Commercial Tribune August 7 1925 front page
Cincinnati daily paper details price and distribution outlets in New York and Ohio. Mentions commercial square address and staff president Harry W Brown. Note announces Associated Press rights and republication policy for dispatches.
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Commercial Tribune Publishing Company
Commercial Square
Broadway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
Blisher
Commercial Tribune
York City
Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times
Forty-third and
Associated Press
The English and American Way In Coal Labor Strife
The piece argues miners in Britain fear strike action if terms fail, while Britain’s government intervenes with dole like supports to keep workers at work. It contrasts with the United States where such dole is unlikely, predicting continued industrial tension through winter and into next summer.
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England
United States of America
United States Highways Designated for Nationwide System
Fifty thousand miles of roads in the United States are designated United States Highways by the joint board of interstate highways. The plan aims to connect state roads into a continuous interstate system with numbered routes and markers to guide travelers. Cincinnati is expected to become a hub within a radius of at least six arterial highways.
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United States
Joint Board of the Interstate Highways
Cincinnati
Reunion of the Thirty seventh Veterans Convention in Cincinnati
Local Thirty seventh Division Veterans Association members and leaders prepare for the seventh annual convention to be held in Cincinnati from September 5 to 7. They press for maximum attendance using radio, word of mouth, and typewriter efforts to reach all veterans.
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Thirty-seventh Division
Veterans’ Association
Cincinnati
Thirty-seventh
Strange America finds echoed by a tangle of tales
A collage reports bootlegging water amid rancher guards over Los Angeles, a new cartel to regulate diamonds with stabilized prices, and warnings that it won’t aid the worker’s dinner pail. Other items note U.S. penalties for reckless drivers, a fading of war scars, loafing harms, and musings on ethics and science.
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America
West
Los Angeles
Impossible Ford campaign vs modern dance echoes
Verses discuss Henry Ford pushing to revive old dances like waltz and polka amid praise for his achievements. The poet warns his effort will fail and cause a shock, while noting Ford's wealth and innovations. Other sections reference evolution, Abd el Krim, Volstead, and crime trials in locker rooms.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Henry
Broadway and the Algonquin realm in urban sketches
Vivid survey of New York scenes from Broadway to Bryant Park with portraits of Mrs Mary Rinehart Ben Bernie and other entertainers. Notes on Fatigued taxi crowds street life and a critique of Chicago culture while recounting Laurence Stallings push for What Price Glory and Broadway theater plans.
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New York
Aug
Union League Club
Mary Rinehart
Bryant Park
Tappe
Sidney
Frances White
West Fortieth Street
George Frees
Ben Bernie
Jazzy
Forty-second Street
la Vie Parisienne
Achmed Abdullah
Ocle
Astor
Tin Pan Alley
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati August 7 1875
From The Commercial Tribune files a roundup of old city notes. Dorman and Strick land celebrate birthdays aboard the Avenue Railroad. A robber swipes clothing from Ben Sebastian, who offers a reward for returning papers and the money. Maennerchor reelects Otto Singer as conductor and musik hall fund grows. Earl Lyon & Co advertises Mississippi peaches. Debate over streetcar route 6 and a new Liberty street bridge. Joseph B Humphreys, County Auditor, refuses to pay a board of equalization bill as not in minutes.
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Joseph B. Humphreys
W. R. Locker
Board of Equalization
Cincinnati Twenty Years Ago Tragedy and Theater Notes
Charles Reiser of 3745 St Lawrence Street died in City Hospital from three bullet wounds fired by Patrolman Dixon. Frank Reiser at Central Police Station with blackened eyes after a struggle. Also reports on a mixed up Ft Thomas band concert, local theater offerings, and a drowning in the Ohio River. Weather clear to cloudy, 68 to 92 degrees.
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Charles Reiser
St. Lawrence Stret
Price Hill
William H. Dixon
Frank Reiser
Dixon
Ft. Thomas
Fighting Fourth
For Your Welfare And Your Success
A promotional note by Dr. Charles A L Reed former president of the American Medical Association outlines guidance on well being and achievement. It emphasizes personal health as the foundation for success and urges readers to pursue balanced living and informed self care.
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Charles A. L. Reed
The
American Medical Association
New Hope for Victims of General Paralysis of the Insane
Dr Reed reports a breakthrough treatment using malaria with plasmodium virax to eradicate the spirochete in general paralysis of the insane. The method, tested in Europe and now via mail prepared malaria blood, aims to provide a fair trial in U S asylums. Tomorrow: What Palatability of Food Means to Health.
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England
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Poetzl
Prague
United States
King Feature Synd., Inc
What 1926 Trivia Answers Revealed Tomorrow
A reader quiz lists ten questions on general knowledge from a 1926 newspaper page. It also presents yesterday’s answers about wildlife names, history, geography, and famous figures, with brief notes and citations.
Dragonfly Pantala flavescens Wanders Global on Staten Island
Staten Island residents observe the dragonfly Pantala flavescens during a Staten Island Bird Club walk. The insect, described by Fabricius and found worldwide from Surinam to the Philippines, is noted as a great wanderer. It is an enemy of mosquitoes and a friend to campers and hikers.
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Staten Island
J. Otis Swift
N. Y
Bank Robbers Kill Assistant Cashier in Arizona Hold Up
Gadsden State Bank assistant cashier G. T. Hobbs was shot and killed during a three man masked robbery at the Gadsden bank near Yuma Arizona. The bandits fled with a small cash haul.
