Lagoon Park to Be Replaced by Cement Plant at Ludlow
Lagoon Park in Ludlow once a popular summer resort may be dismantled for a cement plant. Most structures have fallen to ruin after neglect and negotiations have been ongoing with owner 7 a Brooks of Cleveland for months. The amphitheater and club facilities remain usable though, while investors lament the loss of the venture that failed to turn a profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagoon Park
Ludlow
Cincinnati
A. Brooks
Cleveland
Covington Items Include School Honors and Tax Dispute
Covington notes report Prof John W Morris elected president of the Kentucky Educational Association and Rich Van Hoene achieving a school record 9 4 average while entering St Xavier s College The Allers Company seeks a five year tax refund over exemptions plan The city mulls lumber company incorporation and a divorce suit In library heating bids and an injunction case over boycotts are also on the docket
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Morris
Covington
Kentucky Educational Association
Rich
Theodore van Hoene
St. Joseph's School
St. Xavier's College
Death of Boone County Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Adams at 60
Prominent Boone County figure Thomas Jefferson Adams died last night at his Burlington home at age sixty. He was serving his second term as Boone County Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson Adams
Boone County
Burlington
Boy Struck by Wagon in Covington Run Down
Stanley Suedkamp son of H Suedkamp of Seventh and Main Covington was run over by a heavy wagon at Seventh and Craig. He was knocked down by a horse attached to a drag and his head and face were badly torn. A physician set fifteen stitches at his home. The driver fled before identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Suedkamp
H. Suedkamp
Seventh
Main
Covington
Craig Streets
Local marriages listed for Cincinnati and nearby towns
William Seidenspinner age 22 and Carrie Weener age 21 both of Cincinnati wed at Covington yesterday by County Judge Stephens. John E. Heywood age 30 and Fanny L. Doughner age 21 of Goshen Ohio married by Squire Jameson. Williston Mort McCain age 34 of Kittanning Pennsylvania and Mary Margaret Poling age 22 of Portland Indiana also reported in the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Seidenspinner
Carrie Weener
Cincinnati
Covington
Stephens
John E. Heywood
Fanny L. Doughner
Goshen
Squire Jameson
Williston Mort McCain
Kittanning
Mary Margaret Poling
Portland
Ind
Man awarded damages for automobile handling injuries
W. T. McCullough won a $1,020 judgment against Clifford Shinkle in Covington Circuit Court. McCullough, riding a horse on Madison pike, was injured when Shinkle's automobile allegedly caused the horse to bolt and fall, injuring him and costing sight in one eye. It is the first such damage suit in the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. McCullough
Clifford Shinkle
Covington
McCullough
Madison Pike
Covington Board of Education Prevails in Clerk Salary Case
The Covington Board of Education won its case against former Clerk W P McLaughlin over peremptory instructions by Judge Tarvin. McLaughlin served as clerk during an appeal and was paid 300 dollars after the board's prior defeat. the Court of Appeals later reaffirmed Heyker as clerk and salary entitlement, with the board seeking return of the overpaid funds but denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington Board of Education
W. P. McLaughlin
Tarvin
McLaughlin
Matt Heykettor
Heyker
Court of Appeals
Alternate Custody Granted in Covington Habeas Case
Judge Tarvin in the Circuit Court at Covington granted an alternate custody order in the habeas corpus case of Leo Dalheimer. The father and mother will share custody of Bert and the daughter weekly. Dalheimer claimed the son was taken by a relative while he worked in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarvin
Covington
Leo Dalheimer
Bert
Dalheimer
Cincinnati
My‘rietta
Estimating Contest Promises 1490 Prize Chances
A public notice outlines a 1.49 chances to win in a $34,000 Estimating Contest. If ten people, including you, contribute estimates, each participant gains ten chances to win any of the 1,490 prizes and a share of the total $34,000.
