Governors Postpone Action On Stock Exchange Leak Request
New York stock exchange governors delayed ruling on the leak inquiry seeking brokers books for the December period. Noble reported the board questions its authority to force submission and urged a modification, while the committee pressed for full compliance amid a confidential broker client relationship concern.
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Ernors
House
Noble
Board of Governors
Whipple
Walter M. Taylor
the Exchange
Taylor
Governors’ Board
Biltmore
Diamond Worth A Fortune Sought By Reese In Ritz Case
Professor Bert Reese traces a nearly twenty four karat diamond lost at the Ritz Carlton New York to Cincinnati. The gem, owned by a member of the Astor family, surfaced through Joe Brill who declined sale without a bill of sale. Brill later disappeared after negotiations. Reese travels to Los Angeles asserting a Cincinnati finder. Reese, a famed psychologist, once friends with Hugo Munsterberg, has lectured for European royalty.
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New York City
Cincinnati
Bert Reese
New York
Gibson Hotel
Los Angeles
Reese
Astor Family
Joe Brill
Gibson
Brill
Ohio Troops Demobilize From Camp Pershing to Columbus
Demobilization of Ohio units moves from Camp Pershing to Columbus. The Fourth and Fifth Infantry and the First Ohio Cavalry squadron depart via multiple rail routes to Columbus, with plans to station at likely single-regiment quarters due to winter-housing shortages. Colonel Bargar leads the Fourth, with Brigadier General Speaks accompanying. start by February 1. railroads anticipate one regiment per day, total 10 000 men in two weeks.
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Ohio Cavalry
Columbus
B. L. Bargar
el Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Santa Rosa
Rock Island
Kansas City
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Big Four
Toledo
Toledo & Ohio Central
C. XX. Zimerman
Cleveland
San Antonio
Miano
Tex
St. Louis
Ft. Worth
Bargar
J. C. Speaks
Ohio Brigade
Address in Congress follows plans of bel ligerents great offensive
President Wilson's peace move aims to avert spring offensives on the European front. Entente resentment grows over his call for a peace without victory, with officials indicating no immediate Senate action but a push for broad public discussion. The State Department notes the plan is not entangling but an extension of the Monroe doctrine.
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Washington
Wilson
London
Paris
Lloyd George
Senate
United States
League of Nations
Cummins
Iowa
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Delay of Litigation Averted in Cincinnati Electric Rates
Mayor George Puchta secured a substantial rate cut for Cincinnati electric light effective November 1 1916, avoiding prolonged litigation. The minimum monthly charge drops to 75 cents and the rate from 9 5/6 cents to 5 cents. The settlement ends years of legal complication and preserves lower costs for residents and businesses.
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George Puchta
Cincinnati
St. Cents
Puchta
Columbus
S Puchta
Ww. W. Freeman
Groom
San
Supreme Court
W. W. Freeman
Condaine
Weather Summary for Ohio and Nearby States
Partly cloudy and colder with rain and overcast days in parts of the region. Winds and fronts move through Tennessee Kentucky and West Virginia with unsettled temperatures. Temperature readings from major cities are listed with highs lows and precipitation. Cincinnati January 2 1917 record noted with comparison to prior years.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Astern States
Rocky Mountains
Upper Lake Region
Rio Grande Valley
Middle Atlantic
New Fnegland
Lower Lake Region
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Bethlehem Steel makes giant stock split and dividend boost
Bethlehem Steel Corporation announces a major expansion from 15 million to 60 million in common stock, together with a quarterly 10 percent common stock dividend and a 200 percent stock bonus option. The plan, to be voted February 14, seeks to preserve Schwab control amid wartime orders.
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New York
BethLehem ‘Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Danube Rhine canal plan to reach 1200 ton ships
Munich reports Bavaria will push a bill for a Danube Rhine canal capable of handling 1200 ton vessels. The project estimates cost at 150 million dollars and eight years of work. In New York, German official statements say Bulgarians advanced northward in Dobrudja near Tultcha, tightening near the Danube mouth and affecting the Romanian front.
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Munich
Danube
Rhine
Severe European Cold Halts Travel Across Central Europe
London reports this winter's coldest spell gripping Central and Northern Europe with 36 degrees frost in East Prussia and several deaths. Rail lines suffer from broken rails and wheels, coal shortages worsen suffering, and a bitter wind grips Great Britain.
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London
Europe
East Prussia
Great Britain
Prize Crew Commander Depicts Daring Exploit
Sayville Wireless reports from Berlin on January 28 that Naval Lieutenant Stadewitz, commander of the German prize crew, details the capture and voyage of the British steamer Yarrowdale. He describes tight discipline, a crew of sixteen with hundreds of prisoners, and a cool collection of disciplined sailors who kept control during the perilous transit.
