John Hoff dies at 72 in birthplace neighborhood
John Hoff 72 longtime Republican worker died at his home 2631 Eastern avenue after four years of illness. A court bailiff for Judge Struble in Common Pleas Court and former Deputy Sheriff, Hoff helped Republican politicians in Cincinnati's First Ward and was born and raised in the area. He leaves widow Caroline Myer Hoff and two daughters Stella Roettger and Irene Brooks. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Eastern Avenue
Hoff
Post Office
Chamber of Commerce
Fourth and Vine Streets
Union Central
Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Michael Mullen
Caroline Myer Hoff
The
Traction Company
Stella Roettger
Irene Brooks
Building manager opposes Vine Street widening plan
Captain M. W. Mc Intyre, manager of the Union Central Building, urged the City Planning Commission to ask the City Council to defeat legislation widening Vine Street from Third to Fourth streets. He said the power plant under the sidewalk would need dismantling and a fifty foot retaining wall would be required, and that traffic on the street is not heavy.
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City Planning Commission
City Council
Vine Street
M. W. McIntyre
Union Central
McIntyre
Orphans to Visit 700 as Guests of Auto Club
The Cincinnati Automobile Club will host 700 orphans from Hamilton Campbell and Kenton Counties for a June 15 outing at the Zoo. About 3,000 children will be entertained, with a request to the club’s 15,000 members to loan cars and to donate funds for expenses, led by General Chairman Joseph D. Engelbert.
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Auto Club
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Hamilton
Campbell
Kenton
Zoo
Joseph D. Engelbert
British Soprano Shines At Festival Evening
British soprano Ethyl Austral boosts the May Festival as critics and fans chase autographs and gowns. Conductor Frederick Stock earns applause for his Wagnerian inspired Variations. Robert Maitland impresses in baritone solos. Lillian Tyler Plogstedt again plays organ.
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Niss Austral
Miss Austral
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Schubert
Liszt
Mr. van der Stucken
Howard Hafford
Robert Maitland
Lillian Tyler Plogstedt
May Festival third program thrills with dramatic Brahms Requiem
The May Festival crowd erupts as Frank Van der Stucken leads the chorus in a stunning Brahms Requiem. Florence Austral debuts with a powerful dramatic soprano on Ocean Thou Mighty Monster, earning near-unanimous praise amid nervous first appearance tension.
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Florence Austral
Frank van der Stucken
van der Stucken
Brahms
Miss Austral
Alli the Greater
Commerce Fraternity to Admit 10 Members at Cincinnati
Ten charter members will join Delta Mu Delta an honorary commerce fraternity at the University of Cincinnati tonight. Dean Herman Schneider will conduct the induction before the Commerce Club. Admitted are seven men, one woman graduates of the College of Commerce, and three professors.
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Delta Mu Delta
Commerce
University of Cincinnati
Herman Schneider
Commerce Club
College of Commerce
Frederick Pielman
Anton Tischler
Mildred Pfister
Howard Sweeney
Carl Miller
James Berry
Benjamin Fiscus
Graute Named Head of Camp Washington Welfare Association
The Camp Washington Welfare Association elected the Red ticket to win most seats at Becker's Hall Colerain and Dayton with 158 votes the largest tally recorded. F H Graute was named president with John Bammerlin Henry Dickmeyer and others elected to vice presidency and board positions. George Stott and John Blankenbueler served as judges as Ford Bader county treasurer presented a cigars chest to retiring president W F Backers.
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Camp Washington Welfare Association
Becker's Hall
Colerain
Dayton Avenues
F. H. Graute
John Bammerlin
Henry Dickmeyer
Henry Roesner
Albert Rau
William Kra
Three Injured In Heracles Powder Blast In Emporium
Three men were seriously injured when a massive nitrate ammonia building at the Heracles Powder Company exploded in Emporium Pennsylvania. Officials said the cause is undetermined and it was the first such blast in this type of structure.
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Emporium
Hercules Powder Company
Sturdee, Falklands hero, dies in Surrey
Sir Doveton Sturdee Admiral of the Fleet who led the British squadron at the 1914 Falkland Islands battle and fought at Jutland died at his Camberley home in Surrey after a long illness. He began naval service in 1871 rose to Rear Admiral in 1908 and was Vice Admiral before WWI. He commanded the Anglo American force in the Samoan troubles in 1898-99 and was created a Baronet in 1916.
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London
Doveton Sturdee
Falkland Islands
Jutland
Sturdee
Camberley
Surrey
Fares lost to busses by traction company
Officials warn that bus and streetcar competition harms riders as patronage shifts and costs rise. Traction officials oppose new bus franchises under Collister act and push for feeder bus lines, with a city council debate looming over next week’s Street Railroad Committee meeting.
