Cannon Triumphs In House Fallout Over Rules
Washington Jan 9 Speaker Cannon wins a sustaining vote on a ruling tied to a rule amendment. Insurgents and Democrats clash as debate over privilege and precedents continues, with Champ Clark applauding later as party lines shift.
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Washington
Cannon
House
Enasis
Congress
Representative Fitzgerald
New York
Champ Clark
Missouri
Underwood
Alabama
Fitzgerald
Orrule
Bessues
Rules Committee
Sims
Tennessee
Norris
Nebraska
Fuller
Illinois
Geines
West Virginia
Mann
Mr. Clark
Hamilton county jail commission slate faces opposition
Judge Frank M. Gorman challenges the selection of Michael Devanney and three others as county jail commissioners, arguing Devanney does not represent Hamilton county’s progressive democracy. The four appointees include William Griffith, John E. Bruce, George Schott, and Devanney, with party balance a point of contention.
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Michael Devanney
Frank M. Gorman
Hartwell
Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Devanney
George Schott
John E. Bruce
Wlliam Griffith
Hamilton’ County
Cincinnati Trust Company
Gorman
William Griffith
James’g. Griffith & Sons
Reading Road
East Twelfth Street
Mike Devauney
Harmon
Curtis Fights Shylock Abuse in Cincinnati Loan War
Reverend Henry M. Curtis travels to New York to meet Russell Sage Foundation agent Arthur Ham and push a national campaign against loan sharks. He expects Cincinnati legislators to pass the new loan shark bill with Sage support, aiming to enforce laws and relieve borrowers. Public and real estate voices urge swift action amid courtship of enforcement and funding.
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Henry M. Curtis
Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
New York
Curtis
Arthur H Ham
Russell Sage Foundation
Sage Foundation
Dr. Curtis
Ham
Burnett
Legal Aid Society
Ugmes Vgh
Hugh Cavanaugh
National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations
Commercial Tribune
The
Jury Secured First Day of Schenk Trial
A jury was selected on the first day of the trial of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk of Wheeling charged with administering poison to her husband John Schenk. The panel of twenty was narrowed by strikes from both sides. opening statements were made and evidence will begin tomorrow with witnesses including Dr. J W Mallett and Dr C Glazier.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John ©. Schenk
Frank Nau
Frank Hilton
City Gas Works
C. R. Heffner
Isaac Heyman
Charles C. Pelly
Philip Burke
Edward Grimes
John G. Heldefer
D. W. Richmond
T. W. Clouse
Louis P. Keyser
A. S
Schenk
Europe
J. J. P. O'Brien
Queen Victoria
C. Glazier
Johns Hopkins University
Peasant
Tyler
Bridegroom of Two Weeks Dies by Own Hand
Special Dispatch reports Hermus Pence, a young farmer from West Union, Ohio, committed suicide at his home just two weeks after marrying Edith Aldred, a prominent local schoolteacher. He retrieved a shotgun in the night and killed himself, a shock to the community with no obvious cause.
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Commercial Tribune
West Unton
Hermus Pence
Edith
Aldred
Humphreys in Cotton Field of Honduras
A Cincinnati broker John Humphreys, owing about 75000, is reportedly safe in Honduras. A letter postmarked Honduras praised Honduran cotton and referenced his estate bond dispute with Bankers' Surety Company over a 50 000 bond reduced to 10 000 and potential suit to recover 15 000. A prospective tenant viewed the former Humphreys house at 2222 Cameron Avenue Norwood noting its foundations.
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John &. Humphreys
Honduras
J. A. Rhine
Humphreys
Mercantile Library
Cincinnati
John T. Groves
Bankers’ Surety Company
Surety Company
Cameron Avenue
Norwood
W. J. Carey
Rebels Win in Honduras Tema Tela and Ceiba Advance
Wireless report from Puerto Cortez says Manuel Bonilla forces captured Tela and march on Ceiba. Hornet gunboat believed to be aiding the attack with a land force. Rumor says Ruatan Island proclaimed Bonilla provisional president. Puerto Cortez remains quiet as Tacoma stays in harbor.
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Puerto Cortez
Hondurage
New Orleans
Manuel Bonilla
Tela
Honduras
Ceiba
Hornet
Ruatan Island
Tacoma
State Considers Stamp Tax on Securities Sales
Washington, Jan. 9. A state stamp tax on sale for future delivery of stocks, grain, provisions or other commodities may be imposed without violating the federal constitution, edging toward a Missouri case decision from 1907. US Supreme Court ruling referenced.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the States
Harmon Enters on Second Term as Ohio Governor
Ohio Governor Judson Harmon began a second term amid cannon salutes and chimes. Atlee Pomerene became lieutenant governor Timothy Hogan took office as attorney general Charles Graves as secretary of state and J A Strode as dairy and food commissioner. The inaugural ceremony was brief and solemn as Harmon took the oath with the family Bible. Chief Justice William T Spear administered the oath and wished him success in his second administration.
