Walton Rejected by Senate as Civil Service Member
Columbus Ohio December 4 Randolph Walton a member of the state civil service commission was voted out of office by the senate 20 to 8 rejecting the appointing action of the governor Walton faced a lively senate session with senators alleging mismanagement by the commission Whittemore said Walton was rejected due to findings by the joint committee on state reorganization Wright argued Walton left the Be lean party for the Bull Moose faction in 1912 prompting the rejection
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Columbus
Randolph Walton
State Civil Service Commission
Senate
Empr Ox
Walton
Whittemore
Joint Committee On State Reorganization
Wright
On curb market Beckett takes slight edge in Carpentier bout
Bets on the Carpentier Beckett boxing match varied on the curb market with odds ranging from even money to 5 to 4 in favor of Beckett.
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New York
Beckett
U S Would Seize Border Towns If Break With Mexico Occurs
In a serious rupture with Mexico the United States would seize Mexican border towns starting with Nogales in Sonora and Namines partly in Arizona. The accompanying photo shows the American side of Namines near the border. Juarez lies across the Rio Grande from El Paso and was occupied by U S troops last summer.
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United States
U. S. Territory
Nogales
Sonora
Namines
Arizona
Ay Line
Juarez
Rio Grande River
el Paso
DIRT ROADS MAY BE GIVEN A LITTLE THOT
Ohio lawmakers amend the automobile license tax bill. Motorcycle tax rises from 35 to 8 dollars a year. Township treasuries receive half of the nonstate share. Township roads may be repaired with auto license funds, not only already improved roads.
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Columbus
Township Treasuries
County Treasuries
French Proclamation Revives British Morale On Ypres Front
In Paris reports Col Feyler of a Journal de Geneve account describing Foch urging British troops to recall Napoleon’s victories to rouse them against the Germans. General Koch urged renewed attacks. French refused further sacrifices. Foch drafted a morale boosting proclamation that inspired a successful morning counterattack reclaiming lost ground.
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Paris
Noch
Napoleon
Ypres
Feyler
Journal de Geneve
Koch
Peyler
John French
French
Foch
Volunteer switchmen may be necessary in coal supply
Pittsburgh Kansas December 4 Governor Allen indicated volunteer railway switchmen may be called to handle coal mined by Kansas coal diggers. Coal from strip mines has not reached destination as a Santa Fe crew at Frontenac refused to move coal mined by non union men blocking distribution. Governor Allen stayed awaiting trainmen decision fearing consequences if they moved the coal.
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Pittsburgh
Kas
Kansas’ Volunteer Army of
Allen
Sante Fe
Frontenac
Notable U.S. Presidents Visited the Historic Hotel
The text notes that in September of the same year President Hayes gave an address from the balcony. It mentions President Harrison as a guest in 1891 and both McKinley and Roosevelt visited the hotel during their U.S. tours.
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Hayes
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Landford Gifts 26 Year House to Tenant in Wakefield
Boston reports F. T. Fuller of Wakefield who has given a house to the tenant who has occupied it for 26 years. The act is hailed as a model of fair landlord practice and portrays Fuller as a leading example among American landlords.
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Landford
Boston
Mass
F. T., Fuller
Wakefield
Fuller
America
Royal Will Be Next President
New York health commissioner Dr. Royal S. Copeland endorsed reformers’ targets of fashion and cosmetics. He said city women may wear high heels corsets low necks silk stockings rouge and face powder if they wish and that such adornments suit them and may even contribute to beauty.
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New York
Royal
Copeland
Indicted Men's Club Formed in Michigan
Grand Rapids set aside rooms in a leading hotel for Senator Newberry and 134 others charged with conspiracy in the 1918 Michigan election campaign. The suite will host discussions with attorneys entertain guests and hold society gatherings.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Indicted Men‘s Club
Newberry
Michigan
Americans Beaten by Mexican Authorities Reported
Washington reports no information yet on alleged mistreatment of American W. K. Milton by Mexican authorities at Mexicali. Milton said to have suffered broken bones deep cuts and bruises with a commission expected soon from American Consul Boyle at Mexicali.
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Washington
State Department
W. K. Milton
Mexicalia
Milton
Boyle
Mexicaliu
Dentists in Scrap Over Logan Banquet Boycott
Ohio dentists who served in the war refused to attend a banquet by the Ohio State Dental Society because of grievances against Col. William H. G. Logan, Chicago head of the army dental corps. Logan was to be a joint guest with ex servicemen, who held a separate dinner.
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Columbus
Wm. H. G. Logan
Chicago
Army Dental Corps
Ohio
Ohio State Dental Society
Logan
University of Iowa to Close Under Fuel Order
The University of Iowa will close tomorrow under a fuel conservation order from the fuel administration. The shutdown will last until danger of a fuel famine has passed.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
The
Fuel Administration
Jinx Pursues Bridal Auto to Baltimore Marriage Plans
Baltimore report details Allen Walter Dehuff of Dallastown Pa and Miss Esther Hildebrandt attempting a late night drive to Baltimore for a marriage license. A series of car troubles delayed them, and the clerk required parental consent due to Dehuff’s 19 years old. They returned home without a license.
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Baltimore
Uuck
Allen Walter Deliile
Dallastown
Logansville
Esther Hildebrant
Dehuff
Famous Bar Becomes Grocery at Old Auzerais Site
In Sacramento the Diamond bar once part of the Auzerais House in San Jose is being converted into a grocery store. The Auzerais House on West Santa Clara Street hosted five U.S. presidents and once housed a king. Built in 1863, the bar room was a historic meeting place with notable visitors. President Grant attended a banquet there in 1879 and King Kalakaua of Hawaii stayed the following spring.
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Sacramento
Cal
Auzerais
San Jose
Santa Clara Street
United States
John E. Auzerais
California
Grant
Aurerais
Kalukau of
Hawaii
Treasury vaults bulge with coin asks for more space
The government reports overflowing vaults with coin of the realm and asks Congress to appropriate 1.5 million dollars to secure existing vaults and provide additional ones. The gold and silver were accumulated during the war.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Flu Spread by Handshaking Admitted by Surgeons
At a convention in St Louis the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States heard that handshaking can spread influenza. Col Victor C Vaughn argued dirtier atmosphere and more bacteria increase immunity, citing war statistics showing rural men suffered higher death rates from disease than urban men due to air quality differences.
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St. Louis
Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States
Victor C. Vaughn
Man Impersonating Woman Fined in Kansas City Case
Harry Campbell admitted posing as a woman for years under the alias Henrietta Obell and paid $100 after Justice J. J. Shapard found him guilty of impersonation. Campbell, who presented as female in court, had a beard and claimed to have worked as a rooming-house keeper in many cities.
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Harry Campbell
J. J. Shapard
Kansas City
Campbell
Henrietta Obell
Invention of Home Treadmill for Private Exercise
A new treadmill enables women to perform the same track exercise in the privacy of their homes. The device promises convenient fitness access without leaving home.
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Dentists
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