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BOGGIS, Herbert James; mfr .; born, Lock Haven, Pa., March 22, 1862; son of Robert H. and Helen Taylor Boggis; educated, Yale, 1885; married, Philadelphia, Feb. 18, 1886, Sarah W. Parsons; issue, Mrs. R. H. Wright, Oct. 20, 1888, Henry P., May 21, 1895, Mildred, Feb. 9, 1900; began work with McIntosh-Huntington Co .; entered employ of the Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co. in 1886, be- coming sec'y of company in the fall of 1887; took charge of No. 2 foundry in 1890, and in 1910, upon death of Mr. Boggis, Sr., took charge of foundry; vice pres. the Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co .; member Delta Kappa Epsilon, Chamber of Commerce; pres. College Club.
BOLTON, Charles C .; capitalist; born, Cleveland, March 23, 1855; son of Judge Thomas Bolton; educated, public schools, Miss Guil- ford's Academy, the Phillips Exeter Academy, of Exeter, N. H., and Harvard University, B. A., 1877; married, Cleveland, Nov. 24, 1880, Miss Julia Castle, daughter of William Castle, a former mayor of Cleveland; four surviving children: Chester, Irving, Newell
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and Julian; after graduating, spent two years traveling abroad; became identified with Rhodes & Co., the predecessors of M. A. Hanna & Co .; remained with that firm 25 years; retired in 1904, devoting time to private interests; charter member of Troop A; served in every capacity from private to captain; now veteran member; life member Chamber of Commerce; director and chair- man of Military Committee; Republican; member St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, Union, University and Country Clubs, of Cleveland, and Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh; interested in charity and philan- thropy; former pres. Associated Charities. Recreations: Hunting, Fishing, Travel and Motoring; member Winan's Point Shooting Club and Castalia Sporting Club.
BOMGARDNER, Joseph; mfr .; born, Wilmot, O., 1855; son of B. F. and Harriet Putnam Bomgardner; educated, graded school, Winfield, O., Commercial School, Painesville, O., Literary Course Mount Union College, Alliance, O .; married, Winfield, O., Oct. 24, 1878, Kizzie Olis; 4 children; no military record, and takes very little interest in politics; worked on his fathers' farm until he was 21; salesman on the road for 30 years; in the meantime, in- vented a number of patent articles and is now engaged in the manufacture of a number of them; namely, elevators, invalid chairs, and beds, etc .; member advisory board, Colonial Savings & Loan Co .; member Chamber of Industry. Recreation: Farming.
BOMMHARDT, John A .; patent and claim attorney, born, Hast- ings, Minn., Sept. 14, 1862; son of Jacob and Elizabeth Glock Bommhardt; educated, St. Paul's German Parish School, May- flower School, and Business College, all of Cleveland; married, Cleveland, July 21, 1901, Catherine F. Kavanaugh; issue, two chil- dren; sec'y Cuyahoga County Republican Executive Committee, since 1909; Past State Commander Ohio Division of Sons of Veterans; sec'y of Cuyahoga County Memorial Day Committee since 1900; entered the law office of the late Milo B. Steven, in January, 1880, and was connected with the pension and patent business of this firm until 1908; being located at Cleveland, Chi- cago, Detroit, and for a short period at Washington, D. C .; in 1908, started in business for himself; solicitor and attorney in matters pertaining to patents and pensions and departmental practises, with offices in Cleveland and Washington; firm name John A. Bommhardt & Co .; member Woodward Lodge, No. 508, and Al Sirat Grotto, No. 17; Lookout Camp, Sons of Veterans; Cleveland Lodge, No. 18, Elks; Cleveland Lodge No. 63, Loyal Order of Moose; member German Club.
BONESTEEL, Willis E .; sec'y Worden Tool Co .; born, North- ampton, O., Oct. 7, 1862; son of George H. and Loretta C. Prior Bonesteel; public school education; married, Cleveland, Oct. 4, 1886, Annabell Scott; director Land Title Abstract Co., Cleveland
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Savings & Loan Co .; member Brooklyn Lodge, F. & A. M., Webb chapter, R. A. M., Oriental commandery, K. T., Lake Erie Con- sistory, Al Koran Temple.
