05 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
1
The Graf Zeppelin reported uncertainty about landing at Seville due to bad weather and aimed for Lisbon. With strong headwinds reducing speed to 56 mph, the airship held a position east of the Azores and west of Lisbon, awaiting a new plan for landing.
Bishop James Cannon refused to answer Senate Lobby Committee questions about his 1928 anti Smith activities. He warned the panel and declared his rights as an American citizen to engage in political activity. The committee lacked a quorum to act and planned to wait for Chairman Caraway’s return.
In Bombay a mile long Muslim parade backed Gandhi’s nonviolent program and a mass meeting adopted a resolution to support the All India National Congress. Rioting and a large fire in Delhi mark tense days as police reduce the Worli salt camp and troops withdraw.
Death today closed the career of Mrs Hugh T Clark Republican National Committeewoman from Ohio She collapsed after addressing a Buckeye meeting in Columbus A son John Lindsey Clark and a sister survive Another son Hugh T Clark Jr died after WWI service She aided Gov Cooper and was a delegate to the 1928 national convention Known as an Orator she headed state auxiliary of the American Legion and was the first woman on a parole board Aides praised by foes as a strong organizer.
Senate discussions center on delaying adjournment to take up the London naval treaty. Senator Barkley blocks tariff vote while Vandenberg Allen push for a session or special meeting. Johnson demands additional confidential papers from the State Department as Borah signals early treaty reporting.
Detroit authorities announced the arrest of six men on counterfeiting charges following a New York takedown of seven suspects and a printing plant seizure. The probe ties the Detroit ring to gang warfare and identifies Lincoln Park’s Frank Tocco and Dearborn operator John Bitoni as key figures.
Miss Isy Cushing daughter of Dr and Mrs Harvey Cushing of Boston married James Roosevelt son of Gov and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt in Brookline Massachusetts late yesterday.
The Hamilton County Agricultural Experimental Farm near Mt. Healthy reports severe drought damage. Only 1.87 inches fell in April and .88 inches in May, threatening crops including potatoes oats wheat vegetables and drying pastures while corn holds on. The last notable rain was in March.
New York police seized a seventh suspect and $15,000 in jewels in a nationwide jewelry ring roundup. The operation has already netted five men and one woman and about $860,000 worth of gems. Max Nadel, 55, was arrested in the latest bust.
Pegleg Nell the wooden legged horse, owned by Jake Diamond, caught fire after a gasoline spill at a Hammond filling station. Diamond plans to sue the city for damages, claiming the Fire Department used chemicals that damaged Nell’s remaining legs and back.
News from Shanghai reports Nationalist government troops defeated today in heavy fighting in Honan and Shantung as Northern Alliance forces press northward. Rebels threaten central river regions. bandit and communist activity disrupts Yangtze news, with retreats across the Yellow River and rail bridge destruction at Tsinan. Americans in Anhwei urged to evacuate danger zone as civil war spreads.
Joseph Rabe, 45, of 3740 Ludlow Avenue, argued yesterday with Elmer Hart, homeless. They shared a tin of canned heat. Rabe insisted on drinking it. Hart pulled a knife, stabbed Rabe in the left side, took the can and disappeared. Rabe was sent to General Hospital.
A Akron Ohio family of seven the father Earl Booth the mother Jennie and five children Irene Ronso Roma Elizabeth Coraline all fell ill after drinking at a roadside spring said to be opened by the State Highway Department. They were returning from West Virginia when symptoms began with severe stomach pains and three children and the mother were unconscious. State health officials will assist in the investigation.
The Rev. Warren Elsing, 45, of Exeter California, died after leaping from a second story hotel window. Coroner’s verdict: death by own action. He was in town as a Presbyterian Assembly delegate and had suffered a recent nervous breakdown. He died at General Hospital from skull fracture and internal injuries.
Morton Gutman, former Safety Committee member, endorses The Commercial Tribune’s support for an Ohio drivers license law. He cites harsher provisions in six leading states and notes his experiences under New Jersey and Maryland permits. He argues safety campaigns and educational drives have not reduced fatalities and urges stronger safeguards as a starting point.
A storm drenched Seville as Graf Zeppelin neared the Spanish coast amid unsettled weather. Officials had feared delays but late night reports offered cautious optimism that the dirigible would reach Seville by dawn. Strong winds and heavy rain swept the region, cooling expected sunshine.
In New Jersey Mrs Dwight W Morrow will stay near Englewood for a week tending family matters and skipping large events. Col Lindbergh remains with her. he has not flown recently and arranged hangar space at Newark Airport. Mrs Morrow has spoken informally to women voters and missed a tea due to unavoidable domestic duties. In Pennsylvania the Democratic State Committee backed a repeal platform for prohibition and urged removal of the Eighteenth Amendment Volstead Act and Snyder enforcement act. Senatorship and governorship candidates pledged to run on the wet plank and cited states rights as core to their campaign.
Rose Barinick 40 once called the home liest woman in vaudeville and sideshows was found dead in her Lower East Side apartment. Officials say death from heart disease occurred three or four days earlier.
The House approved the Hoover Law Enforcement Commission Bill by 218 to 117 to allow summary prosecutions of minor prohibition violations before U S Commissioners. The measure moves to the Senate as part of the Wickersham Commission program to relieve federal court congestion. President Hoover requested the legislation in a recent message.
In Shakespeare Avenue Court Judge Curran scolded five daughters and a son who refused to shelter their 69 year old mother Anna Sowka. They failed the duty of family as a policewoman prepared to place her with charity and spectators cheered the judge's reprimand.
About 950 ministers and elders left Cincinnati to pursue evangelism in foreign lands. Dr Francis S Downs urged the church to convert 115 million people unseen by the Gospel, despite atheism Bolshevism and secularism as major obstacles. He cited atheism in universities and Bolshevik influence in China and abroad.
Cincinnati City Council approves annexing Covedale west of Price Hill adding about 2,000 people and 5,600 houses and increasing the tax base by 2.625 million though census totals remain unchanged until federal figures are released. Mayor to consider park land creation near Western Hills High School with Park Board input.
In a move to speed action the Senate paused a conference report on the tariff bill to address Democratic points of order. Senator Barkley of Kentucky moved to return the measure to conference over alleged overreach in rewriting watches rates. Vice President Curtis deferred ruling until tomorrow as another point of order targets cherry levies. President Hoover’s White House stance remained open minded on the bill.
National and regional forecast shows Ohio with partly cloudy skies turning to showers and cooler conditions Thursday afternoon into Friday, Kentucky similar with showers and cooler, Tennessee seeing showers Thursday and cooler nights, West Virginia milder then cooler, Indiana clouding over with showers by Thursday night. A table lists temperatures and precipitation for the period with highs around the upper 80s and lows near 60s across states.
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