Epidemic vigilance as influenza cases surge in Cincinnati
Health Commissioner Dr. Peters warns the city faces a serious outbreak with as many as 4000 cases. Five deaths in the week raise concerns. 160 patients hospitalized, with total weekly deaths at 58 and pneumonia deaths at 41. Public guidance urges bed rest, isolation, warmth, fresh air, and hygiene measures.
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Health Department
W. H. Peters
Cincinnati
Dr. Peters
Peters
General Hospital
Wilson signs railroad bill as private operation resumes
President Wilson signs the railroad bill on the eve of private operation resuming. He preserves powers for Director General Walker D. Hines and continues Fuel Administration duties. He also replies to railroad wage proposals and outlines future bi partisan action to settle wage disputes under the new law.
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Washington
Wilson
Walker D. Hines
White House
Brotherhood
Trolley runs away injures Vassar girls on Main street hill
A trolley car carryng Vassar girls ran away on slick rails down Main street hill in Poughkeepsie today. The vehicle was halted by a concrete bumper at the Hudson River wharf. occupants were badly shaken. the conductor kept doors closed, preventing a jump.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar
Main Street Hill
Hudson River
Bodies Lie on Ground as Boston influenza Strikes Hard
In Boston the influenza outbreak overwhelms city almshouse and Long Island hospital morgues, with coffins full and bodies lying on the ground. Dr Donlan reports 40 deaths among 110 inmates in two weeks and orders prisoners from Deer Island to dig graves at Long Island.
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Boston
Long Island
Charles E. Donlan
House of Correction
Deer Island
New Civic Body Formed to Promote Cincinnati Welfare
A new civic group named the Cincinnati Cincinnatus Association formed at Hotel Linton aims to advance city welfare through nonpartisan efforts. It plans biweekly speeches by municipal experts and backed daylight extension measures with a council presentation scheduled.
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Cincinnatus Association
Hotel Linton
Cincinnati
West
C. Lawson Reed
Stanley Rowe
Walter McDonald
Felows
Hollister
National Cash Register to share profits with Dayton staff
The National Cash Register Company in Dayton announced a 50 50 profit sharing plan for its Dayton plant employees for 1920. Net profits will be reduced by 6 percent interest on the company investment before the remaining amount is split equally between the company and the workers.
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Dayton, O
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
John H. Patterson
France Joins U S In Loan To Chinese Government
French bankers join American and Japanese financiers in a China loan to commence the new year. The trio will provide seventy seven hundred thousand dollars, with France supplying one fourth and the United States and Japan each providing three eighths of the total.
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France
U. S
Washington
America
Japan
China
Mexican bandits loot store and kill engineer near Arizona border
Alexander Frasier, a U.S. storekeeper and mining engineer, is killed and his brother J A Frasier seriously wounded when two Mexican outlaws raid the Montana Camp store near Ruby, Arizona. The bandits loot cash and merchandise and flee toward Mexico after cutting location lines. a second report notes Augustus Morrill, former U S consul at Manzanillo, killed by Mexican bandits. The U S embassy seeks arrests. Captain Julien Calles detained in Arizona amid Mexican protests over alleged kidnapping.
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Nogalez
Ariz
Alexander Frasier
J. A. Frasier
Frasier Brothers
Montana Camp
Ruby Post Office
Frasier
San Diego
Cal
Mexico
Armadeville
Montana
Mhertz Haw Earhart
Tucson
Washington
Augustus Morrill
Manzanillo
Morrill
el Balcon
Colima
Mexico City
State Department
Ramon P. de Negri
New York
United States
Holland
France
Fall Committee
Senate
Fall
Calles
Julien Calles
Elias Calles
Sonora
Yuma
Ybarra
Arizona
Pistol Duel Ends Long Feud in Ironton Fatal
In Ironton Ohio a pistol duel near Buffalo Creek between Jake Yates and Charles Richendollar left Yates dead and Richendollar badly wounded. The confrontation, near Kentucky Tom Miller’s home, stemmed from an old family feud and details were scarce as night fell.