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Yuma, Ariz
G. T. Hobbs
Gadsden State Bank
Gadsden
Ariz
Here
Lenny Traylor Executed in Ohio Prison
Lenny Traylor of Portsmouth was electrocuted at 1 08 this morning in the Ohio Prison for the murder of a fishing station keeper at Sciotonaville during an attempted robbery on October 21 1924.
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Columbus
Lenny Traylor
Portsmouth
Ohio
Sciotonville
New Engine and Synthol Fuel Claimed to Transform Autos
Dr T A Boyd of General Motors announces a new high power engine and a synthetic fuel named synthol at the American Chemical Society meeting in Los Angeles. The engine reportedly needs no gear shifts and achieves fifty miles per gallon while reducing fumes. General Motors will install the engine across five car makes. Du Pont will produce synthol fuel with Standard Oil handling distribution. synthol may be derived from petroleum coal or petrol.
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Los Angeles
American Chemical Society
T. A. Boyd
General Motors Research Department
General Motors Company
du Pont Company
Standard Oil Company
Dog thwarted arson attempt on Toledo home
In Toledo on August 6 William Veiths dog alerted the couple to a bonfire under the front porch and another by the side of the house. Veith extinguished both blazes with little loss and saw a man run to a awaiting automobile. The motive remains unknown.
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Toledo
William Veith
Veith
Poisoned by Sprayed Beans Threatens Ohio Family
Calvin Taylor aged 80 and his wife aged 78 of Mason West Virginia are seriously ill after eating green beans sprayed with poison used against Mexican beetles. Sheriff Harry Rice and his family of Pomeroy narrowly escaped the same fate days earlier.
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Associated Press
Pomeroy, O
Calvin Taylor
Mason
W. Va
Harry Rice
Pomeroy
Brazil Coffee States Align to Hold Prices at Export Ports
The coffee-growing states of Brazil joined Sao Paulo to regulate export deliveries at ports to prevent foreign market flooding after the harvest and avert a price slump.
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Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Words of Wise Men and Their Reflections
A collection of aphorisms and quotes on memory, love, home, courage, and human folly. Notable lines include Coleridge on memory, Johnson on domestic passions, and Thackeray on popularity and attention.
City considers annexing eighty acres to Cincinnati
An ordinance to annex eighty acres north of Mill Creek between Carthage and Hartwell including the City Infirmary and part of Caldwell Park was filed by Service Director Charles F. Hornberger. It aims to bring the infirmary into city territory and ensure Caldwell Park use by the Park Department. The measure, previously filed but withdrawn for land description errors, will go to the Land Annexation Committee at a special council meeting this afternoon. The council also plans to discuss a new electric light rate, with hearings held and reports ready, though decisions on rates are expected today.
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Cincinnati
City Infirmary
Caldwell Park
Mill Creek
Carthage
Hartwell
Charles F. Hornberger
Hornberger
Park Department
Fred Schneller
Missouri Official Aided Diploma Mill in Health Board Row
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports Dr Cortez F Enloe head of the State Penal Board and ally of Governor Baker was asked to resign from the State Board of Health. Health Board President Emmett P Terth accuses Enloe of allowing unqualified medical graduates to take state exams. Baker denies ordering the resignation. Health Secretary James Stewart says the governor suggested Enloe resign.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
The
Post Dispatch Today
Cortez F. Enloe
Baker
State Penal Board
State Board of Health
Emmett P. Terth
Health Board
Enloe
Jefferson City
Dr. Enloe
James Stewart
Binding the Canadian grain harvest with vast twine supply
Canada requires over 80 million pounds of twine to bind the yearly grain harvest. The figure highlights the scale of agricultural logistics and the importance of durable fencing and storage needs for farmers nationwide.
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Canada
Edwards Interest Sells Pond Fork and Bald Knob Railroad
The Pond Fork and Bald Knob Railroad in West Virginia sold to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for about 500000. Howard W. Edwards, acting president, announced the deal after negotiating in Washington and Roanoke with C&O VP Harry R. Wall. The 35 mile line runs West Junction to Barrett and may be extended to other coal and logging ops.
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Pond Fork
Bald Knob
West Virginia
Co. & O. Railroad Company
Howard W. Edwards
Edwards Manufacturing Company
Edwards
Washington Ad Roanoke
Harry R. Wall
Co. & O. Railroad
West Junction
Barrett
W. Va
C. Crane & Co
E. W. Edwards
Co. Crane Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
C. Crane Company
Judge Killed in Auto Crash Near Detroit
Detroit August 6 Judge E F Robinson 56 of Ravenna Ohio was killed instantly in a Portage County Common Pleas Court judge auto crash near Detroit. A W Walter his wife and Miss Doris Conkurn and Miss Blanche E Harris all of Portage were injured in the accident.
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Associated Press
Detroit
E. F. Robinson
Ravenna
Common Pleas Court
Portage County
A. W. Walter
Doris Conkurn
Blanche E. Harris
Portage
Here
Notable Facts on Puerto Rico Sugar, Freight Rates, and Industry
Apparent historical notes report that since annexation in 1898 Puerto Rico’s sugar production grew about 800 percent. An official Ottawa inquiry cites Canada as having the lowest freight rates globally. It states matches were first produced by machinery at £840. The Krupp steel works in Essen employed around 50,000 workers in normal times.
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Porto Rico
United States
Island
Canada
Ottawa
Great Krupp Steel
Essen
The Origin of the Modern Chair
A survey of chair history from ancient ivory thrones to Oriental seats, Shakespearean relics, and famous modern pieces. Noted are the ivory Abraham chair, ram head seats, Shakespeare’s chair legends, Irving’s visit, and the Shah of Persia’s gold arms chair worth vast sums.
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