Opera and Vaudeville Draw Liberal Chester Crowds
Chester’s programme of opera and free vaudeville attracts large crowds despite bad weather. The Belle of New York at the opera house earns high praise for strong performances by MecElhern as the Elder Brinson Fulton as the son Ince as the lunatic Myke as the tough and Palmer as Fif. Free vaudeville features Mme Emmy with her dogs the Ozars juggling act De Aerian trapezist and contortionist and a cast including Edmunds Emerson and Edmunds delivering entertaining comic songs and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Miss Palmer
Fif
Miss Remyng
Misa Edwards
Mme
Emmy
Ozars
de Aerian
Edmunds
Emerson
Grand Opera Night At Zoo With Innes And Classics
Tonight at the Zoo the Opera Grand Night features Innes performing Il Trovatore scenes including the Tower Scene and Anvil Chorus. The program opens with the Tannhauser Overture and includes La Traviata Prelude Faust scene Carmen La Gioconda Semiramide and Il Trovatore selections. Also on the bill are Sarli on clarinet and Miss Listmann in Romeo and Juliet. Rice's Dog and Pony Show adds to the crowd drawing appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Innes
Anvil
Mr. Sarli
Miss Listmann
Mullen Host Picnic Draws Thousands to Coney
Hon Michael Mullen hosts a large picnic at Coney Island with invited guests and Republican constituents boarding shuttle trips from Broadway foot. The event attracts thousands, including many children, while the Ancient Order of Whynot plans its own picnic there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Mullen
Coney
Broadway
Mullen
Order of Whynot
John L Sullivan to perform at Lagoon Pavilion Sunday
The ex champion pugilist John L Sullivan, weighing about three hundred pounds, will entertain large crowds with a monologue at the Lagoon pavilion this Sunday afternoon. He will briefly recount his fighting days and, with a 206 pound sparring partner, illustrate four blows he calls the main points of boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagoon
John L. Sullivan
John L. Will
Lagoon Pavilion
Conference With Doyle On Fourth Ward Troubles
Secretary John Doyle of the Civil Service Commission arrives from Washington for a few hours to discuss the Fourth Ward troubles raised in the Pig Knuckle Club trial before Justice Smedes. Officials exhibit noncommittal while Doyle and local Civil Service Board Secretary Moss plan an official morning meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doyle
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Doyle
Fourth Ward
Pig Knuckle Club
Justice Smedes
Moss
Civil Service Board
Cincinnati Fire Department Examinations Cull Applicants
The Cincinnati Fire Department reports 38 of 59 applicants rejected after strict medical exams. A new district marshal post would rise to five in 1907, with redistricting planned. The budget seeks 25,000 for a house and lot for Engine 6, 4,500 for a new aerial truck, and extra wages for a master mechanic, two lieutenants, and six men for Westwood and Hyde Park units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Callahan
Board of Public Safety
Archibald
Westwood
Hyde Park
Benjamin entertains before leaving for France to pursue art
Portrait artist I Benjamin hosted friends in a luncheon at the United States Playing Card Company plant and toured the Kemper Thomas plant. The evening included a visit to the Zoo where he was presented with a loving cup. He sails on July 19 to pursue art in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Benjamin
France
Paris
United States Playing Card Company
Kemper-Thomas Company
Benjamin
Zoo
Soda Clerk Ed Murphy Held On Petit Larceny Charge
Ed Murphy a 19 year old soda fountain worker at Owl Drug Store Fifth and Walnut was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Calnan and Keatting on a complaint by Owl Drug Company manager E A Owen. The youth from Indianapolis is accused of stealing thirteen dollars by slipping cash from the counter into a sink and an account book was found in Murphy s pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Murphy
Owl Drug
Fifth and Walnut
Calnan and Keatting
E. A. Owen
Owl Drug Company
Indianapolis
Murphy
Booth Tucker Marries Minnie Reid at Salvation Army Citadel
London June 25 Commander Booth Tucker and Miss Minnie Reid were married today at the Salvation Army Citadel South Tottenham General Booth officiated Only relatives and high Salvation Army officers attended the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Booth Tucker
Minnie Reid
Salvation Army
Citadel
South Totenham
Booth
Tall smokestack rising for Globe Soap in St Bernard
A Globe Soap Company project in St Bernard advances a smokestack planned to reach 235 feet making it one of the tallest in the nation. In Elmwood Place William Connell lost two fingers while freeing a chain from a crane at Laidlaw Dunn Gordon. Lockland Council unanimously adopts an $80 000 budget under the Longworth act to sever the village after a year of legal debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Globe Soap Company
St. Bernard
William Connell
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon Company
Elmwood Place
Lockland
Longworth
Boy Drowns in Little Miami River Near Union Bridge
John Layberger a 14 year old son of John Layberger a glassblower of 4275 Eastern avenue drowned yesterday afternoon in swift water about half a mile west of the Union Bridge east of Linwood. He could not swim and despite pleas for help his companions and onlookers failed to reach him as the river depth reached thirty feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Miami River
John Layberger
Eastern Avenue
Union Bridge
Linwood
Young Layberger
Ail
Lease Nears Completion for Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Final steps in leasing Cincinnati Gas and Electric to Union Gas and Electric involve taking over the Cincinnati and Eastern and suburban branches of the Interurban Railway and Terminal Company. The lease becomes effective at midnight June 30 with Interurban President Charles H. Davis acting as chief executive for the two leased lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati & Eastern
