Ohio Assembly Reopens Fight Over Property Tax Classification
Representative John A. Hadden of Cleveland introduces a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment to allow limited classification of property for tax purposes. The measure gains backing from farm, business, banking and industrial groups as lawmakers reopen the uniform rule dispute amid ongoing hearings on bills to permit Christian Scientists to collect fees.
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Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
John A. Hadden
Cleveland
Governor Cooper Seeks GOP Advice on Treasurer Succession
Ohio Governor Myers Y. Cooper asks the Republican State Central Committee to meet and advise on appointing a successor to State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley who has resigned. Cooper says the office is elective, will bear full responsibility for the appointment, and he plans to announce Buckley’s successor tomorrow.
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Cooper
Republican Committee
Bert Buckley
Columbus
U.P
Myers Y. Cooper
Republican State Central Committee
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Johan Eckhart
Republican Party
Impeachment Proceedings Dropped as Buckley Resigns
The prospect of impeachment is closed as Bert Buckley resigns. Senate judiciary committee will hold hearings on a habitual criminal bill recodifying crime laws and a bill adding two Common Pleas judges in Summit County. Public buildings committee considers a House hearing on the state office building bill. The Jones bill would appropriate 10 000 for memorials on the state house grounds for World War veterans and is set for House passage.
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Bert B. Buckley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Summit County
Common Pleas
Public Buildings Committee
Jones
State House
State Tax Amendment Sails Through House Vote
Statewide groups back a proposed tax amendment limiting real estate levies to 1.5 million based on true value with popular vote bypass for bonds. Legislature would set rates for securities, stocks, machinery and other property while real estate stays under uniform rules. If approved, the measure goes to the November 1929 ballot. Twenty-one new bills were introduced in the Senate and House totaling 369. The package includes higher prison staff pay, repeal of movie censorship, shifting library to Ohio State University, auto personal tax prior to license, and pathologist appointments in large counties. Governor Cooper’s appointees to the utilities and tax commissions were confirmed.
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House
Senate
Ohio ‘State University
Washington Information Bureau aids beauty data
The Washington Information Bureau has compiled thorough accurate facts on aids beauty. The material aims to present reliable information free of excess emotion and focused on practical detail for readers seeking clear guidance.
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Washington Information Bureau
Safety Valve and Dictators in Spain and Greece
In Catalonia military control Renewed dictatorship parallels with Mussolini and Kemal Pasha. The piece notes how press propaganda is enforced and cites Napoleon on liberty of the press. It also references Trotzky’s Black Sea voyage, Pompey’s fate, and Stalin as Caesar in the broader comparison. D. E. Morgan proposes amendments to permit Christian Science practitioners to charge fees without medical credentials, under a bill shielding those who rely solely on faith.
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Catalonia
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Mussolini
Kemal Pasha
Napoleon
Trotzky
Black Sea
Turkey
Pompey
Caesar
Stalin
Egypt
Ptolemy
D. E. Morgan
Cleveland
Christian Science
Public Health Committee
Morgan
Four New Flu Cases Reported At Athens State Hospital
Four new influenza cases were reported to the Athens State Hospital in the past week by the Athens County Health Office. County health officials note only 615 official cases in Athens County, while Dr. J. M. Higgins warns the true count may be far higher.
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Athens State Hospital
Athens County
United States
J. M. Higgins
Higgins
Tracey Talks to Cogal Men at Ohio County Meeting
Athens County Commissioners attended a state auditor briefing in Columbus on Tuesday. Joseph T. Tracey announced that portions of Green Law appropriations will be available to Ohio counties this year and that application forms will be mailed after completion. The delegation, among 88 counties, heard from Robert N. Wald on highway plans with no new construction this year and a focus on resurfacing and widening existing roads.
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Green Law
Ohio
Athens
Athens County
John Grosvenor
Robert N. Wald
Waid
State Highway Department
Mechanicsburg
Palmer Re-elected Ohio Farm Bureau Leader
L B Palmer of Pataskala was chosen to lead the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation for the seventh time at the annual meeting in Columbus on February 6.