BONHARD, Alfred M .; merchant; born in Russia, July, 1869; son of Marcus Bonhard; educated in the schools and seminary at Slonin, Russia; married in Pennsylvania, July 22, 1898; Rebecca Weberman, issue, one son, Marcus, and one daughter Florence; in young manhood traveled through Russia and other parts of Europe, learning the furniture-making business; came to the United States in 1895; spent two years working in eastern cities; came to Cleve- land and started a repair shop; from this small beginning grew one of the most artistic furniture houses in the city, designs his own patterns and has won a reputation on art furniture; member of the independent Order of B'nai B'rith.
BONTA, Maurice Buford; physician; born, Kentucky, 1875; B. S., University of Michigan, 1897; M. D., Johns Hopkins University, 1904; medical house officer for Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1904-1905; married, Cleveland, 1909, Mabel Wilson McLennon; one child; member Cleveland Academy of Medicine.
BORGERHOFF, Joseph Leopold; University prof .; born, Bel- gium, Sept. 27, 1870; son of Theodore and Elizabeth (Opt' Eynde) Borgerhoff; education, Ecole Moyenne, Leau; Ecole Normale de I'Etat, Burgess; University of Brussels; came to America in 1895; M. A., Vanderbilt University, Tenn., 1901; studied University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago; married Elizabeth Woodward Guerard, of Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16, 1903; fellow and assistant in romance languages, Vanderbilt University, 1900-1; assistant in Germanic languages, University of Wisconsin, 1901-1902; fellow in Romance languages and assistant in Spanish, University of Chicago, 1902-1903; instructor romance languages, 1903-1906, asso- ciate professor, 1906-1910, professor since 1910, Western Reserve University; member Modern Language Ass'n, American. Club: Alliance Francaise, of Cleveland (pres.); editor, Laurie's Memoires d'un Collegien, 1908; Rostand 's La Princesse Lointaine, 1909, con- tributor Modern Language Notes, Sewance Review, Nation, Le Soir (Brussels), etc.
BORTON, Fred S .; sec'y Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern R. R .; born, Plymouth, Ind., Oct. 25, 1861; public school education; came to Cleveland, 1881; with Geo. Cooper & Co., till 1884; then with the American Wire Co .; 1884-1891, with Dime Savings & Banking Co .; asst. treas .; elected sec'y Cleveland Electric R. R. Co., and the A. B. C. R. R. Co .; then in various capacities with the Everett- Moore Syndicate; in 1906, severed connection; with Herrick, Parm- lee & Crawford, with which firm closely associated in 1904 and 1905; and with his brother, T. E. Borton, established the firm of F. S. & T. E. Borton; member Union, Euclid, and Hermit Clubs; Republican.
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BORTON, Thomas Ernest; broker; born, Plymouth, Ind., Dec. 14, 1868; son of Dr. Amos O. and Mary Cooper Borton; educated, high school; graduated in 1887; went to Wabash College, graduating in 1893; married, Elyria, O., Miss Elizabeth Lewis; issue, three chil- dren, Marion Frances, Jean Lewis and Robert Ernest; entered the employ of the American Steel & Wire Co .; worked for Dime Sav- ings and Trust Co .; then became sec'y of the Reserve Trust Co .; then sec'y and treas. of the Prudential Trust Co .; resigned and went to California; after two years there returned to Cleveland as asst. cashier of the Cleveland National Bank; after two years joined his brother, Fred S. Borton, in the formation of the firm of Borton & Borton, brokers; treas. Shaker Heights Improvement Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Union, Hermit, and Euclid Clubs; member Windemere Presbyterian Church.
BOURNE, Henry Eldridge; college professor; born, E. Hamburg, N. Y., April 13, 1862; son of James R. and Isabella G. Staples Bourne; A. B., Yale University, 1883, B. D. 1887 (Hooker fellow, 1887-1888); (L. H. D., Marietta College, Ohio, 1910); married; asso- ciate editor The Congregationalist, Boston, 1888-1889; teacher his- tory and pshychology, Norwich (Conn.), Free Academy, 1889-1892; prof. history, since 1892; registrar, 1893-1901; College for Women, Western Reserve University. Author: The Teaching of History and Civics, 1902; Medieval and Modern History, 1905. Editor: Lecky's French Revolution, 1904. Contributor to reviews.