Blasting for Stone Ruptures Lake and Floods Clifton Heights
Italian workers blasting for stone at Clifton Heights near Newport unleashed a torrent from Schneider's Lake that swept down Thirteenth street damaging Frank Juergens home and wrecking much furniture. Nick Weirich's house shifted seven feet from its foundation as water washed across the street and toward the C and O Railroad ravine. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Heights
Newport
Schneider
Thirteenth Street
German St John’s social draws crowd in Newport
The coffee and ice-cream social hosted by the women of German Protestant St. John’s Church in Newport drew a large crowd and raised funds. William H. Diebold reported to police that while his family was away at a picnic thieves entered 320 East Seventh Street Newport and took a revolver and $21 from a bureau drawer. nothing else was disturbed and no identification was left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Church
Newport
William H. Diebold
East Seventh Street
Property Auction Notice on Washington Avenue Lot
Master Commissioner Otto Wolff schedules sale of the east Washington avenue lot 26 by 100 feet to Joseph Sauer and others for $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wolff
Joseph Sauer
Washington Avenue
Funeral for Mrs. Margaret Shea at Immaculate Conception
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Shea of Newport was held yesterday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with the Altar Society in attendance. Rev. Father McNerney celebrated a solemn requiem mass before her interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Price Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Shea
Newport
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Altar Society
Father McNerney
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Price Hill
Millard Niles Convicted for Malicious Mischief in Newport
Millard Niles faced Judge Hodge in Newport Circuit Court on an indictment from the last grand jury charging him with breaking a pane of glass in a Second and York streets frame house while intoxicated. The jury found him guilty after 133 days in jail awaiting trial and he was fined $10 plus costs to be served in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Niles
Newport
Hodge
Second
York Streets
P. Dine
Niles
Newport and Highlands Couples Married in Local Ceremony
Henry Lear of Newport and Carrie Spray of the Highlands Ky wed by Rev Robert L Harris at his home 617 Washington Avenue then left on the noon C&O train for New York where the groom works. Edward B Kenney and Katheryn Cain of Cincinnati married by Squire Donelan. Valentine Leopold and Minnie Thompson Newport John A Jewell North Fairmount and Charlotte Boehmer Newport involved in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lear
Newport
Carrie Spray
Highlands
Joseph Larbeck
Philomena Ament
Pomeroy
New York
Edward
Kenney
Katheryn Cain
Cincinnati
Squire Donelan
Valentine Leopold
Minnie Thompson
John A. Jewell
North Fairmount
Charlotte Boehmer
Ader Selected for Putnam Street Curb and Gutter Works
Newport Alder men award Peter Ader the contract for curbs and gutters on Putnam Street between Ninth and Tenth and on Ann Street between Eleventh and Twelfth. An ordinance authorizes sewer bonds for District A of 43000 dollars. Mayor Nelson again nominates Peter N. Bardo for Water Works Trustee and James E Champ for Police and Fire Commissioner. the board rejects both nominations 4 to 1. The committee’s exemption recommendation for the South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway power house is denied. A sewer will be laid at the Columbia street and Court place intersection during reconstruction between Third and Fourth with bituminous macadam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Newport
Peter Ader
Putnam Street
Ninth
Ann Street
District A
Nelson
Peter N. Bardo
James E Champ
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Wye
Committee On Law
South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Brighton Street
Eleventh
Columbia Street
Court Place
Subscriptions urged by Commercial Tribune readers
A terse exhortation invites readers to subscribe to the Commercial Tribune and send in estimates to clear their minds. The note presents a practical appeal rather than a feature article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Bellevue Lodge elects officers. funeral announced for James Gallimere
Bellevue Lodge I O O F named Noble Grand F Applegate Vice Grand W F Kramer Recording Secretary C W Mayer Permanent Secretary Robert Plettner Treasurer Charles Dorman Outer Guard W H Jones. The 30 year old James Gallimere will be buried at 2 p m today from his Clwck street residence Henry Barnes Lodge F and A M will conduct. John Reichel of Taylor avenue has returned from Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Lodge
Noble Grand
F. Applegate
W. F. Kramer
