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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1925
Page
4
A short front page item from The Commercial Tribune dated June 21, 1925 notes a daily price of 2 cents and a Sunday tea copy. The text presents as a generic newspaper blurb about pricing and publication type.
A former circus press agent recounts graft and publicity stunts used to support a cousin's mayoral bid in a small state town. He details payoffs to attract crowds for a children's picnic, illegal campaigning tactics, and a failed election as he reflects on the consequences of manipulating public opinion.
A critical essay argues that hunting has shifted from necessity to sport, driving migratory birds toward extinction due to crowded habitats and legal limits. W T Hornaday of Stamford warns the game birds face nine to one odds against survival, urging voluntary restraint by sportsmen to preserve posterity.
Edwin P. Morrow former Kentucky governor warned at a local chautauqua about pervasive intolerance across American classes and doctrines. He argued political religious and racial hatreds threaten government and justice and urged unity under the nation’s heritage of religious freedom and republican ideals.
The piece argues two paths to help youth: compassionate critique of delinquency and engaging church work with clear explanation for children. It stresses parental guidance, correct teaching, and appeals to interest over compulsion, with simple language and relatable examples. It also notes New York police hunting bootleggers, urging public attention to curb crime.
Democrats view growing chatter that North West farmers oppose tariffs with cautious optimism but warn that talk is cheap and may not reflect actual duty or action.
On Walker Hill a day of saloon fights and rowdy conduct erupts with four men hurt at William Overhelmann’s. a Hibernia House riot ends in arrests. Boy James Plunkett narrowly escapes a fatal tram accident. Baseball takes shape as teams and stock moves for Blue Stockings. counterfeit money scare prompts police review. Obituaries note P F Fanning and real estate changes involve Thompson and Fasig. Queen City Club outlines plans for a new building.
Weather clear in the city with 59 to 85 degree range noted as twenty years ago. The May Festival directors resolved quarrels over Theodore Thomas death with Thomas W. Allen named a director. Edward Rawson resigned and Lawrence Maxwell Jr was elected president. George W Weedon appointed Assistant General Passenger Agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Jacob Hoffmann Sr died at 58, Civil War veteran and Musicians' Federation figure. Mehitable Wilson of Cambridge Mass gifted Wilson Commons park to the city after paying taxes. Coroner's Clerk Van Hoene and Detective Al Sweeney ruled Joseph C Linn's death not from foul play but suicide. Herman F Cellarius named Internal Revenue Collector by Roosevelt. Cincinnati Underwriters Association members outing at Grant's former home in Pt Pleasant aboard Levi J Workum. Weather rain with 74 to 89 degree range.
Frank Bohn analyzes French Canadian nationalism led by Henri Bourassa. He details rising French Canadian birth rates, language and religion as social core, and Bourassa’s view of Canada as the authentic homeland. He notes Le Devoir influence and the future growth of Quebec, Ontario, and broader North American settlement.
Thompson Buchanan a York City born novelist and Bernicart a well known figure are mentioned. Daniel C. Beard an author artist and pioneer in the Scout movement is cited as born in Cincinnati. Major General Charles J. a U S A veteran of the World War is noted as born at Tomaauh Pa sixty six years ago today.
In West Africa Rev W J Platt reports a hidden community of over twenty two thousand black Christians in French West Africa. Originated by evangelist William Wade Harris, the movement has formed some 150 churches and provided Bibles, though congregations can read little. The Wesleyan Methodist Mission plans new missions and a training college at Porto Novo and Dabon to expand Harris inspired converts.
A historical bulletin extols thrift as the seed of success. It argues that early saving builds wealth, with small bank accounts growing into substantial sums through disciplined, perpetual sacrifice. It emphasizes willpower and self-interest as keys to achieving lasting financial and life success.
A collection of quotes notes reflection on life yet every year brings censure and critique of the past. Pope speaks on conscience and restraint while South and Jeremy Taylor warn self knowledge deepens self contempt as time passes.
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