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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
3
The famous old park opens its gates today after weeks of improvements. Chutes boats and lake attractions are in prime shape and promise entertaining diversions. A top feature tomorrow will be a vaudeville show headlined by Dorothy Studebaker. Season tickets for two will be given to visitors today.
Mrs. John H. Shults Jr. seeks a divorce claiming separation for three years. She names Miss Eva Richards and Sylvia Thorne as corespondents, with Sylvia Thorne centered in the testimony. Witnesses testified to visits and diamond gifts by Shults. his photograph was admitted into records.
Special despatch reports contralto Mme Schumann-Heink kissing her rescuer Edward Mullehill after he saved her life when their carriage was struck by a Sixth Avenue streetcar. The driver, Hugh Hannigan, remains in St. Vincent's Hospital with concussion. The singer continues to the Rhine for the summer.
In the Arena restaurant Prof. Silver, escort to Julia Morrison, is horsewhipped by his enraged wife. Morrison, the actress linked to a Tennessee case, says she hired Silver for hypnotism lessons for her play Do Not Condemn Her. A bystander recounts Morrison being lashed while Silver, the actor, and staff restrained bystanders.
Maurice Grau announced plans to abandon the American operatic field. He will quit New York when his Metropolitan Opera House lease ends next year due to health concerns and will move to Carlsbad for months. He may focus on Covent Garden where profits are stronger, noting U S tours have been largely unprofitable except in Cincinnati, St. Louis and Detroit.
John F Hummel, longtime single ring circus owner from Cincinnati, arrives in New York and plans to shift to Wall Street. He files a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court after admitting an $11 000 debt and names all performers and staff from 1898 seeking forgiveness.
The Chester Park management engages renowned aeronaut Prof. Busch for a season of balloon ascents and parachute drops. He will begin today at the Duckworth outing with exhibitions every Sunday and a Fourth of July special ascent and parachute cap.
A Passion Play at Chiliwack British Columbia drew 500 Siwash actors before a 4000 strong native audience. Rev. Mr. Chirouse directed the nine tableaux with a Roman Catholic mission background. The performance moved the crowd to groaning and wailing as the choir chanted appropriate verses.
Mme De Margerie arrives in the United States with her husband the new First Secretary of the French Legation at Washington. She was formerly Mile Jeanne Rostand sister of Edmond Rostand the playwright famed for Cyrano de Bergerac and L A Ton. She is described as a beauty of Spanish type with a Spaniard mother and regarded as one of the brightest women.
Mirror correspondent reports Daniel Decatur Emmett alive and surprisingly well at Mt Vernon home. He and wife sat outside their cabin in evening light and he deliberately claimed he would replant a corn patch before he dies.
Maude Adams left a French convent retreat to travel to England for talks with J M Barrie about a new four act comedy set around the Waterloo era. The work is planned for a New York production in October with Clyde Fitch also linked to a possible project.
A daughter of Harriet Hubbard Ayer begins an operatic career in Philadelphia. John E Henshaw and May Ten Broeck appear in Marie Wainwrights revival of The School for Scandal. Georg Henschels daughter debuted as a violinist in London. Kilgour visits Chicago after leading San Francisco stock season. Norris leaves Chicago July 13 for Europe. Otis Skinner shelves The Heretic. considers Francesca da Rimini revival at the Grand Opera House in Chicago in autumn. Lewis Waller to come to America next year after revival of Henry V in London. Digby Bell rents a Milford cottage to rest and study The Chaperones for September. Frohman arranges Sherlock Holmes trials in England. Gillette stages London premiere in Lyceum September 9. Bowles profits from Fortune Teller Company in London. returns around August 1. Sol Solomon signs with Perley for The Chaperones. sibling ties to Edward Solomon noted. Tomorrow opens new week at Coney Island with changes in vaudeville and new acts including Yetta Peters and Roger Corinne mhof. Brooke Marine Band at Zoological Garden. Chicago concert draws large Friday crowd with Serenade and Pilgrim’s Chorus pieces. An euphonium solo by Chimera earns encores amid a crowd-pleasing program. London page notes a rehearsal anecdote about Irving and an unseen super observer.
