Citizens push referendum to block street car fare cut
A Citizens' Committee led by W. J. Schultz circulated petitions to force a referendum on Cincinnati street railway fare reductions, threatening to delay or block the August 1 fare cut if 10,600 voter signatures are filed by July 14. Mayor Galvin said he cannot imagine voters backing the petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee
W. J. Schultz
City Concil
Board of Elections
John Galvin
Cincinnati Traction Company
Schultz
Culkins
Newport attorney Horace Root in contempt trial ends in jury split
Campbell County Circuit Court heard the contempt case of Horace W. Root, Newport attorney, as the jury deadlocked eight to four with the judge ordering a new trial or action. Root complained of an unfair hearing and accused Judge Otto Wolf of prejudice after a grand jury question on a gambler name.
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Campbell County Circuit
Horace W. Root
Newport
Otto Wolf
Root
Wolf
B. F. Graziana
Covington
Campbell County Grand Jury
Mr. Root
Graziana
Grand Jury
Diskin
Commonwealth Attorney
Kingfisher
Eer Pagudge Wolf
Advertisements Index Across Local Firms and Services
A collage of ad listings shows various businesses in a regional directory. Entries include hotels, clothing shops, banks, train lines, furniture, typewriters, medicines, and services such as tailoring, hats, jewelry, and bathing suits. The page notes multiple firms by name and product type, arranged in a broad classified-like index.
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Ee Bos Prrogs
Harles EB. Smith & Sons
Cincinnati Law School
Corona Typewriter
Tetaidan Este
Denton's
Dow's Drug Stores
Tas
Ehrlich Paint Company
Intsa Fifth-Third National Bank
Financial— Cincinnati Finance Chapeny Se Ae
J. W. Sibley & Co
Unibaus Xudeasudee
Stacy & Braun
Bedett En
Gidding
Eee
Jtiven Greater Shoe Company
Tia Harry W. Smith—Clothing
CIA Aca
Kelly Springs
Sreceees
Woptriee Mages Eos Seieds
Covada
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Lowry & Goebel—Furniture
Milner—Player
DEIR
Nossa
Ucs
Mutual Tailoring ‘Company
Nunner & Ashton
DaPasis Side
Ache
People’s Bank and Savings Company
Pogue’s
Ralph Green
Richman’s Clothes
Shillito’s
Spencer’s—Diamonds
Stone’s Cakes
Tuane Rokesteatsranete
Union Gas and Electrics Company
Wallingford—Teag
Aetna
Seetaamn
Western Tray and Case Company
PE Crertournd Scokcetionicinincsone
Crowd Watches Beer Poured Into Sewers in Lancaster
A large crowd gathered in Lancaster Ohio as 5,000 bottles of home brew confiscated by Mayor Ruble from the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge were poured into the sewers. Bottles malt extract and hops were auctioned in the Mayor's office.
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Lancaster
Ruble
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Hundreds of Society Women Cheer Ft Thomas Boxers
At St Thomas in Ft Thomas a women’s club hosted an exhibition that drew about 5000 spectators, with women making up roughly half the crowd. The event showcased six bouts as Cincinnati’s society women eyed boxing with enthusiasm, debating fights and cheering the contenders alongside their companions.
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FT. Thomas
St. Thomas
Sims to Be Rebuked By Denby Over Irish Speech
Reuters report notes Secretary Denby will rebuke Admiral Sims for comments on the Irish question made in London. Denby weighs possible actions from warning to court martial but emphasizes discipline and naval regulations. The decision hinges on Sims's written recall of remarks and the controversy's naval, not political, nature.
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David Copying
Washington
Sims
Secretary of the Navy
England
Mr. Denby
Admiral Sims
Denby
London
A Sims
Secretary Denby
Harvey
White House
State Department
Ambassador Harvey
Secretaryughes
Brown University
Navy
Seadog
Denby to Announce Sims Case Decision Tomorrow
Secretary Denby indicates a final decision on Rear Admiral Sims will be made public soon, likely tomorrow afternoon after reviewing the admiral's statement. Sims remains in Washington awaiting the ruling.
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Denby
Sims
Washington
Scouts Rescue Father And Son From Water Oceanic Heroism
In Columbus, June 23, Boy Scout troops saved a father and his 14 year old son from drowning in the Scioto River. But the elder son Charles 18 drowned after seizing his brother Richard 14. Raymond Davis 14 led rescuers who saved Richard. First aid revived the father and Richard. The other youth’s body was recovered.
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Columbus
Scioto River
John Tuthill
Charles
Richard
Boy
Raymond Davis
Girl Seriously Injured After Fall From Window
Dinestona Lappusda ten falls from skylight while sitting in her bedroom window at 712 Plum Street. Found unconscious by mother Marie Lappusda, she was taken to General Hospital Patrol 3 in critical condition with possible skull fracture cerebral concussion and facial head injuries.
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Dinestona Lappusda
Plum Street
Marie Lappusda
New York Postmaster Nomination Confirmed by Senate
Washington June 23 Edward M Morgan was confirmed by the Senate to be Postmaster at New York.
