Ohio G. O. P Leaders Meet to Seek Party Unity
Ohio Republican leaders met in Columbus at the Southern Hotel to discuss rehabilitating the party. Chairman William L. Parmenter will convene the State Central Committee on January 7 to decide on a state wide conference or convention to frame a platform and indorse a ticket for the August primary.
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Harry M. Daugherty
Sherman Granger
National Committee
Washington
Daugherty
State Central Committee
Parmenter
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Arthur I. ‘Vorys
Columbus
Richard McLoud
London
H. H. Fairbanks
Springfield
Jed Bader
Peter Durr
Cincinnati
Carl H. Keller
Toledo
Julius Whiting
Canton
William H. Miller
Granger
Republican Party
Ohio
Rich Woman’s Protege Faces New Arrest After Murder Acquittal
William J. Leehan, once acquitted of Mrs. Caroline J. Turner’s murder in Tomes River New Jersey, was arrested in Manhattan drunk at the Subway Station. He was arraigned in Night Court, discharged with a reprimand, and held in a West 125th Street cell as police investigated reports from supporters and described his deteriorating condition.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William J. Leehan
Tomes River
N. J
Caroline J. Turner
Manhattan Street
West 125Th Street
Marsh
John Collins
Leehan
Dever
Toms River
Jasper Lynch
Lakewood
Daniel Leehan
Manchester
Night Court
Bradley
White Plains
Effort in Indianapolis Aims to Reunite Parties
A 10 member committee formed in Indianapolis Marion county includes five Republicans and five Progressives to study unity plans. The group has no restrictions and will report in January on possible reconciliation between the two parties.
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Indianapolis
Marion
Blake couple to separate per court referee report
In New York on December 22 a referee report to the Supreme Court recommends a permanent separation for Catharine Ketchum Blake and Dr Joseph A Blake. The report notes an agreement reached but omits alimony and custody details for a underage child.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Joseph ‘A. Blake
Supreme Court
Catharine ‘Ketchum Blake
Sur
Blake
Blakes
Supreme Court to Review Wolfe Brothers Trademark Case
The U S Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in a case where Wolfe Brothers of Cincinnati and Columbus recovered 445000 from Hamilton Brown Shoe Company of St Louis for alleged shoe trademark infringement. The decision brings the dispute to the high court for review.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States Supreme Court Today
Wolfe Brothers of
Cincinnati
Columbus
Hamilton Brown Shoe Company
St. Louis
Two Women Arrested in Alstone Manor Fire Probe
In Cheltenham England two women, barefoot and hair loose, were arraigned on suspicion of involvement in the Alstone Manor blaze. Police seized kerosene soaked stockings as evidence after their arrest. They refused offered footwear and gave the names Miss Red and Miss Black. They were held for examination.
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Commercial Tribune
Cheltenham
England
Alstone Manor
Miss Red
Miss Black
New Scheme to Aid Cupid at Logan Square Church
In Chicago on Christmas night sixty bachelors will dine with unmarried women serving as waitresses at Logan Square Norwegian Church. On Friday evening similar guests will be treated, with bachelors waiting on the women. Pastor Finnall calls it the largest such church wedding-motive movement yet and offers his parsonage for couples who marry or seek matches.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Logan Square
Finnall
Currency bill advances as House adopts conference report
The House approved the administration currency bill 298 to 60 and sent it to the Senate, which planned to vote tomorrow afternoon. Representative Carter Glass highlighted a forthcoming separate law to guarantee bank deposits, a key point hailed as a major development.
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Washington
House
Suffragettes Drop Phosphorus Tubes in Mail Boxes
Special Cable to Commercial Tribune from London reports suffragettes dropping tubes of phosphorus in Nottingham Post Office mail boxes. Several mail sorters did not notice the phosphorus in batches of letters and suffered bad chemical burns on their fingers.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Nottingham
Alton B. Parker’s Chum Kept His Affinity Cage
New York December 22 The trial of Hans Schmidt for murder hears alienists testify deciding if Schmidt suffers from delusions of identity. Dr Smith Ely Jelliffe testifies defense witnesses recount Schmidt signing a Munich professor’s name and depicting blood as his own during a cell visit.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Hans Schmidt
Smith Ely Jelliffe
Schmidt
Jelliffe
Felergy
Fessor
Munich
Woman whipped by night riders in Missouri re-enactment
Miss Paralee Collings was whipped by night riders in southern Missouri after re enacting Lady Godiva. Armed relatives guard the victim as killings are feared and she travels about armed to prevent another attack.
