07 Aug 1925
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
1
In a marked confidential meeting in an executive office investigators from W. J. Burns Detective Agency were summoned to assist in an unspecified case. Early action was not anticipated, but officials moved to secure additional help despite the ambiguous timeline.
Governor Donahey directs Attorney General Crabbe to convene a special grand jury to investigate a Summit County road graft case valued around 500000. The action follows a secrecy-filled meeting with state officials and detectives as records are readied for review.
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Alla Nazimova, the screen star, has divorced her husband Charles Bryant in Paris after a three month Europe tour. Announcement came from Nazimova's manager Mrs Jean Adams. Bryant was a film actor and director formerly.
Mrs. Gertrude Richey, 42, of 326 Oliver Street, struck George Determann, 61, with a flatiron when he tried to pry open a second story window at her home. Determann, suffering a fractured skull and a deep facial cut, fled to his Pleasant Street home and later lapsed into unconsciousness at General Hospital. The incident followed a horse mix up at 528 Oliver Street involving Determann and Harry Long, who boards with Mrs. Richey. Police investigated initially as robbery before learning the full sequence.
Mrs. Mery Connolly, 35, mother of four, was shot and killed as she stepped from her home by a gang of truck thieves in New York. A detective was seriously wounded in the gunfight.
The Shenandoah dirigible is ordered equipped with machine guns the first armament for the airship. Installation will start at Lakehurst New Jersey this week followed by gun crew training and a week of gun training exercises and target practice starting August 7.
The Federal Reserve Board in Washington approved leasing the Fourth and Race street site to the Chamber of Commerce for a new ten story building in Cincinnati. The project, costing about 2 million dollars, will house the bank branch in the basement to second floors and the chamber offices above. The project aims to create a showplace with space for meetings and business gatherings.
A Procida parish priest sold a priceless Renaissance statue of Christ to solve a ruined church. Police later uncovered the deception by antique dealers in a case tied to the Vatican theft inquiry. Experts value the statue at about $1,000,000.
Truman Wiley a 21 year old Kentucky scion dies after being shot near his home in Lexington. His bride Margaret Lowry Wiley 23 is held without bail for grand jury on murder charge. Witnesses differ if the shot was deliberate or accidental as coroner's inquest prompts legal action.
John H. Lamb a 43 year old contracting painter of 647 Crown Street collapsed from heart failure induced by excitement during a street gun battle between rival bootlegger gangs. He died at General Hospital after being carried there by a drug store owner Medard Keller who described Lamb as composed and returning home seemed safest. Lamb leaves a widow and three children Edith 22 John 19 and Harold 16.
In Wilmington Delaware on August 6 former Judge George W Gray became gravely ill with a sinking spell at midnight and doctors feared he would not live to morning. He was not responding to treatment despite efforts at his bedside.
The Diplomatic Corps at Peking has sent the draft reply on China's fiscal reform and extraterritorial rights back to governments for approval. It is reported that U S amending suggestions to the State Department and British and Japanese drafts may be accepted by other powers, improving prospects for a unified response.
Henry Ford has bought out all Stout Metal Airplane Company stock at Ford Airport Dearborn and will run the plant as a Ford division. The Stout factory will be enlarged to produce one plane per week initially, with plans to reach one plane daily and to fulfill over thirty external orders.
In Paris officials say Abd el Krim has rejected overtures for peace. Riffian envoys met in Tetuan with General Primo de Rivera but returned without official terms. fringes of peace talks persist as France plans a strong drive before the October rains.
Attorney General Davis rules daily Bible readings in public schools constitutional in Alabama.
A jury declares Scott insane and commits him to an Illinois asylum after a trial over the noose case. Authorities reveal the ruling follows questions about his mental state and actions surrounding the alleged crime.
New York World News Service reports leaders of the Ku-Klux racist extremist group predicting 150000 white robed marchers in Washington for Saturday. Police plan heavy guards. trains and cars from nearby states arrive. officials fear disorders despite bans on unmasked marchers and cross burnings.
President Coolidge plans talks with Attorney General Sargent on the anthracite coal crisis and related legal questions. The meeting signals careful planning amid fears of a major strike, with watchful waiting the guiding policy.
Samuel D. Warriner, head of the anthracite operators conference, expressed hope to resolve differences with the United Mine Workers after John L. Lewis’s letter. He rejected claims the operators’ committee was bound by strict instructions and urged both sides to find a path to avoid production suspension.
New York August 6 arrangements were made by the Holland American Line to transfer Cyrus H. K. Curtis publisher to his private yacht when the Rotterdam arrives at Hoboken. He had a heavy cold for several days but improved during the homeward voyage.
In Chicago on August 6 1920 Russell Scott was found insane by a Superior Court jury after a seven ballot deliberation totaling three hours forty minutes The verdict delays his execution and commits him to the Chester Asylum His wife mother and father react with prayer and tears as the court adjourns and the judge warns against spectator demonstrations.
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