City and County Institutions on One Site Urged
City and county authorities push for a single site to consolidate institutions. The report notes plans for a workhouse on the farm property to centralize services and reduce duplication.
28 Jul 1928
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1928
Page
1
City and county authorities push for a single site to consolidate institutions. The report notes plans for a workhouse on the farm property to centralize services and reduce duplication.
A state report to Hamilton County officials urges combining the County Home, Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and City Workhouse on a farm near Cincinnati to cut costs and improve facilities. County Commissioner Jacob Krollmann warns moving facilities would cause heavy losses given investments already made. The plan notes separation of inmate types, provides for care of more young Black residents with heart disease elsewhere, and criticizes current conditions at the County Home and Tuberculosis Sanatorium while praising the County Jail.
Ohio reports 411 more deaths in Q1 1928 than 1927 raising the rate from 12.3 to 12.5 per 1000. Total deaths reached 20,250 with heart disease still top cause at 3,833 and rising motor deaths lifting overall mortality.
New Bedford Massachusetts calls in 115 out of town officers to support its 300 local police in guarding against a mass picketing parade near mills during a textile strike. Strikers say they will defy a ban on large group picketing as about 130 related cases await disposition after four workers pleaded not guilty.
Three armed men entered The Herald and Examiner offices on Madison Street and stole between six thousand and seven thousand dollars set for pay deposits. They forced a paymaster and clerks to lie down, fled in an open car, and no shots were fired.
Cincinnati bootlegger Joe Johnson was slain in Pisgah Ohio after a high speed chase on the Cincinnati Dayon pike. Ernest Brady survived the attack and said the two men rode with Johnson before the crash. A 30 30 rifle unloaded in the car and a pistol bullet through Johnson’s head raise questions about a possible motive and luring. Authorities seek answers as they question Brady and search for suspects.
Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson, dubbed Big Bill the Builder, plans a health retreat to Northern Wisconsin and has appointed Samuel Ettelson acting mayor. He aims to form a new political organization, distancing from Crowe allies, with Holmes K. Galpin named as political executioner and others resigning, signaling a major reorganization.
Pittsburgh inventor Lester J. Hendershot famous for a fuelless motor tale is wanted by Detroit authorities for issuing a worthless check. The complaint from Statler Hotel officials says a $5 bill was unpaid and the check bounced. West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, officials were asked to take him into custody.
Four youths died and two were injured when a speedboat collided with the steamship City of Holland Bay off Holland Michigan. Victims include Paul Landwehr 18 son of a furnace manufacturer and John C Nyström 19 Earl Van Lente 18 and John Srends 28 all of Holland. Robert Mendraw 23 New York and George Lyls 24 Los Angeles were hurt. The boat circled the steamer and struck its paddle wheel, sinking the craft with all aboard.
Ohio voters face a clash over Theodore Burton 76 year old bachelor and his U S Senate bid. Almeda R Sharp of Columbus urges support for Carrington Marshall citing Burton remarks belittling marriage as a millstone. Burton defends bachelorhood noting lifelong observation and possible lack of a suitable partner.
The Rev. Anton Bast, recently unfrocked as Methodist Episcopal Bishop of Scandinavia, resigns from the ministry and the church in Copenhagen. This ends ongoing proceedings by the Methodist Episcopal conference seeking his expulsion.
Henry Ward, guard at Imperial State Farm No. 2 near Sugarland, was killed as seven prisoners escaped after two running gun battles with officers. Two Richmond Deputy Sheriffs and two convicts were wounded during the breakout. Ward died while aiding guard Jim Jeeter who had been disarmed.
Herbert Hoover arrived in San Francisco for a broad non partisan welcome after his Republican nomination. Mayor James Rolph Jr led a civic ceremony in City Hall praising Hoover’s rise from San Francisco to national leadership. Hoover spoke modestly about representing California and the party.
