Kenton Grand Jury Indicts 119 in Major Case Sweep
The Kenton County Grand Jury returned 119 indictments amid gambling probe fears tied to the Courthouse shadow. Among those charged are Charles Jackson for murder in the Moses Fields shooting, Fred Lemons for shooting his wife, and real estate broker C T Swope for shooting with intent to kill Fred Barhorst, with many other counts across larceny, assault, highway robbery, and related offenses. The panel also reviewed the Henry Nestor case involving prohibition agent James M Wood at a Ludlow liquor camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton County Grand Jury
Applegate
Charles Jackson
Moses Fields
Murray Hotel
Fred Lemons
West Sixth Street
Pearls Lemons
Charles T. Swope
Crescent Avenue
Fred Barhorst
Swope
Lee Pinkleton
Mack Raghster
John Offitt
Alden Haskell
Will Curry
Edgar Thompson
Ed Rankins
Richard Harris
James A. Davis
James Raines
Ince
John Thomas
James Bird
Willie Armstrong
Adam Dickens
Carter Ballinger
William Jones
James Meuse
Russell Hodge
Kl. L. Tilton
Arthur
Elmer Pennick
Paul Buchner
George Hopple
Lee Stephens
Estill B. Hicks
Tony Groenefeld
Cornelius Jones
Thomas Turner
Fred Quatkemeyer
Robert Johnson
Earl Howard
Edward W. Conatser
Henry Maxwell
George Jackson
Andrew Leach
Eddie Kelly
Eddie O'Brien
Herman Koenig
James M. Wood
Ludlow
Dispositions in September Defense Case List Released
On September 3 the court notes Wood shot in necessary self defense and dismisses multiple cases including Commonwealth vs John W Lemmons Mrs Belle Jackson T N Coyle Ben McLean Clifford Beach J C Asbell John Jenkins Webster Williams W Slomer Louis Pierce Anna Long Herbert Fisher Thomas Perry Jesse Harrison and Mary Schwab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Commonwealth
John W Lemmons
Belle Jackson
T. N. Coyle
Ben McLean
Clifford Beach
J. C. Asbell
John Jenkins
Webster Williams
W. Slomer
Louis Pierce
Anna Long
Herbert Fisher
Thomas Perry
Jesse Harrison
Mary Schwab
Mayor Produces Figures in Water Controversy at Covington Plant
The water works controversy in Ft. Thomas centers on using electricity to pump 3,000,000 gallons daily. Mayor O'Donovan and two commissioners back the plan, citing annual savings of about 32,000 dollars versus a 70,442 dollar steam-pump cost in 1920, with 17,000 saved on labor and maintenance and 15,000 on power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ft. Thomas
O'Donovan
Kluempet and
Bailey
Donnelly
Hawk
Norwood
Officer Recovers Child Taken From Nursery
Humane Officer Tinsley Rogers and Danny Mitchell found 4 year old boy at Simon Hug home near Covington. The child was returned yesterday to his mother Mrs Sadie Mitchell of 1209 Lee Street. Mitchell had spirited the child away from Covington Day Nursery days earlier. Mitchell and wife do not live together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinsley Rogers
Danny Mitchell
Sadie Mitchell
Lee Street
Daniel Mitchell
West Fifth Street
Covington Day Nursery
Mitchell
Center Streets
Covington
Hug
Culbertson will probate and appoint executor in Kenton Court
The will of Jacob F. Culbertson was probated in Kenton County Court. He leaves his estate to widow Margaret B. Culbertson and names son Jacob H. Culbertson as executor. The document dated August 5, 1916. The Crescent Company of Ashland filed bankruptcy in Covington with $18,408 assets and $12,619 liabilities. Kenton County League of Women Voters meets tomorrow night at the Industrial Club. Fries of Hamilton was fined $25 in Police Court for passing a stationary street car. Oscar Wells of Twelfth and Prospect street received a 50 day jail sentence for threatening to shoot his landlady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Jacob F. Culbertson
Kenton
Margaret B. Culbertson
Jacob H. Culbertson
Crescent Company, Dry Cleaners
Ashland
United States District Court
Kenton County League of Women Voters
Industrial Club
Pike and
Madison Avenue
Fries
Hamilton
Manson
Oscar Wells
Twelfth and
