25 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1929
Page
1
A brief report notes a new economic or diplomatic accord planned for South America during Hoover era policy shifts. It outlines expected regional cooperation aims and possible impacts on trade and political alignments.
Dwight W. Morrow will remain Ambassador to Mexico under President Hoover, avoiding a Cabinet post. The Feb. 1 plan centers on continuing Latin American diplomacy and reshaping the State Department. Hoover and Morrow aim to prove capable governance while addressing Mexico relations and broader Western Hemisphere posts.
SAN ANGELO Texas January 24 Three men died when a cabin monoplane crashed from about 100 feet at the municipal airport Henley Ft Worth pilot Shytles Ft Worth manager of the Majestic Theater Frazee Ft Worth former TCU athlete died at the scene Witnesses said wind gusts during landing caused the tragedy The three men had come to attend the opening of the new airport Also Newhall California Parachutist Wishart 28 killed during a double jump during motion picture filming Hoot Gibson watched the accident
Chief Jacob Grant and Inspector George J. Mato witz ordered immediate closures of all gambling resorts speakeasies and vice centers in Cleveland after private conferences with captains and deputies. The move follows Rev. Charles L. Debow's anti vice drive and a grand jury report finding organized vice existed but lacking sufficient evidence of police complicity.
Edgar Gilman director of Public Utilities warns that enactment of a drivers license bill may aid opponents and become a lever two years hence. He dissents from Rowe and Cincinnati Safety Committee provisions and urges city officials to study the bills before taking a stand.
Louis Neichter, longtime fugitive from Summit County authorities after escaping jail while awaiting murder trial, is killed in Massillon. The case ties him to a 1920 East Akron restaurant robbery that left waiter Steve Bossos dead, after Neichter and relatives allegedly aided by an escapee gang.
William F. Russell, Chicago Police Commissioner, says 4000 arrests this week and calls for 5000 more officers to finish the fight against crime. He blasts the city’s image and warns crooks they come to prey on Chicago at their own peril, citing a list of 51 gangsters slain since he took charge.
John Petty an embalming student reports two white men abducted him from Burnet avenue near General Hospital in Cincinnati. He was forced to drink a suspicious bottle and woke in a Newport hotel room missing his dark blue suit overcoat hat and five dollars. He identified the robbers and says the incident followed a previous Cincinnati kidnapping.
Dr H H Sheldon of New York University describes a new theory unifying electricity and gravitation, suggesting future feats such as airplanes flying without engines and stepping into thin air. He cites a permalloy bar as a striking example of magnetic sensitivity and the potential to insulate against gravity.
Washington dispatch reports the Senate debating a cruiser bill linked to a $24,000,000 prohibition enforcement appropriation. House members prepare for a heated vote on the prohibition fund as wets and drys align differently.
New York reporters flood the Fried home as Mrs. George Fried recalls the Antinoe rescue and the Florida episode. She notes the latest coverage is less intense, describes her husband Captain Fried, and shares memories of earlier naval rescues and seafaring life.
Robert Gossett, 28, of Newport, dies from asphyxiation after sealing his home during a rainstorm and filling moonshine mash. Police find water from a warm hose overflowed a barrel, threatening the second floor. Coroner declares death by gas fumes from a hot water heater and stove. He leaves a family in the same house.
Oklahoma Governor Henry S Johnston faces impeachment after the House votes an eighth article over the Crossthwaite pardon. Testimony details Mrs Hammonds influence and the governor's claimed attempts to shift blame onto his secretary amid mysticism and political tension.
Joseph Schweppe Jr proprietor of a poolroom at 3212 Madison road Oakley filed a common pleas suit naming Police Chief Copelan and patrolman Charles E. Stevens as defendants. He seeks to halt daily police entry and removal of patrons claiming vulgar language and threats of arrest disrupt his business.
The captain of the doomed vessel is lauded for strict compliance with maritime law even as the ship faced catastrophe. All crew members suffered severe exhaustion during the crisis, underscoring strenuous adherence amid peril.
Esther Evans Wilson, famed big game hunter and Washington society figure, is convicted of second degree assault for shooting her husband, Dallete H. Wilson, a lawyer and Republican politician. Judge Nott remands her to Jefferson Market Prison with Tuesday sentencing. verdict praised for conforming to facts and law. husband absent, testimony given that shooting was accidental.
Frederic J. Stimson former Ambassador to Argentina says the AP correspondent is the most important diplomatic functionary. He urges State Department to cultivate press contacts to gain immediate action and influence policy.
The crew of a lifeboat remains fifty feet from a doomed vessel as a gale rips the line to the deck. Snow and waves pound the ship, forcing the lifeboat to hold position while rescue efforts unfold nearby.
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