Pike sale lawsuit against Dolle dismissed after eleven years
A long running case over the sale of the New Richmond and Salem pikes to Hamilton County ended with the Common Pleas Court dismissing the action against Attorney Charles I. Dolle. The suit sought 12 962.50 from him for alleged overcharges in pike sales, but both sides pay their own costs as no verdict was reached.
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Richmond
Salem Pike
Charles i’. Dolle
Common Pleas Court
Namilton County
New Bighmondy
Salem
Dolle
Columbia and
New Richmond
Staical
Dalle
Pike Company
Burton Named Head of New York Bank
Theodore F. Burton formerly of Whio was elected president of Merchants National Bank of New York after its annual meeting. The bank founded in 1808 is the city’s third oldest, with articles of incorporation drafted by Alexander Hamilton and housed on the same site on which it was established.
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New York
United States
Theodore FE. Burton
Whio
Merchats’ National Bank
Merchants’ National
Alexander Hamilton
Weather Outlook Cold Wave Spreads Across Regions
A winter weather summary reports snow flurries and much colder conditions spreading from the Midwest to the Northeast and Middle Atlantic. Fair and colder weather is forecast for Tennessee and Kentucky, with a developing cold wave across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Pressure patterns show low readings east of the Rockies and rising pressures in the Northwest, with a storm moving from the Upper Mississippi Valley toward the East.
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Pennsylvania
Westen
New York
West Virnia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rocky Mountains
New England
Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Maine
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Lakes
Ite Valley
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Ohio
Atlantic
Tast
Grea Lakes
Midle
Atlantia
England
Wilich
Trepoff Quits Post in Russian Cabinet Shakeup
Reuters reports from Petrograd that Premier Trepoff and Count Ignatieff resign. Prince Golitzine named Premier, Kultchinsky becomes Public Instruction Minister, and Neratoff becomes Deputy Foreign Minister. Trepoff had taken the premiership in November 1916 amid public-opinion tensions.
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Trepoff
Alexander Feodorovich Trepoff
Boris V. Sturmer
King Reaffirms Confidence in Ramanones as Cabinet Resumes
King Alfonso held a long talk with Premier Count De Ramanones. The King expressed full confidence and asked Ramanones to stay in power. The government will resume duties with the same ministers in place.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Count de Ramanones
Count Ramanones
Greece Faces 48 Hour Ultimatum From Allies
Entente powers in Piraeus deliver Greece an ultimatum demanding drastic troop reductions north of the Isthmus and release of political prisoners. It calls for dismissal of the First Army Corps commander and an apology to the allies, plus swift compliance with December 14 troop transfer terms in Thessaly.
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Greece
Entente
France
Great Britain
Russia
Peloponnesus
Corinth
First Army
Athens
Thessaly
Serbia appoints first minister to United States arrives in New York
Lijoubomir Jichailovitch, newly accepted by Washington as Serbia's first minister to the United States, arrived in New York aboard the steamship St. Paul from Liverpool. He was accompanied by Alexandre Georgevitch, who will serve as secretary of the legation.
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New York
Lijoubomir Jichailovitch
Washington
Serbia
United States
Arived
St. Paul
Liverpool
Alexandre Georgevitch
Legation
Sinking of Steamers Reported in Channel Area
London reports the sinking of several vessels including the French steamer Alphonse Conseil 1591 tons the British Lesbian 2555 tons the Japanese Chinto Maru 2536 tons and the Norwegian Bergholm 1719 tons Also the Norwegian Lupus formerly the American Gilchrist 3871 tons gross has been seized in Hamburg and is said to have carried contraband.
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Alphonse Conseil
Lesbian
Chinto Maru
Bergholm
Markland
Lupus
Gilchrist
Hamburg
Innocent Denial as Death Sentence Follows Murder Trial
Frederick E. Small, Boston broker, convicted of murdering his wife in Lossippee New Hampshire. Judge Rivel sentences him to life imprisonment to begin January 15, 1918 and to be hanged by the neck until dead on that date. Small proclaims innocence, sobbing as the death warrant is read. counsel has sixty days to file a bill of exceptions.
