Commercial Tribune December 14 1925 front page notes
The Commercial Tribune daily issue from Cincinnati Ohio dated December 14 1925 outlines distribution points in New York City and local paper details. It notes Associated Press news dispatch rights and price information for daily and Sunday copies.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times Building
Forty-third and
Broadway
Associated Press
War and World Court debate draw broad peace talk
The piece discusses joining the World Court and a peace Congress stance on conscription. It argues for explicit government power to draft wealth alongside men in future wars and praises the single standard to mobilize both human and material resources for national defense and peace.
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Peace Congress
Washington
Railroad Brotherhood
Harding
Coolidge
Grange Criticizes Educative Standard Behind Red Grange Saga
The piece argues the Red Grange controversy exposes a commodified education system driven by money rather than character. It contends college diplomas symbolize material gain, urging public focus on ethical and developmental values over commercial success.
The One-Cent Piece Lost Its Individuality
A reflective column notes the penny’s diminished purchasing power in modern commerce and Christmas shopping, contrasting it with the dollar era and noting cultural shifts. It also cites Governor Al Smith pardoning an anarchist, a Japanese imperial grandchild named Shigeka Terunomiya, Yale Alumni Weekly on college football coverage, sleep science claims, and a quip about salaries and the political pie.
I Know There Ain't No Santa Claus
A child rejects the idea of Santa Claus and presents, arguing he cannot fit a chimney or travel from the Pole. The speaker questions belief, notes family reassurance, and decides to pretend to go along to keep parents happy. The tone is skeptical and playful, reflecting a child’s doubt during Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Rattlesnakes Stop Construction Work Headline
A fragment notes a headline about rattlesnakes halting work, mentions a 12 o'clock rattle, and references satirical items on sport and murder among amateurs in New York. It also alludes to Shakespeare modernizing and a humorous car industry exchange.
Brass Town and Nightlife Ghetto Scene in New York City
A diary style piece tours the Lower East Side and East River area describing Brass Town between Delaney and Canal streets with brass shops, dense immigrant crowds, nocturnal trade, and crowded cellars. It notes the verve of street life, diverse residents, and vivid street scenes, concluding with a 1925 copyright notice.
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Delaney
Canal Streets
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati A church clash over Queens Tity Club resolution
In Cincinnati, the Evangelical Ministerial Alliance debated a resolution condemning a Queens Tity Club project at Asbury Chapel. Clergy clashed over liquor gambling and a mixed clientele, with Rev. Powers and Dr. Reamy weighing in as the alliance tempered the measure. Also discussed were Front Street property disputes with John Mackey and a second degree murder verdict for Andreas Egner from the tanyard case. The meeting closed with religious exercises led by Tom O Dowd.
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Evangelical Ministerial Alliance
Mr. Powers
Asbury Chapel
Queens Tity Club
Eben Alley
Thad Reamy
Bowers
Dr. Reamy
Andreas Egner
Rufer
Tanyard
Tom O’dowd
Twenty Years Ago in Cincinnati Highlights
The Commercial Tribune recalls events from two decades ago. Michael J. Keefe was chosen secretary of the Board of Public Service. Anna Donovan fell ten feet into a chute at Union Trust Building injuring herself. A Newport funeral procession witnessed a runaway carriage at Eleventh and Monmouth. The Whisky Trust planned a Kentucky River boat for freight savings. Corporal Tanner of the Grand Army of the Republic laid the Memorial Hall cornerstone. Weather: Clear 33-42 deg.
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Michael J. Keefe
Confectioners’ Review
Board of Public Service
William J. O'Neill
Richmond
Joseph Gerstle
Anna Donovan
College Hill Sanitarium
Union Trust
Whisky” Trust
Kentucky
Glaucoma Symptoms and Causes in Eye Health Overview
This 1925 King Features Syndicate piece explains glaucoma as a serious eye disease with increased internal pressure. It discusses acute and chronic forms, early warning signs like eye pain and foggy vision, and possible causes including nervous factors, glandular secretions, menstruation related factors, and syphilis, urging prompt ophthalmologist consultation.
