Program of Week Interfered With State Assembly Action
Ohio legislators faced a disrupted week as Tuesday honors Bryan and near 1908 state convention activity hamper debate. Repeal of the Longworth act could kill amendments, including the tax measure, while Atwell initiative campaigning stirs support for direct legislation. Bills on grain seed adulteration and road improvements draw farmer attention.
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A. Cooper
Hearst News Service
Columbus
O. Columbus
Assembly
William Jennings Bryan
Republic
General Assembly
Senate
Willaims
Foraker
Ohio
United States
House
Direct Legislation League
Dick and Foraker
Harris
Representative Shankland Bill for Joint High Schools Advances
The bill enabling two or more townships to establish joint high schools passed the House by a large vote. Debate fostered a strong friendship for the joint school idea in agricultural district areas.
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Shankland
Farmers Protest Hafner Bill Before Senate
Farmers in the state flood the senate with protests against the Hafner bill proposing a ten cent per head tax to fund the military establishment and the National Guard. They argue taxes are already high and note that agricultural counties oppose the measure, making passage unlikely.
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Hafner
Senate
Arrester delivers erring husband for failure to provide
Raymond Ardner of Columbus is brought from his home by Officer Shaner to Nelsonville on a warrant for failure to provide for his minor child Alice since January 1. Ardner pleads guilty, requests time to settle or bond, and sentence is deferred. His wife and parents were visiting, and his divorce suit in Franklin county is noted.
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Nelsonville
Shaner
Capitol City
Raymond Ardner
East Parsons Avenue
Ardner
Alice
Columbus
Buchtel
Tiffin
Franklin County
Nelsonville Brick Strike Keeps Factories Closed
In Nelsonville Ohio labor tensions flare as union leaders reaffirm refusal to return to work until recognition is achieved. A splinter group of former employees circulates papers urging production to resume under Mr R A Doan’s terms, but union members doubt feasibility and fear scab labor. Robert Doan returns from a southern trip.
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Nelsonville, O
R. A. Dean
Nelsonville Brick Company
Florida
R. A. Doan
No. 222
International Brick, Tile, and Terra Cotta Workers’ Alliance
Sons of St . George Hall
Mdnday
Mr. Doan
Robert Doan
Search for $10,000 Believed Linked to William Sells Death
Relatives of William Sells seek ten thousand dollars he was rumored to possess after his sudden death on Monday. Authorities may review the coroner's findings as relatives suspect confidence men swindled him.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
New York
William Sells
A New Arrival
Mr and Mrs E J Ryan of Stimpson Avenue welcomed a daughter born this morning at their home.
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E. J. Ryan
Stimpson Avenue
Mrs Charles Hanks Rejoins Husband in Nelsonville
Mrs Charles Hank wife of the president of the International Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance who has led the brick workers strike here for months joined her husband in Nelsonville Ohio on Tuesday morning after traveling from Chicago and will remain for an indefinite period.
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Nelsonville
Charles Hank
International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers’ Alliance
Hanks
Chicago
Democratic committee endorses Bryan for president
Columbus Ohio February 19 the Democratic state central committee meeting yesterday afternoon adopted strong resolutions endorsing William Jennings Bryan for president. The item emphasizes party unity and Bryan's nomination prospects.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Farmers Institute Set For Coolville February Meeting
Coolville Ohio hosts the Farmers Institute February 26 and 27 in the I O O F hall with state speakers John Begg and J C Sidle and daily speaker BE S Guthrie from Ohio State University. The program includes sessions on farming practices, potatoes as a side line, dairying, and youth, with committee reports and officer elections planned.
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Coolville
Farmers’ Institute
I. O. O. F. Hall
John Begg
Putnam County
J. C. Sidle
Wayne County
BE. S. Guthrie
Ohilo State University
E. A. Dutton
Ree Potary
C. Ney
Campbell
C. BE. Brandeberry
W. FE. Binaman
W. Oakes
Miner Superintendent Hurt In Runaway Near Nelsonville
George Butts, superintendent of New Pittsburg mines Nos 9 and 10, was badly injured when his horse and buggy ran away near Nelsonville Ohio on February 19. The hammered bolt released from the shafts caused the horse to bolt, and Butts, trying to stop it, pulled the vehicle into a fence, sustaining serious injuries.
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Nelsonville, O
George Butts
New Pittsburg
Butts
Busy Grand Jury Hears 100 Witnesses at Court House
February grand jury sessions opened at 9 am with about 100 witnesses to be examined and a jail condition report expected by Thursday morning. About 25 cases were under consideration in common pleas court with several divorces alimony and property matters decided in the past two days.
