Hailstorm Deluges Cincinnati Downtime Dampens Suburbs
A severe rain and hailstorm drenched Cincinnati as downtown workers fled noon showers. Hail up to hickory-nut size shattered six Eden Park greenhouse panes. Schmidt Building ornamentation damaged. no injuries, total damage about 200 dollars. Rain spared Covington and northern Kentucky except for Covington streetcar disruptions. Weather Bureau cited 1.5 inches of rain and varied hail shapes with southeast winds ending by 1:20 PM.
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Cincinnati
Cainsville
Clifton
East End
Walnut Hills
Clifton Observatory
Hampton County Experimental Farm
Ft. Thomas
Eden Park
Fifth
Main Streets
Thirtieth Street
DeCoursey Avenue
Rosedale
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Covington
Ludlow
Crescent Springs
Erlanger
Florence
Independence
Four Barns Burned in Fairfield County Storm
A fierce storm in western Fairfield County near Lancaster Ohio struck with rain hail and lightning killing nearly a dozen cattle and burning four barns. Crops suffered extensive damage across the area.
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Lancaster
Associated Press
Lancaster, O
Fairfield County
Husband of Three Wives Bound Over on Bigamy Charge
Samuel Katz 41 bound over to the grand jury on bigamy charges after police say he is husband to three women and father of six children born of those marriages. Bond set at 3000 dollars. Katz was arrested in Chattanooga Tennessee and is alleged to have wives in Chattanooga Baltimore and Columbus.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Samuel Katz
Grand Jury
Katz
Chattanooga
Tenn
Baltimore
China is Balked by Great Britain in Note Delay
New York World News Service reports a delay in the draft note to China on fiscal reform and territorial rights. Britain may submit the draft to the Peking Diplomatic Corps, prompting amendments from other nations and U S and Japan reservations. The outcome delays the note beyond the original timetable.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
New York
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Questio
Peking
Theovernment
Pew Diplomatic Corps
Emernite
Washington
N. Y. World News Service
N&y
2World Press Pub. Co
Washington ratifies nine power treaties on China
Four years after the Washington arms conference, ratifications of two nine power treaties relating to China are deposited at the State Department. The pacts bind signatories and adherents, one revising customs duties to aid the Chinese government and the other pledging a code of nine power principles toward China. Dr Alfred Sze calls the accord an adaptation of the Monroe Doctrine and a global hope for peace and China’s tranquil development.
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Washington
Far East
China
State Department
Peking
Alfred Sze
Prison Fire Prompts Heavy Police Guard at Maryland Penitentiary
A three alarm blaze at the Maryland Penitentiary in Baltimore near the prison shops and dormitory prompted a large police and firefighting response. Prisoner Walter Mozibé was severely burned while escaping through smoke. guards sealed the mess hall as the fire began during noon meal.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
City
Oiginal
Walter Mozibé
Flaberty Re-Elected Supreme Knight Of Knights Of Colors
James A. Fitherty of Philadelphia was re-elected to his ninth two year term as Supreme Knight at the forty third annual Supreme Convention defeating Edward Haggerty of Greenwich 258 to 61. Martin H. Carmody and William J. McGinley were re-elected by acclamation. D. J. Callahan re-elected Supreme Treasurer. Rev Monsignor P. J. McGivne named Supreme Chaplain.
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Associated Press
Duuth
Minn
James A. Fitherty
Philadelphia
the Knights of Colors
Edward Haggerty
Greenwich
Colin
Martin H. Carmody
Grand Rapids
Mich
William J. McGinley
New Haven
Conn
Ambassador Bancroft to be buried in Galesburg home
The body of Ambassador Edgar A. Bancroft who died in Japan will be buried in Galesburg Illinois the family home. Sister Mrs Antoinette Pierce announced the plan and relatives plus State Department representatives will arrange funeral details on arrival.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Galesburg
Ill
Antoinette Pierce
State Department
Trade 13 Seen As A War Basis
Williamstown Mass August 5 Edwin F Gay Harvard professor outlined a plan to prevent trade rivalry from inflaming antipathies Britain remains the world’s leading trade power US growth and warnings against alliances dominate the talk. He urged private commercial agreements arbitration by consuls and trade commissioners to settle frontier differences without cables to home offices. Germany’s postwar gains from demndity noted and the League of Nations discussed as a tool for international cooperation. Toynbee and Rappard offered contrasting views on US British cooperation and the League.
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New York World News Service
Williamstown
Mass
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Edwin F. Gay
Harvard University
War Industries Board
Institute of Politics
Dr. Gay
London
England
Home Office
Gay
Germany
League of Nations
Arnold J. Toynbee
Oxfor University
British Commonwealth
William E. Rappard
Permanent
League
Rappard
Charles K. Leith
University of Wisconsin
Ir Frederick Maurice
France
Abd-el-Krim
Bernadette E. Schimitt
University of Chicago
Alanson B. Houghton
McMillan Expedition Reports Good Progress
A National Geographic Society message relayed by NKF reports the McMillan Arctic expedition is progressing well. Planes in the air for radio tests, Kane Basin north of Littlen Island shows unbroken ice, a 41 degree thermometer, overcast skies with rain, and crews hopeful to reach Axel Heiberg soon.