The installation of officers for the newly created United States Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky happens at the Covington Federal Building at 11 o clock Monday. It marks the first time a new Federal Judge and court officers are seated outside Louisville since 1860 with Judge A M J Cochran to preside. Six or eight Sixth District judges will attend as Judge Lurton administers the oath.
Polls close at 4 pm as the Covington Democratic primary vote count begins and will decide among 110 candidates. Report warns of a heated night with many disappointed contenders as reformers aim to curb graft before the general election.
In Newport Police Court Joe Clark and Freda Busher faced Judge Dumont on breach of the peace charges for assaulting a girl named Elia Turner. Both fined three dollars plus costs. lacking funds, Clark offered to serve Busher’s time, but was told both must pay or go to jail. Friends then pooled the money to cover the fines.
Judge Hodge adjourned court for the summer months. Several cases will be carried over to fall while the fifth Allerman case and the Dehnert murder bail application are set to be decided at some point during the summer.
Bellevue plans to install 114 gas lights with one electric lamp per two gas lights after a new contract. Costs will be lower than gas, and if more than 57 lights are needed they will add units to keep overall lighting costs similar. Work starts after next week, old gas lights remain in service.
Dan Ryan owns a horse that swam from the Louisville wharfboat in Cincinnati and returned ashore with the wagon. Also noted are visits by Newton Ballinger and family from Tucson, T Powers in Oak Street, Captain Charles A Burns traveling to Lexington, Mrs J P Fleming's return home, and Fleming couple planning a summer in Buon Kentucky.
The Board of Education met Thursday night and elected Harry Romanowitch Treasurer. The Forrest Social ball team has secured the Bijons for the game tomorrow forenoon. J and Mrs Patrick Smith of Livingston street are entertaining a young daughter.
In Maysville Kentucky Mrs Charles Dickson of Aberdeen attempted to jump into the river midstream but was restrained by ferry officers. After reaching shore she stood on railroad tracks planning to throw herself under a train. Police officer Harry Orr intervened and the woman was taken to the Police Court before being returned home. The reason given relates to alleged misery at her mother in law's home in Adams County Ohio.
Police search for Minnie Hardebeld, former Covington resident, after she left her four children on a front step. The youngsters, ages 10, 6, 3, and 9 months, were cared for at a hospital and Children's Home while authorities trace the parents, Henry and Minnie Hardebeld. The family had recently moved between Covington, Cincinnati, and Louisville in a quest to locate the missing father.
The Toren Syndicate of Columbus Ohio bought the Delaware Electric Railway for 55000. The purchase includes a franchise from Columbus and a right of way with partially completed tracks into Delaware. An extension to Greenwood Lake resort will cost about 20000, with a 90000 power house planned and a link expected before winter.
In Anderson Indiana on June 28 Jessie Mitchell seven-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Mitchell was playing outdoors when she inserted her finger into a crawfish hole and was bitten by a viper. A doctor treated the finger and warned of signs of blood poisoning.
Nellie Flavin three years old suffers severe scalding from hot water spilled by a teapot at her aunt Mrs Meyers home in West Third street. Dr Pieck attends. Also notes church topics and local notices including baptism and a sheriff race.
The Wesley Union of Epworth Leagues holds a mass meeting at Eleventh Street M E Church South Covington Monday at 745 PM for literary and social work. Speakers include L H Wilson Newport Rawlins D Best Covington and L A Stabler Cincinnati District League president. Special music and a lawn reception follow the program.
The mother of Deafy Ryan yesterday appealed to authorities to restrain and manage him. He was ordered back to the Infirmary and kept there if necessary by confinement. Deafy had been taken to the institution before but returned home before the wagon departed.
Bartholomew Wall sues in Newport Circuit Court against John Wall and others for 275 dollars including 150.50 for funeral expenses and 79.50 from Timothy and Ella Wall plus city taxes. Philip Dine sues Frank P. Moore for 254.75 for merchandise furnished.
A man about 35 to 40, likely a painter, died after heat prostration in Newport near Costigan's livery stable. Bystanders and police delayed medical help. Drs. Clark and Truesdale attempted to revive him before he succumbed at Speers Hospital. Local identification efforts failed.
