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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
3
Continued from page one, a violent incident aboard a train saw a man open fire with his weapon as the train moved, wounding a passenger in the forehead and arm. He fled toward the rear, pursued by others who halted the train. Blood stained aisles and the car platform, and the victims were described as badly hurt while authorities began investigations.
An old style advertisement touts GETS-IT as a safe painless remedy for corns. It claims corns shrink and disappear without harming healthy flesh, with no cutting or dragging tools needed. The ad promotes a 25 cent bottle available locally through BW. Lawrence.
Short, a wealthy Jasper County wine and mine operator, was wounded in a bandit attack aboard a train. He fired as the robber fled. a porter and others aided pursuit but the assailant escaped. Short disclosed he carried two pocketbooks, one with a thousand dollars. a diamond ring and gold pieces were missing.
Mrs Stanley Shafter launches a circulating library by purchasing fifty fiction titles in Cincinnati and plans more. Books will be loaned at two cents per day and housed near George Krebs store or Robinson-Lehmann company. Also notes a newborn at E B Erb’s Maple Avenue home and a city audit office future assistant. Cincinnati fire department tests new seventy horsepower Republic car, but Mayor Straub vetoes funding for its purchase.
Registrar William Shears releases April mortuary figures noting 119 total deaths, including 45 drownings from the March flood. Fifty drownings credited to Hamilton and five to nearby townships, with several bodies unidentified or unreported.
Judge Clarence Murphy will assemble the May grand jury Monday morning to deliver their charge and begin examination of cases before them. Due to space issues, the jury will convene on the second floor of the courthouse, with a brief stay planned at the infirmary on Wednesday. Prosecution cases include Ri ckley traveling to Cincinnati to face flood engineers from the Army department.
filing shows Winker restrained from disposing of property by Judge Jan while Winter sues for alimony. An amended petition by Peter Holly challenges city code officials including Building Inspector Michael Weigel, City Engineer Weaver, and Fire Chief Dowty. Holly cites a Magnolia Street Morialouse disturbance and questions the code’s validity.
The plaintiff contends the ordinance is illegal for taking a person’s property without due process and compensation. He claims the defendants report only fifty percent damage yet argues it should not exceed twenty five percent. He seeks validity testing and restoration to the original foundation of his house.
On Friday in Cleveland Ohio May 2 Callie receipts 100 veal calves 200 sheep and lambs receipts 1500 hogs receipts 2000 indicate a steady hog market while veal calves and sheep and lambs are weak. Beeves price 8.65 medium 8.76 and lighter animals around 8.90 to 9.00 with roughs at 7.89 to 7.90 and stags at 7.00.
Market reports from Cincinnati show mixed grain prices with No. 2 red at 1.12 and No. 3 at 1.09, corn bids for white and mixed varieties range 57 to 66 cents, oats and rye quoted with several grades, butter prices at creamery levels, poultry and eggs listed, cattle steady to high, hogs up slightly, calves and sheep noted with price bands. Major buyers and sellers include local markets and shippers, with standard commodity ranges across grains, dairy, poultry, and livestock categories.
Article lists fluctuating wool and lamb prices such as common to fair wool at about 4.00 to 6.75, lamb categories from clipped and spring lambs to tower and extra values, with figures ranging roughly from 4.50 to 7.00 and a few higher marks around 11.00.
In Ohio a major case before Judge Clive Murphy concerns Hamilton Home Telephone seeking access over Cincinnati Bell lines to all stockholders. The Cincinnati Suburban Bell Tel Co American Telephone and Telegraph Co and Ohio Public Service Commission oppose. The Public Service Commission filed, an appeal denied, and a demurrer and petition argued with lawyers from Columbus Troy Cincinnati and Hamilton, including Frank Dimbar K Miller and Allen and Slayhoek.
A garbled report notes Will Brereton lettering J K Cullen on Col. Kineh's ferry boat. Col. Cullen pressed Col. Ringh to add his name, but Kine declined, saying he preferred not to honor Mr. Cullen on the boat. The piece ends with unclear remnants referencing a go cart and Steinkamp.
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