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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
5
The ad touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as an appetite and strength booster that cures blood diseases and digestive and liver troubles. It claims success where other remedies fail and urges purchases today from druggists, available in liquid form or Sarsatabs chocolate coated tablets.
Detectives Stewart and Donnelly returned Samuel Clay to Lexington last night after recapture from a sanitarium. A thief grabbed Mrs Bertha Weber's purse near Sixth and Race streets containing 58 dollars and a five dollar check.
A German coffee and sale will be held at Mrs. Fred Pagels residence 23 West Highth Street next Wednesday afternoon. Proceeds will benefit St. John's German Church.
The Masons of Maryland through their Grand Lodge contribute 100 dollars to the memorial fund of the Robert Patton Chapter U D C in Cincinnati.
Bessie Lake former servant to Dr Hill the dentist of Sixth and Elm streets was arrested Friday charged with petit larceny. She was fined $50 and costs in police court yesterday by Judge Lueders.
Arrangements for a piano recital at the Walnut Hills branch library feature Miss Annie Lee Dawson on May 16 at 2 30 p m assisted by Gay Laura Baer and Miss Weiler vocal items.
Senior students of Woodward High presented a minstrel show in the Odd Fellows Auditorium last night. A large audience of pupils from three high schools, along with relatives and friends, enjoyed the performance.
Mrs. Kate Jones who runs a rooming house at 21 East Ninth street obtained a warrant in Police Court yesterday to arrest Mamie Stewart of 211 West Court street on charges of assault and battery.
The Robert F. Doyle Institute arranges its annual moon light ride for Wednesday evening May 13 aboard the Island Queen. Committee members include Thomas W. Burke Walter J. Luken Louis J. Flanagan Thomas Mc Carthy and Anthony Bulger.
Clyde McVicker a 12 year old from Mt Vernon Ohio escaped from City Hospital after telling the matron at Juvenile Court he swallowed broken glass Hospital authorities doubt his accidental swallowing claim
The Reuben R. Springer Council No 176 sponsored the annual moon light excursion. All decks of the Island Queen were crowded from bow to stern as the boat traveled about twenty five miles up the Ohio River from the Broadway wharf last night.
The man described as an artist, 38, who registered at Central Station as Michael McBrige of 132 East Fourth Street, was arrested last night by Patrolmen Currin and Fricke on a drunkenness charge. A Workhouse receipt shows clothes were issued to Michael Maxwell after a term there.
Dr. Adolph Leue directs bug collection from city parks to stock a vivarium. The effort aims to determine the insects destruction power within the parks and forestry program.
A thief took two laprobes yesterday. One vanished from Mrs. Joseph Partel of Cary avenue College Hill while she shopped at Sixth and Race. Another laprobe was taken from F H Kirchner the contractor who left his buggy at Hotel Sinton.
A warrant was issued in Police Court yesterday for Ralph Martindale of 212 Webster Street on charges of assault and battery. He is accused of beating Carrie Seaman in her home at 2309 Vine Street on Friday. Martindale had appeared previously on the same complaint but was released after promising to avoid Seaman.
A list of divorce and civil cases filed in Common Pleas Court with docket numbers 139,856 through 139,873 and related parties including Amelia and William Schnell, Matilda Hamilton, Sarah Hirons, The Bruner Woolen Co, Edgar Kennedy, and others, plus claims for partition, accounting, damages, and foreclosure.
Real estate brokers report a quiet week with unusually heavy rainfall dampening activity in both realty and building sectors. Prospects brighten as seasonal weather returns, with several notable property deals announced in Walnut Hills and Burnet Avenue. Cincinnati delegates prepare for the National Real Estate Convention in Chicago with plans to host the next gathering.
A long list of property deeds and mortgage actions shows Edward Fischer gifting Lot 89 in Madimomville to Magdalene Fischer and multiple transfers involving the Cincinnati Addressing Company, Christian Moerlein Brewing, and various individuals. Listings include Lot 41 in Conrad Harris sub, 24 by 129 feet on Colerain, and numerous sub lots in Terrace Park, Norwood, Whitewater, and Sycamore townships with associated parties such as Mary Lebring, Elizabeth Gosmeyer, Alfred Bitter, Olga Curt, and John Parchman among others. The record also notes several canceled mortgages among entities like Central Fairmount B L Co and Buckeye.
