Commercial Tribune May 22 1925 Front Page Notes
The Commercial Tribune publishes daily in Cincinnati Ohio with standard masthead and pricing. This issue dated Friday May 22 1925 lists publisher Harry W Brown and distribution points in New York City, with Associated Press credit and terms for reproduction.
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Commercial Tribune Publishing Company
Commercial Square
Fifth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
The
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hoteling
Times
Forty-third
Broadway
Ag A Canear
Associated Press
Forward Look for Traffic Reform Initiatives
The Commercial Tribune notes slow but hopeful progress toward traffic reform amid rising fatalities. It cites plans for automatic traffic signals and centralizing citations at City Hall as steps toward a temporary traffic commission and an eventual Traffic Bureau to better regulate drivers and reduce accidents.
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Commercial Tribune
Police praise for Cincinnati murder case breakthrough
The Cincinnati police have cracked the Aleen Williams murder case with a developing lead and a confession. The writer notes the force’s effective intelligence and integrity, while cautioning against complacency about crime and urging rapid detection, apprehension, and vigorous prosecution to deter future violations.
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Cincinnati
Aleen Williams
National Crusade Against Dirty Literature
Ohio Attorney General joins a nationwide effort to curb indecent publications. The piece condemns licentious works while arguing for legitimate censorship and criticizes moral extremes and sensational crime reporting. It also wields varied examples to illustrate social debate and policy tension.
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Ohio
Truth versus crime in film’s influence on youth
A 1925 Bell Syndicate piece argues movies drive youth to crime citing Captain Kidd Jesse James and a bank robbery tale as examples. It notes confusion over law penalties for teachers violating evolution law and mocks Bryan’s Florida real estate push amid his candidacy.
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Bryan
Florida
Dawn Walks and Street Life in New York City
The piece paints a dawn scene in Central Park and the bustling city streets. It notes window cleaners, doormen, vendors, and a diverse array of shops, plus a look at Park Avenue’s aristocratic aura and a gossip-filled aside about Spike Hunt’s new novel adaptation.
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New York
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
Savoy
Vanderbilt Mansion
Fifty-seventh Street
Sherry’s
London Tobacconist
Park Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Sixtieth Street
Upper Fifth
Madison
Fifth Avenues
Two Key Medical Terms Shape Health Misunderstandings
Former A M A president discusses hereditary and congenital health concepts. He explains that some traits are present from birth while others arise from the environment and upbringing. He cites rickets and tuberculosis to illustrate how misusing terms hampers public health campaigns.
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King Feature Synd., Inc
Lost City of Bacis Rumors Near Sinaloa Coast
In Adventure Magazine May issue, C R Mahaffey reports legends of Bacis a lost inland city in Sinaloa Mexico described as hidden beyond a river where artifacts like oranges carved wood and woven cloth drift downstream explorers seek a gold furnished indigenous remnant and orchards but the tale remains doubtful with little verifiable information and an ongoing foot expedition.
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Culiacan
Sinaloa
Mexico
Bacis
C. R. Mahaffey
Adventure Magazine
Cincinnati News from May 22 1875
Fifty years ago in Cincinnati May 22 1875 reports a naval engagement at Fifth Street where Tax Collector Paks and two officers were jailed in Ludlow Kentucky and fined. city council seeks reimbursement. Also the Centennial Tea Party ends in tragedy as Ellie Jones dies from injuries after a fall. Miles Greenwood exits prison labor contract. The Cincinnati Journal of Commerce debuts in new dress. A. D. Bullock seeks committee handling of rail extensions and factory plans. Tony McCafferty and Mike Corbett clash as city funds tied to Street Car Route 10 grading come under dispute.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Fifth Street
Paks
Cincinnati
Ludlow
Council
Johnston
Porter
Tony McCafferty
Mike Corbett
Common Council
Walnut Hints
Governors Visit Camp Herrick and Roosevelt Controversy Sparks Talk
Governor Vardaman of Mississippi and Governor Herrick visited Camp Herrick at Vicksburg for a review of Cincinnati soldiers. Mrs Buckner Wallingford claimed Miss Alice Roosevelt would be treated differently than at the St Louis World’s Fair while Miss Irene Catlin denied the imputations. Rev G W Robbins read from the pulpit listing women guilty of peer drinking as Thomas W Allen pressed Lawrence Maxwell’s resignation from the May Festival board. J David Jacobs named class orator and Mayme J Lucas class essayist. Weather clear 63 to 71.
