McLean and McLean’s Early Ambition Highlighted in Enquirer Notes
Pickaway uses the Enquirer annotations to recount John R. McLean’s rise to wealth and political strategy. Meyers portrays McLean as chasing riches and influence, with notes on his role in Ohio conventions and the 1845 quest for a U.S. Senate seat.
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Pickaway
The
Enquirer
Sves
McLean
Meyers
Age
Ticket
John R. McLean
Hamilton County
Ohio
Hart in Auto Crash At Eden Park Entrance
Lewis H. Fuchs of 4208 North Harding avenue Chicago was bruised and cut about the head when the car owned by William Botley of 1215 Halpin avenue and driven by Botley rammed a stone wall at Park avenue and Eden Park entrance. His wife and her sister were riding with him, others escaped uninjured.
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Lewis H. Fuchs
North Harding Avenue
Chicago
William Botley
Halpin Avenue
Fuchs
Park Avenue
Eden Park
Salvation Army Motel Fourth Floor Rooms Permit Denied
Building Inspector Rapp testified at Coroner Foertmeyer’s office that he issued no permit for installing 40 rooms on the fourth floor of the Salvation Army Motel at 1508 Freeman Avenue, which burned. He said Salvation Army officials spoke with him but records show no permit was granted.
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Rapp
Foertmeyer
Salvation Army
Freeman Avenue
Salvation. Army
J. T. Sprake
The
Seek Girl Slayers In Battle Creek Case
Chicago dispatch reports a dying Hannah Loughlin of Battle Creek Michigan found in an alley after being carried there by an automobile. Police seek three men last seen with her as doctors work to determine how she ended up unclothed from the waist up before dying in hospital.
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Chicago
Hannah Loughlin
Battle Creek
Mich
Laborer Michael Reilly Off Work After Inheriting $10,000
In Jersey City on December 23 a laborer named Michael Reilly did not report for work. Officials found a note stating he inherited $10,000 as a Christmas present and would take a layoff for a while.
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Spectatorre American
Jersey City
N. J
Michael Reilly
Michael
Trustees Elected for Policemen's Benevolent Association
Five trustees were elected yesterday at the annual Policemen's Benevolent Association election. The winning slate led by Frank Thedick includes William Winkelmann Henry Pottebaum Henry Juegling and John Seetohm.
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Policemen's Benevolent “Association
Frank’ Thedick
William, Winkelmann
Henry ‘Pottebaum
Henry Juegling
John Seetohm
Thedick
It Was Bound to Come Special to the Ammetican
In Arkansas mountain areas eggs are scarce and used as currency. Reports say eggs admit people to shows with two eggs granting one adult and one minor entry, reflecting the local barter now in use.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Ohio Republicans to Fix New Basis of Representation
The Republican state central committee will meet in Columbus on January 7 to act on the national committee proposal to change the basis of representation for the 1916 national convention. The session follows a Monday meeting of state leaders and considers two methods: a state convention of delegates or a state-wide conference and dinner to invite leaders and propose a reunion with Progressives. The chosen plan will bind the party statewide.
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Columbus
Ohio
Repubican State Central Committee
Republican National Committee
Lawyer sues Mrs Feesler in Common Pleas Court
Attorney Charles W. Baker files an action against Mrs. Caroline Feesler and real estate broker William B. Poland in Common Pleas Court seeking judgment for 750 dollars and a note for 5,000 dollars alleged to be held by Mrs. Feesler from Poland in settlement of a dispute.
