Chicago Pauses for Lawson Funeral Services
Chicago observes a citywide pause for Victor Fremont Lawson, late owner and publisher of the Chicago Daily News. Funeral at New England Congregational Church with simple rites, burial private, pallbearers listed, and notable attendees including Adolph Ochs and Frank B. Noyes.
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Chicago
Victor Fremont Lawson
Chicago Daily News
New England Congregational Church
Lawson
Ozora Stearns Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
North Side
Dever
Mr. Lawson
George H. Baker
O. W. Butts
Clark M. Cavenee
Fred A. Chappell
Anthony Czarnecki
Joseph IE. Hartman
William Ayer McKinney
Henry Justin Smith
Donald J. Walsh
William G. Griesner
Adolph Ochs
The
New York Times
Frank B. Noyes
Associated Press
Washington Star
Melville E. Stone
Victor Lawson
America the Beautiful
WLS
Ecuadoran Regime Seeks U S Recognition via Envoy
Rafael H. Elizalde, former Ecuadoran minister and now in Chile, arrived in New York to press for U S recognition of Ecuador’s new government after the overthrow of the constitutional regime. Six nations have already recognized the regime.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Rafael H. Elizaide
Chile
Ecuador
Senor Elizalde
New York
United States
Horse hit by speeding auto on milk run in Jersey City
Morton Young delivering milk found his horse injured after a collision with an automobile that sped away. A purple New Jersey license tag 399-553 N. J. hung from the horse. Police later arrested John Short, 30, for reckless driving and leaving the scene.
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New York World News Service
Jersey City
N. J
Morton Young
Young
John Short
Ecuador Sees Diplomatic Ties Steady Amid Regional Strife
The Ecuadorian legation reports ties with Great Britain France Italy Switzerland Chile and Panama remain steady with no new ireas. Senor Barberis says relations with foreign governments are moving along normally. Chile seeks Chilean support in its Peru dispute while Ecuadorens boundary issue with Peru lingers.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Switzerland
Chile
Panama
Irea
Senor Barberis
Ecuador
United Sates
Senor Elizalde
Peru
Mackinac Toll Now Fifty
Death toll from the Mackinac boiler explosion rose to fifty by tonight. Among the latest fatalities were 15 year old Sarah Powers of Central Falls Rhode Island who died from burns, and earlier victims James Henderson and Charles Koeford. All were treated at the Naval Hospital in Newport Rhode Island.
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Newport
R. I
Mackinac
Sarah Powers
Central Falls
James Henderson
Charles Koeford
Naval Hospital
Naval seaplanes arrive for Honolulu non-stop flight test
Three seaplanes bound for a Honolulu non-stop flight arrived in San Francisco. The PB-1 from Coos Bay and PN-9 aircraft from San Diego faced landings and oil leaks but reached Crissy Field and Sausalito respectively. Notable crew included Captain Stanford Moses and Lieutenants Snoddy Cavin Strong Botta Davidson.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Aug
Honolulu
Coos Bay
Ore
Seattle
Neah Bay
Wash
San Diego
San Pedro
Crissy Field
Sausalito Bay
French Flyers Prepare for Transatlantic Nonstop Flight
French veterans Lieutenants Francois Coli and Paul Tarascon plan a 30 hour nonstop flight from Paris to New York in a 420 horsepower plane loaded with 3000 liters of fuel. They aim to lightened ballast and craft survival measures including sea water distillation and rockets for emergency, seeking favorable east wind and a launch soon with testing underway.
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Atlantic
Associated Press
Paris
Francois Coli
Paul Tarascon
New York
Steen
Italian aviator lands in Antimonon for weather relief
Commander Francesco de Pinedo, attempting a Rome to Tokyo flight, touched down at Antimonon in Tayabas province after a fuel stop at Lucena and a descent in a heavy gale. He left Cebu seven hours earlier and aimed for Manila, with concerns for his safety pending better conditions.
