10 May 1928
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
1
Competing factions in Indiana wrap up efforts at the 600 end of the drive with final messages to voters. Organizers from both sides press claims of progress and turnout as Election Day nears.
Hoovers backers claim strong Indiana showing despite defeat by Watson, while Watson allies argue state delegation must back him at Kansas City. Hoover campaign director Good touts large Hoosier vote. Foellinger calls it a great victory and urges release of delegates after Watson’s name is dropped. Indiana law blocks preferential names, delegates to be chosen later.
Indianapolis May 9. With James I. Watson's nomination virtually assured on the Republican ticket Indiana voters turn from national affairs to the unsettled gubernatorial contest. The primary returns reveal a muddled field as candidates contend for the party's backing.
Doris Poley Steinberg, 20, of 837 Hutchins Avenue, allegedly tore up her husband Irving Steinberg’s solitaire cards in public. Steinberg, of 4404 Greenlee Avenue, filed for divorce in Domestic Relations Court, citing jealousy and alleged mistreatment. He claimed she barred him from visiting his parents and punished him with slaps and shoves in front of friends. She countered with accusations of his relations with other women. Court action noted through attorney Benjamin Pink.
The council approved a steam heating franchise for Union Gas and Electric by a 6 to 3 vote despite opposition from Mayor Seasongood and council members Dixon and Daly. Daly warned about low city revenue, potential job losses, and uncertain heat reliability, urging further study.
A dirt bank collapse on Ninth Street Covington killed Alma Sweet eight and injured Geraldine Sweet four and two other children Billie Sweet six and Larry Brannon three escaped with minor injuries. Firemen bystanders and police responded as coroner opened an investigation into the deadly incident.
A bitter campaign to unseat P Lincoln Mitchell from the First District State Central Committee seat is reported with Russell Wilson named as Citizens' Republican candidate. Capt Victor Heintz plans a bid for the Second District seat, signaling a broad contest in the August primaries as party factions realign.
The Bremen crew arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard after a 57 minute flight from Curtiss Field New York on their air tour of American cities. Crowds acclaimed the trans Atlantic flyers as they walked the muddy field and showers of paper rained down in the city streets as they passed through the downtown area.
In Athens Ohio on May 9, Oral Daugherty supporters ousted Hocking Valley union sub district President and forced United Mine Workers Vice President Phillip Murray from speaking. Daugherty supporters proclaimed his candidacy with handbills praising him and demanding action while Daugherty urged a truce on wage talks pending federal industry regulation.
Washington May 9 A subdued Senate approved the Mississippi flood control bill as the first of the big three issues to be settled for this Congress with signature by President Coolidge expected. In the House clashes over Muscle Shoals delayed action and a states rights fight over taxation and regulation surfaced led by Garrett of Tennessee. The Senate taxation debate intensified as the panel investigated campaign costs and Hoover testified no personal contributions or family promises to deficits. Tomorrow the committee heads to New York to seek an accounting from Gov Smith on Democratic financing.
Col Sherrill city manager announced legislation to create a Police Personnel and Records Superintendent with captain rank and salaries of 3000 and 2700 to 3060 for a records clerk. The system, modeled after European cities, would classify crimes and keep detailed notes for quick access to known criminals. It would be separate from the Bertillon Bureau under Capt Robert E Dunning, developed by the Bureau of Municipal Research.
Edward Vankat, 15, found the body of his sister Mary, 17, hanging from a tree at a farm near Omaha. Police report the father Frank Vankat, 50, had been shot dead nearby. Neighbor accounts mention a night quarrel over the girl’s date. Authorities suspect either the daughter took her life or the father killed himself upon discovering her body.
About 600 delegates from across the country gathered in Cincinnati for a joint session of three national Jewish welfare and education groups. Morris D. Waldman urged a shift toward education and positive elements of Jewish life, while Gilbert Harris discussed center expansion and youth engagement.
John D Rockefeller Jr calls for Col. Robert W Stewart to resign as chairman of Standard Oil Company of Indiana citing lost confidence after his Senate testimony. The move signals a potential stockholder meeting with a hot fight over leadership and pending legal matters.
Library Commission faulted after failing to agree with the City Planning Commission on a site for the new main library. Harland Bartholomew, St. Louis City Planner, will advise, as committee members report, with sites at Washington Park and Garfield place considered before plans stalled. Bettmann opposed the Washington Park site. Porter and Urban supported it.
London report states Shantung hostilities between pan and Nationalists have quieted. Chang Tso Lin orders ceasefire and denounces Communism while Tokyo dispatches reinforcements to Tsingtao. potential protest to Geneva discussed as China weighs League inquiry.
City Council approved purchasing 173 acres to be added to the Municipal Airport. Col. Sherrill said the land along the Little Miami River would straighten the dyke, saving costs. Total airport area would reach 965 acres if Lunken Airport, Inc. offers are accepted.
Royal V. Thomas famed for set airborne endurance records died in a Bellanca Reliance crash at Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey. Mechanic Vaughn Weathersley also perished. Thomas had recently surpassed Lindbergh’s solo flight time and sought a new record before the crash near Teterboro Golf Course. He trained as an Army pilot and served as an instructor after Georgetown and Harvard Business School studies.
George Urbanski of Lorain, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brakeman, died in a Massillon hospital from injuries after his engine crashed into the rear of a Pennsylvania freight train one mile north of Massillon early today.
Senators Walsh and Nye praised John D. Rockefeller Jr for demanding the resignation of Robert W. Stewart as chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Rockefeller disclosed his move after Stewart revealed $759,000 in profits from the Continental Trading Company tied to Indiana Standard.
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