BOWLER, Walter Noadiah; pres. Forest City Paint & Varnish Co .; born, Cleveland, O., March 25, 1849; son of Noadiah and Sarah Cordelia Hannum Bowler; attended Cleveland public schools; mar- ried, Cleveland, May 22, 1870, Frances Shailor; issue, Walter Scott Bowler, born Jan. 10, 1872, Edward Frances Bowler, born Nov. 19, 1874, Ralph Wilcox Bowler born Nov. 27, 1879, and Florence Frances Bowler, born March 3, 1884; married, second time, July 19, 1899, Ida May Lacy; at the age of 15, left school, and went to work in B. F. Fox insurance office; in Cleveland office of O. D. Case & Co., Hartford, Conn .; pub. of "Greely's American Con- flict"; bookkeeper for J. J. Parsons & Co .; from 19 to 40 with Cleveland, Brown & Co., iron and steel manufacturers; he went from desk to desk, and eventually became a member of the firm; in 1889, became connected with the Forest City Paint and Varnish Co .; has been connected with its growth from a very small con- cern to one of Cleveland's most important plants, is now pres. and treas. of the company; vice pres. Bowler Foundry Co .; pres. Ever- sticks Patent Co .; stockholder Bruce-McBeth Co .; Cleveland Column Co .; trustee and vestryman Church of The Epiphany; member Chamber of Commerce, Athletic Club. Recreation: Work.
BOYD, William H .; lawyer; born, Londonderry, Guernsey County, O., Aug. 11, 1864; educated, district schools in native county and
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public school in Fairview, O .; took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1890; married, Sept. 7, 1892, Miss Anna Maud Judkins, of Flushing, O .; Mrs. Boyd died in September, 1908; member firm of Westenhaver, Boyd, Rudolph & Brooks; in street car war, one of the lawyers for the Municipal Traction Co .; Repub- lican; clerk of Flushing Township, in Belmont County; corpora- tion clerk of Flushing, 1888, 1890, 1891; police prosecutor during absence of Mr. Fielder; asst. director of law 1897-1898; desires to keep free from political entanglements and give entire time to pro- fession.
BRADLEY, Arthur; law and insurance; born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18, 1856; son of Joseph William and Clara Amelia Morse Bradley; educated, Swathmore College, Pa., class of '76, degree A. B .; studied and admitted to the practice of law in Philadelphia, Pa., 1881; Ohio U. S. Courts in 1910; married, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 24, 1891, Alice Deering Ilsley; one son, Arthur Ilsley Bradley, born July 25, 1899; practised law in Philadelphia until 1886; gen- eral publishing business, 1886-1888; connected with West Pub. Co. of St. Paul, Minn. (law publishers), 1888-1891; general solicitor of Warren Scharf Asphalt Paving Co., N. Y., 1881-1901; general in- surance business, legal and expert work, from 1903 to date; Masonic Fraternity and Elks; Past Master Franklin Lodge, No. 134, Philadelphia, Pa., Signet Chapter, No. 25 (no office); Elks Peoria Lodge, No. 20; pres. the Builders Exchange, 1898-1899; member Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Ass'n of Credit Men, Mens' League for Equal Suffrage; member University, Rowfant, and Automobile Clubs. Recreations: Tennis, Fishing and Farming.
BRADLEY, Dan Freeman; clergyman; born, Bangkok, Siam, March 17, 1857; son of Dan Beach and Sarah (Blachly) Bradley; educated, Oberlin College, 1882, Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1885, Oberlin Honorary Degree Doctor of Divinity, 1909; same degree, Cornell College, 1904; married, Oberlin, O., July 9, 1883, Lillian Jaques; three sons, Dwight J., Robert G., and Theodore Bradley; pastor Steubenville Ohio, Congregational Church, 1885- 1887; Yankton, S. D., 1887-1892; Grand Rapids, Mich., 1892-1902; pres. Iowa College, Grinnel, Ia., 1902-1905; pastor Pilgrim Church, Cleveland, 1905 to date; has gymnasium, branch of public library cooking school and mothers club; has been instrumental in the organization of the above; member Congregational National Council, Congregational Conference of Ohio, Congregational Union, Cleveland, Federated Churches, Cleveland, trustee Oberlin College, Schauffler School, Cleveland, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga .; member Chamber of Commerce, Congregational Club, Cleveland. Recreations: Base-ball, Rowing and Fishing.
