Navy plans big battleship to deter Japan and secure peace
The article notes Lincoln freeing captured Southern ports reopened to global trade and U S asks Cuba for permission to raise the wrecked Maine. It discusses a navy plan to build a 40 000 displacement battleship costing about 20 000 and argues large ships deter war and stabilize world behavior.
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Great Britain
Lincoln
Beaufort
N.C
Port Royal
D. C
New Orleans
United States
Cuba
Maine
Havana Harbor
Japan
Roosevelt Split Remains Over Tariff and Party Unity
The Bull Moose leaders Brown Ord Garfield and others insist reconciliation with the oldstandp conservo party is impossible. La Follette leads the opposition in the senate to tariff revision, suggesting a possible union without Roosevelt at the head of the factions. The tariff issue caused the split and will keep factions apart, with Roosevelt not a leader on that key question.
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Ile
One Half Mill Levy For Good Roads Highlight of Tax Session
A. B. Peckinpaugh asserts only one permanent Smith law effect from the recent assembly a half mill levy for improving market roads. He notes three acts allow excess levies beyond ten and 15 mills two temporary flood repair bonds and restored or rebuilt school houses while local authorities set final amounts.
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Commonwealth
A. B. Peckinpaugh
State Tax Commission
Cox
Peckinpaugh
General Assembly
United Motion Picture Co Incorporation in Cambridge
The United Motion Picture Co of Cambridge with $1000 capital stock was incorporated today in Columbus by William Sheehan Jr Charles C Briggs Ralph Williams William P Harris and J S Taylor as organizers and directors.
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Columbus
United Motion Picture Co
Cambridge
Wm. Sheehan, Jr
Charles C. Briggs
Ralph Williams
William P. Harris
J. S. Taylor
Republicans Seek Early National Convention To Reunite Party
At a Chicago conference leaders including Herbert S. Hadley and Senators Cummins Borah and Sherman urged uniting the Progressive and Republican ranks. They called for a Republican national convention soon to enact radical party reforms and address future conventions. Several progressives signaled hostility to the current national committee.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
William E. Borah
Idaho
L. Y. Sherman
Illinois
United States
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
California
Republican National Committee
Kenyon
National Committee
Sherman
Ilinois
Ohio Girl Balloonist Ends Fall Fresh from Tree
Miss Clara Moffett 18 of Dayton soared in a balloon near Columbus on May 13 but fell through 2,500 feet of air landing in a tree beside Fair Avenue school. Injuries minor she plans to return to Dayton to beg forgiveness from her parents after running away to join a street carnival company.
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Columbus
Clara Moffett
Dayton
Fair Avenue School
War Board Named for Primary Reform in New York
Albany May 13 Governor Sulzer's primary war board votes to raise 250000 in initial subscriptions. Henry Morgenthau chairs the ways and means committee with exec committee members Hearst Pulitzer Perkins Edwards Osborne to solicit contributions from friends of reform. The campaign will tour counties and conclude in New York City ahead of the legislature reconvening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Primary Reform
New York
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Primary War Board
Committee of Ways and Means
Henry Morgenthau
William R. Hearst
Ralph, Pulitzer
George W. Perkins
Charles J. Edwards
T. M. Osborne
Ways and Means Committee
Buffalo
Colonel Roosevelt
John Purroy Mitchell
New York City
Government Strengthens Pacific Coast Defenses
Philadelphia May 13 report that the United States government is taking precautions against invasion on the Pacific coast. It notes E I Dupont De Nemours Powder company of Wilmington chartered 12 foreign vessels to transport explosives to Pacific coast defenses and bolster coastal fortifications.
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Pacific Coast
Philadelphia
United States
E. I. Dupont-Demours Powder Company
Wilmington
Engineer lays out large factory building in Cambridge
Civil Engineer Cosgrove drafts the Cambridge Furniture Company factory on North Third Street. The 58 by 128 foot, three story structure will be strictly modern in every detail. Architect J F Orr designed the building.
