SAINT LAWRENCE PARISH was founded in 1901 in the NEWBURGH area of Cleveland by Father Francis Kerze.
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL ASSN. (SLHA) is a multi-institutional system of hospitals (see HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANNING) which ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER has acquired or with which it has affiliated. The SLHA was founded in 1904 as "Saint Luke's Hospital Assn.
SAINT LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER (formerly Saint Luke's Hospital), was founded on 30 January 1894 as Cleveland General Hospital. The articles of incorporation of the College Building & Hospital Assn. (later ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ASSN.) were signed that day, and that fall Cleveland General Hospital opened with 75 beds, on Woodland Ave. near E. 20th St.
SAINT VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER, a 492-bed not-for-profit general acute-care hospital (located at 2351 E. 22nd St.), opened on 10 Oct. 1865 as Cleveland's first permanent general hospital. Bp.
SALEN, CHARLES P. (5 Dec. 1860-23 June 1924), CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY leader, was born in Portsmouth, N.H. to Peter and Fredericka Wyx Salen, came with his family to Cleveland around 1866, and attended 1 year of Concordia College in Ft. Wayne, Ind., before returning to Cleveland to work for the West Side Sentinel.
SALISBURY, JAMES HENRY (13 Oct. 1823-23 Aug. 1905), a physician and medical researcher who investigated the germ-causation theory of disease, was born in Scott, N.Y. to Nathan and Lucretia Babcock Salisbury. He graduated with a Bachelor of Natural Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1846; an M.D. from Albany Medical College in 1850; and an M.A. from Union College in 1852.
SALTZMAN, MAURICE (25 May 1918-21 Jan. 1990), businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist in Cleveland and Israel, received the Human Relations Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (1966) and the Charles Eisenman Award from the JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION (1974).
The SALVATION ARMY in Cleveland, first known as the Christian Mission, represented the organization's first U.S. outpost, operating from 1872-76 and reorganized 29 Oct. 1883. Formed in England in 1865 by Rev. Wm. Booth, the Salvation Army is an evangelical Christian denomination organized along military lines.
SAMPLINER, HERMAN (8 Nov. 1835-5 Dec. 1899) was an activist in the Cleveland Jewish community and the founding president of the B'NAI JESHURUN congregation, the third oldest Jewish congregation in Greater Cleveland.
The SAMUEL MATHER MANSION, located at 2605 EUCLID AVE., is a 45-room, three-story Tudor Gothic Revival style residence built for
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Cleveland's first Roman Catholic parish for the HISPANIC COMMUNITY, was established on 15 Oct. 1975, but originated in the Hispanic Apostolate of the Cleveland Diocese. A Catholic ministry to the Hispanic-speaking was begun in 1952, with Msgr. THOMAS SEBIAN as its first director.
SANCHEZ, GENEVIEVE (9 Oct. 1918-9 Aug. 1993) was one of Cleveland's greatest sandlot stars.
Born in Cleveland to John and Mary Shnel Peck, Genevieve grew up in the SLAVIC VILLAGE neighborhood and graduated from South High School. In high school she lettered three times in track.
SANDERS, WILLIAM BROWNELL (21 Sept. 1854-25 Jan. 1929), corporate lawyer and founding partner of the law firm of SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, was born in Cleveland to William and Cornelia Smith Sanders, grew up in Jacksonville, Ill., and graduated from Illinois College with A.B. and A.M. degrees, and from Albany (N.Y.) Law School with a LL.B.
SANDLOT BASEBALL. The origins of the American game of baseball are disputed; it was invented either in 1839 or 1846. It did not take long, however, for it to find its way to Cleveland.
SANFORD [or SANDFORD], ALFRED S. (5 Mar. 1805-23 Dec. 1888), born in Milford, Conn., was the antebellum captain of the CLEVELAND GRAYS and Cleveland fire chief in 1845. In 1863 he became an incorporator of the St. Clair Street Railroad Co. At Pres.
SANFORD, JUNIUS R. (1835-16 May 1904), son of Maria Hayward and ALFRED S. SANFORD, was active in the Ohio Militia before the CIVIL WAR as a 3d sergeant in the CLEVELAND GRAYS in 1856, and a lieutenant colonel in the Cleveland Battalion.
SANITATION. Progress in Cleveland sanitation followed the classical patterns of those cities in the U.S. that experienced rapid industrial and urban growth, where sanitary reforms were often initiated one step ahead of potential disasters. The city's earliest sanitary measures were based on New England's experiences, which centered around noxious miasmas, filth, and sin as causative agents of disease.
SANSOM, ARTHUR B. (ART) JR. (20 Sept. 1920-4 July 1991) launched a winner when he developed his "Born Loser" comic strip in 1965.
SAPIRSTEIN, JACOB J. (30 Oct. 1884-24 June 1987) founder of AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. and Jewish philanthropist, was born in Wasosz, Poland, the son of Rabbi Isaac and Molly Sapirstein and grew up in Grajeyvo, Poland.
SAUER, AUGUSTA (GUSTIE) VCELA (8 Sept. 1893-3 Nov. 1985) was a licensed funeral director and co-founder, with her husband, Carl Henry Sauer, of Sauer funeral homes on Cleveland's West Side.
The SAVEL CHOIR was one of the most prominent Finnish organizations in Cleveland for almost 30 years. Organized in 1937 and named after the Finnish word for "melody," the choir's purpose was to preserve the Finnish culture through music. Dr. Waino A. Mackey was the first director.
SAWICKI, JOSEPH F. (18 Mar. 1881-30 Oct. 1969), lawyer, politician, and judge, was born in Gorzno, Poland to Peter and Bogumila Jurkowska Sawicki, immigrated with his family to Cleveland when he was 5, and worked his way through St.
