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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1908

Page

10

Louisville to Host Ohio Valley Improvement Convention Delegates

The Ohio Valley Improvement Association plans its fourteenth annual convention in Louisville on October 27 with at least 100 delegates. Albert Bettinger and Maj. Seibert explained a project to navigate the Ohio River year round from Pittsburgh to Cairo, estimating a cost of 63 million dollars and fourteen additional dams. President Egan formed a committee to maximize attendance, listing members including Charles Lewis James J Heekin John D Lindsay and others.

Chamber of Commerce Ohio Valley Improvement Association Louisville Albert Bettinger Major Seibert United States Ohio River Pittsburg Cairo Bettinger Egan Charles Lewis James J. Heekin John D. Lindsay C. F. Adams August E. Muth W. A. Bennett Charles W. Schmidt R. P. Gillham Michael Ryan H. Lee Marly Charles F. Barrett David Dreifus Sigmund Freiberg Lyman Petin C. A. Hinsch Co. Gordon «Neff J. Milton Blair Henry M. Rubel

Annual Cincinnati Missionary Society Session Held in Columbus

The Cincinnati Branch of the Woman s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church holds its yearly meeting in Columbus Ohio with attendees and delegates traveling from Cincinnati. Listed travelers include Mrs R L Thomas Mrs L L Townley Mrs J D McGee Mrs Charles C Boyd Mrs John C Kunz Mrs E F Emerson Mrs W F Bonner Miss Mary Gaddis and Miss Winifred Spalding.

Cincinnati Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church Columbus R. L. Thomas L. L. Townley J. D. McGee Charles C. Boyd John C. Kunz E. F. Emerson W. F. Bonner Mary Gaddis Winifred Spalding

Referee Greve Not Removed in Bankruptcy Case

Judge A C Thompson dismissed a complaint seeking removal of Bankruptcy Referee Charles T Greve over alleged dual office holding and delays in the Ross Holzman bankruptcy. Counsel for Unity Banking and Savings had claimed Greve served as Secretary of the Sinking Fund Trustees, a contention found not to be a public office. Referee Greve refused to comment.

Charles T. Greve A. C. Thompson Louis’ J. Dolle Unity Banking and Savings Company Ross Holzman Hayfield-Gehlwein Syndicate Holzman Link Fund Grove Greve Sinking Fund Trustees of Cincinnati Thompson

Caustic Letter Accuses Health Dept of Duty Failure

Former Councilman James of the Twenty-fourth Ward writes to the Hoard of Health accusing sanitary officers of inaction over a refuse pile at 1617 Waverly avenue, the mother of Councilman John Eckert and George Pellens. A sanitary officer visited but the nuisance remains. the department forwarded the letter to Health Officer Brown.

James Health Department John Eckert George Pellens Waverly Avenue Brown

Norwood Officials Deny Mail Car Crossover Near Postoffice

Norwood town officials refused a request by Post Office authorities to lay a crossover between car tracks by the Norwood Postoffice. Residents along the long loop fear the switch would bring passenger cars to the area, risking reduced service for the loop district. Postmaster Monfort says the only solution may be reducing Norwood mail dispatches.

Norwood Monfort

Packers Plead Guilty In Lamb Carcass Case

Swift & Co. plead guilty to taking a lamb carcass from the city to Newport without proper embalming stamps for interment ships. Judge Sater fined $25 costs. It is the first case of its kind under the new law locally.

Swift & Co Chica Meat Packers Federal Grand Jury Newport Sater

Freshman Glass Wins Flag Rush at Cincinnati

Cincinnati University freshmen defended a two by twelve inch flag on a greased pole for ten hours on the Burnet Woods football field. Dan Gregg captained the freshmen with Ross Stewart Frank Schaefer Russell Easton and William Harris as lieutenants. The sophomores led by Walter Heuck were stopped after a long battle with disqualifications and injuries minimal. Spectators packed the stands as coeds cheered their factions, with notable rough play and a final victory for the freshmen at 4 05 p m.

Cincinnati University Freshies Burnet Woods Sophs Dan Gregg Ross Stewart Frank Schaefer Russell Easton William Harris Max Zange Walter Heuck Walter Thaw Arthur Dyer H. Ackerson Henry Kranz Fred Hyndman Lincoln Stanley Walter Schaefer John Davis Herman Haehnle Louis Crossley Walter Day John Willis C. O. Hill Robert Bentley

National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Makers Meet

The fifteenth annual convention opens Tuesday October 20 in Columbus Ohio. Illinois and Ohio lead membership. attendance expected to be the largest in history. Governors and mayors welcome delegates as sessions run Wednesday to Thursday with speeches on salesmanship and plant construction and the annual banquet.

National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers of the United States Great Southern Hotel Columbus Illinois Ohio Committee of Arrangements F. C. Eaton Newell Banderd Harris Mayor Bond Fred M. Loomis Chicago William T. Magruder Ohio State University T. D. Sellers Ohio Inspection Bureau Sanders Emmett Tompkins E. C. Randall J. Y. Bursell William Butterworth Moline Ill H. E. Miles

County awards bridge contract and approves road repairs notes

County Commissioners awarded the Little Duck Creek bridge contract to Huft & Garretson for 4435 dollars. They approved Springfield pike repairs and a Main street bridge repair. A 25000 dollar Long View Asylum improvement bond payment plan was set with November 1 maturity.

