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ROGERS, William Banks; clergyman; born at Cincinnati, Dec. 7, 1857; son of Joseph Hill and Mary Rose (McIlvain) Rogers; academic and collegiate course St. Xavier's College, 1869-1875; St. Stanislaus Seminary, Normal, Florissant, Mo., 1875-1879, Wood- stock College, Maryland, philosophy, science, 1879-1881; Louvain, Belgium, metaphysics, ethics, 1881-1882; Woodstock College, theol- ogy, 1887-1891; taught English and classics, St. Ignatius College, Chicago, 1882-1884; St. Xavier's College, Cincinnati, 1884-1887; ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1890; perfect studies, St. Xavier's College, Cincinnati, 1891-1892, Marquette College, Milwaukee, 1893- 1895, St. Louis University, 1896-1898; pres. Marquette College, 1898-1900, St. Louis University, 1900-1908; resigned February, 1908, on account of ill health; in 1903, secured Marion-Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine, St. Louis, as medical department, St. Louis University.
ROHBOCK, William L .; chief engineer, W. & L. E. R. R. Co .; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 7, 1873; son of Henry and Mary Rob- bock; educated, Pittsburgh public and high schools; married, Pitts-
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burgh, Pa., Oct. 15, 1901, Mary Newton Nuttall; three chil- dren; finished school in 1888; eight years various manufacturing concerns, including printing and lithographing companies in and around Pittsburgh, draftsman, Westinghouse Electric Mnfg. Co .; draftsman and engineer Philadelphia Co., and engineer Pittsburgh R. R. Co., asst. engineer, Wabash Lines, east of Toledo; asst. to Chief engineer of The W. & L. E. R. R .; in July, 1912, made act- ing chief engineer of the W. & L. E. R. R., and chief engineer, Dec. 1, 1912; member Cleveland Engineering Society.
RORHEIMER, Louis; decorator and designer; born, Cleveland, Sept. 12, 1872; son of Jack and Minnie I. Glauer Rorheimer; edu- cated at Munch and Paris Art Academy; married, Cleveland, Dec. 7, 1893, Edith B. Joseph; two children; pres. Rorheimer-Brooks Studio; director Statler Hotel; Stearn Advertising Co .; teacher The Cleveland School of Art; member the Rowfant, Oakwood, and Cleveland Art Clubs.
ROSE, William Ganson; writer; born, Cleveland, Oct. 29, 1878; son of William Russell and Eliza E. (Ganson) Rose; (A. B. Adel- bert College, W. R. U., 1901); Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1902-1907, sec'y Cleveland convention, N. E. A., 1908; joint taxation com- mittee, Ohio State Board of Commerce, and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, 1908; mgr. Cleveland Industrial Exposition, 1910; mgr. Newark Industrial Exposition, 1912; sec'y Cleveland Auditorium Committee, since 1912; vice pres. National Safety Device Co .; member American Press Humorists, Chamber of Commerce, Delta Tau Delta, Cleveland Advertising, Rotary, Cleveland Athletic Clubs, Cleveland; Quest Club, of Fort Wayne, Ind. Author "Comic History of Cleveland," "Cleveland Industries," "The Ginger Cure," "Putting Marshallville on the Map," "Waking Up Bol- ton, " "Success in Business," "The Rousing of Parkside."
ROSENBERG, W. L .; orginator and mgr. of the Windsor Insti- tute for Backward Children; born, Westphalen, Jan. 10, 1850; son of Henry Rosenberg; educated in common schools and University of Berlin; married, New York, 1884, Marie Vessie Rosenberg; one son, Dr. Percy Rosenberg, and one daughter, Mrs. Elsie Werley; taught Latin and German for two years in Boston; then worked for Chicago, New Yor .. and Cincinnati newspapers; in 1897-1899, local editor of the Waechter-Anzeiger; then returned to his pro- fession as teacher of backward children; is a Social-Democrat; for eight years was teacher of Latin and Greek in Germany; left on account of political persecution; owner and mgr. The Windsor In- stitute; presiding officer of the Literary Section of Germania Vor- waerts Turn Verein.
ROSENVASSER, Herman B .; dentist; born, Cleveland, Aug. 16, 1878; son of Marcus and Ida Rosenvasser; D. D. S., Western Reserve Dental College; member Cleveland Dental Society, North- ern Ohio Dental Society, Ohio State Dental Society, Psi Omega (dental), Excelsior Club, B. P. O. E.
