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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
3
The Cincinnati Teachers Pension Board debated Miss Kate Gohen’s retirement and pension claim, weighing Board of Education action against law and long service. Trustees then considered Harber Harper, Rebecca Lewis, Junkermann, and May James amid stricter pension rules.
The board referred the applications of Mr Goebel and Miss Schrom and Miss Lewis to the Committee on Conference and Pensions. A rule was adopted requiring applicants in similar cases to present affidavits from school authorities where they claimed to have taught. The clerk reported a pension fund balance of $3,755.43 before adjourning.
The Change Transportation Committee asks for a hearing before the Southern Railway Trustees. The board will consider the request at its meeting next Saturday June 30. Secretary Morten received a letter from President Ferguson confirming receipt and promising submission to members. A trustee indicated the request would likely be granted and the hearing gladly arranged.
Printed copies of the official program for the seventh annual National Hay Association convention in Baltimore August 14 to 16 will be distributed this week by Secretary F F Colling. The sessions on Wednesday and Thursday include talks by George S Bridge E L Rogers Geo W Hill J D Carscallen L W Dewey Albert Todd George C Warren and a railroad traffic manager with discussions after each paper.
Clara B Helfrich accuses Ben E Helfrich of repeated abuse since 1889 with abandonment leaving child penniless. Settlement of a broken home, gambling losses, and threats to kill cited. Trial details note other divorces and inquiries in the court, with various petitions and assaults mentioned.
In Judge Jelke's court a family objects to Thompson and Scroggins trade talk amid a dispute over property payments. Dr. Davis orders lunacy inquiries on Officer Conrad Mutter, who has varied behavior and poor sleep, and Anna M. Klyne is committed after treatment. John Hoff suffers a first serious mental attack. The Circuit Court reverses a $838 beer bond liability against Maria Gerke and B Mayer, releasing sureties. Jacob Fleck's contempt ruling is overturned as unable to pay alimony, with potential future action kept possible.
Catherine Kippert sued Louis Hinau a Big Four Railway clerk in Magistrate Winkler's court for $35 wages garnishment from a prior trust. After a lengthy dispute Hinau admits spending the funds. Kippert forgives him and the case is dismissed.
The Miamitown case pits Mr. Thompson against Mr. Scroggins over alleged breach of contract for a Newport house and farm haven. Scroggins defends by claiming Thompson breached conditions and misused the family coffee pot at breakfast, leading to Thompson becoming persona non grata.
Yesterday two assignments were filed in the Insolvency Court to Everett J. Wade as assignee for the creditors. Alexander P. Hay of Mt. Airy shows assets of 4000 dollars and liabilities of 2500 dollars. Emma W. Hay, wife of Alexander, lists assets at 35200 dollars and liabilities at 18000 dollars. The real estate is encumbered but not productive with no current market.
The case of Spotty Wing, charged with a Main street saloon hold up opposite the Custom House, was continued in Judge Spiegel retroactive yesterday. The state expected Lizzie Waddell to testify but she had disappeared. Wing was sent back to jail as Chief Deitsch orders a sharp lookout for Lizzie.
Executor John Cline and executrix Jennie Benton handle Bridget McDermott's will directing $1000 estate to two nieces. Separately Otto Stein administers a $6100 estate of Anna Bode and Christian Ruehl oversees a $1200 estate of his mother Tina Ruehl.
No. 119000 to 119009 note divorces quiet title accounting and appeals. Various judges preside Ready lists include insurance, street railway, U W locals, and miscellaneous Probate Insolvency items. Also mentions Boro-Formalin antiseptic dressing used for burns and injuries.
Doubt mounts over the dead man identified as Augustus N. Boughton after a Little Miami engine killed him. Morgue staff and City Infirmary workers say features and clothing do not match Boughton. Coroner notes Boughton’s past hospitalization for sarcoma humerus, which shows distinct marks absent on the body. Rumor cites a heavy life insurance policy on Boughton.
Two vacancies in the local internal revenue office will be filled next Monday with likely appointments to succeed George Deckebach and George Friedlein who resign to join City Auditor-elect Milli kin’s official family. William Schiebel, a special agent, is expected to take Deckebach’s post and George Otto may be promoted to Friedlein’s job. Ambrose White, former Board of Control clerk, is tipped for Otto’s vacancy.
The article lists literature and a debate on a sky scraper ordinance in Cincinnati. Mr Bauer criticizes skyscrapers as dangerous and monopolistic harming property values and city development while Mr Weil backs a two and a half times street width height limit citing New York and Chicago as references.
Reading Council let contracts Monday for twenty or more streets including the Reading pike for artificial stone sidewalks. A contractor, Vonderhow of St. Bernard, was arrested for failing to display red lights on material in the street and will be heard before Mayor Schwegman. Also reported are the death of Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald aged 73 at her daughter’s home in Wyoming and two weddings Marie Hill to A D Morgan in St Paul church and Elizabeth Lohmann to Charles J. Vanden at St Clemens Church.
The body of Major Wilkinson, the colored fireman aboard the Dick Brown, was recovered after the steamer sank on Sunday. James Williamson, the other fireman, remains missing, with a possible second body found near Griffiths Station not deemed likely to be his. Engineer Cuppy identified Wilkinson at the morgue, saying he last saw him at the fire boxes as the boat departed the port.
Benjamin Thole a 26 year old coal wagon driver was killed when he fell from his wagon near Race and Commerce streets as he prepared to dump its load. He backed to the curb, lost his footing, and his neck was broken after striking the wagon tongue. He lived on Water street near John.
The Cincinnati League Executive Committee is convened at 2 oclock this afternoon to discuss future convention plans and receive a report from the Citizens Finance Committee on funds for entertaining the Baptist Young Peoples Union early next month.
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