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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
5
Andrew Jackson, a Lexington resident, reported to police that a chip diamond ring valued at 25 dollars disappeared while he and friends were stopping in the city yesterday. The ring was described as a chip diamond.
A 16 year old girl Nannie Straus of 332 West Front Street fell from a swing at the Pearl and Plum streets playground and suffered a severe scalp wound. She was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
James Page, a colored man, wanted on a charge of cutting to kill, was arrested in Hamilton yesterday after attempting to escape officers Johnson and Dulle. He was captured following a chase.
Neville Smith a 23 year old waiter of 528 Richmond Street received a large scalp wound treated at City Hospital last night. He said he was injured while resenting an insult to his wife in Humboldt Park.
Burglars broke into the Stanage Company store at Pearl and Walnut streets early yesterday, smashing a glass pane and lifting the latch to steal a pair of pantaloons and a new pair of shoes.
Hyman White aged 16 of 1542 Central Avenue started home with a revolver and ammunition. He attempted to show the weapon to a friend when the trigger caught, the bullet lodging in his thigh.
Thomas Black, 35, and his wife Sophia fought near Fourth and Mound streets. Black received a head cut and was treated at City Hospital before arrest for disorderly conduct. Sophia Black was arrested in the Fourth District on a charge of cutting to kill.
A fire alarm sounded yesterday from the home of T. B. Horton at 545 Alexander Building when a stew was left cooking on the back burner while preparing the noon meal. No injuries or further damage reported.
An old advertisement argues pain is a nerve discord and claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills soothe nerves to relieve pain. The piece notes a wife and daughter use the pills for pain from any cause and urges treatment through the nerves.
A kitchen incident produced heavy smoke and no fire danger after gas stove use. Fire Company 16 was summoned but arrived to find the danger already averted and the smoke clearing.
Cortland Hill an engineer aged 35 of 935 Central Avenue was taken to City Hospital yesterday afternoon with burns to his hands and arms. He was trying to shut off a steam pipe that blew in the Smith Furniture Factory causing the injuries.
City Hospital doctors examined John Kliundt, 47, of 827 Bank Street, for a recurrent mania linked to a prior sunstroke. He had periods of low mood, with a violent episode occurring yesterday.
William Dickman, 75, of 203 Main Street, was bitten on the arm and back yesterday afternoon by a dog he tried to pet in front of his home. He walked to the Second District Police Station, showed the injury, and was taken by patrol wagon.
Ed Dewire aged 33 of 1018 Richmond street was taken to City Hospital with a deep forehead wound after an altercation near Louisa and Gest streets. Patrolman Dixon ordered Dewire to stop the disturbance. Dewire attacked, receiving a blow to the head.
Heads of Globe Wernicke Co departments enjoyed a Saturday outing at Phoenix Grove Kentucky with baseball and other games in the morning. An old fashioned Kentucky dinner was served. Speeches were given by Assistant Superintendent E Z Bragg C M Carnahan and G F Kroeger.
John Galvin aged 18 of 1408 Ludlow Place was stabbed in the leg during a game with friends at Spring Grove Avenue and Dorman Street. He told police a colored man attacked with a knife after an exchange of words.
Miss Minnie Hick of 626 West Eighth Street told police she was attacked yesterday afternoon in Burnet Woods Park after leaving a concert. A roughly dressed man grabbed her arm and twisted it leaving it black and blue until the boy with her fled toward the spring and the assailant ran away.
Liquor men expect a ruling today after a conference with Secretary Cortelyou in Washington. The issue centers on the Gapers case and the national policy on liquor during a period of regulatory uncertainty.
A Washington conference between the U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers and the Secretary of the Treasury shapes the July 1 branding rule for spirits. Distillers press for suspension pending court rulings after Clifton Springs won a temporary injunction blocking the label change. A fatal kitchen explosion injures an elderly woman in Ferris Avenue, with family members burned.
A strong breeze caused a gasoline stove leak to ignite at the home of Frank Ferguson, 128 Goethe Street. One child lit a match, triggering a blast that alerted fire officials, but the family extinguished the blaze before firefighters arrived.
Former baseball umpire Harry Leach awoke to a crowing rooster perched at his hotel room foot. A night clerk had left the bird with instructions to deliver it to Leach, and the rooster’s tethered foot suggested a caper by staffer John Galvin who entered with a pass key.
Cr H Miller of the Gibson House won a $5 gold piece from the Hotel Clerks Association for selling the most outing tickets. He sold 245 tickets and also earned a prior first prize from the State association for new members. Night Clerk Joseph Young of the Princeton also sold many tickets.
Lively interest surrounds President Roosevelt’s likely choice for head of the United States Engineer Corps. Possible candidates include Colonel William T. Russell of Cincinnati Colonel Leach Acting Chief in Washington and Colonel Simons of New York. Russell would gain support from friends and faces retirement in five years. The role brings promotion to Brigadier General and Taft will act on several recommendations as War Secretary.
Hanse lmann Commandery No 16 Knights Templars asks members to assemble informally at 10 am Tuesday at Prospect Place and Hosea Avenue Clifton to pay last tribute to deceased brother Richard H Stone. By order of Geo W Atridge Eminent Commander.
A lineup of June 27 to June 29 obituaries notes services for Dwyer, Goode, Jones, Jemison, Kenneweg, Keller, McPhillips, McCord, Roberts, Stone, Timmermann, Wilde, with details on times, church and cemetery or residences in Dayton and surrounding areas.
Yeatman Lodge No 162 F and A M held St John’s Day services at Delta Avenue Methodist Church with Rev Dr Levi C Gilbert delivering the address His subject Christian Manliness drew on John the Baptist as a model urging members to follow his example Scores of lodge members attended from Yeatman and other lodges nearby.
Pages 6 and 7 of next Sunday's Illustrated Magazine will spotlight the Lima Choral Society of Lima Ohio with a group bowlers outing club photo on Page 7. The publication, issued every Sunday as part of The Commercial Tribune, promises features to readers seeking a cool spot to read.
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