SAYLE, WALTER DANIEL (10 September, 1860-5 September 1941) was a prominent industrialist affiliated with several successful businesses, including the Cleveland Punch and Shear Works. A native Clevelander, Sayle was one of six children born to Thomas Henry Sayle and Jane Clark. Sayle graduated from CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL in 1880.
SCANDINAVIANS. Scandinavian migration, relatively insignificant prior to 1850, increased rapidly after the CIVIL WAR because of successive crop failures and unemployment in the homeland and reported opportunities in the New World. Attracted by opportunities for work as longshoremen on the docks, Scandinavian immigrants began arriving in northeast Ohio ca.
SCENE is a weekly newspaper that has covered Cleveland's entertainment beat for a quarter-century. Founded by Richard J. Kabat, a former trucking company executive and journalism student at JOHN CARROLL UNIV., it made its first appearance as The Cleveland Scene on 1 July 1970.
SCHAEFER BODY, INC., initially specializing in custom-made wagons and carriages, grew with the AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, building auto and truck bodies and supplying related services.
The SCHAUFFLER COLLEGE OF RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL WORK (23 Jan. 1886-1957), located at 5115 Fowler Dr. SE near Broadway, was an interracial, international, and interdenominational undergraduate college, founded as the Slavic Bible Readers' Home (School) to train young Slavic women as Christian missionaries to the Czech community of Cleveland.
SCHAUFFLER, HENRY A. (7 April 1837-15 Feb. 1905), missionary to CZECHS in Cleveland, founded the Slavic Bible Readers' Home (School) (see SCHAUFFLER COLLEGE OF RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL WORK) for Slavic WOMEN in 1886.
SCHEELE, WILLIAM E. (4 April 1920-10 Oct. 1998) was the director of the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY from 1949-1972. He was born in Cleveland to Pauline M. (Karl) and William C. Scheele, a bricklayer.
SCHIFFLEIN CHRISTI, formed in 1834, was the first Evangelical Protestant congregation in Cleveland and spawned the first GERMAN LUTHERAN church in the city. According to tradition, Zum Schifflein Christi (the Little Boat of Christ) was begun by German sailors who had promised to found a church if saved from a storm.
The SCHMELING-STRIBLING FIGHT was the first heavyweight championship match waged in Cleveland, and the first sporting event to take place in the newly completed CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL STADIUM on 3 July 1931. It featured Max Schmeling, German-born heavyweight champion, against William L. "Young" Stribling, a seasoned veteran of 300 bouts.
SCHMIDT, LEO WALTER (10 Dec. 1896-17 June 1993) forged a 2nd career as a banker after more than 30 years as a successful builder. A native Clevelander, he was the son of Walter and Martha Schmidt. He left school at 13 to fill a variety of jobs before starting his own plumbing business at 19. The following year he formed the Leo W.
SCHMITT, DOROTHY PRENTISS (24 June 1897-29 Dec. 1985) served on the board of trustees of Western Reserve University (1953-67), was the only woman charter member of the board of the federated CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (CWRU, 1967), and was made honorary board member in 1969.
SCHMITT, JACOB W. (29 Jan. 1829-16 Dec. 1893) pioneer in urban police work, was born in Mannheim, Baden, Germany, the son of Joseph Schmitt. He grew up in Germany and came to the United States after the 1848 revolution.
SCHMITT, RALPH S. (1894-1 Sept. 1974), with his wife DOROTHY PRENTISS SCHMITT, received both the Charles Eisenman Award (1951) and the Public Service Medal from the Cleveland CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (1962) for their PHILANTHROPY and community service.
SCHMUNK, WALTER GEORGE (10 Aug. 1877-9 Oct. 1947) pioneer in the automobile industry, was born in Cleveland, the son of Capt. John and Minnie D. (Arndt) Schmunk and attended public school in the city.
SCHNEIDER, CHARLES SUMNER (1874-10 Mar. 1932), a brilliant eclectic architect from 1901-32, was born in Cleveland, son of Rev. William F. and Amanda (Esslinger) Schneider. He received his first architectural training in the office of MEADE & GARFIELD, and afterwards studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
SCHOENFELD, FRANK K. (7 Dec. 1904-29 Dec. 1984), chemical engineer and director of the research center of the B. F. Goodrich Co. in the 1960s (see B. F. GOODRICH CO. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT), was born in Pittsburgh to George and Rose Koch Schoenfeld.
SCHOENFELD, MAX (30 May 1915-7 Mar. 1999) was a labor, civil rights and peace activist as well as a prolific photographer who served many years both on the executive board of the UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 45 and as a member of the Congress on Racial Equality. He was born in New Haven, CT to Ethel and Samuel Schoenfeld, who owned a neighborhood drug store.
The SCHOOL FUND SOCIETY was a state organization of black citizens whose main objective was to find ways to ensure educational opportunities for black children in the state.
SCHOOL GARDENS taught thousands of Cleveland children and adults the joys and challenges of gardening for almost 75 years.
SCHOTT, HAROLD C. (6 Jan. 1907-28 Feb. 1977) was an industrialist and financier who, along with his brothers, created a business empire of companies in Cleveland and throughout the Midwest.
SCHREMBS, JOSEPH (12 Mar. 1866-2 Nov. 1945), fifth bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, was born in Wutzlhofen (Regensburg), Germany to Geo. and Mary Gess Schrembs. He came to America at 11 and studied at St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa. before teaching in Louisville, Ky.
The SCHUBERT STRING QUARTET was an early Cleveland chamber music group, part of a growing late-19th-century interest in forms other than choral music. Directly preceded by the Cecilian String Quartet (org. 1875), the Schubert String Quartet was organized in 1878 by JOHANN BECK (1st violin), with Julius Deiss (2nd violin), Chas. Reinhart (viola), and Chas.