Belfast Police Avert Tragedy During Dangerous Hour
Belfast crowds paraded as police and armored cars guarded streets. Fog alarms sparked rifle fire rumors while soldiers, under stress, held back, and police urged crowds to return home before curfew. Unionists hailed as winners amid tense Sinn Fein and Nationalist demonstrations in a divided election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Associated Press
Tme
National Club
Shankhill Road
Ballymaeghret
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Ireland
University
Daniel McCann
Joseph Devlin
Sinn Fenners
County Down
James Craig
Eamonn de Valera
Custom House in Dublin Burns as Fire Kills Official
At noon the burning Custom House in Dublin remained alight after a Wednesday raid by civilians believed to be Sinn Fein. The interior was destroyed though walls and dome stood. important government documents were saved. Customs official Mahion Lawless was killed. three civilians found dead with forehead wounds, suspected self-inflicted amid flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Associated Press
Custom House
Sinn Fenners
Mahion Lawless
Richard Washburn Child Confirmed as Ambassador to Italy
Washington May 26 The Senate confirmed Richard Washburn Child to be Ambassador to Italy in a formal approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Child
Washington
Richard Washburn Child
Italy
Senate
Index to Advertisements Amusements and Stores
A newspaper page lists various advertisers and items such as Amusements stores meat markets and services. Companies include Crown Brewing Co Root Dow's Drug Stores Graul-Phonographs Shillito's Merchandise and Stewart Kidd Company with others like Ohio State Telephone Co and People’s Bank and Savings Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Finance Co
Abs Claude Ashbrook & Co
Recesuhs Gidding
Golden Men
Graul
Harry W. Smith—Clothing
Ohio State Telephone Co
People's Bank and Savings Co
Pogue
Sheviin
Shillito’s—Merchandise
Stewart Kidd Company
Union Gag & Electric Co
Wallingford Coffee
Westerm
Abusive Language On Call Not Grounds To Cut Service
Missouri's State Public Service Commission ordered Carlow Telephone Company to restore service to George H. Oxford of Daviess County after his line was cut following an exchange with a rangy clerk. The commission ruled that a single instance of abusive language by a subscriber does not justify discontinuing service, citing a parallel Illinois decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Carlow Telephone Company
George H. Oxford
Daviess County
Oxford
Carlow
Illinois Commission
Vigil at West Virginia Kentucky border after Noland deaths
Authorities report quiet along the border as three men die from last night’s Nolan shooting. Crum died in hospital after claiming no provocation. Kackley and Vaughan were killed earlier, with Perry arrested for possessing ammunition. Governor Morgan’s envoy heads to Charleston for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
West Virginia- Kentucky
Nolan
J. R. Brockus
A. C. Pinson
Mingo County
George Crum
Crum
Noland Ferry
Charles Kackley
West Virginia State Police
Manley Vaughan
Kentucky National Guard
Kackley
Martinsburg
Vaughan
Louisa
E. F
West Virginia
United Mineworkers
Williamson Coal Operators’ Association
Senate
Tom B. Davis
Morgan
Mingo
Charleston
Cartridges Held Over at Bluefield for Sid Hatfield Aid
Ten thousand rifle cartridges shipped from St. Louis and consigned to Sid Hatfield at Matewan are held in the American Railway Express office at Bluefield. Governor Morgan requested the hold through N. D. Maher, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
St. Louis
Sid Hatfield
Matewan
American Railway Express
Bluefield
Morgan
N. D. Maher
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Senate Votes To Investigate Mingo Mine Disorders
Senate Education and Labor Committee moves to probe disorders in the Kentucky West Virginia coal region. A sub committee will hear witnesses in Williamson with plans to grant funds and pursue hearings next week. Expectations run high for broad participation from unions operators and non union interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Kentucky-West Virginia
Williamson
W. Va
Johnson
California
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate Expenditures Committee
Senate
West Virginia
Sutherland and Elkins
Washington New York air mail route discontinued
The Washington New York air mail route will be abandoned after May 31 as Postmaster General Hays cites economy and the shift of air mail experiments to the New York San Francisco route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington-New York
Hays
New York
San Francisco
Five Bandits Foiled by Alarm at Middletown Bank
Five armed bandits attempted to hold up the First Savings Bank in Middletown Ohio at 1 30 pm but fled after bank employee Mabel King pressed a siren alarm. A depositor Herbert Habig was knocked down and shot in the foot by accident as the robbers fled in a green touring car pursued by police lines toward Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Middletown
First Savings Bank
Third
Grimes Street
Cincinnati
