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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1925

Page

2

Notable Chicago editor Lawson dies after long public service

Family and colleagues recall William J. Lawson of the Chicago Daily News as a benefactor to the poor and a promoter of civic projects. He supported the Fresh Air Fund, Neighborhood Settlement, and booklets for troops in World War I, and built a vast estate at Lone Tree Point Wisconsin. He married Jessie Bradley in 1880. she died in 1914. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Columbia in 1924. He died after a heart attack following a period of illness. funeral plans were not yet set. He is survived by relatives in Ridgefield Connecticut and San Diego California.

Lic Daily News Fresh Air Fund Lincoln Park Chicago Young Men’s Christian Association Daily News France War Department Lawson Green Lake Hartford Wis Lone Tree Point Chicago Daily News Phillips Academy Andover Mr. N Iver Lawson San Diego Cal William Harrison Bradley Ridgefield Conn

University of Wisconsin misses 740000 Rockefeller gifts

The Capital Times reports the University of Wisconsin stood to receive 740 600 in gifts from the General Education Board and the Rockefeller foundation for a medical school and land economics research led by Professor Richard T Ely. The funds included 600 000 for the Wisconsin General Hospital and allied interests. The Institute of Land Economics was moved to Northwestern University with Ely remaining as director.

Madison, Wis Capital Times Today General Education Board Rockefeller Foundation University of Wisconsin Northwestern University Evanston, Ill Ely Transfe Wisconsin University

Suspect Surrenders After Barricade in Tenement

New York police fought to flush out Charles Anderson who hid in a basement fortification after a $17,000 jewelry heist at Grand Street. The jeweler Joseph Flyer and bystander crowd forced the thieves to flee. Anderson surrendered after shots were fired.

New York Eldridge Street Charles Anderson Anderson Grand Street Joseph Flyer Flyer

Jobless youth kills father after quarrel in Cleveland

John Ferbis, 20, shot and killed his father Michael as he returned home from work. He surrendered to police claiming self defense after the father allegedly struck with a butcher knife during a dispute over employment. The mother said the father had attempted to strike with an ax the night before but was prevented.

Cleveland John Ferbis Michael

Ford working out plane oil motor says Mitchell

Colonel William Mitchell, touring from Detroit to San Antonio, urged a government sponsored aeronautical corporation to fund commercial aviation before handing it to private operators. He credited Henry Ford as the only one able to profit from aviation, noting Ford is developing an oil engine for aircraft to solve power problems.

New York World News Service Washington William Mitchell Army Air Service Detroit San Antonio Aeronautical Henry Ford

Government Drops Old Indictments in Oil Case

Washington August 19 The Federal Government dropped the original conspiracy indictments against Albert B Fall E L Doheny and E L Doheny Jr and E F Sinclair. Bribery charges against Fall and the Dohenys were also thrown out though the appeal on that portion stands. The new indictments do not cover the bribery count.

Washington Albert B. Fall E.L. Doheny E. L. Doheny, Jr E. F. Sinclair Government Oil Counsel Fall Dohenys

Cinderella Mary Spas Begins Movie Career

Mary Louise Spas, once the spotlighted adopted daughter of a New York millionaire, signed with a theatrical and moving picture agent to film the history of her adoption. Her public life shifted after a dramatic finish to her previous fame.

New York Mary Louise Spas Front Pages

Textile company chief resigns as $600,000 shortage found

Boston August 19. The resignation of Arthur R. Sharp as Treasurer of Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Lowell, a longtime New England textile firm, followed the discovery of a $600,000 quick capital shortage. President Felix Rackemann said an audit showed inaccurate bookkeeping and Frederick C. Dumaine Jr. was appointed Treasurer.

Boston Arthur R. Sharp Hamilton Manufacturing Company Lowell New England Felix Rackemann Frederick C. Dumaine, Jr

Marion hospital bride recovering after wedding in ward

Marion Aug 19 Zelda Patterson known as Marion's hospital bride is on the road to recovery after an appendectomy performed yesterday. Half an hour before the operation she was married in her hospital bed to Carter Patterson, having been admitted Sunday evening.

