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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
5
County Commissioners accepted Gephart O Maley and Co bid of 41912 for Duck Creek road improvement from Cincinnati to Deerfield road.
Tenants at 1688 Montrose Street fled in panic after a lamp exploded in Jacob Landenwier’s apartment. Firefighters faced difficulty stopping the flames but the loss was trifling.
A gasoline stove in a parlor exploded yesterday at a house owned by John Connelly and rented by A C Dunlap at 1110 Myrtle Avenue. The blaze damaged furniture and caused about $200 in losses.
At the board meeting held yesterday the Commodore Richard B. Witte presented his report and was thanked for guiding the club through the successes of the sensors in 1908 and 1909.
Detectives Crim and Kuhfers assisted Bedford Indiana officers in locating and arresting Robert J. Fulton an agent living at Seventh and Main streets on grand larceny charges in his hometown. Fulton was found at his home last night and taken into custody.
Squire Tibbles joined Osama L. Rummel, 20, of Bond Hill, and Mary F. Slater, 80 57 Clifton avenue, St. Bernard, in marriage yesterday afternoon. Parents consented as both are under age.
J H Coppes sent a letter to the Board of Public Service complaining about raising the Gest street grade over the Southern Railway tracks. He said the railway company raised the grade three to four feet and teams now have difficulty crossing the tracks.
George W. Craig William Morris and Marty Kistner three dogcatchers were arrested Monday evening after a fight at York and Bay Miller streets. They entered a yard to get a dog and were opposed by several women. They were arraigned in Police Court yesterday on disorderly conduct. Each was fined plus costs.
A 2 percent 4 story frame dwelling on Roberts avenue east side north of Harrison avenue owned by A G Hettesheimer. a 3 story frame dwelling west side of her avenue south of Observatory owned by M Y Cooper. a 2 story frame dwelling at 413 Union street owned by James Kinnie.
Receiver Thomas Cogan reports that in 1907 Gorman Dudley and Shay handed the brokerage to employees leaving about 300000 in assets and 160000 in debts. Attorney Plummer seeks asset probes and blames the transfer trio and estates for the debts amid allegations of loot.
The season features tight overskirts tied at the back of the knees, long waists with full skirts for young children, and minimal use of flowers. Ribbons velvet plumes and feathers dominate millinery while soft crush girdles and long sash ends appear on tailored suits. Jumpers remain popular in soft wool, princess and Russian style outfits are noted, and rug muffs and cutaway coats are praised.
Mrs. Mollman of Newport fainted in U S Court as her relative George Mollman testified against her son in a $10,000 damages suit against Thomas Lee a local manufacturer. The jury awarded Mollman $1,350 plus costs after the defense argued it was his fault for the accident at the press.
The Service Board let a contract for a concrete retaining wall extension at Alpine Place and Nassau Street to Coupe & Gray for $3,220. Consent verdicts approved by Council were authorized for five claimants totaling $15,750, with city funds to extend Jerome Street.
Water Works Commissioners accepted a bid from the Cincinnati Gas Coke Coal and Mining Company for coal at 29568 dollars for main and river pumping stations. An alternate price was offered for coal shipped by carload or wagon load during low river stages.
Divers Ben Graham and Ed ward Wood, in heavy suits, clean the Covington pumphouse intake tunnel for the first time in twenty years. Low water and future deeper Cincinnati flow enable removal of silt from a fourteen foot deep bottom as photographs document the effort.
The Cincinnati Gas Coke Coal and Mining Company filed three suits in the Superior Court seeking 2829.76 from former employees Jacob Barth B Whittemore and John Bruner and their surety United Surety Company of Maryland alleging theft or embezzlement at the St. Louis branch between June 15 1907 and June 15 1908.
The Health Department reported the death of Eugene Reynolds of 235 Pike Street. Attended by Dr. Trush, the diagnosis was cankerumoris, a cancerlike disease that typically affects children and eats through the mouth bone.
Health Officer Brown notes many physicians omit birth registrations. Week's births 84 vs 114 prior week. nine months total 4426, down 220 from last year. Typhoid four cases, river germ presence due to low water. milk station supplies over twenty five bottles daily. Week-end deaths 111. contagious disease 57 cases and 15 deaths, consumption four.
A large pool of applicants sought federal positions as letter carriers and clerks across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Ohio saw 8594 household entries with Cincinnati 551 Cleveland 687 applicants. The salary raise to 100 dollars monthly is blamed for the rush.
The Linwood Fresh Air Home board of managers meets November 4 in Burnet House parlors to read annual officer reports and elect officers for the coming year. Volunteers and supporters are invited to attend. Mrs. Margaret Rahm hosts the Twentyeth Century Club gathering. E. W. Dickerson seeks membership. Cincinnati University sorority plans charity luncheons November 10 to 14 for University Settlement. Unitarian Church groups plan a fair Friday November 13.
Dr Samuel Eliot son of Harvard College president Charles W Eliot visits Unitarian churches in the Middle West. He was guest of honor at a reception in Avondale Unitarian Church parlors last evening. Dr George A Thayer pastor and M E Ingalls Joseph Wilby G S Sykes Edward Goepper Henry C Peters and James B Stanwood presided as hosts.
Two obituaries note deaths in October. Reverend Andrew J. Reynolds of Norwood age 77 funeral at Presbyterian Church Norwood October 29. Eugene Reynolds husband of Bridget Reynolds funeral October 29 with high mass at St Xavier’s. Gustav Robert Wahle of 431 Laurel Street age 72 funeral October 28 at Walnut Hills Cemetery.
A list of names with ages and causes such as nephritis pneumonia heart disease and cirrhosis. Several entries note inquest status and hospital or address details suggesting a public health or mortality register.
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