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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
2
The committee outlines allocations including Safety 3,047,857 and Water Works 2,782,841 with several other lines such as Service 1,685,566 General 733,800 Hospital 763,800 University 567,430 Parks 163,420 Police Relief 221,600 Fire Men’s Pension 175,900 Judgments 25,220 Street Repair Trust Fund 600,000 and Interest and Sinking Fund 4,138,630.
President Coolidge will depart Sunday afternoon for a brief trip to Chicago then return Tuesday morning to deliver his annual Mes-sage to Congress. He will speak at the Sherman Hotel to the American Farm Bureau Federation and related groups.
George H. Winters a young postal clerk confessed to police that he hacked his wife to death after a dancing party on October 14. The victim, Mrs. Margaret Winters 21, was divorced from Arthur Williams a Jacksonville real estate man who said he yielded her to Winters because he loved her.
In January 1922 Rath A Wheatley former agent and manager of The Ault & Wiborg Company filed suit in the Court of Common Pleas alleging profits due from its South American operations under his contract. On November 3 1925 the action was dismissed and costs assessed against Wheatley.
Witnesses at the Kirby federal trial described a $45000 party for the sales staff at Lake Placid New York and detailed a $912000 unsecured loan to Sharon Pressed Steel Company. They testified Kirby manipulated books to reflect good condition and carried $6 million of unpaid stock on private ledgers.
The special grand jury in Chicago returned fifteen new indictments amid a wide probe into bombings. Named are Hirschie Miller, a gangster, and Steve Sumer of the Milk Drivers' Union. Bonds set at 25000 for each case as the inquiry continues with next Monday’s grand jury session.
Dr. Alfred Springer of Alex Fries & Bro. spoke at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers banquet in Cincinnati noting science advances and the need for chemists to harness solar energy. Martin Fischer discussed chemist opportunities and urged a return to master chemists like Newton and Boyle.
Arthur Smith the governor's 18 year old son secretly wed Miss Ann Hess 19 of Albany a year ago. Gov Smith confirmed the match saying they are young and will be away for some time. Arthur studies at Manhattan College and aims for law or politics while the bride, a friend of Catherine Smithy, has been a guest at the Executive Mansion.
A University of Cincinnati unit of the League of Women Voters was approved by members in the Woman's Building. About fifty female students attended talks by Marion Netrud and Florence Harrison on opportunities for university women in political service. Helen Wehmann chaired. plans paused until her return from a trip next week.
Two unidentified men entered the Max Seidel Clothing Company at 181 West Fifth Street late yesterday afternoon, asked to see overcoats, then robbed clerk Albert Blank at gunpoint and stole $200 from the cash drawer.
A plan to help poor children obtain toys this Christmas will be introduced by the Community Service. Parents who buy a toy for their own child will be asked to buy another for a poor child, with gifts stored by the Retail Merchants Association until Boy Scouts collect and distribute them. The Scouts will also repair broken toys for Christmas distribution, a tradition continued this year.
Jacob Roth reports a single gunshot at his residence on Forest Avenue last night. The bullet lodged in the front room wall as he and his wife sat in the dining area. No injuries reported and police are investigating.
Executive Committee of the Bnai B rith will meet in Cincinnati tomorrow and Monday to discuss issues including cooperation with the Federal Council of Churches, Jewish immigration to Mexico, combating antisemitism in America, Jewish college outreach through Hillel, and involvement in international relief campaigns. Attending are national leaders from across the United States with Alfred M. Cohen as president and Boris D. Bogen as executive secretary. a concluding banquet will be held Monday night under the Cincinnati Lodge.
Mrs Max Heindel editor and international president of the Rosicrucian Fellowship will speak at the Gibson on December 9 190 and 13 under the Rosicrucian Study Center. Topics include Our Dreams and Our Dead on December 9 Jazz and Its Influence on Humanity on December 10 and The Rosicrucian Fellowship on December 13.
Birth announcements list numerous families in Cincinnati with parents names and newborns. Entries include BROSSART Frank and Matilda a boy at 303 West McMicken Avenue and DAVID Clifford and Mary a boy at 2299 Colerain Avenue, among others.