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Ironton
Ironton, O
Jake Yates
Charles Richendollar
Yates
Richendollar
Sheriffs
Buffalo Creek
Kentucky
Tom Miller
Miller
Federal Reserve Inquiry Probes Currency Inflation Causes
Washington report states a sweeping investigation of the Federal Reserve Banking system would be introduced to Republican Representative King. It aims to determine measures affecting the reserve system, competition, and transaction earnings, with alleged concerns over salaries and bonuses and threats to the independence of the state bank system.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
Illinois
Loyal Americans urged to back leaders and teach patriotism
In New York on Loyalty Week General Pershing and Bainbridge Colby urged unity and support for elected leaders from presidency to secretary of state. Colby called for stifling hatred and improving teacher salaries while Pershing warned against illiteracy and urged English language mastery to strengthen national loyalty.
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New York
America
Down
Bainbridge Colby
John J. Pershing
Joyette-Sp. Gums
Pershing
General Pershing
Colby
Fershing
Nomination of Bainbridge Colby to be Secretary of State
The nomination of Bainbridge Colby to be Secretary of State to succeed Lansing was referred by the Senate to the Foreign Relations Committee. The panel is expected to take it up next Wednesday.
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Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Lansing
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Women Help Frame Demand for Repeal of Dry Amendment
At the Tenth District Republican Convention in St. Louis on February 28, women made up about a third of attendees as a resolution urged Congress to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. The measure frames national prohibition as an infringement on states rights and proposes that future constitutional amendments be put to a popular vote for ratification. The convention also backed Lodge reservations to the Covenant of the League of Nations and elected two uninstructed delegates to the national convention, with Jacob H. Babler endorsed for re election.
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ST. Louis
Congress
Chicago
Jacob IL. Babler
Wreck Near Kingsville Delays Fast Train Injures Crew
A New York Central wreck at Kingsville Ohio after a box car explosion on a freight car throws debris onto the high speed track as train No 81 the Buffalo Pittsburg flyer hits wreckage. Engineer Patrick Griffin and fireman R F Rinto were seriously injured. two cars burned.
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Kingsville
New York Central
Affalo
R. F. Rinto
Asutabula
Train Crash Near Kingsville Injures Two Crew
Patrick Griffin engineer and J. R. Rinto fireman of New York Central Train No 1 were seriously injured when the Buffalo Pittsburgh flyer crashed into a wrecked freight east of Kingsville six miles from Ashtabula. No passengers were hurt. Relief train with physicians was dispatched. Officials later said no passengers were killed or injured and cars remained on rails. Cause of the fire could not be learned.
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Ashtabula
Patrick Griffin
J. R. Rinto
New York Central
Buffalo
New York
Central
Ait Kingsville
Buffalo Pittsburg flier wrecked by gas explosion
The Buffalo Pittsburg flier on the New York Central Railroad was wrecked at Kingsville Ohio when a gas tank exploded in the freight house as the train passed. The engine stopped after a fire outbreak and passengers fled as the baggage and smoking cars burned. The freight house was destroyed.
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Erie
Buffalo- Pittsburg Flier
New York Central Railroad
Kingsville
Train Wreck Injures Crew and Passengers Near Ashtabula
In Youngstown Ohio on February 28 three Buffalo Pittsburg flier trainmen and several passengers were injured when the train derailed near Ashtabula. New York Central offices confirm details of the wreck and casualties.
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Youngstown, O
Buffalo-Pittsburg
Ashtabula
New York Central
Leadership of World Lost to U S via Reservations
New York February 28 Secretary of War Baker charged that the United States lost world moral leadership after the war by sticking to reservations and opposing the League of Nations He warned against prolonged delays and called for renewed military preparedness while predicting nearly 3 billion dollars from property sales would be returned to the Treasury to ease taxes.
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New York
America
Baker
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
League of Nations
Centralia I. W. W. Lose Point in Murder Trial
Defense in the Centralia Armistice Day murder trial failed to prove an overt act by Warren C. Grimm. Judge John H. Wilson ordered the defense to stop seeking a conspiracy raid on the I. W. W. hall until an overt act was established.