Little Duck Creek Settle Street Huft & Garretson Springfield Pike Glendale Wyoming Carthage Main Street Madisonville Longview Asylum Improvement Zion Road Miami Township Spinner Avenue German Protestant Cemetery Association F. H. Reuner Carthage Pike Caldwell

Couden Stands Trial for Death of Fred McDermott

Frank M. Couden, a cashier in the Surveyor of Customs office in Lebanon Ohio, was placed on trial before Judge Clark on the charge of fatally shooting Fred McDermott in his Morrow home last spring. Couden testified McDermott was stealing his chickens and said the shot was not aimed to wound. The day focused on jury selection. he is represented by Judges J A Runyan and J W Stanley of Lebanon.

Frank M. Couden Surveyor of Customs Amor Smith Clark Lebanon Fred McDermott

Widow’s Savings Stolen From Mrs. Hamer Home

Thieves broke into the apartment of Mrs. Jennie Hamer at 416 East Fifth Street yesterday morning while she was at church and ransacked the place. They took $25 from a machine drawer in which the widow kept small money to support her four children after her husband’s death weeks earlier.

Jennie Hamer East Fifth Street

Typhoid Fever Wanes and Milk Quality Praised

Health reports indicate six typhoid cases in the city last week with three confirmed by Widal tests. One case imported from Springfield, Ohio, another likely contracted from the mother in Cincinnati Hospital, and a third uncertain. Deaths mainly from heart and kidney diseases. scarlet fever also declines. Dr Brown notes 64 milk samples. 46 percent exceed 1,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, with over half insufficiently inspected, urging standards for all city milk.

Brown Springfield Cincinnati Hospital Cincinnati Health Department Bureau of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ainst

Ice Dealers Picnic At Ross Lake Elmwood

The Ice Dealers' Association held a basket picnic yesterday at Ross Lake Elmwood for seventy five members. They rode a sandboat pulled by two mules and a horse ten miles up the canal then camped and ate dinner from baskets. The event included games and sports and was the last outing of the season with euchre parties planned. Edward Knorr presided as president James Cullen as vice president.

Ice Dealers’ Association Ross Lake Elmwood Edward Knorr James Cullen

New Officers Named by Cincinnati University Seniors

Cincinnati University senior class elected officers last Friday and held a dinner to notify the new leaders. Clifton G. Fels was named President with Alma Murray as Vice President Harry Mitchell as Treasurer Irma Gregg as Secretary and Edward Hathaway as Convocation Representative.

The Cincinnati University Clifford G. Fels Alma Murray Harry Mitchell Irma Gregg Edward Hathaway

Jewish Women Meet Discuss Leonardo the Universal Genius

The Council of Jewish Women will meet this afternoon at 2 30 in the Sabbath school rooms of the temple Avon dale Harvey and stockdale avenues. Miss art ill will talk on Leonardo the Universal Genius.

Council of Jewish Women Temple Harvey and Stockdale Javenues Avondale Art Leonardo Universal Genius

City Hall Notes on Appointments and Licenses

Mayor Markbreit seeks six more patrolment applicants to reach thirty. He will announce city representatives for the Ohio Valley Improvement Association meeting in Louisville. He also urges license payments from larger halls and votes city property license fees. Amanda Hess named music teacher at House of Refuge, Amelia Charles to fill vacant post. Glendenning Groesbeck complains of Madison road to Breen street bridge condition. referred to City Engineer. Water Works Hiller submits report to Board of Public Works.

Markbreit Yesterney Board of Public Lafety Ohio Valley Improvement Association Business Men’s Club Louisville Amanda H. Hess Janet Douglas House of Refuge Amelia Charles Nellie Delaney Glendenning Groesbeck Board of Public Service Madison Road Breen Street

Service Board approves contract and bids for city projects

An estimate favoring the Dim mick Pipe Company for 13890 covers pipe for water main extensions and improvements and is approved. The Service Board awarded Roos Bros the contract for pavement of the Highth Street Viaduct at 8570, with L Bid Concrete Company submitting the highest bid nearly double.

Dimmick Pipe Company Roos Bros Service Board Highth Street L. Bid. Concrete Company Roos

Blaze Threatens Moerlein Brewery Plant Roof

Fire from a chimney sparked a roof blaze at the Moerlein Brewery Company plant on Upper Elm Street yesterday afternoon. Firemen extinguished the roof fire but a new flare appeared in the lower portion as crews prepared to leave.

Moerlein Brewery Company Upper Elm Street Sparky

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J. M. Gidding & Co Knights Templars Masons Fourth Street Chickering Chick Inn W. G. Woodman See Ohio Improvement Association Women’s Foreign Missionary Society N. W Cor. 4Th and Walnut Vine St Fountain Square United States Court Packers Glass Soph Co-Operative National Association of Manufacturers Judge Caldwell Place Couden Avondale Temple Directoire Mme Irene’s Mme. Irene Paris Che Alms & Doepke Co City Hall Notes Hiller the Water Works Board of Public Pronec Peny & White Moerlein Brewery Bismarck Cafe Mercantile Library Walnut Street the Commercial Tribune PA
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