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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1925
Page
2
In Paris Armando Cartajo, a Cuban, lost a pocketbook containing 25000 dollars. Juliette Simonet, a poor charwoman, found the purse intact and returned it to the owner. He rewarded her with 50000 francs about 2500 dollars. She planned to buy a new home after the day’s events.
Police and federal agents tie the Union Savings Bank heist to robber Anderson after a 5000 dollar theft staged with a nitroglycerine threat. Sightings and a bank employee identification point to his presence in Toledo and Detroit as investigators pursue the fugitive.
State Detective Edward J. Hickey said he received a letter from Ben Hance of Muncie Ind two weeks earlier in which Hance named a man in Muncie as having threatened to kill him. Hickey discussed the matter while in Springfield Mass after the Gera Chapman trial in Hartford.
New Britain police and Postoffice Inspectors reported threats and intimidation after Alfred E. Atwater testified that Chapman fired the fatal shot in the Skelly murder. A postcard signed Anderson prompted investigation while Chief Hart warned officers will be ready for any reprisals.
Paris report notes rising French tobacco use linked to wartime habits and female smoking. government tobacco sale monopoly may grant licenses to department stores to sell tobacco, easing access for women and boosting treasury revenue. Tobacco sellers protest the plan citing loss of licenses and business impact.
Washington Aug 15 Assistant Secretary Andrews announces a general prohibition conference for next Tuesday. Eight of nineteen division chiefs and twenty-two state directors will attend to discuss enforcement and the forthcoming September 1 city force reorganization.
Counsel for Colonel Will G. Beach files a motion before U S Commissioner Beitler to quash the search warrant and return seized property. The suit argues lack of justification and violation of constitutional rights after federal agents seized hundreds of curios opium outfits and other items from Beach rooms and a warehouse amid alleged collusion with three subordinates to trade confiscated narcotics. An affidavit from Earl Benedict claims Beach spoke of being followed after visiting him in a hotel.
General Lincoln C. Andrews, enforcement chief, met with E. L. Porterfield to discuss Ohio prohibition conditions as he prepares the reorganization. He planned talks with Thomas E. Stone on the Lake Erie Detroit River smuggling issue and the new Ohio Michigan division based in Columbus. Porterfield outlined Ohio Michigan operations totaling about 110 agents with concerns over staff needs amid rising smuggling.
Aug 15 Istanbul news: Mustapha Kemal Pasha, president of Turkey, after divorcing Lafiteé Hanoum, reportedly says he does not contemplate another marriage. He granted his ex-wife £5,000 compensation. Turkish pound at par equates to $4.39.
Jack Richman a seventeen year old Milwaukee youth grabbed the wing of a moving airplane in Las Vegas to reach Los Angeles after fleeing home to beat his way west. Major Moseley and Sergeant Wood aided the craft during takeoff and later sheltered Richman with an army shirt. The boy said he had never flown before and had left July seventh seeking the coast.
The Carthage Fair drew record crowds with trotting and pacing races headlined by a 2 12 pace for $1 000 won by Kuklux. Silver Pointer set a 2 09% track record in heat two while Billy K won the 2 15 pace, Jewelry took the three year old trotting stake, and Sandy won the 2 15 trot. Polo, pony shows, baking contests, and poultry and fowl exhibitions highlighted a diverse program with multiple prize wins for Mrs. Clifford Bryant and others.
Cleveland Ohio August 16 Forty nine days without food and not hungry. Alexander Varga 36 years old fasting to cure chronic illnesses since childhood. He says even the odor of steak does not tempt him and that if it returns he will know he is cured. Varga drinks water freely every half hour.
France shows capability to pay 60 percent of US debt and move toward European security duties and German reparations. Romania urges funding its war debt to the United States and settlement of the Baldwin LocomotiveCo claim of about 2 million.
Lord Bradbury argues France can meet roughly 60 percent of its foreign debts to Britain and the United States through prudent finances and favorable funding terms. He favors gradual repayment over eight to ten years, with lower early interest and a Dawes plan–like arrangement that could ease the burden without exceeding France’s capacity.