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Centralia I. W. W
Montesano
Wash
Warren C. Grimm
Centralia
Grimm
John H. Wilson
Wilson
I. W. W. Hall
Ohio Women May Vote In Presidential Primaries
About 1.2 million Ohio women may vote in the presidential preference primaries and for delegates on April 27. The Reynolds bill, allowing women to vote in the primaries, awaits a potential referendum. if none is filed, the law takes effect April 20, seven days before the primary. Special registration days may be held in cities if the law becomes operative after the referendum period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Reynolds
Masons Lead Over Candg In Big Initiation
About 1000 candidates joined the Syrian Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in the largest initiation in shrine history. The parade from the Kaaba to Music Hall drew thousands while Illustrious Potentate Frank Zumstein led the event with a mounted detail and the Shriners Band in white gowns. Initiation occurred in two sessions with entertainment and dinner between ceremonies as part of a Victory Home-Coming reunion.
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Mystic Shrine
Music Hall
William Copeland
Frank Zumstein
Shriners
Syrian Tempe
Kilties
Business Men’s Club
W. Freeland Kendrick
Imperial Potentate
North America
Oithers
Ilustrious Potentate
Ralph Tingle
Rabban
A. A. Kumler
Willard D. Haines
Hoan backs parade to demand American liberties
New York February 28 Mayor Daniel W Hoan of Milwaukee pledged to lead a local workers parade urging restoration of American rights and liberties The mayor criticized New York State Legislature for barring five Socialist Assemblymen and accused supporters of tolerating the move toward disbelief in constitutional government The May Day celebration plan aims to contrast radical demonstrations with a genuine American display of rights and freedoms
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New York
Daniel W. Hoan
Miwaukee
National Security League
Hoan
America
State of
Women lobbyists fill hall of West Virginia state house
Charleston February 28 House of Delegates adjourned till Monday without considering the national woman suffrage amendment. A resolution rejecting the amendment was sent over under the rules. Suffrage leaders said the fight would shift to the Senate as women crowded the corridors urging action.
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House
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
State House
President Wilson’s Condition Shows No Notable Improvement
Philadelphia specialist Dr Francis X Dercum visited the White House and told Rear Admiral Grayson that the President’s condition had not visibly improved since his last visit two weeks earlier.
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Washington
Francis X. Dercum
Philadelphia
White House
Grayson
Wilson
Oklahoma Ratifies Woman Suffrage Resolution
Oklahoma City Feb 28 The Oklahoma House of a special session approved the ratification of the woman suffrage federal amendment without an emergency clause by 76 to 4 with 24 not voting Governor Robertson signed the resolution. Oklahoma becomes the 33rd state to ratify.
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Oklahoma City
House
Oklahoma
J. B. A Robertson
Senate
Wood for President Clubs planned in Cincinnati wards
Ohio delegates to the Republican National Convention will be pursued by Wood supporters. A Wood for President campaign committee will be formed with five to ten officials to direct the effort. Ward leaders are urged to contact headquarters in the Johnston Building for coordination.
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Ohio
Hamilton County
Wood Club
Cincinnati
Wood Committee
General Wood
Johnston Building
Executive
Harding
Bud K. Hynicka
Senator Harding
Hynicka
Republican National Committee
New York
Hoover Wood and Palmer Enter Michigan Primary Field
Herbert Hoover Major General Leonard Wood Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer and Senator Miles Poindexter added to Michigan April 5 presidential preferential primary ballots Petitions filed to place Hoover and Wood on Republican ballot Palmer on Democratic ticket Hoover may appear on both tickets Close of nominations Monday noon with Hoover near 20 signatures needed Edwards Bryan Pershing Lowden Johnson filed for Republican or Democratic ballots Eugene V Debs also listed on OV ballot
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Lansing
Mich
Herbert Hoover
Leonard Wood
A. Mitchell Palmer
Miles Poindexter
Michigan
Secretary of State
Hoover
Wood
Palmer
Lowden
Johnson
General Pershing
Edwards
New Jersey
William J. Bryan
Eugene VY. Ebs
Lowden Plans Minnesota Speaking Tour Start at Sunrise
Governor Frank Lowden of Illinois, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, begins a Minnesota speaking tour on March 2. He will speak at Sunrise, his birthplace, a visit he has not made in forty years.
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Chicago
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Minnesota
Sunrise
Minn
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