25 Aug 1928
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1928
Page
1
News flash reports 17 killed and 156 injured in a New York subway disaster. Crowds panic in Times Square as the crash triggers widespread anxiety amid the Hoover invasion rumor. Senator Al Smith garners a thunderous ovation after finishing his Swing Around the Circle tour.
Report from New York describes a massive subway wreck in Times Square as 500 workers cut away at express cars with acetylene torches. Power shut off, tracks clogged, and streets around Forty-second Street blocked as officials struggle to clear debris and manage crowds.
Herbert Hoover returns to Washington to set up headquarters and warns Republicans of a tough campaign. He is joined by GOP leaders and presses a schedule that may include Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and New England while eyeing a New York-New England swing and potential Memphis speech.
John Leroy, 74, dying in Bellevue Hospital, claims he invented the motion picture projection machine. He says he first built a crude projector in 1875, later improved it, and that others patented similar devices and took his ideas. Born in Bedford, Kentucky, he ran away as a boy and has lived in New York since.
New York August 25 Big Bill Tilden was found guilty of violating the amateur player writer rule by the United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee. The verdict after nearly six hours carries an indefinite suspension from amateur competition.
Radio experts doubt that messages from the missing Rockford to Stockholm flyers Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer came from the aviators. Relatives in Rockford believe the messages genuine, claiming the plane Greater Rockford is down near Newfoundland with low food supplies. Skeptics cite mismatched wave bands and inconsistent location, while authorities prepare to trace potential hoaxers among 20 US stations as listeners await further broadcasts tonight.
In Louisville on August 24 a police court heard an alleged plot by Ada Higgs to have her eight year old daughter poison the wife of Higgs' former husband. The child testified Higgs gave three packets of white powder to mix into drinks. Mrs. Helton fell ill after the child delivered water.
United States Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, author of the Eighteenth Amendment, said he would support Democratic Presidential nominee Al Smith despite disagreements on prohibition. He reaffirmed his faith in prohibition in a statement at his Texarkana home after Smith's acceptance speech.
H Edmund Machold of Watertown and former Speaker of the Assembly was chosen chairman of the Republican States Committee in New York. The move positions Machold as a leading GOP figure amid party leadership changes announced August 24.
A purported July 23 letter from Sir Austen Chamberlain to M Briand outlines pooling of British and French navies in all oceans and joint naval consultations. It claims a nonbinding program for Atlantic and Pacific cooperation, with split Mediterranean control and air expert talks to preserve the League of Nations and avert war.
Sixteen men were found in the hold of the American steamship Steel Inventor off Baltimore. Sixteen Brazilians boarded at Rio Janeiro on August 5. six died and two more were hospitalized in serious condition. Authorities suspected crew involvement as seven were detained. Survivors named two in hospital, others held for investigation. Gas used to fumigate with yellow fever concerns cited.
Ohio Republicans selected Harry D. Silver of Eaton as campaign manager and Arthur A. Nixon of Dayton as State Central Committee Chairman to lead a harmony drive between Hoover and Willis elements. Mayor John Marshall of Cleveland and Col. Thad H. Brown were named personal representatives for Burton and Fess respectively, with a broad campaign committee to follow.
In Los Angeles on Aug 24, Liza Grey Chaplin obtained a final divorce from Charles Spencer Chaplin after alleging indiscretions and cruelty. The decree awards her about half a million dollars and custody of their two children, Charles Jr. and Sidney Earle. The couple married in 1924 in Empalme Mexico, amid a high profile split dating back to 1927.
Distress signals report the 8,500 ton British steamer Port Napier on fire far south of Pago-Pago Samoa. The vessel, advancing at thirteen knots, is expected to reach the Samoan port about 6 o clock as the blaze intensifies.
Gov. Al Smith, the Democratic presidential nominee, toured New Jersey to Seagirt and Spring Lake, cheered by crowds that blocked his car. He registered to vote at the Municipal Building before attending a large rally and review of National Guard troops at a summer home region near Seagirt.
In Elkhorn Wisconsin a patrolman followed a dog pulling a blanket to a culvert where a decomposed unidentified young woman was found. The victim likely died of a punctured lung from a blow, had been dead six weeks to two months, and was buried at Scanlon Corners without an inquest.
Arthur Curtis James a major railroad securities holder and longtime Republican announced he would support Gov. Smith for President in a New York press conference on August 24. The move signals a notable cross party backing in the political landscape.
The Times Square subway crash killed 17 and injured 156, the worst in New York since 1918 when the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Line derailed at high speed through an open cut in Brooklyn. Investigators note excessive speed near a curve caused cars to derail against a concrete wall.
Ohio Democrats open the campaign at the state convention in Columbus with a platform pledge to cut state expenses without cutting services. Governor candidate Martin L Davey predicts the entire Democratic ticket and a substantial legislative majority. The platform calls for stricter law enforcement home protection election law reforms permanent voter registration criminal law revisions and continued business like administration of the highway department and a state office building.
Authorities identified the charred body as Thomas Burke of Toledo after a murder case in Steuben County. Sheriff Charles Zimmerman resigned amid public pressure whileDeputy Nellie Coleman left town then returned with the sheriff. Burke, known also as E S Bliss and T T Williams, had recently been released from Raiford prison and was linked to liquor running amid possible gang violence.
Seventeen killed and 156 injured when the eighth car of an Interborough Rapid Transit express jumped the track near Times Square. Switch failure caused the wreck as crowds swarmed platforms and hospitals prepared for mass casualties.
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