Christmas Spirit Abounds in Hamilton With Generous Gifts
Hamilton observes a festive Christmas with crowded streets and church attendances. Local firms distributed gifts including cash, cigars, and goods to foremen, office staff, mail carriers, and police, highlighting the season’s generosity across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Carriage Company
Hooven, Owens & Rentsehler Company
Bell and Home Companies
Niles Tool Works Company
Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Works
East Hamilton
C. A. Carpenter
Broadway
New York
Elmer Watson
Hamilton
Mathes-Sohngen Company
Middletown
Dr. McHenry
Armin Berkowitz
J. S. McNeely
Mosler Safe Co
Christmas Gifts From Telegraph Workers to City Boys
Present entries mention cash gifts and commemorative tokens for Christmas from telegraph company agents clerks and switchmen of the C UH D and Pennsylvania lines. Boys of the Ones received cigar boxes from Albert Hossfeld Omer Brisben and The Western Union Telegraph Co. Ben Strauss gave twelve packs of cards to the Third ward boys and to the Ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Albert Hossfeld
Omer Brisben
Western Union Telegraph Co
Ben Strauss
Third Ward
Damages Sought Over Railroad Switch In John Street Property
Mary Schilaski filed suit in the common pleas court against Judson Harmon as receiver of the C W D Co for $1 000 damages. She alleges the December 17 1907 switch construction on her John street property caused earth removal noise and smoke and changed drainage and grade injuring easement and ingress. Attorneys C J Smith and Andrews Harlan Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schilaski
Common Pleas Court
Judson Harmon
John Street
C. J. Smith and Andrews
Harlan & Andrews
Hayden Arrest Report Follows Shoe Theft Case
William A. Buchannan of Flockton reported a gang with one man Jack Hayden took his shoes and fled for Hamilton after a morning exchange. Hayden was found Christmas morning at Third Street and Maple Avenue trying to throw a rock at an unidentified man and is jailed awaiting a hearing before Mayor Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Buchannan
Flockton
Jack Hayden
Hamilton
Hayden
Third Street
Maple Avenue
Thomas
Police Court disposes docket as Mayor fines several cases
Mayor Thomas held police court Thursday morning and disposed of the docket. Larry Beatty was run out for begging. William Huber, Jack Hayden, William Cameron, Karl Peters and George Jackson were fined costs for various infractions including intoxication, stealing shoes, threats, lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Thomas
Larry Beatty
William Huber
Jack Hayden
Mr. Buchannan
Flockton
William Cameron
Frank Lackey
Karl Peters
George Jackson
Baker Near Drowning As River Swirls Over Ford
Felix Bartman a Trenton baker narrowly escaped drowning when his wagon was swept toward the ford near the Trenton bridge. The river ran high and swift. he and his horse were rescued with only a load of bread and cakes lost. Bartman was en route to Middletown to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Bartman
Trenton
Trenton Bridge
Middletown
Felix
Gephart Held on Peace Warrant for Grand Jury
John Gephart is held to the grand jury on a peace warrant sworn by C. S. Mallott. Mallott fears Bodily harm and Gephart’s possible violence. Gephart’s bond is set at $100. Filed in clerk’s office from the docket of Squire L L Warwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Ll. M. Warwick
John Gephart
C. S. Mallott
Gephart
Mallott
George Jackson Arrested After Alley Fight at Main Street Saloon
George Jackson was arrested Tuesday night at the instance of J B Rodgers on a charge of assault. Rodgers said he was struck with a blackjack as he attempted to enter Jacob Held's saloon on Main Street. Jackson was ordered to appear before Mayor Thomas on Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
J. B. Rodgers
Rodgers
Jacob Held
Main Street
Jackson
Thomas
Stranger Ups $50 Bill Spooks Fifth Ward Shops
A stranger visited several locations in the old Fifth ward Tuesday night attempting to change a $50 bill. Several storekeepers grew wary and notified police amid the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fifth Ward
Henry Lake Dead at 58 in Cincinnati
Henry Lake aged 58 former Harrison resident and husband of Addie Lake nee Ward died yesterday at his Cincinnati home. Funeral arrangements are pending local notices say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lake
Harrison
Addie Lake
Ward
Cincinnati
Weather forecast by Winton Place prophet for January storms
W. W. Marsh predicts Cincinnati area will see frequent rain sleet and snow through January with fluctuating temperatures. Expect high winds and high water risk, cold waves, and periods of unsettled, stormy weather including blizzards and rain near month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Marsh
Winton Place
Cincinnati
Silverware Theft Arrest In Local Resort
Otto Deininger was arrested Tuesday night on a petit larceny charge after allegedly visiting Rachel Barth’s resort at 70 Wood Street in an intoxicated state and taking seven teaspoons a sugar shell a butter knife a fork a sugar bowl valued at $10. Officers Niedermann and Brown located the silverware in his pockets at the police station where he was jailed pending a hearing before Mayor Thomas. He paid a $17.85 fine and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Deininger
Rachel Barth
Wood Street
Deininger
Niedermann and
Brown
Thomas
Long to Lecture at Dayton YMCA On Sunday
S. A. Long of Dayton will lecture Sunday afternoon at the YMCA on the subject Drop It. The talk aims to entertain and inspire social and moral betterment with humor, plans and a clever circular route schedule for the Long Limited. The YMCA gym seats 500 and punctual seating is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Long
