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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1928

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Doctor Charged in Convalesced Girl Neck Injury

A doctor faces charges after a convalesced girl sustained a snapped vertebrae. Investigators allege negligence led to serious neck injury during treatment.

Physician, Free on Bond, Rearrested and Jailed

Federal grand jury to indict Louis W. Hoffman, a practicing physiotherapist, for first degree murder in the case of Eleanor Lehman who died during treatment. Dolores Monroe testified Hoffman pressed for a false story and threatened her, leading to new arrests and a jail hold while the grand jury considers charges.

New York World News Service Washington Federal Grand Jury Leo A. Rover United States Attorney Louis W. Hoffman Eleanor Lehman Hoffman Liberty Dolores Monroe Miss Lehman Rover Lehman Miss Monroe A. M. MacDonald MacDonald Monroe Paterson N. J Miss Pearl McCall Edward Kelly Mr.Rover Miss McCall

Fall Heads to Pasadena Sanatorium for Heart Observation

Albert B. Fall former Secretary of the Interior travels from El Paso to Pasadena by Southern Pacific train for an indefinite sanatorium stay on doctors orders. His wife daughter Mrs. B. F. Elliott and secretary H. G. Clunn accompany him. Fall, with low blood pressure, stays hopeful about possible heart treatment and notes he may remain on the coast under specialist care.

EL Paso Tex Albert B. Fall Secretary of the Interior Pasadena Cal Southern Pacific B. F. Elliott H. G. Clunn Fall H. T. Safford Bethe Califor

London Typist Reaches Gibraltar Straits Sea Feat

London typist Mercedes Gleitz swam the Straits of Gibraltar starting from the Spanish side and finishing at Punta Leona after twelve hours and fifty minutes of currents. Nearly seventy witnesses, mostly Spaniards, observed the feat as she endured swollen lips and a blistered face. She credited feeding on sandwiches omelettes oranges tea and coffee for endurance.

Gibraltar Morocco Mercedes Gleitz London Straits of Gibraltar Miss Gleitz Punta Leona Straits

Irish airman takes job as pilot of the Bremen

Col. James C. Fitzmaurice of the Irish Free State air force becomes the Bremen crew’s second pilot joining Capt. Hermann Koehl and Baron von Huenefeld. Arthur Spindler returned to Berlin after a reported quarrel with the baron.

Bremen Baldonnel Irish Free State Junkers James C. Fitzmaurice Irish Free State Air Force Hermann Koehl Baron von Huenefeld Arthur Spindler Berlin

Appointed Bishops Named by Pope Pius

Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius has appointed Joseph Chartrand Bishop of Indianapolis as assistant to the Papal throne and James John Keane Archbishop of Dubuque Iowa.

Rome Pius Joseph Chartrand Indianapolis James John Keane Dubuque

Warner files lunacy complaint against Norman Trevor

H B Warner, longtime friend, accuses actor Norman Trevor of mental imbalance. Trevor, 51, faces lunacy examination after arrest for issuing checks without funds. Warner cites delusions of wealth and extravagant purchases, including a $145 bouquet. Trevor was an India champion athlete and Olympic competitor who began in London 1907 and came to the U S in 1913.

H. B. Warner Norman Trevor New York World News Service Los Angeles Lunacy Commission Trevor Warner Beverly Hills Posner Crowley Hollywood India London United States

Youth killed after license plate theft linked to Covington incident

An 18 year old youth, unidentified, died when a green touring car stolen with Edna Taylor's rear plate crashed near Walton Kentucky. Four men moved the body to Walton garage owner George Weyman's home. Police linked the vehicle to a Cincinnati robber gang and sought the car for weeks.

Edna Taylor Wallace Avenue Covington St. Mary's Cathedral Twelfth Street Madison Avenue Cathedral George Weyman Walton Weyman Greater Cincinnati

Collie Found Alive After 55 Days Trapped

Goldie the collie, owned by Easton farmer William Wakeman, lay trapped for 55 days with two steel traps on a dense roadside fringe. A farm laborer found her weakly moving in leaves, her forepaw severed, rear leg trapped, and she was brought home for veterinary care with a hopeful prognosis.

