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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1908

Page

5

Memorial Services for St Bernard Aerie 1162 Tonight

The St Bernard Aerie of Eagles No 1162 will hold memorial services at Town Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The general public is invited. A theft report from Louis Linn lists a stolen watch taken from his vest pocket on 225 George Street after being at 418 Ketnah Street.

Eagles St. Bernard Aerie of Eagles Louis Linn Ketnah Street George Street Siefke John Bernard Joseph Ana Anna Siefke Linnemann Ellen Street St. Philomena Church

Death of Abraham Cobe From Blood Poisoning

The coroner was notified of the death of Abraham Cobe aged 73 of 933 West Court Street. Cause given as blood poisoning believed to stem from a former splinter wound to the finger.

Abraham Cobe West Court Street Cobe

Culkins to Speak at Norwood Forum on Ohio Legislature

W. C. Culkins former City Auditor will address the Brotherhood Forum of the First Methodist Church Norwood tonight on Sidelights of the Last Ohio Legislature.

W. C. Culkins Brotherhood Forum First Methodist Church Norwood Ohio

Clerks' Half Holiday Plea Read in Churches

Letters from the Consumers' League urging congregations to cooperate in giving clerks a half holiday on Saturdays in July and August were read in several churches yesterday morning.

Consumers’ League

Chief Chemist Wiley Leaves For Omaha Speaking Tour

Dr. W H Wiley chief chemist of the United States Department of Agriculture made two addresses in Cincinnati Saturday and left yesterday for Omaha where he will speak today He will also address audiences in Lincoln before returning to Washington leading a national speaking tour.

W. H. Wiley United States Department of Agriculture Cincinnati Omaha Neb Lincoln Washington

Gasoline Stove Explosion Damages West Court Apartment

Yesterday a gasoline stove exploded in the apartments of Mrs. David Vexeler at 719 West Court Street. Mrs. Vexeler sustained minor burns to hands and face. Firemen extinguished the blaze with small loss.

David Vexeler West Court Street

Academy Meeting Tonight Readings by Dr Gillespie

The Cincinnati Academy of Medicine holds its regular weekly meeting this evening. President Dr William Gillespie will present papers and lead discussions.

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills promise quick relief

A newspaper ad touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for head ache neuralgia sciatica stomach backache and other pains. It claims fast soothing nerve relief without nausea or after effects and urges readers to ask their druggist with a first package guarantee.

Miles Rost St

Dr Robert Carothers Academy Meeting Schedule

The academy will meet on the first and second Mondays in June and will adjourn until September.

Robert Carothers Academy

Man Charged With Cashing Worthless Draft Arrested in Chicago

R. C. Thompson, accused of cashing a worthless draft on the State Bank in Freeport Illinois, is reportedly under arrest in Chicago. A telegram to Havlin Hotel management says he robbed a lithographing house in Freeport, stealing blank sample drafts during the incident.

R. C. Thompson State Bank Freeport Ill Havlin Chicago

Obituary for Mrs Mary Hayes of Fire Company No 7

Mrs Mary Hayes wife of Engineer Frank Hayes of Fire Company No 7 died yesterday at 3834 Dumont Street after a lingering illness. She is survived by two children. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.

Mary Hayes Frank Hayes Fire Company No. 7 Dumont Street

Body shipped for burial of Dobbins found dead in Saltillo

A telegram from William McKinnon of Saltillo Tenn asked that the body of Edward Dobbins be shipped to him for burial. Dobbins, a former United States soldier, ended his life Friday by consuming poison in his room at 324 John street.

City Hospital William McKinnon Saltillo Tenn Edward Dobbins John Street Dobbins United States

Ball game accident injures James Bronson in Ash alley

James Bronson a 36 year old colored man from 1269 East Third street suffered a broken nose when a companion threw a heavy stone during a ball game in Ash alley yesterday. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.

James Bronson East Third Street Ash Alley Bronson City Hospital

Lecture on Philippines by Meyer Scheer at Jewish Settlement

Meyer Scheer, principal of a Manila government training school, spoke last night on the Philippine islands in the Jewish Settlement. A former Cincinnati resident, he attended the Manua Training School on West Sixth Street years ago and has spent five years in the Philippines.

Philippines Meyer Scheer Manila Philippine Islands Mr. Scheer Cincinnati Manua West Sixth Street

Stairs High Kicker Ends In Hospital Stabbing

George Carey 23 a piano player at 324 East Front street was taken to City Hospital with neck wounds after an altercation at the levee. He said a friend stabbed him when his hat kicking game led to a derby being damaged and resented.

Stairs High George Carey East Front Street Carey

Laborer's Injuries Under Police Investigation

Police investigate assault after laborer Jesse Sizemoore 31 was found unconscious on Second and Vine Streets with a severe scalp wound and a broken left jaw. Rushed to City Hospital, Sizemoore offered no clear account of his injuries. Doctors suspect an assault.

Mariner Jesse Sizemoore East Front Street Second Vine Streets Sizemoore

Walnut Street Theater Minstrels Run Tonight in Two Parts

The Boys' Minstrels directed by Dan Duffy perform at Walnut Street Theater this evening in a two part show. The first part is a minstrel act with William Dorsey as interlocutor and end men Albert Bohl James Gustin Peter Duffy Eddie Murray Burt Gibson Joe Foster. Soloists include Edmund Cressman George Meehan Xavier Meiners Eddie Murray Burt Gibson James Gustin Stanley Kolkmeyer Joe Foster. Music by Times-Star News boys Band and St X College Orchestra.