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Foster
Common Pleas Court
Maud K. Verity
James V. Verity
James Pyle
Elizabeth Pyle
Heirloom Compass Ties Higley Family History to Rutland
Dennis B. Higley of Sterling Kansas hosts Robert L Bingham and family while Milo H Higley of Rutland preserves a brass bound compass with a 200 year lineage. Captain John Higley bought it in 1679 and Brews ter Higley used it to map the Gallipolis Lancaster road to Athens. The compass has been in Rutland for 109 years and remains priceless to the Higley line. Milo H. Higley is Dennis Higley's uncle.
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Captain John Higley
Dennis B. Higley
Sterling
Kansas
Robert L. Bingham
Higley
John Higley
Frumiey
England
New
Sagiland States
Brewster Higley
Rutland
Gallipolis
Lancaster Road
Athens
Milo H. Higley
Son of John Smith to Take Father Home Today
The old man John Smith, picked up at the B. and O. depot days ago, remains in the city prison in a pitiable condition. Jailer Maxwell is attending to him as Mayor Hedges received a letter from Smith’s son in Washington PA stating he will arrive today to take his father home.
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Pennsylvania
John Smith
Maxwell
Hedges
Smith
Washington, Pa
B and O Puts Crew on Eight Hour Shifts
The B and O rail line plans to comply with the new nine hour rule by moving operators to eight hour schedules in a few days. At single man stations no change. where two or more operated offices exist, crews will work in three eight hour shifts and be paid for an eight hour day. The company seeks to pay based on labor reduction while workers argue eight hours equals a full day for monthly pay.
State School Dean Testifies of Favoritism at Hearing
Dean Henry G Williams of the State Normal school at Athens testified about cliques within the state system and alleged favoritism in granting certificates. He claimed examiners were influenced and that school book agents recommended superintendents, while attorney Booth sought court like cross examination.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Columbus
H. J. Booth
State Board of Examiners
Meek
Milner
Booth
Henry G. Williams
State Normal School
Athens
Testifield
Dean Williams
Ten More Testify in Columbus School Probe
Columbus, Feb 19. Ten more persons will testify before the joint legislative committee investigating the public school system under Meek’s charges. No session yesterday due to William J. Bryan’s arrival in the city.
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Columbus, O
Joint Legislative Committee
William H. Meek
Dayton
Wiliam J Bryan
Postal Savings Bill Introduced for Government Banks
Senator Knox introduced a bill to establish postal savings banks approved by the president and postmaster general. The bill allows designation of savings offices where deposits are accepted in any amount with two percent interest paid quarterly. Deposits may be made through national banks.
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Washington, D. C
Knox
Homes Inundated As Flood Strands Families In Marietta
In Marietta Ohio on February 11, heavy flooding covered the Ackerman and Roush homes with about 12 feet of water. Goldie Ackerman and members of the Roush family were rescued with difficulty. Two Roush children were swept into swift water but saved with great effort.
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Associated Dailies
Marietta, O
Goldie Ackerman
Albert Roush
Miss Ackerman
Roush
Husband Whitmore Indicted for First Degree Murder
New York February 1. Hudson county grand jury returns an indictment for murder in the first degree against Theodore Whitmore charged with killing his wife and disposing of her body in a swamp on Christmas Day.
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Associated Dailies
New York
Hudson County
Theodore Whitmore
Waterbury Breaks Endurance Piano Record by Six Minutes
J. M. Waterbury, the world champion long endurance pianist, set a new mark of 26 hours at the Grand. He began Monday evening and finished Tuesday night at 10 06, never leaving the piano bench as nourishment was provided by his wife and a crowd watched his steady hands on the keys through the long run.
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J. M. Waterbury
Waterbury
Measles Outbreak Sparks Absenteeism In Town Schools
Measles cases are rising across town with an epidemic feared. In a public school room yesterday 21 pupils were absent due to illness as the disease spreads in several localities.
Fighting Bob Evans to retire from fleet
In Washington D C on February 19 it is unofficially announced that Captain Richard Wainwright will replace Admiral Evans after the San Francisco festivities marking Evans retirement from the fleet.
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Washington, D. C
Bob” Evans
San Francisco
Richard Wainwright
Treasurers Report Delayed by State Finance Panel
Columbus Ohio February 19 The house committee charged with receiving the state treasurer’s report refused a partial disclosure and demanded a full financial detailing. Treasurer McKinnon promised a full report within a week.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Columbus
House Committee
McKinnon
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