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Columbus
L. B. Palmer
Pataskala
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Adraine Barber Dies After Auto Collision
Cincinnati reports 8 year old Adraine Barber died from injuries after being struck by a car. Authorities investigate the incident and name the driver involved.
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Cincinnati
Adraine Barber
Record Transcontinental Flight By Hawks Grubb Sets New Mark
Capt Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb completed a 18 hour 21 minute 59 second nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York aboard a Lockheed Vega setting a new cross country record. The pair battled heavy winds with Grubb cramped in a narrow cabin fueling concerns but the aircraft landed safely at Roosevelt Field. Weather difficulties earlier in the trip were noted by observers awaiting the arrival.
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New York
Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawks
Oscar Grubb
Los Angeles
Art Goebel
Hawks
Grubb
Middle West
No Negligence Found in Bus Crash Tragedy
Norwalk reports no criminal negligence in a crossing disaster two miles east of Bellevue where 19 died when an interurban train struck Edward E. Butler's bus from Cleveland. Coroner Bell, Prosecutor Martin, and Public Utilities Commission representatives concluded snow and lack of crossing lights as factors.
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Norwalk
U.P
E. G. Martin
Bellevue
Edward E. Butler
Cleveland
C. L. Bell
Martin
Public Utilities Commission
Lake Shore Electric Company
Ohio River Salt Co Sold to E J Somerville for 35000
The Ohio River Salt Company at Mason City was sold from Fred Carsey trustee in bankruptcy to BE J Somerville trustee for 35000. Hartford and Mason City capital reportedly will invest and form a new company to reopen the plant with experienced salt operators.
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Ohio River Salt Company
E. J. Somerville
Hartford and
Mason ‘City
Dabney
Middleport
Excelsior
Buckeye
Minersville
Sutton
Riverside
Sugar Run
Windsor
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Salt Association
Labor Opposes Creighton Rural Police Bill at Public Hearing
Representatives of organized labor voiced opposition to the Creighton Rural Police Bill at a House Highway Committee hearing. The main objection was a provision granting the constabulary general police powers in both cities and rural areas, with amendments proposed to limit authority.
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Columbus
U.P
Organized
Creighton
House Committee On
Nen Labor
T. D. Donnelly
State Federation of Labor
Mrs Mary Cabeen Duncan Dies In Cleveland At 75
Mrs Mary Cabeen Duncan 75 died Tuesday of pneumonia in Cleveland where she lived with her daughter Miss Ethel Cabeen. Her body returned to Athens for funeral services at 2 PM Thursday at the Presbyterian Church. Burial follows in West Union Street Cemetery. she left one child and had two marriages, first to James Caben, later to Scott Duncan.
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Mary Cabeen Duncan
Cleveland
Ethel Cabeen
Athens
Presbyterian Church
West Union Street
Duncan
James Cabeen
Chillicothe
Knights of Ivanhoe
Scott Duncan
Athens State Hospital
Tunnel collapse claims one of three workers in West Virginia
Workmen dug through rock and earth in a Norfolk and Western tunnel near Devon on February 6 searching for the body of one of three men killed when the tunnel roof collapsed.
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Devon
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
New Directors Named for S A In Athens
Three new directors were elected at the Athens Salvation Army chapter meeting Frank B Roach Dr T A Copeland and Charles Cornwell will join the existing five for the coming year Captain Richard Benton received a salary increase from 72 to 100 per month The committee reported 3600 of a 4000 quota raised and plans discussed for a Salvation Army home on the Grim Estate West Union Street Benton will travel to Cincinnati district HQ to discuss financing the project
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Athens
Salvation Army
Frank 8. Roach
T. A. Copeland
Charles Cornwell
Richard Benton
Salvation Army Drive Committee
West Union Street
Richard ‘Benton
Cincinnati
Gunman Steals From Train Near Herkimer
A "Wild West" gunman held up a New York Central passenger train near Herkimer New York. He perforated a car roof with bullets and fought a baggage man before robbing passengers of 80 dollars. The assailant leaped from the slowed train and was later captured. He claimed the name Thomas Failowski and troopers consider him an escaped convict.
