14 May 1926
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
1
Washington reports from official and unofficial sources that Berlin's cabinet crisis does not threaten the German republic. Exiled Kaiser in Holland is alleged to back monarchists, but officials expect von Hindenburg to resist and remain loyal to the republic.
Livingston County officials identify the nude body found in Lake Ontario near Henderson as Mrs Vivian Jennings of Gene seo, missing since November. She was a housekeeper for Charles Flaherty of Mt Morris, who is out on bail after a manslaughter conviction related to a separate death. Authorities believe she was murdered and dumped in the lake after a severed ankle artery caused fatal bleeding.
The Senate approved the MacFadden branch banking bill after removing Hull amendments that split the system into branch and unit banks. The revised bill allows both national and state members of the Federal Reserve to create branches within home cities in states authorizing branch banking, with conference battles anticipated.
In Prague on May 31 a fierce struggle reports heavy casualties in Warsaw around Belvedere Palace. Pilsudski loyalists hold the inner city while government forces retreat toward Belvedere amid a telegraph and telephone blackout. A manifesto from President Wojciechowski claims army support for the government and trains continue to operate under Socialist labor, as crowds flee and fighting continues.
The Trades Union Congress calls off the mass strike under Baldwin’s ultimatum, with 3.9 to 4 million workers affected. The government faces backfire as employers push lower wages, while unions vow to resume talks and press for nonretaliatory terms.
Chicago May 13. William B. Kahn president of W B Kahn Company confirms his wife Frieda Hempel has gone to Paris and started divorce proceedings. He notes French law requires only proof of living apart to grant a divorce.
California May 13 report details a dynamite blast 60 miles south of Bishop that damaged the Los Angeles aqueduct’s concrete intake. Repairs halted the flow as tensions rise between Owens Valley ranchers and Los Angeles over water rights, following a 1924 explosion and a 1924 siege of the Alabama Gates.
Nome awaited word from Roald Amundsen and his party as the dirigible Norge reportedly passed Pt. Barrow and was due in Nome by morning. Despite multiple radio reports from St Paul Island and Cordova, no definitive word confirmed the arrival, though Nome prepared to greet the explorers with arches and celebrations.
Paris dispatch reports former Kaiser Wilhelm remains a refugee in Holland with no obligation on the Dutch to detain him. He has not engaged in subversive acts and would only face action if he sought to coup in Germany or organize armed forces, with the Council of Ambassadors limited to trial as a war criminal if he entered allied territory.
A faculty committee at Ohio State University reported that the faculty as a whole favors compulsory military training after studying the merits of compulsory or optional programs.
Edward Pugh, 39, placed his arm around a blonde in a motion picture theater in New York. Edith Frey, a jiu jitsu expert with the Police Department, arrested him on disorderly conduct charges. Magistrate Marsh fined him $25, but he chose five days in jail.
A labor union delegation led by Frank P. Walsh plans a summer voyage to Russia returning for the AFL convention in Detroit in November. A. J. Coyle coordinates with figures from the Locomotive Engineers Journal and other unions to join, with two executives possibly joining the party, aiming to show conservative labor support.
Frank P. Walsh states a labor commission to Russia is planned for the summer. He notes he would go as counsel if a suitable committee is formed, while the final decision rests with Mr. Coyle of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
In London on May 13 the release confirms the Duke and Duchess of York named their newborn daughter born April 21 Elizabeth Alexandria Mary. The announcement identifies the infant as the royal baby, detailing the conjunction of names chosen for the child.
Two wildfires roared through Hatchville and North Falmouth area near Cape Cod, with about a thousand firefighters, Coast Guard crews from Wood's Hole, and strong winds battling the blazes. By nightfall the Hatchville fire was contained, 200 acres burned in the first blaze, and the second fire was redirected away from Hatchville. A Martha’s Vineyard fire remained smaller but under control later, as crews reduced to 500 men and roughly nine square miles were burned overall.
Grand jury probes into Joliet prison escape and warden Peter Klein bootlegging in 1922. chicago gang murders tied to rum trade. Klein fined for liquor sale on furlough, two books of blank whisky prescriptions found. Illinois officials consider links to prison corruption as Cicero saloon cases unfold.
El Universal Grafico reports an unsubstantiated tale that a Chicago millionaire intends to obtain Hipolito Villa's head after Francisco Villa's death. Durango jailer Hipolito reportedly rejects a head exchange, while an American doctor allegedly pressed for a heart shot if execution occurred.
John T. King former Connecticut Republican National Committeeman died at his Bridgeport home at 61 after pneumonia began Sunday. A longtime Connecticut GOP figure and Roosevelt ally, he faced corruption indictments with Daugherty and Miller over US transfer of 7 million dollars from American Metals Company funds seized in war. Survived by wife and one son.
John F. Dwyer former New York City Police Commissioner was sentenced in Miami to three years in prison for obtaining $12,293.75 from John A. Driscoll in a real estate deal. He was convicted last week and arrested in Fort Worth. A motion for a new trial has been filed by his lawyers.
Police and fire units from Evanston pursued a monkey that escaped from a home and dodged through trees and wires for hours before being exhausted. The pursuit drew Chicago reporters and onlookers as the frisky simian evaded capture.
French military communique reports the Rif Front generally calm with enemy counterattacks against Izkritene repulsed. The detail notes ongoing operations in French Morocco on May 13.
Seven Brown University students were suspended for the rest of the semester by Dean Randall following the annual junior circus. The dean said some participants drank and behaved poorly while others were fine.
In Lynn Massachusetts last night Donald C Stockbarger of MIT transmitted Boston music to Salem High School via a beam of light. The ultraviolet ray carried the music to loudspeakers with a receiving setup at one end of the auditorium. Spectators numbered in the hundreds witnessed a rapid successful experiment that may spur further advances in traffic development. Stockbarger has conducted multiple trials at MIT and General Electric over several months, refining the apparatus.
Washington May 13 The prohibition administrator for Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota moved headquarters from Omaha to Sioux City effective July 1 Assistant Secretary Andrews cited Glen A Brunson the new area administrator and Andrew McCampbell the retiring administrator in the announcement.
Pacific coast stations from Pt Barrow to San Francisco struggle to contact Captain Roald Amundsen aboard the dirigible Norge as static and interference disrupts wireless transmissions. naval and RCA stations continue effort while the Gjea recalls the 1907 Nome voyage and Amundsen’s swift Arctic crossing.
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