Motor Boat Parade Dazzles Thousands at Fernbank Dam Ceremony
About 300 motor boats formed a three mile parade on the Ohio river marking the Fernbank dam completion. Crowds on Kentucky and Ohio bridges and city skyscrapers watched as vessels streamed blue smoke, with Ramona leading and Ramona’s party aboard. Police and customs officials patrolled, and tours of the dam followed the display.
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Fernbank
Ohio River
Kentucky
Cincinnati Gym
Estella Dallas
Hart's
Hicksville
Paul Millikin
Ramona
Frances L
Little Jim
Stix
Boat Club
Oh'o
Paul Hesser
Iris
United States
Lincoln Mitchell
United States Collector of Customs
Major Carroll
Police Department
Tracer
Pete Ferris
Pete
Jackson
Charles Wiedemann
Charles Schrieber
Henry Brownstein
Henry Probasco
Phil Morton
Reliance III
Cincinnati
John J. Ryan
Ryan
Férnbank Dam
Knights of the Third Regiment
Ohio
Douglas Castle Hall
Sixth Avenue
Walnut Street
Fernbank Dam
Fernbank Celebration Opens With River Races And Night Parade
Today highlights a Fernbank week with aquatic events on the Ohio River starting at 1 30 pm from Broadway, featuring barge and motor boat races. The evening eyes a grand allegorical street parade tracing navigation from biblical times to today led by prominent societies and bands.
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Ohio River
Broadway
John J. Ryan
Reliance IV
J. W. Whitlock
Dean Bros
L. & N. Bridge
Ohio Boats Club
Stankauss
Tobias
Mortimer Lii
Albert Wolfstein
William J. Nae
Gymasium
Uel
Edward
Ibold
Aru
Robert Ralston
Veteran lands new government land grant after prior miss
Flavius J. Gosling a Cincinnati post office clerk and Civil War veteran won a land drawing in Minot North Dakota after failing to reach his prior grant a year earlier. He plans to trek again to stake his claim and return to farming.
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Flavius J. Gosling
North Dakota
Claim
Cincinnati Post Office
Minot
N. C
Commercial Tribune
The
Dakotas
Gosling
Thirty-ninth Regiment
Ohio Volunteers
Ana
Too Big to Fight: Kentucky Man Denied Army Enlistment
Dempsey G. Wren, six feet nine inches tall and 220 pounds, visited a Louisville army recruiting office seeking regular service. Captain Oliver Dockery Jr. sought Washington’s permission to enlist him but was refused. Wren, from Kentucky, hoped to join the Army or the mountain batteries but could not be accommodated. He left without giving contact details.
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Louisville
Kentucky
United States Army
Army
Wren
Oliver. H. Dockery
Dockery
World Sunday School Convention Chooses Zurich 1913
Zurich Switzerland is selected as the site for the seventh world Sunday school convention in 1913. The American section confirmed the city by cable. The previous convention met in Washington in May last year.
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London
Zurich
Switzerland
International Association
Washington
Hamilton City Buys Campbell’s Island For Water Supply
The Hamilton council approves purchase of Campbell's island, a 600 acre tract north of the city, as a permanent base for the water supply with an estimated $60000 cost. It plans a formal purchase at the next meeting and also approves an asphalt repair plant for the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Campbell's Island
Federal agents probe charges against three steamship lines
U S government investigators in New York and abroad probe alleged discrimination in freight rates by three transatlantic steamship companies operating between New York and South American ports. A Sherman antitrust suit may follow the inquiry, led by United States District Attorney Wise after prior related actions.
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New York
United States
South American
United States District Attorney Wide
Limes
Wise
sotrans-Atlantic Steamship Trust
Ne Wee Sane
Pool of They
Gunboats to Force Peace With Chinese Crisis Deepens
A crisis in Szechuan China prompts U S warning to protect citizens American gunboats join a broad international naval presence in Chinese waters Foreign offices report widespread disorder with tax offices burned officials resigning and Chinese efforts to escort foreigners to safety Admiral Murdock directs American ships from Saratoga at Woosing New Orleans Shanghai gunboats move to deter danger and letters from Peking coordinate action
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Washington
Szechuan
China
United States
Affairs Williams
Peking
State Department
Cheng Tu
Chung King
Williams
Chinting
Admiral Murdock
Saratoga
Woosing
New Orleans
Shanghai
Yang Tse River
Department of State
Legation
Murdock
Mr. Pontius
Consular Service
Hankow
Chung K'ng
Ministery of Communications
Néntral
Father's Death Follows Son's Great Success
Dr Richard J Porre a former dentist and Clifton resident died suddenly after learning his son Carroll Fleming Porres hit play Around a World at the Hippodrome New York His death followed news of the play s success and he had been reading New York papers at his daughters home in Clifton He formerly lived in Lexington Kentucky and leaves two children Mrs Pete Hosea and Carroll Fleming Porre The son travelled to Cincinnati after hearing the news.