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ROTE, Robert Ogden; railway engineering; born, Geneva, O., March 22, 1871; son of R. O. and Orra A. Blakeslee Rote; edu- cated, Geneva Normal School, 1889; married, Ashtabula, June 6, 1893, Harriet Louise Lowe; one daughter, Charlotte Louise Hard- way; entered service of Michigan Central R. R. in 1889, after three years, came to L. S. & M. S. R. R., and has been with the company since that time; now asst. chief engineer; member The American Railway Engineering Ass'n and The Cleveland Engin- eering Society; member Cleveland Tennis Club, and Euclid, and Shaker Heights Country Clubs.
ROTH, Aloysius L .; milk and cream; born, Cleveland, Aug. 19, 1889; son of Alois and Anna Thomas Roth; graduated from St. Stephens, Commercial class, June 24, 1906; member of the C. M. B. A., branch No. 99. Recreation: Baseball, managed the Seewords, of the D. R. K. League, for two years.
ROTHENBERG, William; lawyer; born, Cleveland, Aug. 19, 1883; son of Leopold and Ella Feniger Rothenberg; educated, Central High School, Cleveland, 1897-1901; Harvard College, 1901- 1904, A. B., Cleveland Law School, LL. B., 1904-1907; director The McClure Co., The Ohio Art Embroidery Co., The Miller Cloak Co., The Victor Electric & Stamping Co .; member Cleveland Council of Sociology, Cleveland Bar Ass'n, Commercial Law Ass'n of Amer- ica; member Chamber of Commerce, the Excelsior, Athletic, and Rotary Clubs.
ROUBICEK. Herman; masseur and chiropodist; born, Prague, Austria, May 2, 1855; son of Adelbert and Fanny Roubicek; Ger- man public schools of Prague, College of Hydro-Therapeutics of Sulz, Stangan, near Vienna; expert in Professor Wintermiss' method; married, Prague, May 7, 1882, Miss Anna Roubitschek; two sons, Leo and Adelbert; drill-master and file leader in the 24th Sharp- Shooters; member of "Maximilian Club," in Prague, a restricted and honorary military association; citizen of Cleveland since 1904; worked at profession since leaving the army; came to this country for a visit and liked it so well, concluded to stay; his son, Adel- bert, is in the same profession; won first prize medal for marks- manship in the army.
RUDD, George A .; sec'y and treas. the Chandler & Rudd Co .; born, Cleveland, Sept. 2, 1852; educated in the Cleveland public schools, and started as bookkeeper with the Chandler & Rudd Co. in 1870; when the firm was incorporated, in 1889, was made sec'y and treas .; member Chamber of Commerce; pres. Retail Merchants' Board of Cleveland; Republican; member East End Baptist Church.
RUDD, William Cullen; grocer; born, Cleveland, July 22, 1845; son of Charles and Esther Lacey Rudd; educated in Cleveland schools; married. Cleveland, Oct. 17, 1872, Mary Rockefeller; two children living, Frank H., and Mrs. Edward A. Roberts; pres. the Chandler & Rudd Co. Favorite recreations are Golf and Motoring.
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RUHL, James B .; lawyer; born near Lisbon, Ohio, on a farm; taught, prepared for college, at Lisbon High School, and taught in rural schools; graduated from Ohio Northern University, B. S., 1888, and LL. B., 1891 (in cursu); later took M. Sc. and L. L. M. (pro merito); supt. schools, McComb, O., 1888-1889; instructor at Ohio Northern University, 1889-1891; admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1889, U. S. Courts in 1894, and U. S. Supreme Court, 1901; prac- ticed law in Cleveland since 1891; member, for five years, State board of examiners for admission to the bar; Knight Templar, 32nd degree Mason, Past Master, Cleveland City Lodge, No. 15, F. & A. M .; first master Meridian Lodge, No. 610; Past High Priest, Cleve- land Chapter, No. 148, R. A. M .; Eminent Commander Holyrood Commandery, No. 32, K. T. and Sovereign Prince Bahurim Council, 16th degree, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cleveland; Republican; Chamber of Commerce.