The Associated Press Marion Zelda Patterson Carter Patterson

Weather report outlines showers and cooler trend across states

Ohio shows Thursday or Thursday night and likely Friday showers with cooler temps. Kentucky expects local thunder showers and cooler days, Tennessee forecasts thunder showers with cooler Friday, West Virginia and Indiana note showers or fair periods with temperature changes. The table lists current and high temps with light precipitation across many cities including Chicago 78, Nashville 86, Louisville 88, San Diego 74, Phoenix 96, and Denver 74 amid a late August 1925 weather summary.

Ohio Kentucky Teygnessee West Virginia Indiana Eastport Chicago Beston Kan Omaha Ham Denver N.orleans Oenix Galveston Spokane Pittsburgh S.fran’co Louisville San Diego Nashville Winnipes Marie Pas S.W Pt.Cdy Lowes

Bulgarian Deputies Beaten by Countrymen in Paris

Forty Bulgarian Communists assaulted Theodore Kouleff and Boris Vasoff as they left the Decorative Arts Exposition in Paris. Police intervened and two students were arrested after the mob followed an ambulance. The protesters aimed to cry out against Bulgaria's government actions after the Sofia cathedral bombing.

Paris Theodore Kouleff Boris Vasoff Chamber of Deputies Champs Elysees M. Kouleff M. Vasoff Sofia France

Fundamentalists Era, Says Dr Starr Jordan

Dr David Starr Jordan, former Stanford chancellor, argues fundamentalists misquote scientists and overlooks recent biology. He says cells carry ancestral plans and heredity resides in cell nuclei. He asserts evolution is a proven fact and notes blood similarities across man, ape, and monkey experiments.

Associated Press Oakland Cal David Starr Jordan Stanford University

Methodist President Elected At Ohio Conference

The Rev. F. L. Brown, Zanesville pastor, was elected President of the Methodist Protestant Church in Ohio at the first session. The Rev. A. L. Reynolds of Xenia was chosen Chairman. Brown succeeds the ill Rev. J. C. Williams of Columbus, who will use the parsonage for a year as the conference runs through Monday. Assignment of pastors to follow at the close.

River stage at Cincinnati falls to twelve feet

The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at twelve feet last night and was descending slowly. The Chris Greene from Charleston arrived at six o'clock. Departures included the Catone bound for Madison Indiana and the Andes for Madison. The Queen City awaited arrival from Louisville. The Chris Greene slated to depart for Charleston at five this evening. The Alton passed Cincinnati yesterday en route to Evansville. Captain Jeff Williams of the Evansville and Bowling Green Packet Company visited the wharfs.

Ohio River Cincinnati Chris Greene Charleston Catone Louisville Andes Madison Ind Queen City Alton Louisville and Evansville Packet Company Evansville Jeff Illiams Evansville and Bowling Green Packet Company R. N Pittsburgh Parkersburg Pt Pleasant Wears Ohio Portsmouth Seer Dam Teeee Cincinnati Ween Orees Sores Awneetown Paducah Cairo Neem Maree Franks Terre Haute Nashville Tenn Knoxville Attanooga Ten Johnsonville Keokek Omaha Neb Kansas City

Greene Line Steamer Chris Sails to Multiple Ports

Greene Line steamer Chris departs Greene Line wharfboat Thursday August 20 at 5 p m. bound for Portsmouth Ironton Ashland Catlettsburg Huntington Gallipolis Charleston and other intermediate points. Telephone Main 1457.

Chris. Greene Greene Line Portsmouth Ironton Ashland Catlettsburg Huntington Gallipolis Charleston

Desperadoes Tamed by Woman's Home Cooking

A widow recounted a day with three convicts led by Tom Murray and Ellsworth Kelley who used her farmhouse as shelter. They fed the men and guarded the home while planning to use the car and her son Leslie, then faithfully returned him after a tense day. The convicts spoke of crime origins and expressed remorse.

Murray Tom Murray Ellsworth Kelley Kelley Willis Leslie Sny

Shipping News From New York World Service August 19

Maritime arrivals and sailings listed for the day include ships like Matura Westphalia Sierra Ventana and Teno with arrivals from Trinidad Hamburg Bremen Valparaiso and Santa Marta. Departures include Cleveland Saugus Roussillon Novian Drottningholm United States and Dromore Castle with various ports and times.

