10 Oct 1930
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1930
Page
1
Canadian air hero begins crossing the Atlantic in the Columbia, a veteran ocean crossing aircraft, flying toward Europe. The mission aims to complete an extended voyage over open sea.
The Columbia, the 1927 Atlantic plane, is back in service piloted by Capt Erroll Boyd and Harry P. Connor. They launched from Montreal bound for London, with Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine previously linked to the craft’s storied history. The journey faces Atlantic fog and a favorable wind forecast towards Croydon.
London reports Great Britain enters a formal period of national mourning for the R-101 disaster victims. Officials announce a solemn sequence of ceremonies and reflections as the nation honors those who perished in the airship tragedy.
Laura Ingalls, a diminutive St. Louis flyer, and Robert Buck, sixteen, plan a cross country race to set West East transcontinental records. They depart from Grand Central Air Terminal and Western Air Express Field tomorrow at 5 30 a m P S T with goals to Kingman Arizona for refueling. Ingalls holds a 714 barrel roll record and aims for a coast to coast record in 30 hours 27 minutes. Buck, delayed by weather, seeks junior West East trans continental honors after a 28 33 elapsed time last Sunday.
By Claude A. Jagger. Insolvency of a long established Wall Street brokerage shocks the market. Prince & Whitely suspension triggers a panic with United States Steel and American Telephone hitting new low levels as prices slide. Despite fear the exchange floor remains orderly with stabilized conditions after heavy selling.
U S District Judge C B Faris orders Vincent Kerens to receive 1 900 000 share of his late father Richard C Kerens estate. The court allows the St Louis Trust Company to close the trust fund once Vincent maintains five years sobriety and good behavior. Sisters Madeline Kenna and Gladys Colker contested the fund, but objections were overruled. The judge defined good behavior as lawfulness and decent morality.
Isaac H. Schwartz reports two city committees debated East Fifth street widening, revealing no clear recommendation. The Joint Bond and Improvement Committee and the City Bond Committee met in secret, offering no substantive conclusions to the public.
Gen W W Atterbury, Pennsylvania Railroad president and major state political figure, quits the Republican National Committee and withdraws support for Pinchot’s gubernatorial bid. Gen Edward Martin announces the move, noting Atterbury cannot back all Republican ticket nominees. Analysts expect Atterbury to back Hemphill in the Liberal challenge.
Citizens urged to register for the November 4 election with two days left. Republicans, Democrats, and Citizens committees called on residents of Cincinnati Norwood and St Bernard to vote with polls open 1 to 9 this afternoon and tomorrow. 100000 blotters were sent to schools to urge parents to register.
The Treasury announced 147 public buildings could be finished or contracted in the current year. Assistant Secretary Heath said 21 completed since January 1, 77 under construction, 49 more to be bid by year end, with costs totaling about 100 million dollars.
Chicago October 9 Ralph Capone known as Public Enemy was ordered confined for fingerprinting and held on a $10,000 cash bond after vagrancy arraignment. Judge John H. Lyle condemned bond procedures and granted a venue change while Capone’s attorney argued he is not a vagrant.
The Wickersham commission remains split and deadlocked after two days of secret sessions. The core dispute centers on the enforceability of prohibition and the potential consequences for President Hoover if a report deems the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act unworkable. Senior figures including ex Senator Kenyon and Justice Mackintosh oppose finalizing a report.
Springfield Ohio October 9 Vice President Curtis Gov Cooper and officials mark the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Piqua with a dinner and memorial unveiling for Gen George Rogers Clark. Curtis lauds Clark Boone and other pioneers while urging historical study and landmark preservation.
New York Oct 9 Miss Mary Garden arrives by the Bremen after a Riviera summer spent swimming with the fishes and open air sun baths. She plans radio singing on the 15th then a voice test for a movie opera, travels to Chicago, and back to France pursuing work over marriage.
Reporters touring the Ohio Penitentiary observe near completion of repairs after Easter Monday fire that killed 320 inmates. New I and K blocks nearly finished, incorrigible block with 47 cells sealed. G and H blocks restored fireproof. Industrial Building advancing to second story. stockade repurposed as tuberculosis camp with 150 tents.
A special subpoena forces General Sessions Judge Amedeo A Bertini to appear before an extraordinary grand jury probing New York City judiciary. Gov Roosevelt seeks the records after Bertini declines to testify, amid talk of a potential Senate removal. Witness George Stern refuses to answer eighteen questions as proceedings halt. Stern links to Cayuga Democratic Club tied to Ewald Healy Crater. inquiries concern alleged office-bartering and dealings with Healy.
Addis Ababa Abyssinia Oct 9 American gambling devices are being installed for the coronation of Ras Tafari as Haile Selassie Emperor. A King’s agent bought Western amusements from the United States. Hundreds of foreign guests attend the coronation with only three hotels available for housing guests.
Reuters reported Brazilian revolutionaries advancing from Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina toward Castro in Parana, with 100000 mobilized and 30000 heading for the Uruguay River. Rebels seized Lorea railway junction, severing contact between capital and Rio de Janeiro as federal forces face a northern advance.
Ohio Tax Commission issued an order allowing local officials to issue notes and borrow funds to provide employment and relief for residents hit by the prolonged drought. Gov. Cooper signed the emergency measure as hardship from Washington Meigs Gallia Vinton and Athens Counties continues, with counties seeking highway fund releases for public projects to boost employment.
Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission discussed future boulevard parkway and highway plans at the Courthouse. A committee led by City Manager Clarence Dykstra recommended building the canal boulevard as an extension of Victory Parkway rather than Central Parkway for a shorter, cheaper, more attractive route with broader county benefits.
Earl Martin, 21, an aviator from Stearns Kentucky, was fatally shot by Motorcycle Policeman Harry Holtman during a robbery at a Standard Oil station on Howell and Clifton avenues. Charles Stanton, 24, of Union City Indiana, was wounded and held on suspicion. Stanton and Martin had deserted from the army at Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
Ethel Barrymore brings Scarlet Sister Mary to the Shubert Theater for a week starting Monday October 20. The star plays a Gullah Negro in Julia Peterkin’s Pulitzer novel adaptation with daughter Ethel Barrymore Colt making her stage debut. Estelle Winwood supports the company.
The report notes Ohio and Kentucky warming trends with increasing cloudiness and incoming showers later Friday and Saturday. Indiana remains generally fair but partly cloudy with possible Saturday showers and cooler in the north. A table shows current highs and lows for cities including Louisville Cleveland New York and Chicago with precipitation figures and wind.
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