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Cosgrove
North Third Street
Cambridge Furniture Company
J. F. Orr
No Charges Filed In Athens Hospital Incidents
United Press Special reports Columbus May 138 Secretary Hlaswell says no charges filed against anyone connected with Athens state hospital for events last week. Superintendent Fordyce says Ernest Nichols and Milton Hovey, attendants, were discharged and fined 25 dollars for abusing an insane patient. Hovey later charged another attendant C W Stansbury who will contest. Stansbury not discharged.
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United Press Special
Columbus
Hlaswell
State Administration Board
Athens State Hospital
Fordyce
Ernest Nichols
Milton Hovey
Hovey
C. W. Stansbury
Lyric presents Until We Three Meet Again at two reels
At the Lyric the big feature is Until We Three Meet Again Lubin two reels with crowd-pleasing players. Also showing The Fired Cook Kalem with Ruth Roland The Cat and the Bonnet Kalem with Ruth Roland The Three Wise Men Selig drama The Artist's Trick American drama All new censored pictures Tomorrow night Broncho Billy G M Anderson cowboy actor headline the program.
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Lubin
Cook
Ruth Roland
Selig
G. M. Anderson
Adv
Assassination in Munich Targets General Lewinski
Berlin reports Major General Lewinski a Prussian military attaché to Bavaria was assassinated in Munich by a supposed lunatic in a crowded street. A police lieutenant who aided the general was also killed in the attack.
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Berlin
Germany
War Office
Munich
Lewinski
Bavaria
Probing Charges Against Baber in Dayton Hospital
Dayton officials open inquiry into misconduct and neglect of duty allegations against Dr. E A Baber superintendent of the Dayton state hospital. Dr J W Koch renewal of charges prompts witness testimony as investigation proceeds.
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Baber
Dayton, O
State Board of Administration
E. A. Baber
Dayton State Hospital
J. W. Koch
Man hangs self after punishing daughter in custody
In Cleveland on May 13, Susan led Balthazer Spies died by suicide in Orange avenue police station after remorse over punishing his 10 year old daughter. He had been arrested for choking the girl into unconsciousness and was found suspended from the cell bars by his belt.
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Cleveland
Susan
Balthazer
Orange Avenue
Akron Charter Commission Backs Commission Form Government
Arguments pro and con were heard on the Akron city charter commission vote of 6 to 4 to adopt the commission form. The plan centers administrative power in one man while the other four commissioners serve as advisors.
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Akron
City Charter Commission
Commission
Artificial ears crafted to resemble natural ones
Harper's Weekly notes that artificial ears are highly lifelike. A mold is taken from the remaining ear and possibly from the other ear to fit the prosthetic, which is then set in place. Vulcanized rubber is praised as the best material for flexible artificial ears.
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Harper’s Weekly
Milkman Foils Bomb in Tenement Disturbance
A bomb found in a New York tenement endangers 20 families. A milkman discovered the device, drowned it in milk, and handed it to police, prompting an urgent safety response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Special
New York
New 45 Inch Baggage Limit Set by ICC Rules
Under new baggage rules approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, effective June 1, luggage must not exceed 45 inches in any dimension. Parcels up to 150 pounds on full fares and 75 pounds on half fares travel free. 250 pounds is the max for baggage handling. Excess over 45 inches costs 5 pounds per inch. maximum baggage measurement is 72 inches except for certain cases. A minimum 25 cent charge applies for excess baggage.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Eech
Landing
Pupils Demonstrate Over School Superintendent Reappointment
About 400 pupils from Lockland public schools protested in Cincinnati suburb streets after the board of education failed to reappoint Professor H. P. Dyall, who had led the district for 18 years. Dyall asked the crowd to return to class as cheers drowned his plea. The pupils then visited board members to voice their disapproval and threatened to stay out of school until his reappointment.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Lockland
Board of Education
P. Dyall
Dyall
Will Defend Himself In Johnson Trial
Chicago May 13 Jack Johnson plans to take the witness stand late today to defend himself against charges of white slave law violations. Barney Furey a former Johnson trainer testified about trips through the east and denied Belle Schrieber the principal witness accompanied Johnson on those trips.