Walnut Street Dan Duffy William Dorsey Albert Bohl James Gustin Peter Duffy Eddie Murray Burt Gibson Joe Foster Edmund Cressman George Meehan Xavier Meiners Burt

Former Army Surgeon Named Robbery Suspect in Cincinnati

Detectives suspect a former regular army surgeon in the $500 robbery of widow Mrs. Schwab at the Munro Hotel. A warrant for Jack Hamilton charges grand larceny as he is traced through Miss Blanche Bradley’s Northside marriage to a man posing as an officer. Family records show Hamilton claimed postings at Ft Sheridan and Ft Leavenworth before a dishonorable discharge, leading to tensions with the Bradleys who unveil questions about his past.

Schwab Munro Hotel Jack Hamilton Hamilton Northside Ft. Thomas Blanche Bradley Lingo Street Bradley Miss Bradley George H. Bradley George H. Bradley & Son Colerain Avenue Cincinnati Ft. Sheridan Ft. Leavenworth West Central Christian Church City Mrs. Hamilton Garfield Place Elm Race Streets Army

W J Winterburn Dies in Chicago Heart Disease

George Heuck received a telegram from Chicago announcing the death of W J Winterburn yesterday from heart disease. Winterburn was a longtime Cincinnati job printing foreman and expert color printer with a large Chicago show printing establishment. He once managed for Walker Whiteside, and his brother worked at the People's Theater.

George Heuck Chicago W. J. Winterburn Winterburn Cincinnati Walker Whiteside People’s Theater

Delegates Named for Zanesville Diocesan Convention

Names of ministers attending the Zanesville Ohio diocesan convention are released. Delegates from Grace Church Avondale include Rev Wallace Gordon and alternates D McKim Cooke and Dwight Marfield. Other parishes like Church of the Good Shepherd Norwood and Church of the Advent list their delegates and alternates. Several changes arise as De Camp cannot go and William Allen moves to Glendale.

Zanesville Archdeacon Edwards Grace W. A. de Camp William M. Allen Spalding Johnn. Allen de Camp William Allen Glendale Frank BH. Cooley Emanuel Church Eastern Avenue Madisonville Church

Presbyterian Fight Over Merger Heads to General Assembly

J E Anderson was elected president of the First Presbyterian Church board to lead the fight against the merger of the First Second and Central Churches into the Church of the Covenant. The General Assembly in Kansas City May 21 will decide the disputed question over ten days. Local delegates are split with some favoring and others opposing the merger.

J.E. Anderson First Presbyterian Church Mr. Anderson J. D. McLeod J. H. Leiding Board of Five Louis Kittelberg Edward Hutchinson Presbyterian General Assembly Supreme Court of Kansas City Church of the Covenant Frank Monfort William McKibbin Reuben Tyler Wyoming Dr. Lippert I. D. Fry General Assembly Anderson Promergerites Cincinnati Spiegel

Woman operator faints at desk upon learning brother Matt Mason dead

Minnie M. Beckett, a Western Union operator in Cincinnati, faints after reading a telegram that her brother Matthew Mason, a former Cincinnati resident drowned May 6 in Fulton Alaska. The boat carrying eight men capsized. Mason was the sole fatality. Clarence Mason of Felicity Ohio sent the news from Seattle to Mrs. Beckett. The body may be shipped to Cincinnati if recovered. details awaited.

Matt Minnie M. Beckett Western Union Telegraph Company Ingalls Matthew Mason Cincinnati Alaska Seattle Wash Clarence Mason Felicity, O Matthew Fulton

Federation Repeats Request to Remove Offensive Cigar Ads

Joseph Benning, chairman of a committee, reports to the Catholic Federation at St Marys College Hall that improper cigar and tobacco lithographs again appear in store windows. Dealers had earlier pledges to remove them but failed, so a renewed demand for removal was authorized. The federation also planned resolutions on Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland and noted Miss Mary Shinnick’s probation report praising Catholic societies’ contributions.

Joseph Benning The Catholic Federation St. Mary’s College Hall Benning Federation Horstmann Cleveland Mary Shinnick

Boys Hurl Stones After Car Ride Disrupts Madisonville Trip

Passengers on a Madison road car bound cityward were pelted with rocks after a boisterous group of boys from Madisonville caused a disturbance. Three youths Benjamin Moreland 17 Raymond Ryan 15 Jerard Ryan 11 were arrested by off duty Patrolman Oitapault for disorderly conduct and Juvenile Court handling followed for the younger suspects. others fled.

Madison Road St. John’s Park Mt. Lookout Madisonville Oitapault Sixth Benjamin Moreland Pike Street Raymond Ryan Jerard Ryan Third Lawrence Streets

Obituary notices for Franklin M H Hughes Hayes Krieg Luhring Lawler Clare nshaw Siefke

Obituary notices list deaths and funeral details for Franklin M. H., Dr. W. C. Hughes, Mary Hayes, J. W. R. Krieg, H. William Luhring, James J. Lawler, John Clarenshaw, Katherine Schevkh, and John Bernard Siefke with addresses, dates, times, and church rites reflected in Walnut Hills Bellevue Mt. Auburn and surrounding locales.

Franklin M. H McMillan Street Walnut Hills Hughes W. C Cleves Hayes Mary H. William May Luhring Doyle William and Elizabeth Luhring Richmond Street Lawler James J Mary Purdon Edenboro Place Mt. Auburn Holy Name Church Clarenshaw John Southern Avenue Rescue Mission Plum Street Mission Workers St. Al’'S M. E Schevh Keatherine Kestermann Bank Street St. Augustine’s

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