Commercial Tribune June 7 1929 front page notice
The Commercial Tribune Cincinnati announces daily price two cents and Sunday seven cents for issues dated Friday June 7 1929. Publication details include address 10 Commercial Square and distribution points in New York City and Grand Central Station. This front matter notes Associated Press affiliation and city newsroom.
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Commercial Square
Broadway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultz’s
Sixth Avenue
Orty-second Street
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
King’s
Times
Forty-third and
Sical
Associated Press
Speed limits stay under state control in Ohio court ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled city ordinances cannot fix traffic speed unless authorized by state law. The decision questions urban versus state regulation and the role of driver discretion in speed limits, while stressing other factors like left turns and light compliance in road safety.
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Supreme Court of Ohio
Col. Sherrill
Chicago
Cleveland
Commercial Tribune
The Merchant of Paris and Other Cultural Jest
Pierre Van Paassen reports on Edmond Fleg’s The Merchant of Paris at the Comedie Francaise amid debates on Jewish virtue, plus a speculative future novel by Michel Corday about a bigger sun. The piece also covers the Thalia Theatre fire in New York and actors strike dynamics influencing talkies, with a satirical note on a tiresome city tale.
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France
Germany
United States
Moses
Dutton
National Theater of the Comedie Francaise
Fleg
M. Fleg
Action Francaise
Buenos Ayres
London
New York
Second Avenue
Broadway
A Plant Versus Beetle Foe Expressed in Verse
A speaker scorns an Asiatic beetle that gnaws grass in youth then ravages flowers and trees in maturity. He vows to poison the pests with arsenate, hoping the beetle perishes painfully, while insisting his garden will suffer no harm to the bluegrass. The moral voice blends admonition with grim resolve.
Cincinnati Census Mystery Over Missing Ten Thousand Children
Cincinnati reports a complete year end census showing a disappearance of 10 000 children since last year with officials baffled by the loss. Church leaders blame possible fraud and lax reporting by doctors while academics condemn social snobbery and fraternities as part of broader urban unrest. Cincinnati Reds sweep a double header against Brooklyn. Latonia votes to be absorbed by Covington for 5000 population plus assets.
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Dr. Marvin
Big” School Board
Marvin
Latonia
Covington
Hoover in Congress Provokes Nerves Noted Predecessor Quip
Change of anatomical location term plays on Hoover and Congress as one of his predecessors remarks that Congress is on his hands while Hoover says it is getting on his nerves. The line captures political tension and personal sentiment in a compact quip.
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Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati Political Tides and Local Happenings
The Cincinnati column previews a looming October election with Democratic and Republican tickets, notes editorials predicting victory or defeat, mentions Anthony Comstock critiquing a local art display, and reports a $25,600 surplus for Fair for Children's Home. Avondale residents oppose high building costs on Mitchell Avenue, a public meeting calls for an injunction, the Natchez steamer arrives with a salute, and weather is clear 65 to 78 degrees.
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J. M. Scudder
New Assessment
L. C. Black
Congressmen Seek Travel on Spring Committee Assignments
A humorous look at how U S lawmakers plan junkets this season. It notes travels to Havana Honolulu San Diego Niagara Falls Yellowstone Park and the Canal Zone with committees from Postal Affairs Rivers and Harbors Days and Weeks and others taking the trips. It mentions wives accompanying and jokes about inspecting stamps perforations calendars and the Grand Canyon.
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Tom Heflin, Jr
Panama City
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New York World News Service
New York World Press Publishing Co
Young Amerryca Submissions Welcome From Clever Youth
Daily feature invites anyone under twenty to submit original material for publication. Writer's name may be withheld upon request, address submissions to Young Amerryca care of Commercial Tribune Cincinnati Ohio.
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Care Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Broadcasting lessons and the ear drum warning
The column reflects on the importance of enunciation in broadcasting and the risks of straining the ear amidst live launches. It compares learning to swim when put to test and admits writing commas is easier than speaking clearly.
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Exasperation and modern manners in a readers letters page
A reader ponders how to prize guessing a speaker’s age from voice. M K proposes a 1929 calendar contest. M D offers a witty double barreled saying for exasperation prizes. A Middletown father laments his daughter’s truth telling and alibi skills revealing a new social challenge.
Kentucky Boy 6 Shoots Brother 10 in Bed Incident
Greenup Kentucky June 6 Billie Gahan ten was wounded in bed by his six year old brother Clarence who fired a shotgun. The incident follows a recent Kentucky case where six year old Carl Mahan was sentenced to Reform School for killing a playmate. the mother of the Gahan children is running for Greenup County Clerk.
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Billie Gahan
Lyte Gahan
Edgington
Clarence
Kentucky
Carl Mahan
Clarence Mahan
Vatican to gain formal recognition with Lateran Pact
Rome June 6 The Vatican city will become a formal political entity tomorrow with the exchange of ratifications of the Lateran accords between the Italian government and the Holy See Premier Mussolini will enter the Vatican for the first time on the same day amid rumors Pope Pius will depart Brief ceremony set in the hall of congregations Cardinal Gaspari secretary of state Swiss guards to close Vatican gates after the exchange The bronze doors, long barely open since 1870, will be opened as a symbol of papal freedom Services of the new state are not fully ready but delays are deemed brief
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Vatican City
Holy See
Mussolini
Vatican
Pope Pius
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican State
Grand jury weighs Snyder murder case in Cleveland
In Cleveland on June 6 the grand jury resumes the investigation of Mrs. Dorothy M. Snyder’s killing. Officer statements suggest Anna Szenan may be indicted for first degree murder based on evidence heard today. Szenan, a housemaid, says she stabbed Snyder after being attacked and threatened with exposure over unpaid wages.