Prospect Street
Campbell Circuit Court Divorces Filed in Newport and Clifton
Mrs Ethel May Scott of East Front street Newport sues for divorce from James Scott now confined at Fort Hartford Reformatory after a felony conviction. Mrs Mabel Gertrude McCafferty seeks divorce from William on cruelty with custody of two children. Bernadetta Egloff files for divorce from Lester Egloff seeking custody of Elaine and sale of Clifton property to secure her share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Betty Jane
Bernadetta Egloff
Clifton
Lester Egioff
Elaine
Marriage Licenses Listed for Burlington and Dayton Residents
R W Rouse of Burlington Kentucky and Eldora Ayler of Burlington Kentucky along with Donald Graham of Dayton Ohio and Birdie Pierson of Dayton Ohio are recorded as marriage license holders in this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Rouse
Burlington
Eldora Ayler
Donald Graham Dayton
Birdie Pierson
Dayton
Newport to bury policeman at Evergreen Friday
Newport police officer Charles Hamilton who died in a Tuesday automobile crash near Ft. Thomas will be buried Friday at 2 PM. The service will be held at Vonderga ar Stetter chapel with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs Addie M Silver, wife of Dore Silver and another crash victim, will be laid to rest in Hamilton Ohio. Chief Frank Breger said pallbearers will be appointed from the police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen
Charles Hamilton
Newport
Alexandria Pike
Ft. Thomas
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Vondergaar & Stetter
Third Street
Edward Hamilton
East Second Street
Evergreen Cemetery
Addie M. Silver
Dore Silver
Monmouth Street
Hamilton, O
Silver
Carl Reeves
Hamilton
Expense filing window set for county and city candidates
Campbell County Clerk William Milius announces post primary and pre election expense filings due Monday October 9. Reports must be in duplicate for Sheriff and County Clerk. Newport Police Judge and City Commissioner nominees have one day to file. Unsuccessful primary candidates get 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Milius
Campbell County
Newport
Jail Inquiry Finds No Purchaser Trail For Supplies
Campbell County Grand Jury reported in eight days eighty seven indictments and fourteen dismissals amid findings that jail medical supplies bought without consent exceeded market prices. The panel blamed lack of purchasing records, urged stricter jail cleanliness rules, and noted Nagel faced an escape charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell County
Newport,Jall
Caldwell
Chris Ebert
Commissioner of Public Safety
John P.nagel
Katherine Schweitert
Bob Lynch
Elizabeth Labourseaux
John Arstrong
Harry Spencer
May Theetge
Mary Patton
John Bickers
Howard Kindell
Charles Brooks
al Thiege
J. F. McKeeliffe
Florence Smith
Emma Harris
Carl Hug
Craven Knox
Marshall Warren
Rge D. Wynn
Louis Crabtree
R. B. McDermott
Raymond Kelly
G. Kouteen
Charles Newman
Roy Howard
Jess Whitley
Thomas Sargent
Lonnie Kaywod
William, Guy
Frank Heidel
James Tobin
Charles Jackson
Walter Gleason
Sim Caldwell
Ben Martin
Jake
Red’ Martin
Red” Sanders
Sanders
George Ouster
Wilie Moore
Jerome Amasson
Ralf Branch
Carl Rogers
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Carl
Edwin Erdman
Ed Neon
Arthur Pitman
Shepherd
Pie
James Raines
Harry Creutz
John P . Nagel
Marshall
H. S Madd
Realty Transfers Record of Clifton and Fort Thomas Lots
Henry E Lindsey and Joe W E Dye sell a Clifton lot for 1000 stamps. Fred Droege transfers a Fort Thomas lot for 3500 stamps to Adolph J Kiefer. Charles A Schneider sells a New area lot for 6500 stamps. Webster Helm sells a Fort Thomas lot for 1500 stamps to Floyd Gammon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Lindsey
Joe W. E. Dye
Clifton
Fred Droege
Adolph J. Kiefer
Ft. Thomas
Charles A. Schneider
Hahnel
New
Webster Helm
Floyd Gammon
Real estate shifts as properties change hands on Race and Spring Grove
