Tax levies abolished as Ohio assembly acts
Governor Davis urged abolition of state tax levies over 6.5 million dollars annually in his final message. The legislature enacted the measure, to take effect September 1 1923, with Republicans praising the move and Democrats protesting the rush to pass. The bill removes road and school levies plus building levies that together raise over 11 million annually.
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Davis
Senate
Ferguson
van Wert
Adair
Wayne
Kennedy
Brown
House
Garver
Holmes
Brage
Erie
Atkinson
Assembly
Donahey
Mrs. Meadows Faces Warrant on Return Here
Mrs Viola Meadows wife of Rush Meadows known as a Cincinnati coal dealer and athlete faces a warrant on return to this city for allegedly removing 3000 dollars worth of mortgaged property from Ohio to Kentucky. She had gone to Lexington to bring back her eleven year old nephew Donald Woodill and was released in police court there after a kidnapping charge was dismissed. The case centers on a disputed custody and property transfer amid a family separation and a California bound invalid mother.
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Rush Meadows
Cincinnati
Lexington
Donald Woodill
Meadows
Ohio
Kentucky
Chandler C. Perry
Jackson
California
the Commercial Tribune
D. M. Levy
Cincinnatus backs Warrington for Hamilton County Board
The Cincinnatus Association endorses George H. Warrington attorney for the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners vacancy. Leaders in welfare and civic groups favor the selection and Warrington is willing to serve. The Republican committee plans to weigh the appointment, with a special meeting possibly scheduled before January 17.
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George H. Warrington
John W. Warrington
Hamilton County Commissioners
Warrington
Hamilton County
Republican
Hamiln Harper
A. E. Anderson
Business Men's Club
Maryland Governor seeks McKain release for Louisiana case
OER RELEASE AS MKOIN of YO HE WILL RETURN BALTIMORE January 2 Dr B M McKain wanted in Louisiana for suspected murder in the Morehouse Parish kidnapping is willing to return but must first be released by the Baltimore Court. Governor Ritchie wired Governor Parker for such release noting affidavits rely on information and belief. He said if Parker releases McKain the physician hopes to depart tomorrow and if the case goes to trial he would hold McKain for a reasonable time to aid Louisiana authorities.
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Baltimore
B. M. McKain
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
Baltimore Court
Ritchie
Parker
Dr. McKain
Maryland
J. McKain
Painting Believed Correggio Nativity Reemerges in Brooklyn
The Nativity canvas presented to the Catholic Church of the Assumption in Brooklyn is under art experts review to verify if it is a missing Correggio work. Henry Hymans, who found the canvas in a Brooklyn shop years ago, valued the piece at about $100,000. Two other Correggio Nativity paintings are in Dresden galleries, with a third destroyed in a sixth century church fire.
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New York
Coro Mow
Dresden
Faneuil Hall Restoration Authorized In Boston
Boston on January 2 reports Mayor Curley signed a contract to restore Faneuil Hall the cradle of American Liberty to its original architectural condition. The project costs about 150000 dollars and the signing pen was sent to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company which has quarters in the building.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Curley
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Sapulpa Race Conflict After Nighttime Ambush Killing Officer
In Sapulpa Oklahoma armed guards seal the white and negro districts after a nighttime ambush on five policemen. Officer S E Bramley was killed and four others wounded as shots rang from a cafe porch. Authorities suspect Ed Glass, a black property owner, led the assault amid a fire in his buildings and a cache of ammunition. Police and deputies hunt the assailants and patrol roads and district lines.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Negro District
Negro
Ed Glass
Glass
S. E. Bramley
Jess Hildreth
Arthur Adams
D.S. Loveland
Floyd Sellers
City OKs six month deferment of franchise tax for Traction
The Street Railway Committee plus the Mayor's Traction Committee decided yesterday to defer the $350,000 franchise tax for six months. If approved an ordinance will delay 1921 and 1922 taxes totaling $1,050,000 and aims to simplify Traction and Street Railway structures and remove outside interests. Vice Mayor Froome Morris hinted at nearing merger terms and a capital reduction to ease city dealings.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Morris
Froome Morris
Fred Kohler
Kohler
Street Railway
Saul Zielonka
Traction Company
Street Railway Company
A. E. Anderson
Artist Carman Arrested in $500 000 Jewel Robbery
New York police arrest Frank Carman an artist for grand larceny in concert with two others as Mrs Charles P Hugo Schoellkopf wife of Buffalo broker reports a New Year theft of jewels and cash totaling 500000 from her Fifth Avenue apartment party. The victim identified a carded attack and chloroform scene as she fled.