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Manila
Francesco de Pinedo
Italy
Japan
Antimonon
Tayabas
Cebu
Lucena
Japanese Planes Reach Moscow On Way To London
Two Japanese airplanes sent by Tokyo and Osaka newspapers arrived in Moscow from Kazan this afternoon. Ten Russian planes met them as a crowd cheered. Vice Foreign Minister Litvinoff and General Baranoff welcomed the flyers, with Ambassador Tanaka and Japanese residents present.
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New York World News Service
Moscow
Asahi
Tokyo
Osaka
London
Kazan
Litvinoff
Baranoff
Tanaka
N. Y
Michaels Wins Post In 40 and 8 Election
In Chillicothe Ohio August 23 1925 E T Michaels of Cincinnati defeated Dr M A Loebell of Zanesville to become Cheminal National Director bound for Omaha in October The 40 and 8 society opened its 1925 session electing officers including Harry M Schaffer Grand Chef de Gare and others The American Legion state convention opens with a parade expected to draw thousands of World War veterans
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Chillicothe
American Legion
Ohio Organization
la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux
Harry M. Schaffer
Marietta
Ohio Voiture
Frank M. Merrick
Cleveland
E. T. Michaels
Cincinnati
M. A. Loebell
Zanesville
Omaha
F. L. Weisskerz
Columbus
Cheminot
P. P. Yoder
Dayton
Lester Lieber
Southwest
Wealthy Bostonian dies after train accident in Wilmette
William Blackett a Boston business executive was killed when he missed his footing and fell under a rapidly moving Chicago & North Shore Electric Railway train at Central Street Station Wilmette He was in Chicago on business en route to visit Neil M Clark in Kenilworth His pocket contained membership cards for the Harvard Club City Club of Boston and the Boston Chamber of Commerce He was treasurer and general manager of the A Co Badger Fire Extinguisher Company.
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Chicago
William Blackett
Boston
Chicago & North Shore Electric Railway
Central Street
Wilmette
Blackett
Neil M. Clark
Kenilworth
Harvard Club
City Club of Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
A. Co. Badger Fire Extinguisher Company
Puppy Makes Own Choice In West Side Court Dog dispute settles itself
In New York on August 18 Magistrate Levine let a poodle decide a custody fight between two families. The eight month old pup leaped into the arms of seven year old Billy after the judge separated the rival claimants, the McCarthys and the Pickneys, and staged a dramatic animal verdict.
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New York World News Service
New York
Levine
West Side Court
Chummy
McCarthy
James
Jane Pickney
Catherine McCarthy
Pickney
Theickneys
Billy
James William McCarthy
Phillips Awaiting Enemies Amid Polo and Fear
The piece describes Phillips living in fear as bullets rattle near his house for four nights. Detectives from a Brooklyn agency guard him by day with Mike Snyder and John Evans at night, while a New York operation led by Frank H. Berg is referenced. A mysterious couple arrives, one in a red dress, and Phillips fears mischief as a polo match proceeds under wary eyes.
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Mr. Phillips
Phillips
Brooklyn
Mike” Snyder
John Evans
New York
Frank H. Berg
Freehold
Helen of Troy
Face
Helen
Troy
Rue
Quinn
Long Branch
Reds
Yellow
Greens
Elevator Cab Fight Ends With Knife Attack
An elevator operator recounts a brutal struggle in a cab after a man attacked him with a knife. He ripped the blade away, used a short club on the assailant, who then collapsed. The operator plans to press charges and pursue full legal action.
Deaths in Covington and Cincinnati Area August 1925
Obituary notices list multiple local deaths with residences in Covington Westwood and Cincinnati. Individuals include Thomas J. Coleman Augusta Cook Craneser Katherine Siefert Adolph L. Gaddum Jennie Morris Chauncey Owen Ernst A. Weier Anna Wright Eugenie Werk and others. Funeral details mention dates times and cemeteries such as England Cemetery Spring Grove and Highland with local churches and Masonic involvement.