Washington and Peking announce a new tariff treaty with the Chinese Nationalist government. It becomes effective January 1, 1929 if ratified by then and restores China’s tariff autonomy while requiring non discrimination for Americans. The pact signals de facto recognition and reflects U S sympathy for a strong central Chinese government.
Secretary Kellogg warned Panamanian factions in the August 5 election that revolutionary activity could trigger US intervention to maintain order. He said there is no current justification for intervention but pledged impartiality and a free fair vote under Panamanian law. The opposition urged US action to ensure fairness and claimed fraud before conceding USA would act only if public order is at stake.
A blaze at the Southern Asylum allowed two alleged murderers to escape. In the same crisis, 13 homes were razed by a grain fire, shocking residents and drawing rapid response from authorities. Police launched a manhunt while firefighters battled the extensive blaze and secured the area.
Reserve Ensign Forrest Lockwood McGurk of Portsmouth Ohio died after his four passenger amphibian naval plane went into a tailspin over Narragansett Bay between Jamestown and Prudence Island. Lieut Thomas Kirkland and Aviation Mechanic Rath Sloane survived with minor injuries. The mine sweeper Bobolink and two range boats retrieved the body and survivors. McGurk suffered a broken arm and leg before救?
A torrential 2.3 inch rainstorm in Cleveland caused deaths of John Mohar and an unidentified passenger as cars plunged into flooded streets and into a streetcar. The deluge disabled power and traffic, with two more dead and several injured, while manholes overflowed and street cars were delayed.
Paris reports three gang members tied to the assassination of Kallil Saléeby and his American wife Carrie Herd of Lexington Kentucky have been captured near the Syrian frontier. Authorities say a full confession was obtained and trials are expected soon.
Tulsa July 27 The Skelly Oil Company says it struck what it calls the largest oil gusher in the United States at the Hendrick pool in Winkler County Texas. The well is estimated to flow 900 barrels per hour or 21,600 barrels a day, and owners have not completed the well due to the heavy flow.
Napoleon warned Europe would become American or Cossack, says M. Delteil in a discussion on European civilization's Americanization. He argues the earth is a business affair and notes Europe adapts American rhythms and mentality while Catholicism, Orientalism, and Mediterranean remnants slow progress. He predicts ten years hence society will muzzle intellectuals as they starve.
James Avery Hopwood playwright's will seeks probate in New York announcing an estate of about 1 million dollars. His mother and the University of Michigan are primary beneficiaries with a quarter outright and three quarters in trust. A later trust funds the Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood prizes for students excelling in drama and fiction.
A blaze at the Central State Hospital for the Insane near Nashville caused about 250000 dollars in damage to the administration building and destroyed the water system. About 1200 inmates were evacuated to the lawn as guards pursued 15 escapees, with 18 escaping and three found soon after. the loss total and inmates' records were heavily impacted.
Thirteen homes were destroyed when a grain field fire swept through Winona Washington. Volunteers from Colfax twenty five miles away raced to the scene by auto and train to help contain the blaze which also burned hundreds of acres of standing grain and pasture, with losses estimated at six hundred fifty thousand dollars. No business property was damaged.
A vast fire swept 80 000 acres of wheat pasture from Walla Walla to the Touchet River, destroying winter grazing and 3500 acres of wheat. Hundreds of farmers fought the flames, wind shifts aided containment, and insured losses were reported by about twenty farmers. Warehouses at Wel land Arkins and Eureka Junction escaped damage.
The Navy Department reported Magazine No 19 at the St. Julien's Creek ammunition depot in Virginia burned early today destroying 500000 pounds of smokeless powder with an estimated loss of 325000 dollars. No casualties occurred and the fire's cause was likely spontaneous combustion.
A major explosion and fire on an oil barge in Buffalo harbor left one man dead and twenty eight injured. The barge and an oil tanker were destroyed and a fire boat also burned. Fears were raised for the Atlas Refinery of Standard Oil along the harbor.
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