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King Feature Synd., Inc
Internal revenue receipts rise despite tax cuts in 1925
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports total receipts for 1925 at 2 584 140 268 dollars, down from 2 796 179 257 the previous year. Income and profits taxes dominate, with tobacco and excise taxes remaining significant. automotive and admissions taxes fell after 1924 rate changes. Blair notes collection cost at 1.44 per 100 dollars, enforcement actions included 62 747 arrests and 6 089 automobiles seized, 182 boats, 44 900 cases in federal courts, and 38 820 convictions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Blair
Prohibition
Meyer Lissner to resign from Shipping Board
Meyer Lissner of Los Angeles announced his resignation as a Commissioner of the United States Shipping Board. The Los Angeles Times cites an authoritative source that ill health will be listed as the reason. Lissner, appointed by President Harding in June 1921, was the Pacific Coast representative alongside Burt E. Haney of Portland.
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Los Angeles
Meyer Lissner
Los Angeles Times
United States Shipping Board
Lissner
Shipping Board
Harding
Burt E. Haney
Portland
Pacific Coast
War and faith clash in sermons across city churches
Unitarian layman John V. Gano warned that any new war would be a test for Christianity and that Christians would be blamed. Other ministers pressed nature’s interpretation of religion, the duties of disciples, and the need for charity and critical thinking in faith communities.
Reverend Morgan Challenges Evolution in Sermon
The Rev. P. C. Morgan of the First Presbyterian Church denounces evolution, arguing the Bible answers the earth’s origin. He contends geology cannot date creation and cites supposed misplaced strata as undermining evolutionary proofs. Morgan also cites Thomas Hunt Morgan and Charles Lisle on Biblical supremacy.
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P. C. Morgan
Barthbone
First Presbyterian Church
God
Dr. Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Charles Lisle
We Are Messengers of God of Light
Dr Mudick quotes Rev P H Murdick of Avondale M E Church on the divine credential and calling of believers as messengers of light. He argues that light is produced by God within us and that national expansion brings new views and terms for defining God. The sermon links Moses and Israel’s exodus to modern spiritual renewal.
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Christ
Calvin Dill Wilson
Glendale Presbyterian Church
Dr. Price
John Edwin Price
Universalist Church
Essex Place
Jesus
God of Light
Mudick
P. H. Murdick
Avondale M. E
God of
Light
Israel
Egypt
God
Mosés
Disturbing Vision Draws Youthful Faith in Sermon
Rev. Louis G. Hoeck of the Church of the New Jerusalem preached on the Kingdom of God near at hand and urged a spiritual vision to counter economic distress. In a separate sermon at Oakley Methodist Church, Rev. Fred Riley condemned current hymnody as misaligned with religious honesty and urged songs that truly reflect faith.
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Kingdom of God
Ox.ey
Fred Riley
Oakley Methodist Church
Christmas carol services at College of Music delight Cincinnati audience
A large audience enjoyed the Yuletide season opening at the College of Music with the cantata Bethlehem by J H Maunder sung by the College Choral Club under Sarah Yancey Cline. The program included organ pieces, carols, a reading by Eva Lester Pownall and a processional, concluding with Oh Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night. The Conservatory Feast of Carols under Thomas James Kelly followed with greens on the stage and the lighting of tapers.
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College of Music
Cincinnati
Bethlehem
J. H. Maunder
College Choral Club
Sarah Yancey Cline
Lydia Mayer
Erwin Meyer
Leland .Sheehy
Balthasas
Milton Sachs
Larry Sherman
Melchior
Emma Freiericks
Rogers
Mazie McClure
Eva Lester Pownall
Little Town of
Redner
Conservatory
Thomas James Kelly
Conservatory of Music
Kelly
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