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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
3
A sweeping tornado struck states including Indiana and Illinois, killing 623 and injuring 2 990. De Soto suffered the worst loss with 118 dead, schools and homes wrecked, trains toppled, and fires extinguished after damage across Murphysboro Princeton Annapolis and nearby towns.
A partial list of tornado casualties names many victims across numerous towns and states. The shattered roll includes Mrs. Morton Bush Mrs. West Woods Helen Watts Viola Ford and Oliver Abbott among others. The tally covers Benton Illinois Cape Girardeau Missouri Lexington Kentucky and Owen Indiana with dozens more listed by name.
Weather Bureau officials classify yesterday's tornado as part of a broad severe storm origin in the far Northwest. The storm tracked southeast toward Oklahoma Arkansas Illinois Indiana Ohio and toward the St. Lawrence Valley. Wind speeds reached 84 mph in Buffalo with higher figures claimed by the American Nature Association.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce sent sympathy and aid offers to seventeen Illinois Indiana and Kentucky towns struck by a Wednesday tornado within 300 miles of Cincinnati. Mayors including Carmi Ill replied of local relief handling. Mayor Carrel said he will avoid fund-raising overlap by coordinating with relief funds already started.
In Glace Bay Nova Scotia on March 19 a 60 day search for Justin Bennett ended as police discovered him hidden in a secret chamber behind a sliding panel in his parents’ home. The Royal Bank of Canada teller had been implicated in a $20 000 shortage and was believed to have fled to Mexico.
Harry Broermann a 42 year old machinist of 1703 Cleveland avenue Norwood was bound over to the grand jury on a robbery charge by Mayor Louis H Nolte. With a $7500 bond default he was committed to the county jail for allegedly stealing 45 from a grocery at Mills and Allison avenues early Tuesday morning reported by Ida Huenefeld.
Fred Bleser 38 an electrician of 1412 Elm Street suffered a serious injury to his left leg and multiple broken ribs when struck by a car at Elm and Liberty streets last night. The driver fled the scene and Henry Merland 1540 Republic Street found him. General Hospital physicians say his condition is serious.
Oxford council voted to prohibit all automobile servicing along the curb and gutter of High Street after July 1. The resolution bars gas water and air service across the curb in the village’s main thoroughfare.
Dean Herman Schneider of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Commerce spoke to 150 members of the Cincinnati Association of Credit Men at the Linton. He urged respect for long research behind major inventions and described the cooperative plan of education he originated, noting its national and international adoption. An entertainment program followed by Miss Cassie Reed, James Mischler, and A Robert Groenke capped the meeting led by Edward H. L. Haefner.
Hanselmann Lodge No. 208 hosted a testimonial dinner for Rev. Hugo C. Eisenlohr of St. John's Unitarian Church after thirty seven years of lodge membership and service. Gustav F. Lambeck presided, with musical interludes by Louis Ehr gott and Leo Paalz. Eisenlohr delivered an illustrated talk on life and its end. Speakers included Harry J. Laque Edward D. Roberts and Rev. John Malick.
Three men arrested at Liberty and Elm streets confessed to robbing Charles Beutel’s cigar store at 135 West McMicken Avenue. Clifford Renk aged 22 of 206 East Clifton Avenue Anthony Lavin 28 of 1508 Race Street and Albert McKinney 27 of 1559 Central Avenue face burglary charges. Loot valued at $50 in cigarettes and cigars.
Incoming steamers Berengaria from Southampton on March 12 and Duillio from Naples on March 13. Outgoing ships Providence to Piraeus at 11 a.m. Kathlamba to Port Seid at 5 p.m. Samra to Kingston at noon. Astrea to Maracaibo and Carna to Haiti. Arrived March 19 Tivives from Panama March 13 Fort St. George from Bermuda March 17 Uraguaya from Bermuda March 17 President Roosevelt from Bremen March 11.
Mrs. Elsie Martin, 22, of Newport, was shot twice by her husband Howard Martin, 27, at his sister's Cincinnati home. He surrendered at Newport police, claiming jealousy after she left him weeks earlier. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in grave condition.
Marian Little alias Margaret Heath of Grand Rapids Michigan pleaded guilty to larceny in Criminal Court. She robbed a store on January 25 and took ten dollars. The court stated a woman robber deserves no more consideration than a man.
Dr. Herman V. Hilprecht died suddenly at his Philadelphia home at age 65. He was a renowned scholar and former professor of Assyriology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Al G. Barnes a circus proprietor was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on perjury and falsification of income tax returns. Judge William James issued a bench warrant for his arrest and set bail at 50 000 dollars.
The St. Xavier College Men’s Committee postpones its May fete planning to next Friday night. Michael A. Hellenthal, temporary secretary, announced. Many committee members act in The Passion, a drama of Christ’s sufferings, to be staged April 5 to 7 at Emery Auditorium, with a general rehearsal tonight. Dr Thomas M. Stewart speaks on The Lost Language of Symbolism tomorrow at Hanselman Hall, 3048 Clifton Ave, 8 pm.
A stage trend attributes weight loss to Marmola Prescription Tablets. An actress claims steady, easy reductions using this product, taken several times a year to maintain balance. Sold by druggists for one dollar a box or direct from Marmola Co Detroit Michigan.
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