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Charles W. Baker
Caroline Feesler
William B. Poland
Common Pleas Court
Chip Defeats Klaus in Pittsburg Bout
Frank Klaus of Pittsburgh was knocked out in the fifth round by George Chip of Madison Pennsylvania in a middleweight bout held in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Frank Klaus
George Chip
Madison, Pa
Doctor De Courcy Named Defendant in $10 075 Suit
William Spiedel sues Dr. Giles Ay. De Courcy in the Court of Common Pleas for 10075 damages claiming a December 6 collision on Woodburn avenue. The grocery wagon driver says he was injured when the physician in an automobile struck his wagon, was thrown to the street, and suffers frequent headaches. Spiedel alleges the doctor was on the wrong side of the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Ay. de Courcy
Court of Common Pleas
William, Spiedel
Allegs
Woodburn Avenue
de. Courcy
Officials to Take Part at Year End Song Service
Washington December 2 1919 high officials will attend a year end song service at the south end of the Treasury Building to usher out the old year and bring in the new It will be attended by Secretaries Garrison Daniels McAdoo and Speaker Clark among others
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Washington
Treasury Building
Garrison
Daniels
McAdoo
Clark
Unknown Santa on Job Special
The mysterious Santa Claus who for twenty years has donated 215000 dollars to the poor appeared again tonight in Steubenville Ohio. George N Henry acts as his confidential agent and has spent the money on Christmas baskets and clothing.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Santa Claus
George N. Henry
Ohio banks receive Christmas deposits under new depository law
Columbus Ohio Dec 23 state treasurer Brennan placed funds with the state under the new depository law. Six banks in Ohio receive gifts ranging from 16000 to 100000 dollars as part of the holiday act.
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Columbus
Ohio
Brennan
Hark the Angels Sin Prompts Scandal In Paper
A Christmas program in a vocal paper caused a sensation as Hark the Herald Angels Sin was advertised. The editor is now in hiding amid the uproar over the piece and its publication.
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Americas
Smithtown
Hark
The
Herald’ Angels Sin
Confesses murder jury convicts of assault in Jersey City
Special to The Americas reports Bernard Fagan admitted shooting 8 year old Joseph Crowley on October 21. The Jersey City resident claimed he acted after seeing youths fire a rifle, leading to one death. The jury returned a verdict of assault and battery, which Judge Tennant called a travesty of justice.
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Americas
New York
Jersey City
Tennant
Bernard Fagan
Joseph Crowley
Pagan
Adolph Kline
Christmas Payroll Dispute Delays Clerks’ Pay
Clerks in city departments face delayed Christmas pay as Director Price refused to authorize payroll funds under a new law asserting required affidavits for services rendered. Safety Director Case says paying before Christmas is customary and signed the payroll despite the delay due to December 21 work completion.
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Maifety
Price
Service
Case
PLAN TO OPEN TWO MORE OPEN-AIR SCHOOLS
Three mothers celebrate as their recovered children from open-air schools will return home this Christmas and enter regular schools after the new year. The success of treatment prompts plans to establish two additional institutions following January.
Christmas Dinner Granted for Prisoners’ Families in Dayton
Dayton Ohio December 23 An official at the workhouse ordered that the wives and relatives of all prisoners be permitted to share a Christmas dinner with the inmates as part of a bid to foster the season’s spirit.
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Dayton
Ohio
Daniel Johnson
The
On Workhouse
Busse to Play Santa at Sand School Christmas Event
Edname Busse of Busse and Bowmann undertakers will portray Claus at a Sand school entertainment for good pupils. Julius H. Bauer of Bros Bauer Company donated a Christmas tree and a music box. A musical program precedes gift distribution.
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Ednamé J. Busse
Busse & Bowmann, Undertakers
Claus
George F. Sand
Julius H. Bauer
The
Bros-Bauer Company
Homely Wife Found for Yonkers Man in Christmas Gift
Ralph Herman of Yonkers advertised for a homely wife and tonight is pleased as Rose Brehman fulfills the bill. She says she is "in comparable" in homeliness.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Ralph Herman
Rose Brehman
Christmas Trip Fatal in Chicago
Christina Rasmus sen died after falling on elevated railroad stairs fracturing her skull while returning home with a star for a Christmas tree. The star was found tonight during a clothes search after the family interview. It was crushed in a mesh.
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Chicago
Christina Rasmussen
Rock Island Passenger Train Wreck Injures Dozens Near Forest City
Memphis dispatch reports a Rock Island passenger train derailed into a ditch near Forest City. Two women remain in serious condition at a local hospital, with about a score of others injured. Seriously hurt include Mrs. J. W. Turner of Indianola Oklahoma and Mrs. Kate Carland of Yukon Oklahoma.