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Richard J. Porre
Josie Hosea
Prospect Place
Seventh Avenue
Race Street
Clifton
Carroll Fleming Porre
Hippodrome
New Yok
New York
Lexington
Pete Hosea
Cincinnati
Taft Urges Senate Peace Arbitration In Address
Hartford Sept 7 President Taft spoke to about 50 000 Connecticut Fair crowd at Charter Oak track urging arbitration between nations. He defended treaties with England and France while explaining Article 1 disputes and the senate's role in treaty arbitration. He pressed for a court of arbitration and noted support from peace societies and commercial groups.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Charter Oak
Taft
Connecticut Fair Association
New Memorial Hall
Capitol Hill
Boston
England
France
American Senate
West Chester Man Dies After Bottle Attack
Joseph Brayton of West Chester died last night after being struck on the head with a beer bottle during a dispute between Clarence Sloan and George Sloan. Squires Siegrist filed manslaughter charges against the brothers. George Sloan has been arrested. his brother remains at large. Bail was set at 500 dollars.
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Tribune
Hamilton, CO
Joseph Brayton
West Chester
Brayton
Clarencé
George Sloan
Squiré’ Siegrist
Delegates Named to Mining Congress Session in Chicago
Nine delegates announced for the fourteenth annual American Mining Congress to meet in Chicago September 26 to 28. From Ohio: L Cassingham Cleveland G B Maurer Cleveland G C Weizell Columbus James Pritchard Columbus H A Laning Jobs James Allen Nelsonville Percy Titlow Washingtonville Sanford B Belton Columbus Ernest M Lied Columbus.
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Columbus
American ‘Mining Congress
Chicago
Harmon
L.cassingham
Cleveland
G.B. Maurer
G. C. Weizell
James Pritchard
H.A. Laning
Jobs
James Allen
Nelsonville
Percy Titlow
Washingtonville
Sanford B. Belton
Ernest M. Lied
Prosecuting Attorney Seeks Audit of Garman Books
Columbus reports Prosecuting Attorney FL Av Shively of Adams County asked the state accounting bureau to audit the books of former County Clerk O G Garman who retired last month. Garman returned a $3700 balance in public funds, but the county treasurer could not collect on the note and a suit seeks to attach funds on deposit in a Gar man named bank account.
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Columbus
Shively
Adams County
State Accounting Bureau
O. G. Garman
Garman
Veils Lifted From Statue of Stanton in Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio a statue unveiling and banquet honored Edwin M Stanton former Lincoln era secretary of war. Governor Harmon and General Nelson A Miles attended along with Lewis H Stanton and Mrs Cora Stanton Jahncke who drew the cord to unveil the flag draping. The statue honors Stanton born 1814 with a McMillan base inscription.
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Steubenville
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Governor Horton
Ohio
Frederick D. Grant
Daniel B. Sickles
Lewis H. Stanton
New Orleans
Cora Stanton Jahncke
Harmon
Herman
Boston
Nelson A. Miles
Stanton
United States
Ator Atlee Pomerene
Carton
Fanton
Washington
Bae
McMellars Stanton
United. States
United States Supreme Court
Doyle
Néwon
Roosevelt urges justice and peace over faulty arbitration
Former President Roosevelt condemns sweeping treaties and urges righteousness as the basis of peace. He warns that vague arbitration provisions threaten national honor and cites past wars to illustrate the principle of putting justice before peace.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Grea Britain
France
Beattie Jury Is Urged to Pity Aged Father
In Chesterfield Court Va on Sept 7 attorney Hill Carter urged jurors to acquit Henry Clay Beattie Jr charged with murdering his wife Beattie’s aged father sat beside him as the defense argued the case while the prosecution led by L O Wendenburg pressed the state’s case focusing on Beattie’s alleged double life and the confession tainted by an incarcerated witness The trial resumes with closing arguments and a verdict expected tonight
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Anderson
Cleveland
Beattie
Chesterfield
Virginia
Hill Carter
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Midlothian
The
Commonwealth
Paul Beattie
Carter
Alsoh
Lre
Watso
Henry
Paul
J. M. Gregory
Beulah Binford
Kicchum Sampson
Gregory
Euelah Binford
Mrs. Beattie
Mr. Carter
Derer
Heroas
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Dempsey G. Wren
Uncle Sam
Grim Reaper
Senate
Roosevelt
World Warts Action of America
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Norway
Sweden
Hague Tribunal
Board of Arbitration
Senate Committee
Douglas Beattie
Henry Beattie, SR
Henry C. Beattie, JR
Atorney
Garmane
Statue OF
Outlook
Beattie Jury
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