Celebrants Crowd Clubs And Hotels Across City
Special watch services and bells ushered in the new year as clubs and hotels hosted large crowds. The Cincinnati Lodge of Elks filled the Linton, with two orchestras, dancing, and a full committee ensuring festivities at the Florentine room and ballrooms. Business Men's Club drew about 1600 with four orchestras and dancing. University Club, Odd Fellows, theaters, and roadhouses also reported holiday spectacles and crowded celebrations.
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Cincinnati Lodge of Elks
Linton
The
Elks
Henry Lange
Paul Whiteman
Shubert
Key
John F. Fussinger
Robert Graun
Phil D. Spaeth
John M. Callahan
Karl Finke
Ray Franke
Charles R. Hall
Elmer Hunsicker
Walter L. Laber
Walter Momberg
William O'Brien
Elmer, Plogstedt
Walter Quirk
Fred C. Rehse
Lou Schott
Arthur Stollmaier
Gibson
Florentine Room
Business Men’s Club
Fred Crawford
University Club
Odd Fellows’ Club
Odd Fellows’Temple
Peter Pan ‘Playhouse
New Year Arrives Amid Big Crowds in New York
New York welcomed 1925 with a riotous Broadway scene as 50 000 people packed Times Square. Police kept order with 300 officers while $5 000 in liquor was seized and 22 bell and rattle peddlers were arrested.
Thousands Flock Chicago Hotels for New Year Festivities
Chicago on December 31 saw crowds fill restaurants and cabarets as celebrations marked the new year. Hotels like Congress and Sherman posted high reservations, with cover charges aloft. prohibition enforcement teams patrolled discreetly while police warned of arrests for public drinking with bottles in sight.
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Chicago
Congress Hotel
Sherman
Prohibition
Charles W. Wursell
Morgan A. Collins
Fire Damages Voting Booths and Garage on Beekman Avenue
A blaze blamed on an overheated stove burned two voting booths and threatened others at Central Parkway and Findlay Street. Firemen under Marshal Wuerth contained the flames. A garage at 3090 Beekman Avenue, Fairmount, was destroyed and a car owned by Edward Seeger at 3166 Beekman Avenue was damaged. crossed wires were blamed for the fire reported by Marshal Dillinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Parkway
Findlay Street
Marshal Wuerth
Beekman Avenue
Fairmount
Edward Seeger
Dillinger
Wage pact renewed for building trades in 1926
The Associated Building Industries and Building Trades Council renewed their wage agreement for thirteen months starting February 24, 1926. The Wage Board kept the present scale despite union demands for raises and employer pushes for cuts, signaling industry stability and reduced labor disputes for a full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Building Industries
Building Trades Council
C. F. Waltz
Dons Ee
Waltz
John K. Peck
Fred Hock
Carl H. Vollmecke
G. Ellis
Hummell
Charles _F. Waltz
Hodcarriers
Ods Hse Osth
Trotzky Still Held in Soviet Capital Moscow
The Associated Press reports from Moscow that Leon Trotzky remains in the capital with doctors delaying travel to the Caucasus. He works on his literary tasks at his modern apartment while doctors advise against leaving due to throat inflammation.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Semashko
Caucasus
Trotzky
Kremlin
London
Helsingfors
Copenhagen
Supreme Revolutionary War Council
Frunze
Weather summary for several states with temperature trends
Ohio shows cloudy Thursday and Friday with possible light snow and colder conditions in the south. Kentucky remains unsettled and colder with probable snow Thursday night and Friday mostly cloudy and colder. Tennessee expects rain or snow, colder Thursday into Thursday night, then clearing and cooler. West Virginia reports snow and colder Thursday, unsettled and continued cold Friday with probable snow. Indiana shows snow probable Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. The 12 table provides current readings from Eastport to Winnipeg, noting temperatures and precipitation data, including Louisville 30 34 0 and Nashville 38 44 0/0.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West
Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Chicago
Boston
Kansas City
Omaha
Birming'm
Denver N. Orleans
Phoenix
Galveston
Esa
Sige
Pittsburgh
Louisville
San Diego
Nashville
Winnipeg
S.S. Marie
Pas
Siren
New Year Arrives Quietly in Washington 1926
Washington welcomes 1926 with rain sleet and crowds indoors. Calvin Coolidge sleeps through the celebration as Prohibition agents monitor hotel dining rooms unarmed. The White House marks year’s end with a subdued note ahead of a big New Year’s Day reception.
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White House
Capital
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Haynes
Chaliapin Faces Enjoinment Over Washington Appearance
Chicago Civic Opera petitions a federal court to stop Feodor Chaliapin from public appearances in Washington DC before February 10 1925. The suit argues such performances violate his contract and hurt Boris Godunov ticket sales, detailing a 30 opere winter slate and a ten week road tour with pay of 3500 dollars per show.
