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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
4
A brief masthead item listing publication details for The Commercial Tribune dated Tuesday August 18 1925. It notes establishment in 1798, Cincinnati operations, publisher Harry W. Brown, distribution points in New York, and Associated Press affiliation.
The piece discusses progress in arranging war debt funding for allied nations to the United States. It critiques rumors and secrecy around negotiations, defends official conduct, and states there is no basis to claim unfair terms are sought. It notes conferences with the President and between delegates and governments as proper steps in settlement talks.
The piece reviews 1925 Fourth of July casualties, noting 111 deaths and 1 030 injuries nationwide, with 37 child deaths from sparklers and six from firecracker poison. It urges stricter local regulation and police enforcement, citing New York and Chicago as examples of effective limits.
A satirical lecture contrasts moon struck men with monkeys, mocking unscientific scientists and their vapid tests. It argues humans bear the folly of civilization while monkeys remain free of vice, questioning the belief that only humans are vile in nature.
The MacMillan expedition has moved a supply base to the northernmost extreme yet reached, venturing far beyond temperate zones. Radio messages describe the push as part of the mapping effort in icebound seas, reflecting a stubborn spirit of exploration amid risks and hard conditions.
A radio broadcast from MacMillan's ship in the Arctic featured a program of songs praised for clarity, but listeners pointed out that no one identified what the songs were.
John D. Rockefeller gave a retiring minister a dime, and the pastor may set his own valuation of services since Rockefeller was a regular churchgoer.
James J. Montague presents a column asserting prose clarity over ornate verse. The piece discusses the value of plain language in communicating ideas, critiquing flourish in poetry and praising direct expression for public reading.
A seaside loving city dweller contrasts mountains beaches and countryside with the pull of home. The narrator savors ocean surf slow haze on peaks and bees with cows in fields, yet asks why seek distant places when home remains the charm. A sad cat cries echo the urban restlessness.
A fragment lampoons bootlegger pricing and suggests Dawes post a Senate motto. It ponders Bolsheviks aims in China and notes Mah Jong sets losing value, presenting a playful, era voice in brief reader remarks.
The piece roams Fifth Avenue from Third to 130th Street noting social contrasts from the Brevoort to Bolshevik boulevard. It sketches fashion, crowds, and nightlife around noon in the thirties, with depictions of society photographers, limousines, and a drug crime near the Winter Garden. It also recalls a poet’s earnings, Bill Nye, and a Miami relocation.
The column recalls Mayor George Hatch of Cincinnati who died in Apalachicola Florida and wished to be buried on St Vincent Island. It notes George Seeman securing contracts for exports from Cincinnati to England via Liverpool and other European centers. Merchants fund a revival of the Camp Washington Dragoons and a board inquiry into the Cincinnati Southern Railway grant. It mentions the patent poultice pavement debate and T H Upperham, a railway official, killed by the White Line of Indianapolis.
Laughing at a joke, Mrs. Mary Sweet dislocated her jaw and needed Cincinnati Hospital care. Police moved to enforce Sunday barber shop closings, while the Vine Street Opera House renovation signaled the Standard burlesque venue. Jasher Beazell, longtime Citizens National Bank figure, died at 81. Meyers Y. Cooper planned Queen City Life Insurance with 100000 surplus. Whitlock named local manager. Oakley harness racing drew crowds. Ethel Rio won 2:13 pace. Carthage Fair exhibits praised. 60,000 reported at the gate. Miss May Sutton arrived for Cincinnati tennis tournaments amid clear 62-80 deg weather.
Dr Reed explains how mosquito bites cause swelling and discomfort and notes that disease risk is low in modern times. He urges removing standing water within 200 yards, and offers a homemade repellent using menthol, citronella, camphor, and cedar oil to apply on exposed skin.
The notice lists ten trivia questions to appear in tomorrow's issue, asking about Macbeth's origin and reign century, Haiti's discoverer, original island names, nautical knots versus miles, a French Queen's ancestry, Congress sessions timing, the literal meaning of Senator, and the Monroe Doctrine's duration. It also previews yesterday's answers about Father Mathew, John Cotton, the Madrid Inquisition, Pope Alexander VI, Fort Sumter, Beauregard, requiems, Booth Tarkington, Indiana politics, and New York City's harbor status.
The G A Carnahan Association of Schoolmates will host its annual schoolday banquet at the Zoo on August 27. President John W Williams presides. Attendees may not discuss current topics and must reminisce about their days at the First Intermediate School at Baymiller and Gest streets, now the Dyer School, with many prominent Cincinnatians in attendance.
Walter H. Aiken director of music in public schools and his son in law Powell Crosley Jr aboard the Nuroma faced a violent Lake Erie storm. The yacht listed for hours as compass and engine failed and lifeguards watched. They survived, reaching a lighthouse as the storm eased.
The Stuart Walker company stages Frank Craven's New Brooms a deft comedy of the American scene. Aldrich Bowker as elder Bates and Ruth Hammond as Geraldine Marsh deliver strong turns. The cast includes Earle Larftmore, Betsy Jane Southgate, Larry Fletcher, Pauline Breustedt, and others in a lively summer production.
Miss Cathérine Guswiler aged 20 of Walnut Hills marries Harold Joseph Hans 23, chief clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad, at a nine oclock high mass. Bridesmaids wear rainbow colored gowns and the ceremony at St Francis de Sales Church is followed by a breakfast at the Hotel Arms and a honeymoon trip to Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls New York Philadelphia Mansfield Ohio where they will reside.
King Faisal of Irak landed in London from Paris to consult with specialists about a potential operation for a trouble. The visit follows his prior travel and aims at medical assessment and treatment options.
Mayor Lewis Shank of Indianapolis urges Floridalike caution as he tours cities, warning against real estate speculation and touting Industrial Week. He cites a mayoral plan to raise 1 million dollars to aid manufacturers and endorses prohibition noting shifts in crime and banking since its adoption.
Four Cincinnati men received posts in the National Association of Credit Men. R. M. Byland was named inspector for the Central Credit Interchange Bureau in St. Louis, O. E. Creutzer becomes Committee Chairman of the National Adjustment Bureau, John W. Bilburn joins the Executive Committee of the Central Interchange Bureau, and A. T. Wood chairs the boot and shoe group.
The United States Secret Service warned Cincinnati residents against accepting counterfeit $20 bills after a near perfect note passed at Purity Sweets Company on East Sixth Street. A tall man reportedly paid a ten cent candy bill with the counterfeit note.
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