Washington August 15 In talks between American and Belgian Debt Commissions an impasse has been reached but U S officials remain hopeful the negotiations may still conclude successfully. Secretary Mellon and Senator Smoot are to meet President Coolidge at Plymouth to review options.
In loving memory of my husband Alexander Hess who died August 15 1924 Sunshine passes shadows fall Sweet memories outlast all Sadly missed by his wife and sons.
We express sincere thanks to friends for their support, flowers, and offerings in the sad loss of Henry V. Crowley. We also thank Mr and Mrs Areca Eber for handling the arrangements with efficiency, signed Crowley family Addie Herma Hazel Lazzari Crowley family.
K of P will confer a rank tomorrow evening. Visitors welcome. Eagles officers and members urged to attend funeral for Albert Birth at 627 East Court Street Sunday at 8 PM. Edw. Albers W M H. Albers Secy.
Notices list multiple sudden deaths including Edward B Beresford in Bath Maine aged unknown burial August 17 at Spring Grove Cemetery. Pear Joseph Ram Anna Gross Hurlimann services August 14 Mt Airy. Samuel M Levy aged 57 at 1 West Summerfield Apts Avondale funeral August 17. Edward L Meyer funeral August 16 12 30 pm Vine Street. M Vaughn funeral August 17 Covington. Obituary notices for several individuals with addresses and service details.
Notice from WM. F. FULDNER undertaker at 421 Arch St near Fourth St. area describes services and contact phone for funeral arrangements and merchandise.
Missouri Bidg Cincinnati Ohio note job work offered by Grassmann Printing Co. to handle all kinds of printing and related services in Missouri and Ohio markets.
Sanitery aesthetic Modern Cia. Cremation Co offers a free booklet from 615 Union Centre Building M. 3894. The notice highlights cremation options and guides for planning.
A board of inquiry blamed the engineer of a Northwestern Pacific Railroad steam train for a wreck at Sausalito. The steam train crashed into the rear of a two coach electric train, killing two and injuring twenty seven, four seriously.
In a head-on crash between a Canadian Pacific Railway local passenger train and a light pusher engine near Cowley Alberta two engine crew members were killed and two passengers were slightly injured.
Dorothy Ellingson seventeen-year-old matricide stands trial before a jury of seven women and five men yet faces detention after her not guilty verdict. Father Joseph Ellingson sent a letter to the probation chief directing that, if acquitted, she be placed in Juvenile Court custody and sent to a reform school until age 21. The case was adjourned to Monday for additional defense witnesses on temporary insanity.
A two story six room farm house on Snyder road one mile east of North Bend road was destroyed by fire after an explosion last night. Neighbors rushed to save furniture but flames consumed pieces left near the burning structure. The building housed a man, his wife and a child. The man named only as Mr Bartlow said he was cutting in fields and that the wife and child were at a city market stand. The cause of the explosion could not be determined.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 9 feet last night with foggy conditions. The Queen City arrived from Louisville at noon, and the Christ Greene sailed to Charleston at 5 PM. The Queen City plans to depart for Louisville at 9 AM today. Due to General Wood’s presence in Pittsburgh, the John W. Hubbard will run instead and depart for Pittsburgh at 2 PM. The Katy Adams arrives from Pittsburgh at midnight Sunday and will sail to Pittsburgh at noon tomorrow. The Cincinnati arrives from Louisville tomorrow morning and returns tomorrow night, leaving at 5 PM. The Andes is due from Madison tomorrow morning and will depart back at 5 PM tomorrow. River stages updated.
Twenty five white men marched on the First District Police Station seeking retaliation for two plain clothes officers who arrested two black men near Hunt street and Broadway. The crowd dispersed after police warned arrest. Police link the group to a broader bootleg whisky conspiracy in the Hunt street area.