Interurban Railway and Terminal Company
Charles H. Davis
Cincinnati Ordinance 1382 Amends City Treasurer Appointments
Ordinance 1382 amends Section 1 of the 1900 ordinance to authorize the City Treasurer, with Board of Legislation approval, to appoint annual staff at set salaries including an Assistant Treasurer and several clerks. It repeals the prior Section 1, and takes effect January 1, 1907. Passed June 4, 1906. FRANK L. PFAFF President Council. Clerk: EDWIN HENDERSON.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
State of
Ohio
Board of Legislation
Frank L. Pfaff
Edwin Henderson
Flint Street
Kenner Street
Déenman Street
Dalton Avenue
City of
State of Ohio
Ienner Street
Denman Street
Florence Street
Hoofer Street
Addison Street
Addison *Street
Halstead Street
Addisor Street
John Riddle
Ordinance Fixes Widths on Colerain Avenue
An 1906 ordinance sets Colerain avenue from Kirby avenue to the corporation line at 40 feet for the roadway and 10 feet for sidewalks. It takes effect as soon as permitted by law. Passed by Council President Ban L. Pfaff, attested by Clerk Edwin Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colerain Avenue
Kirby Avenue
City of Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Corporation Line
A.D
Juhe Ban L. Pfaff
Edwin. Henderson
Cincinnati Bond Ordinance To Issue 25000 For Stable Building
City of Cincinnati council adopts Ordinance No 1384 to issue twenty five thousand dollars in bonds for erecting a stable and acquiring necessary real estate. Bonds bear 3 percent interest, 20 year term, payable NY bank, with sale at par or through sinking fund Trustees. Proceeds fund City Stable Building and Improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
City of
Cincinnati
State of
Ohio
American Exchange National Bank
New York City
State of New York
City Stable Building and Improvement Fund
Board of Public Service
Aid Board
A.V
Frank L. Pfaff
N Henderson
Edwi A NootTa
Ordinance Assesses Real Estate Tax For Kinney Avenue
Cincinnati ordinance schedules open tax on properties bounding Kinney avenue between Fairfield avenue and Duck Creek. Annual installments by frontage pay 39.3938 cents in 1907 declining to 34.2311 cents in 1911 with 88 percent funding via bonds for sewer and street improvements. Bond issues total 7 615.58 dollars and 5 473.22 dollars respectively, with payments and sinking fund controls and contractor disbursements outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
Duck Creek
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Bow Bok Ghd
Board of Public Service
Council
McCarty Brothers
W. 8
Marx
Dted. Nau
Eal
Eal Coontract An 8 Certified By the ‘Board of Public Servgomoine
Cincinnati ordinance on bonds and assessments for street improvements
The text discusses debt and assessment rules for a Cincinnati street project, including bonds issued in anticipation of installment collections, sections reallocating costs, and property compensation procedures. It references Schott street Addison street widening, and repeals of prior ordinances, with formal city actions and deadlines.
Cincinnati Ordinance on Schott Street Sewer Improvement
City council determines to proceed with sewering Schott street from Harrison avenue southward about 283 feet as part of Division 22. Plans include 46 feet of 12 inch pipe, 270 feet of 1 inch pipe, 14 Y branches, manholes, concrete, and related work with 18 percent assessment to fronting properties. Assessments payable over five years at four percent interest. cash option within 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schott Street
Harrison Avenue
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Schott’ Street
Palmer Inlet
Kittail Alley
Collard Street
Whittaker Alley
Department of Public Service
Board of Public Service
Ordinance establishing Cross lane curb grade Cincinnati Ohio
Legislative record outlines the establishment of Cross lane curb grade from Park avenue to South Elm street in Cincinnati Ohio. It specifies elevations and descent rates for both north and south curbs and references prior ordinances and street improvements with dates and section numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Lane
Park Avenue
South Elm Street
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Cross Lane Street
Rank L. Pfaff
Edwin Henderson
City of Cincinnati street dedication ordinance for Peter Collins estate land
Ordinance accepted and confirmed a land dedication in Cincinnati for street purposes. It authorizes recording of the deed and plot, with costs paid from the condemnation fund, and declares reversion to grantors if the strips are not used as streets. Passed June 11, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall S. Collins
Philip G. Armstrong
Mary EB. Wilson
Collins Place
Howard Avenue
Es Avenue
Edna Avenue
Aley
Hal.s. Collins
Mary EE
Wilson
City of
Cincinnati
Miami Archase
Millcreek Township
Hamilton County
Ohio
Cincinnati and
Hamilton Turnpike
F. J. Cist
Cist
Peter Collins
Cincinnati and Hamilton
Ying
Peng
Collins Avenue
Soveres
Millcreek
Jonanty
Peter Coline
State of
Board of Public Service
Frank L. Pfaff
Edwin Henderson
Abe
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Belle
New York
the Zoo
Vaclav Oiskra
John L
Secretary Doyle
Mendel
Rice’s Dog and Pony Show
Rice
Salvationists
Miss Reid
Millcreek Valley Notes
Boy Rather
Edwin Ae Enreog
Bex U
Alma Street
Beal Street
Sycamore Street
Walker Street
Pueblo Street
Auburn Avenue
Dorchester Avenue
Ringgold Street
Drake Street
Boal Street
Alma
Sewer Construction Fund
John EB. Mahoney
John E. Mahoney
W. S .Marx
Board of P Public Service
Runnymede Avenue
Powers Street
Runnyméde Avenue
Budd Street
Harriet Street
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Buddy Street
Cincinnati Southern
Junell
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