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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
4
A critical editorial outlines ongoing allegations of abuse in national park and forest concessions. It notes self-serving profiteering by concessionaires and political manipulation, urging high officials and Congress to reveal the true facts and implement public-interest controls to reduce political factors in government services.
The piece argues against indicting the Tennessee Governor over the Scopes trial and anti evolution law. It claims the logic is absurd yet reflects broader pressures to suppress intelligent discussion in education. The author condemns the ongoing anti intellectual stance in Tennessee.
Charles Schwartz’s death underscores the relentless hunt by investigators and police to stop life insurance fraud. Companies spend heavily to recover $100 policies and deter impostors, proving life insurance remains trusted when fraud is deterred and pursued to the limit.
The Cincinnati Diocese welcomes Archbishop designate John T. McNicholas from Duluth to succeed Arch bishop Moeller. Ceremonies will honor the new leader with escorts of honor and prel ates attending, reflecting the high esteem for the incoming archbishop and the supportive reception expected from the Queen City.
The piece notes no report on Mr. Krim of the Riffs adopting a war chant. A Swiss tailor claims Mussolini owes him twenty years for trousers, forgetting the dictator’s power to declare a moratorium.
The piece compares incentives for coal miners in England and the United States, noting bonuses to avoid strikes versus bonuses after strikes. It suggests Russian efforts to educate peasants on evolution, comments on peasant status, and mentions Brazil sending officials inland for wildlife scenes, with a quip about Hollywood in America.
A California veterinarian advocates letting dogs bark freely, likening to Byron and Goldsmith praise of canine voice. The passage rails against tail and ear clipping while urging natural canine expression as a universal standard. A stray note warns of overreach by figures like Mr Krim and hints at political duties.
A lavish New York reception for a visiting movie queen features Edna Ferber among the guests. The piece contrasts social polish with shifts in transportation, noting ferry obsolescence, new bridges, and a taxi tip routine from luncheon crowds.
Fifty years ago in Cincinnati the trial of Michael Corbett street commissioner and the city over wages ended with Squire Reilly ordering jury consideration after evidence. Other items report Sedamsville golden wedding gifts, Marietta Railroad track repairs after floods, diver Joe Graham clearing culvert obstructions, Milton Glenn’s health return from California, St. Martin’s Church clergyman, and a Chicago White Stockings victory over Covington Stars 22 to 9 with Gould and Pierson prominent for Cincinnati Reds in Milford win at 11 to 7.
W E Hutton faced the Spanish prisoner swindle and publicized the tale. John Burns in Cu lebra Panama sent Spanish coins as fortune. The Church of New Jerusalem marked Rev E A Beeman’s ninety fourth anniversary. Cincinnati Car Co tax returns late. $3500 county coffers. Ice piers for harbor proposed after Fernbank dam. Judge Cosgrove sold Andy Gilligan’s Vine Street property for $945. Seven residents sick from tainted lamb chops near Rossmoyne. Weather cloudy with 72 to 79 degrees.
Dizziness is a symptom, not a disease, arising from brain or spinal disturbances. Causes include alcohol intoxication, biliousness, infections, ear disorders, arterial hardening, neuroses, and motion or height-induced vertigo. Persistent dizziness warrants medical investigation. tomorrow’s note discusses keeping the system alkaline.
A reader quiz asks about Horace, Magellan, Winthrop and Brooklyn, with tomorrow’s print promising the answers. It lists earlier queries on Erasmus, Fiji, and dawn goddess, alongside a batch of yesterday’s solutions such as Cathay and Cecrops.
Two Standard Oil of New Jersey barges each held 100000 gallons of gasoline and exploded on the Ohio River near Huntington West Virginia. One man was seriously injured as crews fought the blaze and investigated the cause.
Walker Company stages The Rear Car at Cox Theater with E. E. Rose script and a cast led by Earle Larimore Ruth Hammond and J Ary Wall. A private railway car setting yields murders, near misses, and comic interludes as detectives pursue the lost daughter and a deadly plot.
Dorothy Porter Stein, 16, wife of 17 year old Nathan Stein, secretly wed February 5 1925 at Lawrenceburg Indiana. Her father in law seeks annulment alleging illegality and coercion. The couple lived in Indiana and Kentucky briefly before separation after three weeks of marriage.
An eighteen year old youth using the name Frank Jordan is detained by county officers in Garden City to help connect a stained automobile found there with the sudden disappearance of A R Clawson of Tonawanda New York. Clawson was last heard from in Herald Missouri and a postcard was received from that city. The car held Clawson personal effects suggesting foul play. Jordan says he fought the stained car at Terre Haute Indiana.
Frank P Sleeper age 66 retired as yard engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway died after a long railroad career spanning 45 years. He lived at 4764 Glenway Avenue. His wife had died months earlier. He died abruptly at home after writing a letter, with burial planned in Rhode Island.
Fires raged in Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and British Columbia with three reported in Oregon near Beaverton along the White River in Mount Hood forest near Lebanon Kerry in Crater Lake forest and in Clatsop County A blaze near Olympia Washington at Maytown Mill Company works burned about 160 acres of second growth timber believed incendiary in origin
Gov Sam A Baker ordered a state investigation into the lynching of Walter Mitchell in Excelsior Springs last Friday. The inquiry follows reports of a mob attack and calls for accountability in the case.
Judge Marx of Superior Court rules competition should be fair and based on merits. The French Brothers Bauer Co. obtains an injunction against Townsend Bros Milk Co and Townsend officials from using similar advertising and from employing Townsend West branch personnel, for one year. The Townsends may appeal. Townsend attorneys were away.
Mrs. Samuel Insull once Gladys Wallis and wife of Chicago utilities magnate heads to New York for a Sheridan production of School for Scandal after producing it in Chicago for hospital benefit. The June run netted 136000 in profits for the hospital.
A nature essay notes how researchers like Dr. Leland O Howard classify termites as distant from true ants and warns of their wood destroying habits. It mentions Termes flavipes as a common U S termite and traces potential transport to Europe via lumber, causing damage there.
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