Miss Annie S Hall of Cincinnati filed a motion in the Supreme Court in Columbus to disbar Attorneys Clement Bates and Joseph L Meyer. The suit comes after Hall challenged a will where Bates and Meyer had opposed her efforts and she claims false testimony was barred at trial.
Superintendent Charles Rager and Chief Clerk Arthur L. Behymer led a committee testing fifteen different devices for mail delivery in motion. The inspection aims to improve efficiency in loading unloading and routing of railway mail.
Superintendent Dyer urges graduating lower school pupils to finish high school, noting many youth seek to leave at 14 or 15. He cites letters from Schmidlapp and Egan supporting full high school work and points to free text books lowering costs. He warns lack of education limits opportunities in industry, business, and professions.
Marshall G Leighton argues in The Engineering News that building ninety seven reservoirs on the Ohio River would confine flood crests and protect crops homes and businesses. The plan proposes opening reservoirs during floods and using low levees for bottom lands with summer releases to aid navigation at a cost of 125 million dollars.
Mr and Mrs Nathan Goldsmith mark their diamond wedding at home on West Fourth Street where Nathan aged 71 born in the city and Julia Rose born in New Orleans 68 years ago. The couple has four children David Daniel Belle Green and Hattie Bowman with A Broh sister living in Avondale.
The Cincinnati Gym Boat Club held its annual opening in the East End boathouse at the harbor g at Watson street. Commodore E B Beaman led a banquet followed by song and oratory. Nine members, famed as lively hosts, entertained with over a hundred guests declaring the event surpassed all previous ones.
N Paul Fenner Jr, president of American Valve and Meter Co, reports his father is very ill in Sandusky Ohio and not expected to recover. The 80 year old is possibly the oldest Masonic Lodge member in the state and perhaps the nation, active for 56 years and a member of the Vattier Lodge in this city.
Water famine on Price Hill ended after a twelve inch main break was repaired. A Baltimore avenue main break in Fairmount was reported. Mayor Markbreit consented to lead the Memorial Day parade while Memorial Committee members spoke with him about barouche conveyance. Service Board ordered City Engineer Landmaker to publish a plan to lower grades near Harrison avenue viaduct to satisfy nearby merchants and western hill residents.
Dr. John M. Withrow addresses the City Club urging improved school facilities. Officials review plans as stereopticon views compare dilapidated local schools with new buildings in North Fairmount Clifton Avondale and Evanston. The club backs canal projects as part of regional growth.
The Schoolmasters' Club met at Alms & Doeple's with Chairman Washburn and Principals Strickland and Youmans joining Profs. McIntyre Youmans Hall Porter Voorhes to list waste causes. They cited lack of system, prep neglect, overemphasis on drill, focus on problem solving over principles, artificial methods, rigid promotions, external authority, monotony, disruptive pupils, unclear aims, home and street influences, and poor physical conditions.
George B. Kerper president of the Toledo Urban Interurban and the Toledo Bowling Green and Southern denies rumors that the two lines would be sold to the Schoepf Morgan group. He notes a May 18 meeting at Citizens National Bank could lead to consolidation.
A shed incubator lamp exploded at Mrs. Kate Zitcher’s Vaughn road site causing a small fire with slight loss. In the Indiana Hotel on West Fifth street a passerby raised a still alarm over smoke from a window, but firemen found no blaze, suspects smoke came from a neighboring chimney. A similar false alarm occurred at 1011 Clark street after a pedestrian reported smoke.
A list of obituaries and burial notices. Notices report names ages and addresses including Abraham Sarah 84 at 245 North Ingleside. Eberle Luella 15. Lyons Cora Day. Mitchell William 70. Mundy Margaret 63. McClure Callie. Palmer Fred 57. Rohe Catherine 86. Straub Jacob 70. Stall Joyce Meredith 2. Wahle Joseph 76. Wikart Anton 72. and burial permits for several individuals with causes such as bronchitis cancer diphtheria and pneumonia.
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