Coal cars sold to Canada by Ohio railroads sparks inquiry
Ohio Attorney General Joseph H. McGhee and the Public Utilities Commission launched a broad probe into reports that Ohio railroads sold coal car equipment to the Canadian Government. Officials note 250 cars from Toledo and Ohio Central were admitted sold, with others claimed by a New Brunswick agent, amid coal shortages and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ohio Roads
Utilities Commission
John Kay
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Toledo
Hocking Valley
Toledo & Ohio Central
Ohio
Kay
McGhee
H. E. Speaks
Toledo & Ohio
Logan Shops
M.s. Conners
Conners
Commercial Tribune
Utilities Commissioners
J. Lb.‘ Dugan
O. N. Hughes
Hughes
Stage Manager Urges Sons to Join U S Army
In New York theater circles J Edward Rauscher senior urged his five sons to fight Prussia as they enlist in the U S Army. Ages range 22 to 35. sons are J Edward Jr Joseph William George and Frederick. Daughter Julie Alexander active in Red Cross for three years. Rauscher regrets not being able to go to France with his boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Rauscher
Joseph Rauscher
J. Edward Rauscher, SR
J. Edward, JR
George A
William H. Rauscher
Julio Alexander
Frederick Rauscher
New York
United States
Joseph
William H
Frederick
Julie Alexander
Rauscher
The
Red Cross
Rauschers
France
New York Athletic Club
Senate approves major war measure prompting price controls
The article reports an overwhelming Senate vote on a principal war measure and outlines coal price plans. It notes Ohio residents may buy Ohio mined coal at 3.25 to 3.50 per ton run of mine and 4 to 4.25 for lump coal delivered, with a proposed mine price around 1.75 and a 20 cent operator profit. Governors from Midwestern states coordinate to lower prices, while Indiana's National Defense panel fails to reach an agreement with coal operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Atlee Pomerene
United States
Wilson
Cox
Chicago
Charles E. Morris
Morris
Illinois
Council of National Defense
Gardner
Missouri
Capper
Kansas
Sleeper
Michigan
Philipp
Wisconsin
Harding
Iowa
Norbeck
South Dakota
Lowden
Goodrich
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Special Coal Committee
Indiana State Council of National Defense
Indiana Council
Adjourment Delays Signature of the President
The adjournment of the House delays the presidential signature until Friday, postponing action on the measure. The delay reshapes timing for the president to endorse or veto the legislation and affects subsequent steps.
Food bill passed by Senate to become law under Wilson
The food control bill and the first administration food bill cleared Congress and await presidential signature. Hoover's appointment as food administrator expected, with swift implementation. Provisions include control of food fuel fertilizer and farm equipment and strict prohibition measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Hardwick
Hollis
Reed
France
Gronna
la Follette
Penrose
Senate
Wilson
House
Clark
White House
Herbert Hoover
Gore
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sherman
Congress
Congressional
Weather and Temperature Readings Across Regions and Cities
Ohio and Indiana forecast shows fair skies with cooler nights through Friday. West Virginia thunder showers Thursday. Tennessee and Kentucky cloudy and cooler in the west Friday. Temperatures at major stations list Montreal to Winnipeg with highs in the 60s to 100s and varied precipitation. Cincinnati records for August 8–9, 1917 show highs around 88, lows near 67 with light rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
S.W
Call to Colors Set on September 1 for One-Third Draft
Washington reports the first one third of the 687000 men drafted will be called to the colors September 1 and sent to training camps by September 5. Over 200000 draftees will be mobilized to divisional cantonments, boosting U S army strength toward one million. Brigadier General Crowder warns governors to have ready the quota and follow new mobilization rules and district board certifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crowder
United States Army
Adjutants General
War Department
Bernhardt Sets Kiss Record at American Port
At an American port on Aug 8 Sarah Bernhardt greeted arriving French liner with her son Maurice his wife and grandson. She exchanged affectionate kisses with relatives servants soldiers on leave and ship reporters observing the arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Maurice
America
Sarah
One Year in Prison for Religious Slackers
In Glendale near Phoenix thirty five Molokana members of a Russian sect were sentenced by Judge Sawtelle to one year in prison for refusing to obey the President and register under the selective draft law as aliens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Glendale
Sawtelle
Fire damages two buildings on West Fourth Street
A late Wednesday night blaze in a six story building at 113 and 115 West Fourth Street caused several thousand dollars in damage to stocks and the structure. Fire crews fought the flames after two alarms and used new motor ladder apparatus to reach the sixth floor where Phillips Co. and other tenants occupied space. Columbia Graphophone and Church-Beinkamp Piano Co. adjacent to the blaze reported water damage but were saved from major loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Fourth Street
Fourth
Race Streets
Marshal Treinen
Woman's Exchange
Columbia Graphaphone Company
Phil J. Anthe
Phillips & Co
Houston
Columbia
W. J. Whelan
Columbia Graphophone Company
Cincinnati
Church-Beinkamp Piano Company
Columbus Professor Barred as Enemy Alien at OSU
A Columbus German professor Heinrich C Reidel at Ohio State University was denied an alien permit by federal authorities and barred from University grounds and classes after the campus became an aviation training camp. The Special Agent and U S District Attorney rejected the permit, citing restrictions for enemy aliens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Columbus