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New York
Frank Carman
Charles P. Hugo Schoellkopf
Buffalo
Carman
Fifth Avenue
Trixie Friganza
Schoellkopf
Paris
Hirsh
JAYS GIRL Diphtheria Quarantine Case Faces Board of Health
Charges filed with the City Health Department by Lewis R. Smith allege failure to quarantine a home with diphtheria, leading to his daughter Mary Perrin Smith’s death. Health officials cite prompt action and an upcoming hearing set for January 10, noting a Notre Dame Academy pupil died earlier from suspected diphtheria but treated as heart trouble.
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Lewis R. Smith
Francis Jane
Mary Perrin Smith
Smith
Crim & Ryan
William H. Peters
Board of Health
Peters
Mr. Smith
Monica Gibbons
Filson Place
John J. Gibbons
Health Department
Charles E. Murray
Broadway
Bridgetown
Notre Dame Academy
East Sixth Street
Gibbons
Oime
Courtroom Fight Over Estate Funds Ends With Promises
In Probate Court Judge William H. Lueders witnessed a brawl between attorneys Edwin E. Stevens and Dennis Ryan over a disputed $1,800 note from 1908. Ryan accused Stevens of failing to deliver mortgages, leaving the Sheridan estate short of heirs. A tussle left Deputy Chief Albert Luckey injured. Stevens agreed to repay about $1,200 plus interest by January 15.
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William H. Lueders
Albert Luckey
Lueders
Edwin E. Stevens
Dennis Ryan
Stevens
Thomas Sheridan
West Sixth Street
Sheridan
Ryan
Luckey
Premiers' Paris Talks Promise Tense German Reparation Debates
Washington dispatch notes a fragile mood as the Paris conference on German reparations opens. Officials warn of a shifted power balance with the US and Britain seeking Germany’s restored purchasing power, while France pressures for indemnities and recovery.
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Europe
France
Great Britain
United States
Germany
England
America
Fire destroys Buckner Orphans Home dormitory
A dormitory at Buckner's Orphan Home eight miles east of Dallas burned during the night. About 250 boys slept in the building but all were rescued unharmed. The blaze razed the boys' dormitory, prompting swift evacuation and investigation.
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Dallas
Tex
Buckner’s Orphan Home
Ballards Held on Bond in Prohibition Agency Killings
Charles Ballard and his father Jeff Ballard, linked to a Menifee County moonshine band, were bound over to the Federal Grand Jury with $25 000 bonds after preliminary hearings in Fayette County Court. Also held were Albert Ballard and Jill Ferguson on $10 000 bonds. Joe Clem and Ed Refit were dismissed. Charles Ballard, wounded in the clash that killed two agents and one posseman, remained hospitalized.
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Lexington
Charles Ballard
Jeff Ballard
Menifee County
Prohibition
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Wood
Fayette County
Albert Ballard
Jill Ferguson
Joe Clem
Ed Refit
Slate Creek
Witneses
Briggs White
Mt. Sterling
Ballards
Ferguson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bad Bob
Guy Cole
UC Trustees Refuse to Relinquish Emery Estate Without Consideration
City Solicitor Saul Zielonka tells UC trustees they cannot drop claims to the $200,000 Emery estate without payment. The offer from John Everett, attorney for the heirs, proposed relinquishment if no consideration. The board elected Rufus B. Smith as chair and Daniel Lawrence as secretary amid the dispute. Judge Hoffheimer donates $3,000 for a medical college scholarship in memory of Stella Hoffheimer.
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Univnity of
Cincinnati
Saul Zielonka
John Everett
New York
John J. Emery
John J
Everett
Rufus B. Smith
Daniel Lawrence
College of Medicine
Harry M Hoffheimer
Stella Feiss Hoffheimer
Randolph Robertson Former U S Consul Held On Embezzlement Charge
Randolph Robertson former United States Consul at Neuva Laredo Tamalpias Mexico arrested in Laredo on embezzlement charges. He may post 15000 bond via J A Mount United States Commissioner at Corpus Christi. Robertsons supporters say funds were used to aid American interests in Mexico during WWI era.
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San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Robertson
United States
Neuva Laredo
Tamalpias
Mexico
Laredo
J. A. Mount
Corpus Christi
Gus T. Jones
Department of Justice
Jones
Robertson
Washington
Webb County
Henry M. Fletcher
Lanett School Burns. Twelve Children Hurt
A fire destroyed the Lanett School Building in Alabama as water had been cut off. About twelve children suffered serious injuries during evacuation and several pupils sustained broken bones as smoke and flames filled the basement. Superintendent C. K. Lunsford helped lead a safe escape despite the blaze.
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Lanett
Ala
Flarres
C. Kk. Lunsford
Ellis Appointed Special Master in New York Land Case
Wade H. Ellis an attorney from this city was appointed by the Supreme Court as a Special Master to take evidence and report in the case against the state of New York to recover land in Rochester. The appointment was announced today in Washington.
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Mast
Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Supreme Court
Rochester
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