Fiftieth University Commencement Celebrates Bearcat Growth
Dr Herman Schneider delivers address to 832 graduates and 2,500 spectators at Nippert Stadium as Cincinnati’s municipal university marks its fiftieth annual commencement. The ceremony honors three honorary degrees amid a history tracing from 1807 lottery efforts to modern Bearcat progress.
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Ohio Valley
University of Cincinnati
Matchwood
Herman Schneider
Nippert Stadium
Cincinnati
Schneider
Bearcub
Bearcat
Dr. Schneider
General Assembly
State of
Ohio
University
McMicken Hall
Phillip Ogden
Arthur R. Morgan
Seasongood
Morgan
Richard D. Bryant
Dorothy Carrothers
College of Liberal Arts
College of Engineering and Commerce
School of Applied Arts
College of Law
School of Household Arts
College of Medicine
School of Nurses
Workers Benefit in Banker's Will
Moses Taylor financier and society leader died May 26 at his Mt. Kisco home leaving an estate estimated at 20 to 30 million dollars to his immediate family and five employees. Widow Edith Bishop Taylor to receive income from nearly all estate during her lifetime then to Francis Taylor of London from a 1 million dollar trust, with the remainder in trust for three other children. Taylor was a Kean Taylor & Co. banker, a Lackawanna Steel vice president and a railroad director.
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New York
Moses Taylor
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Edith Bishop Taylor
Newport
R. L
Francis Taylor
London
Taylor
Kean, Taylor & Co
Lackawanna Steel Company
Gunboat Hercules Sinks After Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion on the Colombian army gunboat Her cules on the Magdalena River near Luis Nuevo killed ten crew members and injured several others. Commander Maj. Arancueren is reported missing.
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Bogota
Colombia
Hercules
Magdalena River
Luis Nuevo
Arancueren
Robbers kidnap paymaster and driver in Chicago area heist
The paymaster Charles Garrett and chauffeur Sidney Kressel were kidnapped near Robby Ind by three armed robbers and forced to yield $1,200 of a $1,700 payroll. The trio fled into Chicago, wrecked their car, and escaped leaving the two injured men pinned under the overturned vehicle. Two revolvers and $500 were found in the car pocket.
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Chicago
Theatle-Duffield FinzéWorks Company
Robby
Ind
Charles Garrett
Sidney Kressel
Bank Holdup in Milford Center Nets $1000
Two young men robbed the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Milford Center Ohio at 2 15 pm stealing about $1000, mostly silver. Cashier Guy Cochenour was threatened with a revolver as the pair demanded change and fled in separate autos toward Setinefield.
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Milford Center
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Guy Cochenour
Cochenourt
Setinefield
Tremors Strike Mexican Cities Trigger Panic and Damage
A violent earthquake rocked Vera Cruz and surrounding areas at about 9 21 pm causing panics as residents fled outdoors. Buildings shook for roughly a minute with injuries reported and unknown casualties while service disruptions and damage were reported across a broad region.
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Mexico City
Prohibition Change Sought in Delaware as 87 Percent Respond
A New York World News Service report states that 87 percent of Delawareans who answered a statewide canvass urged changes to the dry law. About 10 percent backed the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act. Du Pont filed 100,000 questionnaires and received 37,951 returns, with the Wilmington Trust Company handling the responses to ensure integrity.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Delaware
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Pierre S. du Pont
du Pont
Trust Department
Wilmington Trust Company
William B. Foster
Wilmington
G. Layton Grier
Milford
Philadelphia
Farmer Kills Bear With Ball Bearings
Elkins West Virginia June 16 Joe Arnold of Sagerland Tucker County lacking a rifle removed lead pellets from a loaded shell and inserted ball bearings from his old Ford He fired at a bear that had been killing his sheep and wounded it at the first shot then tracked it into the woods and killed it with a ball bearing through the heart
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New York World News Service
Elkins
W. Va
Joe Arnold
Sagerland
Tucker County
Hoover Delays Campaign Plans Amid Farm Bill Talks
Secretary Hoover, while advancing his Republican nomination bid, meets with Senator McNary to discuss farm relief and the equalization fee. He surveys the Commerce Department Building site with his aide, lunchs with Secretary Kellogg, and notes ongoing departmental matters.
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Hoover
McNary
Associated Press
Washington
Senator McNary
Oregon
Commerce Department
Kellogg
State Department
Secretary of State
Platform Collapse Dashes Heflin Rally Injures 100 Children
In Syracuse a temporary platform at Senator J Thomas Heflin’s speech site collapsed during a 10 000 strong crowd injuring 50 on the stand and 100 children nearby. Heflin escaped injury and continued his address denouncing Catholic influence as the stand was repaired and the pageant resumed.