Mabel King
Herbert Habig
Habig
Richard Yauch
Third Street
Chillicothe
Louisville
Rochester pays doctor bill for life saving treatment
Ed Arnold, found unconscious in a park last fall after drinking wood alcohol, refused to pay a $10 medical bill for life saving treatment. The Rochester City Council approved and settled the physician’s charge, noting the patient would have died without care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Ed Arnold
Arnold
Tarzan the educated chimpanzee dies of pneumonia at Cincinnati Zoo
Tarzan a highly valued chimpanzee at the Cincinnati Zoo died after a three week illness from pneumonia. He had been acquired three years ago for $1,000 and was trained to perform table manners and tea pouring. Zoo General Manager Sol A. Stephan mourned his loss and plans to replace him with another intelligent specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan
Sol A. Stephan
London
New York
Cincinnati Zoo
Cédronel Stephan
Stephan
Zoo
Eddie Rickenbacker Narrowly Escapes Plane Wreck
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famed American ace, landed in Cheyenne and wrecked his plane but escaped death. He may be unable to continue to Washington unless he finds an air mail plane tomorrow. He had departed Redwood City at 8:32 AM aiming to broadcast Memorial Day addresses and attend a Metropolitan Club banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eddie Rickenbacker
Washington, D. C
Rickenbecker
Redwood City
Cal
Washington
D. C
the American Legion
Metropolitan Club
Rickenbacker
Talton T Francis Freed Over Liquor Transport Charge
Talton T Francis a broker was freed of a liquor transport charge after the Federal Grand Jury failed to indict him. He is the son of David R Francis former American Ambassador to Russia and former Missouri governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Talton
T. Francis
Federal
Mr. Francis
Russia
Missouri
Fire destroys Bissinger cottage at Shademore
A gasoline stove explosion at Fred Bissinger’s summer cottage in Shademore ignited a blaze that destroyed the cottage and endangered nearby cabins. Loss estimated at 6500. Mrs Bissinger and her two children escaped unharmed as firefighters, aided by Cincinnati Companies 36 and 46, battled the flames. Personal losses included diamonds 2000 silverware 1000 and furniture 500. The cottage value 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bissinger
Shademore
Mr. Bissinger
Bissinger
William Huckle
Buckle
Cincinnati
Marshal Coleman
John Berne
Truck Plunges Over River Bridge Railing
Clarence Carroll a 32 year old driver for C. Loth Furniture Co. plowed his auto truck through the Central Bridge railing near Cincinnati and hung over the outer railing. He was arrested for operating an automobile while intoxicated after police and a hospital check confirmed acute alcohol illness.
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Clarence Carroll
East Sixth Street
Central Bridge
Cincinnati
Carroll
Weller and
Gerwe
Second District
Broadway
C. Loth Furniture Company
East Pearl Street
Albert Goshurst
General Hospital
My Life Mary Pickford Story Serialized by Lord Northcliffe
Hayden travels six thousand miles to secure a remarkable series of stories from Mary Pickford. The first installment of her life from child actress Gladys Smith to famed star appears in the Commercial Tribune magazine section next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
Hayden” Talbot
Lord Northcliffe
London
Gladys Smith
Baldwin Leaves City as Legion Seeks Warrant
Milton D. Campbell of the American Legion sought a warrant for Roger Baldwin founder of the ACLU on a criminal syndicalism charge after a Labor Temple speech. Baldwin left Cincinnati five hours before the affidavit was sworn, departing at 11 45 a m. The charge alleges he advocated violent methods to advance industrial and political reform and a Soviet government in America. The Ohio code carries up to five years in prison or a $5 000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton D. Campbell
Robert Bentley
American Legion
Roger Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Baldwin
The
Legion
Labor Temple
Cincinnati
America
Ohio
Auto Plunges Into Crowd Injuring Rider in Stampede
A street car stampede at Fourth and Broadway ends in an automobile driven by A. J. Starr crashing into a crowd. Miss Elizabeth Daunt, 19, is injured. Starr and Frank Meyers, 44, are jailed after police say the driver was intoxicated. Starr faces charges. Daunt’s condition is not serious. Director Kuertz urges action to stop cars from passing stopped trams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Starr
Cormany Avenue
Fourth and Broadway
Elizabeth Daunt
West Fifteenth Street
Busam
Second District
Frank Meyers
Painter
Pleasant Street
Starr
Cincinnati Traction Company
William Jerome Kuertz
Kuertz
Traction Company
Fire in Alms Hotel Causes Small Kitchen Blaze
Grease in the Alms Hotel kitchen on McMillan Street started a fire at 1 am in the basement. Fire companies responded and extinguished the blaze with only minor damage. guests were warned but stayed in their rooms after the night operator advised no danger.