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Devanney
Charles ‘Hunt
Common Pleas Court
Harmoing
Cleveland
Deverney
Harmer
United States
Tribune ‘Bureau
Harrison
Columbus
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Atlee Pomerene
Timothy S.hogan
Charles. H. Graves
J. A. Strode
Iia
William T. Spear
State Supreme Court
Spear
Independent Automakers Win Victory in United States Court
The United States court of appeals reversed Judge Hough and held that the Otto engine used by Ford, Panhard and Levasser and others is not an infringement of the Selden patent. The ruling ends the injunction against Ford and others and remands cases for further action. The decision notes the patent era and the potential for licensing, leaving a path for licensed and independent manufacturers to operate.
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New York
United States Court of Appeals
Hough
Circuit
Ford Motor Company
Panhard
Levassér
Selden
America
Piany
Association of
United States Supreme Court
Organization men seize control of Ohio House chairmanships
The Columbus dispatch reports Speaker Samuel J. Vining appoints house committee chairs showing organization Democrats dominate the chamber. Key picks include Winters as cities and codes chair, Goodbread finances, Gebhart judiciary, Bruce military affairs and hospitals, Smith taxation, Bell labor, Fulton federal relations, and Bruce hospital for the insane, amid temperance fight ahead and a split Senate and governor Harmon facing pressure.
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Atlee Pomerens
Samuel J. Vining
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Senate
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Cyrus Winters
Erie County
Harry L. Goodbread
Wyandot
Mahlon Gebhart
Montgomery
Edward W. Hatley
Edward K. Bruce
Cincinnati
William T. Smith
Marion
Bernard Bell
Stark County
Labor Committee
Fulton
Licking County
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Defiance
Connolly
Browne Industrial
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Erie
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Darke
Eye of
Pike
Lowry
Henry
McWilliams
Tuscarawas
Ditchen
Drains
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Wyman
Shelby
Thomas of
Wood
Fulton of
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Firebolin
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Goodbread
White
Sandusky
Indus
Trial Flame—Kimble
Adams
Day of
Ross
Insane
Bruce
Hamilton
Bind—Schoot
Coshocton
Roth of
Cowson of
Gebhart of
Bell of
Irvin
Preble
Hollinger
Washington
Boggs
Belmont
Stambaugh
Hardin
Edwards
Gardner
Clermont
Connaughton of
Auglaize
Canty
Hocking
Huron
Gottshall
Knox
Kilpatrick
Trumbull
Smith
Marton
Temperance
Cowan
Putnam
Knebler
Richland
Coombs
Miami
Behne
Williams
Banks Coming Out of Scare in Good Fix
New York banks weathered a scare with no runs and near normal deposits after reorganizations and consolidations. Joseph G. Robin remains jailed in the Tombs as investigators pursue related fraud while the Robin family faces new indictments and perjury charges involving an oil recovery dispute.
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Banks
New York
Joseph G. Robin
Towelfth Ward Bank
Nineteenth Ward Bank
Madison Trust Company
Equitable Trust Company
Carnegie Trust Company
Robin
Louise Robinovitch
Edward
Edward” Robinson
Lovers Quarrel Triggers Murder and Self-Destruction
In Lexington Kentucky on January 9 Courts Fain age 20 killed Bessie Wilson and then shot himself. Initially he claimed Wilson shot him and killed herself but autopsy showed Wilson died instantly. Fain is the son of a saloon keeper and the motive is described as a fatal lovers dispute.
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Lexington
Fain
Bessie Wilson
Balloon voyagers fired at while over Kentucky
A special from Scooba Mississippi reports balloon St Louis IV landed at Mobile Alabama at 5 30 pm after being fired upon over Kentucky the bullet passed between the basket and bag the crew member Adi reported well and safe
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Kentucky
Mobile
Ala
Scooba
Miss
Adi
Sole Leather Tanners Curtail Output Again
Howes Brothers’ company of Boston the nation’s second largest sole leather tannery closed fourteen tanneries for an indefinite period. This second major curtailment follows Central Leather’s suspension last week reducing monthly production by more than six million dollars in sole leather value.
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Boston
Mass
Howes Brothers’ Company
United States
Central Leather Com
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