Judge appoints receiver for Cincinnati Abattoir
Common Pleas Judge John A Caldwell names Charles Strobel as receiver for the Cincinnati Abattoir Company after stockholder Joseph Pfeister filed suit. The firm with authorized capital of 1.5 million dollars faces liquidity issues, protests for insufficient funds, and an asset base exceeding liabilities by over 300 thousand dollars. George A Sawyer warns supervisor impact on Cincinnati’s livestock industry if operations halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Abattoir Company
Joseph Pfiester
Common Pleas
John A. Caldwell
Charles Strobel
Strebel
John Hermann
Pfiester
Howard Ragland
Channer & Sawyer
Sawyer
George A. Sawyer
Cincinnati
Cinecinnati Abattoir Company
Cincinnati Abattoir
Sunday golfers fined by Evanston judge
Three golfers were fined $2 each by Justice of the Peace Williams in Evans ton for playing golf on Sunday. They were arrested on a complaint by a greenhouse owner who accused them of breaking windows and trampling flowers while searching for lost balls. The judge found the owner failed to prove the charges but fined the golfers for Sunday play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Williams
Evans
Reverses Hit Chang Tso Lin At Peking Front
General Wu Pei Fu’s forces attack from Marco Polo Bridge area driving Chang Tso Lin’s Manchurian troops eastward toward Feng Tai. Retreat disperses troops and many abandon weapons as gates close on foreign residents including Mrs Ray Atherton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Associated Press
Chang Tso- Lin
Machang
Tientsin
Chang
Kuanhsien
Changsintien
Fengtal
Ray Atherton
Legation
Atherton
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
American Board of Missions
Marco Polo
Wu Pei-Fu
Fengtai
Peking-Tien-Tsin
Mayer Sues Judge for 100000 Over Perjury Claim
Oscar F. Mayer, head of Oscar F. Mayer & Bro., files a 100000 damage suit against Circuit Judge Franklin F. Stransky alleging slander from remarks calling an affidavit perjury. The case stems from Mayer’s affidavit in a venue change petition tied to a 50000 breach of contract suit by A. Silz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oscar F. Mayer
Packer
Oscar F. Mayer & Bro
Franklin F. Stransky
Stransky
Mr. Mayer
A. Silz
Tornado Rips Austin and Oak Hill Killing and Injuring Dozens
A Texas twister struck Austin and Oak Hill on May 5, killing nine and injuring thirty eight with two more believed fatally hurt. Woodward Manufacturing plant damaged. Pennfield and St Edwards College affected. Beardsley family among the dead as property losses top four hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Oak Hill
Pennfield
Woodward Manufacturing Company
Jack Musset
Negro Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution
St. Edwards College
Beardsley
Newport police seize truckload of beer and arrest two men
Chief J Mason Howk testified that a Newport city official urged leniency to release two men arrested for the truck’s beer. Police found additional beer in a saloon cellar and Bechtold’s backyard, with citations issued. Samples from the seized forty one half barrels will be analyzed for alcohol content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Covington
J. Mason Howk
Howk
Hawk
Herman Ricken
Eleventh
Greenup
Ricken
Lawrence Hehman
Chestnut Street
James Stebbings
West Seventh Street
Newport Ky
John Clark
Clark
William Bechtold
Fourth
Scott Streets
Short Streets
Bechtold
United States
A Covington
Mrs Obenchain Refuses To Testify In Burch Case
Los Angeles May 4 The prosecution rested in the Arthur C. Burch murder trial after calling co defendant Mrs Madalynne Obenchain to testify She refused to answer questions and was advised not to testify until her indictment was dismissed Her testimony was cut short as she was excused
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Arthur C. Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Madalynne Obenchain
Burch
Gunmen duel with posse after kidnapping Canton officer
In Canton Ohio on May 4 a gun battle lasting over an hour left three men dead and four wounded after four gunmen kidnapped Motorcycle Policeman John Wise. A posse including police, deputies and civilians tracked the fugitives to a farm and woods, capturing all four gunmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Here
John Wise
Ralph W. Hoffee
Eddie Stevenson
Joe Plapo
Wise
J. R. Campbell
Campbell
Borah Charges Bakhmeteff Misused U S Loan Funds
Senator Borah asserts that Boris Bakhmeteff the last Russian envoy allegedly diverted part of the 187 000 000 loan to Kerensky era Russia into New York and Chicago real estate and questioned his diplomatic credentials and continued immunity. He also targets General Semenoff amid fears of a new Russian revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakhmeteff
Russia
BORAH
New York
Chicago
State Department
Washington
Boris Bakhmeteff
United States
Borak
Idaho
Senate
M. Bakhmeteff
Kerensky
According M. Bakhmeteff
Gregorie Semenoff
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Attorney General Threatens to Reveal Morse Pardon Facts
In a Washington statement on May 4, Attorney General Daugherty warned that if Senate discussions about his involvement in the 1912 Morse pardon continue he would disclose "the facts." Senator Caraway pressed the charges, citing a Columbus interview. Daugherty claimed the move targets the administration and pledged to publish letters by Taft and Wickersham if needed. He asserted hidden backers and said DOJ actions serve justice, not party politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Charles W. Morse
New York
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Caraway
Arkansas
Morse
Columbus
Ohio
Department of Justice
United States
Taft
Wickersham
Mysterious River Death Tells of Stephen Solderitz Case
Police probe the murder of 22 year old Stephen Solderitz whose body was found in the Ohio River with a gun wound and tied feet. He belonged to the Brotherhood Welfare Association and was last seen leaving its Clinton street office April 22. Coroner Covington seeks location of the fatal shot to identify suspects while examining robbed money and weapons found near his last-known haunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Solderitz
Ohio River
Solderitz
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Clinton Street
Association
Anther
Vine Street
Fifteenth Street
David W. Stephens
Covington
Stephens
Michael Solderitz
Central Avenue
Cincinnati
Peter P. Theil
Swetnam
Cincinnati Crematory Chapel
Despondent man hanged himself near Ohio River, note found
A farewell note dated May 4 found in a black leather bag at the foot of the Southern Bridge stairs points to a drowning suicide. The finder, two Ludlow men, also located a nursery pad and application forms, suggesting the deceased was a solicitor for the Centennial Nursery of Rochester New York.