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al Smith
Heflin
Syracuse
N. Y
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
United States
Gov. Smith
Hefling
Charles B. Lewis
Houston
New Id
Will of
Theresa Hogan
Duck ‘Run
Hogan
Cass Township
Actress Dorothy MacKaill Sues For Divorce From Lothar Mendez
Dorothy MacKaill, film actress, sues for divorce from director Lothar Mendez alleging cruelty. They wed in New York on November 17, 1926 and separated on June 1. the couple have no children.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy MacKaill
Lothar Mendez
New York
Hoover’s Chum Joins Republicans In West Branch
Newt Burler, once the town’s sole Democrat and postmaster under Wilson, announced last night he has become a Republican as 4,000 locals celebrated Herbert Hoover’s nomination for the Presidency in West Branch Iowa.
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West Branch
Iowa
Newt Burler
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
Hoover
Seripps Fund to Remain Intact in Detroit Trust Case
Grace S. Clark and Rex B. Clark failed to end a 700000 dollar Scripps trust and gain an accounting of the estate including The Detroit News and Bay City Times. Circuit Judge Dingeman ruled it would violate the late James E. Scripps intent to disband the estate before the trust ends in 1936.
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Detroit
Grace S. Clark
James E. Scripps
Rex B. Clark
Scripps
Detroit News
Bay City Times
Harry J. Dingeman
Clark
River search for body of Kentuckian Arthur Wehrman
Covington fire department members failed to retrieve the body of 27 year old Arthur Wehrman of Highland Pike Covington believed drowned in the Ohio River two miles west of Bromley Ky early yesterday afternoon A boy nearby said a stranger entered the water and disappeared downstream Clothing found on the river bank bore Wehrman’s name and address his father William Wehrman identified the clothes Blood spots on the cap and clothing were several days old Deputy sheriffs Harry Kleine and Clay Shields will continue the investigation today
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Covington
William Wehrman
Wehrman
Harry Kleine
Clay Shields
Favorite Sons Hope on Smiths Foes
Washington dispatch reports Democrats in Houston frantically lining up to nominate President and VP candidates, aiming to prevent a repeat of Madison Square Garden split. Smith leads in delegates with 516 pledged, close to a possible 733 1 3 of 1100, while foes seek a southern bloc to block a two thirds majority.
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Madison Square Garden
Hoover
Curtis
Houston
Gov. Smith
New York
Smith
McAdoo
Virginia
Friends of
Customs Holds Pickford Trunks on Arrival in New York
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks arrived aboard the Roma in New York as customs halted twelve wardrobe trunks for further appraisal. Officials will compare declared prices with U S costs, and the couple remains in the city through the week while the examination proceeds.
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New York
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Roma
Miss Pickford
United States
Fairbanks
Hollywood
John Coolidge Plans Amherst Graduation and Job Search
Amherst College will confer John Coolidge a Bachelor of Arts degree as he prepares to enter the job market. Despite extensive public attention, he was not a campus idol, with ownership of White House fame tempered by a measured, independent undergraduate record and limited fraternity involvement.
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John Coolidge
Amherst College
F. B. Coltton
New York World News Service
Amherst
Mass
America
Old College Hall
John
White House
Charley Lindbergh
Phi Gamma Delta
Steve’ Brown
Northampton
Phil” Morehouse
Ed” Young
Brooklyn
Chi Psi
Young Coolidge
Phi Gams
President Coolidge Slows Pace Fishing Day at Cedar Island Lodge
Superior Wis June 16 President Coolidge resumes his Saturday summer retreat with a long woods walk and trout fishing at Cedar Island Lodge. Mrs Coolidge enjoys the Wisconsin air after traveling from Washington. He telegraphs appreciation to Charles Curtis on his nomination for Vice President. Heavy rainfall nearby delays a first visit to the executive offices.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Cedar Island Lodge
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Topeka
Senate
White House
Lodge
Edward T. Clark
Mr. Coolidge
China to Seek New Equal Treaties After Unification
The Nationalist Government at Nanking declares unification achieved and seeks immediate negotiations on equal treaties with all nations. It vows to discard militarism and tolerate no Communists, aiming for liberty and peace under Sun Yat Sen principles.
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Nanking
China
Republic of China
Sun Yat Sen
Floods and Tornado Toll Across Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri
Reports from Blair Oklahoma near Mangum and Newport Arkansas describe tornado and flood damage with fatalities and extensive destruction. In Blair three dead and many injured. evacuees seek shelter as relief teams aid townsfolk. In Arkansas White River floods drive 1,000 from homes with widespread agricultural and property losses near Newport and Stephens. Missouri riverfronts rally to reinforce levees as the St Francis rises threaten Campbell and Kennett.
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Mangum
Okla
Blair
Here
Ernest Steele
Altus
Steele
Highlands
Arkansas
Newport
Ark
White River
Jackson County
Stephens
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Frank O. Lowden
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St. Francis River
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