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Washington
McMillan Arctic Expedition
National Geographic Society
Theavy
NKF
Kane Basin
Littleton Island
Axel Heiberg
Farmers to Hit Rail Profit Act Challenging 1920 Act
Oklahoma City August 5 Representatives of Oklahoma agricultural and industrial groups plan to oppose repeal of Section 15a of the 1920 transportation act which guarantees railroads certain net earnings. They urged a unified statewide push to prompt the Interstate Commerce Commission to act under the Hoch Smith resolution and to seek a territorial severance for Western states to protect Southwestern growers.
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New York World News Service
Oklahoma City
Middle West
Hock-Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
H. H. Edwards
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
Agricultural and Livestock Group
Congress
Railroad earnings by region show higher rates in Southwest
Figures indicate Southwest railroads earned 4.29 percent on book value versus 2.14 percent in the Northwest. C B Bee, member of the rate committee of the National Association of State Utilities Commissions, said investigations found Southwestern roads earning over 6 percent and Northwestern roads over 5 percent.
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Southwest
Northwest
C. B. Bee
National Association of State Utilities Commissions
Southwestern
Northwestern
Catholic Ladies Here Have Largest Membership
In Cleveland the Catholic Ladies of Columbia held their thirteenth convention with Rev. Dr. Charles Martin lauding their deeds. The group has trebled its membership and grown its reserve to nearly 700000 since 1916, with Elmwood Place Council 78 Cincinnati at 413 members noted as the largest. Walter A. Coy praised solvency without rate increases, citing membership growth and prudent management as factors. The convention closes tomorrow with officer elections.
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Cleveland
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Charles Martin
Martin
Constance Girardot
Toledo
Council
Elmwood Place
Cincinnati
Ohio
Walter A. Coy
Delegates to Hamilton County W C T U Convention Named at Eden Park Outing
At Eden Park on August 12 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will appoint delegates for the Hamilton County W C T U convention to meet in Cincinnati on September 8 at Ninth Street Baptist Church. Members should gather at the band stand at 10 AM with box luncheons served at 12:30 PM. Local unions from Covington Newport Ludlow Thomas and Dayton Ky are invited along with Loyal Temperance Legion members from Loveland Ohio.
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Eden Park
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Ninth Street Baptist Church
West Ninth Street
Covington
Newport
Ludlow
Ft Omas
Dayton
The
Loyal Temperance Legion of
A. and J. Frank Company Defends Elbinger Sale
Jesse O. Frank of the A. and J. Frank brokerage issued a statement defending the firm in a fraud suit connected to the sale of stock of the Elbinger Shoe Manufacturing Company. The firm asserts it had no interest in the current corporation and plans to sue for damages against the plaintiffs.
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A. & J. Frank
Hem
Elbinger Shoe Manufacturing Company
Elbinger Company
Messrs
Pogue
Hoffheimer and Pogue
Ssrs
Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith
Hoadly
A. & J. Frank Company
Railroads Improve Finances in First Half of 1925
Bureau of Railway Economics reports Class 1 railroads show higher gross revenues 2.895 billion and lower expenses 2.239 billion for the first six months of 1925. Net operating income 437.7 million yields a 4.46 percent return, with 23 roads still at a loss, eight in the East, two in the South, thirteen in the West.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Bureau of Railway Economics
Bureau
Missing Chicago Flyers Sought In General Alarm
Three World War veteran instructors from Chicago aviation club are missing after a July 27 flight in the Curtiss plane Maiden Gertrude bound for Detroit. Earle P. Banker Eugene T. Coutellier and Norris M. Gathercoal were last heard from en route around Lake Michigan with possible landings at Ludington or Grand Rapids. Detroit Ford airport and other fields report no record of their arrival.
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Chicago
Detroit
Curtiss
Gertrude
Earle P. Banker
Eugene T. Coutellier
Norris M. Gathercoal
Hey
Lake Michigan
Ford
Ludington
Mich
Grand Rapids
Banker
Selfridge Field
J. Clemens
Foot and Mouth Disease Threatens Texas Herds
Federal and Texas authorities moved quickly to quell a second foot and mouth outbreak near Houston. A herd of sixteen cattle was quarantined and appraisers prepared to slaughter after infection found in range stock. Dr Marion Imes stated the entire herd would be destroyed.
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Houston
Tex
Here
Marion Imés
Bureau of Animal Industry
Count and Wife Keep Pious Vows Amid War Aftermath
In Brussels on August 6 1925 the Count and Countess Claude d Elbee renewed vows and the count was ordained a priest while his wife entered a convent. The event followed wartime losses and a vow to devote their lives to pious works if France won the war. Vicomte de Seze received minor orders. nuns witnessed the ordination.
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Camille, Huysmans
New York World News Service
Brussels
France
Claude d’Elbee
Louvain
Vicomte de Seze
Claire Marie
Grill
Cardinal Mercier
Count d’Elbee
Belgium
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Dutch Baroness Granted Divorce From Dutch Baron
Baroness Mildred de Vryes van Doesburgh was granted a divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court from Baron Herman de Vryes van Doesburgh a member of a prominent Dutch family She charged man support saying her husband was too noble to work and left her to support the family
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Los Angeles
Mildred de Vryes
van Doesburgh
Herman de Vryes van Doesburgh
Dollar becomes standard of Finland and Russia
The United States dollar is adopted as the standard of value in a postal money order convention between Finland and Soviet Russia. Money orders between the two nations will be expressed in dollars and settlements will be made by bills of exchange drawn in dollars on New York.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Soviet Russia
New York
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