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United Press Special
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Barney Furey
Johnson
East
Belle Schrieber
Undertaker Osman Acquitted in Seville Body Robbery Case
Columbus May 13. The jury found O. H. Osman West Side undertaker not guilty of robbing the body of Mrs. Seville a flood victim after brief deliberation.
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Undertaker Osman
Columbus
O. H. Osman
West Side
Sarah Seville
Woman Suffrage Hearings Begin in Senate
Washington May 13 Senator Thomas chairing the senate committee on woman suffrage announced hearings would begin tomorrow on the merits of Senator Chamberlain’s bill for a constitutional amendment granting equal suffrage.
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Washington
Thomas
Committee On
Woman Suffrage
The
Senate
Chamberlain
United States seeks renewal of arbitration treaties
Secretary of State Bryan announced the president desires to extend the arbitration treaty with Great Britain which expires next month and to renew treaties with all other nations willing to renew. The U S has nearly a score of arbitration treaties covering five years from 1908 and 1909, including a Japan treaty expiring next August.
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Washington
Bryan
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Black Prince John Alexander Dies After Extraordinary Life
Columbus Ohio May 13 John Alexander 77 a colored gambler once known as the Black Prince is dead He died poor after a long life marked by gambling exploits and notoriety in his prime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, C
John Alexander
Allies Agree on London Peace Conference Meeting Place
Sofia reports the allies replied to the powers note on a London peace conference. The note states the allies are ready to cease hostilities and accept London as the conference meeting place, with the same plenipotentiaries as before.
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Sofia
London
Missing Philadelphia magnate Walter Lyman and other notable deaths
A summary of disparate headlines reports Walter Lyman a Philadelphia millionaire missing, Countess Lamsdorff claims a 15000 mile dance record, Irish party treasurer Patrick Meehan dies, a Philippine typhoon kills and sinks boats, a clash near Globe Arizona leaves a man dead, Mrs Anna Sabrisch Austrian kills her child and herself, Allan W. Tull Kingston Md law student killed in Detroit in a traffic incident.
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Lamsdorff
Russia
Patrick Meehan
Queens County
Ireland
Philippine Islands
Globe
Ariz
Baltimore
Anna Sabrisch
Anna
Allan W. Tull
Kingston
University of Michigan
Detroit
Wilson backs referendum rider on jury reform bill
In Trenton on May 13 President Wilson’s jury reform bill passed the house with a statewide referendum attached. The measure now requires popular vote approval before it becomes operative. The move is viewed as a setback for the president despite final passage by a 39 to 15 vote.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
House
Mrs Cain and daughter return from Columbus visit
Mrs. A. R. Cain and her daughter Mrs. E. M. Scott arrived back Monday afternoon after visiting Miss Laura Cain in Columbus.
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A. R. Cain
E. M. Scott
Laura Cain
Columbus
Mr and Mrs A O Duffey Guests of Relatives
Mr and Mrs A O Duffey of New Ark were guests of relatives here on Tuesday.
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A. O. Duffey
Newark
Attorneys J B Ferguson and J W Smallwood To Visit Columbus
Attorneys J B Ferguson and J W Smallwood depart Tuesday night for a legal business trip to Columbus.
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J. B. Ferguson
J. W. Smallwood
Columbus
Pleasant City Man Audiences Relatives Visit
Frank Shively of Pleasant City was a guest of relatives here on Tuesday, visiting family and friends during a brief stay.
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Frank Shively
Pleasant City
Birth in Bloomfield to Mr and Mrs Howard Gillis
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Gillis of Bloomfield on Sunday May 11. The infant adds to the Gillis family with celebration noted in local society news.
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Howard Gillis
Bloomfield
la Son
Rush Material to Cremate 600 Bodies Near Cuyanamas
Nogales Arizona May 13 reports large quantities of wood oil and other cremation materials rushed south to the plains near Cuyanamas Mexico where the bodies of 600 Mexican federals killed in five days of fighting lie unburied. Rebels will burn the bodies to prevent contagion.