BRADLEY, Morris A .; real estate; born, Cleveland, Aug. 15, 1859; son of Alva Bradley; educated, public schools and Hiram College; married, Cleveland, May 10, 1883, Anna Leiminger; issue,
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five children; with his father, Alva Bradley, until 1885; at his death, took charge of the estate; pres., treas. and mgr. The Bradley Transportation Co .; pres. Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co .; vice. pres. United States Coal Co .; director Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Co., and interested in a number of other corporations; member Union, Euclid, and Roadside Clubs; Republican.
BRADY, James Albert; insurance; born, Franklin, Pa., Nov. 16, 1880; son of John and Isabelle Kingman Brady; educated, High School, Union City, Pa., graduate; studied Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., Columbia University, Washington, D. C., and Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md .; married, Erie, Pa., June 3, 1905, Miriam E. Goodnough; two children, Louise Belle, age 6, and James A. Jr., age 4; came to Cleveland on Dec. 5, 1902, to enter life insurance work for The Mutual Life Insurance Co., in November, 1907, formed a partnership with R. A. Tuttle, the firm to take charge of Northern Ohio for The Midland Mutual Life Insurance Co .; Brady & Tuttle, gen. mgrs. for Northern Ohio for The Midland Mutual Life Insurance Co .; trustee Euclid Avenue Baptist Church; member Phi Kappa Psi National College Fraternity; served as sec'y and pres. of the Cleveland Alumni Ass'n, in 1903-1904; member Lakewood Tennis Club.
BRAINARD, Tyler W .; merchant; born, Brooklyn, O., Nov. 19, 1848; son of George W. and Delight Hall Brainard; educated, dis- trict school in the village of Brighton; enlisted in the army in 1864, so that ended his school days; married, Ashtabula, O., Oct. 15, 1872, L. Adella Puffu; one daughter, Mabel; was elected to city Council for one term in 1884; traveling salesman for Tuller, Warren & Co., from 1872-1875; in 1876, engaged in the wall paper and decorating business, on Pearl Street; still in the business; was charter member in organizing the Brooklyn Heights Cemetery; was Ist. vice pres. for 19 years; pres. the board of trustees, Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, in 1886; pres. for one year Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Ass'n; member Memorial Post, G. A. R., No. 141, since 1880; has held different offices; member Masonic Lodge Halcyon, No. 498; also Forest City Commandery, No. 40.
BRAMLEY, William Alfred; florist; born, Cleveland, Nov. 23, 1873; son of Charles and Sarah Kennedy Bramley; public school education; married, Cleveland, Nov. 23, 1898, Anna Marie Mann; four sons and one daughter; started in the florist business with his father, under the firm name of Charles Bramley & Son; in 1898, he purchased his father's interest, and now conducts the business under the firm name of Bramley & Son; in 1908, greatly increased the capacity of the plant, now having 40,000 square feet under glass; the firm has the largest green houses in Cleveland, with all modern equipment; make a specialty of wedding decorations,
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funeral flowers, and bedding plants; member Masonic bodies, and Al Koran Temple, N. M. S .; member of the Knights of Pythias and Maccabees; Masonic and Bramley & Son Boosters Clubs. Recreations: Hunting, Fishing and Base-ball.
BRANDT, William J .; machinist and garage owner; born, Ger- many, Sept. 10, 1882; son of F. J. and M. Prahl Brandt; educated, public schools; married, Cleveland, O., October, 1905, Betha Yeaske; started in the automobile business in 1906, after working at the machinists' trade for 10 years; owner of The Brandt Motor Car Co.
BRETT, William Howard; librarian, Cleveland Public Library; born, Braceville, O., in 1846; son of Morgan Lewis and Jane Brokaw Brett; educated, public schools, Warren, O., studied Western Reserve College, Hudson, O., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich .; graduated from Hiram College, Hiram, O., degree A. M .; married, Cleveland, 1879, Alice L. Allen; issue, 6 children, 1 deceased; appointed to his present position in 1884; devoted to the cause of public libraries, and a student with a broad general knowledge; instrumental in forming the Ohio Library Ass'n, pres., 1895 and 1896; in 1897, pres. of the American Library Ass'n; chairman, in 1898, of the Trans-Mississippi Library Con- gress; since 1903, Dean of Western Reserve Library School, and originator of the Culminative Index; member Chamber of Com- merce and the Rowfant Club.
