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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
6
Historic newspaper front page fragment from Cincinnati publication The Commercial Tribune dated Monday August 3 1925. Includes masthead editors and distribution details across New York City locations and Central Station. No specific news event is readable in the fragment.
The Round Lake Methodist conference protests radio programs mixing religious hymns with jazz time as desecration of sacred worship. They claim such music insults organized Christianity and voice a sentiment of 120000 Methodists and 800 ministers. The piece notes Salvation Army uses new tunes with sacred motive and pragmatism.
A reflective piece arguing drunk driving harms others and the self. It praises traffic penalties and court-ordered abstinence as deterrents. It emphasizes responsibility to family, social duty, and the idea that every driver is one of many, not the sole actor.
The piece downplays the Remus matter, arguing federal action against the Cincinnati bootlegger is unlikely and that Treasury interests focus on enforcing prohibition and collecting taxes rather than pursuing distant foreign actions or secondary concerns. It notes Remus was caught on operations and hints at tax collection as a primary motive behind government scrutiny.
A Victorian style reflection on pedestrian right of way in auto pedestrian collisions. The author argues traffic speed and weight grant the car the path, even as law provides equal crossing rights, noting police often fault the pedestrian when they step into the vehicle
A Canton zoo incident shows a lion nearly attacking its keeper, yet officials warn the event will not be used to boost city advertising. The story notes the air in Canton but treats the scare as routine behavior rather than a public relations angle.
Paris women embrace feathered wigs as a bold trend while observers note no consistency with the troubling use of chicken as a term for young girls, reflecting mixed cultural perceptions.
A quirky Washington report claims the saxophone fuels vice in every home or neighborhood where a saxophonist resides. Residents are urged to note the instrument’s alleged influence on local morals and behavior.
Column by James J. Montague examines the contrast between poetic rhetoric and blunt reality, offering observations on journalism, society, and the role of truth in public discourse. The piece blends critique with practical insights into communicating clear, honest perspectives.
A collage of satirical lines on greed and wit. It mocks self serving wealth seekers and hints at public figures and issues of the era. The piece contrasts corruption with reform while noting political stalemate and labor tensions in 1925 New York.
A diary style glimpse through New York life recounts greetings with Julian Mitchell Percy Hammond and others, notes Verne Porter’s bride, project talks with Glenn Frank and cinema discussions, plus anecdotes on opening nights and theater notables. It closes with a note on beggars and impostors amid a 1925 copyright.
Testimony in the J E Dyer counterfeit case details Harper’s role in obtaining notes, Bul’s claim of Dyer’s $2000 offer, and a Vine Street scuffle between Porter and O Neil. The city welcomed 155 English grayling fish via Pine River, a Cuvier Club project, plus a shaving contest, an Odd Fellows emblem presentation, and a rainy, mild day.
The Commercial Tribune recalls heavy rains pushing a coal load toward the river and a mid August rise. The Queen City Box Company plant on McLean avenue burned, valued at 30000 dollars, alarming the West End. Union clerks see pay raises from one hundred to two hundred dollars annually. Milk preservative fears send Mendle fined fifty dollars. Patrolman Stubbs returns and is reinstated as traffic officer. City Hall clock stops at 2. Dr William Taft, longtime Cincinnati dentist, dies at Brewster New York at sixty two. Weather: Clear to cloudy, 62 to 82.
Dr Charles A L Reed former president of the American Medical Association presents guidance on personal well being and professional achievement. The publication outlines health habits, ethical practice, and civic responsibility in a concise advisory format.
Dr Reed argues boredom comes from disinterest and urges viewing others as inner worlds. He describes how treating every person as an object lesson in mental action eliminates blues and boredom and invites curiosity about cause and effect. Tomorrow topic is foreign bodies in the throat and lungs.
Tomorrow's paper will publish questions and answers on historic and cultural topics. The sample list includes Garfield's birthplace in Ohio, Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the Suez Canal opening in 1869, and notable figures such as Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth.