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Collings
Breaks All Records for Spherical Balloons Worldwide
Berlin reports Herr Kevlen, with two passengers, ascended from Bitterfeld in the Duisburg on December 18 and, after eighty seven hours aloft, landed at Perm in European Russia near the Siberian frontier. The flight established a world distance and duration record for spherical balloons at 1,788.8 miles. Previously Rene Rumpelmayer held the distance record with a Paris to Kharkov flight of 1,492 miles.
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Berlin
Herr Kevlen
Bitterfeld
Prussian
Saxony
Duisburg
Perm
European
Russia
Siberian
Rene Rumpelmayer
Paris
Kharkov
Escaped from Train Bridge Jump Causes Death
George Taylor a 60 year old traveling salesman from Trenton New Jersey escaped death by hanging from a bridge over the Rancocas Creek. Today as a train crossed the bridge he fell into the water and was saved by trainmen but died of shock while being taken to a local hospital.
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Commercial Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Rancocas Creek
George Taylor
Forgery Convict Norman Sentenced at Ohio Penitentiary
Jerry Norfman, who cannot read or write, was admitted to the Ohio Penitentiary for a one year term for forgery. Convicted in Dayton after being released on probation, records say he reused a rubber stamp to sign documents. Probation Officer Rarey investigated and confirmed the reports.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Jerry Norfman
Ohio
Norman
Dayton
State
Bishop
Rarey
Czarewitch Recovers From Illness And Moves Freely
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Czarwitch has fully recovered from his recent illness. The young prince now plays golf rides and walks without aid, signaling a return to normal activities after a period of illness in London.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Czarwitch
Wilson reprimands army navy officers over Carabao dinner
President Wilson issued a sharp rebuke to officers of both services for the Carabao dinner in Washington on December 11. Secretary Garrison and Secretary Daniels announced the reprimand will be sent to each Dinner Committee member, with the letter likely to be recorded in the officers’ service records. The letter questions loyalty and duty and condemns ridiculing superiors and government policies. The criticized portions include the song Damn Damn Damn the Insurrects and satires on Mr Bryan.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Army
Navy
Wilson
Philippines
Bryan
Garrison
Daniels
Mr. Bryan
Marriage Store Attracts Christmas Shoppers In Berlin
Berlin reports a novelty marriage store in the shopping district featuring photographs of women under 30 with placards describing their attractions and property. Twelve women with combined property worth $50,000 await husbands as the display appeals to festive crowds and mirrors the era’s automatic restaurant trend.
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Berlin
Cupid
Teres
Moran School Board ruling upholds student suspension
In Moran Kansas Judge Foust of the district court rejected a suit to stop Miss Vivian Varner from attending Moran High School. The court held school boards are not reviewable by courts unless malice is proven. Varner had called Principal Wright and a teacher with terms deemed contemptuous, prompting the suspension and ensuing appeal.
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Moran, Kan
Snookums
Pete
Foust
Vivian Varner
Moran High School
Miss Varner
Wright
Man Survives With Half Brain Destroyed Reported
Paris dispatch reports Dr Robinson’s case of a 62 year old man who lived a year after a slight occipital wound. Autopsy revealed a cerebral abscess that destroyed much of his brain tissue yet life persisted.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Academy of Sciences
Robinson
Ghost of Joaquin Miller Communes With His Widow
Mrs. Abby Miller widow of Joaquin Miller claims the poet communicated from beyond the grave corroborated by her daughter Juanita. She cites messages allegedly received when he planned a dangerous Alaska mission and says the spirit spoke across the continent. The tale parallels psychical research claims by Hyslop and others and notes sightings around his cairn monument.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Abby Miller
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Juanita
William
James
W. T. Stead
Hyslop
Secret Life of a Sullivan County Jurist Exposed After Death
In Monticello New York Adelaide Branche, once confined in a hidden room behind the late Melvin H. Couch’s office, revealed her twelve year liaison with the former Sullivan County district attorney. Couch, aged 66, kept her in a private chamber where she lived largely unseen, mortgaged funds totaling about $600 in her name, and received mail at South Fallsburg Post Office. The discovery followed Couch’s death and the unexpected appearance of the woman inside his Masonic Building office.
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Vin H. Couch
Sullivan County
Alton B. Parker
The
Couch
Miss Branche
J. F. Curlette
Mr. Couch
Ilette Dr
Tom Cuaneee
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