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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1920

Page

2

Psalm 51 Prayer for a Clean Heart and Right Spirit

A devotional line from Psalm 51 verse 10 invokes God to create a clean heart and a steadfast spirit within. The verse fosters contemplation of inner renewal and spiritual integrity.

Congressional Inquiry Seeks Campaign Financing Details

Hearings on campaign funding for Wood Harding and Lowden focus on underwriting plans and large contributions. Testimony links Ambrose Monell to a 500000 underwriting proposal. Missouri figures deny misuse while detailing funds from Morse and Daugherty.

Witnesses Tied to Wood Funding Seek Admittance to Panel

A Senate committee heard testimony on Wood campaign funding with W. B. Burtt of Chicago presenting receipts and disbursement requests from the Wood national fund. Others, including Horace Stebbins and Warren Gregory, were slated to testify as soon as they appear, with Greenbaum possibly bringing books on California financing.

Missouri Daugherty Lowdon Wood W. B. Burtt Chicago Monell International Nickel Company Burtt Wood National Fund Montreal Horace Stebbins Lincoln Wood League Warren Gregory Hoover California Boston Greenbaum S Johnson

Dealt With Crooks To Get Trade Tips Admits

Frank De R Storey testified he sought tips from men he believed were crooked bond brokers. He admitted handling four $1,000 Pennsylvania Railroad bonds stolen in a deal and paying $500 to a convict acting as a witness. He denied ties to Richard Armstrong, though he said he had met him.

New York Frank de R. Storey Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Storey Richard Armstrong Financial District

Wood for Prohibition In Army But Leaves Dry Plank to Party

Virgil Hinshaw chairman of the Prohibition National Committee says he has discussed prohibition with Major General Leonard Wood. Wood notes prohibition helped the army but leaves the party platform to decide. Hinshaw expects statements from Senior Johnson Governor Lowden Senator Harding and Mr Hoover on Volstead Act interpretation and party action.

Chicago Virgil Hinshaw Prohibition National Committee Prohibition Leonard Wood Wood Platform Committee Hinshaw Johnson Lowden Harding Hoover

Survey Finds Half Women Groups Hampered by Old Equipment

Miss Edith Smith, Resident Secretary of the Y W C A, reports in a special board survey that questionnaires sent to twenty six organizations show about half still suffer from older equipment, hindering conduct of women’s groups.

Edith Smith Board of Directors

Italian trial set for Cocchi in Cruger murder case

The American Embassy in Rome informed the State Department that Alfredo Cocchi will face trial for the Ruth Cruger murder in New York City, opening October 25 at the Bologna Assizes.

Washington Rome State Department Alfredo Cocchi Ruth Cruger New York City Bologna

Burchenal May Be Unfit to Cast Ballot at Convention

John J. Burchenal, Hamilton County Republican delegate from the Second District, suffers pleurisy at his Glendale home and may miss the Chicago convention. Alternates Bardes and Ott loom if he cannot attend. Bardes leads in votes, with 6,860 to 767.

John J. Burchenal Chicago Glendale White Sulphur Springs Burchenal Hamilton County Buchenal Christian Bardes Henry Ott Bardes Otto Peter W. Durr State Central August Kirbert Hamilton County Republican Organization Convention Albert Bode American Society For the Perpetuation of Freedom Ohio James J. Hastings Cincinnati Herbert Hoover Joseph C. Green Ohio State Hoover Forces Major Green A. B. Thrasher Harry Whiting Brown Robert A. Taft Johanna Hilton Helen Kinsey Dorothy Dunham Hoover Thirteenth Ward Republican Club Barclay Building Robert E. Buchwalter Sam I. Lipp Arthur M. Spiegel Paul Zielonka Harry Asman Charles E. Tudor

Murderers Sentenced To 20 Years in Prison And Husband Must Die

A Rochester jury finds Pearl Beaver Odell guilty of second degree murder for aiding her husband James L. Odell in the January 6 murder of Edward J. Kneip. She is sentenced to 20 years in Auburn prison. Odell himself was convicted of first degree murder and faces execution the week of June 13, with an appeal pending.

Rochester N. Y Supreme Court Pearl Beaver Odell James L. Odell Sing Sing Edward J. Kneip Robert H. Tompson Auburn Kneip Odells Court of Appeals

Metal polishers plan near June walkout over wage scale

About sixty metal polishers, demanding ninety cents an hour, may walk out around June 15. George Foster, Secretary of Metal Polishers Union No. 68, announced the plan last night.