United States District Attorney
United States
Devanney
Heinrich C. Reidel
Ohio State University
Prof
Reidel
Marshal’s Office
Keidel
West Sixth Street
Draft resisters defy Oklahoma officers near Muskogee
A large group of draft resisters gathered at Scipio north of McAlester announced they would resist appearing before an examining board. They are armed. U S Commissioner McMillan said the effort to arrest the men would proceed with a detachment of fifteen to Scipio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Scipio
McAlester
R. N. McMillan
U. S
Enloe
McMillan
Mr. Enloe
Peters
Exemption Board Seeks Tax Figures to Judge Draft
Cleveland Aug 8 Internal Revenue Collector Joseph Weiss wired Washington seeking permission to open books to draft exemption board. Officials believe tax figures will help promptly decide many exemption cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Joseph Weiss
Internal Revenue Collector
Washington
Russian Offense Advances Near Galicia Front
Russian troops push into the Chotin region near Galicia, driving Austro German forces from two villages, seizing a height, and taking over 300 prisoners and four machine guns. Other fronts show limited gains and heavy artillery duels. Emperor Charles enters Czernowitz as the Austro Hungarian force recovers Bukowina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chotin
Galicia
War Office
Brody
Flanders
Berlin
Lombaertzyde
Aisne
Vauxaillon
California
Russia
United States
United States Army
Charles of Austria
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Women First Heat-Soaked Stokers Hired at Foundry
Cleveland August 8 Two women, Mary Crupka and Anna Sieber, began work as stokers at the American Stove Company foundry. The job is grueling and hot, allowing only one hour shifts with relief by other teams. Men unavailable prompted the hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mary Crupka
Anna Sieber
American Stove Company
Healing of Imbecility Claimed by Osteopaths
Columbus dispatches report that Dr. R. W. Bailey of Philadelphia claims many forms of imbecility are caused by neck bones misaligned at birth and curable by osteopathic treatment. The American Osteopathic Association session notes anticipated officers: Riley, Chiles, McDougal, Whiting, and Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Columbus
R. W. Bailey
Philadelphia
American Osteopathic Association
George W. Riley
New York City
H. L. Chiles
Orange, N. Y
J. R. McDougal
Chicago
Lillian Whiting
Los Angeles
J. Earle Collier
Nashville
Davis Wins in Virginia Governor Primary
West Moreland Davis of Loudon County appears to have secured the Democratic nomination in Virginia after yesterday's primaries, a result effectively equal to election. Returns indicate he will likely become the next governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Westmoreland Davis
Loudon County
Virginia
Deep Mystery Veils Murder in Annapolis Home
In Annapolis Maryland Mrs Littie May Haislup Brandon is found murdered in her bed with a crushed frontal skull and possible strangling. Her husband Val N Brandon reports returning from work to the scene. The couple lived in a row of frame tenements with no sign of struggle or theft. Their 21 year old son Brandon had recently moved to Annapolis from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Littie May Haislup Brandon
Val N. Brandon
Naval Experiment Station
Brandon
Washington
De Saulles' Child Found Ends Legal Fight Looms
De Saulles' child, found in the care of G Maurice Heckscher, prompts renewed efforts by Mrs Bianca de Saulles to see her son. Nassau DA Weeks previews a short upcoming trial, claiming the slaying was premeditated while defense seeks motive. Funeral for De Saulles private. Jack De Saulles did not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
John Longer de Saulles, Jr
Bianca de Saulles
G. Maurice Heckscher
de Saulles
Weeks
Nassau County
Jack de Saulles
Plans To End Strife In Bisbee Faces Local Resistance
A five member committee from the Arizona Federation of Labor investigating the Bisbee July 12 deportations was blocked by Warren District residents at Forest Ranch seven miles from Bisbee. Citizens said government agents were in the area and Attorney General Wiley Jones was probing. Governor Campbell warned of drastic action to enforce order and asked Jones to pursue civil action against the Citizens Loyalty League if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Ariz
Arizona Federation of Labor
Forest Ranch
Warren
Wiley Jones
Arizona State Federation of Labor
President taps Justice Covington to probe I W W unrest
President Wilson ordered a personal investigation into I W W agitation and Western labor troubles by Chief Justice Covington of the DC Supreme Court. Covington met with the President and Secretary Wilson of Labor before beginning the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
West
Covington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Department of Labor
No Hostilities Expected in Arizona Asbestos District
A telephoned report to Forest Supervisor W. H. Goddard in Roosevelt Arizona says no hostilities are expected in the asbestos mining area. A man returned from the district and stated no whites were beleaguered in a mountain dugout. He said Apaches grew disgruntled over high commissary prices at the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
W. H. Goddard
Roosevelt
Arizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dominion
Montreal
Pittsburg
Denver
Jacksonville
Kattanooga
St. Louis
Memphis
Omaha
Salt L
Diego
Winnipeg
Kamloops
ABADA
KISS
Woman’s Exchange
Oklahoma
Augusang
Stokers
Davis
Labor Federation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!