The Commercial Tribune reaches readers in 1925
Cincinnati newspaper notes established status and publication details. Mentions publisher Harry W. Brown and distribution points in New York City including Schultz's News Stand and Grand Central Station. Indicates Associated Press affiliation and pricing for daily and Sunday editions.
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Commercial Tribune Publishing
Commercial Square
Fifth
Broadway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
The
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times
Forty-third
More Truth Than Poetry
Column by James J. Montague from 1925 weighs truth over poetry in literary critique. The piece reflects on modern writing, moral themes, and the role of art in society.
Free Speech Limits Defined by High Court in Gitlow Case
The Federal Supreme Court upholding New York's criminal anarchy law defines limits on incitement and radical utterance. Justices split seven to two, with Brandeis and Holmes dissenting over whether a present danger must be shown.
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Federal Supreme Court
Benjamin Giglow
New York
Gitlow
Federal Supreme Tribunal
Brandeis
Holmes
Supreme Court
Death of Stewart Shillito Brings Shock to Cincinnati
Announcement of Stewart Shillito's death follows brief illness. A noted merchant, philanthropist, and long-time president of the Shillito Company, his influence extended across Cincinnati and into many states. He was viewed as a constructive leader with a deep commitment to community welfare and public spirited citizenship.
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Stewart Shillito
Cincinnati
Shillito Company
Shillito
Shillitos
Mercantile Company
Cincinnati Life
Europe seeks new pact to curb Germany and secure borders
Britain France and Belgium move toward a defensive pact allegedly including Germany to balance risk on the Rhine and Poland, while Britain and France rely on each other and Belgium as buffers. Articles note radium researcher Dr. E. E. Leman's case and New York Governor Al Smith’s smoking stance amid threats, plus an appeal for automobiles for orphans.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Rhine
Poland
Great Britain
Britain
al Smith
New York
To a Wren and a Tennessee Grand Jury
A poetic dialogue compares a wren’s wooing with human courtship and warns against rushing marriage. The piece shifts to jokey lines about a Tennessee grand jury and a joke about selling unwanted items to Henry Ford. A closing note worries a coal production cut will raise prices.
Broadway Stars Lose Shine as Plays Survive Without Stars
The column notes a trend: bold temperamental exits by actresses rarely derail shows as producers shift to balanced casts. It cites titles like What Price Glory and Abie's Irish Rose, the rise of nonstar hits, and a joke about onions in a Jersey tannery.
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Abie
Jersey
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati Brangan and Hornbrook Wedding
The June 10 1875 item reports James M Brangan marrying Miss Anna Hornbrook at the bride's home on 38 Rittenhouse street The Rev C H Payne officiated The piece also notes local musical hall fundraising activity a protest by Josiah Irby and support from Masons Knights of Pythias and Tempoftrance leaders Gundry prominent in the effort R E Lewis died at 25 in Covington and a free stone monument to Bishop McIlvaine was placed at Spring Grove Cemetery modeled on Scipio's shrine with a bust of the bishop.
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James M. Brangan
Anna Hornbrook
Rittenhouse Street
C. H. Payne
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Seventh and
Smith Streets
McIlvaine
Spring Grove Cemetery
Dexter Chapel
Scipio
Notable 19th Century Cincinnati Items Recalled in 20th Century Notes
Weather reports aside, the column recalls John Gundry’s funeral in clear skies. W. Fee Robertson, president of Robertson Steel, sought a seat on the Southern Railway Trustees board, offering to fund free public baths and donate extra salary. The piece also mentions the “Squirrel Hunters” Civil War regiment and a health department legal opinion on condemning unfit fruit. A Goepfer’s malthouse worker Henry Rahn died from vat fumes, and a hazing inquiry into Miss Mayme at the Nurses’ Home unsettled sixty five staff. Weather cloudy with highs near 81.
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W. Fee Robertson
Robertson Steel and Iron Company
Southern Railway Trustees
Business Men's Club
Cincinnati
Kirby Smith
Fehrenbach
City Hospital
Alice Peddie
Mayme
Ethics of the Mosquito a 1925 Perspective on Stagnant Water
A King Features Syndicate article discusses mosquito control ethics, noting the Anopheles and Culex species carry diseases. It links legal removal of stagnant water to Panama Canal work and public health, urging readers to avoid maintaining pollution that harms others.
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Reed
Panama
Canal
Ancon Hill
Mosquito Service
le Prince
New Orleans
Havana
Panama Canal
King Feature Synd., Inc
Answers to Yesterday’s General Knowledge Quiz
A list of 10 trivia items is given with their answers. It covers topics from gas extraction from coal to archaic measurement roots, Druids, Dresden china, a dream poem, and Puritan theater bans, followed by a second set of 10 factoids with geography, anatomy, and rivers.