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Traction Company
Traction
Hamilton
Oxford
Kuertz
Street Railroad Committee of Council
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Art Club to Elect Directors and Exhibition Committee
The Cincinnati Art Club will hold its annual election tomorrow at 527 East Third Street with polls open 6:30 to 9:00 PM for three Board of Directors seats and eleven Exhibition Committee members. The day includes Howard L. Bevis addressing the new city charter at Masonic Hall tonight at 8. Catholic Knights of Ohio plan May 2 card parties at St. Pius School auditorium. Northside Knights of Columbus host a vaudeville and dance Tuesday night. University of Cincinnati will host Greater Cincinnati high school portils this afternoon open 2:30 to 6:00. Italians of Greater Cincinnati hold a mass meeting Sunday in Richelieu Hall to raise funds for a clubhouse by United Italian Society.
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Cincinnati Art Club
East Third Street
Howard L. Bevis
Masonic Hall
Harrison Avenue
Mt. Clair Streets
Catholic Knights of Ohio
St. Pius’s
Borden and Dramen Avenues
South Cumminsville
Northside Council
Knights of Columbus
Women Friends
University OF Cincinnati
Greater Cincinnati
University
Richelieu Hall
Ninth
Plum Streets
Carl Ginocchio
G. B. Casello
United Italian Society
Births reported for numerous families in city
Several birth notices list couples and newborns with street addresses. Names include CLOUD with a girl at 23651 Park Avenue, CRAIG-Mode with a girl at 717 Richmond Street, DEARING with a boy at 2044 Gladstone Avenue, HAMMER with a girl at 4746 Dale Road, and HERMAN with a boy at 42914 East Third Street. Other entries name HOWLAND, KUNZ, MOAD, MOCKBEE, MUENNICH, PANCOAST, PARINELLO, PREBTON, SEEK AMP, COTT, TRUMBLE, and WOLFANGE among parents, with newborn genders listed where readable.
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Anna
Beacon
Cloud
Kosadatok
Alice
Park Avenue
Craig—Mode
Lillian
Richmond Street
Dearing
John
Rose
Gladstone Avenue
Hammer— Clarence
Catherine
Dale Road
Herman—Thomas
Alma
East Third Street
Howland
Theora
Charlotte Street
Gir Kunz
Richard An
Ethel
Laurel Street
Moad
Mark and
Lola
West Liberty Street
Mockbee
William and
Nora
West Seventh Street
Muennich
Joseph
Julia
Euclid Voa Pancoast
William and Louise
Mt. Washington
Parinello
Leo
Josephine
Prebton
Vermont
Leah
West Hth Street
Harry
Goldie
Murray
Christine
Trumble Thomas
Barbara
Chateau Avenue
Wolfange
Wilbur
Dorothy
Newtown
Woody Grover
Nancy
Ohio River Falls as Cincinnati Gauge Drops
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 22 feet last night and was falling. The Kentucky expected from Louisville today at 10 a.m. and bound for Louisville at 5 p.m. The Stockfus Line excursion steamer Theo Washington sailed to Pittsburgh and intermediate points, while the John W. Hubbard and Tom Greene had recent departures and arrivals from Louisville and Charleston, W. Va.
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Cincinnati
John W. Hubbard
Louisville
Tom Greene
Charleston
W. Va
Kentucky
Theo Washington
Stockfus Steamboat Line
Pittsburgh
Midway Points
Vau
Parkersburg
Ohie Eteeneeene
Dam No
Ae Neeweereneee
Aeeee Dam
Ind
Seere Dam
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Shawneetown
Padreah Y
Lock No
Eeee
Zanesville
Vannee
Radford
Vail
Narrows
Oseereree
Kanawha Falls
Williamson
Loran
Renee
Pikeville
Frankfort Beattyville
Erte Haute
Nashville
Knoxville
Tenn
Nooga
Ohnsoftville
St. Louis
Ark
Germany Restores Confidence as Stabilization Advances
After a market coma Germany ends pessimism as the mark stabilizes at 4.20 and the nation shifts from fear to focus on industry and culture. Universities expand, new chairs appear, and advances in science, theater, and radio aim to turn Germany into a powerful, modern nation.
