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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1925
Page
2
Mr Schley dismissed the event as a routine business luncheon for two Russian firms in the United States, saying it held little importance for American newspapers while Russia valued it for prize awards to American auto makers. Mr Ziev declined to comment, deferring to Mr. Schley for statements.
The Reichstag approved the Russo German trade agreement signed in Moscow in October. The treaty provides for mutual most favored nation treatment and was regarded as a major political step in Soviet relations with a capitalist country.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Losh both 72 years old of 4306 Marburg avenue were robbed after withdrawing their year’s savings of 280 dollars. The couple’s second floor apartment was ransacked and a watch worth 20 dollars was taken.
Four Seneca cutters crewmen released from leg restraints after a week as the ship leaves port for Rumtow patrol. They were among six arrested in the William Dwyer liquor conspiracy case. one remained jailed and Lovins fled on bail. A letter from the men to their lawyer described being chained “like dogs.”
A $1,000,000 property at Fifth Avenue and Sixty eighth Street, once Charles T. Yerkes’s residence, will be torn down to enlarge Thomas Fortune Ryan’s garden by 100 by 153 feet. The mansion reportedly cost $1.1 million, making the gardens among the world’s most expensive.
Worcester Mass December report says Frederick A. Wiggin for the Unity Spiritualist Church sues Harry Houdini for 100000 while Houdini seeks to restrain clairvoyant Hubert L. O Malley from further Unity Spiritualist meetings. The action against Houdini centers on alleged damages from a Boston criminal case linked to Wiggin.
John D Rockefeller's grandson, Prentice, says he earned his Yale scholarship on his own while working in Boston, denying socialite status from wealth. He reflects on family harmony, aims to finish college, and plans to pursue athletics with a late shift allowing study time.
Army scientists at Aberdeen Proving Grounds unveil a gyroscopically guided mechanical eye for tanks. The device uses a stylus on a map to trace movement, allowing a driver to navigate by map position even in mist darkness gas or rain. The gyroscopic compass keeps bearings with no ground view.
Two telephone coin boxes were pried open in a single block burglary in College Hill on Friday night. Confectioner Edward H. Levy reports losses including cash from the coin box, $15, stamps worth $3 and a razor. At Edward W. Wilson’s filling station nearby, coin box contents and coupon books valued at $109 were stolen.
Police asked yesterday to search for R. H. Hoffmeister a 26 year old resident of Detroit missing from his home since November 23 relatives reported.
At a Chamber of Commerce forum in Peking Julean Arnold will discuss China’s conditions. Arnold, a longtime American attache and consul, has worked across China for twenty years.
The column records numerous births at various addresses with parents listed and newborns identified as boys or girls. Names include Arnold, Ader, Anzer, Bosemeyer, Bosken, Bishop, Beaman, Barnes, Clark, Cancaro, Cordes, Charlton, Cregar, Collgloor, Dresssel, Gratsch, Hentthemes, Heinzerling, Helen, Marland, Miller, Norman, Oberhelman, Paoli, Pulikowski, Rourke, Schulley, Scholl, Leo, and Worst among others.
A Baltimore area notice lists multiple marriage licenses granted to individuals with various addresses including Baltimore avenues Genesee Street and Fourth Street. Names include Geo A Collins Cecel Vanade R C Moore Ruth M Kuen Stanley Bell Lula Lanham Louis G Gohs Marie Manning John H Harper May Bogle and others with addresses in Charleston Mo Elmwood and Elm Street areas.
Ohio officials prepare a formal request to Michigan for Morton’s return to Ohio custody if he is acquitted in Detroit. Governor Donahey aims to have Morton finished in Ohio after his parole led to the Detroit trial and potential longer Michigan sentence. Judge Newcomb plans to travel to Detroit to pursue legal steps if Morton is not convicted.
Congressman Theodore Burton will speak on The World Court at a Cincinnati Foreign Policy Association luncheon at Sin ton on a Saturday December 26. Russell Wilson says the topic is timely as world court debate nears Congress adjournment. Burton chairs key committees on international relations and the World Court. The event is open to the public with reservations via Mrs. Simon Kuhn at 605 First National Bank Building.