RUPLE, Franklin H .; merchant and teaming contractor; born, Euclid Township, Ohio, May 19, 1848; son of Cyrus and Julia Hitchcock Ruple, educated in schools of Euclid; married, Euclid, O., Feb. 12, 1871; Mary C. Seaber; issue, five children, three living; served as councilman of Village of Collinwood for six years, and marshall of the village for two years; in 1874, started in express business between Collinwood and Cleveland; continued this until February, 1883, then opened livery and boarding stable; following year, started a hotel in connection with his livery business; con- tinued this business for over three years; then went into the coal and teaming business; has served as trustee of Collinwood Congre- gational Church for about eight years; charter member of Knights of Pythias, Lakeside Lodge, No. 367; member Men's Club, Collin- wood Congregational Church.
RUPP, Edward; baker; born, Germany, May 11, 1869; son of Adam and Barbara Daum Rupp; educated, public schools; married, Cleveland, April, 1898, Emma Mayer; has been in business twelve years; proprietor Lakewood Bakery. Recreation: Motoring.
RUTHERFORD, George A .; general builder and contractor; born, Cleveland, Sept. 18, 1871; son of Mark and Isabella Cossar Rutherford; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleve- land, Oct. 3, 1894, Daisy Day; issue, two children; started contract- ing business, 1896, incorporated The Geo. A. Rutherford Co .; in 1903, pres. the company; pres. The Sand & Building Co .; pres. The Cleveland Builders Exchange; 2nd vice pres. The Cleveland Real Estate Board; member Iris Lodge, Masonic, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; member Athletic, Automobile and Advertising Clubs.
SAFFOLD, Starke Selbert; insurance; born, Mobile, Ala., March 15, 1852; son of Judge Milton J. and Martha Harrison Saffold; educated by private instructor, Graylock and Emerson Institutes; married, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 1, 1881, Harriet Webb; issue, one daughter, Mrs. Wm. C. Young, of Texas, and one son, J. Webb Saffold, Cleveland; has occupied official position in eight or ten
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professional and business concerns, from secretary to president; from which since retired; gen. agt., since 1886, Provident Life & Trust Co .; pres. Acme Eng. & Stamps Co .; director Chippewa Lake Co .; Los Seros Copper Co .; Gold Bug Mining Co .; Ohio Lemon Co .; mgr. Union Syndicate; member Cleveland Association Life Under- writers; member Chamber of Commerce; vestryman Church of Epiphany, Woodward Lodge, No. 508, F. & A. M., Cleveland Chapter, No. 148, R. A. M., Oriental Commandery, No. 12, K. T .; member Athletic, Mayfield Country, Cleveland Gun, and La Carp Duck Clubs.
SALEN, Charles P .; born, Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 5, 1860; came to Cleveland, 1867, educated, public schools and Concordia College; with West Side Sentinel and other papers 1878-1881; city clerk, 1883 and 1887-1880; returned to newspaper work, and in 1890, ap- pointed sec'y Board of Elections; served until 1893; resigned, and entered the pork-packing business until 1899, when appointed city auditor; in 1901, appointed director of public works; served until 1903; opened the parks to the people; elected county clerk, 1902; first Democrat ever elected to this office; re-elected in 1905; in 1904, elected delegate-at-large to National Democratic Convention; interested in a number of corporations and winter and summer sports.
SAMMAN, Peter; general contractor; born, Germany, July 30, 1866; son of Peter and Anna Kroeger Samman; public school and business college education; married, Cleveland, June 24, 1890, Augusta Hoyer; issue, four children; a firm believer in Progressive principles, and a member of the Progressive Party; pres. Alliance Brewing Co .; Advance Construction Co .; director American Portable Seating Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Forest City Lodge, Free Accepted Masons, Cleveland Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Cleveland Council Royal Select Masters, Holyrood Commandery, K. T., Al Koran Temple, Mystic Shriners; member Locust Point Shooting Club. Recreations: Hunting and Fishing.
SANDERS, Clarence E .; lawyer; born, Jacksonville, Ill., June 18, 1867; son of William and Cornelia R. Smith Sanders; educated, Illinois College, 1889, A. B., Harvard University, 1896, LL. B .; associated with law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, since October, 1896; became member of the firm in July, 1911; member Union, Country, University, and East End Tennis Clubs. Recrea- tions: Tennis and Golf.
SANDERS, William Brownell; lawyer; born, Cleveland, O., Sept., 1854; son of William D. and Cornelia R. (Smith) Sanders; A. B., Illinois College, 1873, A. M., LL. B., Albany Law School, 1875; married Annie E. Otis, of Cleveland, April 30, 1884; Judge Court of Common Pleas, 1888-1890; resigned; member firm Squire, San- ders & Dempsey, Cleveland, since 1890; vice pres. Society for Sav- ings; director Guardian Trust Co., National Commercial Bank, Cleve-
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land Stone Co., Kelly Island Lime Co., etc. Clubs: Union, Uni- versity, Tavern, Country, Roadside (Cleveland), Mayfield Country, University, and Lawyers' (New York).