New York World News Service New York Matura Trinidad Westphalia Hamburg Sierra Ventana Bremen Teno Valparaiso Due Resolute President Roosevelt Carrillo Santa Marta Fort Victoria Bermuda Fort Hamilton Quebec Rosalind St. John’s Sail Cleveland San Lorenzo San Juan Cristobal Port Au Prince President Adams Havana

List of Local Residents and Addresses in Ohio

A compilation of names and residences including Owen Willsey Katie Barger Ada Dugan Henry Smith Albert Barkau Louanna Duke Ronald Fox Mildred Wells Charles Bi Ella Hunter Frank Gerbig Lucille Davidson George Myers Clara Wanes Nicoleta Kotdis Burkhardt Fred Lewis Orem Andrews Bertha Gipson Dolores Wiegman Andrew Mayer Frances Pickens Harry Smith Helen McFarland Elmer Gausman Florence Baegemann Charles Busken Florence Wellinghoff Emma Stock Johnsen Mortice Balls Oliver st. All entries list street addresses and cities within Ohio.

Owen Willsey Miamitown Ethel L. Finchpaugh Seaeoern George Brocr W. Liberty St Katie Barger Scrippedsenne Wooster Pike Ada B. Dugan Pike St Henry L. Smith Hill Albert L. Barkau Freeman Louanna V. Duke W. Ninth Ronald Fox Loth St. Mildred Wells Ohio Charles C. Bi Elam Ella F. Hunter Reading Arwiler Lucille I. Davidson Prospect George J. Myers H Pape Clara Ge Jonathan St Bertha Gipson Main St Dolores I. Wiegman E. C. Lee Andrew Mayer Dayton St Florence Baegemann McHenry Charles G. Busken Jie Eighth Florence Wellinghoff Ross Emma Stock E. University Ser Johnsen W. Sixth St Mortice Balls Oliver St

Obituary for Louise Corbett of College Hill

Funeral services were held yesterday at 1653 North Bend Road for Louise Corbett wife of George Corbett former florist. She lived in College Hill 37 years died Tuesday after a long illness. Pastor George B Clinckner led the Episcopal Church service. Survived by husband and two daughters Emily and Anna. Emily left Girl Scout headquarters recently due to her mother's illness.

College Hill Louise Corbett George Corbett North Bend Road Colle Hill George B. Clinckner Episcopal Church

Hindmarch Funeral to Be Held in Kentucky Today

William Hindmarch 39 pattern maker and former Newport resident died Tuesday at his St Bernard Ohio home. Funeral services will be held at 3 30 pm in Evergreen Cemetery chapel Southgate Kentucky with a second service at his sister Mary Grimes home Newport. Hindmarch leaves a widow a 38 month old daughter Pauline four sisters and two brothers all residents of Newport. He belonged to William Tell Lodge S O O F the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Redman Lodge.

William Hindmarch Newport St. Bernard, O Evergreen Cemetery Southgate Mary Grimes Sixteenth Street A. J. Hotz St. Paul’s Evangelical Church

Helen Culver 93 Dies Gifted Hull House Founder

Helen Culver, 93, died at her Lake Forest home. Pioneer philanthropist who endowed Hull House and supported the University of Chicago with property valued at $1,000,000 for biological laboratories. Born in Little Valley, New York in 1832, she helped advance women’s suffrage.

Chicago Helen Culver Hull House Lake Forest West Side Jane Addams Miss Culver University of Chicago M Culver Little Valley N. Y

Birth Announcements From Local Residents

Glendon and Helen Conner announce a boy at 8125 Braxton Avenue. ee eet and Geneva report a girl at 3612 Warsaw Avenue. Robert and Mary Fischer. Hugo Richard and Hazel Hugo. Benjamin LehENbauer and Martha. eee and Pearl announce others born at listed addresses. Major entries note Isaac Mahan and Ruby a boy. William McKnight a girl. Robert McCormick a girl. William Miller a girl. Multiple families reported births with street addresses across Norwood area.

