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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1925
Page
6
The Commercial Tribune announces its June 1 1925 issue with standard masthead details. It lists publication data including address, publisher, and Associated Press affiliation. Local distribution points in New York and Cincinnati are described.
A poem contrasts a model student who rises to glory with a care-free fisher who becomes a criminal. The narrator notes neither boy is real but reflects on the paths described in stories, one ending in leadership, the other in prison after a life of mischief.
A satirical note questions Coolidge's summer home location near a power station for an electric horse. It then derides politicians labeled as descended from monkeys, calling the remark unreasonable and the monkeys chatter without substance.
Former president of the American Medical Association speaks on welfare and personal success. The message emphasizes health, education, and civic responsibility to guide readers.
The piece argues Congress may soon back United States membership in the World Court as President and public opinion favor it. It cites improved relations between new Secretary of State and Senator Borah as a factor easing negotiations and hopes a December session will show Congressional support.
Orville Wright agrees to keep the original Wright plane in the United States, a move welcomed by Americans who value American achievement. He cites past tensions with the Smithsonian over Langley, and conditions for housing the plane include better records and labeling, with hopes for a calm resolution.
The Chicago Teachers Federation protests superintendent's suggestion that young women teachers wear longer skirts to avoid distracting male students. The federation, led by a prominent member, counters that salaries should rise before skirts are lengthened, arguing dress choices are a matter of privilege and personal taste.
A commentator notes about $300 million moves from the United States to China annually through remittances and missions. The piece argues China’s leaven of enterprise may awaken, Russia’s Soviet republic is criticized, and US enforcement shifts focus to major liquor traffickers. It cites Butler’s prohibition strategy and Dr. Henry Van Etten’s views on American students thinking less and studying more.
The statement from Von Hindenburg signals a peace stance that recalls past assertions by the Hohenzollern dynasty. Observers note the emphasis contrasts with earlier royal rhetoric and sparks discussion on postwar policy directions.
A column sketches a day trip with a wife to Atlantic City, a sea dip, and a ride on a roller chair. It then surveys Gene Tunney, John Arlen, Ring Lardner’s quip about Coolidge, John McCormack, and social bustle around actors and writers in New York. The piece closes with a hominy health note and a brief preview of tomorrow’s topic on dairy products.
In The Cincinnati Commercial file a reprint describes the Rhine flood waters at Lockland and parish council election disputes with Moses Marks and Uncle Dan Wolf. It notes government seizure of three rectifying shops, and references the zig zag bug juice makers. Local social events include May Festival rehearsal with Nicholls and Otto Singer and a Kirby Bung Company dinner with founder Mr. Kirby. A Lt Francis Kelly receives a gold watch before leaving for Ireland and a street brawl between F Vogeler and a lawyer ends in victory for the attorney.
Weather reports from Cincinnati note cloudy skies with temperatures from 58 to 88 degrees. Local items include a song recital by Robert Hosea Jr at the Odeon, legal suits involving Joseph Feder, Marion Bowler taking a French teaching post in Boston, a hospital clerk altercation over Japan Russia news, revival meetings by W H Williams, and Edmund Cook elected vice president of the Ohio Postal Clerks Association.
A Wilmington newspaper lists trivia prompts for readers with answers printed in tomorrow's issue. The Saturday section includes world and US geography, notable cities, and historical facts drawn from longstanding trivia items.
J Otis Swift notes the rapid disappearance of dogwood trill lilies and many native plants as woods near New York lose beauty. The Wild Flower Preservation Society warns trees and wild blooms are vanishing unless citizens, hikers, and clubs protect them, citing uprooting in city areas.
Hundreds at Waldridge Park watched as an unidentified man about 55 was struck and killed by a Wabash passenger train. He climbed a grade to a trestle despite warnings and was hit while stepping onto the structure.
Charles B. Lawlor, writer of The Sidewalks of New York, dies at 72 in New York City. The Irish actor, blinded in later years, is remembered for his Bowery stage career and a life shaped by two defining walks from Dublin to Manhattan.
Boston May 31 Secretary of War Weeks convalesces after gall stone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Physicians report his condition not entirely satisfactory though not alarming with a moderate comfortable day and pulse 90. Hiccoughing episodes noted but overall progress remains cautious.
Yale freshmen celebrations at Berkeley Oval end of term lead campus security to lock dorm gates. The students tear down the famed wood fence, start a bonfire, and Professor F H Bangs is roughly handled but not seriously harmed. Authorities reportedly plan to recall the crew from Gales Ferry to calm the situation.
In New Haven on May 31 a man believed to be J. M. Griffin of Ft Wayne Ind a junior at Sheffield Scientific School and an unidentified girl were killed when three autos collided at Ames Point near Milford late tonight.
May 31 report from Pomeroy Ohio states Mine No. 5 of the Stalter Essex Coal Co at Devil's Hole suffered total destruction of outer workings including the tipple. Fire believed incendiary. Sixty to seventy workers laid off. all to be moved to Mine No. 7 at Thomas Fork. Bloodhounds traced suspect. arrest expected tomorrow.
Pittsburgh police search for Robert White the missing witness in Chicago murder case of William D. Shepherd. Chicago authorities reported funds sent by friends to White. detectives monitor telegraph office and lodging houses for leads with no trace found. Initial reports placed him in New York prior to current search.
Six miners were killed and three remained missing after a fire at the El Bordo mine in Pachuca city. Forty nine miners were overcome by gas, but their condition was not considered dangerous.
President Coolidge plans to hand out diplomas at the Naval Academy graduation and may appear in a regular movie Scene will be filmed aboard the yard with Ramon Navarro among midshipmen as the President issues commissions The Navy department endorses the production as advertising for youth and plans to record the moment on movie cameras
Louis A Coolidge former Massachusetts treasurer and United Shoe Machinery director dies at his Milton home after a period of poor health following his failed U S Senate bid. Born 1861 Natick Harvard 1883 he held roles in journalism diplomacy treasury and corporate boards. He leaves widow Helen Pickerill and children Margaret John and Helen.
OSSINING N Y May 31 on its 100th birthday Sing Sing prisoners gathered for sermons lectures and humane reflections. Radio sets appeared in cells for about ten to twelve outfits with ear phones in use. no amplifiers were allowed. Warden Laws noted sixty to seventy inmates used ear phones. Commissioner Weinstock provided the figures.
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