08 Oct 1925
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
1
45000 fans witnessed the Diamond Classic as the Senators won 4 to 1 over the Pirates in Game One. Veteran pitcher extended his dominance by striking out key hitters and earning the win.
Springfield Ohio October reports say authorities may exhume up to two bodies connected to Esta Strome’s death from poison. Mrs Birdie Strome, stepmother, was arrested after being questioned. older cases from 1922 involve George Frock and Baltzell links. Poison records checked across Southwestern Ohio with inquest confirming poisoning as cause.
Walter Johnson led the Washington Senators to a 4 1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. He fanned ten batters in a complete game and limited Pittsburgh to five hits as Pie Traynor provided the lone homer for the Pirates.
Home owners and householders are reminded that cold nights are here. Check furnace, roof, and other winter prep tasks. Dependable workers in furnace, roofing, carpentry, electrical, and auto services advertise in the FIXAT Family column.
An American prohibition pioneer, Andrew J. Volstead, is named legal adviser to General W. F. Rhinow, enforcement head for Minnesota North Dakota and Western Wisconsin. Volstead is expected to arrive from Granite Falls, Minnesota to aid in enforcing the Volstead act and assisting liquor conspiracy prosecutions.
In Oxford England on October 7 Vice Chancellor Wells denounced in a Latin address the Oxford bags baggy trousers worn by undergraduates. He called the style more barbarian than garments worn by the Dacians or Sarmatians in history.
In Florence on Surday night, Fascists killed eighteen Free Masons in retaliation for the death of Cavalier Luperini. The violence followed orders issued September 30 to hunt down Masonry members, with many prominent Freemasons fleeing and shops damaged including the Underwood typewriter establishment.
Gaetano Pivati, a former Socialist Deputy, who was wounded in clashes here between Fascists and Masons last Saturday night, died today.
The Grand Master of Freemasonry in Italy issued a decree dissolving all Freemasonic lodges in Florence and its province. Consequently residents who are Free Masons are deemed to have resigned from the order.
Dr Edward Wood Walker aged 72 or 73 died at home on Observatory Road after a four month illness. A renowned surgeon and founder of the Children’s Hospital, he held posts at City General and St Marys Hospitals and was uncle of Congressman Nicholas Longworth. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Illinois State Supreme Court issued a writ of error and superseders for Raymond Costello of Chicago who was condemned to hang on October 16 for the murder of 16 year old Madeline White whose body was found beneath a porch. The court refused a writ for Frank Lanciano of Chicago who also faces a hanging date October 16 after being convicted of murdering his common law wife.
New York papers report Mrs. Lillian B. Rollins filed in the Supreme Court to annul her marriage to Robert E. Rollins alleging fraud. She says the defendant is female, not male, and that they wed in St Paul, Minnesota in May 1923.
Berlin refuses to accept France as guarantor for German Polish or German Czechoslovak arbitration treaties. Stresemann backs World Court for legal issues and League for political matters but rejects Paris as guarantor, aiming for British or League backing instead. Briand toutefois pressed toward better Franco German understanding at Locarno talks.
Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio told the Inter-Parliamentary Union delegates the President should not press for a Washington conference while European talks on armament reduction proceed. He clarified he spoke for himself, not the White House. Delegates then approved two resolutions creating a study committee on eliminating European trade barriers and a group of experts to report to a future conference.
In Tiffin Ohio the eighty third Knights Templar Grand Commandery opening drew about 25 000 spectators to a parade and drill contests. Akron Commandery No 25 won the statewide drill with 97.35 percent while Mt Vernon Commandery No 1 placed second and Hanselmann Commandery No 18 third. Individual drills went to H A Brown and Ralph Pfriem of Hanselmann, first and second respectively.
Legendary pitcher Christy Mathewson, famed as Big Six, led the New York Giants to pennants, served as a captain in the AEF, returned as coach and later as president and part owner of the Boston National club. His career spanned Taunton to Cincinnati, with no-hit feats and three shutouts in the 1905 World Series, before health issues and a 1916 Cincinnati managerial move.
The body of Dr. H. W. Heaton formerly of Providence Rhode Island was found in a bayou near the Atlantic Coast Line trestle in Learwater Fra. Heaton who was 60 years old and missing since Monday night had a bullet wound and a wire and chain around his neck. A negro laborer reported the finding to police. Heaton served in World War I and received a personal letter from President Wilson. His family says the disappearance stemmed from a nervous breakdown. He had practiced in Providence for about thirty years.
Baseball legend Christy Mathewson died of tuberculosis and pneumonia in Saranac Lake New York at 11 tonight as the world series began. A World War I veteran and former Giants and Boston club executive he had battled illness since 1917 and spent his final months in Lewistown Pennsylvania after being hospitalized in Saranac Lake.
Roger Bresnahan learned of Christy Mathewson’s death during a late call after midnight. He praised Mathewson as a clean, great player and one of baseball’s best with Walter Johnson, and noted the blow to the game and fans as the World Series began.
News of Christy Mathewson's death shocked baseball figures in Pittsburgh during the world series. Commissioner Landis and Presidents Heydler and Johnson led tributes as players recalled Mathewson's record with the Giants and his influence as a manager and Braves president. No series postponement planned. tribute actions ordered by Landis.
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