11 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1896
Page
1
A garish burlesque show titled Beautiful Girls draws crowds as a cyclone scare swirls through the town. Performers polish acts amid sensational stagecraft, with Rose Fill leading a cast praised for charm and color.
Ex inspector Cellarius warns that building and loan associations fail mainly due to dishonest management or incompetent leadership. He urges honest secretaries, well paid and competent auditing and appraising committees, strict oversight, and directors who safeguard members’ funds to prevent losses and panics.
Gustav R. Werner as assignee of Elizabeth Niesen, in insolvency proceedings, announces a public auction for two properties. The first at 2 PM on Saturday November 7 1896 on the northeast corner of Mohawk and Bernard streets features a nine room two story front and three story brick dwelling on a 30 by 87 foot lot, remodeled costing over 600, appraised at 3150 dollars. The second listing, No 702 Richmond street near Cutter, is a three story nine room brick with 23 by 80 foot lot sold by Mrs J T Neilson Jr for 4360 dollars.
A dense list of property transactions shows multiple parties including Adam A. Evers and William Schackel, Lewis C. Black and Charles I. Dreifus, and James Dalton among others. Properties range across blocks bounded by Main, Walnut, Fifth, Wood, and Fifth streets with various lot numbers and sizes, including 20 by 5 feet and 70 by 71 feet, plus quitclaims to entities such as Billington Piano Company and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. The entries indicate transfers, subdivided plots, and mortgage or trust arrangements amid a period of active property conveyances.
Stephen Warren of Kentucky filed a civil rights suit against Fountain Square Theater Co and lessee M C Anderson to recover 500 damages for being barred from the parquet on October 4 for the play Darkest America. He alleges racial discrimination, seeks equal seating, and contemplates a larger federal suit. Other items include a contempt petition, a bank suit for 95.25, inquiries about a marriage license, Frank McHugh habeas corpus hearing, and a bank property sale under Jacob Strader trust.
The grand jury last week ignored a case listing Henry Rudel. The offense was mis-stated as assault to rob instead of assault and battery. Rudel, son of prominent attorney J A Rudel, reportedly knocked down a bicyclist after an insult, but the jury dismissed the matter.
In a quo warranto proceeding to oust Squire Malcolm Daviess from magistrate duties in Cincinnati Township, prosecutors reply that he is not a valid township justice. They allege he was never elected, did not take the oath of office, nor bond the city as required by law.
A list of civil actions from Common Pleas and Superior Court filings including numerous cases with plaintiffs, defendants, and monetary claims. Cases cover debt, note payments, mortgage foreclosures, partitions of real estate, and real estate sales or possession actions, with attorney names.
Frederick Mehmert estates valued at 91095 chiefly in realty. alimony of 10 per week granted to Rybolt. Diehlmann recommitted for insanity. Rahn granted divorce for willful absence. Ida Gaherish alimony. Brockmann named administratrix of Grace Ekmann estate. T Haydock Carriage continue contracts. county treasurer allowances set. Brockmann minor Eva term. insanity cases and will itemization noted.
Mrs Geo Cook of Delhi hosts a luncheon for Miss Jennie Christy. Residents return from St Louis and visits to Cleves. A leaf social by Cleves M E Church yields prizes for drawing and leaf crafts. Fern Bank guild to host an oyster dinner. Elizabethtown schools closed for diphtheria. Home City dancing club to organize. Eight year old diphtheria case. Hard time social at Home City lecture room with odd rules and a mock fashion fines list written in playful mockery.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph excerpt discusses a daughter set to marry a young man named Hill. The dialogue notes he hails from “one of the very oldest families” in the country and features quips about ancient lineage and the saying “as old as the Hills.”
In the Detroit Tribune a suitor pleads to a father for permission to marry his daughter. The father remains firm and refuses, leaving the couple with little hope unless the beloved can wed without her father's consent.
National Military Home Dayton Ohio October reports literature from the Union Veterans’ Patriotic League aids campaign for McKinley. Veterans listed by unit and place, staff changes noted, and a new amusement and assembly hall opens at the Home with electric lights and frescoing cost about 17000 dollars.
The Missouri Pacific escorted a party of several hundred Leavenworth Homeset erans to the corn festival at Atchison. The Milwaukee Home chapel installs a new $1,500 organ. Sergt Patterson becomes captain of Company B after Conway’s resignation. Week funerals list Freder ick Sterling and John McCoy among the dead, with relatives in Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Death notices include Hamilton D W Barry and John Loftus on furlough, and John O’Brien’s remains sent to Chicago. The late veteran’s life notes emphasize his Civil War service and active community involvement.
A historical note estimates brain phosphorus at about one twentieth to one thirtieth of brain mass. With an average brain weight of forty seven and a half ounces, phosphorus would total roughly one and a half ounces, and it is claimed to be almost entirely absent in some brains.
Washington Star reports a colloquial exchange where Mr Dolan boasts of being the lively pedestrian who could walk the corner and grocery despite rheumatism, recounting how his wife notices his earlier inability to move. The tale centers on a startled moment of recognition and humor.
A Chicago Post report quotes a new woman praising absolute freedom of movement. A balding man questions the fashion theory, pondering the wearers' costume. The scene reflects early 20th century dress reform arguments.
The article surveys varied beliefs about the wood of Jesus cross. English peasants claim elderwood, lightning spares that tree, while Dean French notes in Sacred Latin Poetry that it was aspen wood and its leaves have shuddered since the crucifixion.
A quoted orator urges friends and fellow patriots to prove they can elect a yellow dog as the enemy boasts. He claims the opponents will name a yellow dog this year and calls for action, but the rest of the speech is lost amid loud applause.
The remark links Bryan's nomination to a broader push for a woman candidate from the major parties. The question asks what his nomination implies, noting his success as a factor that energized party conventions and sparked widespread discussion.
A terse note on style suggests men should wear red in a London newspaper column. The piece also mentions weddings and rings, hinting at fashion and marriage rituals captured in a brief observational item.
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