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Coleman
Thomas J
Nettie Warren Coleman
Greenup Street
Covington
Sunon
Meral
Madison Avenue Christian Church
Covington Commandery No
Knights Templar
Ingland Cemetery
Cook—J. Henry
Augusta Cook
Congress Avenue
Glendale
C. Funeral Servic
Glendale M. E
Craneser
McMurphy
Cramer
Ranent
Bonde’s Ferry
O Gaddum
Adolph L
Sophia Gaddum
Owen
Chauncey G
Larimore
North Dakota
Highland Cemetery
Siefert
Katherine
George
LaSalle
Ill
Ravine Street
Cincinnati
Wrassmann & Barfknecht
Main Street
First
English Lutheran
Race Street
Weier
Ernst A
Caroline Weier
Busse & Borgmann General Directors Listed
A notice lists Busse and Borgmann as general directors with address 1517 Freeman A zures Chapels. It notes non sectarian alignment and references cheese products in the context of a business listing.
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Busse & Borgmann
Labor pioneer Ernst A Weier dies at 70 in Cincinnati
Ernst A Weier 70 a labor movement pioneer and eight hour day advocate died at his daughter Mrs Joseph Obergfell’s home 1219 Paxton Road Holge Park Asthma caused death He was born in Germany came to America at 17 worked as a printer in Chicago settled in Cincinnati naturalized and active in unions He sponsored child labor laws free texts public play areas parks and sanitary bakery conditions Survived by widow five children Funeral from Obergfell home Wednesday at 2:30 pm to Cincinnati crematory.
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Ernst A. Weier
Joseph Obergfell
Paxton Road
Holge Park
Mr. Weiler
Germany
America
Chicago
Lafayette
Ind
Cincinnati
International Typographical Union
Typographical Union No. 2
Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Weiler
Baldwin Company
North American Gymnastic Union
Literary Club
Weier
William H. Mueller
Elmwood Place
Charles Blum
Obergfell
Carl H. Weler
Harry E. Weler
Indianapolis
Man Arrested After Firing Revolver in Alley
Harry Panacock aged 37 of 408 West Eighth street was arrested by Policemen Pohl and Ahlers after they saw him firing a revolver in an alley between Plum and Elm streets near Ninth street. He claimed he was just firing in the air and was locked up on suspicion.
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Harry Panacock
West Eighth Street
Pohl and Ahlers
Plum
Elm Streets
Ninth Street
Hillsboro and Westerville Vie for Prohibition Power
Aug 22 Chicago reports Hillsboro Ohio with 4356 residents and Westerville Ohio with 2480 vie for national moral leadership through prohibition. Roy A. Haynes from Hillsboro leads enforcement efforts while Westerville hosts Anti Saloon League headquarters and a network of local workers.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Ciry
United States
Hillsboro
Westerville
Anti- Saloon League
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
B. E. Ewing
United Brethren Church of
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Warren G. Harding
Leslie J. Hoyt
Albert Felke
David B. Head
Henry N. Faulkner
Presbyterian Church
Della Hayes
Washington
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Homer Barnes
Chapman Reviews Books and Writes Verse in Jail
Gerald Chapman awaiting December 3 hanging for the New Britain policeman shooting has received books from Col. Norris G. Osborn of the State Board of Prisons. Chapman wrote letters reviewing the books and composing psychological verse, which Osborn calls very fine.
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New York World News Service
Hartford
Osborn
Chapman
Woman Found Innocent in Prison Guard’s Death
Mrs. Lilian Walters was cleared of complicity in the murder of guard William Gilbert in Christian County. She had earlier been acquitted in the slaying of guard Hodge Cunningham and still faces a murder count in the death of guard V. B. Matere, tied to the 1923 escape attempt by Monte Walters.
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Eddyville
Lilian Walters
Monte
Third Guard
V. B. Matere
Schroer Faces Charges in Two Separate Courts
Joe Schroer of 1339 Pendilton Street faces two charges from a raid led by Sergeant Creelman. He is to appear in Municipal Court this morning on moonshine possession, and in Federal Court on Wednesday to answer a prohibition violation charge filed days earlier.