Name and residence entries include Robert Watta 716 W Ninth St Katherine Jacobs 716 W Ninth St Edwin W Jewell Fe and Elberon Ave Margaret G McCollum 417 Wood Ave John Hauck Jr 1219 Sunset Ave Blanche Sallender 8176 Hillside Ave Julius Barkhau Jr Cluff Esther Wolffangel Cluff Harrison Rohr Mildred Blatt Wald E Cross uth Homer Wilhelm Schratt Emma Gronbach Swowseeee 8216 Walaworth Ave eecwee Anna Louise Inn Neilust Lorwood 0 cite 806 Nassau St on Arlington Heights Arlington Heights
The Cincinnati Teachers Association at Woodward High School formed a committee to explore a dedicated headquarters room with a full time secretary. They also voted to withdraw from the Ohio League of Teachers and join the Ohio Council of City Teachers' Organizations. BE. F. Macke urged disbanding the league as its objective had been achieved. Delegates were told to push for a classroom teacher section and a permanent tenure committee at the state convention. The group debated meeting formats for business versus inspirational talks.
A talking crow named Jim escaped from his cage over a fence into a yard with silver pheasants. He tried diplomacy but was knocked to the ground by three pheasants. A keeper arrived as Jim gasped out a single word, saying only Hell.
Hyde Park Lodge No 589 F and A M calls brethren to assemble Saturday December 5 at 1 30 pm to open lodge and attend funeral ceremony for departed brother Ray Treadley. Plan includes repair to funeral fiots from Delta and Linwood roads and payment of respects by Joe W M ee Villatte, Secy.
Obituaries note the deaths of F Beech er at 1805 Cryer avenue Hyde Park and Margaret Keiley aged 89. Anna Bevis of Clifton. John R Graham of Dayton Ky. Robert Schweninger. Ray Gardiner Treudley. Minnie D Wilder. Funeral details given with addresses and dates. copies requested by papers from Mt Ayr and Spokane.
Non-sectarian funeral notice for Central Building address 3095 with three chapels. Cremation service offered by Busse Borgmann Co Funeral Directors located at 1517 Freeman Avenue. No charges listed in booklet.
Dr. Charles T. Baylis of Brooklyn, head of the National Sesqui Centennial Committee, says resignations from the group are not significant. He notes Hammond and Ellis resigned for European trips, Fries did not resign, and Chamberlain’s resignation is the only one he considers genuine.
A woman passer-by was shot in the right leg during a pistol battle between a Standard Oil Company paymaster’s party and three robbers in Manhattan. The trio escaped with a $5,500 payroll after bullets shattered a drug store window. the paymaster pursued them for several blocks before their getaway by car.
Five Black robbers hit the Roselle State Bank twenty four miles northwest of Chicago and escaped with between 5000 and 6000 dollars in cash, according to a Chicago police report.
The Appellate Division ruled Gloria Swanson must pay a $250 fine for contempt of court related to her alleged refusal to accept a subpoena in the divorce case of actress Janet Beecher. The Supreme Court Justice Ford order denying relief was upheld.
Ohio and nearby states see rain changing to snow with colder conditions through Sunday. The table lists current temps and highs or precip in the last 24 hours for major cities, plus December 4 1925 normals and records with wind, humidity and rainfall notes.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 21.4 feet last night. Incoming vessels include the Kentucky from Louisville at 4:30 pm, Kris Greene from Charleston at 6:00 pm, and the Kentucky P. Tiedieche at 7:30 pm. The John W. Hubbard was due from Louisville this morning and will return there tomorrow at 9 am. The Chris Greene is to depart for Charleston at 5 pm.
Judge Thomas Burke former Washington Supreme Court justice collapsed and died of apoplexy while addressing a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace gathering in New York. Notables including Robert Lansing Elihu Root and Nicholas Murray Butler attended. Burke had urged justice for Japan before his collapse.
Mrs Winifred McClare 60 of 3056 Woodburn avenue widow of James McClare died after a chronic indigestion and acute attack. Survived by son James of Philadelphia and two sisters Elizabeth Scully and Mrs Maurice Kearney. Services at St Francis de Sales on Monday 9 AM. burial at St Joseph's New Cemetery Price Hill. J J Sullivan & Co undertakers 514 Broadway in charge.
Mrs Margaret Kiely aged 89 died at her daughter Emma Boxe’s home 961 Hill Street Mt Adams after a two day illness from pneumonia following a cold. Widow of Thomas Kiely she lived with a daughter and is survived by three daughters and a son all in Cincinnati. Funeral Monday at All Saints Church 8 am with J J Sullivan Co. undertakers handling arrangements. Burial in St Joseph’s Cemetery Price Hill.
Rome reports finance minister Volpi plans to quit politics after England debt settlement to devote full time to managing a large Italian banking syndicate tied to Morgan Blair and other American interests. He would push joint Italian loans and a program to import U S raw materials and unfinished goods for European and Balkan markets.
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