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United Press Special
Nogales
Ariz
Cuyanamas
Mexico
Balloon Flight Leaves Philadelphia For New York
A balloon with three passengers departed Philadelphia at 9 30 a m bound for New York under pilotage of Dr Thomas Eldridge. It carried two days of provisions in case adverse winds diverted its course and passed Camden, New Jersey at noon.
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United Press Special
Philadelphia
New York
Thomas Eldridge
Camden
N. J
For Sale Historic House and Outbuildings
Four room house with out house and cistern offered at 800 dollars price and 500 dollars down with 5 dollars monthly payment. Also an eight room house with outbuildings fruit trees grape arbor advertised by Henry Siegfried at 523 Grant Ave. Notice will be given if sold.
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Henry Siegfried
Grant Ave
Markets Report Chicago Live Stock May 13
At Union Stock Yards on May 13 hog receipts reached 12 000 with steady to mixed demand and prices from 6 50 to 8 72 for pigs and light hogs. Cattle receipts 2500 with steady values led by beeves from 7 00 to 8 90 and cows 3 65 to 7 90. Sheep receipts 13 000 with strong tone natives 5 75 to 6 90 and lambs 6 35 to 8 60. Also Chicago grain showed wheat 89 cents and corn 55 1 2 cents.
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Chicago
United Press
Union Stock Yards
Market Report Pittsburg Cattle Sheep Hogs Prices
Pittsburg May 1 Prices show light receipts and steady to higher markets for cattle sheep and hogs. Cattle top at 8.60 for choice. veal calves at 9.50. sheep and lambs include primes at 5.55 and lambs at 14. Hogs range with primes around 8.70 to 8.90. United States Steel quotes common at 60 percent and preferred at 106 percent.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel
Orpheum Tonight Presents Big Feature Program
The Orpheum offers a full evening program with two big two reel features and a third film. For Better or Worse is a tense Eclair story, A Shadow of the Past is a Broncho two reel feature, and The Downfall of Uriah Snoop is a Powers comedy for light entertainment. Matinee daily with Bijou orchestra music.
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Uriah Snoop
The
Orpheum
Bijou Orchestra
Adv
Glasses and dental care offered by local doctors
An ad describes eye glasses fitting by Dr Jas Early ophthalmologist in room 11 over the post office with night and day examination. It also lists Dr H. L. Stewart dentist on the second floor of the Central National Bank building in Cambridge with special attention to diseased gums.
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Jas
Jan, Llyr
H. L. Stewart
Central National Bank
Cambridge
Atkins Jeweler Advertising Glasses Sale
For the right goods at the right price see Atkins the jeweler opposite Court House. Established more than 50 years. If you can stop house cleaning long enough we are going to give special low prices on glasses until Decoration Day. H LeGrand Williams optical specialist. Apr 25-1m
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Atkins
Court House
H. LeGrand Williams
Dr Bartlett Offers Comfort Through Custom Fits
Relieve strained nerves from ill-fitting glasses with a personalized fitting by Dr Bartlett. The ad promises comfort and contentment with a tailored lens solution for Mar 20 to 1 month.
Vision specialist offers modern spectacles and toric lenses
Dr. Bartlett specializes in the latest eyeglass forms including Toric and Kryptoke Invisible Bifocal Lenses. His vision testing methods aim for scientific accuracy to correct eyes. Apr. 15 to 1 month pricing information noted.
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Bartlett
80 Acre Farm for Sale and Trade in West Va
80 acre farm with good buildings, well watered and fenced on a good road, telephone and R F D service, near school and church. 30 acres, owner seeks city property trade. Also offers farms, city property, money loans, insurance, coal lands in West Virginia. Write for catalogue to H H Masters Central National Bank Bldg Cambridge, Ohio. Both phones.
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West Va
H. Masters
Central National Bank
Cambridge
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