Dayton
Edward Case Dies Former St Bernard Village Marshal
Edward Case former village marshal of St Bernard died yesterday at his Ross Avenue home after ten years of service in the post and a decade of illness. He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral will be Friday afternoon at his residence with burial at Vine Street Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Case
St. Bernard
Ross Avenue
Vine Street Hill Cemetery
Divorce granted in gross neglect case with custody award
John Wismeyer receives divorce from Ellen Wismeyer by Judge Murphy for gross neglect of duty. The custody of their minor child Anna Bell is awarded to John. Alimony matters were amicably adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wismeyer
Ellen Wismeyer
Murphy
Tle
Anna Bell
Golden Medical Discovery advertised as liver invigoration tonic
The ad claims the Golden Medical Discovery is a non addictive fluid extract from Golden Seal root Stone root Black Cherrybark Queen's root Bloodroot and Mandrake root. It lists medical authorities endorsing its ingredients and offers free booklet by mail from Dr. Rh Y Pierce Buffalo NY. Also mentions Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Phila
D. Wood
Univ.of
Edwin J. Hale
Halmemann Med. College
Chicago
John King
Jno
M. Scudder
Laurence Johnson
Dept. Univ. of
N. Y
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
I Megice
In Bennett
Rh. Y. Pierce
Bufft . Y
Golden Medical Discovds
VanLue litigation airs again in judge Murphy hearing
Judge Murphy heard the case of Stanley V. Rommel versus O. C. Durbin over setting aside a deed to real estate. This marks another chapter in the long VanLue litigation dating back decades. Relatives of James B. VanLue are involved, with claims that a large tract was transferred to the defendant by the decedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Stanley V. Rommel
O. C. Durbin
VanLue
Man Runneth
James B. VanLue
Vanlae
Twin township trustees call January saloon election
The Twin township trustees held a special meeting and set a local option election for Saturday January 11. They paid court costs totaling about 96, settling the litigation. the electors will decide if saloons are allowed. Only Jack Finleys saloon at Lexington is affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Dee
Twin Township
Common Pleas
Circuit Courts
Jack Finleys
Lexington
Little One Called Florence Apfenzeller Dies at Two
Florence Apfenzeller aged two years six months daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Apfenzeller of Lindenwald died Christmas morning of membranous croup. Funeral held Thursday at 2 pm with interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Apfenzeller
Adolph Apfenzeller
Symmes Avenue
Lindenwald
É¢Beck
Greenwood Cemetery
Christmas Night Street Fight on Main Street
A lively fight broke out Christmas night on Main Street between two unidentified men from A and B streets. The exchange of blows occurred around 10 o clock and one man was knocked into the gutter in an exhausted state.
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Main Street
January Assignments Made by Common Pleas Judges
Judges Gard and Murphy of the common pleas court issued assignments of cases for January. The list designates evil cases slated for the month under their supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gard and Murphy
Common Pleas Court
Remarkable Recovery After Doctors Misdiagnose
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York says five doctors misidentified his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver trouble. After his wife urged Electric Bitters he recovered. one bottle did more good than all five doctors. Guaranteed for blood poison weakness and stomach liver kidney complaints sold by druggists 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
Hartwell Teen Burned When Clothes Catch Fire At Home
Miss Margaret Tullis, 17, of Laurel avenue Hartwell, suffered serious burns to hands face and body when her clothes ignited from a grate last night. Her father Edward Tullis smothered the flames with a rug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Tullis
Laurel Avenue
Hartwell
Edward Tullis
Mrs Stewart Dead In Glendale At Age 188
Mrs Rebecca Stewart died at her Glendale home Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock aged 188 years 2 months and 7 days. The funeral will be at the residence Friday morning at 10 o'clock with interment at Spring Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Stewart
Glendale
Spring Grove
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Piles Cure
Le Raysville merchant C. S. Woolever touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for piles he used two decades ago. The product is guaranteed for sores wounds burns and abrasions and sells for 25 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Woolever
le Raysville
N. Y
Admission to Mercy Hospital Report
Mrs. Charles Few of 224 North D street and Mrs. Nellie Maynard of 3090 Canal avenue were admitted to Mercy hospital for treatment. Dell B. Norton of 1175 East Ludlow street was also admitted and is reported to have a fever.
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Charles Few
North D Street
Nellie Maynard
Canal Avenue
Dell
Norton
East Ludlow Street
Mercy Hospital
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Democrat Sun
Beecham
Mary Schiliski
Marsh
Mr. Long
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Mrs. Stewart
Burnham
E. Burnham
Jr. Yotua
Wychmere
Indiana Ave
State Street
United
EF. Burnham
State St
Bil
THE
Mathes-Sohngen CO
Hospital News
Col. J. C. Hooven
B Street
Miami Valley National Bank
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