BREWER, Abraham T .; lawyer; born in Monroe County, O., Sept. 20, 1841; son of Abraham and Mary (Mitchell) Brewer; edu- cated, Indiana County, Pa., and Harlem Springs College, 1865-1866; LL. B., Ohio State Law College (Harlem Springs); married, Nov. 21, 1930, Clara Genella, daughter of Rev. John H. and Laura L. Tagg; served over three years in 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers in Civil War; seriously wounded at battle of Fair Oaks, and lay two days on battlefield without attention; admitted to bar, 1869. Author: Ohio Corporations, 5th edition, 1903; How to Make the Sunday School Go, 1892; True War Stories, 1907; History of Sixty- First Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1911, etc.
BROADWELL, Olin Witmer; attorney-at-law; born, Dalton, O., Feb. 14, 1855; son of Rev. John Sherman and Catherine S. Morrow Broadwell; educated, Baldwin University, Berea, O., graduating with the class of 1877, with the degree of B. S .; married, Cleve- land, Jan. 5, 1882, Belle B. Brown; one son, Edwin Sherman Broad- well, and Mrs. Myrtle May Masters; served as special assistant prosecuting attorney for some time, under the administrations of Hon. W. B. Neff, Hon. T. L. Stremple and Hon. Harvey R. Keeler; admitted to the Bar, April 4, 1879, at Norwalk, O .; came to Cleve- land in September, 1881, and became associated with the Forest City Fire Insurance Co .; after several years entered upon the general practice of law; won a reputation as a trial lawyer, and
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as assistant prosecuting attorney, he took part in many im- portant cases; member Masonic, Knights of Pythias, National Union and Knights and Ladies of Security, Fraternities; his father, Rev. J. S. Broadwell, was of New England stock, dating back to English and French Huguenot ancestry; one of the best known ministers of the Methodist Denomination in Northern Ohio.
BROGGINI, James; granite carver; born, Brenno, Italy, June 9, 1850; son of John and Lucia Paretti Broggini; public school education; married, New York, May 10, 1879, Maria Comolli; at the age of 9 years went to work in Italy; came to this country in 1871; worked for the United States Government 8 years and then came to Cleveland and started in his present business; has been in the same location for 33 years.
BROOKS, Charles S .; born, Cleveland, Jan. 25, 1878; son of Stephen E. and Mary Coffinberry Brooks; educated, Yale Univers- ity, class 1900; married, Cleveland, Oct. 12, 1907, Minerva Kline; entered the Brooks Co. in 1900; made sec'y of the Company in 1910; also director; member Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and May- field, University and City Clubs.
BROOKS, Charles Twing; lawyer; born, Salem, O., March 29, 1867; son of J. Twing and Annie P. Miller Brooks; educated, Yale, A. B., 1889; Harvard, LL. B., 1894; member firm Squires, Saunders & Co .; member Union, University, Tavern, Country and Mayfield Clubs, Cleveland, and University Club, New York.
BROOKS, Stephen E .; pres. The Brooks Co., mfg. stationers and printers; born, Elyria, O., Dec. 13, 1850; son of Henry J. and Aba- gail Hart Brooks; grandfather, Samuel Brooks, one of Lorain County's early settlers, driving ox team from Connecticut; family moved to Cleveland in 1861; public school education; 1871, founded present house of the Brooks Co., which was incorporated in 1878, with himself as president, the position he still holds; pres. of the Forest City Savings & Trust Co., of which he was an incorporator; director Peoples' Savings Bank Co .; director W. S. Gilkey Printing Co .; stockholder of many banks and industrial incorporations; member Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Industry, Mayfield Club; married, Cleveland, June, 1874, Mary E. Coffinberry, the daughter of Judge J. M. Coffinberry; issue, two sons, James C. and Charles S.
BROWN, Ernest B .; mfr .; born, Troy, N. H., June 7, 1874; son H. J. and A. M. Bemis Brown; Grammar and High School edu- cation, Cleveland schools; married, Cleveland, Jan. 7, 1903, Mabel S. Herringshaw; two children, E. B. Brown; mfr. and dispensing optician; Cour De Lon Commandery, No. 64; Al Koran Temple, N. M. S .; member Athletic and Rotary Clubs.
