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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1908
Page
6
A passing engine sparked a blaze yesterday noon that destroyed the Milford Loveland pike bridge over the Little Miami River near Miamiville. The county structure dated back to 1879 and was swept away by flames.
The Rams held their annual meeting at the Palace Hotel re electing officers Sert Gott president M B Hoban secretary and treasurer and William L Keenan commissariat. The group decided to open their camp on the Little Miami River May 1.
The Ohio State Division of the Travelers' Protective Association will hold its state convention in Cincinnati on May 23. Delegates to the national convention in Milwaukee on June 22 will be elected at the meeting held in the Palace Hotel last night.
A thief entered an office in the Johnston Building and stole Edna Hazel’s purse containing $5. Later he visited the Yale dentists parlors at 519 Race Street and took Miss Jennie Sanders’s purse with fifty cents.
Non Catholics invited to attend the mission for married men opening this evening at St Xavier Church. Principal speakers include Rev Michael J Leary who recently returned from British Honduras and Rev Henry Moeller.
Detectives Crim and KuWfers arrested Fred Maple alias Arthur George at the Linton Hotel. He admitted being an ex convict and said he had been arrested three times. Bertillon records confirm his statements. He is held on suspicion and to be charged with loitering tomorrow.
A House subcommittee from the Committee on Agriculture toured Cincinnati dairies to inspect distillery waste feeding milch cows. The visit accompanies a pending Ohio bill to abolish slop feed. Members supported and opposed the invitation amid a clash over the distillery invitation.
Mr. Sam Roth of Roth Bros returned from New York with a stock of swell linen suits in plain and lace trimmed designs. The new line will arrive daily and go on sale in about a week or ten days, with notable sacrifices on the current stock to clear space for summer wear.
Next Sunday the Illustratea Magazine will publish a full page group of Cincinnati railroad men and many other features with pictures. The magazine comes free with The Sunday Commercial Tribune.
Investigators believe a nocturnal visitor tampered with locks at City Hall over two weeks. The paymaster, bookkeeper, and collector offices had their doors opened at night with data possibly sought, though robbery is deemed unlikely. Alfred Cox, custodian, led the inquiry as tapes and machines showed signs of tampering.
Fred Stradtman, 30, of 4189 Columbia Avenue, was shot on Fourth Street and Central Avenue while waiting for a bus. A bullet pierced his hand, was cauterized by Dr. John Miller, and the slug found later by Charles Frazer at 652 West Fourth Street. Police could not confirm a window firing.
The Commercial Tribune announces no new pictures of beauty contest entrants in today's issue. No additional images of contestants will be printed until after the judges have selected the winners of the Illustrated Magazine Supplement contest.
After Sunday March 29 the No 6 train will depart Cincinnati at 8 40 a m daily from Pennsylvania Station. No 32 becomes No 30 departing six a m weekdays and seven fifteen a m Sundays. Local trips run between Cincinnati and Columbus. Zanesville via Morrow and C M V trains depart seven thirty a m and three twenty p m on weekdays.
A special meeting of Gibulum G Lodge 14 will be held at 7:30 PM Thursday evening for routine business reception reference and belief. Petit work on the spring class begins April 16. James A Collins, secretary.
Silk Gloves twenty four a pair priced at 1.39 and SISLE gloves at 1.25 a pair. Complete selection of girls and boys Confirmation gloves offered in black and white finishes.
A classified style list advertises ASCOTS in polka dots stripes and plaids at 25c to 50c plus White Embroidered Ascots LACE BOWS Jabots and Merry Widow Bows from 25c to 75c. Chiffon Ruffs, Vittichidhar options, and TAFFETA RIBBONS in multiple sizes and colors with sale prices. Confirmation Sashes offered in satin and taffeta shades.
A batch of obituary notices lists multiple individuals with dates, times, and locations for funerals and masses. Names include Catherine Bittner, Elizabeth Boosveld, Philip De Roo, Theo Dillhoff, Mettie Elias, John Foy, Thomas Hardeman, Luke Kelly, Elizabeth Legge, Mrs. John Murray, Margaret Merna, Anna Mohn, Marie Nurre, Henry Topf, and William White with service details at local churches and cemeteries in 1908.
A list of deceased individuals includes George Haders 27 Fairmount Avenue hemorrhage James Bishop 63 Delta Avenue apoplexy Catherine Metze 70 Vine Street erysipelas Petronelle Kronstanzier 66 Elm Street complications Frank Richard 83 City Infirmary bronchitis Edward Morris 70 City Infirmary phthisis William Moore 51 Eastern Avenue nephritis Wirburn USA 20 City Hospital meningitis Leonora Hoffmann 18 Walnut Street tuberculosis Mary Slinwech 1 day Spencer House inquest pending
Decree of Providence marks the passing of Billied Engel at age 42. A longtime employee of the German National Bank of Cincinnati since a young age, he served with steadfast duty and quiet integrity. His loss is mourned by his mother, brother, and sisters. the bank’s officers and employees extend sympathy and praise his faithful record. Dated March 20, 1908.
A list of upcoming convocations for Kilwinning Chapter 97 R A M Walnut Hills Lodge 483 F and A M Willis Chapter 197 with dates March 31 and April 1 and 2. Officers H P L Sec y High Priest and secretaries invite visitors to Royal Arch Degree work and inspections at 7:30 p m with stated meetings and special sessions.
A collection of brief entries lists deaths and inquests in the city. Names include Lizzie Renneberg and Sallie Washington among others, with ages and addresses. Several inquests are pending at City Hospital and St Marys Hospital.
Walnut Hills residents discuss the meaning of notes and the rise of telephone service in 1908. A Norwood man recalls his reluctance before getting a phone as a wife requests a birthday gift of telephone installation. The piece teases extra listings in a forthcoming Bell Telephone directory.
Wholesale department sale highlights a wide assortment of dry goods carpets rugs and millinery with special low prices on wash fabrics laces embroideries stockings gloves silks linens curtains draperies and domestic prints plus bargains on carpets Rugs matting oil cloths and linoleum designed to attract merchants who delayed spring purchases.
Weekly sale highlights include INDIA LINON sheer fabric yardage at lower prices than usual, PERSIAN LAWNS 37 2 inch quality by the yard, BATISTE 45 inch sheer fabric at 35c yard, PIQUE AND POPLIN for skirts and coats, SWISS EDGING up to 20c, EMBROIDERIES up to 12 inch 35c yard, ALL-OVER EMBROIDERY 27 inch floral patterns up to 2.00 yard lot price, with assorted values and table linens noted.
An old ad lists Beautiful Wash Fabrics with endless varieties. Fancy dotted Swisses Organdies Cotton Voiles Lawns Galatea Cloth offer new colors, patterns and borders for summer wear, with low yard prices and classification by fabric type and use.
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