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Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera Company Today
Feodor Chaliapin
Washington, D. C
Washington
Barytone
Boris Goudonoff
Chaliapin
Capital
Purchase of Hospital for Insane Here Assured
Columbus December 21 The State Welfare Department's supplemental budget rose by 3 415 117 to 22 221 105 for the next two years Director John E Harper seeks salary boosts for officers and staff plus 1 500 000 for a new hospital in Cleveland 1 500 000 to buy Longview Hospital Cincinnati 160 000 for a cottage at Toledo State Hospital 100 000 for an industrial building at Marysville Reformatory and 4 000 for a physician's cottage at Athens State Hospital.
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Columbus
State Department of Welfare
John E.harper
Cleveland
Longview
Cincinnati
Toledo State Hospital
Marysville Reformatory
Athens Ate Hospital
Elks Attend Funeral of George L Knorr
Cincinnati Lodge No. 5 B P O Elks officers and members are requested to attend the funeral of brother George L Knorr at his residence 2176 Ohio Avenue Friday afternoon January 2 1925 at 1 oclock sharp Exalted Ruler Thomas J O Neil Secretary Richardon
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B. P. O. Elks NO. 5
Cincinnati Lodge No. 5
B. P. O. Elks
Elks
George L. Knorr
Ohio Avenue
Thomas J. O’neil J
Richardson
Rankin Bros Undertakers Keep Business Open After Fire
Rankin Bros undertakers announce no interruption to operations after a fire. A temporary office is set at 1218 Chapel Street with phone access through WDln 748.
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Chapel St
Death notices from Cincinnati area pages list multiple obituaries
The section records several deaths from late December 1924 to early January 1925, naming the deceased and their survivors, with funeral details. Notable entries include Joseph Allgeyer of 577 Delta Avenue, Catherine Jenkins Beach of Covington, Ella Von Seggern Douglass, Mary Ann Edwards, Peter Fox, Anna Hastings, Edward Rush Hewitt, Lawrence Mendenhall, Ellien O'Brien, Virginia Berry Spence, Anna Sieverling, Sophia Theis, and Blanche Moore Wray, each with addresses, service times, and burial or church details. Some notices request omitting flowers.
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Allgeyer—Joseph
Delta Allgeyer
Irene Hunting
Eva May
Frank E. Edwards
Burns Avenue
Hartwell
Spring Grove
Fox
Peter
Alice Fox
Louisville
Hewitt
Edward Rush
Fannie May Hewitt
Burn Avenue
South Norwood
Mendenhall— Lawrence
Margaret C. Neff Mendenhall
Hector Avenue
Madisonville
Farnis Park
Ft. Thomas Avenue
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Ft., Thomas
Sieverling
Anna
George R. Sieverling
Pene
Mack Johnson
McMillan and
Upland Place
Theis
Sophia
Herman ‘Heis
Thomas Purcell
West Eleventh Street
Newport
Funerab
Albert Theis
Tenth Street
Salem M. E
Eighth and
York Streets
Evergreen Cemetery
Wray
Blanche Moore
J. Morris Wray
W. Mack Johnson
McMillan and Upland Place
Cin, Cremation Co
Busse and Borgmann Co Funeral Directors
The Busse and Borgmann Co funeral directors at 1517 Freeman Avenue operate three chapels offering non sectarian services. No charges listed. Office phone numbers West 459 and 433 provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busse & Borgmann Co
Freeman Avenue
Pones
West
Public Health Tightens Ship Inspections Over Bubonic Plague
Public Health Service enacts strict health inspections for ships entering any patent port from New Orleans San Pedro or Oakland to prevent bubonic plague spread after infected rats were found in those cities Officials say inspections will mirror foreign port quarantine rules and may continue for months Los Angeles Harbor reports infected rats at a hog ranch near San Pedro New Orleans docks maintain a rat guard after six bubonic plague infected rats were found with few positives recently
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Associated Press
Washington
Public Health Service
New Orleans
San Pedro
Oakland
San Francisco
America
Cal
Los Angeles Harbor
Ewing Brown
S. S. Sandberg
City Health Office
Public Healt Service
Plague Quarantine Ties Oakland Waterfront
Oakland health authorities seal the western waterfront under quarantine after discovering a small number of bubonic plague infected rats. Ship inspections remain strict to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Debate on federal child labor amendment at Woman's City Club
A debate on the federal child labor amendment is scheduled for Friday at the Woman's City Club. Proponent C. E. Gibbons of the National Child Labor Committee will argue in favor, while Mrs Omar Thompson of National Steel and Copper Plate Products Company opposes it. Mrs J T Hall will preside and E N Clopper of the Children's Bureau Council of Social Agencies will also speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's City Club
C. E. Gibbons
National Child Labor Committee
Omar Thompson
National Steel and Copper Plate Products Company
J. T. Hall
E.N. Clopper
Children’s Bureau Council of Social Agencies
Birth announcements list with multiple family names
A string of birth notices from various Cincinnati area addresses lists parents and newborns including girls and boys. Names include Biermn Bruce Clark Dunn Frank Harrison Hill Hof Jaske Leigh Lion Luebbe DeVita Meyers Miller Morg and others with addresses on Maryland Delhi Kellogg Plainville New Town Clark Mansfield Denver Walnut Queen City Knowlton Bevis Bevis Leec ar avenue Carroll street and more.
