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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1908
Page
6
Hamilton County Memorial League had condemned Principal Disque of the Fifth District School over parade actions. He visited the Parade Committee saying he never meant to bar pupils from marching and that his past efforts funding parade trappings would not be repeated this year due to cost.
The article notes the czar of Russia earns about $81 a minute and $77 500 000 yearly, contrasting this wealth with Cincinnati’s savers. It promotes Queen City Bank and its 4 percent Certificates of Deposit, touting safe, compounding interest and easy access at Fifth and Vine streets, urging readers to save.
Creditors of the George H Stapely Company sought bankruptcy via a receiver but the judge sustained brokers argued the firm as a brokerage cannot enter voluntary bankruptcy under existing law. Attorneys were given until Monday to amend the petition while the O Dell case faced a similar question.
The estate lists holdings including fifty five First National Bank stock shares valued at 13 750 dollars fifty shares National Insurance Company of Cincinnati at 9 000 dollars fifty shares preferred stock of the A H Pugh Printing Company at 000 dollars twenty shares Little Miami Railway stock at 2 100 dollars and cash in bank totaling 2 103 83 dollars Karl Becken receives 608 dollars and Charles Bernhardt 100 dollars.
The Urbana water rates dispute continues as Judge Thompson grants time to collect affidavits from ten citizens before Receiver Kirby can alter rates. The decision is postponed to June 29 and the receiver may not change rates in the interim. Also, bootleggers Kennard Eakins and Erwin Shore are released on clemency due to family distress. a $26 fine remains. Bankruptcy schedules show John Stengel Company assets near $60,536 with debts around $105,290. A $10,000 damage suit against the Big Four Railroad was dismissed for lack of federal jurisdiction.
Emma G Fulton heir objects to Clara G Glenn as administratrix citing unsettled claims. Applications to administer include Louise Ahrens and estates of George Dohrmann 3500 Miner Meyer 10100 Locke Longworth Leith Ainslie Browne plus others. Appraisement details incomplete in the fragment.
A string of divorce filings outline spouses accusing husbands of drunkenness neglect and abandonment. Lottie Wunderlich seeks divorce custody and name restoration from Frank Crampton. Susan McDermott sues Joseph McDermott for divorce custody and alimony after alleged firearm incident. Alice Townsend seeks divorce and alimony from Peter P Roast. May Rudisill seeks divorce alimony from Marion Rudisill amid drunkenness and ill treatment. Blanche Brauer sues Archie Brauer for alimony after marriage in September 11.
Circuit Court enjoined the County Auditor from taxing Mooney’s Hyde Park property on the Board of Review’s added valuation. The ruling limits the increases to proportional shares and bars a general revaluation, with half-year taxes handled to cover the legal yearly tax. The decision cites that Board of Review power is citywide and must be justified by proportional additions.
The Commercial Tribune reports prize winners from its checker problem contest led by Problem No 81 first prize and No 14 second prize, with notes on players from Cincinnati and nearby states. It covers match reports from Hanley England, upcoming visitors May 17 in Cincinnati, and results from recent professor Uloth and Tyler games.
Gustav F. Karpe sues Cincinnati Plate Glass Co for damages in a main street case. Louise E. Kugler seeks possession of a lot on Irwin Street with $100 damages against Christina and Cora Grether and others. William Gill, charged with murder of John West at College Hill, found guilty of assault and battery. Ray Ratliffe defended C. O. Rose for the State.
Travelers end convention in Parkersburg as Grand Council initiates a large class and a smoker. A Parkersburg Marietta Interurban Railway excursion takes visitors to Marietta and Williamstown. Six hundred visitors tour the Fenton Art Glass plant and receive a souvenir. W. T. Shepherd of Richmond is presented a ivory-handled gavel by Richmond Council No. 159.
The fragment lists sequence numbers and team references such as White and Kings with multiple scores like 49, 26-22 and 27-31. It appears to be a puzzle or problem solution layout with wing notation and lines ending in dash. The readable items suggest a chessboard or sports score ledger style?
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