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With all the responsibilities and cares entailed by widely ramified busi- ness interests, Mr. Alms did not for a moment forget that he owed a duty not only to his family but also to his fellow men. His bent of mind was towards charitable and educational institutions. To them he loved to de- vote every moment of leisure and to them he extended a princely generosity. His German fellow citizens in particular felt an aching void when he was gone, for there was scarcely a German public institution to which he did not give his care and his money. The Bodmann German Protestant Widows' Home, the German Old Men's Home and. the German Kindergar- ten Association cherish for him a grateful remembrance. And the Muses, too, mourn at his grave, for he was a great admirer of, and a generous patron to, classical music. He conceived the lofty idea to make Cincin- nati the musical center of the United States, and in furtherance of this aim hie spared neither time nor money. He occupied official positions in the College of Music of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Music Hall Association, giving to these institutions the benefit of his administrative and business abilities and infusing them with his passion for the divine art. These en- deavors bore precious fruit. To them Cincinnati owes one of her principal glories, the Symphony Concerts, which excel in the production of the works
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of the great masters, and it need scarcely be said that Mr. Alms' financial contributions were distinguished by the utmost liberality.
The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the North American Saeng- erbund, he signalized by a donation of $1,000 which he offered as a prize for the best musical composition glorifying the arts. One of the monu- mental edifices of Cincinnati, which is at the same time a monument to his business enterprise, is the Hotel Alms on Walnut Hills. His immense ca- pacity for work and his indefatigable zeal for the public interest appear from a long list of corporations and societies in which he took active interest as officer or member.
It is simply astounding to contemplate his inexhaustible power for work, if we consider the amount of effort he devoted to The Alms & Doepke Com- pany, which was his principal business interest and of which he was treas- urer. It would have been sufficient glory for any man to fill this respon- sible position with such admirable success. But unremitting effort was Mr. Alms' distinguishing feature. He served as president of the board of directors of the Cincinnati Hospital. He was largely interested as a stock- holder in The A. G. Corre Hotel Company. He was president of the Argo- naut Cotton Mill Company of Kentucky. He was president of the German American Kindergarten Association. Mr. Alms was also greatly interested in the Young Men's Christian Association, and gave much of his time and means towards its support. He was a director of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. He was a trustee of the Cincinnati Law College. He was a member of the Queen City Club, Cuvier Club, Lincoln Club, Young Men's Blaine Club, Optimist Club, Avondale Athletic Club and other associations. He lived not for himself alone. He also lived for others. And, therefore, his memory will forever live in the minds and hearts of the people of Cincinnati.
HENRY HAMILTON WIGGERS, M. D.
HENRY HAMILTON WIGGERS, M. D., formerly resident physician to the Cincinnati Homeopathic Free Dispensary and lecturer on osteology and assist- ant demonstrator of anatomy at the Pulte Medical College, and now pro- fessor of the principles of surgery and electro-therapeutics in the Pulte Med-
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ical College and attending surgeon to Bethesda Hospital, Home for the Friendless and Foundlings and Pulte Hospital, is one of the prominent phy- sicians and surgeons of this city, where he was born May 16, 1869. He is a son of H. H. and Emily (Dammeyer) Wiggers, the former of whom was born in Hanover, Germany, and is now one of Cincinnati's leading business men in the furniture line. The mother of Dr. Wiggers was born in 1842 in Mobile, Alabama, and also comes of German ancestry.
Dr. Wiggers spent his boyhood in attending the common schools of his native city, and before he had completed his high- school course he had decided on his future professional career. . He read medicine with Dr. S. R. Geiser, and was graduated with great credit from the Pulte Medical College in 1892. Dr. Wiggers immediately entered into practice, establishing himself at his present convenient location at No. 529 Armory avenue. In the fall of 1894, he took a course of lectures in the New York Post-Graduate Hospital and College. In the spring of 1895 he went abroad, spent a year at Berlin Uni- versity and also pursued medical studies in Dresden, Leipsic and Vienna . He has met with much deserved success, his ability, close and careful devotion to his profession and his personal character all contributing to this end.
