Cincinnati swears in new mayor as Spiegel renews oath
Formal transfer of Cincinnati city government to the Republican administration begins at 10:30 AM. Former Judge Frederick Spiegel will be sworn in again as Mayor while Hunt’s successor takes over. Spiegel then administers oaths to Fosdick and Holmes and other officials as council and staff prepare to assume duties.
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Cincinnati
Frederick Spiegel
Hunt
Spiegel
Fosdick
John ’ Holmes
Louise Danner
Parke Johnson
Edward Durr
Holmes
City Hall
Yor Hunt
Nimec
Edward Moulinier
Bettman
Graham P. Hunt
First National Bank
Denie Cash
John Druffel
Safety Department
William Stiegler
Washburn
Ira D. Washburn Paint Company
Kenney
Robert Mullane
Williams Valve Company
Frank Norris
Price
Wheeler Condenser and Engineering Company
Fourth National Bank
M. J. Keefe
Johnston
McGrath
Waite
Dayton
James E. Barlow
Rapp
Board of Education
J. M. Withrow
Ity
Walter Schoenle
Fire kills three women in East Side tenement
The fire at 4 Loset Street East Side claimed three women and injured seven, two seriously, as police hunted three men seen nearby. Firemen found victims in beds with no fire escapes, and the building valued at 25 000 dollars. Miss Gussie Mazinna, 19, died after helping her family escape.
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New, York
Gussie Mazinna
Jury Finds Fire Alarm Caused Italian Hall Panic
Calumet Mich Dec 31 An open verdict found the Christmas Eve panic in Italian Hall was caused by an alarm of fire raised within the hall. Seventy two people died. The coroner's jury rejected all allegations that enemies of the Western Federation of Miners were responsible.
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Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
Personal crisis reports show 13106 deaths by own actions in 1918
Chicago figures show 13106 deaths by own action in 1918, up from 12981 in 1912. The male to female ratio remains similar with 8602 males and 4504 females. Physicians lead among professionals with 34 reported cases.
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Chicago
United States
Sulphur Works Cure Cable to The American
Frederick Burlingham, the American who made a descent into the depths of Vesuvius last week, arrived in Paris today and credits sulphur fumes with curing bronchitis from which he had suffered.
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Rmierte
Frederick Burlingham
Vesuvius
Paris
Shah Hiding in Berlin Discovered as Ex-Persia Ruler
Berlin reports reveal former Shah Mohammed Ali of Persia in hiding for nine months under the alias Kazan Mech Nadise. He arrived with his wife two children and a small retinue of servants posing as a merchant.
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Berlin
Shah Mohammed Ali of
Persia
Kazan Mech Nadi Se
Serventa
Thirteen Formosan Conspirators Executed in Formosa
Tokio reports the public execution of thirteen Formosan conspirators in Taihoku Formosa. They were sentenced for a November plot to overthrow Japanese rule in Formosa. Government dispatches confirm the sentence and carrying out of the death penalty.
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Tokio
Taihoku
Formosa
Three lawsuits filed over Hamilton County school board law
Three suits test the legality of substituting a small school board for the large board and the right to employ counsel with 5300 from school funds. City Solicitor Bettman sues Alberta Stockley Simeon Johnson Willie Thorndyke asking injunction against further expenditures. No action yet.
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Hamilton County
Bettman
Board of Education
Alberta
D. Stockley
Ite
Simeon M. Johnson
Willie Thorndyke
James G. Fisk
Court of Appeals
Samuel Act
Johnson
Tak
One Hour Saves Him From New Trial For Larceny
William C. Damron former president of Home Bank Brooklyn convicted of grand larceny in a theft of 1500 dollars won a new trial order from the appellate division of the Supreme Court. The basis was that the jury panel was drawn at 8 am on January 18 instead of 10 am as ordered.
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New York
William c. Damron
The
Home Bank
Brooklyn
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
Clerks Retire Over Court Clerk Change in Police Court
Employees in Edgar Cummings Clerk of Police Court will not contest losing their posts to appointees of Gus Kirbert the newly named Court Clerk.
