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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
10
Choicest spring and summer assortments in wholesale departments draw dry goods merchants. Quick-selling merchandise at low prices magnets attract crowds. Dealers urged to inspect stocks and compare prices before buying. Everyone invited to visit the wholesales department.
Mayor Markbreit issued a police backed ban on prize fights. He ordered all boxing contests to stop, including the Ferns Mathews match, allowing only controlled events with police surveillance. Manager Fennessy agreed to cancel future shows under the mayoral order.
Chief Millikin began yesterday a full report on handbook status to the Mayor. A conference between two officials preceded the plan. The document will summarize past actions and current work on gambling controls and related policies.
Supreme Court sustains second Water Works bond ordinance of 250000 approving Council to authorize bond issue for funds. City Solicitor Ballard opposed, arguing only Board of Public Works may authorize expenditures. Attorneys warn precedent could let one department fund another's spending.
A silent German donor, carrying a $20 bill, offered a contribution to the unemployed aid fund in Mayor Breit’s office. Clerk Schiffmacher noted the money came from a bond ordinance, not subscriptions, and the donor refused to give his name. The gift was welcomed by the charity.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a cure for teething pain diarrhoea wind colic and soothing gums It notes the product is guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act June 30 1906 Serial No 1098.
Health Department plans vaccination for parochial school pupils with Archbishop’s consent. Cincinnati reports widespread pupil vaccination after prior citywide efforts. Opposition among trustees and priests has largely faded as varioloid cases skew to white residents.
Cincinnati women and suffragists push back after Mayor Markbreit's suggestion that women should be forbidden to operate cars. Dr. Margaret Bigelow and Dr. Sarah M. Siewers argue that a driver exam should be gender neutral, while club members vow equal eligibility for chauffeurs.
State Examiners at the City Auditor's office are using the former Custodian rooms at the Highth and Plum streets entrance and are deep in their inspection of old Water Works records. Lead examiner Metcalf said little irregularity has appeared so far and that the audit may take another year with three examiners at work.
Judge Woodmansee refused to follow the Ohio Supreme Court in Lemmon holding a misdemeanor offender must be jailed. he cites a 1883 statute allowing workhouse sentencing when available. Burnett argues for habeas corpus release for Charles Schooler. Thomas opposes. The ruling is final pending circuit appeal.
Coroner Cameron held an inquest into the death of John George Kiefer at Mrs. Wagner’s Evanston home. Kiefer known as George Zimmerman, stayed with Mrs. Wagner after selling a cleaning prep, with a disputed trunk missing. Police seek J. B. Martin who was with Kiefer the night of death.
A 15 year old errand girl, Ida Rodgers, was sent to pay a bill with $11.25 entrusted by employer A Waldmer. A well dressed man offered an extra earning chance and disappeared with the money after sending her on a wild chase for a fake bank book. Detectives were assigned to search for the suspect.
February report from Street Cleaning Department head Maag shows sixty two blocks cleaned by flushers after manual street cleaning. North Fairmount Improvement Association told the Board of Public Service that Carl Street had been flushed before but not in three months. Secretary Brador urged resumption of machine flushing.
Mrs. Dennis Matthews, 63, was beaten and robbed of 300 dollars by two masked men who entered her Milford area home yesterday morning after her husband left for work. They ripped at her clothing to remove a money belt containing old savings. Neighbors found her semiconscious and in serious condition as a posse with bloodhounds scoured the area but found no trace of the attackers.
The council notes $6,230 remaining in a $30,000 park fund intended for relief of the unemployed. This amount would employ 500 men for two weeks. The $50,000 approved for Inwood Bathgate Parks and Hunt Street dumps is not for work relief but to ready the properties for park use.
Relatives of Fidel Kramer plan to bury his body beside his forefathers in St Marys Cemetery Orezyfalva Hungary. The Austro Hungarian consul from Cleveland said funds were provided and authority granted to open the grave. Removal costs amount to 950 dollars.
Robert Gillespie nicknamed Arizona Bob was appointed orderly at City Hospital for $27 a month. He will oversee the fumigator of patients' clothing. A well known globe trotter, he has worked across the Western states and is the son of longtime Ann Street nurse Mary Gillespie.
West End residents plan a Thursday afternoon fight before the City Council Committee on Vacation to block vacating Freiberg alley. A local lumber company seeks the alley as an entrance to its yards, while residents claim the alley is their only short cut home.
The Susan B. Anthony Club created a special Nagging Committee at its Gibson House meeting to study conditions of women wage earners. Dr. Sarah Sievers led the initiative with Dr. Margaret Bigelow high approval, while Mrs. Dollie Spencer of Milford shared experiences with working girls and their employers. Annual officer election results listed Dr. Sarah Sievers as president and Dr. Linkmyer Brate as vice president.
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