The Book of Clevelanders

The Book of Clevelanders: A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of Cleveland. Burrows Book Company. 1914.

Biographical Sketch of Michall F. Donovan

Donovan, Michall F.; manufacturer; born, Corning, N. Y., 1863; son of John and Mary Leary Donovan; educated, Corning, N. Y.; married, Auburn, N. Y., 1905, Margaret Holmes; learned the printer’s trade, starting when 14, and worked at it for eight years, working in large cities of New York State, Syracuse, Albany, Troy and New York City; became interested in the manufacture and sale of typewriting machines in 1885; in 1892, started the making of typewriter ribbons in Cleveland; later added the making of carbon papers; see’y and treas. The Buckeye Ribbon and Carbon Co.; member Cleveland Credit Men’s Ass’n

Biographical Sketch of Michael P. Mooney

Mooney, Michael P.; attorney-at-law; born, Ireland, Oct. 22, 1866; son of Thomas and Anne McHugh Mooney; educated, Irish National and Intermediate Schools; married, Cleveland, Sept. 29, 1891, Mary Slowey; issue, Frank G., Robert E., Mary C., Agnes M., Charles A., and Eleanor E.; admitted to the bar in 1891, and engaged in continuous and general practice of law since that time, excepting two years of service in the law department of the city; asst. corporation counsel of City of Cleveland, 1891-1893, member pres. of Civil Service Commission of Cleveland, 1910-1911, and member Charter Commission of Cleveland, 1913; member State Board … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Michael M. Glekler

Glekler, Michael M.; manufacturer; born, Wuertenburg, Germany, March 9, 1854, son of John and Anna Glekler; educated Mt. Union College and Spencerian Business College; married, Cleveland, Ulrika Raddatz; two daughters; second marriage, Bertha Peppel; one son; cigar mnfgr., for 40 years at 1295 West 11th St., City; making the popular brands of La Palmas, Mark Inains, and Happy Homes; member Biglow Lodge, No. 243, F. & A. M., Thatcher Chapter, No. 101, Holyrood Commandery of Knights Templar; also Shriner and Grotto; Elks Lodge No. 18, Eagles and Moose.

Biographical Sketch of Michael J. Kelley

Kelley, Michael J.; contractor; born, Ireland, Sept. 5, 1850; son of William and Margaret Clarke Kelly; educated, Cloughans National School; married, Cleveland, July 8, 1895; Margaret Corley; one daughter; was chairman of the County Democratic Central Committee, in 1908; member The Knights of St. John and Catholic Mutual Benevolent Ass’n.

Biographical Sketch of Michael Albert Albl

Albl, Michael Albert; physician; born, Cleveland, Oct. 8, 1869; son of Michael and Katherine Pech Albl; educated, Cleveland public and Central High School; entered the Cleveland School of Pharmacy in 1887; studied for two years, in the drug business for a year and three months, then entered the medical department of Western Reserve University, received degree of M. D. in 1892; married, Aug. 25, 1892, Frances Stadnik; issue, one daughter, Frances, 19 years of age, and one son, Oswald, 14 years old; immediately after graduation front Medical school started to practise and has been successful in it; member consulting staff … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Michael A. Fanning

Fanning, Michael A.; construction work; born, Cleveland, Aug. 26, 1857; son of Michael Fanning, Sr.; common school education at St. Patrick’s Parish School, but graduated from The University of the Printing Office; in 1885, married Miss Octavia Dix, of New Orleans; issue, two daughters and one son; early business life spent in newspaper work in St. Louis, Mo., Columbus, O., and political correspondent for a number of western papers; came back to Cleveland, and in 1899, made sec’y of the Municipal Ass’n; in 1900, state agt. for the Barber Asphalt Co., and later took agencies of Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri; … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Melvin Daniel Kilmer

Kilmer, Melvin Daniel; manufacturer; born, New York State, July 29, 1858; son of Augustus and Vianna Barner Kilmer; educated, Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; married, Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1886, Mary T. Hoag; two sons, Augustus H. and Melvin D. Jr.; pres. and mgr. The Kilmer Spring Support Co.; the company also manufactures wire-forming machines and bale ties; copartner with M. D. Kilmer & Co., and A. H. Kilmer & Son; Mason, Emennal Lodge, Cleveland, Highland Chapter, Newburg, N. Y., Hudson River Commandery, Newburg, N. Y., New York Consistory, Mecca Temple, New York City; member Masonic Club.

