State Capital Tax Fight Opens With House Action
In Columbus the first clash over the tax program between Governor Donahey and Republicans in the legislature unfolds in the House this afternoon. The McDonald bill for quadrennial real estate reappraisal starts amid Donahey's disapproval, with leaders voting 65 to 3 to advance it and other tax measures. A Senate session precedes a Cincinnati inspection trip for Longview hospital.
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Columbus
Donahey
House
Repub
Senate
Finance Committee
Cincinnati
Longview Hospital
Lorain
Representative Lipp
Hamilton
Representative Hunt
Tucas
Baxter
Allen
Lima
Derr
Cuyahoga
Stewart
Lawrence
Licking
Westover
Mahoning
Wall Street Gave And Took Prophet Cheers Up
Arthur Brisbane notes the rise and fall of Tom Lawson a financier buried near his famed estate. Lawson made forty million in two decades on Wall Street only to have it taken back by the market. A Monte Carlo croupier quote about gamblers echoes the piece’s caution on profits and money’s staying power on Wall Street.
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Wall Street
Russia
Tom
Lawson
Monte Carlo
Prophet of doom regains health after world did not end
The piece reports the so called prophet of doom recovering while the world did not end as predicted. It cites excuses including camera flashes and universal light. It notes a moon eclipse on Wednesday and heavy Long Island fog yesterday as factors. Page Four continues the story.
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Wedry
Long Island
Pocket-sized British radio set halves price and radius
A new radio receiving set in Great Britain retails for a shilling and covers 25 to 30 miles. It is so small it can be carried in a vest pocket or even a match box. Dealers predict an even smaller model will fit like a fountain pen at under a shilling.
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London
Great Britain
Truants Chief Favor Vinton Plan At Ohio Meeting
Attendance officers from Hocking Athens Meigs Gallia Vinton Morgan Perry Scioto Ross Jackson and Lawrence counties plus Marietta discussed failures of arrests to curb truancy. The Vinton plan advocates a card attendance system with rewards, while officials warn arrests rarely solve underlying causes and may threaten teachers.
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Ohio
Hocking
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Morgan
Perry
Scioto
Ross
Jackson
Lawrence
Marietta
W. R. Heistand
Ohio Department of Education
Carl Porter
Athens County
Commerce
County Board of Educational
Security Bank
Association
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Nobile
A. A. W. Backs Nurmi
New York February 12. Secretary Rubien of the A. A. W. says Paavo Nurmi need not be expected to break records at every appearance. He commends Nurmi but cautions meet managers not to imply he is aiming for new marks in every race.
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Nurmi
New York
Paavo Nurmi
Rubien
Explosion Halts Chicago News Service Office Work
An explosion in the chemical department on the Hearst building fourth floor paused operations of the Chicago office of International News Service and the Chicago Evening American shortly before noon today.
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Chicago
International News Service
Chicago Evening American
Chemical Department
Hearst
Alcoholism cases in New York hospitals decline then rise
The count of alcoholism cases in New York hospitals fell from 32,778 in 1914 to 10,568 in 1923 and then rose to 23,292 in the following year.
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New York
Rural school levy boost urged by Ohio association
Southeastern Ohio County Superintendent’s association urged raising the state school levy to 4.65 mills from 2.65 mills to fund school equalization. Speakers included W. R. Heistand H. L. Bates and Rep-elect T. R. Jenkins. The group endorsed HB 215 and eyed a $3,000,000 annual appropriation for Ohio education. The Mardis bill for rural teacher training was also endorsed.
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Ohio County Superintendent's Association
W. R. Heistand
State Department of Education
H. L. Bates
Ohio State
T. R. Jenkins
Ohio
Athens
Association
Mardis
S. K. Mardis
Doctor Mardis
Man offers to sell himself to highest bidder in Ohio
J T Cramer aged 42 with a wife and five children says he will sell himself for a year. He seeks a job after months of factory visits in Newark and Nashport and will do any work except murder or theft. He recalls learning blacksmithing before auto era downsized trade.
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Zanesville, O
J. T. Cramer
Newark
Nashport
Ohio
Cramer
Dobbin
Lincoln at Gettysburg Address Text
An extract of the Gettysburg Address delivered at the Civil War battlefield on November 19 1863. The address recalls the nation’s founding ideals and calls for renewed dedication to the unfinished work of freedom and governance by the people.
Father of President Harding Recalls Meeting Lincoln
Dr. George T. Harding aged 80 recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln in the White House in August 1865 with FE M Williams. Lincoln welcomed Buckeyes and praised the visitors before noting the handsomest man he ever saw. Harding later died in the same room where he spoke with Lincoln.
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President Harding
Abraham Lincoln
Marion
George T. Harding
White House
FE. M. Williams
Ohio Farmer
Lincoln
Buckeye
Doctor Harding
Harding
United States
Collins Parent Testimony Sheds Light on Cavern Tragedy
Lee Collins told a military court his view of Floyd Collins’s cave accident at Sand Cave near Cave City Kentucky He confirmed an option on Crystal Cave held jointly by Floyd and his father and recounted warning Floyd to stay out of the sand holes The elder Collins described Floyd as reckless and said he warned him before the risky explorations.
