25 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
1
Weeks becomes War Secretary while Mellon moves to Treasury. Hoover slated for Commerce as Hughes moves to State. Pittsburg railroad director re signs to take charge of Treasury. London indicates strong possibility as Navy head.
Washington reports two routes to Harding's cabinet. John W Weeks may take War, Charles E Hughes to State, A W Mellon to Treasury. Will Hays or others may fill Commerce, while Hert from Kentucky loses War. Lowden favored for Navy but still uncertain.
Mrs. W. W. Woodward aged 54 in ill health and melancholy leaped into a cistern at her home during the night. She was found this morning by her husband and leaves a daughter and Wallace Woodward a U.S. Navy bandmaster as her son.
Retailers at the Retailers' Commercial Union weeklong convention in Chicago argue prices have plateaued with minimal prospects for further reductions. They cite year over year data showing higher current prices for items such as dresses, coffee, beans, oats, and stockings, and warn that price advances are not anticipated.
Chicago January 24. H A Patterson president of the National Association of Merchant Tailors of America says made to measure clothes will not reach pre war levels and prices for next spring and summer are fixed. Tailors have purchased stock and set prices on cost of manufacture. No change in these prices is expected.
The Industrial Council of Woolen Manufacturers announced wage reductions affecting 9,000 workers across six Passaic mills. Cuts include elimination of a 3 dollar adult weekly bonus, a 2 dollar minor bonus, a 7 percent general wage reduction, and overtime pay changed to time and a quarter. The mills named are Botany Worsted Mill, Forstmann and Huffmann, Gera Mills, Passaic Worsted Spinning, Garfield Worsted Mills, and Jersey Worsted Spinning.
Miss Magda Nevels, 19, of 26 Euclid Avenue Ludlow, was admitted to St Elizabeth Hospital after taking two tablets of poison. Dr J G Slater reported she would not explain the act at the hospital. Doctors hopeful but outcome uncertain for several days.
Lucius Whitaker age 91 died after a brief illness at his son A J Whitaker's home 3133 Menlo avenue East Walnut Hills Cincinnati He was a native of New England and had lived in Hampton Vermont since his wife died seven years ago Survived by son Frank E Whitaker Also connected with Whitaker Paper Company Burial will be in Hampton Vermont at the family burying ground Friday Sons to depart Cincinnati with body tomorrow morning
The Supreme Court dismissed Maggie Parje's appeal, denying her Creek Indian claim to Oklahoma oil lands valued at over 2 million dollars. The land was originally allotted to Anna Bird and, per Oklahoma succession law, passed to Bird's father after Anna's death.
Washington Jan 24 By a margin of 13 votes the Senate approved a federal regulation bill for meat packers and livestock agencies 46 to 33 sending it to the House with hopes for rapid action A three member Federal Livestock Commission would oversee packers stockyards and related businesses and enforce rules against monop oly and unfair practices The bill retains licensing while two amendments were adopted expanding coverage to horses and livestock growers and requiring public proceedings of the Commission
The Harlan Kentucky courtroom opened the murder trial of Dr H C Winnes with a full jury and initial testimony. Prosecution witness Rufus Wilson identified locations near Dillon and Pine Mountain while jurors were selected from a pool of about 230 men. The defense and prosecution outlined the case and Dr Winnes pleaded not guilty.
Judge Davis orders night sessions to finish this week after jurors work 20 hours on 188 talesmen. Walter Parsons, father of the slain teacher, attends and says this is his first jury trial experience. Prosecution seeks to prove the nurse’s remark about Miss Parsons and mule tracks linked to a mule ridden by Dr. Winnes. Prosecution says the trip time differs by 1 hour 30 minutes. Defense argues Dr. Winnes is persecuted and claims circumstantial evidence and a plot by negro convicts to blame Miss Parsons.
In Des Moines Iowa Judge J D Wallingford granted special concessions to women jurors in Polk County District Court permitting hats in the jury box and time to powder their faces during sessions. Forty women were called this term and twenty volunteered to serve.
Americus V. Williams president of the Williams Directory Company died at his Mt. Auburn home 325 McGregor avenue at 1 this morning after three years of illness. He led the firm from a Cincinnati directory to editions for Covington Newport Springfield Norwood Sandusky Middletown Hamilton and Dayton. Survived by widow and three daughters Katherine Mrs Earl C. Gibson and Mrs F L Kiphart. Funeral plans not announced.
A midnight fire in Athens Georgia spread through the heart of the business district and by 3 AM caused about 2 million dollars in damage as crews battled the blaze.
An automobile stalled on the Seventy third Street crossing in Carthage was doomed as a passing Big Four locomotive at about twenty five mph forced a dramatic stop. Alfred M. Allen his son Marston Allen and Charles Burchenal all attorneys and executives survived shaken.
The 18 year old Ralph Fritsch was found guilty of robbing William Gleason, a saloon keeper, on October 15 1920. A knife found at Fritschs home and revolvers linked to him and his friends helped secure the verdict after a ten minute jury deliberation. He faces from one to fifteen years at the Mansfield Reformatory with a claim of innocence from the boy.
During services at First Presbyterian Church thieves entered the choir cloakroom in Mt Vernon Ohio and stole items including a gold mesh pocketbook valued at 25 dollars containing 2.50. Other purses with small amounts were reported missing.
The Supreme Court will recess from next Monday to February 28, as announced today. This postponement affects anticipated sessions and decisions through late winter.
President Wilson sent a message to Congress urging continuation of the aerial mail service. The House passed Post Office appropriation bill without funding for the air mail program.
Detectives recovered a 1000 dollar diamond pin missing from Mrs. Lawrence Puchta’s home. Miss Ethel King, 20, a maid for Mrs. John Feltus, confessed after initial denial and returned the pin. King said she took it while babysitting at the Puchta residence.
Henry McMillan of Cincinnati was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of highway robbery after being identified by Ellsworth Corey and Luella Starr as one of three men who robbed and shot a Lockland High School athlete in Arlington Heights. McMillan and William Sprouse were captured in Brookville after fleeing a jail break. Starr plans to identify Sprouse as the other shooter.
Alfred Mueller, 17, tried to pawn $1,000 in jewelry from Walter Levi in Cincinnati. A pursuit across Sixth to Elm streets ended with Mueller captured after crashing a window and a wheat cake table. He confessed the jewels belonged to his aunt Mrs. Josephine Ross of Covington who declined prosecution.
Engelbert Manns a German citizen was sentenced by a German court in Coblenz to death by guillotine for fatally injuring an American soldier last April. He allegedly used a public safety item borrowed from the soldier to rob him of 15000 marks.
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