25 Jan 1926
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1926
Page
1
Imprisoned by Jerome after a long exile in London. Disciple of Habeas Corpus Howe, who prosecuted that case. Formerly gave dinner to his friends before entering custody.
The new Shenandoah style rigid airship would be about 760 feet long with a 124 foot diameter and 80 knot top speed. It would carry 45 crew and up to 165 tons lifting capacity, using helium, and could circle the world with fuel and supplies from a mast ship.
The body of Abraham Hummel, who died last week, will be sent to New York for burial. His sisters Mrs Kaffenburg and Miss Berthe Hummel announced the death, noting he avoided publicity even in death and had not suffered recent illnesses beyond old age. He came to London with his sisters about twenty years ago and kept aloof from public life.
Local readers are urged to try the Commercial Tribune Classified Service for quick apartment rentals and property listings. Mrs A Schmucker of 1749 Esmonde Ave rented an apartment after using the service, with Betty Bell assisting in ad writing via Canal 6300.
New York report says Drs. A Smits and A Karssen of Amsterdam University achieved transmutation by heating lead in a high vacuum using a quartz mercury vapor lamp. The Scientific American endorsement notes the result supports atomic theory and hints at future possibilities, though no intrinsic value is assigned now.
Wall Street watches the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad surge after a year of dividends and a stock rise from $9 in 1924 to over $100. James M. Kurn, its president, is praised as the ablest operating man west of the Mississippi, shaping Frisco from scattered Texas lines into a national system.
In Moscow a Russian drama “Catherine the Great and Pugachev” ended in tragedy when the lead actor fired a pistol at the villain during the first performance. The loaded gun struck the actor in the eye, mortally wounding him and ending the show with a dramatic fatal accident.
A rupture on a 20 inch main from Huntington West Virginia cut gas to an eighty mile stretch from Vanceburg to Cincinnati yesterday. Officials say shifting earth from a landslide caused the break five miles from Vanceburg, halting pressure in Newport Campbell County and parts of Kenton County. Pressure was restored by nightfall as reserves and the Norwood line supplied Cincinnati.
Within twenty four hours after the Booth Memorial Hospital payroll theft four men were arrested in Covington. Walter Webb and Robert Webb of Erlanger. Alonzo Mason and Wade Edwards admitted involvement. Mason and Edwards had earlier blocked an automobile with workers bearing payrolls. Seized cash and recovered loot tied to the crime. The Webbs worked on the hospital construction site. All four to face Robbery charges with likely heavy bonds.
Article reports veteran organizers claiming 6,000,000 votes backing efforts to control Congress and alter the Volstead Act. It details Senate cloture debates on World Court reservations, party lines, and the fight over participation and advisory opinions, with Senator Lenroot and Borah pivotal in the maneuvering.
Dr John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in New York announces a two month Florida assignment in February and March as he seeks to curb rising worldliness immorality and materialism he cites in Palm Beach and across the state. Austin K Deblois will lead the church during his absence.
Richard Austin Hayes, 72, Toledo attorney and eldest son of former President Rutherford B. Hayes, died at home after a chronic stomach ailment. Born November 4, 1853 in Cincinnati, he practiced law 36 years in Toledo focusing on tax and real estate law. Survived by four sons and three grandchildren. funeral Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Toledo then at Fremont for burial beside his wife in Oakwood Cemetery.
A coalition led by the Joint Legislative Committee for amending the national prohibition act plans a renewed drive against the Volstead act. Backed by the American Federation of Labor and allied groups, the effort aims to influence the 1926 election and gather witnesses to prove the act’s failures and corruption across state and local governments.
New York January 24 Otto Klemperer the Volcano of Wiesbaden made his American debut as guest conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra in Mecca Auditorium guiding three symphonies without a score. The 6 foot 4 maestro commanded the players with imperious methods and thrilling contrasts earning an enthusiastic ovation. He will conduct twenty six concerts during his stay in the country and will introduce Mahler's posthumous symphony among new works.
Charles Nessler announces a $5,000 donation to establish a college on hair research in New York. A Columbia University physician will supervise the proposed lab, aiming to scientifically study baldness and related deterioration of human health.
An elderly Finnish seaman claims the Swedish schooner Rapid, sunk last November near Hermoesand, has been converted into a pirates ship. He says pirates now terrorize Baltic waters, with insurers paying for the missing voyage and crew.
Reports from Coatepec Vera Cruz say the local manager of Ar buckle Brothers coffee plantation has been captured by bandits and held for ransom. The same dispatch notes that bandits killed two muleteers near Coatepec. Names and nationality of the manager are not disclosed.
Five men threatened two officers and eighteen workers at the S. P. Platt wholesale fur house and herded them into a vault before loading $60,000 worth of fur onto a truck and escaping. The shop had been closed for the Jewish Sabbath.
Five robbers fleeing a failed daylight bank raid near Lanesville were intercepted by a posse in New Albany. Deputy Sheriff Daniel Mayfield, 58, was killed in a brief shootout. A posse bullet hit the driver of the fleeing car, which crashed after a swerve into a tree. Two robbers escaped toward Indianapolis.
Franklin D Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Eleanor to Curtis Bean-Dall of New York. The wedding is expected at the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park on June 5. Dall works for a banking firm in the city.
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