Ohio Law Debates Tax Change and Prohibition Bills Progress
Columbus Jan 15 The proposed constitutional amendment to abolish personal property taxes in Ohio and replace with a state income tax is being drafted by Republican leaders. In the Senate the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill with a murder penalty for illicit wood alcohol sales moved closer to action after House passage. emergency clause defeated 72 to 40, with wets seeking referendum. House advances workmen compensation expansion and two cold storage profiteering measures addressing storage limits and penalties for delaying shipments.
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Columbus
Osio
House
Senate
Crabbe
Ohio Senate
Drys
Wets
General Assembly
Whittemore
Holden
Warren County
Congress
Cummins
Ohio
Luchsinger
Hamilton County
McCoy
Adams County
Archer Seeks Voter Approval For Tax Classification Again
In Columbus Ohio on January 14 Senator Archer of Noble County urged Minority Floor Leader Hopple to sponsor a resolution to put the classification property tax before voters at the April presidential primaries. Archer said potential income tax passage exists and the Smith one percent law faces opposition. He claimed his district that opposed classification last fall will back it now. Hopple supported classification but urged repeal of the uniform law and suggested the joint taxation committee handle the re submission.
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Columbus
Archer
Noble County
Hopple
House
Joint Taxation Committee
Blood strike at Flower Hospital ends after nurses donate
In New York professional blood donors demanded 55 per ounce, but the strike collapsed when nurses began giving blood themselves, ending the labor action at Flower hospital.
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New York
Flower Hospital
Union carpenters to wage one dollar an hour in Athens
Athens contractors were informed by the local union of carpenters that starting April 1 carpenters will be paid one dollar per hour for an eight hour day. Existing contracts paying eighty cents an hour will continue at that rate. Bricklayers are also earning high wages.
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Athens
Hoover Boom Draws Mixed Backing for President
In Washington and New York reports Hoover denies seeking a nomination while Julius Barnes urges a possible Republican bid on a progressive line. Barnes says Hoover could join the Democratic ticket if Republicans drift to a non progressive platform. Diners praised Hoover as a presidential possibility.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Julius Barnes
New York
Hoover
Julius H. Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
National Wholesale Drygoods Association
Barnes
Five Women Miss Republican State Advisory Meet
In Columbus on January 15 the five women appointed to the Republican state advisory committee were urged to attend Thursday's meeting but none appeared.
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Columbus
Republican State Advisory Committee
Allies weigh German war guilt surrender amid German unrest
Paris reports a secret session among the big three on extradition of the former Kaiser. London sources say allies may hesitate to press German war guilt lists while rioting and strikes threaten the German government, though Lloyd George and Clemenceau plan eventual surrender when conditions calm.
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Paris
London
Germany
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Ohio mines spared from coal car tieup plan
L C Smith railroad inspector says coal car shortage threat to Ohio mines has been averted after talks with Michigan officials. Plan to ease congestion near Toledo by borrowing locomotives and rerouting traffic across other lines. Also notes an inventor adding a cigar cutter to a pocket knife.
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Columbus
L. C. Smith
Stateublic Utilities Commission
Troil
Ohio
Smith
Detroit
Michigan Utilities Commissioners
Toledo
Bolsheviks claim Siberia action aided by American fleet
The Bolshevik wireless dispatch from Moscow says Social Revolutionaries and Czechs organized a movement in Siberia aided by an American fleet from the Philippines to Vladivostock to hinder Japanese troop landings for General Semenoff. It also notes Bolshevik gains in the trans Caspian region and the fall of Krasnovodsk, linking these to British imperialism. In California, Harry S. New is found guilty of second degree murder for killing his sweetheart Frieda Lesser in Topanga Canyon last July.
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London
Harbin
Siberia
Moscow
Social Revolutionaries
Philippine Islands
Vladivostock
Semenoff
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry S. New
Frieda Lesser
Topanga Canyon
Pioneers Struggle on Mexican Farms Revealed in Hearings
E M McBee of Delrio Texas testified before the Fall subcommittee on Mexican affairs detailing hardships faced by American ranchers in Mexico. He described two years of leased-land operation ending with 830 cattle from 600, brutal murders of two workers, and lack of Mexican protections or prosecutions. He named other ranchers who might testify but fear for their safety if summoned.