At Camp Perry Ohio on August 15 the Seventy fourth Brigade Ohio National Guard concluded a two week program with a horse show. Captain Willard B Havlin of Cincinnati won the officers jumping class. Private Paul Brown of Zanesville won the enlisted men jumping and troopers mounts events. Major C W Bauer of Cincinnati won the officers mounts event. The troops break camp early tomorrow.
Ten people were rescued from the Potomac River after their yacht Voyageur was rammed and sunk by a launch during a boat club regatta. All passengers from Washington and nearby Virginia wore life belts as the Coast Guard Apache saved the party within minutes. The launch was piloted by John M Liesh and owned by Hubert de Bruyn of Long Island City New York.
After six years of testing a German wireless telephone system is installed on the Hamburg Berlin line allowing passengers to call or be called from any exchange. The service will roll out on all government railways with trains able to contact other trains.
Ship news from New York lists arrivals and departures on August 15 with ships from Gothenburg Patras Bremen Glasgow Liverpool and other ports. Vessels include Edison Carmania Paria Eureka Leviathan Suffern and more with varied docking times and destinations noted.
The Prince of Wales won enthusiastic crowds in Montevideo during a day of events. He spoke Spanish at a luncheon, visited Jose Artigas’ tomb, and laid the cornerstone of a British school as President Serrato looked on. He departs aboard Curlew for Buenos Aires.
Unidentified and unclaimed, the so called mystery girl will be buried in Lakewood Cemetery after funeral expenses were raised by local Cleveland women. She collapsed in a downtown theater Monday and died Wednesday in hospital from a strange mental illness. Detectives found no poison and ruled out foul play.
The Iowa Senatorial recount shows Daniel B Steck gaining 805 votes over incumbent Brookhart across fifty one counties. The Senate committee adds Monona County to previous totals with Steck at 211 286 and Brookhart at 199 113 uncontested votes, with several challenges filed. Recount work in Montgomery, OBrien and Osceola counties nears completion with no major gains for either side.
Peter Pajka proprietor of a Cleveland grocery reports that during a simulated hold up a friend fired a gun wounding Pajka in the left arm. The shotster and the $1500 vanished and police found no trace of either the money or the shooter.
Birth notices show names and addresses for newborn girls and boys in Davenport from 1815 Linn Street to 589 Blair Avenue. Entries include parents P Syms and Sadie, Alex and Velma, Lillie, John and Helen, and Meyer and Rosa with several listed as girls and one boy.
A scanned roster lists individuals with street addresses including Harry Wessel 2149 Colerain Ave Hazel Chance 525 Oliver St Dewey Dah Esther St Charles Polson 525 Ringgold St 625 Ringso St William Casen 1129 Alms Mary L Austen 1024 ete John W Beard Norwood Sallie Martin 1681 Hamilton Ave George M Snéil Loveland Mildred M Stevens Madeiry Thelma Norris Dodseworth Ellis Mt Washington Marie Benz Leland Shoemaker 885 E Third St Jessie Sturgeon 402 E Pearl St George Grant 8145 Wehrman Ave Mary Gratts 3145 Wehrman Ave.
Rear Admiral Harry M. P. Huse退 warned against slights on the U.S. military during a conference on the British Commonwealth of Nations at the Institute of Politics in Williamstown. He said ridicule of American policy by foreign speakers has surprised and pleased some audiences, while defending the Army and Navy and the government's armament conference aims. Dr. William E. Rappard of the League of Nations disputed any intent to ridicule U.S. forces and sought to avoid misunderstanding.
Partly cloudy Sunday with a few thundershowers possible Monday. Ohio and Indiana show unsettled trend while West Virginia remains partly cloudy. Temperatures range from the mid 60s to low 80s across major cities with scattered precipitation and a daily average around 74.
National officers were elected by the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity at its twenty six year convention in Detroit Michigan. Clem D Easley of Elkhart Indiana was chosen Grand President and Carl Crain of Indiana Grand Vice President.
Fred Stoltenberg aged 53 an artist killed himself with a revolver in Milwaukee leaving a note saying the world was too noisy. He had been ill for two years, his son told the police.
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