John F. Stegner plans a large soap plant at 1816 to 1824 Race Street after purchasing the site for 65 000 from Louis Hauck. Provident Bank’s William Mesloh brokered the sale and also arranged the deal for four Richmond Street brick buildings bought by Nat Nathan for 16 000. Clarence Raisbeck buys 1346 1348 Spring Grove for 14 000 with plans to convert to twelve two room flats. vacancy 6.79 percent. A detailed street frontage vacancy survey accompanies the report showing vacancies across Elm Race Vine Walnut Main Sycamore Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Arcade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Race Street
John F. Stegner
Louis Hauck
William Mesloh
Provident Bank and Trust Company
Mesloh
Spring Grove Avenue
Clarence Raisbeck
Sidney Adler
Elm
Bet
Walnut
Main
Sycamore
Christine Kroeger Buys 957 Seton Ave Duplex
Christine Kroeger purchased the two family frame dwelling at 957 Seton Avenue for 8850 from Bernard Slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seton Avenue
Christine Kroeger
Bernard Slaughter
J A Gross Motor Car Company to Build New Avondale Structure
The J A Gross Motor Car Company plans a two story front and three story rear building at 3038 and 3040 Reading Road Avondale to house salesrooms garage and service station. Ferro Concrete Construction Company awarded the contract. Theodore Mayer Bro brokers will auction Wednesday October 21 at 2 30 PM the business and residence property 315 to 325 West Fourth Street extending through to McFarland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Gross Motor Car Company
Reading Road
Avondale
Ferro Concrete Construction Company
Theodore Mayer & Bro
West Fourth Street
McFarland Street
Malone couple purchase frame residence in Price Hill
John and Mary Malone bought a frame house at 4115 Heywood Avenue Price Hill for 7500 from Jolly and Olden builders. Joseph Sehlhorst served as broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Avenue
Price Hill
John and
Mary Malone
Jolly & Olden
Joseph Sehlhorst
Real estate sales in West End and vacancy survey
Harry Sternberg bought two brick buildings totaling seventeen rooms at 1525 Linn Street for 8750 dollars via Sudbrack and Greenberg Realty. Another sale to Joseph Welland covered a fifteen room brick and frame building at 2174 Buck Street for 6250 dollars by the same brokers. A Cincinnati vacancy survey by John B. Cant finds 78 stores empty downtown, up from 74 previously, with most vacancies in a block bounded by Elm Eighth Sycamore and Fourth, while Race Street and the Arcade remain largely occupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Street
West End
Harry Sternberg
F. P. Wessel
Sudbrack & Greenberg Real Estate Company
Martin McCabe
Buck Street
Joseph Welland
Cincinnati
John B. Cant
Building Owners and Managers’ Association
Elm Street
Eighth Street
Sycamore Street
Fourth Street
Race Street
Fourth
Eighth Streets
Auto accident leads to charges for two Dayton men
Henry McClure of Second and Boone streets and Frank Coyler of 314 Second Avenue Dayton Ky will be arraigned in Bellevue Police Court Friday night after a Fairfield avenue Bellevue crash. McClure parked without lights. Coyler faced with reckless driving and scalp injuries. Coyler was treated at Speers Hospital Dayton before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McClure
Second
Boone Streets
Dayton
Frank Coyler
Second Avenue
Bellevue
Fairfield Avenue
McClure
Ball Park
Coyler
Speers
Local Names Listed in Community Notices
Readable fragments list individuals including Maurice J Leen Margaret Binning Clarence Ashbook Laura Halle Clarence Young Norma Haller Norwood Ohio comments show a collection of community members with partial spellings and affiliations. The text provides no events or actions beyond naming several residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice J. Leen
Peren
Margaret Binning
Clarence Ashbook
Laura Halle
Clarence Young
Norma Haller
Commu Norwood, O