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Berlin
Yarrowdale
South Atlantic
Mutiny Aboard Japanese Steamer Harima Ended by Baltimore Police
In Baltimore on January 23 the Asiatic crew of the Japanese steamer Harima seized the ship for hours. The Chief Engineer led the revolt and was wounded in the melee as revolvers and weapons were used. The Captain fled ashore while officers hid in staterooms. The cargo ship headed to Genoa, Italy. Reasons for mutiny unclear, rumors cite hunger and fear of hostile warships.
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Baltimore
Genoa
Italy
Progress Made by Women Tailors in Forming Union
Delegates from Ladies Garment Workers Local 63 report progress in organizing while International President Ben Schle singer is set to address at headquarters on West Fifth Street about a forthcoming agreement. The meeting also hears plans to organize custom tailors in the city and discuss an eight hour day for street railway workers and laundry workers. The Queen City Coal Company has signed the union agreement.
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H. N.greenfield
Ladies Garment Workers Local Union No. 63
Central Labor Council
Ben Schlesinger
West Fifth Street
William Mahon
Amalgamated Electric and Street Railway Employees’ Union
James F. Brock
Laundry Workers’ International Union
Martin Eichhorn
Milk Producers’ Association
Brandt
Teamsters
Queen City Coal Company
Suffrage Debate Pushs to Return to People in Ohio
In Columbus on January 23 Senator Holden of Warren urged a joint resolution to submit woman suffrage to a November vote. Ohio suffrage leaders oppose delaying the presidential suffrage bill, citing wet and dry fights. Senator Holden argues for referenda while leaders warn against overturning the people’s will. A eugenic marriage bill and a sterilization bill for feeble minded in criminal institutions were introduced in the Senate and House respectively.
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Columbus
Senate
J. E. Holden
Warren
Harriet Taylor-Upton
Ohio Woman's Suffrage Association
General Assembly
Upton
H. E. Talbott
Dayton
Ohio Association of Women
Lucy Price
Cleveland
House Committee On Elections
Holden
Democratic Party
Cox
Horn
Wayne County
House
Cowan
Putnam County
Ohio banks show $40 million resources rise in nine months
State Superintendent of Banks Harry T. Hall reports Ohio bank resources reached $838,607,759 on December 27, up from $795,004,440 on September 30. Loans climbed to $460,367,171 from $324,147,907 while deposits rose to $740,415,226 from $697,437,502. The reserve fund slipped from 21.1 percent to 19.6 percent with 577 banks reporting versus 573 previously.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry T. Hall
President Wilson urged to try twenty five cent day diet
Mrs Ellis McClary promotes a twenty five cent a day diet used by New York police to cut living costs. She quotes President Wilson saying he will try it if Mrs Wilson consents and plans to bring a ready to prepare menu from experts for his use at the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
Ellis McClary
White House
East London munitions blast toll official count
London Jan 23. Official casualty figures from last Friday night’s explosion list 69 killed, 72 seriously injured and 328 slightly injured. At the time of outbreak 39 men and 10 women were in the factory and dwellings. current totals include 44 men and 11 women killed, 19 men and 34 women seriously injured, 155 men 102 women 71 children slightly injured.
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London
Edith Mumaw v Western & Southern Life Insurance case record sought
In Columbus on January 23 the Ashland County Appellate Court was directed to certify its record to the Ohio Supreme Court in Edith Mumaw versus Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. The suit seeks $448 on a 1914 industrial life policy for John W Mumaw who died last April. The insurer challenged validity claiming Mumaw was not of sound mind when issued. Lower courts ruled against Mrs Mumaw.
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Commercial Tribeme
Columbus
Ashland County Appellate Cour
Supreme Court
Edith Mumaw
Western & Southern Wife Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Mumaw
John W
Robbery Report In Government Place Alley
Dan Mears of 4315 Gerrard Street Oakley reported being held up and robbed early this morning in Government Place alley behind The Commercial Tribune by two Black men. A chase led Patrolman Giovanni to a suspect at Sixth and Wain Streets. The robber, who claimed the name John Thomas of 419 West Ninth Street, fled with $6 taken from Mears.
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Dan Mears
Gerrard Street
Oakley
Government Place Alley
Commercial Tribune
Mears
Giovanni
Sixth
Wain Streets
John Thomas
West Ninth Street
Covington Woman Struck in New Orleans Expresses Hunger Request
Mrs Arthur B Morris age 20 of Covington Kentucky was knocked unconscious today by an unidentified man who asked for food. She told police her husband works at a race track.
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New Orleans
Arthur
Morris
Covington
Nonagenarian Mrs Morse Dies at 99 in New York Home
Mrs. Sarah Hardy Morse widow of Charles E Morse died yesterday at her daughter Mrs J William Johnson’s home. She was in her ninety ninth year. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Sarah Hardy Morse
Charles E.-. Morse
J. William Johnson
British Sailors Suffer Losses in North Sea Engagements
London reports two North Sea clashes with German torpedo boat destroyers. One British destroyer was sunk during patrols off the Dutch coast, with the loss of three officers and forty four crew. A second engagement near Schouwen Bank left another British destroyer sunk after a torpedo hit, with no further British casualties. Families have been informed.
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North Sea
Schouwen Bank
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