The article describes gray pumice pieces from distant volcanoes washing up on Atlantic beaches near New York. It explains pumice as vesicular volcanic glass formed by steam, its varied colors, and notes sailors once brought it home for kitchen use. The piece is credited to J. Otis Swift.
Paris reports from August 2 that Father Gabriel and Prof. Guillaume Bigourdan describe a 744 year lunar solar cycle split into four 186 year and two 372 year periods. They warn this winter will be as severe as 1553 and 1740 based on historical weather indicators.
The federal policy targets 439 prisoners in jury warrants linked to Garvey Jamaica and Africa. Authorities hold warrants for inmates from Kingston Jamaica facing defraud and conspiracy charges.
In Geneva on August, philanthropists gave 1.5 million dollars to Europea, exceeding the total expenditures of the past five years. Conrad Hoffma led the drive at a fourth annual event held in Geneva.
The World News Service reports the American relief fund totaling $1,500 for students, with half the support directed to a cause. The World Christian Student Federation now operates on intellectual cooperation, noting $2,270,000 raised since 1920 excluding US contributions. Britain $400,000, Russia $700,000, Germany $40,000, Austria $152,000.
In South Ozone Park Queens a drowning father Dionisio Drego plunged fully clothed into a canal to save his son Philip 12 who had fallen into a deep hole Both passersby who rescued Philip left names withheld Police divers recovered Drego's body and a doctor from Jamaica Hospital attempted to revive him without success
Stephen B. Pickett a 48 year old secretary and general sales manager of the McMurty Manufacturing Company of Denver shot and killed himself Saturday night on a lonely road near Sedalia Colorado He had been with the company twenty two years and previously lived in Toledo Ohio
New York August 2 3400 Bethlehem Steel workers have purchased homes under the company home owning plan totaling 13 million dollars in value.
A garbled 18th and 19th century roster notes multiple figures with dates of birth and death including Richard Caswell Benedict Arnold and Eugene Bue. It mixes religious leaders and authors with scattered places and dates, lacking clear biographical focus or coherence.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, a Medora pioneer who cared for Theodore Roosevelt, was met by 200 golfers led by Jim Barnes in Dickinson. The group paused trains for an hour as they saluted her then rode to Medora with Orrin Kindley to recall early frontier days and Roosevelt’s horse patrols.
Investigation by Department of Justice agents examines the 1921 return of several million dollars in seized funds to American Metal Company. The settlement involved German interests and occurred under former Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller. Frederick C. Hicks, current custodian, declines comment.
The inter union war between Bricklayers and Plasterers escalates with a strike order from bricklayers to halt work on four George A. Fuller Company sites in New York including Chicago and Washington. It follows a recent separate peace signed by plasterers with major contractors, after bricklayers rejected a Labor Department arbitration offer.
Chester Menzies an 11 year old boy was killed when a batted baseball struck him on the head during a game at Camp Warren South Beach. Harry Koors bush 19 was ordered to appear before Magistrate Bridges at New Brighton tomorrow. Witnesses and the boy's father say the death was accidental and Menzies was coaching at third base when struck.
London reports A J Cook, head of the Miners Federation, pressing for nationalization of coal mines and a living wage as Royal Commission prep. Arthur Henderson echoes the demand in Burnley. Aberavon miners seek immediate Treasury aid to avert mine closures and restore full-time work. The Labor Daily Herald predicts a coming major clash between labor and capital as producers and capitalists split.
In Walnut Creek California physicians say the body found in the Pacific Cellulose lab wreckage died of a fractured skull. Investigators weigh murder theories tied to a $900 cash possession and consider the possibility the remains may be someone else. Lee Rogers, 51, a local resident, has been missing since the explosion night. Schwartz reportedly carried $180,000 in life insurance.
In Arras M Painleve urged France to strive for justice with Germany during the dedication of a war memorial as news reported Ruhr evacuation was completed. He spoke of reconciling after those who died on opposite sides in the great conflict.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America announced lease of the Tiffany Building in Union Square for the Amalgamated Bank of New York the citys first labor bank. The bank has grown to 6 million dollars in resources and 12000 depositors in two years prompting the move.
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