SANFORD, Henry Lindsay; surgeon; born, Boston, Mass., April 7, 1873; son of Henry Dean and Ellen Lindsay Sanford; educated, Harvard University, A. B., 1896, M. D., 1900; married, Cleveland, Mary Fairfield, Coit, March 17, 1909; asst. visiting surgeon Lake- side Hospital; pres. Cleveland Academy of Medicine; sec'y Cleve- land Medical Library Ass'n; member American Medical Ass'n, and American Urological Ass'n; member University, and Mayfield Clubs.
SARGENT, H. Q .; merchant; born, Tampworth, N. H., Sept. 28, 1838; son of Joel and Hannah K. Boyd Sargent; studied in public school in Tampworth, and went to New Hampton Literary and Scientific Institute, graduating in 1858; poor health prevented a college course at Yale; married, Boston, Mass., June 28, 1860, Eliza E. S. Drew; issue, two daughters, Mabel, now Mrs. Alfred A. Guthrie, of Albany, N. Y., and Grace C., the wife of Rev. Arthur Dumper, of Norwalk, O., taught school for several years, and in 1862, entered the army as private in the 12th Regiment, N. H. Vol. Infantry; appointed 2nd lieut .; served till close of war in 1865; mustered out as senior capt., of regiment; in business in new Hamp- shire until 1869; in the Treasury Dept., at Washington, D. C., until 1870; came to Cleveland, and established the H. Q. Sargent Co .; in 1907, business incorporated as the Sargent Photo Supply & Mnfg. Co .; pres. of the Co .; school director, 1892 to 1900; interested in educational affairs; member Chamber of Commerce, Loyal Legion, Grand Army of the Republic, Mason, Knights of Pythias, Tippe- canoe Club; member Trinity Cathedral.
SARSTEDT, Frank A .; tax adjuster; born, Medina county, O., Aug. 27, 1864; educated, public schools, Cleveland; in the drygoods business, 1878-1881; with C. C. S. & St. L. R. R., 1881-1893; gen. mngr. Barrett & Columbia Brewing Co., 1893-1899; deputy county auditor, 1899-1901; appointed member board of Review by the state board of assessors and appraisers, 1901, and pres., 1904; serving to 1913; interested in several local corporations: Scottish Rite Mason, and K. Templar; Cleveland Commercial Travelers, National Union, Elk, Eagle; pres. Western Reserve Club, and originator Crawford Memorial Building, in E. 55th St .; Republican; Cleveland Athletic Club Recreation; golf, baseball, motoring.
SAUM, O. C .; real estate; born, Virginia, March 8, 1872; son of James W. and Sarah E. Maphis Saum; educated, public schools, Shenandoah county Virginia, and business College, Lynchburg, Va .; married, Springfield, O., December, 1899, Vesta Josephine Rupert; issue, two daughters, 12 and 5 years of age; came to Cleveland in October, 1895; business for himself since 1900; specializing in real estate service; primarily to the buyer, for past two years; handled
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business for out-of-town investors; has done much to promote real estate interests of Cleveland, and is enthusiastic upon real estate organization; has been vice pres. and sec'y of The Real Estate Board, and a member of the valuation committee to ap- praise the Union Depot site; sec'y The Cushman Land & Invest- ment Co .; also of The Hiram House Social Settlement; member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Board, and Fire Insurance Exchange.
SAUNDERS, Charles William; milk dealer; born, South Wales, Eng., March 25, 1880; son of Alfred and Rebecca Evans Saunders; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Sept. 27, 1911, Florence L. Leypoldt; one child; member Milk Dealers' Fra- ternal League.