Bridgeport Conn Goldie William Wakeman Easton Wakeman

Former New York Attorney Ends Life With Gas

Edgar M. Atkin, a former New York attorney, was found dead in a Washington lodging house with a gas jet open. He was a Yale baseball team pitcher where former Senator Wadsworth played first base. His widow resides in Stamford, Connecticut.

Washington Edgar M. Atkin New York Atkin Yale Wadsworth Stamford Conn

Japanese To Ride U S Mail Planes In Race Around World

New York April 6 Japanese graduate students plan a world circumnavigation race. Toi chiro Araki will fly from San Francisco to New York via Trans Continental Airmail Line and aim for Hadley Field New Jersey before heading toward Paris Berlin Moscow and Tokyo. Opponent Ryukichi Matsui may fly westward once booked. prizes include 3000 yen for fastest time and 1000 yen for the loser. Araki aged 34 studied at Oregon University. Matsui 37 is a Keio graduate and a Sidney University lecturer.

New York Toichiro Araki Yokohama San Francisco Araki Ryukichi Matsui Jiji Shimpo Tokyo Empress of Asia Matsui Siberia Hadley Field N. J Longdon Paris Berlin Moscow United States Oregon University Europe Keio University Sidney University Australia

Arsenic in well poisons Arkansas town

In Fouke Arkansas a community well is found tainted with arsenic causing illness across five families at the J R Goldman sawmill camp. Mrs Nancy Lynn and her brother Robert Morris were arrested on charges of assault with intent to kill after authorities traced the poison to a Fouke drug store. The Lynn household holds timber interests from her late husband.

Foure Ark J. R. Goldman Nancy Lynn Robert Morris Lynn Fouke

Better West End Tenements Urged by Health Chief

W H Peters, on a city committee led by Col. Sherrill, says West End ills stem from environment. He argues better tenements help families escape crime, dissipation and vice, but moral reform remains essential. The committee meets again Monday to continue study.

W. H. Peters Col. Sherrill West End Dr. Peters

Inman Seeks Divorce Over Violent Temper

Walker P. Inman filed for divorce from Garnet Helene Patton Inman in Reno District Court claiming a violent temper. He is the son of Mrs. James B. Duke and Garnet Inman is the daughter of Rev. Arthur C. Patton of Kokomo Indiana. A separation agreement lists payments of $15 000 yearly until $75 000 has been paid.

Reno Nev Walker P. Inman District Court Garnet Helene Patton Inman Inman James B. Duke Arthur C. Patton Kokomo Ind Grant Clarke

South Mountain blaze wipes out timber lands in Maryland

Fire raged across South Mountain near Hagerstown destroying over 1500 acres of valuable timber. Volunteers forest officials and coal miners formed large patrols but the fire advanced rapidly aided by strong winds. In West Virginia about 160 fires lit up the state with roughly 1000 men and Boy Scouts deployed to fight flames from Charleston to Kanawha County.

Hagerstown South Mountain Frederick County Baggstown Pondsville Mountain Charleston W. Va West Virginia P. M. Browning Game and Fish Commission Browning Kanawha River Panhandle North Central Witchers Kelley's Creeks Kanawha Cabin Creek

Prairie fire tragedy claims two in Oklahoma home

In Rankin Oklahoma a prairie fire trapped Mrs Perry Underwood and her five year old son as they fought the blaze protecting their home. They were burned to death while husband Mr Underwood was severely burned but the home was saved when the wind shifted.

Rankin, Okla Perry Underwood

14 Year Old Boy Acquitted in Allegheny River Murder Case

In Pittsburgh on April 6 a jury found 14 year old Robert Stevens not guilty of murder in the fatal robbery along the Allegheny River bank. The victim, slugged for $3.75, was killed. Stevens had been accused of taking part under threat from 16 year old Alvin Hess who was convicted of first degree murder last week.

Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pose Robert Stevens Allegheny River Stevens Alvin Hess

Ex-Chorus Girl Tattoo Case Spurs Domestic Suit

In a domestic relations court hearing, Dale Dearwester testified that his wife Jane Henderson Dearwester, 21, formerly a chorus girl, had a lover's name tattooed on her leg. He also alleged she pawed a $100 ring to fund the divorce suit, but the wife's divorce claim for lack of support was dismissed by Judge Charles W. Hoffman.

