Commercial Tribune June 11 1925 issue
Cincinnati daily newspaper page from June 11 1925 noting circulation details and street sales points in New York Grand Central and Times Building areas. Mentions publisher Harry W. Brown and Associated Press affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune Publishing
Commercial Square
Fifth
Broadway
Cincinnati
Obio
Harry W. Brown
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times
Forty-third
OS OO Eee
Acme
Associated Press
Court faces probe over home brew case handling by women judges
Municipal Court debates its handling of charges when a mother of three brewed for family survival. W C T U and citizens seek records while the court considers mercy and justice, noting mercy toward a mother may reflect philanthropy beyond strict law.
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Municipal Court
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Scopes Trial Brings Dayton into Spotlight on Law
A Tennessee legal confrontation centers on whether the defendant violated a defined statute. The broader clash of piety and impiety is commentary, not the case’s legal issue, as Bryan and Darrow perform for public attention while the law’s wisdom remains the core concern.
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State of
Tennessee
Scopes
Bryan
Darrow
Dayton
Tenn
Bryans
Darrows
Ditch Illustration Spurs Cincinnati Rail Terminal Demand
Three hundred railroad men witnessing Cincinnati terminal conditions were convinced terminals are needed now. They faced delays through downtown districts between the Pennsylvania Depot and Central Union Station and urged immediate modern facilities, while delays in the Van Sweringen merger complicate progress.
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Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Depot
Central Union Station
van Sweringen
More Truth Than Poetry by James J Montague
Column by James J Montague analyzes modern life with concise satirical reflections. The writer contrasts poetic sentiment with blunt factual observation, exploring moral and social themes in a crisp, period voice.
Contested Ballad Of Hesperus Wreck Claim Debated
Critics argue Longfellow faced backlash for the ballad about the schooner Hesperus, noting the ship was never wrecked. The dispute centers on the tale’s accuracy and the poet’s embellishment.
Poets and Truth in Legend and Verse
The poem questions whether poets should tell only factual events or craft enduring verse from imagined deeds. It cites Byron on Hellespont, Browning, Keats, Barbara Frietchie, and Stonewall Jackson to argue that poetic truth often outweighs strict factual accuracy, urging poets to balance meter with meaning.
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Lord Byron
Hellespont
Russia triples vodka output in race with Scotch sales
The article notes Russia has tripled vodka production to challenge German and Scotch markets. It mentions Tennessee and Darwin in a political context and comments on Uncle Sam not feeling compelled to rescue the Rif.
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Russia
Sam
Celebrity Dinners Fade While Promoters Shift to Benefits
A 1925 column recounts failed ten dollar celebrity dinners once used to honor Bill Volstead. Promoters pocketed profits, guests skipped, and ghostly scenes of empty banquet chairs followed. Now promoters pivot to benefits for theater treasurers and similar causes as public publicity wanes.
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New York
Mons. Volstead
Broadway
Bill
Thei
Grand Central
Gallipolis
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati June 11 1905
A Cincinnati Commercial lookback reports a special Dayton Short Line train with English investors visiting to discuss financing a local railway. The item notes the death of tailor Robert A. Hill on Seventh Street and his Democratic activity. Irish American Centennial Guards organize at Hibernia Hall with Captain Welsh named drill master. A road machine collapse on McLean Avenue delays work, and Water Works investigators probe brass theft by Andy Bowman who paid $51.
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Dayton
Cleveland
Shoemaker
Forest City
Robert A. Hill
Seventh Street
Andy Bowman
Receivers and Shippers Tour Washington Seek Rate Relief
A large party from the Receivers and Shippers Association visited Washington to press for relief from unfair rates. They met with Secretary Taft and Attorney General Moody and were promised a Roosevelt audience next Monday. Weather today cloudy with highs 65 to 88 and again 70 to 80 later.