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Commercial Tribune
Lossippee
N. H
Frederick EK. Small
Boston
Rivel
Concord
Small
Kennison
Sma
Diplomats Feted At White House Dinner Pattern
The first season diplomatic dinner was held tonight at the White House with efftente diplomats and neutrals invited. A second dinner is planned for January 16 for central power diplomats and neutrals. The two dinners replace the usual reception abandoned since the war. Tonight’s event featured music after the meal.
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Sahn Édeigh Ly Cy
White House
Lawsons Controversial Leak Inquiry Moves Toward End
Washington January 9 reports say the House Rules Committee may drop hearings on the Wood resolution seeking a leak inquiry. Thomas W Lawson defies the panel naming alleged beneficiaries, while Bernard Baruch and Charles H Sabin rebut claims and testify about market moves and information sources. A new bill to punish refusal to testify in the leak inquiry was introduced by Rep Caldwell.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Congress
Wilson
Mouse Rules Committee
House
Port
Lawson
New York Stock Exchange
Bernard Baruch
New York
Lloyd George
United States Steel
Charles H. Sabin
Guaranty Trust Company of
Europe
United States
Otto Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Wodd
Short
Allan Curtis
Boston
A. Curtis
Wood
Caldwell
Hoosier Mayor Acquitted in Vincennes Malfeasance Case
Vincennes Indiana mayor James M House was acquitted today on charges of malfeasance and misfeasance after prosecutor Joseph W Kimmel withdrew from the case citing irregular jury drawing. Kimmel said he will appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Vincennes
Ind
James M. House
Joseph W. ‘Kimmel
Indiana Supreme Court
Bandit Holds Up Cafe in Lancaster
A bandit in Lancaster Ohio held clerks and waiters at bay with a revolver tonight and rifled the cash register taking about 20 dollars.
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Bandit
Lancaster
Munition Agent Wins 400000 Commission in War Contract
Charles Fuller a New York City lawyer received a 400000 commission for securing a Russian government war munition contract. The Bradley Construction Company was ordered to pay the award after the Supreme Court ruling.
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Mineola
N. Y
Supreme Court
Charles Fuller
New York City
Bradley Construction Company
Thaw Indicted in Kidnapping Case in New York
Harry K Thaw, freed fifteen months earlier from Matteawan, is indicted for kidnapping Fred Gump Jr of Kansas City and assault with a whip. George F O Byrnes is named as co defendant and arrested in Philadelphia as detectives seek Thaw tonight.
Cox Follows Willis Plan as Ohio Assembly Adjourns
Columbus January 9 Governor Cox reads a message urging bills aligned with Willis plans and the Assembly adjourns for a week to digest it. He calls for inquiries into campaign expenditures and parking changes to strengthen anti corruption laws while proposing work on workers compensation and agriculture administration reforms.
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Willis
Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Commission Plan
College of Agriculture
Board of Administration
Plums Begin to Fall for Ohio Democrats
In Columbus on January 9, 1930 Dr. J E Munger Democrat of Greenville will be appointed by Secretary of State W D Fulton to head the State Bureau of Vital Statistics replacing Republican Dr Morton W Bland of Bellevue. Captain J E Gimperling Jr of Dayton now on the Mexican border is slated as Assistant Adjutant General. Major John S Settler of Columbus will be new Assistant Quartermaster General replacing Colonel William H Duffy.
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J. E. Munger
Greenville
W. D. Fwlton
Morton W. Bland
Bellevue
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
J. E. Gimperling, Jr
Dayton
Ohio National Guard
John S. Settler
Adjutant General’s Office
William H. Duffy
Bill would fine nonvoters in federal elections
Senator Works introduced an amendment to the Owen corrupt practices bill in Washington on January 9. The proposal would fine every qualified voter who fails to vote in federal elections, except for illness, 25 dollars.
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Washington
Senator Works
Ohio Tax System Erased by Supreme Court Edict
The Ohio Supreme Court nullified the Parrett Whittemore tax law and questioned the Warnes act, declaring the present tax statute invalid though 1916 appraisals remain valid. The decision targets the Weepee Assessors plan and urges Legislature to craft a constitutionally sound tax framework. The ruling stems from a Cleveland taxpayer suit against County Treasurer O'Brien over taxes on downtown reappraised property.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
William R. Godfrey
Cleveland
P.C. O’brien
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Appellate Court
Man Named as Thaw Bodyguard Denied in Alleged Assault Case
Philadelphia police arrest a man said to be George F O Brynes on charges of aiding and abetting Harry K Thaw in an assault on Fred Gump Jr in New York and possible kidnapping. He denies being O Brynes though detectives assert evidence links him. Thaw was in Philadelphia yesterday over a minor damage suit involving his mother.