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Vardaman
Mississippi
Herrick
Hake
Camp Herrick
Vicksburg
Miss
Cincinnati
Buckner Wallingford
Ocificinnati
Alice Roosevelt
St. Louis
Irene Catlin
Roosevelt
Thomas W. Allen
Lawrence Maxwell
Maxwell
Washington
Allén
Libraries in China and the Boxer Indemnity Fund
The Boxer indemnity fund will be administered by the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture with ten Chinese and five Americans as trustees. Chinese educators seek funds to build a modern public library system in China. Dr. A. B. Bostwick of the St. Louis Public Library is named by the American Library Association to inspect Chinese libraries and advise the indemnity fund trustees.
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China Foundation For the Promotion
China
Chinese National Association For the Advancement of Education
American Library Association
A. B. Bostwick
St. Louis
Words of Wise Men On Virtue Knowledge And Justice
A compact reflection quotes Carlyle on virtue and justice. It argues that true understanding serves personal knowledge and the translation of knowledge to others. It urges viewing humans as social beings in balance of light and darkness.
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Wieiend Nasreddin
Nasreddin
Hanl
American Restores Tomb of a Wit
American diplomat Charles R Crane offers funds to rebuild Nasreddin Hosha tomb in Anatolia after discovering its decay. The tale of Nasreddin and the Albanian townspeople is recounted with humor and moral twists, highlighting his wit and influence across Albania and Turkey.
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Charles R. Crane
Wise Turk
Nazreddin
Bradley Kelly
New York Evening World
China
Nasreddin Hosha
Turkey
Constantinople
Crane
Onia
Anatolia
Albania
Nasreddin
Nasreddin Hohja
Noor
Nasreddim
Question quiz from a 1925 newspaper page
A reader quiz lists ten trivia prompts about literature geography history and mythology with tomorrow’s answers promised. It includes authors Wagner and Tolstoy and topics from Venus to Land’s End and the Tunny fish.
Among the Berber shepherds
Morocco described through Berber life with note of nomadic tents the veiled faces of women and tattooed figures. The piece chronicles dress beard customs and the shepherd interaction with flocks while noting Morocco as partly French with scenic beauty and lingering traditional ways.
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Morocco
Harema
Burdock Plant Described Near Fort Hamilton New York
The article details the burdock Arctium lappa, a biennial in the aster family found near the sea wall at Fort Hamilton. It notes two-year growth with large leaves first year and purple clustered flowers second year, its seeds clinging to clothing and fur, and the root used medicinally for skin and blood diseases. It mentions its height, leaf and root characteristics, and the habit of herb gatherers to slice the root for drying.
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Ft. Hamilton
New York City
Europe
J. Otis Swift
N. Y
Odd Facts From a Turbulent Era
An array of brief notes covers Turkish public service dress rules urging native cloth and shoes, a preserved Lafayettes apron for the Bunker Hill Monument, Finnish military service changes in the Aaland Islands stirring local discontent, and a fragment about a saint’s chest relics once stored in a church or cathedral.
Origins of the ice cream cone at the St Louis Exposition
A popular tale links the ice cream cone with the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis. A vendor near a cake stand reportedly folded thin batter cakes around ice cream to suit visitors, spawning cone shaped cakes and a lasting, billions a year craze note.
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St. Louis
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Spike” Hunt
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