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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1925
Page
4
A call to the Board of Elections to finish counting ballots promptly after polls close. The piece urges rapid results, noting heavy voter turnout and a strong public interest in the new City Council makeup. It argues newspapers should press for a swift, orderly count despite proportional representation complexities.
An editorial laments rising motor vehicle deaths amid lax safety actions. It warns that pedestrians, including children, are being killed due to unlicensed drivers and societal indifference. The piece urges concrete, collective action by citizens and officials to protect lives.
The article surveys varied global moves on rights power and tradition, noting limits of the Nineteenth Amendment, changes in marital consent in London, and world responses to democracy and diplomacy. It mentions University of Cincinnati protests, Briand and Austen Chamberlain bits, Radical Socialist invitations, New York barbers, Jersey taxation, Italian Fascist actions, and a tailor's career shift.
A brief feature credits James J Montague with a poetic prose piece titled More Truth Than Poetry, dated 1925 under The Bell Syndicate. The note signals traditional syndicated literary content from that era.
A playful poem blends Poe inspired lines with a streetwise riff on the Raven. The speaker mocks the bird’s antics while threatening to discard the statue and demand conversation. A later punchline riffs on golf culture and modern stage attire.
A narrator describes an evening in a fashionable New York cafe with American girl and nobleman types. The scene includes a freckled sportsman, a dancing prince, a Russian princess in trade, and various observing patrons amid witty, satirical asides.
A Cincinnati Commercial retrospective lists events from October 20 1875. Pianist Herr SS Leibling drew a large crowd at Pike's with Emma Heckle and Mattie Belle Clarke. A mayoral probe began with Patrolman Leichelberger among witnesses. Hardware Jobbers met in secret at Grand Hotel. A windmill powered tops factory at Third and Martin. Lt. Arnold faced trial for shooting a prisoner amid political tensions. The Young Men's Bible Society marked its 38th anniversary at Second Presbyterian. Mrs. William Richardson planned a New York trip for millinery purchases.
Weather records show clear conditions with temperatures from 37 to 51 degrees in Cincinnati. The Ohio Police Chiefs Association discussed upright judges impact on the Police Court, noting Judge William Lueders as a deterrent to crime. Cincinnati Life Underwriters invited Governor LaFollette to speak, wary of discussing insurance scandals. Bartholomew O Kain built a five wing flying machine with Leo Stevens promising a test flight. The Ohio Sons of the Revolution banquet honored Cornwallis surrender with Rev. Dr. Robert Watson as speaker and Herbert Jenney presiding. Gerald Sters, son of nightwatchman Harry Sters, died of lockjaw after a puncture wound. tetanus cited. Weather: Rain and 63 to 71 degrees.
The piece explains why colds peak in cold weather and how germs like influenza and pneumonia infiltrate when the skin and nasal membranes constrict. It likens white blood cells to a White Guard defending the body, describes fever as a helpful stage, and notes the eventual washout of germ debris through the sewer system after the battle ends.
The Citizens Charter Committee held a mass meeting in Cincinnati with over 900 attendees at the Arms. Murray Seasongood attacked the Republican slate while Rev. Frederick M McMillin urged votes for the nine Charter candidates. The Republican and Democratic campaigns plan noon gatherings and organized drives ahead of the city council election.
Matthews and William J. Higgins introduced. Debates slated daily until election day with Seasongood Kellogg contest expected to draw a large crowd at Madisonville school tomorrow night. Gardner argues tax amendment burdens real estate while intangible wealth should share taxes. Tallentire addresses Oakley and Hyden Park clubs. Northside MacDonald supporters form a council club led by Alvin Aatton Charles Roller and Fred Ruehrwein.
Young hobbyists under 18 will showcase pastimes outside school hours at the Rotary Club hobby fair part of Boys Week. Prizes awarded for stamps, pennants, coins, drawings, models, photography, printing, and woodwork. The event runs October 24 to 31 at 105 and 107 West Fourth Street with programs distributed to over 16,000 students in Hamilton County.
The Cincinnati Symphony announces sale of season tickets and single concert seats opens today at the box office. The first pair of concerts Friday afternoon and Saturday evening at Emery Auditorium feature an all-Beethoven program including Fidelio Overture Op 72 Symphony No. 8 and arrangements for string orchestra with Prometheus ballet music Op 43.
Thomas J. Corcoran, president of the Corcoran Lamp Company of 4880 Spring Grove Avenue, retires after a long tenure. G P Doll becomes president and Corcoran stays as adviser after an extended trip. The firm, formed in 1919, absorbed Victor Lamp and tops $2,000,000 capitalization with a $1 per share dividend declared.
Actress Amelia Bingham criticizes rising production expenses and media competition, urging revival of the star and stock system to sustain American drama. She notes higher wages for stage hands and hints at personal resistance to selling her Riverside Drive home.
Several hundred rabbis from all sections of the United States and Canada arrive for the 36th annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis at the Linton. The opening session features Alfred M. Cohen and Rabbi Louis Wolsey, with Dr. Abram Simon detailing Jewish Gentile goodwill progress. John W. Herring joins from New York to discuss interfaith aims.
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