26 Mar 1930
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1930
Page
1
A report notes a person named Watzl writing about Furoopa-Lowers and a claim of harming a girl during a flight. The piece mentions a death by own action in a hotel room.
The North German Lloyd liner Europa arrived in New York in fog with a new transatlantic maiden voyage record of four days, seventeen hours, and six minutes from Cherbourg Breakwater to Ambrose Lightship. The voyage, 3,157 miles at 27.9 knots, shaved eighteen minutes off the Bremen’s prior mark and used a seven mile shorter route.
The body of Dr. Hermann Watzl, a Cleveland born chemist, was identified in a Vienna hotel as he and a woman, Mary McGranahan, were found shot. A farewell letter claimed he killed himself to secure his wife a $35,000 insurance payout and to avoid poverty before the next payroll.
In Cincinnati, a Common Pleas Court trial featured motion pictures showing a street car on the Elberon avenue loop to clarify the accident involving Mary Reilly, 73. The case seeks 25000 damages against Cincinnati Street Railway for injuries after she alighted from a streetcar. The defense argues Reilly stepped into the danger zone as the car swung around.
Mrs. Adel G. Carlson seeks a divorce from her husband in Chicago after he staged a attempted suicide last November. She details his cruelty including weeks of silence and a gun search, and notes she forced antidotes from him when he pretended to swallow poison.
The American delegation at the naval conference issued a statement reaffirming opposition to a consultative pact exchanging reduced French naval power for guarantees of security. It left open the possibility of talks if only consultation is involved, signaling a cautious shift in Washington's stance as Briand returns to London.
Fred C. Wegehoff filed a second Common Pleas Court suit to stop the city from buying the northwest corner site at Montgomery and Langdon Farm roads for a firehouse. He again alleges council member conflicts with Losantiville Country Club and claims legal irregularities in the appropriation steps and the engine house location. He asserts the club is taxed at 900 per acre while a scheme may yield a 9,000 prize for a fifth of an acre if not enjoined.
A Cincinnati meeting of the Cincinnatus Association urged establishing a well organized clearing house for unemployment to prevent a recurrence of the current crisis. The committee led by August Marx recommended expanding the City-State Free Employment Bureau run by the Welfare Department with enhanced personnel and direct plant liaison plus studies on records and filing and remodeling or relocating offices.
Sixteen American Catholic missionaries, ten men and six women, are isolated in Kanchow Kiangsi Province by bandits and Communist forces. The Nationalist government claims to safeguard them but orders no movement. Reuters reports that WANG said officials will suppress Kiangsi Communists and may send reinforcements.
One man died and another injured in Hamilton County auto crashes yesterday. Harley Eubanks, 30, of Hillsboro, was struck by a Richter Transfer Co truck driven by Thomas Prendergast, 29, and died at St. Marys Hospital from a fractured skull. Prendergast was charged with manslaughter. A second crash injured Martin Chary, 25, when his truck collided with a taxicab driven by Leonard Mackey, 27, at Third and Elm streets.
Evanston Ill March 25 Justice of the Peace Samuel Harrison reflected on the seven seven years he has officiated and offered practical marriage guidance. He urged couples to marry early but not too often to tell spouses daily I love you and how strong you are forgive seventy times seven and avoid opening letters. He emphasized respect for intelligence over mere attraction as the foundation of marriage.
Cincinnati residents dug out snow gear as weather forecasters led by W C Devereaux predicted light snow and cold for the day. Officials stressed the forecast could not be confirmed while snow flurries persisted and Chicago’s blizzard talk was dismissed at Clifton Observatory.
Representative Patman says the Veterans' Bureau holds a $700,000,000 reserve and proposes partial payments to veterans on bonus certificates. He urged all House members to form a bill that could win a majority, arguing immediate prosperity would result from such payments.
In May 115, the Idle Men held tryouts amid local buzz as participants sought spots in the team roster. Officials noted strong community interest and potential for upcoming exhibitions.
The Senate passed the public buildings bill and agriculture appropriation, sending the tariff bill back to the House with no immediate action planned until Monday. The public works package funds road construction and raises outside capital projects to 363 million over ten years, with a boost to annual outside capital construction to 50 million. The agriculture bill adds 6.9 million to expand Mediterranean fruit fly eradication and funds a Madison forest products lab and road repairs in flood-damaged South Carolina.
Senate Indian Affairs sub committee takes up rival plans to develop water power on Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Warner Wheeler competes with Rocky Mountain Power. Indian Defense officials accuse the Federal Power Commission of favoring Montana Power Company and allege a War Department document hints at biased rate structures. Additional witnesses are summoned to probe charges of pressure to accept a deal with the power company.
Detroit court orders Lena Lakritz to buy a new $100 set of teeth for her husband Wolf B. Lakritz and to grant him $3 weekly alimony after he sued for divorce on cruelty charges. He testified she seized his property and refused funds during illness. Judge Maurice McMahon issued the orders.
A report from Ontario’s E.C. Diary is to testify at House Judiciary hearings on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Prohibition forces push back against wet bills as witnesses include John J. Lentz of the American Insurance Union.
Daniel Heuberger Jr. filed a habeas corpus action against his in law Charles and Mrs. Clara Scherrer to regain custody of his six months old daughter Juanita. He claims the Scherrers are illegally restraining the child after the mother Ethel Heuberger died. Judge Fred L. Hoffman is set to hear the case at 9 tomorrow morning.
At a special meeting the Roberts & Hall creditors committee agreed to pool their claims to salvage maximum funds for a final settlement with the trading house. Judge John Weld Peck and Charles D. Jones urged the plan noting estimated assets could yield some recovery rather than individual lawsuits.
One death and eighteen new paralysis cases were reported as the wave in the city reached eighty eight patients. William Jones a 56 year old painter of 308 Water Street died after drinking Jamaica ginger and post mortems will be sent to Columbus for analysis to determine the toxin.
Springfield health officials say four cases of Jamaica ginger paralysis were diagnosed today. Dr. Howard Lisle notes two cases likely linked to the drink while two remain uncertain.
Joseph R. Nutt resigns the presidency of Union Trust Bank while remaining RNC Treasurer and bank board chairman. Wilbur M. Baldwin succeeds him as president after a board meeting. Nutt also holds multiple directorates including Nickel Plate Railroad and White Motor.
Midwest temperature outlook shows cooler air in Ohio and eastern areas with flurries in the northeast and rising temps in the west and south. Kentucky and Indiana forecast mainly cloudy with scattered snow flurries and gradual warming into Thursday. Tennessee expects cold with possible rain by Thursday night as cloudiness increases.
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