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Ralph R. Wayne
United Press
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
E. M. McBee
Delrio
Texas
McBee
Man Kills Young Bride After Wedding Separation Dispute
Cleveland dispatch reports 27 year old Joseph Deli confessing to shooting his 17 year old bride on a street. Chased by a mob, he surrendered in a cellar while planning suicide to uncover who kept them apart. The marriage in October was described as a kidnapping by the bride’s father.
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Cleveland
Joseph Deli
Deli
F. J. Jubasz
Jubasz
Dell
Rich Boy Tip Sparks Egg Prank at Buffalo Hotel
Eddie Hayes a hotel bellhop in Buffalo New York received two fresh eggs as tips shockingly. The odd gift highlights a quirky hospitality novelty at a local hotel.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eddie Hayes
Gasoline Prices Rise Amid Oil Market Jump
Washington officials said gasoline is likely to reach unprecedented highs as crude oil prices climb by 75 cents a gallon matching the gasoline price increase.
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Washington
Wheat price outlook in 1920 market prospects
Washington reports suggest wheat may rise above the government price as May removal of the guarantee looms. Experts disagree on future direction with potential 15 cent bread if prices stay high. 1920 crop size is likely smaller than 1919 due to winter wheat acreages, with 37 770 000 acres planted versus 50 000 000 in 1918.
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Washington
Harry Russell in Gad Plight Through His Crime
Carbondale man Harry Russell was arrested on adultery charges after being found living with Edna Roller in a small shack. He claims a prior Athens county marriage complicates the case. authorities consider Marion or local courts depending on where the crime occurred. Russell, injured when a barn door fell on him days earlier, was jailed awaiting proceedings.
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Harry Russell
Carbondale
McKinley
Bolin
Edna Roller
Russell
Athens County
Miss Roller
Marion
Fishermen Stranded on Ice Cake In Lake Michigan
In Petoskey Michigan on January 15 crews launched boats and small tugs to reach several fishermen stranded on a huge ice cake drifting from shore. The cake broke away late yesterday carrying shanties and men into the lake as rescue efforts battled heavy waves and northern Michigan endured a severe blast.
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Petoskey
Mich
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Ohio State students vote for immediate peace by compromise
Ohio State University students on Tuesday backed immediate peace with Germany by compromise and delayed League of Nations action. The compromise option led with 780 votes, while ratification with Lodge reservations had 456. 196 rejected any treaty, and 84 supported each of the Lodge and compromise paths. Denison joined in favor of ratification without reservations.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Germany
League of Nations
Lodge
Western Reserve
Case
Wittenberg
Ohio Northern
Kenyon
Western College For Women
Muskingum
Denison
Transient Stuff in Clubs Placed Under Real Ban
In San Francisco on January 15 the collector of internal revenues ruled that club liquors not owned by club residents must be kept at home. Members moved bottles from lockers and secured stocks in home cellars with a deadline to comply. Clubs remain comparatively wet for now.
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San Francisco
Dodge dies of pneumonia at Ritz Carlton in New York
John F. Dodge of Detroit automobile maker dies at 10 30 p m after a week with pneumonia in his Ritz Carlton apartment His wife and daughters were at his bedside His brother Horace also contracted pneumonia but was improving Stroudsburg note mentions Carl Kulp injuring his arm after falling on a stray coal and the fire going out
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New York
John F. Dodge
Detroit
Ritz Carlton
Ira Hill
John Dodge
Horace
Cent Automobile Show
John
Stroudsburg
Carl Kulp
County Schools to Exhibit at Coming Fair
County teachers gathered to discuss a county fair exhibit showcasing school efforts. Superintendent Root will name a committee to plan exhibits and premiums. Dinsmoor and Gaskill participated as resolutions for higher pay and better conditions were drafted for the legislative committee.
