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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
4
A brief masthead record showing the Cincinnati newspaper The Commercial Tribune dated Tuesday August 25 1925. It lists publication details, office address, distributor points in New York, and Associated Press copyright notices.
The piece argues for maintaining Ellis Island health screenings to protect U S citizens while allowing immigration. It cites Curran, Elllis Island Commissioner, on two criticisms of admitting Irish and English entrants directly and urges sanitary safeguards and supervised entry to prevent crime and disease.
The Newport Harbor boiler explosion killed nearly 50. experts say greater loss was possible if the boat had been farther from shore. Investigators weigh patchwork repairs and staff warnings, while public concern grows over a culture of minimizing risk for profit.
Observers note shifts in wheat fields as migrant labor evolves from hobos and hijackers to family harvesters traveling by car. The new model uses a motorized traveling home, offering steadier participation and continuous work through the harvest period. If hijackers abstain from fuel, the plan promises reliable labor for field work.
The piece notes Los Angeles forecasts of strong growth clash with potential forest fire reports under a Los Angeles date line. It adds Italians resist U S debt terms, yet remain familiar with Mussolini and D Annunzio, ready to react to new conditions.
A fragmented, satirical note references Comptroller General McCarl using the spanker on all departments, a Italy dispatch about a man wounded in a duel, scientists linking excess sleep to disease, and a North Dakota farmer needing oversized slippers. The piece blends public office critique with quirky curiosities from the era.
A brief column by James J. Montaigue examines the gap between romantic ideals and everyday reality, arguing for clear perception over fanciful illusion. Insight blends skepticism with practical moral observations.
A poem contrasts a 105 year old man who avoids liquor with another centenarian who credits his longevity to drinking. The narrator juggles personal restraint and curiosity about which path lengthens life, then considers further hints from political and safety notes: a rat fear drive to insanity, Coolidge air control talk, and auto gas risks amid bootleg materials.
A 1925 column notes Manhattan writers convinced editors plot against them and portray persecution. Maxwell Bodenheim is cited as a recent example, banished works and odd habits highlighting a culture of self pity and cynicism in Greenwich Village.
In the Cincinnati Commercial report the Republican primary drew many voters as delegates favored Gustav Hof for County Treasurer with James Wise still in contention. Captain Jacob Johnston handed 903 to Patrolman McCann from the policemen’s cake raffle proceeds. Tom Quinn collected 2225 from Christian Moerlein for six years water use. Reds beat Milford 7 to 0 and prepare to host Philadelphia Athletics at their grounds. Robberies in Mt Auburn Clifton and Walnut Hills blamed on summer relocations and lax private security.
Judge Hosea fined President Valentine and other officers of the International Union and Local Union $100 and costs for overstepping peaceful persuasion. Roaches, poison, and a city-wide sneeze plus sewer woes on Vine Street reflect a busy year. Annie Effinger Spottswood of Kansas City dies visiting Rev. Jesse Bowman Young. J H Woodward seeks relief from dividend-deferring clauses. Sister Agnes Regina becomes Mother Superior at Norwood Seton Orphanage. Bell Telephone informs Union Trust Building it will end private exchanges for tenants after January. Weather clear 71 to 87 degrees.
Dr Charles A L Reed former president of the American Medical Association offers guidance on health and well being focusing on practical steps for personal welfare and success.
Dr. Reed outlines how stomach motility and the constrictor outlet affect digestion. Slow or blocked movement causes food retention, fermentation, gas, and distension, while outlet issues and ulcers can trigger regurgitation and visible peristalsis seen through the abdominal wall. Excess alcohol with meals worsens symptoms. Tomorrow: Some Pertinent Facts About Your Digestive Process.
A literacy quiz prints ten questions on topics from government and literature to geography with answers in the next day’s edition. Listed subjects include the House of Representatives presiding officer, Christmas word meaning, Dickens, plant sources of medicine, automobile etymology, Azores’ islands, Cape Charles bay, Carnegie Tech location, John Brown’s death, and the first U.S. oil well state.