Jane Henderson Dearwester Shillito Place Dale Dearwester Elm Street Charles W. Hoffman Dearywester Dearwester

Jeanne Engels Suspended by Equity for Year and a Half

New York April 6. Actors Equity bans Jeanne Engels from the legitimate stage for a year and a half and fines her two weeks salary. She vows to return on Broadway despite the ruling, claiming ill health caused her absence from "Her Cardboard Lover." Equity rules she cannot appear in any Equity joint production during the suspension, though vaudeville or film work remains allowed.

Jeanne Engels Equity New York Actors’ Equity Association Garden of Eden Miss Engels Council of Equity Milwaukee St. Louis A. H Frank Gilmore Miss Eagles Gilmore

Indictments Sealed In Federal Grand Jury Report

Sealed indictments led the list in a four day grand jury session reported by foreman W M Simmons before Judge Hickenlooper. Eleven of sixty nine true bills were sealed including probes into bankers near Cincinnati for banking law violations and other cases tied to Prohibition and interstate offenses.

Federal Grand Jury W. M. Simmons Hickenlooper Echo of Devere Newport Clifford Devere Atlanta Penitentiary Carl J. Radley Grocer Eleventh Monmouth William Gray Ann Street Charles Maegerle Denver Wells Fred Wells Otto Pfleger Smith Radley Gray Pfleger Harry A. Abrams United States Grau Devere Silver Grove Court Street Cincinnati

Michigan towns isolated by flood across northern Michigan

Severe flood conditions spread as heavy melting snow caused breaches from the Tittabawassee near Midland to cut road links and trap residents. Levees were reinforced and fears for a Petoskey bridge span rose while Upper Big Rapids river levees were bolstered. Omaha and Eastern Nebraska regained telegraph and telephone service after heavy April snow, with radio the sole link earlier.

Detroit Michigan Midland Flint Bay City Saginaw Maple River Petoskey Big Rapids Muskegon River Omaha Nebraska Neb

Afghan rulers leave debts after Paris London visit

Ammanullah of Afghanistan and the royal entourage ran up unpaid bills in Paris London and Berlin during a three week tour. France paid 5 000 000 francs of dresses and couturier costs to avoid scandal while estimated unpaid debt totals reach 30 000 000 francs in England and the colonies. The British government hinted debts would be settled regardless of cost.

Paris London Pierre van Paassen New York World News Service Ameer Amanullah Afghanistan England France Berlin Ameer Russia N. Y World News Service In. Press Pub. Co World

Big Bill Plays Pied Piper Role in Chicago Drama

A dramatic incident unfolds in Chicago as an individual nicknamed Big Bill performs a guiding or luring role in a tangled public drama. The report labels a kidnap situation centered on Hamelintown with ongoing uncertainty about motives and outcomes.

Big Bill Pied Piper Chicago

Thompson and Deneen Compete for Chicago Power

Amid winded city conflict and crime, this sixth piece shows Nichols tracing Thompson and Deneen strategies in the ongoing battle for state and city political control.

Chicago Mr. Nichols Thompson Deneen

Pied Piper analogy fuels Chicago primary clash

A Chicago primary battle centers on the Crowe Thompson Small Smith slate and Senator Charles S. Deneen. The piece casts Deneen as a powerful patronage broker using federal posts to fortify his machine, contrasting him with a populist attack in the 1928 political turmoil.

Chicago United States Washington Crowe-Thompson-Small- Smith America First Republican Party Charles S. Deneen Illinois Deneen Chico United States Attorney Ilinois Cook County United States Senate

Munitions Smuggling Probe Involving Lempira Engineer

Peter Traetvik, second engineer aboard the steamer Lempira, held on $15 000 bail for attempting to export rifle ammunition to Honduras. Authorities say 16 000 rounds were found concealed in his cabin. Hearing set for April 25 before U S Commissioner Cotter following a tip from customs guard J Marshall.

New York Peter Traetvik Nicaragua Traetvik United States Cotter J. Marshall Marshall East River Honduras

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Springfield Amante B. Rongetti State Supreme Court California Spain Band of Robbers Collie U. S Arkansas Maryland West Virginia Forest Jeanne , Eagels Children of Democracy Agent of Devil Hamelintown Windy City Chine Deaeon Dudley Nichols Bill N.Y Sandino
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