Conner Glendon Helen Braxton Avenue Geneva Warsaw Avenue Fischer Robert and Mary Gilbert Avenu Hugo Richard Hazel Beresford Avenue Lehenbauer Benjamin Martha Calhoun Street Eee Pearl Montgomery Road Mahan Isaac Ruby Glenwood Avenue McKnight William Epworth Heights McCormick Nell Melish Avenue Athael Carmen Melrose Avenue Stuart Willem Daisy Ralston Avenue Norwood

Beaths Brennen Catherine Dickman obituary notice

Catherine Dickman Brennen nee Wueb ling beloved wife of the late John Brennen died Tuesday August 18 1925 aged 74 11 months The funeral for Clifford J Brennen at 918 Hawthorne Ave Friday August 21 at 830 am with solemn high mass at Holy Family Church Funeral directors Busse Borgmann Cremation Co provide services Ellonore Klick nee Moses wife of Edward Klick AVondale died Tuesday August 18 1925 services at Paul Huth funeral home August 20 at 2 pm Kindly omit flowers Non sectarian cremation services listed

Edward Klick Hearne Avenue Avondale Paul Huth Ludlow Avenue Whitfield

Olympic Burlesque Opens 1925 Season With Big Fun Show

Sliding Billy Watson leads the Olympic for a 1925 season opening on Saturday night at Seventh Street Columbia burlesque. The Big Fun Show features Anna Propp Alfretta Symonds Nita Bernard Agnes Dempsey and a quartet of colored singers and dancers with a new act running all next week. Box office opened Wednesday promising a record season.

Billy Watson Olympic Billy Columbia Anna Propp Alfretta Symonds Nita Bernard Agnes Dempsey Columbia Burlesque

Empress Theater to Host Sugar Babies Company Saturday

Empress-Harry Fields a noted Hebrew character comedian brings his Sugar Babies troupe to the Empress Theater on Saturday evening. Prominent principals include Althea Barnes Ruth Olsen Billy Tanner Irene Finley Earle Gaudet and Charles Schultz. The chorus promises liveliest Mutual Circuit entertainment with elaborate costume changes for many musical numbers.

Empress Harry Hello Jake) Fields Empress Theater Sugar Babies Althea Barnes Ruth Olsen Billy Tanner Irene Finley Earle Gaudet Charles Schultz Mutual

Capitol Theater to Screen Shore Leave This Sunday

Cap­itol Theater presents Shore Leave starting Sunday with Richard Barthel as the star. The film adapts the original play by Hubert Osborne and features Dorothy Mackaill Ted McNamara Marie Shotwell Arthur Metcalfe and Nick Long in supporting roles. The plot follows a sailor and a New England girl whose sudden heiress status sparks a vow not to marry a rich skirt and leads to romantic adventures.

Capitol Shore Leave Capitol Theater Richard Barthelmesg Hubert Osborne Dorothy Mackaill Ted McNamara Marie Shotwell Arthur Metcalfe Nick Long New England

Re Creation of Brian Kent at Lyric Theater

The Re Creation of Brian Kent, Harold Bell Wright novel adaptation, opens Sunday as Lyric Theater headliner. Kenneth Harlan and Helene Chadwick star with Mary Carr Zasu Pitts Rosemary Theby T Roy Barnes and Ralph Lewis in supporting roles. The story follows a bank clerk who dreams of writing fiction but keeps busy forging checks for a wife craving luxury. He ultimately steals from his firm and flees to the Ozark Mountains.

LYRIC Brian Kent Harold Bell Wright Lyric Theater Kenneth Harlan Helene Chadwick Mary Carr Zasu Pitts Rosemary Theby T. Roy Barnes Ralph Lewis Ozark Mountains

The Half Way Girl Heads Walnut Theater Run

Doris Kenyon and Lloyd Hughes star in The Half Way Girl at Walnut Theater beginning Sunday. The spectacular feature includes a four thousand ton steamship blown up at sea with Hobart Bosworth Tully Marshall Martha Madison and Sam Hardy among the principals in the cast.