In Wapakoneta Ohio the St Marys Argus accuses local courthouse figures of fraud while the St Marys Graphic backs exposure. The Argus attacks the Graphic's editor as partisan after publishing a cross petition denouncing the fraud claims. The piece notes broad Democratic voter concern and predicts political fallout this fall.
London June 28 The steamship Deutschland will sail from Southampton to New York with all promenade deck staterooms reserved for ten millionaires. The syndicate includes J Pierpont Morgan Clinton Dawkins Clement A Griscom Bernard A Baker William L Elkins P A Widener Harry Payne Whitney Pierre Lorillard Timothy L Woodruff and John T Waterle. They chartered the deck for 22000. Morgan may discuss major international trade plans with fellow travelers.
Wabash Indiana June 28 The Appellate Court denied a rehearing in the State v Gabriel Godfrey Miami Indian case. It holds Godfrey is not exempt from taxation as he accepts citizenship rights votes and participates in politics. He must pay taxes on his property.
Critics hail George Sand as Balzac’s rival and the top French novelist after Balzac. The pamphlet outlines her romantic life and a new pamphlet offers a life sketch for request. Agents wanted, GEORGE BARRIE & SON, 1313 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Columbus Ohio June 28 The Supreme Court adjourned to Tuesday September 24. Decisions include upholding the Insolvency Law in Cuyahoga County and affirming several judgments. Notable cases cover Carey building tax disputes, White vs Cedarvill disorderly conduct, and various contract and real estate rulings.
In Welch West Virginia on June 28 Peter Price wounded three men in a saloon incident after insulting a woman. Frank McGraw and George Hooker were killed and Charley Davis fatally wounded. Price was wounded and fled to a Stableman who captured him and jailed him as the pursuit began.
Middletown Ohio June 28 The reported sale of the C H D Traction Line to the Dayton Middletown and Germantown Traction Line has been confirmed by General Manager C G Waldo of the C H D R R. The line will pass to new owners once cash is paid. The Cincinnati Dayton Godsdale Road inclusion is denied by C H D management.
Canton Ohio June 28 A deadly gasoline and coal oil mix caused an explosion while 18 year old Ertie L Sanders daughter of a Cleveland Canton Brickyard engineer attempted to light a kitchen fire. She was severely burned and may die as the stove and can were wrecked.
Samuel C. Morehead died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital Dayton Ohio while a lunacy warrant was in Sheriff Kershner's hands. An affidavit by O. E. Francis led to the warrant, but hospital sisters said he was nearly dead and could not be removed. The sheriff notified the Probate Judge, and the man died during the judge's absence.
The Associated Charities reports that seven months into the penny savings program in public schools $9,858.85 was deposited by students. Most contributions were in pennies nickels and dimes.
In Wabash Indiana on June 28 the wife of William Gard near Wawaka gave birth to two girls and a boy. The three infants weigh a total of twenty seven pounds and are described as vigorous and good natured. The physician expects all to survive and they are claimed to be the largest triplets in the area.
John W Bookwalter returning from six months abroad via Italy is due home soon. Springfield awaits the opening of the long completed The Bookwalter hotel, a focal point for local interest and plans.
Springfield report says a son of Joseph Spanberger, a First Ward councilman, suffered a severed artery in the left wrist while bottling soda. Medical doubt remains on recovery as significant blood loss occurred.
James Miller, aged 11, was killed early this morning after lying on the Baltimore and Ohio track in Zanesville. A brother had previously died by self-inflicted action years ago, and Miller’s death is recorded as a similar tragedy on the same line.
Thomas Dillon about 35 died after being struck by a freight train in the B and O railroad yards at Greenfield C June 28. He gave Parkersburg West Virginia as his home but had lived in the area since last winter.
Local Confederate veterans in Lexington plan to establish an interstate Confederate home by buying land and erecting buildings to house a large number of indigent veterans. Funds will be raised by subscription.
Obituary notices report Prof. David Shuck aged 80 ex-President of Artsville University dying at home in Hartsville Indiana from paralysis. Also Catherine Hener 71 mother of Rene Covington, Edward Roberts 83 Milford Ohio real estate magnate dies from heat exhaustion. Julia H Young 87 of Somerville Butler County descended from General Richard Butler.
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