Ohio reforms lauded as Davis pushes state progress
May 6 report hails Gov Harry L. Davis for advancing a sweeping reorganization plan aimed at cutting waste and boosting efficiency in state government. It notes enactment of key laws on law enforcement, taxation, prohibition enforcement, and social protection as the legislature nears a May 12 adjournment.
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Solumbus
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Davis
Ion
s@tate
Justices of the Peace
Society
President Greets Salvation Army Delegates at White House
President and Mrs. Harding host Salvation Army delegates at a White House reception during the convention period. Unclear phrasing suggests emphasis on the meeting and official greeting by the president.
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Salvation Army
Harding
White House
Davis Demands State Highway Results In Ohio
Governor H L Davis begins an inspection style tour of Ohio state highways after a conference with State Highway Commissioner Herrick. He aims to survey road needs and expenditures, insisting officials be held responsible for delivering results, and will not reveal his itinerary.
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Davis
Herrick
Ohio enacts measures protecting forests and aiding cities
The legislature advanced forest protection and reforestation efforts amid a broad package. It exempted farm organizations from anti trust laws, boosted mothers pensions, expanded workmen compensation, allowed city debt beyond 1 percent with popular support, and funded veteran bonuses and crippled child care.
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Ohio
Record Hangs Up Eye Surgery Mark in Five Hours
In Columbus on May 6 Col. Harry Smith set a new record by performing 42 successful cataract extractions in five hours using the intra capillary method. He stated he has performed more than 40 000 similar operations. A brush for cleaning coffee percolator tubes was also noted.
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Columbus
Harry Smith
Col. Smith
T N T DISCOVERER ARRIVES IN U S
A noisy clipping notes the arrival of Chaim Weiszman alias T N T with various church services listed. Rev. Wm. A. Genheimer leads events at Richland Ave including Sunday school Mother's Day program and sermons. Union services and talks by C E Putnam of Chicago appear in New Marshfield Bates and Pleasant Valley listings with multiple sermons and meetings.
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Wm. A. Genheimer
Richland Ave
Lena Musgrave
UNION
C. E. Putnam
Chicago
the Christian Church
Putnam
M. P
M. P. Church. Mr. Putnam
Bates
Young Peoples Meeting
Democrats 10 Continue Fight at Washington
Columbus May 6 Senator Pat Harrison attacked Col George Harvey’s appointment as ambassador to Great Britain in the Senate. Geo White chairman of the national democratic committee said Democratic leaders in Congress are mapping out their program in Washington and expect ongoing debate in the coming years.
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Columbus
Pat” Harrison
George Harvey
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Geo. White
Nationalocratic Committee
Wash
Ington
White
Congress
Harrison
Harvey
Destructive Morgan County Fire Destroys Three Buildings
A three hour blaze in McConnelsville Morgan County Ohio destroyed the welding shop of Harold Montgomery and a Standard Supply Co warehouse owned by BE Hughes, causing about 40000 dollars in losses. The cause remains undetermined.
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Zanesville, O
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Harold Montgomery
Standard Supply Company
BE. . H. Hughes
Body Found in Tree Near Ohio Hospital
The body of Urban Schneer, 22, a patient at the Ohio hospital for epileptics in Gallipolis from Hamilton County, missing since Tuesday, was found hanging from a tree near the institution today. Police are investigating the death as a possible suicide.
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Gallipolis
Urban Schneer
Ohio Hospital
Hamilton County
Editor John A Sleicher Dies in Albany After Illness
John Albert Sleicher editor of Leslie's Weekly since 1898 and head of the Leslie Judge Company of New York died at his Albany home after a long illness. Bade farewell to journalism and publishing leadership. Sleicher was a prominent figure in New York media circles.
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Albany
N.Y
John Albert Sleicher
Leslie’s Weekly
Leslie Judge Company of
New York
Settlement Ends Nationwide Printer Strike Earlier
Indianapolis report notes the Chicago printers settlement likely brings a faster end to the nationwide commercial printers strike than expected. W Hays of the International Typographical Union comments on the accelerated timeline.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
W. Hays
International Typographical Union
Coal Lands Title Questioned in Hocking Perry Athens Areas
In Columbus on May 6 a suit in the supreme court challenges title to coal lands in Hocking Perry and Athens counties. Buckeye Coal and Railroad Company and Sunday Creek Coal Company sue Central Union Trust Company of New York and Hocking Valley Railroad Company. The appeal targets a 1899 mortgage trust deed securing 20 million dollars in railroad bonds, which allegedly clouds the title after losses in Perry county courts.
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Columbus
Hocking
Perry
Athens County
Supreme Court
Buckeye Coal and Railroad Company
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Central Union Trust Company of New York
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Perry County
Coal Company
Blind father finds dead son in Covington barn
Richard Richardson known as Blind Dick discovered the body of his son Richard in a Covington area barn on Taylor Mill Pike. The death was ruled a self-inflicted act after a suitcase tied to a planned trip prompted the search.
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Covington
Taylor Mill Pike
Richard Richardson
Richard
Reparations Demanded From Germany in Note to Allies
Paris dispatch reports the reparations commission instructs Germany to pay one billion gold marks to the Allies within 25 days, totaling 5 750 000 000 pounds. The instruction was published from Berlin indicating the payments required by the commission.
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Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Berlin
Too Small to Tote a Rifle at Ohio State
Ohio State University reports the two smallest entrants in its military department. Freshman John L. Bowers of Zanesville and Emanuel M. Rose of Cleveland each stand four feet eleven inches and weigh 98 pounds. Bowers is excused from carrying a rifle during drills. Rose continues to drag his rifle.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
John L. Bowers
Zanesville
Emanuel M. Rose
Cleveland
Bowers
Rose
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Michigan
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White House Coffee
Old Reliable
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Alaska
Star
TM Fulton Grogery
Conversion of the Salvation Army
Washington
Govrnor H. L. Davis
Ohio State High
Bureau of Criminal Identification
T. N. T. Discoverer
U. S
Chaim Weiszman
Trinitrotvnnel
Pleasant Valley
Edior OF
Leslies
Buckeye and
Sunday Creek
Buckeye State Sail Loan Co
Rankin
Gay St
Eitro-Phosphate
McKee Drug Co
Decker Brothers
Parker Bros
Emerson Records
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Henry Ford
Henry Ford &, Son
G. W. Hopkins
Athens
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Athens Electric Co
Athens, Ohio
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