Dr. Wiggers is a valued member of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Ohio, the Cincinnati Homeopathic Lyceum, and the Hahnemann Society, in all of which organizations he has many friends and admirers, while his pro- fessional relations with other schools are of a cordial nature. He is also a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, Miami Valley Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, Alpha Sigma college frater- nity, ete.
Dr. Wiggers was united in marriage December 25, 1901, to Elsa Doepke. His residence is at No. 2360 Auburn avenue, Mount Auburn.
C. C. MEADE, M. D.
The city of Cincinnati is justly noted for many distinguishing charac- teristics, but probably for nothing more than for the high standard of her physicians and surgeons. One of these, who, although still a young prac- titioner, has taken a leading place, is Dr. C. C. Meade, an able exponent of the Homeopathic school. Dr. Meade was born November 4, 1862, at Fort
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Branch, Indiana, and is a son of Stephen Walter and Sarah Jane ( Rutledge) Meade, the former of whom was born in Gibson County, Indiana, in 1832, and the latter in 1837.
Dr. Meade passed his boyhood in Gibson County and attended the common schools and later Central Normal College of Danville, in the same State. He began the study of the science of medicine with a well known practitioner, Dr. G. D. Lind, and was most creditably graduated at Pulte Medical College of Cincinnati. After practicing for a time at Mount Ver- non, Indiana, Dr. Meade removed to 'Cincinnati, where his skill and ability have placed him in the front rank of medical men. He belongs to the various organizations of his school of medicine and is prominent in the Cincinnati Homeopathic Lyceum and the Homeopathic Medical Society of Ohio.
Dr. Meade was united in marriage in 1889 with Ella Lucas, who is a daughter of Robert L. and Rose J. Lucas, the former of whom was born in Indiana and the latter in Pennsylvania. Two sons have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Meade, namely, Robert W. and Albert W. Dr. Meade's office and residence are both located at No. 4226 Hamilton avenue, Cumminsville, one of the delightful suburbs of the city. Both he and his wife belong to the Methodist Church. Politically, he is identified with the Republican party.
FRANK UNNEWEHR.
FRANK UNNEWEHR, whose death occurred in Cincinnati, November 30, 1902, was the head and founder of a number of this city's greatest in- dustrial enterprises. He was president of The Frank Unnewehr Company, operating an extensive sawmill located at Newport, Kentucky; president of the Cincinnati Cigar Box Lumber Company, the largest manufacturers of cigar box lumber in the world; sole owner of the Cincinnati Veneer Company, the only mill west of New York manufacturing a complete line of veneers, in both foreign and domestic woods; and sole proprietor of the concern of Frank Unnewehr & Company, which is the largest manufacturer in the United States, outside of New York City, of cigar boxes, lock-corner boxes, cases and various supplies.
The birth of the late Mr. Unewehr took place in Cincinnati, December 31, 1851, of German ancestry. He secured a good, common school educa-
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tion and early began the battle of life for himself. He was a man of rugged character, unflinching courage and untiring industry, was honest and up- right in all his dealings, and his energy was so intelligently directed that after 30 years of continued effort, from meager means and humble station, he was able to lay down his work with the knowledge that a large fortune would provide for those he loved.
Aside from the great interests above mentioned, Mr. Unnewehr was financially concerned in timber lands and sawmills at distant points and in other States, thus forming a complete circle which enabled the finishing of every one of his products from the crudest state to completion.
Mr. Unnewehr was twice married. By his first union, with Caroline Grossheim, he had two children,-George, who continues in the manage- ment of the great enterprises established by his father; and Catherine, wife of F. A. Aman. On June 8, 1887, Mr. Unnewehr was married to Mrs. Hum- mul, and she survives, with the three children of their union: Mary I., Josephine and Edward. In many directions the city of Cincinnati profited by the prosperity which attended this one of her successful sons. His com- mercial connections were world-wide and the industrial activity which his many enterprises caused brought capital and also skilled labor. He was a man of unostentatious charity, and was ever ready, with generous instinct, to' give assistance to those in need, establishing thus esteem not based on business alone. Probably no citizen of Cincinnati stood higher as an honest man. The word of Frank Unnewehr took the place of another man's bond.
The last sad rites took place at the family home on Dayton street, and the husband, father, friend and honorable citizen was laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery. His upright example, his kind heart and his genial presence will long be recalled by those who knew him best.
