New Blood Test for Tuberculosis Debuts in Columbus
Two Cincinnati physicians Dr. Carroll DeCourcy and Dr. Otto Thuss announced a perfected blood sedimentation test to measure tuberculosis extent and timing for major operations. The method tracks blood settling rates to gauge health, with charts setting normal limits and uses in diagnosis across patient groups.
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Thuss
The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio State Medical Association
Carroll DeCourcy
Otto Thuss
DeCourcy Clinic
DeCourcy
Dr. Thuss
De‘ourcy
DeCoffey
Thuse
WeCourey
Attorney’s Son Ends His Life in Phoenix
R E Bledsoe aged 30 shot and killed himself at his Phoenix home. He was son of S T Bledsoe general counsel of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway. He survived by a widow and had recently married a nurse. Relatives doubt foul play and believe the death may mirror a war time accident. The father left for Chicago.
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Chicago
R. E. Bledsoe
Phoenix
Ariz
T. Bledsoe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Young Bledsoe
France
New York
Day Agent Guilty of Killing in Arkansas Raid
Henry Belin a federal prohibition officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the December raid that killed L. E. Story in Jonesboro Arkansas. The verdict came on May 6 and underscores ongoing federal enforcement actions in the prohibition era.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Henry Bélin
Prohibition
L. E. Story
Bootlegger Exempt From Tax, High Court Ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada, in a unanimous decision from Ottawa, granted Cecil Smith of Windsor, Ontario the right to appeal a Exchequer Court ruling taxing bootlegging profits. The case involves an assessment for 1920 totaling $92,020. The court held Parliament could not have intended to tax profits from illegal transactions.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Cecil Smith
Windsor
Ontario
Exchequer
Smith
Felon on Wall Street Finds Kindness in Tombs Row
Albertus A. Reilly, former Victoria Oil President and racehorse owner, sits in $1,000 bail on a petty larceny charge for two worthless $40 checks. He says inmates, from pickpockets to burglars, show more humanity than his Wall Street former associates. His attorney and wife provide limited support as he awaits justice and a chance to rebuild after losing his fortune to alimony and missteps.
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New York World News Service
New York
Albertus A. Reilly
Wall Street
Victoria Oil Corporation
Reilly
Waldorf-Astoria
Bernard H. Sandler
Josephine
Brooklyn
Butte Copper and Zinc
Braxton County
W. Va
New Gold Bill Unchallenged in Commons Passages
London May 5 Winston Churchill Chancelor of the Exchequer sees his gold standard bill pass the third reading in the House of Commons unamended. Debates focused on American credits the cost of dollar purchases for the American debt and gold coinage prospects. Churchill noted credits were precautionary not essential and could deter speculation with Morgan loan details disclosed.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Commons
House of Lords
Churchill
Atlantic
Watterson Habeas Corpus Dismissed in New York
Ewing Watterson, 55, son of Louisville publisher Henry Watterson, had sought release from Mattewan State Asylum for the Criminal Insane. The supreme court dismissed the habeas corpus proceedings today, noting Watterson has been confined twelve years after shooting a man in Saugerties, New York.
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Deny Watterson
Beacon
N. Y
Ewing Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Mattewan State Asylum
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Watterson
Saugerties
New York
Return of German Monarchy Influence After Stabilization
Berlin reports that postwar stability reopens access to monarchist power within the republic. Rulers stay in castles as prestige landowners while titles fade. the feudal caste persists and the former Kaiser enjoys a large income, illustrating lingering royal influence despite the republic.
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New York World News Service
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Reich
Hohenzollerns
Wittelsbachs
Republic
Segregation Sparks Walkout At Women’s Convention
Delegates at the Quinquennial International Council of Women faced a segregation dispute as a Sioux band performed and Negro spirituals were slated. Negro singers refused to perform and left the hall while Mrs. Bethune Brown cited discrimination, and officials suggested nondelegates were seated separately by a private firm.
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Washington
International Council of Women
South Dakota
Hallie Q. Brown
National Association of Colored Women
International Council
McLean Bethune
Miss Brown
S. Philip North Moore
National Council of Women
United States
Mafalda to Wed Hessian Prince in Rome Rumor
Rome reports Princess Mafalda, the king's unmarried daughter, engaged to Prince Philip of Hesse after years of court opposition. The 23 year old Mafalda is noted for wit and charm while Philip, 30, hopes to someday rule the Hesse electorate as royal consent shifts.
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Beatrice Baskerville
New York
Yolanda
Carlo Calvi di Bergolo
Mafalda
Prince Philip
Hesse
Alexander Frederick
Philip
Frederick Charles of Hesse
Germany
Purple
Murene
N.Y
World
Alan A Ryan Marries Irene McKenna in New Jersey
Alan A. Ryan wed Irene McKenna daughter of Montreal widow Mrs W L McKenna in a ceremony reportedly set by a New Jersey magistrate. The 34 year old bride recently returned from Europe with her trousseau while Ryan, 22 year old son Alan Jr., resides in Montclair New Jersey.
