Youth Enters the List Its Own Defender in Cincinnati
In commencement debates in Cincinnati youth answers critics as Edward Merkel at Walnut Hills High School declares that what we are, you have made us. Dr. C A L Reed defends higher education against slander, citing William Jennings Bryan as a foil to anti college rhetoric. The piece frames youth as challenging adult generations to own responsibility for its morals and direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
C. A. L. Reed
Medical College
American College
Edward Merkel
Walnut Hills High School
Hughes, Woodward
Walnut Hills
Adam
Ignorance Versus Intelligence in Tennessee Scopes Trial
The piece frames Tennessee as the battleground in the fight between ignorance and science over evolution. It notes supporters including Bainbridge Colby and Dudley Field Malone defending Scopes, aiming to take the case to the highest court, and predicts a farcical trial but a broader education in science and natural phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
Darwin
Huxley
Bainbridge Colby
Dudley Field Malone
Scopes
When It Didn't Pay To Advertise
A former circus press agent recalls a bogus kidnapping publicity stunt that backfired. The plan involved a staged strong woman abduction to drum up press, but an on train struggle and police battle left the show damaged, the boss furious, and the agent fired, while real film legends later benefited from similar tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Eliminate Grade Crossings to End Death Toll
An editorial argues against grade crossings citing the Paxton and Wasson roads tragedy in Hyde Park and a prior similar incident. It contends warning devices fail and calls for removing crossings, noting the cost but stressing lives lost and the blame on private profit and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton and
Wasson Roads
Norfolk & Western
Hyde Park
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati Fifty Years Ago Items
Cincinnati Commercial from June 14 1875 recounts Henry Stern's account of the Dresden sinking after striking a rock near the Scilly Islands. It lists weekly amusements in Cincinnati including Lookout House concerts and garden promenades, civic events, and picnics with groups such as the Germania Maennerchor and Ancient Order Hibernians. Also notes relocation to Blount Alabama of settlers, church and officials travel, and the recovery of a drowned boy Solomon by diver Joe Graham.
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Henry Stern
Cincinnati
Dresden
Scilly Islands
Lookout House
Weigend
Loewen Garden
Leidensticker
Germania Maennerchor
Iron Molders
Union No
Parlor Grove
Champion No
Ancient Order Hibernians
Parior Grove
Andy Baum
Pioneer Council
United American Mechanics
Brilliants
East End Garden
Dayton
Fifth O. V
Twenty Years Ago in Cincinnati Deaths and Oddities
A look back recalls distiller Dennis F Walsh dying in his bachelor apartments with brother Nicholas present. The piece notes St Xavier training, a Burnet Woods stage production The Shoemakers Holiday, and other city anecdotes including a pony accident and a court case over false advertising. Also referenced are New York advices on lawyer Tom Campbell’s fortune, Judge Buchwalter as administrator, and a beaten pensioner found near Ft Thomas. Weather clear 62 to 72 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis F. Walsh
Kentucky
Fourth and Sycamore Streets
Nicholas
Mr. Walsh
St. Xavier's
New York
Tom C. Campbell
New Jersey
Morris L. Buchwalter
Dollar Bill Demand Forces Treasury Review
The New York Times reports that the U S government must mass produce hundreds of millions of new one dollar bills as circulation climbs from under 60 million in 1900 to about 420 million today. It notes redesigned currency, aging bills, and the need for new plants to meet demand while curbing wasteful use.
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New York Times
United States
Charles S. Dewey
the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve System
Washington
George Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Britain
India
National Bank
Discovery of Land
Bureau of Engraving and Prainting
Dewey
Army holds parachute tests at Chanute Field Illinois
Seventeen Army Air Service officers and students from the Technical School conducted 17 cockpit jumps in one day setting a world record for the field. Data tracked from exit to landing showed descent times from 2 40 to 4 49 minutes, with no injuries and a 7 500 foot test yielding 4 49 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Field
Ill
Army Air Service
Technical School
William C. McChord
Asso
Terra Firma
Robert R. Aurand
Air Service
Aurand
Harry Wilson
Jack Harris
Air Service Technical School
United States Army Air Service
Army
Navy
Marine
Odd Facts From The Postal Service And Global Mentions
A trivia style note reports the United States Postal Service incurs 1.74 million dollars yearly in misaddressed mail costs while France operates seventy one bullfighting clubs and the United States hosts sixty two thousand eight hundred sixty four drug stores in retail trade.
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the Commercial Tribune
James J. Montague
Press Publishing Company
New York Evening World
The
Cincinnati Commercial
John Birnbaum
Blount
Ala
Cullman
Mr. McCloud
Christian Church
Fergus Street
Bethany
J. J. Quinn
Putin Bay
Johnston
Joe Graham
Solomon
Commercial Tribune
Burnet Woods
W. C. Schott
F. M. Blair
H. C. Fetsch
L. Bernstein
Ned Allgeier
Henry Ziegler
Mose Kahn
H. L. Dilg
Fleischmann
Board of Public Service
Forest Avenue
Jacob Marqua
Pioneer
Alexandria Pike
Ft. Thomas
Ohio Supreme Court
John McCormick Gibson
Man
John Goldstrom
United States Post Office Department
France
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