JOSEPH THOMAS CAREW.
JOSEPH THOMAS CAREW is one of the largest merchants of Cincinnati, being proprietor of the large establishment of The Mabley & Carew Com- pany. His start in the world was made without capital, and the marvelous success which has attended his efforts and made him an important factor in
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a large and wealthy community is due solely to his great energy, ambition and keen business ability.
Mr. Carew was born at Peterboro, Canada, January 2, 1848, and is a son of Robert S. and Euphemia (Gordon) Carew. The Irish ancestry of the Carews is traceable back to the 12th century, having been identified with the affairs of Dublin and the vicinity for more than six hundred years. Mr. Carew was educated in Peterboro, Canada, and in Toronto, and for a time he clerked in a store at Peterboro. While employed as a clerk, he received a let- ter from an old schoolmate, who had located in Detroit, Michigan, where he ยท clerked in the large clothing house of C. R. Mabley. This letter was of such a character as to induce young Carew to leave his home for Detroit, in 1869, and he too entered the employ of Mr. Mabley. Conscientious and faithful in his work and devotion to the interests of his employer, his efforts soon attract- ed attention and were rewarded. In an effort to control the entire clothing trade of Detroit, Mr. Mabley established a branch store, placing Mr. Carew in charge, the two stores being conducted separately for a number of years. Later deciding that his object could best be accomplished by one large store, he united the two and thus deprived Mr. Carew of his position. He had great faith in the young man's ability and agreed to go into business with him under the firm name of Mabley & Carew in any city the latter might choose. In casting about for a location, Mr. Carew was much impressed with the promise of future greatness for Cincinnati. He came to this city and in searching for a good location decided upon Fountain square, the wisdom of which choice is now patent to all. After considerable negotiation he secured a little store, 17 feet front, with no room upstairs, and with the prospect of securing a store of equal size adjoining, the location being at the corner of Fifth and Lodge streets. The firm placed in this small building a stock of goods, and the success of the venture was soon assured. The growth of the business is known to the citizens of Cincinnati, and in the place of the small buildings there stands to-day a magnificent structure devoted to the exclusive use of Mabley & Carew. At the southwest corner of Fifth and Vine streets stood a number of shabby buildings which Mr. Carew supplanted by an orna- mental building which has since been a credit to the city. In 1884, the firm of Mabley & Carew established a branch store in Baltimore, Maryland, and, upon the death of Mr. Mabley about one year later, Mr. Carew became sole proprietor of both. In addition to these interests, Mr. Carew has devoted
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much attention to the affairs of the city. He has been a director of the House of Refuge, and rendered valuable service as a member of the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners.
In August, 1877, Mr. Carew was united in marriage with Alice E. Stewart, a daughter of William and Hannah Stewart of Detroit, Michigan, and they have two children: Robert Gordon and Elaine. Fraternally, Mr. . Carew is a Knight Templar, 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His resi- dence is at the corner of McMillan street and Highland avenue on Walnut Hills.
THOMAS VAUGHN MORROW, M. D.
THOMAS VAUGHN MORROW, M. D., founder of the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, who has been denominated the "Father of Eclecticism in the West," was born at Fairview, Kentucky, April 14, 1804, in the same house in which, June 3, 1808, Jefferson Davis was born. His father was Thomas Morrow, of Scotch descent.
The origin and name of the Morrow family is traced to 1326, when Robert Bruce brought over the French architect, Thomas Moreau, to repair Melrose Abbey. The Morrows lived in Edinburgh and then removed to Ireland, settling in the vicinity of Monkstown, not far from Belfast. A short time prior to the French and Indian War, they immigrated to America, settling in Winchester, Virginia, and we find them taking part under Wash -. ington in the conflicts of the stormy years that followed. Just after the Revolutionary War, they removed to Kentucky, one branch going to Ohio, where Jeremiah Morrow, a first cousin of Dr. Morrow, became Governor of the Commonwealth.