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Gump
California
San Francisco
Long Beach
Cal
Fred Gump
Kansas City
Walsh
New York
Philadelphia
Harry Kk. Thaw
Fred Gump, Jr
George F O’byrnes
Pittsburger
Suffragists Plan White House Pickets in Silent Sentinels Campaign
Washington reports that 300 Congressional Union suffragists led by Maud Younger and Sara Bard Field will stage silent sentinel pickets at the White House to press for the Susan B Anthony amendment. They pledged $3000 for the effort after meeting with President Wilson who reaffirmed personal support but could not commit his party.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
House
Congressional Union
Silent Sentinel
Maud Younger
Sara Bard Field
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Democratic Party
Hazel Berry Dies After Fall At Home
Six year old Hazel Berry daughter of Charles Berry fell down stairs into a cellar at her Maysville home today and fractured her skull dying moments later.
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Maysville
Hazel Berry
Charles Berry
Got the Goods on Police Chief Healy Avers Prosecution
Chicago January report details State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne claiming confessions and evidence show Chief Healey directed a graft machine linked to Tom Costello. Hoyne says underworld arrests expose a system where police profits exceed one thousand dollars weekly, Healey’s share about twenty five thousand yearly.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Healey
Tom Costello
Maclay Hoyne
Vice Trust
Hoyne
Chief Healey
Augustus White
Arguments for Adamson Act Near End of Supreme Court Hearing
Supreme Court nears decision on the constitutionality of the Adamson Act as railroad lawyers led final emphasis against the law. They argued Congress had no authority to enact wage legislation and that the act harms due process and liberty of contract while needing judicial interpretation.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Walker D. Hines
John G. Johnson
Hines
Johnson
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
Senate Passes Sheppard Bill to End Saloons in DC
The Senate approved the Sheppard bill to abolish liquor sales in the District of Columbia after November 1, 1917 by a 55 to 32 vote and sent it to the House. The measure allows personal importation. a referendum referendum amendment failed 43 to 43. The vote breakdown shows both parties split, with Progressives voting mostly for passage and a large, tense gallery crowd watching the proceedings.
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Sheppard
National Capital
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Johnson
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Lodge
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Uncle Sam to Build New Guns and Airships
Washington authorities authorize ordnance and aircraft innovations derived from European battle lines. Zeppelin type airships large caliber mobile rifles and howitzers on rail trucks or tractor haulage will defend coasts. Secretaries Daniels and Baker approve cost split Army Navy. Watervliet Arsenal currently building pilot sixteen and twelve inch guns and a fourteen inch high power rifle with railroad carriage.
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War
Navy
Daniels
Baker
Army
Watervliet Arsenal
N. Y
Solons back Willis in statewide prohibition support
Republican legislators in Columbus fully back Governor Willis on statewide prohibition and woman suffrage. Dr. W S Hoy of Wellston argues Willis ruined his chances and predicts Edwin Jones of Jackson County will be the next Republican gubernatorial nominee.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Willis
W. S. Hoy
Wellston
Edwin Jones
Jackson Couty
State Executive Committee
Civil War Leader John Davis Dies in London
John Davis commandant of the American Civil War Veterans in London has died. Although British by birth he praised President Wilson for steering the ship of state from war. American Consul General Robert P. Skinner aids arrangements for a military funeral.
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London
John Davis
Davis
Wilson
Robert P. Skinner
Convict Attends Mother's Funeral in Cleveland
Sherman Yates a Toledo burglar in the penitentiary at Columbus was granted permission to attend his aged mother's funeral in Cleveland today by Warden Preston J. E. Thomas. A guard accompanied him. Yates is said to be one of twenty eight children.
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Sherman Yates
Toledo
Cleveland
Preston JE. Thomas
Yates
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