Charles D Horner
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 17 August 1905, page 5
Russell Chosen-He Will Succeed Chas. Horner as Principal of Colored School
At a special meeting of the Newport Board of Education, held last night, Francis Russell was elected principal of the Southgate colored school, to succeed Charles D Horner, who was dropped from the list of teachers. The former principal's son, Charles Horner Jr. was elected janitor of the school. Miss Seary, teacher in the white schools was to advance to the eighth grade.
The board ignored the protests of some of the teachers and adopted the recommendation of the committee on hygiene that oil be used on the floors of the school buildings as heretofore. Some of the teachers complained that the oil soiled their dresses. Contracts for various supplies were awarded.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 21 June 1906, page 5
Professor C D Horner, former principal of the Southgate School, will leave in a few days for Arizona where he has been appointed to a Government position.
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Kentucky Times Star, Tuesday, 12 September 1905, page 11
Man Drowned When Flatboat Capsized on
Flooded Street
Physician in Critical Condition as Result of Struggle in Water
The first death, caused by the flood in Newport, occurred Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. George Wooding, colored, after a desperate struggle, was drowned at Fourth and Isabella streets. Dr. Charles E Horner, colored physician, is in critical condition from the effects of a long struggle in the water, while attempting to rescue the drowning man.
The doctor had been called to visit a patient and was being rowed in a flat boat by Wooding to his home at 318 West Fourth street. When nearing the deepest point in the flooded district, Fourth and Isabella, the boat overturned. Rueben Berry heard cries for help and he hastened to the shore and notified police headquarters. Officer Fuller and Scheben with Berry and Reuben Norton rowed to the scene and found Dr. Horner almost exhausted from the intense cold and his long struggle in the water.
He was removed to the Newport police headquarters where at noon Tuesday he was still unconscious. The body of Wooding was found. Wooding resided with his family on the Covert Run pike, near Newport. He was employed by Harry C Spinks. Coroner M Higgins viewed the body,
Several months ago Wooding was shot by an Indian named Lone Star. The latter following a trial in the Circuit court was sentenced to the penitentiary and while being taken to the depot of Deputy Sheriff Jule Plummer, the latter was fatally injured in a collision with a street car at Fourth and Madison avenue, Covington.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, Tuesday, 12 February 1918, page 1
George E Scales, 26, negro, living on Sandy lane, was drowned and Dr. Charles E Horner, negro doctor, 318 W Fourth st. Newport, narrowly escaped death at 3 am Tuesday, when it is thought a flatboat in which they were riding upset at Fourth and Isabella streets, Newport. No one saw the accident. Dr. Horner had been out making calls. When he returned Scales offered to take him to his home in the flood district, in a flatboat. Shortly after the two men rowed into the water, Ruben and Grant Berry, brothers, living on Central av. heard screams for help.
When they reached Fourth and Isabella streets they saw Dr. Horner and Scales struggling about in the water. Scales drowned before he could be reached. The Berry brothers grabbed Dr. Horner's hand as he went beneath the water. He was taken to police headquarters and resuscitated by police after an hour's hard work Scales body was recovered.
Dr. Horner is well known as a worker among negro people. He cares for the negro population in the West end of Newport.
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Information comes from Cincinnati's Colored Citizens by Wendell P Dabney, published 1926, page 276
DR. CHARLES E HORNER
Born August 1, 1882 at Cumminsville, Cincinnati, O. the son of Rebecca Day Horner, nee Minnes and Charles D Horner. Attended public schools to eighth grade and the Eclectic Medical College. Married Emma Kelly, nee Walker in May 1911. He has been at his vocation fifteen years. A member of Andrew's Episcopal Church; a member of Kenton Lodge No 16 Masons; Scottish Rite Masons, King Solomon's Consistory No 20, and the Licking Valley United Brothers of Friendship. A 32nd Degree Mason of Cincinnati.
At seventeen, moved from Ohio to Newport Ky. and was employed as a janitor and during his college career, was the principals support of mother, three brothers and three sisters. Left school at fifteen, did chores of all kinds. At sixteen went to work in restaurant as second cook and pantry man; at seventeen became janitor of school, waiting tables at night parties; at nineteen became janitor of two churches Baptist and Christian, and until twenty-one years of age, was janitor and window washer; porter in stores and waiter at night poker parties.
At twenty-one years of age, had three hundred dollars in the building association. Entered eclectic Medical College, Cincinnati, going to college during the day and waiting parties at night. During the summer he was a waiter at Coney Island resort. Graduated in 1907 with the total capital of fifty cents. In 1908 entered the Pullman service in Chicago; traveled all over the United States, Canada and parts of Mexico.
In 1910 took the Kentucky State Medical Board examination, passing with an average of seventy-nine. Started practice in Newport, Ky. where he now enjoys a practice bringing an income of $10,000 a year. Nine-tenths of his Newport patients are white. As a political leader he is independent and supports candidates of any party who seem likely to be of greatest benefit to colored citizens.