Gingin n at Whips Cleveland in Assembly Fight
Rural members back measure to raise gas tax by one cent per gallon under reciprocity aid. Two jurists to cost motorists here a cent per gallon.
06 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1929
Page
1
Rural members back measure to raise gas tax by one cent per gallon under reciprocity aid. Two jurists to cost motorists here a cent per gallon.
Gov. Cooper signed the Schuessler bill removing deputy bailiffs and clerks of the Cincinnati Municipal Court from civil service and setting a minimum salary of 1800 a year. The measure becomes law within ninety days amid Hamilton County GOP support and opposition from the City Charter group and Mayor Seasongood.
Senate Patronage Committee Chairman Brookhart unveils affidavits and letters showing substantial funds donated to Republican campaigns by federal office holders in five Southern states. Mississippi postmasters report gifts totaling over 12,000 dollars, with some entries tied to postmaster appointments and bids for office.
A train carrying 295 Mexican federal soldiers, 46 women, 33 children, and 37 horses departed El Paso for Naco, Sonora, to reinforce the garrison resisting insurgents. General Ignacio Flores led the force traveling via Eagle Pass with permission from Arizona authorities.
Fifteen dead and scores injured as tornadic winds strike Nebraska Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota. Heaviest damage around North Minneapolis Lake Minnetonka area with two fatalities and two Wis. counties report multiple deaths. Farm buildings toppled, lines down, and floods threaten five Michigan towns amid spring storms.
President Hoover vows federal dry agents will be restrained from raiding homes or using force. Treasury reports show sixteen civilians killed in fifteen months, with seven agents and two customs officers slain during enforcement. Officials stress state matters for killings like the Aurora case and expect stricter search warrant rules in raids.
A twelve juror panel found Breck Lutes guilty of first degree murder in the Pelican Club robbery of April 8, recommending mercy, with a life sentence without parole. The jury deliberated over thirty hours, split six for mercy and six against, amid intense courtroom drama and family reactions.
Cincinnati defeated Cleveland in a tense house battle over the Hamilton County Judges bill. A parliamentary trick, aided by Speaker O C Gray and Rep Myrna Hanna, pushed the measure to passage on reconsideration after an initial setback. The vote stood 89 to 27 on the final tally, with a 93 to 26 reconfirmation later, sending the bill to Gov. Cooper for signature and increasing gasoline costs for Hamilton motorists.
A Biblical warning on counting the cost before building a home. The Commercial Tribune urges buyers to choose homes within means with affordable terms. Read today's Real Estate ads for Desirable homes within reach.
Chicago April 5 Authorities probe a domestic tangle after William R. King a New York Central traffic executive also known as Fish died by self harm in a downtown hotel His two wives Mildred Fish and Ida Nell White King alternately claimed marriage to him while another woman Eleanor said she had been married to King in the past and King allegedly spoke of other killings and life insurance payouts referencing eight thousand dollars in cash to his current wife after death.
A telegram from Mme Schumann-Heink reports the birth of her first great grandchild. The baby boy is son of Ferdinand Hirzy and Mrs Inne Hirzy of Stevens Point Wisconsin and is named Ferdinand Hirzy Jr. Mme Schumann-Heink, age 68, has six children and eleven grandchildren.
Speculation in Washington places Gen John J Pershing as a candidate for Ambassador to France after the Herrick death. White House and State Department have not decided, with other names like Dawes Fletcher Kellogg and Davis also discussed. Pershing, retired yet drawing full general pay, could fit French expectations and remain on military pay under a law.
Chicago April 5 George Remus bluntly denied reports he planned to wed again or accompanied by an unknown woman and a secretary on a Westward trip. His ex wife Lillian Remus Krauss had just obtained a divorce from Fred Krauss on cruelty grounds, her second marriage since 1926. Remus claimed ongoing lawsuits to recover defrauded sums, including Remus vs Imogene Remus et al, with Brightenstein Wertz Fender and others named.
Poison liquor was blamed by physicians for the death of Fred Bibble, 46, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus tonight. The report cites medical opinion as the cause of death and notes the patient’s age and hospital.
A Zoo Eden street car suffered an electrical malfunction yesterday afternoon. John T. Hill, 38, of Elmwood Place, was severely shocked and burned on both hands while other riders escaped injury as seat areas on one side carried live voltage before passengers moved to the safe side and the car continued.
Bucharest Romania April 5. The Bucharest Jassy express derailed near Bezen, plunging 27 to their deaths and leaving 65 injured. Many victims pinned in wreckage as high speed through snow caused a steep embankment plunge. A faulty roadbed is suspected. Most victims were Romanian business men and soldiers. Mexican rebels face federal pursuit in Chihuahua as battles widen.
In Westminster Maryland three armed men robbed the Mechanics National Bank staff and forced them into the vault. They escaped in a car with New York license plates after displaying pistols. The heist occurred on April 5 according to a Baltimore dispatch.
Columbus attorney general Gilbert Bettman responded to The American Issue attack over his ruling that malt syrup sales for non liquor use are not prohibited by law. He urged supporters to seek change in the state legislature via Piper bill and dismissed attempts to browbeat the current administration. The statement, drafted by Charles G. Williams and approved by fifteen aides, describes many as drys.
Police probe a dismembered torso found washed up on the Los Angeles River near Compton. Autopsy says victim aged 15 to 22, not pregnant, killed and cut up two days earlier. Investigators pursue head and limbs, Missy Persons Bureau records, and tips leading to a possible fiend slayer in Stockyards and Hollywood area. Juan Manriquez and son found the torso and are aiding inquiry.
Customs men seized 150 bags of liquor aboard the Munargo at the East River pier by midafternoon. Each bag held six bottles, totaling 900 bottles. The liner Munargo, from Nassau, arrived yesterday and officials offered no explanation for the liquor.
A Carthage Mills president urges Cincinnati to tear down zoo fences and open the facility as a free public park. He compares admissions cost unfavorably with other public welfare funding and calls for the city, county, or state to take over the zoo for mass public use.
Alvin E. Merritt, a young married man nicknamed the Northside fiend, was convicted of criminal assault by Fulton Superior Court and sentenced to die on May 16 in the electric chair. A nearby attack spurred additional charges of criminal attack and robbery in a reign of terror in a wealthy residence area. Merritt had a prior conviction with a 13 to 16 year prison term.
Henry C. Latham of Kenosha Wisconsin planned to buy a home this spring with $2300 but needed $500 more. A tip on the stock market led him to lose all his money and he hanged himself from a tree.
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