Flo Ziegfeld after auditions in London picks Enid Lilian, an 18 year old Birmingham girl, as the sole winner for his Follies. Her mother accompanies her and will sail with Ziegfeld on the Leviathan to New York. Enid has done amateur theatre and holds a elocution medal from the London Academy Coates.
Berlin August 24 Josef Wirth former chancellor and leading Centre figure resigns from the Catholic party caucus in the Reichstag while remaining a member of the Reichstag and the Centre. His move signals shifting party currents toward the Right and weakens his personal influence within the party.
In Berlin Gustave Stresemann received from French Ambassador de Margerie the French reply to Germany’s security pact proposals. Briand’s note, sent on behalf of the allies, traveled through European capitals amid evident dissatisfaction at its handling in European chancelleries.
At the Universal Christian Conference in Stockholm Bishop James Cannon of Washington argued the American dry regime cannot be altered. Scottish Judge Lord Salvesen countered that no majority should bar a person from choosing his life, citing mixed global results on prohibition.
Findlay Ohio August 24 Coroner's inquiry into Raymond W Yazell five found dead in an emergency reservoir after a picnic is adjourned pending decision. Officials suspect accidental smothering to silence him and subsequent disposal to mimic drowning. Neighbors note he screamed loudly and had poor temper with candy shared with another child nearby.
Police hold Walter Thrash of Los Angeles on suspicion after a late night strike at the Gibson Hotel. Guests heard crashes as he barricaded a third floor room. officers forced entry and found him sane at hospital. He was taken to headquarters for questioning.
In Philadelphia on August 24, miners and operators agreed to separate talks with a citizens’ group over why 168,000 miners should stay at work if no wage contract is reached by September 1. Meetings set for Hazelton and Wilkesbarre with full committees planned.
District No. 6 including Alger Schoolcraft Luce and Delta Counties is ablaze with forest fires per J A Vizena Fire Warden Munising reports. In Munising families at Camp A of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co near Vails Spur move possessions as fire threatens settlement.
Robert A. Lear a Democrat attorney and merchant from Georgetown and Morgantown left Fairmont West Virginia on a barefoot hike to New York City to pay a bet with Gene Arnett. He is penniless and barred from stealing food along the route and must fund his own expenses. Lear will record daily distance with pedometer and hikeometer and make brief addresses in towns en route.
Four inmates escaped from the Flint county jail using can openers and table knives as tools. They unlocked their cage, burrowed through the brick wall, climbed a porch roof, and dropped to the ground. The escapees are George Copely, Harold Copely, George Gray of Buffalo, and Bert Rice of St. Ignace, with Copely charged in a breaking and entering case.
Two inmates J E Brown and H E Wilson escaped from the Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing by forcing a guard to open the mine gate and using a revolver and a trusty as shields. They seized two cars and fled the area. Brown faced ten to fifty years for bank robbery and Wilson five to fifteen years for automobile theft.
New York reporter describes painter Joseph Maloney fined a dollar by Magistrate Brodsky for disorderly conduct after climbing three stories of an apartment building. Walter Sperry was arrested for aiding him as tenants complained of disturbances. Detective McCourt rescued Maloney from a crevice above the third floor while Sperry encouraged him.
John S. McQuigg of Cleveland past Grand Commander of Ohio American Legion was unanimously endorsed for National Commander by Ohio Legionnaires at the seventh annual convention in Chillicothe. Delegates agreed to present his name at the national convention in Omaha. The move surprised delegates and sparked a patriotic demonstration.
The proposed three American airplanes from San Francisco to Hawaii were postponed from Friday, Aug 28, to Monday, Aug 31, due to difficulty installing a new engine in the PBI large bombing plane that flew from Seattle last week to replace a broken oil feed.
In Iola Kansas on August 24 Raymond Winks fourteen was killed and Everett Darnold seventeen was seriously wounded when Lou Hartman a melon grower fired four shots after spotting two youths in his patch Hartman was arrested and admitted the shooting two youths in his melon patch
The Pope today welcomed a group of American pilgrims from the Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States visiting Rome on August 24.
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