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Rock Island
Forest City
J. W. Turner
Indianola
Okla
Kate Carland
Yukon
Bomb explodes injuring mother and infant in New Orleans
A bomb sent to the family of Mrs. John Toronto exploded early today in New Orleans injuring the mother and leaving her infant child in serious condition at a local hospital. The Special to The Americas reports the incident with limited details.
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Americas
New Orleans
Dec
John Toronto
Keefer Favored for Civil Service Commission Appointment
Dentist Keefer is tipped to join the Civil Service Commission when Fenton Lawsbe's term ends. Mayor Spiegell plans the appointment soon after taking office. Councilman Harry Asman had earlier been linked to the post.
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Edwards
Keefer
Civil Service Commission
Fenton Lawsbe
Spiegel
Harry Asman
Probe woman past ties linked to New Jersey politics
Paterson New Jersey December 1928 investigation uncovers that Mrs Roy J Glover, linked to Daniel De Villiers visit in Los Angeles before a fatal shooting, was previously married to Vivian M Lewis a 1910 Republican gubernatorial candidate against Woodrow Wilson. De Villiers ran a riding school where Mrs Lewis studied. they were last heard from in South America.
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Americas
Paterson
N. J
Roy J. Glover
Daniel de Villiers
Los Angeles
Cal
Glover
Vivian M. Lewis
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
de Villiers
Lewis
South America
Ward Millions to Remain in Family
Chicago December 23 Neet one penny of the millions of the late A Montgomery Ward goes to any person or institution outside his family according to a digest of the will given out tonight by Attorney George P Merrick. An estate of about 5 000 000 is disposed of.
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Chicago
A. Montgomery
Ward
George P. Merrick
Bandit Rafael Lepex Believed Dead in Apex Mine
Salt Lake City reports that Rafael Lepex, accused of killing six men, is believed dead in the Apex mine after no sounds emerge from corridors where he was thought to hide. Local authorities await formal confirmation as search continues.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Rafael Lepex
Apex Mine
Fire Hits New Good Samaritan Hospital Under Construction
Fire discovered late yesterday by workers at the new Good Samaritan Hospital building at Clifton and Dixmyth Avenues. The blaze broke out as the structure was still under construction and was not yet occupied.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Clifton and
Dixmyth Avenues
Federal Plans Attack Upon Juarez Unearthed
Fragmented note describes alleged federal plans attacking Juarez between Chihuahua and the border. The document hints at involved officials and uncertainty about learning precise details.
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Juarez
Francia Alive After Mexico Death Report
Joseph M. Francia former alderman appeared in Chicago alive after being reported killed in Mexico. He recounted posing as a Mexican Federal officer for a film crew in Juarez when rebels captured them. A Mason rank saved him and the group from execution as they escaped in a fast automobile.
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Chicago
Joseph M. Francia
Mexico
Francia
Juarez
British scheme to buy out Huerta for 3 million pesos
A Mexico City report says British interests propose paying 3 million pesos to Huerta to oust him and install a pro British provisional president. The plan centers on Lord Cowdray selling long term Tehuantepec Railway rights for 12 million pesos in bonds, with 3 million pesos converted into cash and claims to name Huerta's successor. The Washington government is said to know of the plan, amid concerns over U S repudiation of Mexican bonds.
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Americas
Mexico
City
Huerta
Washington
London
Lord Cowdray
Tehuantepec
United States
Court Rules Debated by Municipal Court Judges
Judges-elect met in the St Paul building with Magistrate Yeatman as Presiding Judge Fricke absent delaying official action. They consider advisement rules including nocturnal arrest notifications to prisoners’ friends by phone and civil case disposal within sixty days. A second meeting is set for Friday afternoon.
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Yeatman
St. Paul
Fricke
Bowdle Drafts Bill for Free China Exposition Building
Plans and methods for a Manufacturers' Permanent Exhibit Building on the Burnet House site are sent to Congressman Bowdle. The bill would authorize a free erection of a permanent Products Exposition in China, as urged by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. The local exhibit aims to mirror the influence of the American Products Exposition abroad.
