20 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
1
Labor and capital gear up for a nationwide steel industry clash to begin Monday with unions predicting a large walkout and employers hoping for a smaller impact. District leaders outline command, funding, and strike mechanics while police prep patrols and communities brace for potential clashes.
The story recounts an ill fated craft nine days overdue at Havana. The captain of the Mexico describes a mammoth water spout that roared over the surface of the waves.
Divers report the bulk of the Spanish liner Valbanera recovered off Rebecca Shoals near Key West 40 miles from shore. Weak wireless calls from the missing ship have puzzled investigators as authorities search along Cuba and the Bahamas for survivors or traces of the vessel.
Forecast shows fair and warmer weekend across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky Indiana with varying cloudiness. Temperatures across major cities range from the sixties to upper eighties with scattered precipitation totals and daily highs and lows recorded for September 19 1919 at the Cincinnati station.
In Bellevue Hospital corridor a 92 year old captain Ezra Holloway anxiously awaits news. A nurse announces a boy for his wife Minnie Holloway age 41, his third wife. Holloway already has fifteen children from prior marriages and now one more, while serving as captain of an East River barge.
The Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association launched a campaign to reissue the two-cent coin once withdrawn in 1874. The proposed coin would feature a bas relief portrait of Theodore Roosevelt on the obverse and is aimed at easing payments for war taxes on small goods, newspapers, and streetcar fares. A letter urging the idea was sent to Secretary Carter Glass.
Mayor Hylan condemns a group of city employees unions seeking a central council and AFL affiliation. He warns department heads to curb agitation and notes the employer plans to abolish affected positions in next year's budget.
In Memphis Tennessee today Deputy U S Marshal O W Webster and ex city detective William Smiddy were killed in a street gun battle on Monroe Avenue near Main Street. A bystander was wounded in the downtown shopping district incident.
A suspenseful mystery story by John D. Swain appears in Tomorrow's Commercial Tribune. The narrative follows cryptic clues and a clever puzzle that drives the plot.
Patrolman Charles O Turner defended the push for higher pay by unionizing telling the Senate District of Columbia Committee that the Police Chief was consulted about joining the American Federation of Labor and saw no reason against it He said the force organized for welfare and denied aims to coerce Congress noting his low pay affected his two children and their summer plans
After nineteen days of agony from a poisoned intake, Geraldine Keenan died at General Hospital yesterday shortly after 5 pm. Her mother Mrs. A. M. Keenan was at the bedside as the young woman grew calmer and life ebbed away. The suspected drug attack caused a long, painful struggle before death.
Lon Ross of 1671 Bruce Avenue testifies to detective and officials that Theodore Buning and his brother Herman fired shots during a Thursday night argument in Ross's home. Herman dies at City Hospital. Ross suffers five wounds including chest and liver damage. Bond set at 10000 for Theodore Buning. case logged by Night Chief Emmett Kirgan.
A feature previewing tomorrow's Commercial Tribune promises guidance for busy households with practical cooking tips and time saving ideas. It highlights a no heat, no bake approach suitable for modern chores and frugal meal planning.
Washington seethes as Republicans claim enough votes to pass an amendment granting the United States equal voting power with Great Britain in the League Assembly. Democrats say the move cannot reopen peace talks, while debates continue on reservations and enforcement under Article X.
President Wilson reads Roosevelt excerpt to back the League of Nations in a San Diego stadium speech before more than 50,000 cheering attendees. He cites Lodge and other Republican leaders as supportive in shaping the Versailles covenant. The amphitheater, packed beyond capacity, carries his remarks via a glassed platform and electrical sound system.
New York dispatch reports Otto Praeger Second Assistant Postmaster General sails for Havana to plot US West Indies aerial mail service. He outlines phased expansion with cargo planes nonstop New York Chicago and New York Cleveland, claiming $500000 annual savings and urging a national aeronautics department for coordinated civil naval and military air work.
A New York woman stages a bold scheme to trade wives for money asking 100 dollars per match. The item outlines social scandal and personal risk in a city crime beat tone.
In San Diego on September 19 President Wilson trims San Diego schedule and rests in Los Angeles. Despite good health, sixteen days of travel and speeches fatiguing, Dr Grayson urges more rest. He has a slight cold and his voice broke several times in Oakland. The doctor directs no real platform speeches at several California stops today.
Robert Hicks hid a deadly secret for twenty three years after strangling his 19 year old daughter Suellen with heavy twine in 1896 on the Hicks farm in Missouri. He confessed on a Frisco line car to Sheriff J P McCaslin, revealing the motive tied to her alleged misconduct and a punishment given by her mother.
At the International Conference of Women Physicians in New York on September 19, Dr. Graham Lusk of Columbia University argued meat is the curse of the American nation and drives up living costs, while Dr. E V MacCullum of Baltimore urged reducing meat intake for better health and lower prices.
Tomorrow's Commercial Tribune previews fashion trends with a focus on gowns that compliment golden hair. The feature explores color palettes, fabrics, and styling ideas for the season.
The Valbanera went down in a hurricane near Key West ten days ago. Ensign Roberts said he saw the ship's name plate on a vessel found sunk forty feet deep near Rebecca Shoals Lighthouse. The wreck lies over quicksand. no bodies seen. A wrecking crew will depart tomorrow with naval aid to determine if any passengers and crew remain aboard or were saved.
An AP dispatch reports a massive waterspout roared past the Spanish steamship Valbanera off Rebecca Shoals Lighthouse near Key West. Captain Miller of the Mexico said signals from the missing vessel were faint and no definite passenger count could be confirmed. The wreck likely resulted from last week’s storm in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico.
Corpus Christi relief officials report 386 known dead from Sunday's storm with 98 more bodies found along Nueces Bay increasing the toll to near four hundred. Most victims are from Corpus Christi. burial records list dozens at various points including Commodore, White Point, West Portland, Sinton, Aransas Pass, and Rockport.
Comic section notes Fun for the Little Folks with notes about tomorrow’s content and activities in the newspaper.
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