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Biermn
John and
Pearl
Maryland Avenue
Bruce
Leonard
Lulu
Delhi Avenue
Clark Me
Ethel
Kellogg Avenue
Dunn Walter
Willis
Mt. Washington
Frank
Clifford
Freda
Colerain Harrison
Archibald
Florence
Newtown
Hill
Gather
Marjorie
Plainville
David
Mabel
Jaske Carl
Margaret
Hawthorne Avenue
Istanney
Irene
California
Leigh Dewey
J Lion E Dominick
Grace
Clark Street
Luebbosep
Martha
Mansfield Street
Devte
William
Meyers Charles and
Elizabeth
Waarly Avenue
Mill Arry
Alice
Western Avenue
Morg
Feschal
Annette
Denver Street
Edward
Edna
Weal Iene
Catherine
Walnut Street
Riser
Irvin
Myrtle
Queen City
Roberts
Ruth
Knowlton Street
Bey
Semindinger
Jay
Mildred
Tarene
Loretta
Bevis
Trenary
Albert
Leécar Avenue
Wykoff
Lester and Grace
Carrol Street
Multiple Names and Addresses Listed in Licenses Record
A long list of individuals including Frank J. Warner Josie M. Diehl James G. Watson and others appears with numerous residential addresses across Cincinnati areas such as 640 Main St 1128 Elm St and 676 W Fourth St. The record also cites licenses and associated residences in neighborhoods like Norwood Madisonville and Sharonville Ohio.
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Frank J. Warner
Josie M. Diehl
James G. Watson
Claire Meek Ceraaatha Caronne R. Tate
Amy P. Dietenbach
George Gerrard
Ethel Muchmore
James Mitchell
Anna L. Mincy
Russell Bray
Helen Watts
Joseph Duvald
Katherine Wabler
John Theobald
Hazel Miller
Paul Stroud
Einhisstaaten
Claretta Schmidt
Charles St. Charles
Main St
Elm St
Parkside Place
Belvedere St
Hewitt Av
Poincianna Apts
Sharonville
Fourth St
W. Nirith
Montrose
Harrison
Colerain
Halstead St
River traffic delays in Cincinnati due to high water
The Cincinnati river stage at 6 p.m. stood high causing no arrivals to reach the city and delaying departures from Louisville set for 8 p.m. Tuesday. Western River Company shifted its fleet to Bellevue Kentucky to winter harbor until the river clears next week.
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Cincinnati
W. Bard
Louisville
Western’ Rrs Company
Bellevue
Winter Harbor
Obituary of Lawrence Mendenhall Historian Poet and Writer
Lawrence Mendenhall 69 historian poet and fiction writer died of pneumonia. Funeral services are set for 2 p m tomorrow at his home 4508 Hector avenue Madisonville burial in Spring Grove Cemetery. He authored poems stories and articles on Cincinnati history and left unfinished An Early History of Cincinnati. Survived by widow Margaret Neff Mendenhall and sister Mrs Larz Anderson.
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Lawrence Mendenhall
Hector Avenue
Madisonville
Spring Grove
Cincinnati
Margaret Neff Mendenhall
Larz Anderson
Funeral services for E R Hewitt 68 Norwood resident
Funeral services for E R Hewitt aged 68 of 3937 Burwood Avenue Norwood will be held at home at 2 o clock tomorrow conducted by Rev Mr Bradley of Grace M E Church Norwood He served 22 years with Royal Insurance Company and belonged to Norwood Lodge of Masons and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers He is survived by his widow one daughter Mrs T M McDonald Princeton Ind and three sons Arthur C Hewitt Washington D C Harold N and Edward S Hewitt Norwood Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hewitt
Burwood Avenue
Norwood
Bradley
Grace M. E. Church of
Hewitt
The
Royal Insurance Company
Norwood Lodge of Masons
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
T. M. McDonald
Princeton
Ind
Arthur
C. Hewitt
Washington, D. C
Harold N
Edward S. Hewitt
Spring Grove Cemetery
Laxative Brom Quin ine advert claims safe preventive
An old medical ad promotes Laxative Brom Quin ine tablets for colds grip or influenza prevention. The box shows the signature of E. W. Grove and a price of 50 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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