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France
Deutsche Algémeine Zeitung
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George Scheffauer
America
University of Berlin
Munich
Leipzig
Friederich Gundolf
Oscar Wilde
New York
London
Pars
Max Rheinhardt
Kurfeurstendam
Shaw
Bennett
Eugene O'Neill
Toller
Ufa
Europe
East Side
N. Y
World News Service
He Y. World Press Pub. Co
Japan Ambassador Seeks Tolerance and Trade Peace
Tsuneo Matsudaira, Japanese ambassador, urged at a Philadelphia chamber luncheon that nations adopt tolerance and fair play to ensure peace and prosperity. He highlighted U S Japan trade of 600 million dollars last year and urged cooperation over rivalry to sustain Pacific peace and economic growth.
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Japan
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Chamber of Commerce
Pacific
United States
France
Germany
Great Britain
America
The
Excelsior Lodge to Hold Service for Late Brother
Members of Excelsior Lodge No. 369 gather Saturday May 9 at 1 p.m. for a memorial service for William Hurn Jr. Funeral and burial at 2838 Beekman Street at 2 p.m. W J Dall W M.
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Dated May 1925
Death notices for Beaths Ahlers Adele M Clayton Greive Hoff Olhaber Vander-Sluis Mary E list services, addresses, and funeral details with masses and burial plans in Cincinnati area churches and homes across May 6 to May 9, 1925. Includes multiple families and funeral homes in the city's neighborhoods.
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Ahlers
Adele M
Schawe
William F. Ahlers
Grand Vista Avenue
Pleasant Ridge
Church of the Nativity
Clayton
May
Nee Clough
Edmond T. Clayton
Annette Building
Walnut Hills
W. Mack John
McMillan
Upland Place
Greive
Anna
Nee Frommyer
George H. Greive
George W. Raker
E. Mitchell Avenue
St. Bernard
St. Clement’s Church
Spring Grove Cemetery
Vander-Sluis
Mary E
Nee Laurie
Joan Vander-Sluis
Nineshamer
Thirteenth and
Race Streets
John J. Gilligan & Son
West Ninth Street
Cremation Services Panel Details At Union Central Bidg
A fragmented notice references cremation services tied to the Union Central Building and mentions a free booklet and chapel option. The sparse text suggests a commercial listing or ad for modern cremation providers.
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Union Central
Busse & Borgmann Co Funeral Directors Announcement
The Busse and Borgmann Co funeral directors located at 1617 Freeman Avenue operate three chapels and announce no charges for the service in a nonsectarian notice.
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Busse & Borgmann Co
Freeman Avenue
Tsuneo Matsudaira Seeks U.S. Japan Trade Cooperation
Tsuneo Matsudaira advocates closer trade ties between the United States and Japan to bolster peace and prosperity in the Pacific region. He calls for collaboration across sectors to promote economic stability and regional security.
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Tsuneo Matsudaira
United States
Japan
Pacific
Steamship News from New York World Service May 7
Shipping notices list incoming steamers Braga George Washington Mauretania President Arthur due by May 8 from Lisbon Bremen Naples and Southampton. Outgoing ships Eumeric France Olympic Munargo edéa Amazone sailing May 8 to Port Said Havre Southampton Nassau La Guayra Port Simon. Arrivals include Santa Marta Venezulea on May 7.
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New York
Shipping News
Braga
Lisbon
George Washington
Bremen
Mauretania
Southampton
President Arthur
Naples
Eumeric
Port Said
France
Havre
Olympic
Munargo
Nassau
Edéa
la Guayra
Amazone
Port Simon
Santa Marta
Venezulea
Cristobal
Weather Summary for Ohio to Kentucky and Indiana
Weather outlook for Ohio and West Virginia shows increasing cloudiness with Friday rain and Saturday showers, temperature steady. Kentucky and Tennessee face unsettled Friday with afternoon or night showers, Saturday cooler. Indiana remains overcast with chances of showers in the south by Saturday, little temperature change.
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N. Orleans
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Galveston
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
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Louisville
San Diego
Saeheitie
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Hopkins A Masset
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Opera House
Hester Bailey & CO
Your Husband
Doris Kenyon
David Powell
B.F. Keith
Ernest Evans
Fred J. Ardath
Fern
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Ethyl Hayden
Fred Patten
R. J. Thuman
Willis Music Store
West Fourth St
William Olsen
Amberson Avenue
Wilson Paint
Main St
Reading Rd
Canal
Central Union Station
R.R
Dixie Terminal
Third
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Baltimore & Ohio
Capitol
Pola Negri, “the Charmer
Declasse
Corinne Griffith
Barbara Lamarr
Conway Tearle
Jack Holt
Betty Compson
Jack London
Iwith
Tom Moore
Pauline Starke
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Reginald Denny
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