C. W. Mayer
Robert Plettner
Charles Dorman
W. H. Jones
James Gallimere
Clwck Street
Henry Barnes Lodge
A. M
John Reichel
Taylor Avenue
Indiana
Destructive Indiana Cyclone Causes 1.5 Million in Damage
A June Indiana cyclone swept NW to SW damaging factories and homes, tearing crops, felling trees, and snapping poles. Only two fatalities reported James Van Hoy and James Bailey. Total damage estimated near 1.5 million across a fifteen mile path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
James van Hoy
Pendleton
James Bailey
McCordsville
Tornado Leaves $500000 Damage in Marietta Ohio Valley
A five minute tornado in Washington County and Marietta caused $500000 in losses to orchards farms and buildings. Many trees were destroyed and traffic blocked while miraculous escapes were reported among residents and visitors from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Washington County
Marietta City
R. N. Cole
Highlands Farm
Bell Telephone Company
Parkersburg
St. Marys
Sistersville
Lowell
Macksburg
Ohio Valley Wagon Company
Parkersburg & Interurban Electric Company
Kentucky War Debt Interest Funds Capitol Debate
In Frankfort Kentucky the Civil War debt owed to Kentucky carries 1 346 000 in interest to be paid this session to the State Sinking Fund Commission. The state bonded debt totals 1 000 000 with maturities in 1905 and 1907. Governor Beckham backs buying bonds with the interest money if price is fair. Some officials want to use the funds for 1904 capitol plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky
Congress
State
Beckham
Sinking Fund Commission
Local residents undertake brief trips and visits
Mrs. Stephen Fetheroll of Woodland Park returns from Philadelphia. John Allison travels to New York to visit his brother. Louis Jenkins returns from a trip through the South. John P. Fleming is in Van Wert Ohio on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Fetheroll
Woodland Park
Philadelphia
John Allison
New York
Louis Jenkins
South
John P. Fleming
van Wert, O
Promoters Form Committee for New Building Association
A Dayton meeting of potential promoters appointed A Willis D C Patterson J P Newman and Rev H D Harding to draft articles of incorporation for a new building association to be submitted at tomorrow's meeting. Also noted are travel updates: Clara Sharpless from Sixth Avenue back from Denver and Mr Mrs Tibbitts from Eaton and Mary McVean from Lexington after attending a State Edu meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Building Association Syndicate
Messrs
A. Willis
D. C. Patterson
J. P. Newman
H. D. Harding
Clara Sharpless
Sixth Avenue
Denver
Col
Tibbitts
Eaton
Mary McVean
Lexington
State Educational Association
West Covington School Report Notables and Prize Winners
Prof J P Powers reports West Covington schools with 246 pupils, average daily attendance 169, promotions 140 and a general average of 2.6. Florence Dunn departs for Pittsburg today. Anna McDonald of Mt Adams wins large rug for St Ann's Church benefit. Powers wins life size portrait of Rev Clermont, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Powers
West Covington
Florence Dunn
Pittsburg
Anna McDonald
Mt. Adams
St. Ann’s Church
Father Clermont
Latonia Community Notes Include Visits and Meetings
The Rev. C. A Earle left for Bulletsburg to attend a Ministerial Association meeting. Mrs. Joseph Harley and Miss Edith Burkham returned to Chicago after visiting relatives here. Miss Izetta Williams left for Jellico Tennessee for a few weeks. An entertainment at the Young Men's Association was a success despite bad weather. A Weber and Theodore Wetterstrand traveled to St Louis. Jorge Cadwallader and wife went to Chicago for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deschler will soon visit Allegheny City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A Earle
Bulletsburg
Joseph Harley
Edith Burkham
Chicago
Izetta Williams
Lakeview Park
Jellico
Tenn
Young Men's Association
A. Weber
Theodore Wetterstrand
St. Louis
Jorge Cadwallader
Edward Deschler
Allegheny City
Kenton Realty Deals and Property Transfers
John H. Fowce transfers 25 by 90 feet on Bakewell Street Covington for 800 to Eliza O Hara. Receiver K fer to Letie B Hall 20 by 10 feet on Garrard Street for 2000. S C De Garmo to William H Keckeley 25 by 80 feet on Eleventh Street for 2600. John Ernet and others dedicate 40 foot strip to Central Covington for Bush Street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fowce
Eliza O'Hara
Bakewell Street
Fourth Street
Covington
Letie B. Hall
Garrard Street
S. C. de Garmo
Wiliam H. Keckeley
Eleventh Street
Scott
Madison Streets
John Ernet
Bush Street
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Claims Teething Solution
An advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething children. It asserts the syrup soothes, softens gums, cures wind colic, and relieves diarrhea, urging mothers to use it for infants.