Biographical Sketch of Melville Liebenthal

Liebenthal, Melville; merchant; born, Cleveland, O.; son of Emanuel and Cordelia (Strauss) Liebenthal; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Minnette Sanger; issue, two children; member firm of Liebenthal Brothers; member Excelsior Club.

Biographical Sketch of Mayo Fesler

Fesler, Mayo; sec’y Civic League of Cleveland; born, Indiana, 1871; son of Peter and Emma Collett Fesler; education, public and high school, Indiana; University of Chicago, Ph. B., 1896; post-grad. University of Chicago; three years fellow in History and Political Science; married, Chicago, June, 1901, Gertrude Fails; one child; sec’y Civic League of St. Louis, 1902-1910; sec’y Civic League of Cleveland since 1910; sec’y City Club of Cleveland, Ohio Municipal League and Cleveland Charter Commission; member City Club.

Biographical Sketch of Maynard Hale Murch

Murch, Maynard Hale; dealer in securities; born, Chardon, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1874; son of Maynard Hale and Lucy Marion Stephison Murch; Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, class 1899, Ph. B.; married, March 22, 1905, Leah Mildred Daggett; issue, one son, Maynard Hale Murch, III; editorial staff Plain Dealer, 1898-1902; 1902-1909, employed by banking houses in bond and investment departments; 1910, organized the Maynard H. Murch Co.; sec’y and director Maynard H. Murch Co.; member Alpha Delta Phi, and Hermit Club.

Biographical Sketch of Maxwell Vernon Emerman

Emerman, Maxwell Vernon; attorney-at-law; born, Cleveland, Nov. 17, 1867; son of Benjamin and Lena Luntz Emerman; educated, public schools, Central High School 1905, and University of Michigan, 1908, degree LL. B.; married, Baltimore Md., Nov. 3, 1912; member executive committee Progressive Republican party, Cuyahoga county, 1912; sec’y and treas. The Esplande Apartments Co.; sec’y North American Export Co.; director Ohio Adjustment Co., Weger Motor Co., Akron Scrap Iron Co., Akron, O.; general counsel Erie Iron & Steel Co., Erie, Pa.; member Cleveland Shakespeare Club, and Knights of Pythias.

Biographical Sketch of Max Wertheim

Wertheim, Max; merchant; born, Cleveland, June 24, 1866; son of Julius and Rosa Wise Wertheim; educated, Cleveland Mayflower and Central High School; married, Cleveland, Jan. 25, 1899, Rebecca Mae Sloss; issue, three children; worked for S. Halle for two years, then went into the office of Dryfoos & Klein, who were succeeded by Klein, Goodhart & Koch; became bookkeeper and went into business in 1880 with Kaufman & Sol Hexter for period of ten years; dissolution for the firm of The Max G. Wertheim Co.; pres. and treas. The Max G. Wertheim Co., importer and jobbers of tailors’ trimmings for … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Max P. Goodman

Goodman, Max P.; attorney-at-law; born, Cleveland, Aug. 28, 1872; son of Jacob and Rosa (Herskovitz) Goodman; educated, public schools; married, Cleveland, Dec. 14, 1909, Julie E. Baumberger; one son, Julian M. Goodman, born, Jan. 1, 1913; councilman 5th district, 1899-1901; left school at 12 and worked at a fruit stand; at 15, drove a coal wagon; at 17, worked in a grocery and studied music; began to play the violin with an orchestra and became director; at 19, went to business college, continuing music study; became a stenographer; wrote The Ohio Governor’s March for McKinley’s Inaugural; obtained employment in the … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Max Myers