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BROWN, Orlof T .; insurance; born, Cambridge, O., Aug. 16, 1870; son of Joshua and Annie E. Tingle Brown; common school education; married, Columbus, O., Aug. 16, 1904, Alberta E. Fowler; one son and one daughter; observer United States Weather Bureau; state examiner, Ohio; chief deputy State fire marshal, Ohio; examiner city of Cleveland; bookkeeper Ohio National Bank, Washington, D. C .; sec'y Cleveland National Fire Insurance Co .; member Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans, Modern Woodmen of America, Loyal Order of Moose, Woodmen of the World, Brooklyn Lodge, No. 454, F. & A. M .; member Tippecanoe Club.
BROWN, Paul J .; automobile business; born, Zanesville, O., Nov. 10, 1864; public school education; started with The Jacob Smith Carriage & Wagon Co., 1875-1879; then went to Pittsburgh in vari- ous carriage and wagon shops; came to Cleveland in 1890; foreman for The Jacob Hoffman Wagon Co., 1890-1898; then went to Cin- cinnati with The O. Armleder Co. until 1901; returned to Cleveland and formed partnership with firm of Broc Carriage & Wagon Co .; upon incorporation of firm, in 1903, elected vice pres. and gen. mgr .; in 1908, sold his interest and retired to the farm; in 1909, formed the Brown Auto Carriage Co., pres. and gen. mgr .; member I. O. O. F. and Automobile Club; Independent in politics.
BROWN, T. Dave; real estate; born, Cleveland, Sept. 3, 1852; of Scotch descent; son of James and Anna Black Brown; educated, public schools, Cleveland, 1884-1890, in charge of Case Library and Building; member City Council, 1885-1886; elected assessor of real property for the City of Cleveland, 1890; in 1896, appointed by Gov. William McKinley to fill out an unexpired term as county commissioner of Cuyahoga County, and later elected to the same office; pres. The Commonwealth Realty & Building Co., The Eagle Storage and Moving Co .; director The Brooklyn Building & Loan Association; for the past several years he has devoted his time to extensive private interests and in travel both at home and abroad; was one of the organizers and first pres. of the Tippecanoe Repub- lican Club; member B. P. O. E. and K. P. orders; has had an honorable career in business and politics and in the social life of the city; married, and lives with his family at 6515 Cedar Avenue.
BRUCE, Frank F .; jobber and mfr .; born, Cleveland, July 4, 1858; son of Eli and Caroline Eldridge Bruce; educated, Western Reserve University (Hudson, O.), 1881; married, Oxford, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1890, Sarah V. W. Perkins; one son and one daughter; pres. and treas. The Bruce & West Mfg. Co .; member of vestry, St. Paul's P. E. Church; member of Troop A seven years.
BRUCH, Frederick W .; manufacturer; born, Feb. 22, 1852, Rhine, Bavaria, Germany; son of Karl F. and Sophia Zeppn Bruch; public school education; married, Cleveland, Sept. 29, 1888, Miss Emma Mohrman; issue, Alfred E., Karl F., Ethel S., and Edward P., learned and followed the machinists trade until 1880; became
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associated with Claus Greve and Daniel Luehers, establishing the Acme Machinery Co., business conducted as a partnership until 1892; then incorporated as The Acme Machinery Co., became pres. of the company at that time, and still occupies that position; pres. The Kraus Furniture Co., Adams Realty Co., organizer and director The Cleveland Machinery Co .; director the State Banking & Trust Co .; vice pres. Standard Fullers Earth Co. of America, at Mobile, Ala .; member Forest City Lodge, No. 388, F. & A. M .; Webb Chapter, R. A. M .; Cleveland Council, R. & S. M .; Oriental Com- mandery, K. T .; and Al Koran Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .; member Colonial Club; Republican.
BRUDNO, Ezra Selig; author; born in Lithuania, May 28, 1877; son of Issac and Hannah (Model) Brudno; attended Adelbert Col- lege (Western Reserve University), 1896-1897; at Yale, 1898-1900, reading law and at same time pursuing academic studies; finished law studies at Western Reserve University, 1900; unmarried; began practice of law in Cleveland, 1901; assistant district attorney since 1909; Republican. Author: The Fugitive, 1904; The Little Conscript, 1905; The Tether, 1908. Contributor to magazines.
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