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Alms Hotel
McMillan Street
Alms Place
Mayor Galvin Committee Demands Lower Traction Fares
The committee appointed by Mayor John Galvin calls for immediate improvements to the Cincinnati Traction Company including the Warsaw Avenue line extension. It demands fare reductions at the earliest opportunity, strict adherence to the 1921 tracks and streets program, and repairs outside the 1921 scope. A reduced schoolchildren fare is required for students attending public and parochial schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galvin
Cincinnati Traction Company
Warsaw Avenue
Two Women Struck and Run Down in Walnut Hills
Mrs. William Syders and her sister-in-law Rose Syders were struck by a speeding automobile on Woodburn avenue near Hewitt. The driver, George Steinkamp, confessed to the hit and run and was arrested for reckless driving. Rose Syders is in critical condition with brain injuries and a broken ankle. Mrs. Syders is seriously hurt but stable. Local witnesses Arthur Walton and Herman Schubert aided the victims. The incident occurred about dawn, and Steinkamp was later held after license-number matching.
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William J. Syders
Rose Syders
Woodburn Avenue
George Steinkamp
Clarion Avenue
Milligan
St. Leger Place
Evanston
Woodburn and
Hewitt Avenues
Miss Syders
Arthur Walton
Woodland Avenue
Hyde Park
Herman Schubert
Ernest
Pucklitsch
William Syders
Steinkamp
Harding plans Taft as Chief Justice and physician for welfare post
Washington May 26 President Harding intends to name former President Taft Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He also is expected to appoint Brigadier General Sawyer, his physician, to head the Department of Warfare. The article notes broad administration challenges and a rare bipartisan Senate cooperation on foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Taft
Lawrence
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Shipping Board
Japan
Congress
Department of Warfare
Sawyer
Senate
Borah
Hensley
Wilson
Harding hosts dinner with financiers to discuss export trade revival
President Harding and his advisers opened a White House series of discussions with top financiers including J P Morgan Paul Warburg and Charles M Schwab to explore extending private American loans to foreign governments and to revive exports while returning the economy to normal. The cabinet also weighs shipping issues as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
White House
Mellon
Treasury
Hoover
Department
Ident
J. P. Morgan
Paul Warburg
Mr. Harding
Charles M. Schwab
City and Traction Firms Seek Fare Cuts and Tax Postponement
City officials and the Cincinnati Street Railway and Cincinnati Traction companies study a plan to reduce car fares by a half cent at two month intervals starting by August with track repairs and Warsaw avenue extension. They request postponement of the 1920 1921 franchise tax awaiting new capital. Schoepf signals willingness to proceed if new funds are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
Galvin
William Jerome Kuertz
Charles F. Hornberger
Saul Zielonka
W. Kesley Schoepf
Schoepf
John Galvin
William C. Culkins
Cincinnati Car Company
Ohio Traction Company
Cincinnati
Traction Company
Cincinnati Street Railway
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Dublin Custom House
Peree
Saass
Central
U. K
State Board
Savings Bank
Beast
Col
Francis
the Commercial Tribune
C.t.’S
Daldwin
Civil Liberties Union
Gil
Walnut Hills
David Lawrence
Warsaw
Traction Co
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