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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
8
J M Gidding & Co invites inspection of the 1908 autumn styles including suits gowns coats jumpers wraps waists skirts and furs on West Fourth Street Vine and Race. No obligation to buy. Stocks not yet complete but immense assortments are shown for critical inspection.
A mysterious vandal attacked Kroger Grocery and Baking Company stables at 1654 1656 Central Avenue. Fifty harness sets were cut and unusable, ten new wagons broken for return to factory, with losses around $1,000. Horses were released and the intruder fled after a brief presence. Several witnesses recall a lone man near the exit.
William L Reed of Portsmouth Ohio fell head first from his ninth floor hotel room at the Harlin in Cincinnati at 8 15 AM He died instantly on Hatters alley below Police ponder whether the death was accidental or suicide and note Reed spoke a loud cry moments before the plunge Coroner Cameron investigates possible motives and circumstances while Reed's belongings show Elks and golf club memberships
The celebration for the Harrison Avenue Viaduct opening will feature Mayor Mark Breit President Laidlaw Vice Mayor Galvin and Councilman John Eckert as speakers. Plans are complete and the West End will join in the event. The viaduct will carry traction company cars on opening day with wagons barred until completion.
William N. Fleetwood owner of the Georgia Cafe applied to Judge Caldwell for authority to eject his manager Albert Harrison and bar future access. Harrison allegedly took possession, refused accounts, and used café property. Detectives confronted him, a revolver was pointed, and police required civil action. The case highlights ongoing court actions over control and finances of local businesses.
The probate section records the will of Dr. Joseph Eichberg with executors Freder ick Lazarus of Columbus and Lewis Elias of Cincinnati. It details funds for a 10 000 estate, a 50 000 trust for daughter Miss Alice, and a codicil allocating various legacies to family and friends. Other wills named include George Weber Hermanina Weaver Andreas Mueller Casper Gischel Joseph Bibel and Timothy Nolan, with inventories listed for several estates and a court granting a claim settlement with the Cincinnati Traction Company.
Cincinnati dry goods dealers are invited to inspect Alms and Doepke’s Fall and Winter merchandise displays. After forty three years of operation the firm emphasizes vast quantities, cash terms, and price concessions to attract retailers with immense stocks and quick-selling styles at low prices.
United States Court receives a demurrer from the C N T P and L N railroads opposing a Cincinnati grain and hay firms petition to enjoin shipment allowances. Separately receivership bids surface for Eagle Belting Company and Dayton Xenia traction disputes, plus alimony litigation involving Thomas Addison with a temporary injunction granted.
Katherine Herold answered in Common Pleas Court to Frederick Herold's divorce suit and faulted him with extreme cruelty in several instances. She petitions to revert to her maiden name Carroll. William Gipner seeks divorce from Cynthia Gipner and custody of the children, alleging neglect and abusive language. Frances Addison files suit against (text cuts off).
Expert accountants peg the shortage of E C Harding the Milford Home Building Co at 2639 dollars not 2000 with funds not turned over. Harding favors 60 percent cash plus a note for the balance. The embezzlement case by William Galloway was continued to next Tuesday. Patterson Reece says his client will take only one hundred cents on the dollar.
Group No. 1 Ohio Bankers' Association will hold a key meeting at the Country Club with Hon. Theodore E. Burton delivering The Outlook for Changes in Banking and Currency Laws. Hon. Francis W. Treadway will discuss State Banks, joined by local speakers Prof. John Ari Lloyd and Frederick C. Hicks. The gathering launches at 5 p.m. with attendees transported from Hotel Linton to the club.
The forty third anniversary and opening of the Alms and Doepke department store begins today with a display of fashions and a large assortment of goods. The celebration runs through Thursday with daily concerts, marking the store as a major local retailer after 43 years.
Ralph I. Scott a traveling salesman residing at 1842 Thirty-eighth street New York was arrested at the Hotel Havlin after a hotel manager's complaint. He is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses for passing a $50 check drawn on the First National Bank of Buchanan County St Joseph Mo which proved worthless.
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