Walnut Walnut Theater Doris Kenyon Lloyd Hughes Hobart Bosworth Tully Marshal Martha Madison Sam Hardy

Real Estate Deals Include Leases and Purchases Across City

The United Shoe Machinery Company extends its lease at 706 708 Broadway for ten years at 11000 total, covering the first floor and part of the basement for about 14000 square feet. Israel Weinberg buys a 1616 1618 Race Street brick building for 70000 with two stores and eleven apartments. Widmeyer Gordon Realty Company and attorney Lester Butterworth also sell Palm Street Hamilton Avenue property for 58000. A Hartwell bungalow with garage at 43 DeCamp Avenue sells for 6500 to Frances Kachur. J A Gross Motor Car adds remodels at 3028 Reading Road with a 65000 estimated cost awarded to Ferro Concrete Construction Company.

United Shoe Machinery Company Broadway Frederick Race Street Israel Weinberg Emma B. Kennedy Widmeyer-Gordon Realty Company Lester B. Butterworth Widmeyer Butterworth Palm Street Hamilton Avenue Northside J. A. Gross Motor Car Company Reading Road Avondale Ferro Concrete Construction Company

Cyclone Rider thrills at B F Keith’s with Evelyn Brent cast

Patrons are invited to see The Cyclone Rider at B F Keith’s. Lincoln J. Carter wrote the melodrama about a young automobile racer who is also an inventor. Cast includes Evelyn Brent Reed Howes Charles Conklin and Alma Bennett.

B. F. Keith Keith Lincoln J. Carter Evelyn Brent Reed Howes Charles Conklin Alma Bennett

Family Theater to Screen Riders of the Purple Sage

Tom Mix leads a melodramatic western at the Family Theater starting Sunday in a photo dramatization of Zane Grey novel Riders of the Purple Sage. Supporting cast includes Mabel Ballin Marian Nixon Harold Goodwin Warner Oland and Beatrice Burnham as the ranch man pursues the gang that abducted his sister after killing her husband.

Zane Grey Tom Mix Tony Family Mabel Ballin Marian Nixon Harold Goodwin Warner Oland Beatrice Burnham Mix

Weber’s Prize Band Performs Two Week Series at the Zoo

John C. Weber leads a fifty piece ensemble for a second and final week of concerts at the zoo. Soloists Katherine Hoch Howard Haf ford and August H. Schaefer join the program with afternoon and evening shows. William J. Kopp conducts the matinee. A second fireworks display for the Silver Jubilee follows Monday’s ice show.

John C. Weber Weber Cincinnati Katherine Hoch Howard Hafford August H. Schaefer William J. Kopp ZOO

Coney Island Offers Wide Ranges of Summer Leisure

Coney Island features 20 mile river cruises, a large swimming pool open daily at 9 AM, and vast shaded areas with free picnic tables. Moonlite Garden seats 5,000 for dances with MacDonald’s California orchestra and ample parking for 10,000 autos.

Coney Island MacDonald California Orchestra

Chester Park Hosts Three Big Days at Winton Place

The Winton Place resort plans three major days with free rides vaudeville and dancing. Maurice M. Wolfson, General Manager, announced the events for Greater Cincinnati visitors. Beginning Sunday there will be new music in the Dance Palace and vaudeville shows in the theater with Harry Niemeyer’s Pepper Pets featured.

Chester Park Greater Cincinnati Winton Place Maurice M. Wolfson Dance Palace Harry Niemeyer

Paving Debate On Hamilton Street By Private Subscription

Owners along Hamilton street plan a meeting next week to decide on paving by private subscription. The Cincinnati Real Estate Board began the repaving project months ago with city officials to supervise. The throughfare will be repaved with graphite block and sidewalks leveled to a uniform height.

Hammond Street Cincinnati Real Estate Board Theodore Mayer

Residence Change at 4020 Crosley Avenue Norwood

G J Williams acquired through broker John E Manthey a two family frame home with seven rooms on a 50 by 150 foot lot at 4020 Crosley Avenue Norwood. The sale price was not disclosed. W A Totraske was the seller.

G.J. Williams John E. Manthey Crosley Avenue Norwood W. A. Totraske

Builder Opens Five Room Frame Bungalow on Lincoln Ave

Harry P. Zimmerman begins a five room frame bungalow with bath on a 50 by 101 foot lot in Mt. Healthy Heights Lincoln avenue. The home is for market and a similar house will be built after completion by the same builder. Five streets are being cut through the tract and improvements installed.

Harry P. Zimmerman Lincoln Avenue Mt. Healthy Heights

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