SAVAGE, Minot Judson; Clergyman; born, Norridgewock, Me., June, 10, 1841; son of Joseph L. and Ann S. (Stinson) Savage; fitted for college, but did not take course, because of poor health; graduate Bangor Theological Seminary, 1864; (D. D., Harvard, 1896); married Ella A. Dodge, of Harvard, Mass., 1864; Congrega- tional home missionary in California, 1864-1867; pastor, Framing- ham Mass., 1867-1869, Hannibal, Mo., 1869-1873; became Unitarian; pastor Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, 1873-1874, Church of the Unity, Boston, 1874-1896; minister Church of the Messiah, New York, 1896-1906; retired. Author: Christianity, the Science of Manhood, 1873; The Religion of Evolution, 1876; Light on the Cloud, 1876; Bluffton, a Story of Today, 1878; Life Questions, 18- 79; The Morals of Evolution, 1880; Talk About Jesus, 1881; Poems, 1882; Belief in Good, 1881; Beliefs About Man, 1882; Beliefs About the Bible, 1883; The Modern Sphinx, 1883; Man, Woman and Child, 1884; The Religious Life, 1885; Social Problems, 1886; These De- generate Days, 1887; My Creed, 1887; Religious Reconstruction, 1888; Signs of the Times, 1889; Helps for Daily Living, 1889; Life, 1890; Four Great Questions Concerning God, 1891; The Irrepress- ible Conflict Between Two World-Theories, 1891; The Evolution of Christianity, 1892; Is this a Good World? 1893; Jesus and Mo- dern Life, 1893; A Ma, 1895; Religion for Today, 1897; Our Uni- tarian Gospel, 1898; Hymns, 1898; The Minister's Hand-book; Psychics, Facts and Theories; Life's Dark Problems, 1905; Life Beyond Death, 1901; The Passing and the Permanent in Religion, 1901; Living by the Day, 1901; Men and Women, 1902; Can Tele- pathy Explain? 1902; Poems, 1905. Editor: Sacred Songs for pub- lic Worship (with Howard M. Dow); Unitarian Catechism.
SAWYER, Leroy Pursel; gen. mgr .; born, Schoolcraft, Mich., Dec. 26, 1878; son of Herbert Brown and Lina Frances Pursel Sawyer; educated, public schools, Lincoln, Neb .; Preparatory School, University of Nebraska, 1899, degree of B. S .; married, Cleveland, Dec. 4, 1907, Jessamine A. Pike, one son, Joseph Sawyer, born, Sept. 23, 1909; father's home was in Vermont; went to Michigan in 1878, to Nebraska in 1885; prominent in real estate; died in
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1895; was alderman of Lincoln, Nebraska, from Republican party; has been in business in Cleveland since February 1905; formerly in the electrical business in Minneapolis, and Chicago; gen. mgr. The Bukeye Electric Works; vice pres. National Electric Lamp Ass'n; member American Institute Electrical Engineers, and National Electric Light Ass'n; member Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities, Sons of Jove (Electrical), Chamber of Commerce, Hermit, and Athletic Clubs.
SAYWELL, James K .; florist; born, Cleveland, May 9, 1882; son of Henry H. and Philipi Cowling Saywell; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, O., March 30, 1904, Agusta Blankenburg; one child; in 1896, went into garden business with his father; for past seventeen years, has been in the florist busi- ness, his father has been in same location for thirty-two years in garden and florist business, he is a partner in firm of Saywell Bros., designer and decorator; member M. E. Church; member Florist Club. Recreation: Motoring.
SCHAUFFLER, Fred; real estate; born, Millersburg, O., Nov. 24, 1876; son of Carl and Amelia Joss Schauffler; married, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Oct. 16, 1909, Nina Knickerbocker; served in Co. L., 14th U. S. Infantry, during Philippine insurrection, and Boxer uprising in China, 1898-1900; with The N. Y. Central Lines from April, 1905, to July, 1911, first three years in clerical capacity, last three as traveling land agt .; in July, 1911, opened offices in Cleveland to handle factory property, still at it; pres. Schauffler Realty Co., and Factory Building Co .; member Cleveland Real Es- tate Board and Chamber of Commerce.
SCHLATHER, Leonard; retired; born in Germany; came to the United States in 1853, locating in Cleveland, and engaged in the brewery business; in 1857, started in for himself, and continued until 1902, when he sold out to the Cleveland-Sandusky Brewing Co .; director Peoples Savings Bank and the Union National Bank; Trustee Society Savings.