Traveling salesman Burnett held on after Covington find
Police tracked Thomas Burnett a former cloth house representative as he laid checks and borrowed money in Hamilton and Cincinnati. He was arrested after securing 150 from James Tully in three installments and later revealed owing multiple tailors and hotels. Detectives located him after tipped off at a hotel bar and he registered under a false name in Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Burnett
Latonia
Covington
Hamilton
Burnett
New York
James Tully
Munro Hotel
Peterson
Race Street
Palace Hotel
John Kirby
Despondent paper hanger ends life with penknife
John D. Whitefoot a 61 year old paper hanger of 418 Pioneer street stabbed himself in the left breast with a small penknife. The knife pierced the heart and he died about eight o clock after several hours of life support at the Hospital. His wife notes a two week drinking spell and he reportedly said he did it for fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Whitefoot
Pioneer Street
Whitefoot
Tenfold brains contest promises big prize
An offer urges readers to recruit nine friends to contribute their brains in exchange for using yours, claiming ten times the chance to win one of 1.49 prizes in a $34,000 contest.
Fire Underwriters Banquet Honors City Insurance Leaders
The Cincinnati Fire Underwriters Association held its annual outing with eighty four members traveling by special cars from Government Square to the Zoo clubhouse for a banquet. Speeches by J. M. DeCamp Thomas E. Gallagher and Theodore F. Spear emphasized unity and the value of organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Fire Underwriters’ Association
Government Square
Zoo
Quiet Title Sought On Walnut Hills Property
The Widows' and Old Men's Home seeks to quiet title to a southwest corner lot at Seventh and Plum streets in Walnut Hills. John Hauck Brewing Co has offered 25 000 for the property now owned by the home from the estate of Alfred P. Hill. The suit targets Hill's unknown heirs and publication will notify a Mexico based daughter. Transfer will occur once title is quieted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan Street
Walnut Hills
Seventh and
Plum Streets
John Hauck Brewing Company
Alfred P. Hill
Hil
Mexico
A Past Era in Medicine Persists in Town Practices
An old world town crier is contrasted with enduring local medical methods in rural areas. The notice pitches Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York as a confidential advisor for womanly diseases and urges sick women to write for free guidance. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and accompanying Pleasant Pellets as remedies with testimonials from Mrs Florence Archer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Chatterhouse
London
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Porrer, Deve and Chem. Corp
Boston
U.S. A
Mistake in Names Causes Sad Scene at City Hospital
A fatal misunderstanding unfolds at City Hospital after William White of Williamsburg Ohio is misreported as dead. His daughter, en route by train to Cincinnati, learns of the death while another man named White had killed himself by suicide nearby. The mix up is clarified when telephoned confirmation reveals William White is alive at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
William ‘White
Williamsburg
Pearl and
Butler Streets
White
William White
Strike Hits Cincinnati Garbage Wagon Drivers
The Cincinnati Reduction Company began a week of garbage collection with a strike as drivers refuse to work without helpers. President M. H. Chamberlain discharged striking drivers, insisting wagons may run with one or two men. He seeks cooperation with the Street Cleaning Department and waives pay claims until full operation resumes. The walkout is linked to the Team Drivers' Union and union drivers are reportedly unwilling to cross the picket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Reduction Company
M. H. Chamberlain
Sheriff Jeff Davis pursues Greensburg burglars in town
Jeff Davis of Greensburg Indiana arrives in town to pursue two burglars William Summers alias Frank Jones and Henry Doty alias Charles Williams. A $200 reward is offered for their arrest and conviction. The sheriff checks on Deitsch and reunites with the Colonel, expressing impatience to capture the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
Jeff
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Greensburg
Ind
William E. Summers
Frank Jones
Henry Doty
Charles Williams
Davis
Deitsch
Indiana
Obituary: Dr W L Williams Dies at 49
Dr W L Williams died yesterday at his home on Woodburn and Gilpin avenues from heart disease at age 49. The funeral is set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Williams
Woodburn and
Gilpin Avenues
Transatlantic Ship Movements Reported Across Ports