New York December 12 Cosmo Hamilton author broadcast a complete novel written for radio over WJZ New York and WRC Washington In fifteen minutes the air version titled Sons and Mothers included the main elements of a popular novel with descriptive material omitted except for continuity The work was produced solely for radio and not in book form
Cincinnati Commandery No. 8 K T Stated conclave Monday December 14 rehearsal 6 45 p m full form opening 7 30 p m work Red Cross Malta large class Frank M Peters E C Attest Alfred S Brown P C Recorder Douglass Lodge No 21 K of P to confer Page Rank tomorrow evening Ivy Lodge Knights of Pythias No 16 to confer Knight Rank Tuesday December 15 at hall Liberty and Central Park way large attendance expected Kilwinning Chapter No 97 RAM Special convocation Wednesday December 16 7 p m Royal Arch visitors George Schoemaker H P AT Roever Secretary
Multiple death notices list victims and families across Lima Ohio with dates December 11 1925 through December 14 1926. Names include Edwin Abrams Charles Campbell Amelia Charlton Armin W Doerner William Dwyer Mary Thorne Kiely Adia C Leland Laura B Meakin John Moxham Theodore W Neff Christian Rumpke Olive M Suhre and others with residence details and funeral times or burial plans.
Classified notice for Grassmann Printing Co offering job work across all kinds in Missouri building alongside Cincinnati’s undertaker at 4754 Main Street. Includes listing for iway and Ludiew services.
The 325 million dollar tax cut bill clears debate as Democrats and Republicans express general support. Next week will bring at least a dozen amendments on surtax reductions and the tax board provisions, with leaders Garret Green and Garner signaling a push to pass the measure largely intact.
The Baker Booster Republican Club held a reception for Harry 8 Baker Mayor elect and Mrs. Baker at the Norwood Women's Club on Ashland and Madison avenues. The program included a vocal duet by Dorothy and Martha Marsh a piano solo by Lois Walker and three dialect readings by Mrs. Baker. Newly elected city officials attended and dancing followed.
Ohio and Indiana expect fair but much colder weather with a shift to cloudiness and possible snow or rain by Monday night. West Virginia sees fair conditions but colder temperatures with mountain snow flurries and likely rain or snow Monday night. Tennessee and Kentucky turn colder with rain or snow in the north and far south, while the following table shows current and high temperatures and recent precipitation.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 17.7 feet last night. The John W. Hubbard from Louisville arrived at 1:30 am. the Tom Greene bound for Charleston left at 5 pm. The John W. Hubbard departs for Louisville at 9 am. the Kentucky is due from Louisville at 6 am tomorrow and returns at 5 pm. Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Co announced reservations for the Cincinnati Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans with the vessel preparing to depart Sunday February 7 at 2 pm and return February 25 after visiting New Orleans February 18 to 17. The towboat William G Clyde with a steel tow passed downriver yesterday.
Brigadier General Roger D. Williams retired army officer dies at his Lexington home aged 69. A World War commander of the Seventy sixth Brigade. pioneer in the Black Hills. correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle. served with Pershing in Mexico. He was a famed Kentucky National Guard leader and friend of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore W. Neff aged 57 a farmer and Cincinnati native died in Mobile Alabama yesterday. Funeral services will be at Spring Grove Cemetery Chapel Monday at 11 AM. He was born in Cincinnati lived in Yellow Springs before moving to Mobile two and a half years ago. Survived by widow Julietta Howell Neff and brother C Gordon Neff.
Mrs Laura B Meakin president of the Charles J Meakin Company confectioners died after a two week illness at her home 861 Lexington Avenue age 56 widow of Charles J Meakin She led the firm after her husband’s death eight months ago She was a woman associate of the Business Men's Club and left three children Charles J Meakin Jr Harry Meakin and Mrs Helen Levi and a sister Mrs Clara Bluemenbach Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 am Mack Johnson funeral chapel Walnut Hills burial in Spring Grove Cemetery
Ernest Cowper, assistant dramatic editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, receives $6,000 from the German Reparations Committee for injuries from the Lusitania sinking in 1915. He saved a six year old girl during the disaster and later helped her find a home in Cardiff after three hours afloat in icy seas. The award cites illness and shock from the event.
Havana reports the Cotopaxi sunk with crew rescued and en route to Charleston but later police contradicted the landing in Havana. Clinchfield and Pellaya Bros. offered no further details beyond the police statements. The crew’s whereabouts and status remain unconfirmed.
Mrs. Ira Crawford longtime Dayton Woman's Club president and state women’s club figure died at noon today at her home in Dayton of pneumonia. She formerly served on the Board of Education as a 21 year member.
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