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Dresden China
Dresden
China
England
Philippine Islands
Cape Sable
Florida
Ohio River
Illinois
Teheran
Persia
Tegucigalpi
South American
Republic
Honduras
Tennessee River
Press Publishing Co
Resurrection Day of the rotifera in New York scene
A New York World News Service report notes rotifer populations in Queens Village ponds, with droughts leaving dry sediment that may revive when waters return. Scientist Clara Kern Bayliss explains rotifer dust can travel via air and hatch in vessels with decaying matter, reviving when conditions suit.
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New York
Golden Club
Queens Village
L.I
Clara Kern Bayliss
J. Otis Swift
N. Y
Cheviot Village Republican Ticket Filed
A Republican slate for Cheviot Village was filed with the Board of Elections yesterday. Town leaders listed include Mayor Clifford H. Hay and Clerk Jacob Schmitt, with Gustave J. Hastell as Treasurer and John Grinstead as Marshal. Council candidates are Robert G. Rothe Charles Jacobs Oscar W. Robert Theodore Schneider and Walter Schuff.
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Cheviot Village
Amplete
Cheviot
Board of Elections
Clifford H. Hay
Jacob Schmitt
Gustave J. Hastell
John Grinstead
Fred H. Altemeier
Robert G. Rothe
Charles Jacobs
Oscar W. Robert
Theodore Schneider
Walter Schucf
Woman's City Club Eyes Lower Gas Rates Petition Drive
The Woman's City Club may initiate an ordinance for lower gas rates by petition to be voted at the August primary. City Council rejected a 65-cent temporary rate proposed by Charles C. Rose, and Rose urged action while the referendum on higher rates is pending.
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Woman’s City Club
Ben Lowenstein
Lowenstein
Charles C. Rose
Fifth Ward
Rose
Public Utilities Commission
Council
Light
Hess
William Hess
The
Light Committee
Utilities Commission
Board of Elections
Woman's City Club
Alfred Deckebach
Citizens’ Gas Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Street Pavers’ and Rammers’ Union
Finance Committee
Edwards Road
Cincinnati Rehearing Overruled in Gas Rate Case
The Ohio State Public Utilities Commission overruled Cincinnati's motion for a rehearing in the Union Gas and Electric rate case. The commission recently upheld the company's right to file new rate schedules for approval.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
Columbus, O
State Public Utilities Commission
City of
Union Gas and Electric Company
War on Heart Disease Urged by Ohio Health Group
Ohio Public Health Association resolutions urged control of heart disease through organization and education akin to tuberculosis campaigns. A state council on heart disease was proposed to coordinate efforts with existing health agencies.
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Columbus
Ohio Public Health Association
H. E. Morrison
Columbia University
Ohio
Modern diseases kill most in Cincinnati says health chief
A bulletin by Health Commissioner William H. Peters reports that heart trouble and cerebral hemorrhage top the list of deaths in Cincinnati. The data describe the continuing impact of so called modern diseases on the city’s mortality.
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Bright
Cincinnati
William H. Peters
Miami Valley Tobacco Growers Seek Receiver
Suit filed in Common Pleas Court seeks appointment of a receiver to take charge of the Miami Valley Tobacco Growers Co operative Association. It also seeks sale of the pool’s assets and distribution of proceeds among members. Plaintiffs allege mismanagement by the new board and officers and a failure to deliver the 1924 crop balance due to lack of confidence.
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Dayton, O
Miami Valley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Common Pleas Court
Charles Ammon
Miami County
Webb Falkner
Phillipsburg
Ira Hixson
West Milton
Otto Hoffman
Arcanum
Requirement for Plumbing Permits Across Health District
The Hamilton County General Health District moves all future plumbing work must be done by licensed plumbers under a new resolution. A plumbing inspector will be appointed soon, bonded for $1,000, with permit fees starting at $2 per fixture and penalties up to 90 days jail or $100 fine for violations.
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Hamilton County General Health
County Board of Health
C. Aleshire Neal
Master Plumbers’ Association of the
United States
Henry Swartz
Patrick Horgan
Martin Daly
The
Journeymen
Plumbers’ Association
General Health District
Board of Health
Mayors and Probate Judges Granted Broad Dance Hall Powers
Ohio Mayors and Probate Judges gain unlimited authority to license or deny public dance halls. Probate Judges oversee all halls outside municipalities and can issue revoke or refuse licenses with no explanation. Judge Lueders notes the law not effective until July 10 and actions will await referendum.
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Ohio
Crabbe
Columbus
Lueders
Hamilton
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S. M. Barrett
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Song of Tempoftrance
Gundry
R. E. Lewis
Covington
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R. E. Miles
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Goepper
Canal Street
Miami Valley Tobacco Growers
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