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Herkimer
N. Y
New York Central
Thomas Failowski
Dairymen Plan Tuberculosis Tests for Cows in Athens County
Athens County health commissioner Dr J M Higgins announced plans to test dairy herds for tuberculosis. Veterinarians will issue permits and eligible applicants will receive state subsidies for reactors as part of the milk campaign. The Athens Board of Health will discuss this and other routine matters at a 7 pm meeting in the commissioner's office.
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Athens County
J. M. Higgins
Higgins
Athens Board of Health
Farmers Week peaks as 2000 register in Columbus
Farmers Week at Ohio State University reaches peak attendance with more than 2000 farmers and wives registered. Governor Myers Y Cooper urges better government to ease farm life costs as talks cover crop and livestock outlook for 1929, including potato price estimates and barley trends in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Myers Y. Cooper
United States
Coop
Ohio
C. R. Arnold
Buckley Resigns Ohio Treasurer Amid Impeachment Bid
Bert B. Buckley resigns as Ohio state treasurer to avoid impeachment. He had been convicted of attempting to bribe a prohibition official and held roles as lawyer teacher postal clerk former assistant attorney general and attorney for the Ohio State Teachers' Association.
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Bert B. Buckley
Ohio
Buckley
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Naval Cruiser Bill Heads to House for Ratification
The $274,000,000 Naval Cruiser Bill moves to the House for ratification of two amendments after Republican leaders say they will accept them. The measure, written as Congress desires, aims for action before President Coolidge signs it.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
House
Coollidge
Congress Today War Department Bill Under Senate Review
Senate reviews the war department appropriation bill while House schedules Indiana Affairs Committee for Wednesday. Ways and Means ponders tariff revision and Military Affairs hearings discuss Muscle Shoals project.
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Senate
War Department
House
Indiana Affairs
Waya and Means
Senate approves naval plan for 18 cruisers and carrier
The Senate passed a bill to build 18 new 10,000 ton speedy cruisers at 17 million each plus an aircraft carrier at 19 million. Keels to be laid five per year over three years. Hoover era disarmament talks cited but bill proceeds 68 to 12. Proponents say vessels replace obsolete ships, not trigger a race with Britain.
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Senate
Coolidge
Hoover
Great Britain
Wesleyan Coeds Prefer Sleigh Over Automobiles
Delaware report notes Ohio Wesleyan University coeds embracing an old fashioned one horse open sleigh while a ban on automobiles persists. The revived sleigh is described as serving the campus travel need more effectively during snow.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Sehooh Roatan
Resignation of State Official Takes Effect Today
Buckley, State Treasurer, resigns under pressure from Governor Cooper after a bribery conviction. State Auditor Joseph T. took over the treasury, Buckley remains bond liable until the auditing department completes its review, likely two weeks. Several potential successors named include O. C. Gray and Kenton publisher Retledge among others.
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Buckley
Columbus
Feb
State Today
Filis
Imment
Cooper
Con
Committee of State Rep
Ben
Joseph T
Treasury
O. C. Gray
Earl Retledge
Kenton
Archer
Cleveland
Harry 8. Day
Fremont
BH. Scott
Troy
Edgarvin
Pomeroy
Guy C. Davis
Findlay
Hancock County
Towboats D T Lang and Tom Greene to race Point Pleasant to H
Rivermen report a planned race from Point Pleasant to H involving the towboats D T Lang of Kanawha Valley and Tom Greene, following last year’s Betsy Ann contest. Henry Johnson of the Lane cites Captain Motina4 of the D T Lane as authority for the February 13 start.
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Legislature
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Springfield
Utilities Commission
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Warren
Tax Commission
Trotzky and Pompey
Lindbergh
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Tracey
Palmer
Omagh
Nation
Hawks and Grubb
Bellevue Horror
Planta
Sollia
Ohio River
Mason City
LABOR
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Arnold
Miami Valley
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Congress Today
Tracy
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