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Floyd
Lee Collins
Collins
Postal Pay Bill Not Agreed Upon By Congress
Washington February 12 The postal pay and rate increase bill was laid before the Senate by the post office committee. The measure matches the Senate version passed earlier but awaits House action or rejection. Senator Moses Republican of New Hampshire said it would be called up soon for passage.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office Committee
House
Moses
New Hampshire
Van Sweringen Rail Plan Delayed By Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission will delay action on the Van Sweringen plan to build sixty miles of railroad from Valley Crossing to Gregg Ohio for several weeks. The delay follows questions about a merger plan related to connecting links in the route and was learned late today.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringen
Valley Crossing
Gregg
Ohio
Imperial Palace
Fifty-Two Bodies Recovered From Dortmund Coal Mine
In Dortmund Germany February 12 fifty two bodies were removed from the collieries after a mine explosion. Nine miners were rescued and nearly a hundred are believed buried alive in Dortmund coal mines supplying fuel for Prussia's industrial district.
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Dortmund
Germany
Prussia
Athens County Noted in Ohio Mine Deaths January
In January eleven Ohio coal miners died in mine accidents with two from Athens County. One died from a roof fall and another in a mine car incident. Belmont County saw six deaths including a blast that killed four and two in a car crash. Roof falls were three deaths across Athens Harrison and Jefferson counties. Mine inspectors checked 268 mines. 63 oil and gas drilling permits were issued and 31 wells were plugged.
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Ohio
Athens County
Herman R. Witter
Belmont County
Athens
Harrison
Jefferson
Former slaves honor memory of Mr Lincoln in Roxbury
In Boston on Lincoln's birthday three elderly former slaves at St Monica's home in Roxbury paid silent reverence to Abraham Lincoln. Fannie Banks, believed 117, spoke of freedom and self sufficiency granted by Lincoln. Amanda Shepard and Louisa Green, 87 and 83, also recalled his impact.
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Boston
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
St. Monica's
Roxbury
Fannie Banks
Lincoln
AmandaShepard
Louisa Green
Pastor Fined For Shooting A Boy In Loveland
Rev. O B Auer pastor of St Columbanus Loveland was fined 200 dollars and costs and given a suspended three month jail sentence after being found guilty of shooting to kill two Loveland youths during Halloween harassment. He may appeal, per Common Pleas Judge Charlies White Batavia.
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Cincinnati
O. B. Auer
St. Columbanus Catholic Church
Loveland
Common Pleas
Charlies White
Batavia
Father Auer
Mrs Cornela M Fitzgerald Dies at 74 in Dayton
Mrs Cornela M Fitzgerald aged 74 mother of Congressman Roy Fitzgerald died last night at St Elizabeths hospital Dayton. Death attributed to heart trouble and advanced age.
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Dayton
Cornela M. Fitzgerald
Roy Fitzgerald
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Women’s shrubbery sale planned by Athens Federation
The City Federation of Women’s clubs begins preparations for their fourth annual shrubbery sale to beautify Athens. Plants will be bought from Tippecanoe City nursery at wholesale, sold at cost plus express, with orders handled through Mrs. Frank R. Murphy Mrs. F. W. Bush and Mrs. John Finsterwald. The exact date will follow planting-time determinations and will be announced soon.
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City Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
Athens
Tippecanoe City Nursery
Cost Plus Express
Frank R. Murphy
F. W. Bush
John Finsterwald
Warm Wave Arrives Friday in Columbus Ohio
A sharp 15 degree drop brought temperatures to around 20 degrees above zero statewide. Officials forecast fair weather tonight with 24 to 26 degrees, then snow Friday with a rise to about 32 degrees Friday night.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
Living Son Observes Lincoln Birthday Quietly in Georgetown
In Washington on Lincoln birthday no official holiday, but Robert Todd Lincoln, the President’s only living son, observed the day privately in Georgetown. At eighty two, he declined invitations to public events and formal ceremonies, choosing solitude over commemoration.
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Washington
Congress
Uusual
Abraham Lincoln
Georgetown
Robert Todd Lincoln
Flood Threat Peaks in Wheeling and Pittsburgh
Weather officials in Pittsburgh predict a flood stage of 22 feet there with Wheeling expected to reach 31 feet Friday morning. An afternoon thaw from four inches of snow increases the danger as the river levels rise.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Federal Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
U S Imports Decline in Most Categories in 1924
Commerce figures show the United States reduced ten of its main imports in 1924, with only coffee and some steel related items rising. The total import value reached over 3.6 trillion dollars, as textiles, wool, silk, and sugar all edged down while chemcals and metals held steadier. Key exports include cotton, rubber, and fruit and nut products, with notable shifts in ore and alloy feedstocks.
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Roberts
Thornburgh
I. N
Washington
United States
America
Department of Commerce
Revival of Ath ens snow plow urged by Justice of the Peace
8 E Hedges calls for reviving the old snow plow in Athens to clear sidewalks and streets after heavy snows. He cites packed snow and icy conditions endangering travel and suggests public subscriptions to fund the equipment if needed.
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Athens
E. Hedges
Florida
Rescue at Sand Cave Deepens as Digging Nears Man
A Kentucky rescue effort for Floyd Collins continues into a fourteenth day as miners reach about twelve feet from the escape shaft level. Officials report the shaft depth at forty two feet and the ground level at forty seven feet, while observers cling to hope Collins is alive.
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Carl W. Harris
Cave City
Collins
Floyd Colling
Une
Sand Cave
Military of
B. Denhardt
Kentucky
Ki i
Roy Hyde
Floyd
Vic
Johnny Geralds
Columbus Doyle
Froyd
STATE
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