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New York World News Service
New York
Alan A. Ryan
Thomas ~ Fortune Ryan
Irene McKenna
W. L. McKenna
Montreal
World News Service
Frank McKenna
Narcisse Perodeau
Quebec
New
NicKenna
New Jersey
Mrs. McKenna
Irene
Mr. Ryan
Sarah Tuck Ryan
Rockland County
Alan
Montclair
N. J
Ryan
George Maxwell
Washington governor rebukes child welfare zealots
Olympia May 56 Governor Roland Hartley declares today that children pay for altrustic gush and that many attend to neighbors while their own kids fail. He refuses to name a delegate to the New York child welfare conference May 15 to 20, urging families to focus on home life and self reliance.
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Associated Press
Olympia
Wash
Roland H. Hartley
Washington
Sophy Irene Loeb
Child Welfare Committee of America
New York City
Conference On Child Welfare
New York
Hartley
Norris Cuts Grass At Capitol In Vacation
Washington May 5 Senator Norris of Nebraska cuts hay in the capital during recess. He mows the broad green stretch near the Senate Office Building as an official grass cutter noting the automatic mower is a modern relic and compares it to electric horses.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Ohio Governor deflects gambling fight at Beulah Park
In Columbus on May 5 Governor Donahey refused to remove Sheriff Gump over Beulah Park gambling claims. Attorney General Crabbe pressed for action, urging enforcement and possible removal if warranted. Crabbe cited student losses and public funds abuses related to the races as justification. Ministers urged gubernatorial intervention, but Donahey said removal needs stronger grounds under the Miller prohibition act.
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Columbus, O
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Donahey
Beulah Park Race Track
Columbus
Beulah Park
Franklin County
Sheriff Gump
King
Meckstroth
Michigan Bars Dodge Bros Stock Sale as Asset Rules Apply
The State Securities Commission blocked sale in Michigan of an $85 million Dodge Bros stock issue tied to the Dodge Bros Inc reorganization after a New York takeover. It allowed sale of $75 million in 6 percent debenture notes.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
State Securities Commission
Michigan
Dodge Bros
New York
Dodge Bros., Inc
H. N. Duff
Nine Indiana Cities Welcome Cincinnati Good Will Delegation
Nine Indiana towns greeted Cincinnati as the good will special toured the Hoosier state in a four day visit. Crowds cheered as schools closed and cookies and trinkets were handed to youngsters. A Chicago region editor delivered a welcome, while residents recalled trading with Cincinnati forty years ago.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Ncennes
Ind
Cincinnati
Good Will
Hoosier State
Osgood
Peter Holzer
Osgood Journal
Holzer
North Vernon
Esberger
J. B. Freeman
George
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Moors Attack French Forces Near Tetuán in Rift Front
In Tetuán on May 5 intensified fighting rages between rebel Yabela Gomnara and Riffian tribesmen and French troops. About 25 000 French soldiers and 120 aircraft defend a twelve mile front with General Colombat commanding near Ulad Kasen as 20 000 Rif tribesmen mass for an assault across the protectorate border.
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Tetuan
Yabela
Gomnara
Beni Zerual
Tazza
Colombat
Ulad
Kassen
Fez
Morocco
Abd el Krim
Eight Believed Killed In Pittsburgh Blast
An explosion in Swissvale suburb near Pittsburgh wrecked three buildings shortly after midnight. Eight people are believed dead. two bodies were recovered, and a fire hampered searches as more than a dozen residents fled in their night clothes.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Swissvale
May Festival Opens with McCormack in Gerontius at Music Hall
The twenty sixth May Festival opened under Lawrence Maxwell with John McCormack in The Dream of Gerontius and Psalm XIII. Frank Van der Stucken conducted before a packed Music Hall as Cincinnati showcases its musical heritage. The audience included civic leaders, chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Maxwell honored by an American Beauty rose bouquet.
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Cincinnati
America
Frank van der Stucken
Music Hall
John McCormack
Gerontius
Lawrence Maxwell
Theodore Thon
Maxwell
Frank Elis
Apollo
Appolo
McCormack
Fred Patton
Nevada van der Veer
Ehildren
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
van der Stucken
Old Hall
Elgar
Theodore Thomas
Europe
Pearson seeks half a million in alienation suit
Mrs. Gladys Pearson sues her mother in law Mrs. Helen Pearson for $500,000 alleging alienation of her husband Frederick Beverly Pearson a wealthy polo player and sportsman. She had also filed for separate maintenance accusing her husband of drunkenness and cruelty last week.
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Chicago
Gladys Pearson
Helen Pearson
Frederick Beverly Pearson
Hamilton group seeks removal of mayor in Ohio capitol visit
A four man Hamilton delegation led by Rev. William S. McBirnie met Governor A V Donahey in Columbus asking for Mayor Howard Kelly's removal. They presented fifty eight affidavits alleging failures to enforce laws and demanded an executive session to avoid reporters. The group stayed in Columbus overnight awaiting action on the affidavits.
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Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Thomas H. Adams
Aline. Robinson
Washington” d
Osgood
North Vernon
Vincennes
Seymour
Brownstown
Mitchell, Shoals
Loogooted
Washington
Cincinnati Party
W.C. Culkina
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Star Chamber
Hamilton
A.V. Donahey
Howard Kelly
William S. MacBirnie
McBirnie
Ministerial Association of
Kelly
Overnor
Columbus
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NEW Dodge
Michigan Securities Commission
John W. Irvine
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Bedford
White River
Dream of Gerontius
Psalm XIII
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