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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1926
Page
1
The Citizens Republican Committee announces candidate selections for Hamilton County in the upcoming primary. Samuel Heintz is endorsed for prosecutor with a broad campaign plan. Charles Eisen is chosen for auditor, and a campaign structure supports the ticket.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that states cannot regulate private contract auto, stage, and truck transportation. Justices Holmes Brandeis and Mc Reynolds dissented, arguing states may regulate highway use by private carriers. The decision, delivered by Justice Sutherland, invalidates California style permits that force surrender of rights.
Charles P Taft II, County Prosecutor. Samuel Ach, County Treasurer. Charles A Meyers Jr, County Commissioner. Robert Heuck, County Recorder. Charles Eisen, County Auditor. Charles Leverone, Sheriff. Edward K Hennegan, County Clerk. Dr Frederick Swing, Coroner.
The Citizens Republican Nominating Committee announced eight endorsed candidates for Hamilton County offices to challenge regular party nominees in the August 10 primary. Leader Victor Heintz praised the slate as capable and community–built and outlined a brief campaign plan including a Candidates’ Night.
It promotes the Help Wanted columns as a dependable source to quickly secure various kinds of good help. Contact Canal 6300 for inquiries.
Edward F. Goltra of St. Louis failed in the Supreme Court to retain four towboats and nineteen barges leased to him by the government after World War II. The War Department had seized the craft for alleged nonoperation. An injunction granted in St. Louis was overturned by the Court of Appeals, which kept the vessels in Goltra's possession pending his Supreme Court appeal.
The Supreme Court declared states may tax royalties paid for mining ore on land, ruling in seven cases challenging a Minnesota statute. Justice Mc delivered the opinion, holding the tax applies to the payment of royalties rather than the ore itself.
Howard Crawford, 15, rushed to aid his brother Carroll, 12, after they were attacked by 14 hogs on Carey Crawford’s farm near Kent Ohio. Howard fought off the animals with his fists, allowing Carroll to reach safety. Carroll suffered a leg cut and arm gouge while Howard sustained dislocated fingers.
Teheran reports the Persian Cabinet has resigned. Mostowfi El Mamalek has been invited to form a new ministry.
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil withdraws from the League of Nations. Oglobo says Brazil will not attend the league assembly next September and will formally notify Geneva of resignation within weeks.
Spain and Brazil protested the League of Nations Council seat allocations. Brazil did not attend the council meeting, while Spain sent Senor Quer Boule. Madrid may withdraw from the league in September, and Primo de Rivera controls Spain’s foreign policy, asserting national prestige.
Governor Vic Donahey completed the first day of a six day inspection of 50 miles of gravel river road built along State Route No. 7 from the Indiana line to the Pennsylvania border. He spoke in thirteen villages urging voters to support more gravel road construction and a constitutional amendment for tax referenda.
A Chicago gangster tied to the beer racket was found dead today in a suspected gangland execution. Police say rivals may have taken him for a ride, a method associated with underworld killings.
Paris reports Ministry of Finance plans wartime bread and coal cards to curb bread imports and bolster the franc. Meat and gasoline use may be restricted, with refunds proposed on domestic loans to lift purchasing power and reduce interest costs as France renovates finances and ends long-term borrowing.
Des Moines reports show Smith W. Brookhart ahead of Senator Albert B. Cummins by more than 30 000 votes with 966 of 2447 precincts counted in Iowa Republican primary. Clark Demos Porter and Thurs ton also noted. weather and farming regions expected to boost Brookhart support. Victory appears imminent as Cummins camp seeks late gains.
Maryland experiences an unusual cold snap with hail and snow as temperatures hover around fifty degrees. Minor damage reported from the hail as residents compare to last year’s extreme heat in Baltimore.
George Remus the Cincinnati bootleg king had relief denied by the Supreme Court. He faced one year in Montgomery County Jail for maintaining a nuisance under federal prohibition law and two additional years in the Atlanta Penitentiary for conspiracy. The court declined to review the Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and Remus argued for concurrent terms.
In a separation suit filed by Dr. Ralph Almour alleging cruelty, the trial will address a bridge incident where Mrs. Almour slapped her husband after a disputed trick. Dr. William Ginsberg testified that during a game against Dr. H. K. Taylor, Marian Almour grabbed the trick amid a misplay.
Reported man hole blast in New York City sparks a panic with numerous injuries as crowds stampede. The incident triggers emergency response and calls for safety probes.
Ulysses G. Young of Charleston, W V a arraigned in Justice Court on conspiracy to commit a felony in a horse poisoning scheme in Aurora Illinois two weeks ago. He posted 36000 bond and says he paid 4000 to Joseph Keller New Orleans owner Elizabeth K 3500 to E E Sterreppe Anthon IA owner Apology 3200 to J W Lewis Kansas City owner Sandrae 1000 to Sanoia Stock Farm Chicago owner Green Woods He claims to meet Earle Clark Columbus instigator of plot in Ohio three months ago.
Secretary Mellon announced Washington that the Treasury will not borrow on June 15 to cover $330 million in maturities and cash needs. Surplus income tax payments and higher customs receipts allow absorbing the bond issue, shrinking gross debt and boosting the year end surplus. Senator Simmons proposed a $250 million rebate if revenues stay high, but Treasury officials cautioned excess receipts would be used first.
A fire sparked by oil debris on a Manhattan pier caused manhole explosions and trampling as ambulances and rescue crews responded. A passenger boat tethered at the pier burned, with one man fatally injured and a firefighter hurt. The blaze raged nearly seven hours under high tide towed to safety.
Police uncover a brutal triple murder in Brooklyn after a child, Peter Guiseppone, 10, extinguishes a blaze at his aunt and uncle’s home. Bodies of Mary Mazzola, 4, and John Mazzola, 2, found killed by fire and a heavy blow killed Mary Ponzelli, 65, with stab wounds later attributed.
A play jury found The Bank of 1926 objectionable as a whole to public decency and ordered its immediate closure under an agreement between the Actors Association and the Managers Association. A second jury ruled Great Temptations objectionable in part and requiring revision or removal. Sex and Shanghai Gesture were deemed inoffensive. Ramsey Wallace, producer, announced.
Patrick Garland of New York was arraigned in Dublin on charges of conspiracy to spread sedition and aiding the Irish Republic Government. He faces counts of abetting a treasonable body and assisting the Irish Republican Army of Queenstown, with sedition and valuables for delivery. The case follows the prior exclusion of Charles Edward Russell from the Free State.
Berlin June 7. Frau Ludendorff wife of Gen Erich Ludendorff Germanys war time Quartermaster General and Ultra Nationalist leader has filed suit for divorce. She cites his many political activities as causing neglect. Suit entered in Munich courts and will be heard Friday in Camera per German custom.
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