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Receivers and Shippers’ Association
Washington
William H. Taft
Moody
R. H. West
E. E. Williamson
Roosevelt
Former President of the American Medical Association
Former president of the American Medical Association highlighted ongoing welfare and success themes. The brief notes the person’s leadership role and enduring impact on medical policy and physician wellbeing.
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The
American Medical Association
Sources of a Good Meal Meditation
After meals, reflect on the origins of your food and the people who serve it. Food stems from plant and animal kingdoms and consists of starches sugars fats and proteins formed from oxygen carbon hydrogen and nitrogen. Energy from sun heat drives these reactions, linking life to nature’s laws for health and success.
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Brazil
Costa Rica
Cuba
Louisiana
China
Ceylon
Minneapolis
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas City
Chicago
Oregon
California
Florida
Tropics
Nature
Alwa
King Feature Synd., Inc
Traffic rules and bus stop design shared in Cincinnati letter
W. R. Butler from United States Lines offers observations on pedestrian traffic signals in Cincinnati, contrasts with Detroit courtesy, and suggests bus stop placement changes to improve streetcar safety. He notes polite enforcement and urges editorial interest in traffic reforms.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Traffic Committee of
W. R. Butler
United States Lines
Schroeder Honored by Jewish Social Service
Louis M. Cahn of Chicago was elected president of the National Conference of Jewish Social Service at its Denver convention. William J. Schroeder of Cincinnati and Maurice J. Schivers of Toledo were named to the executive committee.
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Denver
Col
Louis M. Cahn
Jewish Charities
Chicago
National Conference of Jewish Social Service
William J. Schroeder
Cincinnati
Maurice J. Schivers
Toledo
Quiz Questions From Yesterday’s Paper
A set of trivia questions asks for the swampy Arctic plains, Turkey’s chief seaport, apricot origin, Tyre’s ancient location, Rome’s second emperor, the United States center state, the ocean’s deepest depth, Gladstone era leadership, a country with the tallest men, and the lake linked by the Detroit River. Answers appear tomorrow.
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Arctic Ocean
Turkey
Tyre
Rome
United States
Gladstone England
Ita
Detroit River
Lake Erie
Answers to Yesterday's Questions Recalled
A list correcting or citing historical facts includes William Murdoch discovering gas from coal in 1792 and Henry I setting the yard foot basis. It notes Druids worship of the sacred oak, Dresden china begun in 1709 by Bottger, Coleridge's Kubla Khan from a dream, and Puritans closing English theaters for thirteen years.
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William Murdoch
Murdoch
Henry I
Druids
Gaul
Britain
Dresden China
John Frederick Bottger
Dresden
China
Coleridge
England
Press Publishing Co
Metereum and Daphne plants seen near Canadian and New York waters
A naturalist notes metereum or daphne escapes into wilderness from cultivation in Canada, Massachusetts and New York with purple blooms in spring. The article recounts Apollo and Daphne myth, laurel classification, and mentions Daphnia water fleas seen under a field microscope among rotifers and desmids.
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J, Otis,swift
N. Y
Belcare Stop Controversy Over Inbound Car Change
Letter to the editor disputes Street Car Commissioner Kuertz action removing the inbound stop on the Mill Creek Valley line at Bel Dare Avenue. Authors say most petitioners own cars and the stop served residents along Vine Street and a three block stretch of Bel Dare Avenue, leaving a long city section without a boarding place. They question lack of hearing for protesters.
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Beldare
The
Commercial Tribune
Millcreek Valley
Beldare Avenue
Kuertz
Vine Street
Ruther Avenue
Zoo
Kentuckian is Drowned in Lake Worth Incident
The body of Emmet P. Pack of Harlan Kentucky was recovered from Lake Worth in West Palm Beach Florida. Pack had been missing since Saturday. A county jury found no evidence of foul play. Raw Moorse also of Harlan identified the body.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Emmet P. Pack
Harlan, Ky
Lake Worth
Pack
Raw Moorse
Harlan
Amusements listings at Cox Palace Grand Zoo theaters
Cox Theater opens with Spring Cleaning a comedy by Frederick Lonsdale featuring George Alison and many others. Palace Theater presents Motif de Danse with Jean Upham plus Vaughn Comfort and other acts. The Grand Opera House runs Some Wild Oats in a women only daytime run and men evenings. The Zoo hosts Thaviu band and Halcyon Players with premier dancers Cartier and Zanou and famed ice skaters performing daily.