Myers, Max; vice pres. the Nicola, Stone & Myers Co., lumber dealers; born, Germany, April 10, 1866; educated in the Youngstown schools, and graduated from the Youngstown Business College, in 1881; from 1884 to 1890, with the Youngstown Lumber Co.; traveling salesman for the Nicola, Stone Lumber Co., 1890-1898; vice pres. The Lakewood Lumber Co.

Biographical Sketch of Max Hilman

Hilman, Max; merchant; born in 1875; educated, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; married, St. Louis, Mo., 1906, Helen Schwab; two children; for twelve years, mgr. and vice pres. the Emerson Elm Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo.; since 1908, vice pres. and treas. The Lindner Co., Cleveland; vice pres. and treas. The Wadsworth Co., Akron, O.; vice pres. and treas., The Wadsworth Stone Co., Cleveland; and vice pres. The Gruby Co., Logansport, Ind.; member The Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Club, Oakwood, and City Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Maurice Weidenthal

Weidenthal, Maurice; editor Jewish Independent; born, Hungary, Oct. 3, 1856; came to Cleveland as a boy, attending Rockwell Street school; married, Cleveland, Feb. 14, 1883, Lida Brandes; correspondent New York Dramatic News; reporter and critic Cleveland Herald; city editor Cleveland Plain Dealer; reporter and critic Cleveland World (News); city editor Cleveland Recorder; reporter, dramatic and editorial writer Cleveland Press; made politics a specialty, “covering” many national and state conventions for Cleveland Press and Scripps-McRae league of newspaper; accompanied late Senator Hanna on national campaign tours; founded Jewish Independent March 1906, being president of the publishing company; member Independent Order B’nai … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Maurice Maschke

Maschke, Maurice; collector of customs; born, Cleveland, Oct. 16, 1868; son of Joseph and Rosa Salinger Maschke; educated, Central High School, Cleveland, Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., and Harvard University; married, Cleveland, June 10, 1903, Minnie Rice; issue, Helen and Maurice, 2nd.; 1890, admitted to practice law in State of Ohio; appointed chief deputy recorder, Cuyahoga County, in September, 1907; Jan. 1, 1910, appointed recorder of Cuyahoga County; May 1, 1911, appointed collector of customs, Port of Cleveland; member Masonic, Pythian, and Elks; member Excelsior, Keswick Golf, and Lakewood Tennis Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Maurice Buford Bonta

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.

Biographical Sketch of Mattoon Monroe Curtis

Curtis, Mattoon Monroe; university prof.; born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1858; son of William F. and Harriet E. (Royce) Curtis; A. B., Hamilton College, 1880; A. M., 1882; graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1883; studied University of Leipzig, 1889-1891, Ph. D., 1890; married, Emily, daughter of William Few Chrystie, of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1884; ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1883; pastor Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., 1883-1885; Beck-with Memorial Church, Cleveland, 1885-1888; prof. philosophy, Western Reserve University since 1891; supervisor of 13th Federal Census in Cuyahoga County, O., vice pres. Cleveland School of Art; member board managers, Western Reserve University; member American … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Matthew Smith

Smith, Matthew; pres. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.; born, County Tyrone, Ireland, Nov. 9, 1856; educated in the National schools of Ireland; married, 1887, to Irene M. French, of Cleveland; issue, two sons and two daughters; came to the United States in 1872, and entered the employ of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., starting with addressing envelopes until 1880, when he was sent to Cleveland to take charge of the business here, operating thirteen large stores; now sole proprietor of these and other stores; vice pres. and director the Schafer-Suhr Coal Co.; member Emanuel Episcopal Church and … Read more