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Ohio River
John J. Murphy
Freeman Avenue
William M. Gallagher
Oak Street
Ludlow
Centennial Nursery
Rochester
N. Y
Muncie
Ind
J. A. Vaughn
Two Negroes Executed After Evening of Prayer
Two condemned murderers George Bush of Youngstown and John Varden of Columbus were executed at Ohio Penitentiary shortly after midnight. They spent the night in prayer and scriptural reading after expressing religious fervor in the days before. Bush killed Lucius Lee after testimony in a theft case. Vaiden killed Charles D. Baker during a money collection visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George Bush
Youngstown
John Varden
Ohio Penitentiary
Bush
Lucius Lee
Lee
Vaiden
Charles D. Baker
Debs Calls for Re-Arrest or Pardon for All Inmates
Eugene V. Debs, released from Atlanta Federal Prison last December, writes to the children's crusade urging that imprisoned war-law violators be freed or that he be returned to prison with them. He says they are not more guilty than he and that fathers of children deserve mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gene V. Debs
Atlanta
Harding
Debs
Death of former North Dakota Senator Gronna at 64
Asle J Gronna former United States Senator from North Dakota dies at 64 afterrecent illness and an operation in Rochester Minn He was an authority on farm problems author of federal farm loan and bank deposit guaranty acts and chaired the Senate Agricultural Committee He is survived by his widow three daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
N. D
May Gronna
United
North Dakota
Granna
Rochester
Minn
Gronna
Unit States Senate
Federal Farm Loan
Senate Agricural Committee
Aie Paah
Elka Minn
Caledon
Wilmington
Senate
Martin N. Johnson
Andrew Miller
United States
John Worst
States Agricultural College
H. F. Land
Gronna For the Nomination In 19206. Mr. Gronna
R. F. Corning
Herbert
Washington, D. C
C. W. Lewis
Dakota
Arthur J. Gronna
Cambridge
Mass
J. D. Gronna
Explosion at Peters Cartridge plant injures two men
Two workers at Peters Cartridge Company in King's Mills were injured when a wooden tin shed burned after an explosion. James C Hulk, 50, and Warren Stewart, 35, both from King's Mills, suffered severe burns and were treated at the factory hospital. Hulk was later moved to Jewish Hospital. A Loveland doctor aided as the blast was heard miles away. The shed loss was about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Mills
Peters Cartridge Company
James C. Hulk
Warren Stewart
Huff
Brown
Jewish Hospital
Charles Haaranart
Loveland
Haaranart
Stewart
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TRAN
Charles Strebel
Grwmeesereerss
Page Baldwin Piano Co
Financiar
Hunter, Budde & Duble
Irwin, Ballmann & Co
Kammerer & Kahny
Aes Union Savings Bank
Savreséae Greater Shoe Co
Harry W. Smith—Clothing
Bhotion
Oss
Pinkham's
PRUE
Breinway & Gons
Sun Mutual Fire Ins. Co
A. M. Lewin Lumber Co
Mabley & Carew Co
Cimaim
CIA
Richman’s Clothes
Stewart Kidd Company—Books
Waaner’s, Opticians
Ccceccesesene
Hang
Terron
Gen
Big Packer
Judge
Teras City
National Guard
Advant
Hughes
Semenoffs
Lansing
Colby
Mr. Borah
Polige
Lew
Wich
River's Edge
Asle J. Granna
Dakot
King's Mills
James Huff
Peers Cartridge Company
Dickie Abraham
Burnet Avenue
Robert Lutkhaus
Mt. Auburn
Dickie
George
Earnshaw Avenue
Burmet Avenue
Yosing Lutkhaus
Harry Naus
Lutkhaus
P. B. Wright
Abraham Boys
Louis Lutkhaus
Sherman Avenue
Norwood
McMillan Street
Highland Avenue
Jerry Hanrahan
John Wank
George Abraham
George and
Richard Benton
Hillside
Mabley & Carew
General Hospital
Hanrahan
Abraham
Linton
Robert
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