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Cleveland
Dorothy M. Snyder
Cleveland Society
Anna Szenan
Snyder
Crassett Cruiser Explodes On Hudson River Trial Run
A 150 gallon gas tank exploded aboard the 30 foot cabin cruiser Crassett off 148th street in the Hudson River during a trial run injuring three. The boat built in Detroit for Sterling Pile, Wall Street broker, was to be delivered. it matches the size of Col. Charles A. Lindberghs honeymoon cruiser.
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New York
148Th Street
Hudson River
Crassett
Detroit
Sterling Pile
Wall Street
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morton Bland Reappointed Health Commissioner in Hocking Logan District
Logan Ohio June 6 Dr Morton W Bland was reappointed today as Health Commissioner of the Hocking Logan County health district for a two year term. This marks the first two year appointment since the district was established.
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Logan, O
Morton W. Bland
Hocking-Logan County
Ohio Restaurant Association elects new officers
F O Washam of Akron was elected President of the Ohio State Restaurant Association at the tenth annual convention closing session. Frank Marlin of Cincinnati and A C Hoffman of Zanesville were named Vice Presidents. R B Harvey joined the Board of Directors with others re-elected. Toledo selected as the 1930 convention city.
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F. O. Washam
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Ohio State Restaurant Association
Frank Marlin
Cincinnati
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Zanesville
R. B. Harvey
Toledo
Man Survives After Near Fatal Electric Wire Incident
In Middletown New York Andrew Kaliniak of Montgomery could not see downed electric wires that had felled his companion. He remained motionless on a field from 9 p.m. Wednesday until dawn when the wires became visible at daybreak and he walked away unharmed.
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Andrew Kaliniak
Montgomery
Chicago Woman Pleads Guilty Under Jones Law
Mrs. Cecelia Black, Chicago's first Jones law arrestee and indictee, pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Charles E. Woodward. She received a suspended sentence of one year.
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Cecelia Black
End of Three Year Strike Reached in Cleveland
Cleveland union painters and their employers signed a working agreement today, ending a strike that officially began three years ago.
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Cleveland Union Painters
Seventeen-year-old skipper commands Atlantic schooner
The two-masted schooner John R. Manta, sailed from Cape Verde to the United States under seventeen year old Captain John J. Barros after heads-up about eleven Cape Verde stowaways who paid $250 for passage. The voyage began May 2 and the vessel ground near Nantucket, nearly ending in disaster, with stowaways hiding in cargo on multiple occasions.
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R. I
John R. Manta
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Cape Verde Islands
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Henry Rose
German Flyer Sets Official World Altitude Record
Paris June 6 The International Aeronautic Federation confirmed Will Neunhofer's May 26 ascent as the world altitude record at 12 739 meters 42 123 feet The federation also homologated Lieut A Soucek US Navy May 8 record at 11 939 meters 39 144 feet surpassing Lieut A C Champion's 1927 11 710 meters To beat Neunhofer's record a climb at least 100 meters higher is required.
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International Aeronautic Federation
Will Neunhofer
Lieut. A. Soucek
United States Navy
Washington
Lieut. A. C
Neunhofer
Woman Burns Fatal Delay In Lima Ambulance Request
Mrs. Charles Nichols, 48, is near death at City Hospital Lima after a pipe sparked gasoline at her home one mile east. Her husband said three hours passed before approval by Shawnee Township Trustees for an ambulance could be secured due to lack of funds for payment.
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Lima
Charles Nichols
Charles S. Nichols
Shawnee Township
Bishop to Enter Mexico Through Laredo Route
A report says Archbishop Pascual Ruiz newly appointed Apostolic delegate to Mexico with Ambassador Morrow will reach San Antonio tonight then go to Laredo and cross into Mexico tomorrow morning en route to Mexico City.
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Laredo
Tex
Pascual Ruiz
Morrow
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Mexico City
Robbery Foiled in Martins Ferry Jeweler Case
Two brothers Harry and James White of Amarillo Texas were caught attempting to force the rear door of Zimmerman jewelry store in Martins Ferry Ohio. They were surprised by two policemen who hid in the rear of the store and interrupted the burglary.
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Harry and
James White
Amarillo
Tex
Zimmerman Jewelry
Hell
Fire damages plant in Canton halt on operations
Fire swept the Hoover Company plant in North Canton Ohio early today damaging the power division and forcing a one week shutdown. Six hundred workers will be idle until production resumes.
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Canton, O
Hoover Company
North Canton
Student Flyer Killed in Chicago Plane Crash
Emil Beck a 25 year old Chicago student flyer was fatally injured when his plane crashed late today. He died in an ambulance en route to a hospital after the crash occurred in Chicago.
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Chicago
Emil Beck
Beck
Bootlegger Earl Bracker Found Shot in Toledo Car
The body of Earl S. Bracker, 45, with three bullet wounds, was found in his car at his Toledo home early today. Police consider Bracker a bootlegger and believe hijackers shot him.
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Earl S. Bracker
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