SCHMIDT, Oscar Richard; dealer and mnfg. violins; born, Mark- neukirchen, Oct. 3, 1887; son of E. Reinhold and Augusta Lederer Schmidt; educated, first grade public schools in Markneukirchen, and business college in Meissen; 1902-1904, clerk in the employ of F. Louis Reilich, Meissen; 1904-1906, E. Rheinhold Schmidt, Mark- neukirchen, as salesman; 1907-1909, bookkeeper, Wm. Frankfurth Hardware Co., Milwaukee, Wis .; 1910, started in violin business with his brother, as the Schmidt Bros. Co., in Philadelphia, Pa .; moved to Cleveland, December, 1910; partner Schmidt Bros. Co .; member of Germania Turnverein Vornvarts.
SCHMIDT, Thomas Philip; attorney-at-law; born, Cleveland, Oct. 8, 1875; son of Gustav and Elizabeth Asmus Schmidt; edu- cated, Cleveland public schools, grade grammar high schools, Uni-
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versity of Michigan, law and literary departments, 1895-1898; mar- ried, Cleveland, Oct. 10, 1906, Ami Mueller; issue, one son; sec'y and treas. The Cleveland Underground Rapid Transit R. R. Co .; sec'y, treas. and director Subway Realty Co .; director Eastland Steamship Co., and Cleveland Railway Co .; Democrat; member Ohio Senate 1905-1908; nominated for Lieut. Gov. of Ohio, 1908, but declined; since 1903 has attended every state and national convention; chairman of the Cuyahoga County delegation to the Ohio state convention in 1902-1904; served as member of advisory, finance and executive committees of Democratic Central Committee, and delegate from the 20th district to the National Democratic Convention, in Denver, in 1908; close friend and loyal supporter of the late Tom L. Johnson; one of the chief promoters of the Forest City R. R. Co .; at one time mgr. of the Stock Exchange of the Municipal Traction Co .; connected with many civic, industrial and financial institutions of Cleveland. Recreations: Athletics and Gardening.
SCHMITT, C. A .; florist; born in Germany, May 16, 1871; son of A. and Salome Mueller Schmitt; educated, Glenville public schools; with Stoors & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., 1888, to 1890; worked for Edwin Lonsdale, in Philadelphia, from 1896 to 1902; member the lodge of Moose, and Florist Club. Favorite recreation; Motoring.
SCHNEIDER, Edward F .; sec'y and gen'l mgr. Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus R. R .; born, Toledo, Oct. 19, 1862; son of P. F. and Louisa Ackerman Schneider; educated, public schools, German Wallace College, Berea, O., Philadelphia College of Phar- macy; married, Berea, Oct. 4, 1888, Helen F. Whitbeck; for twelve years with Benton, Myers & Co., wholesale druggists; ten years with Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus; director Mansfield Ry., Light & Power Co .; Mason; K. of P.
SCHNEIDER, George A .; sec'y and mgr. Athletic Club; born, Cleveland, May 24, 1874; son of Mathias and Elizabeth (Wiltgen) Schneider; educated, High school and Business College; married, Cleveland, April, 1896, Margaret H. Smith; one son, George H., eight years; cashier U. S. Life Insurance Co .; two years editor American Sportsman, four years general newspaper work, sec'y Cleveland Athletic Club, May 1, 1908; sec'y and mgr., since No- vember, 1911; sec'y fiscal trustees, Maternity Hospital; member Tyrian Lodge, F. & A. M., and Cleveland Chapter, R. A. M .; mem- ber Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club; vice pres. Amateur Ath- letic Union of the U. S.
SCHNEIDER, Gustave; plumber and heating contractor; born, Cleveland, Dec. 29, 1862; son of J. A. and Helen Rolf Schneider; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, 1892, Luella J. Moore; one daughter; engaged in the plumbing business on Pros-
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pect St., near Huron Rd., under the name of Schneider Bros .; later moved to Euclid Ave., near 20th St., and organized The Schneider Plumbing Co .; will move soon to Euclid Ave. and 46th St .; pres. The Schneider Plumbing Co .; member Chamber of Com- merce, Builders Exchange, Master Plumbers Ass'n, Athletic, and Rotary Clubs; recreations: Automobiling and Fishing.
SCHULKINS, Thomas G .; laundry business; born, England, 1861; son of John A. and Emma J. Stoddard Schulkins; educated, Toronto, Can .; married, Chicago, Ill., Nov. 10, 1881, Margaret Ernsley; issue, three daughters and one son; came to Cleveland from Chicago in 1898, and started in the laundry business; The Mechanics Laundry was a departure from regular laundry work, as they made a specialty of laundering shop clothes exclusively; member Masons and Odd Fellows; member Rotary, and Cleve- land Laundrymens Club. Recreation: Automobiling.
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