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Dr. Morrow was educated at Transylvania University, at Lexington, Kentucky, and then took the regular medical course and was duly graduated at a New York college, also graduating from the Reformed Medical College conducted by Dr. Worcester Beach and subsequently holding the chair of obstetrics in that institution. In May, 1830, when the Reformed Medical Society of the United States, of which Dr. Worcester Beach was president, expressed the expediency of establishing an additional medical school, on the Ohio River, Dr. Thomas Vaughn Morrow was selected to take charge
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and push the enterprise. He had been engaged in practice at Hopkinsville, but was ready to leave there, one leading reason being the slave trade to which he was opposed, and when the Reformed Medical College was es- tablished at Worthington, Ohio, he was placed at its head. It is known how he threw himself heart and soul into the work and how, under his masterly management, the school grew and prospered until the great financial depres- sion all over the country affected its resources. Even then, although he was forced to discontinue the official organ ( The Western Medical Reformer), to assume debts and to see some of his dearest hopes blasted, he kept up his courage and would never recognize that the attempt had been a failure. After the final close of this school, Dr. Morrow removed to Cincinnati, and in 1842 planned what was then known as the Reformed Medical School of Cin- cinnati, which finally became the Eclectic Medical Institute. Again Dr. Morrow bent every energy to make this a success. For two years he de- livered lectures and then a charter was granted, Dr. Morrow becoming dean of the faculty and professor of the theory and practice of medicine in which capacity he served until 1850, when his useful and eminent career was closed by death. He was the first president of the National Eclectic Medical Asso- ciation, and was one of the incorporators of the Worthington Female Sem- inary.
Dr. Morrow married Isabel Greer of Worthington, Ohio, and he is survived by a son, Worcester. Beach Morrow, a prominent attorney of Cin- cinnati.
In addition to a most absorbing private practice and to the executive duties which constantly devolved upon him totally aside from his class lec- tures, Dr. Morrow found time to prepare treatises, edit official journals and to pen most valuable papers on diseases and their treatments, which have been gathered and appear in book form. No name stands higher in Eclectic medi- cine than does that of Dr. Thomas Vaughn Morrow.
RICHARD E. WERNER.
RICHARD E. WERNER, a leading member of the Cincinnati bar and one of the city's prominent and representative citizens, was born in Han- over, Germany, and is a son of Prof. Ernest and Charlotte ( Pflueger)
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Werner, the latter of whom died in 1882. Prof. Ernest Werner brought his family to Cincinnati when his son Richard was a child. He was a musician of more than local celebrity.
Richard E. Werner passed his boyhood in this city, attended the pub- lic schools, graduated with credit from Woodward High School in 1882 and then spent several years in study at the University of Cincinnati. Attracted by the law, he entered upon the study of this profession in 1882 under the direction of the late Hon. John Fassett Follett. In 1884 he graduated from the Cincinnati Law School and was admitted to practice, his promise of brilliancy admitting him as copractitioner with such able masters of the law and jurisprudence as Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, Judge Miller Outcalt and Powel Crosley. At present Mr. Werner is practicing alone and while he has been eminently successful in every branch, he has made something of a specialty of inheritances, assignments and real estate, and is the accredited attorney for several building associations and corporations. With much personal magnetism and a genial, pleasing presence, Mr. Wer- ner finds little trouble in impressing a jury, while the same attributes attract a wide circle of friends.
Mr. Werner was married November 26, 1890, to Nellie Tedtmann, who is a daughter of the late G. F. H. Tedtmann, of this city. The one child of this union is Raymond E. R.
In politics, Mr. Werner is identified with the Republican party. The hospitable family home is located at No. 1053 Wesley avenue, and Mr. Werner occupies convenient offices in the Second National Bank Building.
THOMAS W. HAYS. M. D.
THOMAS W. HAYS, M. D., medical clinician at the Medical College of Ohio and physician to St. Mary's Hospital, and a member of all the leading medical organizations of city, county and State, occupies a very prominent place among the medical men of this city. Dr. Hays was born at Bantam, Clermont County, Ohio, and is a son of George W. and Amanda E. (White) Hays, both natives of Clermont County, where their parents had been pio- neers.
