Ohio faces a mounting tax burden threatens future budgets
The Ohio Legislature confronts a widening tax problem as plans fail to gain broad support. Voters rejected real estate taxes yet funded old age pensions, while authorities debate bonds, state aid, and new levies. A permanent solution before November remains elusive amid looming deficits and expanding government costs.
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Ohio
Columbus
Davey
School Foundation
Soi
State House
Clean Streams First The Abandoned Mine Sealing Effort Progress
The Southeastern Ohio seal project, over a year in progress, is reopening streams once rich with fish and used by farmers. About 2,500 old mine openings have been closed across six counties. Chemists report notable pollution reduction in Raccoon Creek, Leading Creek, and parts of Shade Creek. The effort aims to restore stream health and stocking potential.
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Ohio
Raccoon Creek
Vinton
Gallia
Leading Creek
Meigs
Shade Creek
Silver politics fuel wild forecasts in Treasury move
Paul Mallon argues the Treasury silver action is driven by keeping domestic prices above world prices and by silver senators' interests. He predicts gradual price hikes by Roosevelt, possible future global loans to China, and warns of speculative profits from Montreal bullion.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Treasury Minting Silver Dollars Surpasses Cartwheel Holdings
The Treasury, though holding over 500 million in silver cartwheels, minted about 3.5 million more dollars last year and a few more recently in San Francisco. The practice costs only one cent per dollar minted.
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Treasury
San Francisco
Perkins Returns to Labor Spotlight With Bench Boost
A former sidelined halfback Perkins returns to action as the labor team’s key ball carrier, with Roosevelt in New York reportedly backing her benching and Richberg taking the lead on major labor plays. Perkins allegedly faced overrules on the cigarette code and related cases, fueling tensions leading to the rubber industry strike threat scenario.
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Perkins
Richberg
Miss Perkins
Roosevelt
New York
National Labor Relations Board
Spokane Woman Bets On Rouge To Face Prison With Dignity
A Spokane woman spent her last dollar on rouge to enter prison with her chin up. The remark hints at a face lift as a supposed remedy.
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Spokane
Pollution Falls as Streams Show Signs of Relief in Ohio
The report notes reduced pollution in several streams and the Hocking River, while thousands of abandoned mine openings in Southeastern Ohio remain to be sealed. As conservation continues, rivers once favored by Sportsmen could be reopened for outdoor recreation, though purity is essential for real gains.
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Hocking
Ohio
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
The Public Forum invites readers to submit comments on current events. All letters must be signed, with the signature appearing alongside the contribution. Writers should keep letters concise to allow space for multiple entries each day.
Public Forum Voices Critique Of Modern Politics
Floyd M. Hatch from Nelsonville writes about writers stepping into current events and the editor’s print limits. He notes frustration with censorship and urges others to express thoughts openly while avoiding jail.
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the Messenger
Mr. Roosevelt
Floyd M. Hatch
Nelsonville
Route 3
Public Forum
Hatch
Wartime quotes underscore calls for peace and equality
A compilation of notable wartime statements from Mary E. Woolley Rabbi A H Silver Mayor LaGuardia and Gen. Erich Ludendorff. They discuss peace through war preparation economic equality laughter at misery boxing for money and German unity away from Christianity.
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Mary E. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
A. H. Silver
Cleveland
Erich Ludendorff
Majestic Theater Buys Roy Pilcher Property
Old notes report the Majestic Theater purchased the Roy Pilcher property that formed part of its site. Alonzo Ridgway, 80, longtime retainer for the J. D. Brown family, died at Grant Hospital in Columbus. Irma Voigt spoke on girls at a PTA meeting in the new high school building.
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Majestic Theater
Roy Pilcher
Alonzo Ridgway
J. D. Brown
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Irma E. Voigt
Parent-Teacher Association
Ralph Dalton Dancing Academy opens on third floor
The Preston Building third floor becomes the Ralph Dalton Dancing Academy under Mr Dalton supervision. Miss Catherine Silvas returns home from a Jackson visit hosted by Miss Anna Maud Jones. Gen C H Grosvenor comes home from Chattanooga after attending a Chickamauga Park Commission meeting where he serves as a member.
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Preston Building
Ralph Dalton
Dancing Academy
Mr. Dalton
Catherine Silvas
Jackson
Anna Maud Jones
C. H. Grosvenor
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Park Commission
Ban on Display of Crime Weapons to Curb Youth Influence
Olive Roberts Barton argues that publicity surrounding gangsters glamorizes crime. She urges authorities to suppress weapon displays and ban photos of firearms to prevent impressionable youths from idolizing criminals and turning them into Robin Hoods or gods of crime.
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Bob
Dan
Jesse James
Pike's Peak
Robin Hood
Dillinger
Betrayal Plans Amid Holy Week Foretold in Jerusalem
On the eve of the Last Supper, Jesus withdraws to Bethany as Sanhedrin plots unfold at Caiaphas home. Judas, seeking payment, agrees to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, about $19.50 today. The narrative notes Judas’s role and the mounting tension before the final meal.
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Jesus
Bethany
Martha
Mary
Lazarus
Jerusalem
Caiaphas
Judas
Millicent Grabs Evidence as Masked Threat Lifts Veil
Millicent Graves, secretary to George Drimgold, is drawn into a murder case after her boss is found dead. A stranger JARVIS HAPP uses deception, disguises Millicent as a brunet, and a masked man menaces her before Detective Buchanan is revealed as the intruder. Sergeant Mahoney probes Millicent’s role, fingerprints, and possible past ties to Harry Feilding as the case unfolds.
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Millicent Graves
George Drimgold
Jarvis Happ
Happ
Norman
Robert Caise
Vera Duchene
Millicent
Mahoney
Detective Probes Millicent in Past Five Years
Millicent faces pressure as detective Mahoney vows to dig into her past. He threatens to reveal every detail of where she lived and who wrote to her, claiming it will expose secrets behind a murder. She resists, swearing she will tell only what she must.
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Millicent
Geant Mahoney White
Capelli
Diet and Rheumatic Disease Link Questioned
Dr Morris Fishbein reports on a Boston study of 75 patients with chronic joint inflammation and 30 controls. Researchers found no clear link between diet vitamin D minerals or overall calories and rheumatic conditions.
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Boston
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