New Basin to Hilltop Travel Artery Proposed
A near future plan suggests a new artery linking Basin to Hilltop to ease congestion on Gilbert Ave. A viaduct is proposed at Sixth Street during a banquet discussion.
29 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
1
A near future plan suggests a new artery linking Basin to Hilltop to ease congestion on Gilbert Ave. A viaduct is proposed at Sixth Street during a banquet discussion.
Sixth Street Business Men's Club backs a Gilbert avenue viaduct linking Sixth Street to the heart of the city. The project aims to ease Eggleston avenue railroad traffic and Gilbert avenue congestion, with Mayor Puchta and Chief Copelaw voicing strong support.
Mrs. Le Duc formerly of Cincinnati recounts relationship with a jealous woman's victim at a Philadelphia hotel. Her husband maintains her innocence amid the scandal and investigation.
Police seek Eleanor Real’s mother after doctors say the four year old slowly dies from heartbreak. The girl was adopted weeks earlier by M. Y. Russell as her mother could not care for her. The child cries continually over the loss.
Mrs. Joseph C. LeDuc tells her husband the details of the Walton Hotel tragedy. She says she was tricked by Joseph Graveur into going to the room to retrieve a handbag, where Mrs. Belzer emerged from hiding and opened fire, killing Graveur and then herself as LeDuc was wounded.
The article records the chancellor's firm stance against a ruthless submarine campaign and notes continued coverage on the second page. It emphasizes patriotic sentiment and support for America as tensions rise in wartime naval events.
El Paso reports indicate Villa and his followers faced heavy losses near Chihuahua City as Carranza troops and allied forces pressed the pursuit. General Ramos’s forces report significant casualties at Cusihuiriachic, with Villa’s lieutenant Baudeño Uribe accused of brutal acts against prisoners.
London reports British forces seized a large German redoubt north of Thiepval near the Ancre, taking about 600 prisoners as the Reichstag opened with attacks on Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg over submarine policy. Berlin notes interpellations push for a ruthless undersea war resume despite Allied protests.
Weather forecast showing cooling conditions across Ohio Indiana Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia with fair spells and rising temperatures in most areas. Western disturbance tracked to the lower lake region bringing rains from the Great Lakes to the Gulf States. Includes station temperatures and a Cincinnati daily record segment for September 28 1916.
Councilman Cliff Martin will serve with Councilman Mullen on the Conference Committee revising street railway fares for the current year to grant expiration. Transit Commission members Chris Schott and E. W. Edwards were named as representatives, though Schott missed the meeting due to late notification. Mullen favored the four- member panel to reduce delays from absences.
Arrangements for a county campaign kickoff were completed by Chairman Capelle. October 9 at Findlay Market was chosen after North Cincinnati Turner Hall proved unavailable. Speakers include U S Senatorial candidate Myron T Herrick, congressional candidate Victor Heintz, and Freemar Eagleson with Mayor Puchta as chair. Local clubs mobilize attendance and a large ovation for Heintz is anticipated.
Pliny A. Johnston has started duties under Dayton School Board for planning the proposed Municipal University. He will receive a separate salary, with work likely to extend two years before full organization. Johnston plans to move his family to Dayton around October 1 to assist in the preliminary phase.
Richard Olneys criticism of Charles E Hughes and his campaign drew a swift rebuttal at a Republican state convention in Saratoga Springs New York. Hughes defended his record and motives stating he wore the garb of office only to seek to uphold American rights and honor while attacking the administrations handling of the Adamson law and a crisis context.
Hamilton County Grand Jury returned several sealed indictments as deputies sought the man named Glaser in an extended investigation of frauds. Deputies filed petitions for independent nomination of R. A. Mack for governor. Glaser, a well known politician linked to Mack’s candidacy, reportedly telegraphed from Columbus to prosecutor Campbell and planned to bond if warrant served.
Colonel F. W. Roe United States Army retired, son of the late Admiral Roe, shot and killed himself on the veranda of his Port Orange home in Florida. He had been brooding over illness.
Canton Ohio records a harvest oddity as Robertsville claims top corn: C E Kleitz notes the corn was so tall it required lasso and rope to cut it. He laments lack of rain and cites Robertsville as the state’s hottest town in summer and coldest in winter.
Paris reports no infantry advances on the Somme today while artillery actions persist. French forces are thrusting out and sustaining the violent struggle as bombardments intensify across the front in France.
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