After completing the public school course in his native town, and enjoy-
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ing special advantages under Prof. Samuel D. Shephard, Dr. Hays, then a youth of 17 years, decided upon his future career and began to prepare him- self for it by becoming a student under Dr. W. E. Thompson, a noted phy- sician at Bethel, Ohio. After some preliminary preparation under this prac- titioner, the young man came to Cincinnati and placed himself under the cele- brated Dr. E. G. Zinke. In 1885 he entered the Medical College of Ohio and was there graduated in the class of 1888; in 1887, while a student there, he was awarded the Dawson Gold Medal for the best exhibition of ban- daging.
Young physicians invariably desire the position of interne at a leading hospital, in no other way being able to secure in a short time the experience necessary for successful practice. This coveted position is awarded to the members of the class best fitted for it, and Dr. Hays was one of the successful contestants who secured appointments as internes at the Cincinnati Hospital. After a year of hard work there as interne, Dr. Hays was retained as senior resident physician, and at the close of his hospital service took a trip to Europe and various periods passed in the hospitals of the different countries introduced him to almost every known disease and taught him its best method of treatment. This has been of the greatest benefit to him in his subsequent practice in Cincinnati, and has contributed in no small degree to his continued success.
Dr. Hays was united in marriage in 1899 to Ella Heinzmann, a daughter of Frank Heinzmann of Cincinnati. Dr. Hays belongs to the A. O. U. W. In politics he is identified with the Republican party.
AMBROSE WHITE.
AMBROSE WHITE, deceased, was one of the best known residents of Cincinnati, where he lived during his entire life. He was a prosperous business man and stood high in the esteem of the leaders in the commercial world of the city.
Mr. White was born in Cincinnati December 28, 1844, and was a son of Dr. John F. and Harriet ( Wade) White. Dr. White was at one time a prominent physician here, and was a deacon in the Second Presbyterian
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Church. Mrs. White was a daughter of Thomas G. Wade, who was identified with the iron interests of the city at an early day.
After the completion of his education, Ambrose White began clerking, his first position being in the employ of Mr. Booth, a hardware dealer. Later he was with Putnam, Hooker & Company and then entered the service of James H. Laws & Company, of which firm he became a member several years later. He continued in partnership with James H. Laws until the latter's death, after which he conducted the business alone.
On June 1, 1875, Mr. White was united in marriage with Lucy Pendle- ton, a daughter of Elliott H. and Emma (Gaylord) Pendleton. This was the first marriage celebrated in the Second Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati. During the last year of his life Mr. White was confined to his home by a light stroke of paralysis, and his death resulted from a second stroke. He was the possessor of an amiable disposition and an admirable character, and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in Company B, 137th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., of which Maj. George H. Vandegrift was one of the officers in command. At one time Mr. White was closely identified with Republican politics in this city, and served two terms as clerk of the Board of Control. At one time he ran for mayor of Avondale, but was defeated by a small margin.
Ambrose White left a widow and six children. Two of the sons,- Elliott Pendleton White and Ambrose White, Jr.,-served their country dur- ing the Spanish-American War.
THOMAS FRANCIS SHAY.
THOMAS FRANCIS SHAY, attorney-at-law, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, was born in Cincinnati, April 7, 1853. He is a son of the late Thomas and Margaret (Steele) Shay, natives of County Longford, Ireland, who came to Cincinnati in their early youth and were married here. Thomas Shay was by business a grocer, a Democrat in politics and an earnest worker for his party but never held nor aspired to hold office. He died February 2, 1876. His wife died June 20, 1891.
The subject of this sketch, Thomas Francis Shay, completed his edu- cation at St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, in 1868, and began the reading of
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the law in the office of Maj. Charles H. Blackburn, with whom, after his ad- mission to the bar, he was associated in practice for II years, during which period he was one of the counsel in the majority of the important criminal cases of this State. He was next associated with the late Michael Kary, afterward and at present with Thomas J. Cogan, under the firm name of Shay & Cogan. Mr. Shay is an ardent Democrat and an active worker for his party. He has served the municipality as a member of the Board of Education two years, and as a member of the Board of Aldermen four years, but has been without political aspirations.
Mr. Shay was married November 22, 1874, to Josephine Costigan, daughter of Jacob Costigan, attorney-at-law of Somerset, Ohio. One daugh- ter hias blessed this union, Rose Cecelia Shay, one of the noted operatic singers of the day.
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