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Creelman
Joe Schroer
Pendilton Street
Municipals Court
Schroer
Weather Summary for Ohio Kentucky and Nearby States
Fair and warmer in Ohio and Kentucky with Monday and Tuesday clouding and chances of showers. Tennessee mainly fair then partly cloudy with possible west coast thunder showers. temperature little changed. West Virginia fair then warmer, Tuesday cloudier. Indiana fair Monday into Tuesday, warmer in northwest. Includes a table of temperatures and precipitation for many cities and a historical comparison for August 28, 1925.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Portion
West Virginia
East Portion
Indiana
Eastport
Chicago
Boston
Kansas City
Atlanti Ges Ifmaha
Birmingham
Orleans
Phoenicx
Galveston
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Lewisville
Wrpmeloessee
San Diego
Nashville
S.ste.marie
N.E
COX& T
Steamship arrivals and departures for August 23
Ship news lists arrivals Tolon Port Limon August 15 Chicago Bordeaux August 12 Santa Ana Ire August 5 Albert Ballin Hamburg August 14 Monterey Progreso August 17 Fort St. George Hamilton August 22 Baltic Liverpool August 15 Minnetonka London August 15 Franconia Queenstown August 16 Volendam Rotterdam August 13 Ohio Hamburg August 18 Voltaire Buenos Ayres August 3 Sail August 24 New Columbia Teneriffe 11 am Resolute Hamburg 12 m Santa Rosalie Montevideo 12 m.
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Tolon
Port Limon
Due
Chicago
Bordeaux
Santa Ana Ire
Albert Ballin
Hamburg
Monterey
Progreso
Fort St. George
Hamilton
Baltic
Liverpool
Minnetonka
London
Franconia
Queenstown
Volendam
Rotterdam
Ohio
Voltaire
Buenos Ayres
Sail
New Columbia
Teneriffe
Resolute
Santa Rosalie
Montevideo
Multiple Local Incidents Reported In One Morning
Mrs Fanny Sher fell while alighting a Clark street car injuring her right leg. taken to General Hospital in non serious condition. William Zentmeyer home on Herschel avenue entered by burglars breaking a front window. jewelry valued at 40 dollars stolen. Four men robbed Samuel Smith on West Court street near Eighth street after 2 am. incident occurred between Mound and John streets.
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Clark Street
Clark and
Rittenhouse Streets
Fanny Sher
Court Street
General Hospital
William R. Zentmeyer
Herschel Avenue
Samuel Smith
West Court Street
Mound
John Streets
River Traffic and Vessels Along the Ohio at Cincinnati
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 8.1 feet at 6 o’clock last night. The John W. Hubbard from Pittsburgh arrived at 1 o’clock and the John W. Hubbard bound for Pittsburgh departed last night. The Queen City bound for Louisville left yesterday morning at 9. The Chris Greene was due from Charleston at 6 80 tonight. The Cincinnati was due this morning from Louisville and will return at 5 tonight. The Andes was due from Madison Indiana at 4 this morning and will return at 5 tonight. The towboat Fred Hall was engaged in harbor work yesterday.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
John W. Hubbard
Pittsburgh
Queen City
Louisville
Chris Greene
Charleston
Andes
Madison
Ind
Fred Hall
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Detroit
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Winton Place
City Ticket Office
Dixie Terminal
Central Union Depot
Philippine Islands
Michaels
Crema Nen
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Son SS Ane
Eangt A. Weier
Pionech
Steamship News
Py York
Cecil B. de Mille
Ghester Park
Dance Palace
Ehman Home Outfitting Company
the White Monkey
Barbara LA Marr
Keith
Orpheum
Fi Ieitchen
Corinne Griffith
Andy Gump
Clothes Shop Vine
Marshall
Mich
Adam
Ohio Truss Co
Cincinnati, O
Weber’s
Weber
Zoo
Pergola
Harold Bell Wright
Brian Kent
Kenneth Harlan
Helene Chadwick
Capitol
Richard Barthelmess
Dorothy Mackaill
Doris Kenyon
Lloyd Hughes
Dorothy Devere
Harold Lloyd
Tom MIX
Tony
Riders OF the Purple Sage
COX- Mat
Web
Stuart Walker
China
Fay Bainter
Harvest Home Grove
Cheviot, Ohio
Sliding
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Columbia Burlesque Anal
Empress
CANAL
Harry
Jake” Fields
Sugar Babies
Ladies
Coney Island
Broadway Wharf
Fountain Square
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