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Root
Dinsmoor
Gaskill
Canaan Eebany
Amesville
New Marshfield
Canaanville
Banquet Guests Given Prewar Beer in Real Estate Board Event
Five hundred guests at a New Jersey real estate board banquet received a case of pre war beer from Christian Feigenspan. The scene reflects post war scarcity and social customs of the era.
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N. J
the Real Estate Board
Christian Feigenspan
Judge Blames Low Pay for Post Office Embezzlement
Federal Judge Killits defers sentence for Postmaster Vernon L. Dishon of Belmore Ohio after a guilty plea. He says meager government salaries push workers to steal to support families and implies embezzlement was influenced by low pay.
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Toledo, O
Post Office
Killits
Vernon L. Dishon
Belmore
Ohio
Munsey Purchases Bennett Newspapers in New York
Frank A. Munsey has bought the New York Herald the New York Evening Telegram and the Paris Herald from the estate of James Gordon Bennett. Executors Rodman Wanamaker confirms sale and plans for future use of Bennett properties are to be announced. The Herald began in 1835 the Telegram fifty years later and the Paris Herald in 1882.
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
New York Herald
New York Evening Telegram
Paris Herald
Herald Today
James Gordon Bennett
Rodman Wanamaker
Guaranty Trust Company
Munsey
Herald
Telegram
Bennett
Ince the
Hgort Fun and Dev
Thompson released on recognizance after partial fine payment
Joe Thompson of Red Town, held for aiding theft of dry goods from a box car, was freed on his own recognizance after promising monthly payments toward a $90.67 fine. Edward Smith and a son of Jorson remain jailed. Thompson is a father of five.
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Pather
Joe Thompson
Edward Smith
Jorson
Thompso
Red Town
Two Children Die in House Fire in Youngstown
In Youngstown on January 15, a home blaze caused by an overheated gas stove trapped a mother, Mrs Anna Og, on the roof with two children. She escaped with two others while two young boys, George and Adrian aged three and five, were incinerated as flames and smoke engulfed the dwelling.
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Youngstown
Anna Og
George
Adrian
Judge Sayre to Speak on The Church and Americanization
Judge Re. D. Sayre will address the Men s Club of the Presbyterian Church Friday evening on The Church and Americanization. A substantial dinner at 6 o clock precedes the talk with about one hundred men expected.
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RE. D. Sayre
The
Presbyterian Church
Nations urge conference to restore war torn lands and commerce
Representatives of eight nations issue identical memorandums calling immediate summoning of a conference of leading powers including Germany and Austria to restore war swept lands and revive international commerce. Nations listed include the United States Great Britain France Holland Switzerland Denmark Sweden Norway and more.
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New York
Germany
Austria
United States
Great Britain
France
Holland
Switzerland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Japan
Belgium
South America
Riots in Berlin as Reichstag attacked and casualties rise
Reports from Berlin say police fired on rioters at the Reichstag after Tuesday’s assault. Premier Bauer defended the police restraint but admitted firing was delayed. Toll reported at 42 dead and 105 wounded with witnesses giving varying casualty counts amid renewed rioting and fears of revolutionary outbreaks.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Bauer
Eterstag
Aamed Os Os
Bauér
London
Gome
Psp -Secnr
Inaugurating Campaign For Ohio Sons Of Veterans
Members of 0 Division Sons from all over Ohio attend a special meeting in Columbus for organizing a pew compound general upbuilding of the er and urge Congress to deport all unre gen rate aliens and those who do not seek citizenship in good faith.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pew Compound
Congress
Radical Planks Stir Third-Party Prospects in Democrat Race
Washington reports indicate third-party entry hinges on radical planks in party platforms. Radicals seek government ownership of railroads and mines and more farm aid, with Bryan flagging partial railroad control as a major issue for November.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
Masons Attention Centered Apprentice Degree Call
Masons invite attention to work in centered apprentice degree. W M Duncan and W M Jas Palmer are named with Bee 415-2 as details.
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M. K Duncan
W. M. Jas. Palmer
Bee
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