THE CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR
May 13, 1904

NEWS.
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Ruth Adams-Battle


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WEBER SEAT SALE.
Reserved seats for the Weber band concert at music Hall is now in progress at Church's music store. The concert not only promises to be largely attended, but will be an artistic success.
CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
Inspector Casey stated Thursday that the lunacy charge against Charles Stanley would be withdrawn and the he would merely be held for safekeeping until he could be turned over to relatives.
ARRESTED FOR LUNACY.
Charles Stanley, 34, of 1386 Burdette avenue, well-to-do grandson and heir of the late Ephraim Bates, pioneer real estate owner, was arrested early Thursday morning by Detectives Crim and McDermott for lunacy.
TRANSFERRED PROPERTY
William Stadtlander transferred to Thomas W. Coyne a lot in Covington on Ninth street, between Greenup and Pleasant streets, for $1,200.
FOUND BABE'S BODY.
Spencer McDonald, an employe of the city, Thursday morning found the dead body of an infant in a catch basin at 1019 St. Gregory street, Mt. Adams. Patrol 2 police and coroner are investigating.
Child Died from Bite of a Rat.
Mrs. Ella Foley, the Mother, Left Home in Consequence.
The death of her child from a rat bite is said to have been the cause of Mrs. Ella Foley's disappearance from her home at 817 Sycamore street. The matter was reported to the police on Thursday following the assumption by the Children's home on Wednesday of the care for her three remaining children. Foley, the husband and father, reported that a week or more ago their baby was bitten by a rat, while asleep, and some time later died from the effects. He believed that death was due to the rodent's bite. Mrs Foley grieved continually over the death of the babe under such peculiar and repulsive circumstances, and on Monday left her home. She has not been heard from since and Wednesday the husband was forced to ask that the children be cared for at the home and that the police search for his wife.

CLEVER YOUNG ACTRESS
MISS NORMA BROWN

Who is attracting great attention through her work with the Selma Herman Stock company, at the Lyceum.  She made her debut on April 7 and her work in the Herman repertoire has been of such quality as to inspire those who have seen her with the belief that Cincinnati will soon have another creditable representative behind the footlights.  She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Brown and now lives with her mother in the Berkshire flats.  At one time her father was a local attorney and a factor in Democratic circles.  She is but 9 years old.

DIVIDED FORTUNE
Henry Metzger, a saloonkeeper, at Fifth and Eggleston avenue, retired Wednesday from business, during which time he amassed a snug fortune, which he distributed among his six children on his retirement. With his wife and two boys he will make a visit to his old home in Alsace-Lorraine.
Dying Boy Refused to Accuse His Friend.
Sam. Payne Held by Police on Charge of Murder.
Sam. Payne, a 16-year-old boy, is locked up at police headquarters on a charge of murder. He is alleged to have stabbed his friend, Walter Keith, of 619 Freeman avenue last week. From the effect of the wound Keith died Wednesday night. Keith insisted that his friend had stabbed him accidentally, while the boys were joking, and refused to make an anta-mortem statement accusing him of the deed.
HAS WON HONORS.

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R. P. RIFENBERICK.

A Cincinnati boy is just credited with the highest averages gained in eleven examinations recently concluded at Fort Thomas, First Liert. R. P. Rifenberick of company D, Twenty-first regiment, who has won the coveted honor over all the soldiers stationed at the fort at the present time, is a son of Mr. R. P. rifenberick of the C. H. & D. Railroad company. He has done service in the Philippines and is now awaiting the arrival of his regiment from the Far East, when he will join it in El Paso. The fact that the young cincinnatian had as competitors several graduates of West Point is especially gratifying to his friends.
HORACE WILDER ILL.
Horace K. Wilder, grandson of the man who once owned almost all the present residential portion of Price Hill, is seriously ill in Madisonville.
Hung Chang Case Still Undecided.
Court Decided That It Had No Jurisdiction.
The Hung Chang case still hangs fire. In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday the matter was dismissed upon the ground that the Appellate court had no jurisdiction in the matter as it stood. The decision which the court was asked to review was that of Francis J. Wing, acting as individual judge and not in the District and Circuit courts. Hung Chang, the original defendant in the case, disappeared long ago and none of the immigration authorities know anything of his whereabouts.
KEEFE SECRETARY.
M. J. Keefe, the Cincinnati newspaper man, was elected secretary and business manager of the Ohio Manufacturing Confectioners at Columbus Wednesday. Keefe's election brings to Cincinnati the headquarters of a trade organization controlling all the candy manufacturing concerns in Ohio.
Morgan Gets Bond Issue.
Financier Secures $3,000,000
C., I. & St. L. Securities.
It was stated in financial circles on Thursday that J. P. Morgan had purchased the $3,000,000 fifty-year 4 per cent bonds of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & St. Louis short Linda Railroad company. these bonds were authorized last October and they are guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the Big Four, the latter road receiving in return trackage contracts for 999 years from the short Line.

NEW PASTOR

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MISS EDNA BEARD,
Assistant Pastor of the Ninth Street Baptist church.
SCHOOL PRIZE WINNER.

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MISS MAE SILVERMAN,
Who was chosen to represent Walnut Hills High School in the graduation exercises on June 2, after a contest between the pupils of the school, on May 6. She is the daughter of Joseph Silverman, of 835 Hutchins avenue, Avondale.
Shroder to Be Elected.
High School Board to Ask for Larger Appropriation.
Former Judge Jacob Shroder will be elected president of the Union Board of High Schools at a meeting late Thursday. Judge Shroder has long taken a deep interest int he welfare of the high schools and has for some time been a member of the Union board as a delegate from the Woodward fund. It is believed that the new vice president will be a delegate from the Board of Education. Besides organizing the Union board Thuesday is to fis the amount of appriation desired to run the high schools during the coming year. It was stated that about &6,000 more would be asked for next year than last, when the entire amount was $103,000. The increase will be asked by reason of the fact that it is desired to better equip the laboratories of the schools and also due to the natural increase in the number of pupils. A report on the joint comencement excercises will also be presented.
Y. M. C. A. MOVE.
The Railforad branch of the Y. M. C. A. may move from its present location at Third and Baymiller streets to Mill, near Fourth street, and improve the new place.

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