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N. Y
Washington
Edward M. Morgan
New York
Senate
Seven Die as Grand Theater Collapses in Johnstown
Johnstown Pa June 23 seven were killed and seven injured, three seriously, when the Grand Theater Building, a moving picture house in Barnesboro, collapsed early tonight. Workmen excavating on the adjoining lot had just left beneath the theater walls as rain softened the ground and weakened the supports.
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Johnstown
Grand Theater
Moving Picture House
Barnesboro
Robbers Hold Up Alcohol Truck Near Cincinnati
A truck carrying twenty two drums of non beverage alcohol valued at L100 was seized by six armed men shortly after noon. The driver Melville Walker of Aurora Indiana was abducted at Stop 7 on Hillside avenue and later released after being bound in a shed near Mt Health. Walker reported the robbery to police and gave a strong description of the suspects with no arrests yet.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Big Four Station
Cincinnati
Melville Walker
Aurora
Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo Railway
Hillside Avenue
O’shaughnessey
Walker
Hamilton Pike
Mt. Healthy
Harding appoints Cincinnati man as clerk in China court
President Harding named William A Chapman of Cincinnati for Clerk of the United States Court in China. Ohio's congressional delegation, including Senator Willis and Representatives Stephens and Longworth, say they never heard of Chapman. A search failed to locate any Cincinnati resident by that name or any acquaintance with the appointee.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
Harding
William A. Chapman
Cincinnati
United States Court
China
Congress
Willis
Stephens
Longworth
Chapman
Noisy Bristol Ghosts Defy Police Efforts to Arrest
Bristol Virginia Tennessee, June 23. An official police inquiry could not explain the haunting noises from the notorious haunted house drawing thousands daily. Rats were ruled out and building experts begin a full room by room investigation. Two inmates have suffered nervous breakdowns amid the ongoing mystery.
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Bristol
Tenn
Women's Morals Decline Cited By Police Captain
Clara Burnside of Indianapolis, the country’s only woman police Captain, told a Social Workers conference that women's moral standards have declined. She argues the shift is inevitable and predicts a future improvement as society moves toward greater equality.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Clara Burnside
Indianapolis
Social Workers’ Conference
New President Named for The Journal of Commerce
W C Reich formerly with The New York Herald and The New York Sun will soon assume the Presidency of The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin. John W Dodsworth will retire but the Dodsworth family will maintain its close interest in the property.
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New York
W. C. Reich
The
New York Herald
New York Sun
Frank A. Munsey
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletins
John W. Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Agricultural Trust Company in Lancaster closed by State Bank
In Lancaster on June 23 the Agricultural Trust Company was closed by the State Department of Banking and its treasurer Charles D. Zell was arrested on embezzlement and larceny charges with $50,000 bail. Officials say the treasurer manipulated books and speculated with company funds. shortages and asset values are noted, with depositor protection expected.
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Lancaster
Agricultural Trust Company
State Department of Banking
Charles D. Zell
Peter G. Cameron
Philadelphia
Trust Company
Building unions urge probe into open charges of collusion
The Building Trades Council pressed County Prosecutor Louis H. Capelle for a speedy inquiry into alleged collusion and monopoly in Cincinnati's building trades. A wage agreement was tentatively reached by the Wage Board, with reports to the council and employing contractors due next Monday and a potential arbitration by Fred Wesselmann before August 1 if talks fail.
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Cincinnati
Louis H. Capelle
Building Trades Council
Capelle
The
Building Trades
Association of
Fred Wesselmann
Chamber of Commerce
W. Meredith Yeatman
P. W. Drackett, Sr
Hamilton County
Edwin L. Greist
W. E. Meyers
Labor Advocate
Cincinnnati
Naval appropriation bill reaches compromise after Senate House talks
Conferees finalize a naval bill totaling about 417 million dollars against earlier Senate and House figures of 496 million and 396 million. The measure includes Borah’s disarmament conference authorization and sets a Navy personnel level of 106000, with several base and construction adjustments and a new Bureau of Aeronautics.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Great Britain
Japan
San Pedro
Cal
Guam
New London
Conn
Camp Kearney
Sand Point
Wash
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy Department
Key West
Fla
Massive whisky ring raid nets cars guns and 80 cases
Police seized four automobiles loaded with whisky and found 80 cases of liquor and multiple firearms after a raid on Woodburn avenue. Six Chicago chauffeurs and two residents were arrested, while one man was wounded at General Hospital. Federal investigators said the operation linked Chicago to New York and Cincinnati through a nationwide bootlegging network.
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Woodburn Avenue
Hopkins
Avondale Avenues
General Hospital
Melville Hanning
Avondale
Chicago
Hanning
Robert Flora
Prohibition
Ohio
United States
Flora
Cincinnati
New York
Sherwood
Amioso
Wehking
Webking
Thomas Crusen
William Carnat
James Costa
Ernest Coggs
Edward Best
Eighteenth Street
Covington
George Anderson
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Galvin
William C. Culkins
Ormer
Street Railways
Adot
Ring
Father
W. C. Rietck
Wage Board
U. S
Rudolph Webking
Alfred Raso
James Amioso
Rose
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