the long-haired wild man known as el hombre de silvestre de monte has appeared near the Jabon mountain. He reportedly lives in an abandoned mine, wears no clothing, and is harmless though feared by locals and children. An American and natives have approached the cave without entering. He is said to be over sixty, with white hair and beard, and speaks only incoherently when approached.
After a brief session in Detroit sixty seven new members joined the American Institute of Homeopathy. A bureau meeting heard papers on homeopathic treatment of diseases. Names presented for the presidency ballot include Dr. J. J. Jones of Cleveland D A Maclachlan of Detroit C E Savage of Marion Ohio and James W Ward of San Francisco.
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