Realty men seek new rent law in Ohio
The Executive Committee of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards urged the Legislature to require full disclosure of rent concessions in every lease under penalty of imprisonment and fines. The group cited concerns over secret concessions and praised Herbert Hoover for promoting a uniform mechanics lien law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Pfriem Named President Of North Cincinnati Business Men
George A. Pfriem of 3339 Vine Street was elected president of the North Cincinnati Business Men's Association last night in a routine election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Pfriem
Vinestreet
North Cincinnati Business Men’s Association
Notice by Advertisement in Ohio Quiet Title Suit
The Hercules SEE Corporation Emma Dodsworth and Sable Dodsworth are sued by Sabin Robbins Paper Company in the Common Pleas Court of Hamilton County Ohio Case No 197022 to quiet title to real estate in Cincinnati described in the petition. Defendants must answer on or before November 21 1925. Attorneys Clark McCauley Murray Season Good for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules See Corporation
New York
Madison, Avenue
New York City
Emma Dodsworth
Sable Dodsworth
Sabin Robbins Paper Company
State of
Ohio
Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Clifton Ae Realty Company
Robbins Paper Com-Ain, Clark & McCauley
Provident Bank
Murray Seasongood
Citizens Bank Building
Hamilton County to Improve Glade Road in Anderson Township
The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners unanimously declares the necessity to improve Glade road from Beacon road to Sutton avenue in Anderson Township. A public meeting is set for October 30, 1925 at 11 a.m. at the Courthouse to hear objections and claims for damages, with written claims due by that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Board of County Commissioners
Glade Road
Beacon Road
Sutton Avenue
Anderson Township
Ward of County Commissioners
Clifford Brown
Albert Reinhardt
Zoning Board Hearing on 111 Elder Street Alteration
On Wednesday October 28 1925 the Zoning Board of Appeals meets at City Hall in Case 319-25 Frank Boos veld for Joseph F Boehn leine seeks permission to alter and add to an existing store and apartment building with courts smaller than the zoning ordinance requires. Location 111 Elder Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Board of Appeals
City Hall
Frank Boosveld
Joseph F. Boehnleine
Elder’ Street
Cincinnati Elections and Ordinances Highlight 1925 Page
The piece notes a local election with Edward Jacobs as Vice President Frank J Heider as Secretary and John Arm buster as Treasurer along with four directors and a prize winning decorated car by Herman Kern. It also details City Council Ordinance 328 1925 regulating electricity prices for The Union Gas and Electric Company for ten years and the scheduled assessment process for Mignon Avenue improvements with related water and paving works and dates for objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cincinnatiang
Edward Jacobs
Frank J. Heider
John Armbuster
Paul Huth
Albert P. Hoffmann
Michael Kuhn
Herman Kern
Vinestreet
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Union Gas and Electric Company
Ohio
Union,Gas and Electric Company of
Cinnon
Mignon Avenue
Fischer Place
Kling Avenue
Dan
Council of
Clerk of the Corporation
City Auditor
Council of the
Fred Schnpeller
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Commercial Tribune Publishing Co
Commercial Square Canal
VENUS
American Lead Pencil Co
Fifth Ave., N.Y
J. Mason Howk
Joe
Rossed
Spnan Q
N.G
Joe Shrivvel
Pagaeo
Ohio Association
The
Associated Press
Robert Schmidt, JR
Fred Schneller
Geo. P. Carrel
Council
Clerk of Council For Public Inspection
James Whitcomb Riley
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Greater
Commercial Tribune
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