George Foster Metal Polishers’ Union No. 68

T. J. Mulvihill Undertaking Sold to J. J. Sullivan Co

The T. J. Mulvihill Undertaking Company, among the city’s oldest firms, was acquired yesterday by J. J. Sullivan & Co. Founder Mr Mulvihill retires, saying he sold out to retire.

T. J. Mulvihill Undertaking Company J. J. Sullivan & Co Mulvihill

NO STRADDLING JOHNSON MOTTO ON LEAGUE ISSUE

Fourth Oklahoma District was referred to a sub committee. The day’s work disposed of thirty votes and still left 75 in contest. In all 62 convention seats out of 137 contested had been decided, but the remaining contests may finish by Saturday. The Georgia case awaited decision when the committee adjourned. Delegates stood Wood 117 Johnson 112 Lowden 66 Harding 39 Poindexter 14 Sproul 76 Sutherland 16 Pritchard 22 others 75 uninstructed 445 Total 982.

Oklahoma Georgia Wood Johnson Lowden Harding Poindexter Sproul Sutherland Pritchard Fred W. Upham

Women May Occupy Committee Seats

Mary Garrett Hay of New York announces plans to double the Republican National Committee from forty eight to ninety six and add a woman Vice Chairman and female secretary roles. She plans to present the proposal to a women’s caucus and then to the sub committee for action.

Chicago Republican National Committee Mary Garrett Hay New York Republican Woman’s National Executive Committee Miss Hay National Committee

Bell system to wire Chicago and San Francisco conventions

Electrical sound amplifying devices will enable speakers at both conventions to be heard throughout the halls. A transmitter placed above the platform will connect via wires to small receivers that transmit the voice to all parts of the building.

Chicago San Francisco Bell Telephone

Former Cook Arrested In Child Kidnapping Case

Private detectives arrest Catherine Dundon of Conshohocken Pa in connection with the kidnapping of thirteen month old Blakeley Coughlin from a Norristown home. A $1500 reward is offered by Montgomery County and $6000 by the child's parents. No clear leads or suspects yet. Footprints near a ladder suggest a man and a woman were involved.

Norristown Catherine Dundon Conshohocken Blakeley Coughlin Coughlin Montgomery County Commissioners

House Repeals War Time Laws and Lever Act Provisions

Senate leaders reported progress on unfinished measures including river and harbor improvements. An Iowa Republican amendment to reconvene on July 12 failed 47 to 20, as did a Florida Democrat proposal to reconvene on August 2. Sessions were planned for tonight and tomorrow as conferees debated the river and harbor budget.

Kenyon Iowa Congress Trammell Florida Senate

Actor Clifton Crawford dies in five story Leicester Square fall

Clifton Crawford the actor known in both the United States and Europe was found dead at six this morning in an areaway at a London hotel in Leicester Square after plunging five stories from his room. He had just arrived from the United States to begin a theatrical engagement and appeared to be improving after sea sickness. An inquest is to be held tomorrow.

London Clifton Crawford Atlantic Leicester Square United States

Farm Bureau Federation proposes $40,000 education fund

Chicago June 3 A Bureau of Education with a budget of $40,000 to present farmers' problems to the public was introduced by the American Farm Bureau Federation's Executive Committee. Referendums of the 900000 member federation on the right to strike and the Adamson law repeal were authorized to run together within six weeks. Establishment of bureaus on statistics marketing and trades relations was to be considered this afternoon.

Chicago Bureau of Education American Farm Bureau Federation

Covington Fire Extinguished At B F Gatch Roofing Yard

Covington firefighters fought a blaze at the B F Gatch Roofing lumber yard behind the Scott Street Methodist Church aided by Newport units. Chief Teddy Griffiths and Assistant Chief Thomas Davis led the effort. insurance-covered damage estimated at 1500 dollars. origin undetermined. Voluntary firefighters joined from multiple stations. strike ongoing among Covington personnel except the chief and assistant.

Covington Newport Fire Department Griffiths Twelfth Street John Kratz B. F. Gatch Roofing Company Thomas Davis

Laidlow Council Votes To Hike City Tax Rate

Council members approve raising the city tax rate from 1.60 to 20 to fund a rise in the school tax from 0.50 to 1.50. The year’s tax levy is set at 594 409 dollars, up 184 000 from 1919, driven mainly by higher property assessments.

Laidlow

Woman Struck by Car Near Fort Mitchell Street Line

Mrs. Benjamin Selhorst of Belmont Avenue Ft. Mitchell was hit by a car on the Dixie Highway near the end of the Ft. Mitchell street car line last night. The driver fled the scene. Her ankle was broken and she likely suffered internal injuries. She was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital.

