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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
10
The piece discusses how nameless men fueled great fortunes and enterprises as pawns for wealthier figures. It advertises this week’s SATURDAY EVENING POST feature The Man Behind the Millionaire by Henry M Hyde. Copies available at newsstands or by mail from Curtis Publishing Philadelphia.
The warrant for the arrest of R. S. Wiggers lumber and furniture man on charges of stealing a 168.34 check from J. M. Card, president of R. S. Wiggers Lumber Co, was issued in December. Wiggers procured the check in October 1906 while a company salesman. His father H. H. Wiggers, president of City Hall Bank, says there were talks of settlement and that timing prevented arrest. Wiggers is represented by Louis B. Sawyer and is away from home.
Rosa Olitzka contralto of the San Carlo Opera Company married Louis J. Sinai in Avondale yesterday afternoon. Rabbi Louis Grossmann officiated at the home ceremony. Sinai, a Chicago insurance agent, met the bride in Chicago five weeks earlier. She will continue with the San Carlo Company through season’s end.
Church of the Covenant hosts discussions by church leaders on home missions and national opportunities. Speakers include W. H. Huston on Ohio work, Arthur Rhinow on migrants, and Charles Stelzle on labor outreach. Dr. Roberts notes three quarters of women attend church while three fifths of men stay away.
The fourth of six Lenten lectures at the Cincinnati Woman's Club to aid the home and school garden fund will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Mrs. Alice Willams Brother ton will present Shakespeare's Women, exploring roles from early embryonic forms to modern ideas in his later plays.
Chief Forester Gif ford Pinchot told the Business Men's Club that a lumber famine looms unless private forest owners adopt government like forestry practices. He noted 165 million acres under federal control and warned wasteful cutting causes floods while rangers keep fire losses under 1 percent. Pinchot departed for Washington after the talk.
A spark from an upper window set fire to an awning in front of H. B. Asman’s grocery on Central avenue last night. Firemen arrived as bells rang and a crowd panicked guests at the Grand Hotel. The blaze on the awning was quickly put out and losses were trifling.
Fifty eight inmates of the Pythian Orphans Home in Springfield Ohio travel to Cincinnati for a two day visit. They lunch at the Children's Home then tour the city by special cars and perform a cantata at Music Hall directed by Mrs. R M LeFevre. Knights will host some children at private homes until Saturday afternoon.
A blaze sparked by crossed electric wires on the third floor of the John Holland Gold Pen Co at 131 East Fourth Street threatened nearby buildings. Firefighters led by Chief Archibald contained the flames with minimal loss, not exceeding 700 dollars, while Salvage Corps saved valuable goods. Mrs Julia McSorley saved her hat amid smoke as residents fled the third floor and nearby shops suffered water damage.
A strong gust yesterday toppled walls at 27 29 West Front Street and collapsed a roof. Wallace Transfer horses were knocked down but driver Owen Callahan was uninjured. An iron stack at Mitchell Building shattered a McAlpin Co. skylight. A Western Union window blew out delaying ticket service. Glass in the City Buildings elevator and Council Chamber panes blew inward.
Chicago lecturer Miss Sophonisba Breckinridge urges educated women to gain direct control over city sanitary provisions and home goods production. She proposes women police leadership to safeguard liberties and improve treatment of women and children.
A large plaster piece from the ceiling at River side School in Liston avenue fell yesterday morning after classes began. Three pupils Emma Warnking George Hartmann and Harry Robinson were bruised but none seriously hurt. Principal J B Johnston ordered dismissal for repairs.
Members of the Grocers and Butchers Protective League filed six warrants accusing detectives of violating Sunday labor laws. F. P. Schneider, president of the Retail Grocers Association, was arrested yesterday.
The piece advocates eating more fish during Lent, praising sardines cured by Norwegians and packed in olive oil as nourishing for brain nerve and muscle. It promotes Crystal Sea and Becat brands as desirable options available from grocers.
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