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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
2
A Bagdad dispatch reports 300 killed as Druse tribesmen and Arabs burn the native quarter in Damascus. Damages in the Damascus fire prompt a security crisis amid the Oromian conflict.
Paris reports General Sarrail loses control inland beyond rail corridors in Syria while armored trains guard lines. Rebels seize Damascus briefly as Djebel Druse uprising spreads toward the Syrian Bagdad route with clashes near Hama and Beyrouth Damacus line. French forces shell rebels from Salihiyeh as 2,000 troops hold key buildings. No civilian death figures released.
Two American destroyers patrol the Mediterranean from Gibraltar toward Alexandria to be ready if the Syrian uprising escalates beyond French control. Secretary Wilbur ordered the move at the State Department’s request as Americans in the region grow nervous.
State Department officials in Beirut expressed hope it will not be necessary to move destroyers from Alexandria to Syrian ports. Advices indicate disturbances center around Damascus separated from the coast by two mountain ranges. It is believed the revolt will not spread to the coastal region or endanger American lives and property there.
Paris reports to the finance committee that France has lost over 17,000 men and spent upwards of 3 billion francs in Morocco and Syria since assuming the protectorate and League mandate. Premier Painleve presented the figures today.
Hamilton County Grand Jury charged Milton Apking Frank Scott Heil Hutchinson Joseph Fox and Clarence Nicholas with kidnapping and attempted attack on Mrs Emma Honnert 30 of Beekman street after her husband was robbed on the Little Miami road August 16. The car wrecked near a river camp after a high speed pursuit. owner Charles Eminhizer of Dayton Ky was identified.
Berlin dispatch notes Cabinet and premiers delaying a decision as Nationalists weigh backing or opposing the Locarno pact. Stresemann and Luther push reconciliation and seek admission to the League of Nations in November. They view Cologne evacuation and Rhine occupation talks as steps toward universal disarmament and potential German reentry as a colonial power if the Allies fulfill promises.
London urges Paris to issue an interplwdted statement that Cologne would be evacuated soon and that German disarmament is nearly complete. It seeks limits on Rhine zone inspections and aims to reassure Berlin as Carved out in the Locarno pact discussion.
Details reveal a youth named John Edwards who murdered a police officer and faced a swift path to the electric chair. Officials discuss gun laws, manufacturer lobbying, and the need for national action while outlining police procedures and past Juvenile Court records for Edwards.
Gibulum Lodge of Perfection schedules a special meeting for work in the 12 and 18 degrees this Thursday at 7 pm at the northeast corner of Ninth and Plum Streets. George T. Welsh is Senior Grand Warden and William Harte is Secretary. contact numbers provided.
Death notices list Estelle E Ballauf Mabel R Gardiner Charles I Ryan Carrie Goldsmith Sarah Gray Caroline A Lyford Joseph W Miller Sallie R McLean Louis Wolf and others with funeral times October 22 1925 and related arrangements including church services and interment locations. Elks lodge notes request attendance for Albert Stoehr.
Funeral notice for Free The Busse Borgmann Co funeral directors at 1517 Freeman Avenue. Non sectarian services announced with no charges listed.
Vienna reports Heinrich von Angeli, famed painter of Queen Victoria and European royalty, has died at 85. Born 1840 in Oedenburg, he studied in Vienna and Duesseldorf and created notable works across monarchies including Francis Joseph and Moltke. He refused to paint Empress Elizabeth’s portrait after a sitting ban.
Chicago October 21 Charles M Schwab Bethlehem Steel chairman told the second annual Conference on Education and Industry that outlook for steel is the nation business barometer with no war threat and better conditions visible He urged plans to give workers a sense of achievement through meaningful tasks and looked ahead to new markets in South America Africa and Asia He spoke of a coming "age of man" with spiritual possibilities divined by God.
A Birchfield gang plot to poison guards and inmates and blow up Tucker State Prison was thwarted. Dynamite and poison were mailed to inmates and intercepted. Roy Johnson and Jean Birchfield, both serving life terms, were named in the plot with Benny Casey and Charles O’Keefe identified as other lifers involved.
Ohio and nearby states predict rain in the south and snow or rain in the north with fair weather midweek. Kentucky and Tennessee expect cloudiness with possible showers and little temperature change. West Virginia and Indiana forecast rain or showers on Thursday and Friday. Chicago and other cities report temperatures and a record for October 21, 1925 with various highs and lows. Father Kiefer led pilgrims to Rome. Jesse M. Joseph wins advertising address at a JCC event.
Dr Herbert Feis of the University of Cincinnati will speak on International Trade and Commerce in McMicken Auditorium at 4 pm. He will cover British control of the rubber industry, subsidy movements in the merchant marine, Russian debt repudiation, and tariff discrimination. The Cincinnati Aerie of Pagles plans a Halloween party October 31 at Gles Hall. The Home for the Friendless and Foundlings holds its annual meeting at 483 West Court Street Tuesday at 3 pm. Rev Joseph F Kiefer will lecture on Europe from St Xavier College.
The Railroad Labor Board directed Western Maryland Railway management and striking engine service employees to resume talks to restore peace. The board ruled both sides contributed to the dispute and urged renewed conferences tonight in Chicago on October 21.
The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, aiming to abolish belief in God and operate as a wrecking company, was denied articles of incorporation by the New York Supreme Court on Mitchell. The petition by attorney Charles Smith was ordered held.
Elmer C. Warnock 32 a member of a Greenup County Kentucky family was killed instantly when his automobile was struck by a fast freight train at a Chesapeake and Ohio crossing in Greenup near Ironton Ohio this afternoon.
A list of birth notices records newborns by family names and addresses including Sheeee and Ola at 2133 Loth Street a girl HUELLEMEIER Jolhard Theresa at 2309 Orton Avenue a boy and many others across streets like Sidney Avenue May Street Moor man Avenue Colerain Avenue McMillan Street and West McMillan Street We note several families named Harris Harrison Hein en Michaels Miller Packard McBride Packard Putil lIps Schirman Oscar Shilling Leo Van Lierop Watkins Whitehead and more with girls and boys reported in the city births section.
Fragmentary read of names and residences appears in a local notice. Listed individuals include Sylvester J. Boland Loretta Wittekind Edward G. Huber Curtis L. Clements Anna Kremer Peter Malloni Clyde Butcher Audrey Bowman Isabella Giacin and others with varied addresses in Ohio.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 20.8 feet at 6 o clock last night and was falling. Arrivals included the Tom Greene from Charleston at 6 last night and the Kentucky from Louisville at 10 yesterday morning. Departures noted the Kentucky for Louisville at 5 yesterday afternoon and the Tom Greene for Charleston at 6 this evening. The John W. Hubba was expected to arrive from Louisville at 10 this morning and depart at 5 this afternoon.
The steamer Chris leaves Thursday October 22 at 5 p.m. from the Greene Line wharfboat for Portsmouth Ironton Ashland Catlettsburg Hunt Gallipolis Charleston and interstate points. Telephone Main 1457.
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