Prince Finishes First Day Learning Trade
Berlin December 23 Crown Prince Wilhelm completed his first day learning to be a master turner. The prince said he was tired but that he tackled the work and performed the tasks as part of the Mohengollern tradition for sons of the house to learn a trade.
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Berlin
Wilhelm
Six Divorces Granted In Day By Insolvency Court
Mra Téa Stewart was granted a divorce from Alvin A Stewart of Pleasant Plains after a September marriage. Johnson J Jones of 1019 Vine Street was granted a divorce from Gertrude Jones for abandonment since 1910 in Owensboro. Mrs Ella L Whallen of Clough Pike was granted a divorce from J Henry Whallen with $3 weekly alimony. Mrs Kate Strader obtained a divorce from Max Strader on grounds of association with other women and beatings. Mrs Edna L Leck’s Newport elopement in 1902 ended in divorce. Mrs Lillian Thress of 528 East Liberty Street was granted a divorce from Henry Thress for desertion.
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Téa Stewart
Alvin A. Stewart
Pleasant Plains
Warner
Stewart
Johnson J. Jones
Vine Street
Gertrude Jones
Owenton
Ella L. Whallen
Clough Pike
J. Henry Whallen
Kate Strader
Max Strader
Ednal L. Leck
Walter Leck
Newport
Lillian Thress
East Liberty Street
Henry Thress
Auto wreck injures three women and two men in Lincoln and Redding crash
Detectives Studer and Schuette were assigned to an auto wreck on Lincoln Avenue and Redding Road Monday night. Three young women and Clarence Leen of 3310 Hackberry Street were injured. One woman, taken to Christ Hospital, refused to reveal her identity when visited by investigators.
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Studer and Schuette
Lincoln Avenue
Redding Road
Clarence Leen
Hackberry Street
Christ Hospital
Police appoint guards for actress after attempted kidnapping
Detectives Hueftlein and Shearwood were assigned as bodyguards after Mae Carmien, a New York actress, told Police Chief Copelaw that a man had pressed his attentions and once attempted to kidnap her in a taxicab.
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Hueftlein
Shearwood
Mourn 22nd Child Born to Fair Oaks Couple
Middletown New York December 28 Stephen La Forge and his wife are mourning the loss of their seventy second child. The couple aged 72 and 46 respectively report fourteen of the twenty two children are living. The baby died today.
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Middletown
Stephen la Forge
Fair Oaks
la’ Forge
Guilty pleas and sentences in common pleas court
In the criminal division yesterday Thomas Tovens pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and received a suspended jail sentence of thirty days from Judge Cushing. Louis Walker pleaded guilty to cutting to kill and was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the penitentiary by Judge Caldwell. Josephine Wray pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined the costs. Nicholas Pope, charged with burglary and larceny, was acquitted on instructions of Judge Caldwell.
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Common Pleas Court
Thomas Tovens
Cushing
Louis Walker
Caldwell
Josephine Wray
George Street
Nicholas Pope
Poor families await final Christmas baskets drive
The Santa Claus Committee of the Business Men's Club aims to deliver the last of 12 000 baskets for poor children today. The effort is nearly complete but over 2 000 donations remain needed to erase Cincinnati’s deficit in generosity. Citizens are urged to contribute immediately, with numerous local donors listed in a public appeal.
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Santa Claus
Business Men's Club
Cincinnati
Fall Fractures Skull Of City Pipes Fitter
John Gurther a 47 year old pipe fitter of Ninth and Sycamore streets fell on the sidewalk in front of 23 East Seventh street last night fracturing his skull He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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John Gurther
Ninth
Sycamore Streets
East Seventh Street
Yeggs Rob Postoffice at Monroeville
Robbery at Monroeville postoffice occurred late Monday night with a small amount of change and stamps stolen. Cincinnati postoffice inspectors were notified yesterday.
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Monroeville
Cincinnati Postoffice Inspectre
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