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COX
Frederick Lonsdale
Stuart Walker
Cox Theater
George Alison
Leonore Sorsby
Ruth Hammond
Earle Larimore
Aldrich Owker
Corbet Morris
Donald MacDonald
Rikel Kent
Betsy Jane Southgate
Marguerite Myers
Elizabeth Taylor
Palace
Jean Upham
Palace Theater
Miss Upham
Trana Bros
Alexander Scherer
Dolores Griffin
Vaughn Comfort
Mr. Comfort
Harriet Lois
Ben Smith
Douglas Charles & Co
Bob Yates
Evelyn Carson
Mitchell Bros
Paul Bros
Allene Ray
Grand Opera House
ZOO
Thaviu
Halcyon Players
Cartier
Zanou
Margot
Francois LeMaire
Maudie Reynolds
Russ Jones
Adolphe Darling
Any Woman at Capitol Theatre Opens Sunday
Captiol Theater presents a photo feature Any Woman based on a story by Arthur Somers Roche. Alice Terry stars alongside Ernest Gillen Margarita Fischer and Lawson Butt in a tale of a girl struggling to keep up with high society.
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Capitol
Alice Terry
Capitol Theater
Arthur Somers Roche
Ernest Gillen
Margarita Fischer
Lawson Butt
Chickie heads to Lyric with Dorothy Mackaill in title role
The film Chickie adapted from Eleanore Meharin will screen at the Lyric Theater starting Sunday with Dorothy Mackaill as the star. John Bowers Hobart Bosworth Paul Nicholson Gladys Brockwell and Myrtle Stedman support the cast in a story of a stenographer dreaming of a millionaire rescuer.
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LYRIC
Chickie
Eleanore Meharin
Dorothy Mackaill
Lyric Theater
Miss Mackaill
John Bowers
Hobart Bosworth
Paul Nicholson
Gladys, Brockwell
Myrtle Stedman
Barriers Burned Away previews Keith feature
The Keith picturization of the Chicago fire provides background for Barriers Burned Away a likely melodramatic tale next week. The plot follows a society belle whose father brings in an English Earl as a suitor with a notable cast including Mabel Ballin Eric Mayne Frank Mayo Wanda Hawley and Tom Santschi.
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B. F. Keith
Chicago
Keith
E. P. Roe
Mabel Ballin
Eric Mayne
Frank Mayo
Wanda Hawley
Tom Santschi
Walnut Theater to Feature The Necessary Evil
The Necessary Evil adapted from Uriah's Son by Stephen Vincent Benet plays at the Walnut Theater next week. Viola Dana and Ben Lyon lead a cast that includes Frank Mayo Gladys Brockwell Betty Jewel Mary Thurman Thomas Holding and Beach Cooke. The plot centers on a wealthy man who assigns loyal posts abroad to the husband of a former fiancée and the ward’s sweetheart.
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Walnut
Uriah’s Son
Stephen Vincent Benet
Walnut Theater
Viola Dana
Ben Lyon
Frank Mayo
Gladys Brockwell
Betty Jewel
Mary Thurman
Thomas Holding
Beach Cooke
Proud Flesh at Strand Theatre
Eleanor Boardman, Harrison Ford and Pat O Malley lead a film at the Strand theatre for the week starting Sunday. An adaptation of Women and Wives, the story follows a San Francisco earthquake orphan adopted and educated by a Madrid noble family.