June notices show departures and arrivals of multiple liners: La Savoie to Havre from New York, Lahn arriving from New York at Genoa, Auguste Victoria from New York to Hamburg, Noordland arriving from Philadelphia at Liverpool, Ha verford sailing to Philadelphia from Queenstown, Anchoria sailing to New York from Glasgow, and Ryndan sailing from Rotterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Savoie
Havre
Furst Bismarck
Hamburg
Friedrich der Grosse
Bremen
Lizard
la Touraine
Genoa
Liverpool
Noordland
Philadelphia
Queenstown
Haverford
Glasgow
Anchoria
Rotterdam
Walker Case Delayed In New York Hearing
Yesterday was the time appointed for hearing the case against Mr. Walker, manager for Turf Commissioner W. W. O Hara, but he was not ready and the trial was postponed to today. Inspector Holmes will bring him back. new evidence reaches District Attorney Bundy from victims seeking to recover their money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
W. W. O'Hara
United States
New York
Holmes
Bundy
O'H
Injured by Gasoline Explosion at Home
Mrs. Joseph Dickman and her daughter Corinne were burned when a gasoline stove exploded at 2313 West Street. Mrs. Dickman suffered the more serious injuries to arms and face, while 11 year old Corinne sustained a badly burned right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dickman
Corinne
West Street
Dickman
Widow Duttenhofer releases dower in three properties
Anne Duttenhofer widow of Valentine Duttenhofer Sr releases all dower rights in three pieces of real estate for record in accordance with a settlement of a salt case that was recently dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Duttenhofer
Valentine Duttenhofer
Duttenhofer
Tragic Discovery: Edward O Donnell Found in Dilapidated Room
The Health Department found 60 year old Edward O Donnell, a consumption victim, in a neglected rear room at 640 Main St. He appeared bereaved of friends and had severely overgrown fingernails, tangled like grapevines, evidencing long neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O'Donnell
Health Department
O’ Donnell
Hahn Foretells the Requisition in Ohio Case
Mansfield Ohio June 26 Governor Nash approved the requisition for William M Hahn charged with grand larceny of 39390 from Manhattan Fire Insurance Company New York. Hahn and his lawyers sought to avoid extradition while awaiting hearings with local officials and New York authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mansfield, CO
Nash
William. _M. Hahn
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company
New York
Hahn
George M. Skiles
Shelby
W. W. Skiles
Weil
Ohio Governor Orders Hahn Arrest for Extradition to New York
Governor Nash ruled to honor New York Governor Odell’s requisition for former Insurance Commissioner Hahn and ordered Richland County Sheriff to arrest him for transfer to New York agents. A legal clash arose as Hahn’s lawyers had him arrested in Ohio on a separate warrant, raising whether he can be held by Richland County Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Mayor’s Court
New York
Hahn
Columbus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Nash
Odell
Richland County
State of New York
Mansfield Hahn
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court decision limited to Cleveland says Cincinnati unaffected
Cincinnati officials say the Cleveland charter ruling does not apply to Cincinnati. Corporation Counsel Charles J. Hunt cites Judge Shauck and the 1891 State v. Smith ruling, noting only Cleveland’s act is affected and that Cincinnati lacks a Superior Court under the saving doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Charles J. Hunt
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Hunt
Columbus
Shauck
Lieutenant Striker Injured Battling Fire at Tennyson Helbrook
Lieutenant Frank Striker of Engine Company 18 was injured at a blaze on Tennyson and Helbrook streets. A two story former planing mill, unoccupied for years, was struck by lightning and quickly burned to the ground. A heavy timber fell, crushing his head and bruising his leg, and he was taken to his home. Insured damage is light and the owner is S. Holbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Striker
Engine Company 18
Tennyson
Helbrook
Striker
8S. S. Holbrook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Queen & Crescent
Grand Central Station
New Round Port
Osgood, Boyer
Presbyterian Hospital
Allers Company
Associated Charities
Ludlow Lumber Company
Thomas Johnson
John Vogg
Robert L. Wilson
Mabel Fourgerel
Louis Fourgerel
Covington Public Library
Board of Library Trustees
Meyers & White
J. H. McGowan & Co
T. J. Nichols & Co
James F. Thompson
A. H. Bryant
Cochran
Mayer, Scheuer, Offner & Co
Thomas Jeffers
Labor Council of
James and Seinsheimer
Thomas H. Darby
M. B. Kendrick
Sheriff Adams
Lake
Newport Realty
Bellevue
Alexandria
Dayton
Kenton Realty Deals
John Hauck Company
O’hara
Police
Mr. Hahn
Roseland
L. M
Prince
Optician
West Fourth Street
Corporation Counsel
Columbia
Sapolio
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