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Edgar Cummings
Gus Kirbert
Speedy voyage as Lind aboard Chester stirs White House mystery
Pass Christian reports indicate the scout cruiser Chester may set a new U S navy speed record while returning John Lind to the President for a conference on the Mesquite Wilson matter. President Wilson slept early and refused to confirm Lind’s aboard status or which vessel will carry him to the meeting.
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United States Navy
John Lind
Wison
Vera Cruz
Lind
Holiday Gifts Destroyed by Fire at Altemeter Home
A fire damaged the residence of Mrs. Wilhelmina Altemeter at 213 Harvey Avenue last night. The origin is unknown but the fire started near a Christmas tree. several grandchildren presents were lost. Slag was found by Mrs. George A Bo a daughter. a neighbor alerted the fire department. Loss estimated around 500 dollars.
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Wilhelmina Altemeter
Harvey, Avenue
Ophelia Says Weather Forecast for Cincinnati Area
Cloudy weather for Thursday in Cincinnati and vicinity. Low temperature near 26 degrees.
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Cincinnati
Villa Returns to Juarez as Rebels Press Ojinaga
Federal forces fight to hold Ojinaga while Pancho Villa travels to Juarez for a ransom payment from Luis Terrazas Jr. Rebels fire on forts near the border and claim progress toward the town as 1900 nears. Villa predicts federal gains in Torreon may end soon.
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Presidio
Texas
Ojinaga
Emaierm
Pancho Villa
Juarez
Chibea
Raoul Madero
Chihuahua
Vila
Villa
Luis Terrazas
Luis Terrazas, Jr
Ojinage
Ime
Torreon
Report Generals Mercado and Castro Executed Rumor
Rumor reaches El Paso that Generals Mercado and Castro were executed at Ojinaga by Generals Orozco and Salazar after wresting command, with reports of protests by Luis Terrazas Sr and his son Alberto. No confirmation due to ongoing battle at Ojinaga.
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el Paso
Texas
Mercado
Castro
Ofinaga
Orozco
Salagar
Luis Terrazas
Orerco
Salazar
Alberto
Terrazas
Local Divorce Suit Over Cruel Treatment Filed
Jeremiah Schiestenberg a Midway merchant sues for divorce alleging cruel and barbarous treatment by his wife. He charges she sent him a Christmas present a comb and brush and notes his head is entirely bald.
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Midway
Jeremiah Schiestenberg
Schiestenberg
Woman Offers To Sell Husband In Domestic Quip
Special to The Americas from Quincy Massachusetts reports Mrs Mary Agnes Jones Bedell jokingly offers to sell her husband to Miss Mary Chandler. The remark stems from frustration with a browbeating spouse who prefers staying home by the stove and reading the paper instead of going to movies or dances.
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Americas
Quincy
Mass
Mary Agnes Jones Bedell
Mary Chandler
PITY POOR ARKANSAS
All saloons in Arkansas closed at midnight as the prohibition law took effect. United States soldiers, recently paid, joined a mourner’s parade while liquor dealers held bargain sales.
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Americas
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
United States
Revelers Ring In New Year At Cincinnati Clubs
Emil Schmitt of the Metropole Hotel was arrested after midnight as police allege he served champagne in a bar. Downtown festivities included 700 guests at the Business Men's Club with horns and revelry, plus New Year events at Linton and Metropole hotels and various social clubs.
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Emil. Schmitt
Metropole
Luebvers
Beckman
Louis
Aliege & Mad
Ea Sea
Bairness Me's
Cglebrants
Business Men’s Club
Club
Linton
Haviin
The
Elks
Cuvier Press Club
Scott
B.C. van Wye
Cincinnati University
Ruth Marie Welch
Inea McGill
Conservatory of Music
Edna Haas Baker
Norwood School of v
Linton Hall
tUyiveratty
Marguerite Hausmieter
John Johnson
HL Ray Staater
T. M.A
Theatrical Association
Senator Asturst Aims Senate Inquiry Into Copper Strike
Arizona senator Asturst plans to introduce a resolution after recess calling for a sweeping Senate investigation into the copper strike in the Calumet Hanteck and South Ridge districts. He expects the Senate to order an inquiry and urges action to stop disruptive activity.
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Asturst
Arizona
Senate
Calumet
Hanteck
South Ridge
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