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Strand
Eleanor Boardman
Harrison Ford
Pat O'Malley
Strand Mheater
Lawrence Rising
Trixie Friganza
Evelyn Sherman
Priscilla Bonner
Margaret Seddon
William Kelly
San Francisco
Madrid
Empress Emblems of Love at Em press Theater for Moose fund
Empress Emblems of Love, a feature at the Em press Theater shown three days starting tomorrow by Cincinnati Lodge No 2 Loyal Order of Moose. Proceeds benefit the Ohio Plaza dormitory at Mooseheart for Moose orphans. Our Gang Comedy and Pathe News accompany the feature. shows run 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Empress
Emblems of Love
Empress Theater
Cincinnati Lodge No. 2
Loyal Order of Moose
Ohio Plaza
Mooseheart
Moose
Our Gang
Pathe News
Family Theater to Open Sunday with The Age of Innocence
The Family Theater schedules a Sunday opening for the screen adaptation The Age of Innocence based on the novel. The film showcases the classic tale of social expectations and forbidden desire in turn of the century New York.
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Family Theater
Coney Island Roars With New Attractions
Coney Island enlivens the season with thousands flocking to the island for shade, coolness, and the world’s largest swimming pool. The Moonlite Dance Garden features a rubber floor that can host up to 5,000 dancers, drawing crowds to evening entertainment.
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Coney Island
Coney
Chester Park VAUDEVILLE CHANGERS DRAW CROWD
Three big outings at Chester today tomorrow and Saturday promote a surge in daily attendance at Winton Place playground. Five new vaudeville acts debut Sunday with features at Tropical Gardens clubhouse and Lakeside Inn. Dance Palace and clubhouse sire large crowds.
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Chester Park
Chester
Winton Place
Tropical Gardens
Lakeside Inn
Autoists Fined in Traffic Court On Spring Grove Case
Albert Brockman of 1212 Linn street was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving after a collision with a police auto on Spring Grove avenue. Paul Maurer of 1527 Vine street, taxi driver, paid 25 dollars and costs for parking at the Gibson Hotel entrance. William Chatfield and Fred Levinig were each fined 25 dollars and costs for speeding. Frank Wewman paid 7 dollars for cruising.
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Spring Grove Avenue
Albert Brockman
Linn Street
Judge@ Bell
Paul Maurer
Vine Street
Gibson Hotel
Viewcourt
Glencoe
Mt. Auburn
Bell
Edwin Morrissey
George Newland
Morrissey
William Chatfield
Keys Crescent
Fred Levnig
Frank Wewman
Walnut Street
Urge Mayor to Veto Market Ordinance
A merchants committee led by Walter Raimann asked Mayor Carrel to veto a city market ordinance restricting farmers hours from 6 PM to 8 AM. Thirty five merchants signed a petition requesting hours start at 4 PM. The mayor will decide after a mass meeting and a morning meeting with Farm Bureau representatives.
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Walter Raimann
Pearl Street Market
Carrel
Rufus Blume
Jacob Eyrich
Fred Schulze
Council
Farm Bureau
Hamilton
Clermont Counties
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Hesperus
Browning
Joris
Dirks
Keats
Barbara Frietchie
Fredericktown
Stonewall Jackson
Te Cave
Darwin
O. O. McIntyre
H Im
Prince of Wales
Prince
Ike
Judge Smith
Paris
John Barrymore
Mary Pickford
Cincinnati Commercial
Hibernia Hall
Welsh
Police Department
Ross
McLean Avenue
George W. Karsch
City Hospital
Louis Schwab
Clara Stock
Ohio College of Dental Surgery
Ernat von Bargen
Atlas National Bank
Kluesner’s
von Bargen
Queen City Savings Bank
Holzman & Co
Boyden
J. M. Blair
Victor Heintz
Irwin, Green & Co
Abingdon
E W. Harper
Fidelity
W. J. Schroeder
Jewish Social Service
Maurice Ketten
Edith Wharton
Beverly Bayne
Elliot Dexter
Willard Louis
Edith Roberts
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