Lampson Road Proposal Wins Support for 50 Million Bond Plan
Special to Daily Jeffersonian reports Columbus Ohio February 20 good roads advocates cheered as the constitutional convention approved Lampson of Ashtabula's proposal for a 50 million bond issue to fund intercounty wagon roads. The plan limits total debt to 50 million with up to 10 million issued per year and requires a sinking fund.
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Sleeper One and 0 Robbery by Lone Bandit
Cumberland, MA Feb 20 A masked bandit robs Baltimore and Ohio train No 1 near West Piedmont West Virginia seven hours after the incident. Brakeman Becker is arrested in W VA jail charged with the holdup. Money and jewelry found on Becker by police. Contributions reported from W L Bond Chillicothe and Frederick Manz Cincinnati.
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Baltimore & Ohio
West Piedmont
W. Va
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Saser
Grafton
Forty Mile Water Station
Kenny
W. L. Bond
Judge Ordered From the Bench
Lima Ohio February 20 James L Price seventy longtime member of the Ohio Supreme Court has been ordered from the bench indefinitely by his physician He was sent to mineral baths at Martinsville Indiana today for treatment and rest
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Lima, O
James L. Price
Supreme Court of Ohio
Martinsville
Ind
Fifty Years Ago Today Notables and Conflicts
Fifty years ago today February 20 Willie Lincoln died at age ten in the White House, the nation reflects on a president and his son. The Senate discussed paying Mexico’s national debt to deter European intervention. Confederate forces abandoned Nashville, retreating toward the Mississippi and Corinth.
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Senate
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Mrs Dolly Patterson in Cuba
Mrs Dolly Patterson of the Ohio State Journal reports from Havana Cuba describing the Over Sea railroad. She witnessed the Maine burial service and toured Habana fortress Morro Castle noting the sunken battleship’s rusted wreck and shell covered hull.
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Morro Castle
Maine
Time and Will and John and Me
A nostalgic poem recalling playful childhood scenes with Time and companions. The speaker invites carefree adventures by a brook, swimming, skipping, and running, with requests for fair treatment from brothers John and Will as they anticipate a final bright moment.
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Famous humorist G B Lewis honored on seventieth birthday
Noted humorist G B Lewis known as M Quad was celebrated on his seventieth birthday with tributes from colleagues and admirers. The event highlighted his decades of wit and contributions to comic writing and journalism.
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M. Quad
Goes to the Pen For Assault
Caldwell Ohio February 20. Lewis King pleaded guilty to assaulting Grace Teach a fourteen year old girl in Seneca township and was sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary by Judge J M McGinnis. King’s plea was entered Monday and the sentence will be carried out Wednesday. His home is in Caldwell.
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Caldwell, O
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Ohio
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King
Caldwell
Local Men Burned in Explosion at Caldwell Mine
Dwight Ryan and James Shaw two young engineers for The Belle Valley Coal Mining Co. were badly burned by gas at the Laura mine in Caldwell Ohio on Tuesday afternoon. Ryan is thought to be more seriously injured and both men suffered facial burns before being taken outside for medical aid.
Railroads Indicted for Rebating in Burlesque Transport
Federal grand jury returns four indictments against three railroads two passenger agents and multiple theatrical firms and officers for rebates in transporting burlesque companies between Midwestern cities. The Big Four Michigan Central and Lakeshore lines named among defendants in a scheme overcharging for advertising on programs.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury Today
Big Four Railroad
Michigan Central
Lakeshore Railroad
Taft urges nationwide insurance for railroad workers
President Taft urged Congress to enact compensation for accidental injuries of railroad employers on a fixed schedule. He outlined a bill based on insuring each employee against work injuries regardless of contributory negligence.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Business caller Alex McConeha visits New Concord
Alex McConeha of New Concord visited town Tuesday as a business caller.
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Alex McConeha
New Concord
Bitter fight waged today in convention
In Columbus Ohio the liquor fight heats up as wets and drys clash over King versus Anderson proposals. Winn forces attention to his amendment before King’s substitute, aiming to push a vote that could kill the Anderson plan and impact liquor law controls. Labor backs a compensation fund proposal tied to railway unions.
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Liquor Traffic Committee
Ohio
United Press Special
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Vets
Supreme Court affirms Diegle dictagraph ruling and sentence
Ohio Supreme Court upholds Rodney J. Diegle’s three year penitentiary term for complicity in legislative bribery. The ruling validates entrapment and dictagraph use, paving trials for other indicted legislators. Attorney General Hogan aims to begin next prosecutions soon.
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Hogan
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Weather outlook for Ohio with snow near Lake Erie
Washington forecast notes unsettled conditions in Ohio for tomorrow with snow near Lake Erie. Cold weather expected with moderate to brisk northwesterly winds.
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Washington
Ohio
Lake Erie
Howard Ferguson 53 Dies in Cambridge News Notice
Howard Ferguson died February 17 1912 in Cambridge aged 53. He authored Life Line Lyre a pamphlet of sentiments and Bits of Sentiment printed and circulated by friends in Cambridge. His parents were James and Mary Ann Ferguson and brothers John V and William R Ferguson of Cambridge. He spent many years in government service.
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Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge
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Mary Ann Ferguson
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William R. Ferguson
Charless Ball Confined at Home with Rheumatism
City mail carrier Charless Ball remains at home due to rheumatism, limiting his work and public duties. Medical attention has been advised while he recovers away from the post office routine.
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Charless Ball
Hotel Murray figure returns from Cleveland visit
Fred Baugert of the Hotel Murray has returned to his duties after visiting his home in Cleveland.
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Hotel
Murray
Cleveland
Bond Election Set For Cambridge Sewage Plant
Cambridge votes to hold a $60,000 bond election on March 26 for a new sewage disposal plant. City Engineer Cosgrove outlines the $57,500 project, details plans, warns of potential lawsuits over dumping in Wills Creek, and notes a court order to proceed. A gas franchise inquiry by Pittsburg interests seeks Cambridge access with 30 cent gas pricing for five years.
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Cambridge
Karl M. Cosgrove
Wills Creek
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Clark
Hazlett
Pittsburg
D. Robinson
Lowry
Cambridge Citi
Peali
Law upheld by Supreme Court over Oregon initiative tax
The U S Supreme Court refused to declare invalid Oregon initiative laws taxing corporate gross income. Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph refused to pay and sued. court judgments against the company were affirmed, reinforcing the validity of initiative and referendum in state taxation.
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Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Oegon
Union
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Local social notes mention visits near Dexter City
Dr. Pyle of New Philadelphia served as a professional caller here Tuesday. A. L. Hale spent Sunday with friends and relatives near Dexter City.
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New Philadelphia
A. L. Hale
Dexter City
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