Hoover to Win Weather Vane Wy Wianie Show
Unclear fragments indicate a local event with Hoover favored to win. Weather vane display hints at a state exhibition or fair activity.
11 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1928
Page
1
Unclear fragments indicate a local event with Hoover favored to win. Weather vane display hints at a state exhibition or fair activity.
With cool weather and strong interest the Maine state election produced large returns. William T. Gardiner led for governor with 115,177 votes to Moran’s 47,689 while Frederick Hale topped Holmes for the Senate with 112,959 to 45,870.
Chicago on September 10 Mike Paul watchman for Inland Metal Refining Company was bound while a gang loaded fifteen tons of pig lead into three trucks. The robbers demanded action and gagged him with adhesive tape observing him for half an hour lest the lead reappear as bullets.
At Geneva Briand argues for public disclosure of the Franco British naval accord via the League Committee on Disarmament. He also rebukes Russia and Germany while Spain Venezuela and Persia win three-year council terms with Spain gaining semi permanence.
Cincinnati safety campaign planning advances with a Chamber of Commerce meeting proposing streetcar placards school slogan submissions and committees across civic religious and industrial groups. local fatal accident figures for 1927 1928 prompt push for broader public safety measures ahead of November elections.
Hyde Park Business Club members approve a resolution urging Col Sher rill City Manager to install a traffic signal at Madison and Edwards roads after noting several near misses. A second resolution asks the Board of Park Commissioners to close the Hyde Park square center walk. Anthony B Dunlap to chair a safety committee including Carl Rich and the Chamber of Commerce.
Springfield Ohio September 10 Republican nominee Myers Y Cooper pledges economy and a good roads program to provide all citizens with an all year motor road. He backs appointing a rural-focused Director of Agriculture and aims to revive the State Library.
The U S government escalates support for District Attorney John Monaghan and the grand jury probing bootlegging and police links to gang killings. Special agent George E Golding arrives from Washington to assist, with Deputy Attorney General to headquarters until the inquiry ends. Captain Charles Beckman is suspended for unfitness amid fresh grand jury disclosures.
Secretary Kellogg brings the antiwar treaty back to Washington where 33 nations have now associated with the pact. Soviet Russia has adhered, with documents delivered in Moscow and to be transmitted to Washington. Kellogg expects Senate ratification in December amid ongoing Franco British naval talks.
Insurgent miners at East Pittsburgh adjourn after meeting to form the National Miners' Arrangements Committee replacing the United Mine Workers. Officers to be announced tomorrow. 119 men arrested after disturbances as police barred further meetings. Patrick Toohey and John J. Watt announced adjournment and plan nationwide organization.
Lieut. John G. Williams from Selfridge Field crashed during a three plane loop at Mines Field as the air races closed. His monoplanes companion aces reported the plane flipped upside down and stalled near 200 feet. He survived with minor injuries.
A prison uprising near Baton Rouge led by Cleveland Owen and Stephen Beck turned into a gun battle that left multiple convicts dead or wounded and two escapees at large. Prison guards and trusties fought back as the river chase unfolded, with several convicts killed or drowned during the melee and pursuit.
In London on September 10, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle announced that Joseph Conrad reached him from beyond the grave requesting Doyle to finish Conrad's novel Suspense, a task Doyle could not do. He also cited a personal Haig message for his family and noted photographs at séances showing Conway’s likeness. He spoke during the International Spiritualists’ Federation congress in London.
Records show Clinton Carnes diverted funds from the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention to back three aspiring actresses Sonia Norida Lois Griffin and Mrs Louise Pope in Hollywood. Amounts exceed five thousand to Griffin four thousand to Pope and three thousand to Norida with Carnes to receive large shares of earnings. he disappeared September 1 prompting a nationwide search and a warrant for embezzlement. The Fulton County Grand Jury will consider indictment as auditors continue reviews.
A market surge lifted nearly two dozen stocks to new high marks while heavy selling hit leaders like General Motors United States Steel Curtiss Radio and other favored issues. Call money rose to 8 while time money hit 7 as traders dumped. Montgomery Ward rose to a new high before easing.
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Superior to a drenched crowd on the front lawn of Superior High School. Factory and ship whistles sounded as he thanked residents before departing for Cedar Island lodge, enduring the downpour with cheers interrupting his remarks.
Judge Maurice H. Donahue of the Sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals died at his home in Bexley Ohio after a yearlong illness. He was 63, appointed by President Wilson in 1919, and known for rulings including the Remus bootlegging case. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Veda Ruchemeny. funeral plans not announced.
Federal Radio Commission announced a nationwide plan to shift wave lengths affecting nearly 629 broadcasters. Crosley stations WSAI and WLW would share 700 kilocycles at 5 000 watts, forcing time division or possible consolidation and removal of many chain programs. protests anticipated from listeners. WKRC and WFBB would also share time under current control of Kodel Electric.
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