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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1911
Page
7
A Hamilton report describes a massive Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co. vault shipped to the New York City firm. The vault measures 22 feet 7 1 4 inches high and 27 feet wide with a two-floor design, multiple doors, 60 inch bolt work, time locks, and a crane hinge main entrance.
A fragment describes a massive vault with interior fittings weighing one thousand five hundred fifty tons. It notes a thin key is useless except from within and mentions officials holding the combinations for the logics.
The Junior Christian Endeavorers met at Mrs. G. W. Kitamiller's home for their monthly session. They planned a Christmas box for Quincy Orphan's Home and prepared for a study on missions with questions about Russian emigration and passage funds. The meeting featured missionary pictures, talks, stories, and songs as part of the program.
The state’s weights and measures official in Hamilton presses to enforce a law requiring goods sold by weight. He asked County Auditor W. W. Crawford to appoint a focal sealer, warning he will act to ensure compliance. Crawford will appoint Fred G. Albrecht as sealer and the commissioners will set his salary.
The First Ohio Presbytery, spanning Dayton to Cincinnati, will hold its two day meeting in Hamilton on December 4 and 1. Prominent speakers from many cities will attend as part of a large series to awaken interest in a religious movement.
The will of Rebecca Fisher has been probated and letters testamentary issued to James Finch. The total estate is valued at two thousand dollars.
A Hamilton Ohio resident, Mrs Frank Kinch of 436 Miin t Hamilton, testifies Doan s Kidney Pills gave nine years of backache relief and good sleep. Her updated statement on November 1 1921 confirms earlier praise and urges readers to remember the name Doan s. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
The Wesley Brotherhood of the M. E. church plans to meet Tuesday evening at the church. Mrs. William Herpliner and daughter with Mrs. Fred Snively and children visited Hamilton on Wednesday, guests of Mrs. Oxa Fixcber. Mrs. Joe Guillaume of Stockton called on her sister Mrs. Rollie Caldwell Thursday. Mrs. Sam Davis of Forest Avenue, recently recovering from a hospital stay, is improving and will go home next week. Epworth League members surprised Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Letechyan at Pleasant Avenue with marriage congratulations and gifts, followed by lunch, games, and music. Mrs. Jessie Cain and son of Princeton stayed Wednesday with Mrs. Carl Windsor. Mrs. Sallie Wilson hosted relatives for a 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday. Miss Matilda Ulm is out again after several weeks ill with typhoid fever. Mr. Albert Nicholson and son Quincy visited Hamilton on Tuesday, guests of relatives.
The clipping lists several winners including Queen Be, Sureget, Working Lad, and Rose Queen with corresponding names Turner or Croehand as likely associations and scores or placements. The fragment shows partial entries and unclear punctuation but indicates a local event judging or racing results.
Awakening memories of School Days the musical comedy by Gus Edwards returns to Smiths Theatre under Stair and Havlin. Juvenile cast portray nationalities for merriment with lively dialect and gestures. Herman Timberg plays Izey Levi Maud Campbell as Noanie and Alma Hill as Our Beautiful Preacher in this revival.
The Third Degree by Chas Kein will be presented at Smiths Theatre on Sunday December 3 for a return engagement with two performances. The play has seen instant success in New York and Chicago and the United May Company plans to tour with several companies. Eastbound performers include Sarah Padden Jos R Garry Thos Voile Daniel Fager Lottie Emmons and Adele Hughes.
Billy B. Van brings original musical numbers to Smiths theatre in A Lucky Hoodoo. Beaumont sisters head a fifty-strong company. Lew Dockstader’s minstrels promise strong singing with soloists Manuel Tomin, Bob Albright, Charles Leo, Don Ferrandou, and Henry DeCunea. Dockstader’s troupe to appear soon.
Henry Woodruff headlines the Prince of Tonight at Smiths Theatre on December 6 aided by a chorus of over twenty vivacious singers dancers and showgirls chosen by Mort H Singer. The Grand hosts illusionist Eldon with Kellar Hermann and Thurston. The Yankee comedy quartet Barkes and Edwards Sam Harris and Mite Moore also perform. Next week Hammer presents Hawthorne Merry Minstrel Maids in A Night in Minstrelt, billed as a major vaudeville draw on the Sun McCarthey circuit featuring Billy Hawthorne and a strong cast.
A collage of show promos and industry notes covers new acts at local theaters. Flying Caves aerial act debuts on stage while Clark and Dun and the Bumbos promise novelty. Blackbeard features at the Jewel with a Selig pirate tale and Lubin presents His Brother's Double. Shifts include Chas Klein's The Outsiders, a Lucky Hoodoo musical comedy, Shubert reviews, and Vancouver to Washington stage talk. Also noted are theater business moves, legal wins by Klaw & Erlanger, and tributes to elephants and notable performers.
Betting favors Yale 10 to 7 in the Yale Harvard game with scalpers commanding high prices for seats and managers selling duplicates for sold seats. The Army Navy match draws a large crowd as the second major contest. Historical records show Yale leading Harvard 22 wins to 4 with 4 ties in 30 meetings since 1876 and Army ahead of Navy in prior series.
Kansas City on November 25 reports the death of Thomas Warwick Johnson, former Kansas University athlete, from complications of diseases. He suffered a basketball injury and a later wrestling injury, and was widely known in local sports circles.
A November 23 1911 letter from the Columbus Ohio Department of Agriculture to Mayor Rytwell requests names and addresses of ten housewives from different city areas. The department aims to survey prices paid for food and plans interviews with the respondents.
Judge Gard heard several pleas at bar in the case of the State of Ohio against Louis Sieverling indicted for assault and battery on Celia Maier. The defense argued the police court plea to a breach of peace did not bar further prosecution. Multiple defendants sought new trials or demurrers, including Arthur House and Fred Hartley, with various attorneys advocating for dismissal or retrial.
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