Benjamin Selhorst Belmont Avenue Ft. Mitchell Dixie Highway Selhorst St. Elizabeth Hospital

Power Shutdown Likely Hits Cleveland Industries

Cleveland reports a likely partial to full shutdown of industrial plants due to coal powered electrical curtailment. The Cleveland Illuminating Co and municipal light plant officials warn users to voluntarily cut consumption as coal shortage persists. Steel mills reportedly faring better for now.

Cleveland Cleveland Iluminating Company W. E. Davis Municipal Light Plant

House Debates Liquor Fraud Measures In Bonded Warehouses

In Washington on June 3 the Bureau of Internal Revenue discussed drastic steps to stop illegal withdrawals from bonded liquor warehouses and curb counterfeiting of prescription blanks used to obtain whisky. Commissioner Kramer said reports of unauthorized removals justify action as Prohibition Commissioners draft a government supervision plan restricting liquor removal to authorized cases.

Washington Bureau of Internal Revenue Kramer Prohibition

Noted "Marrying Justice" of Monroe Dies in Toledo

Victor Baerthelote, famed as the marrying justice of Monroe Michigan, died in Toledo on June 3. Over thirteen years he officiated at more than two thousand weddings, many bringing couples from Indiana and Ohio across state lines. He married 267 couples in 1919.

Toledo Victor Baerthelote Justice Monroe Mich Justice Baerthelote Michigan Indiana Ohio

Derailment Near Antietam Injures Five Train Crew

A southbound Norfolk and Western passenger train derailed near Antietam when it struck a horse on a trestle. No passengers were hurt but five trainmen were injured. Engineer Albert Wallace of Hagerstown was badly scalded and may die.

Hagerstown Norfolk & Western Railway New York Philadelphia Antietam Albert Wallace

Aero Club Hints Cincinnati Flying Field Plan

At the Aero Club of Cincinnati meeting in the Hotel Linton tentative plans were launched for a local flying field. Several sites were proposed and members expect operation before summer's end.

Aero Club of Cincinnati Linton

Statue Dedication At Sacred Hearth Church

One thousand Catholics attended the dedication of a statue donated by a parishioner of Sacred Hearth Church Colerain and Marshall streets. Father Daniel Lin ferth of St Francis Church preached the sermon.

Sacred Hearth Church Colerain Marshall Streets Daniel Linferth St. Francis Church

Bergdoll Search Under Way In Chicago

Chicago authorities began a manhunt for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll known as a Philadelphia draft evader after the military intelligence division in Washington reported he was believed to have arrived in Chicago. Bergdoll escaped from two armed guards on May 21.

Chicago Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Philadelphia Washington

State Troops Called To Take Hand In Galveston Strike

Texas Governor Hobby ordered twenty nine dismounted cavalry and three machine gun companies of the National Guard to Galveston to take charge of the longshoremen strike. Troops mobilize from across Texas as officials warned action would begin Saturday morning if congestion persisted. The Mallory Line docks remained idle while freight moved at open shop wharves.

Port of Galveston Austin Tex Cope Hobby Texas National Guard Texas F. F. Hobby Southern Pacific Mallory Line New York

Kidnapped Boy Found After Abductor Tip

Buffalo New York June 3 Jean Valentine, kidnaper of five year old son of Edward Labelle of Smyrna Delaware, arrested. The boy was found unharmed at a children's hospital after Valentine claimed he was at a boarding house and later at a hospital visit.

Buffalo K. Y Jean Valentine Edward Labelle Smyrna Del Valentine Children’s Hospital

Dry Law Enforcement Made Easy by Ruling of Attorney General

Washington June 3 The Attorney General Palmer ruled that prohibition warrants may be sworn out by prohibition agents without prior approval from district attorneys The ruling clarifies that the prohibition enforcement act is not an internal revenue law and authorizes agents to issue warrants directly for offenses

Washington Palmer United States

Smith Rules No Ohio Referendum On Federal Suffrage

Secretary of State Smith ruled that no statewide vote will be held this fall on the federal suffrage amendment due to a Supreme Court decision voiding the referendum provision in the state constitution. The Reynolds bill on extending suffrage to Ohio women remains subject to a separate referendum.

Columbus Smith United States Supreme Court Ohio Reynolds

Father Gets Prison Term for Cruelty to Daughter

New York June 3 John Gallender vaudeville actor convicted of cruelty to his daughter Minnie was sentenced to an indeterminate term of three months to three years. The girl testified he branded her and stuck pins into her on separate occasions. County Judge Haskell expressed regret he could not impose a harsher sentence.

New York John Galtender Minnie Haskell Gallender

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