Man Accused of Murdering Wife Maintains Calm on Stand
Fred Geiger, on trial for the murder of his wife Ada Geiger, testifies in Judge Caldwell's court about the night of February 12. He describes finding her body in the Linn Street kitchen and details his movements, family history, and interactions with police while denying the murder.
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Shay
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Liberty
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Green
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Nall
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Linn
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Murray
Casey
Fifth District
Atters
Stephen
Siger
Aya Rea
Hoffheimer
Doty
Williams
Dudley Rhodes
Church of Our Savior
Stephen Geiger
Brooks Beebe
Bankruptcy Discharges Granted to Several Debtors
Judge Thompson approved regular discharges for Sam G. Teter Dayton Joseph L Printz Miami County George E Mitchell Butler County Frank W Gebhart Dayton Frank W Tweedie Cincinnati Milton A Ammons Westville David V Scott Hamilton Mary Lux Norwood Edward Mara Cincinnati Sherman G Miller Portsmouth. He also struck from the docket many petitions pending over a year and reset them to start anew to obtain discharges. Names struck include Clarence E Gebhart Dayton Lewis F Counts Piqua Dennis Maher Cincinnati Lewis Drummond Cincinnati Wm E Williams Loveland Marcus Roth Cincinnati Union Coal Company Dayton Louis J Hinderyckx Cincinnati.
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United States Court
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Dayton
Joseph L. Printz
Miami County
George E. Mitchell
Butler County
Frank W. Gebhart
Frank W. Tweedie
Cincinnati
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Westville
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Hamilton
Mary Lux
Norwood
Edward Mara
Lewis F. Counts
Piqua
Dennis Maher
Lewis Drummond
Wm. E. Williams
Loveland
Marcus Roth
Union Coal Company
Louis J. Hinderyckx
Franchise Granted to Fitzsirmone Telegraph Co Amid City Deliberations
At a council meeting the Fitzsirfimone Telephone Company sought a franchise for an underground district bounded by Broadway Freeman avenue McMicken avenue and the river. The ordinance included a bond indemnifying the city but lacked a forfeit bond if work did not begin timely. The measure was referred to the Committee on Telephones Telegraphs and Conduits after objections over procedural rules and distribution.
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Bond Hill
Cincinnati Council
H. Wernke
Walter Laidlaw
Edward Atkins
BE. W. Sargent
C. M. Bartlett
Jacob Peck
Mittee
Twelfth Street
Main
Spring Street
Wuebben
Committee On Streets
Pearl Street
Mullen
Gilmore Street
Marshall Avenue
Committee On
E. Zepf
Logan Street
Mullen Receives Floral Desk Tribute After City Picnic
Councilman Michael Mullen finds his desk covered with flowers in the Council Chamber a note explains the gift honors hospitality at a June 25 1903 Coney Island family outing. The display includes hollyhocks roses poppies and American Beauty roses. Mullen shares blooms with colleagues and sends tickets to children at the Children’s Home via Ward 19 leaders.
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Coney Island
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Mullen
Father Henry
Board of Legislation
Hugh Byrnes
Dupuis Resigns Chairmanship of Local Bank Clerks Group
Charles W. Dupuis retires as chairman of the local Chapter of the American Institute of Bank Clerks. Horace G. Stoms of Third National Bank elected to succeed him. The Board commends bankers and brokers for support in the intercity debate held on Decoration Day and notes plans for an active next season with lectures on Political Economy by Professor Hicks. The chapter will meet after summer vacations.
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American Institute of Bank Clerks
Horace G. Stoms
Third National Bank
Board of Governors
Cincinnati
Hicks
Cincinnati University
Local firm lands coal contract for Federal Building
The Caspar Kern & Bullock Co. won the 2,800 ton annual coal supply for the Federal Building starting July 1. The bid at 44 cents per ton contrasts sharply with the prior year’s $2.74 rate, reflecting post strike price swings in the coal market.
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Caspar, Kern ‘& Bullock Co
Federal Building
Gosdel
Caspar, Kern & Bullock Co
Evernment
Chamber of Commerce Yearly Report Now Ready
Chamber of Commerce in Cincinnati issues its annual industry survey compiled by President Charles B. Murray. About 100 copies printed in green cloth cover with strong demand, including mailings to American foreign consuls and others abroad.
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Chamber of Commerce
Association
Queen City
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Ccleedy
Wheing
Itesident
Murray
Men Charged With Selling Bogus Picnic Tickets
Two men were captured by detectives after peddling fake picnic tickets for a supposed Woodsdale Island event on July 21. Authorities say no Union Iron and Steelworkers Association exists and the suspects gave false names.
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Schnucks
Dwyer
Keatting
Calnan
Woodsdale Island
Union Iron and Steelworkers’ Association
Ge Mant
Tragic suicide case shocks city at 1605 Sycamore Street
Coroner reports Mary Wessel 81 found dead after taking carbolic acid. Long sorrow over past romance with a telegraph operator, threats of taunts to her son, and mounting despair over birth and social insults driven her to self harm.
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Miss Wessel
George BE. Malsbury
Sycamore Street
Chicago
Rome
Happi
SreeiThie
Isee
Vidiake
Ib Sistak
Sonly
Meeting of the Colored Citizens of the A E
A local assembly described as a meeting of the colored citizens of the area was held to discuss community issues and civic participation. no further details are provided in the fragment.
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Pa ‘ Mase ‘Meeting
The
Colored Citizens of the
Fell Breen World Fair Building Crumbles in Parade of Ruins
A fragment reports a collapse at the Fell Breen World Fair structure described as ornate and derelict, with a site location near Clin and a street address noted as 3706. No additional victims or officials are confirmed in the damaged text.
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Clin
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