Flooding Swamps Garfield Street Area and Phoenix Club
Severe flooding inundated the Phoenix Club facilities on Ninth and Race streets with water pouring through sewers. Firemen pumped cellars while Union Gas and Electric feared conduit damage potentially cutting downtown lighting. Police controlled crowds as curious bystanders watched the high waters.
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Phoenix Ee Ninth
Race Streets
Rathshellar
Ed Nicholson
Club
Union Gas and Electric Company
Water main break blamed on aging city pipes and rusted valves
Chief Engineer George H. Benzenberg says the thirty five inch main on Eighth Street, in use for around forty years, failed due to weakened condition not due to extra pump pressure. He notes rusty valves hindered shutoff and promises investigation while urging valve system overhaul.
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George H. Benzenberg
Board of Trustees
New Cincinnati Water Works
Eighth Street
Water Main Break Exposes Aging Pipes and Valve Failures
Laidlaw of the Board of Public Service and Superintendent J. A. Hiller discussed a water main break at 5:30 AM. The old forty year old main could not withstand higher pressure from the new Water Works, and valves were in poor condition delaying shutdown. People urged laying new mains in downtown areas to handle large flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Service
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
Broadway
Central Avenue
August Herrmann
Water Works Commission
Water Works System
Garfield Park
Lakamp
Hiller
Elm Street
Fifteenth
Elm Streets
Laidlaw
Eighth and
Vine Streets
John Hill
Highth Street
Eggleston Avenue
President Laidlaw
Water Works Department
J.A. Hiller
Commercial Tribune
Bere
Vine Eighth Streets
Pie
Wighth Street
Curio Market in London Slows as New Year Opens
London reports a sluggish curio and book market as Sotherby’s and Christie’s begin after Christmas. Dealers fill shops with antiques seen as largely unmarketable while American commissions dwindle. Next sales include Albion Tavern silver and a Regent's Park publican collection with auk eggs.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Sotherby’s
Everbody
Christie’s
Old Albion
Regent's Park
Witness Ruth Kelly Arrested in Indianapolis
Indianapolis authorities notify of Ruth Kelly alias Delaney arrest on a warrant here as witness for the State in William Hickey murder trial. Hickey is alleged to have killed Bud Cooper on February 20, 1907. Kelly said Hickey’s father gave $300 to help her disappear and she has lived in Indianapolis as a domestic. She will be brought back.
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Indianapolis
Ruth Kelly
Delaney
Wiliam Hickey
Hickey
Bud” Cooper
Argentine Welcomes Yankee Flotilla in Buenos Aires Harbor
A division of Argentine torpedo boats greeted the American torpedo boat flotilla as it entered Buenos Aires from Rio Janeiro. Cmdr Cone praised the reception while elaborate entertainments were arranged by the Argentine government, naval club, and legation. The flotilla will stay until Thursday before moving to Sandy Point in the Magellan Strait.
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Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Moreno
Ministry of Marine
Enriqueta
Cone
Ttle
Flores Island
Sandy Point
Magellan Strait
Minister of Marine
President of the Republic
Naval Club
Cape Corrientes
Ohio two term rule debated in Congress rotation critique
Ohio lawmakers weigh renewing the two term rule amid calls for longer service. Critics say repeated turnover hinders influence. veterans like Burton and Longworth illustrate benefits of extended tenure while district conventions draw out the clash between old and new members.
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Iowa
New England
East
Middle West
Reed
Carlisle
Henderson
Cannon
House
Payne
New York
Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Hepburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Cousins
Hull
Foss
Illinois
Overstreet
Indiana
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
C. H. Grosvenor
Athens
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Congress
Congresame
Keifer
Bannon
Taylor
Cole
Mouser
Howland
Laning
Harding
Dawes
Kennedy
Ashbrook
Denver
Touvelle
Weems
Ansberry
Buckeye
McKinley Boomers Rally Behind Cannon Campaign
Representative William B. McKinley of Champaign Illinois is described as the leading promoter of the Cannon drive. He is portrayed as a major booster and organizer in support of Speaker Cannon with extensive fundraising and propaganda efforts.
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Commercial Tribune
Shington
William B. McKinley
Champaign
Ill
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Boy Steals Key to Fire Alarm Box in Richmond Scene
Police investigated the pulling of fire alarm Box 68 at Richmond and John streets around 6 PM. Fire Department found the box broken with the key stolen. A boy was named by a witness but his mother proved he was at home, so he was not detained.
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Dawes
R. B. Brown
Marietta
Brown
Wes
Sherwood
Toledo
Richmond
John Street
Harnold
Preventive Laxative Bromquinine Use Declines
Readable text notes a remedy labeled LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE aimed at preventing grip and removing the Le Ne PR, suggesting a historical patent or remedy claim. The fragment hints at medical or patent language without a full context or outcome.
Mrs Eddy moves to Brookline in special train
Mrs Mary G Baker Eddy founder of the First Church of Christ Scientist leaves Pleasant View Concord on a special Boston & Maine train with a guard and entourage. She relocates to a newly purchased Brookline house after remodeling costing about 100000 dollars and will reside there permanently with a night and day guard roster.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Alfred Farlow
Christian Science Publicity Bureau
Jeese Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Moee
Concord
N. H
Brookline
Lawrence
Brookline House
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Lowell
Mass
South Framingham
Boston & Albany
Chestnut Hill
Beacon
Hammond Streets
Mrs. Eddy
Herman Hering
Church of Christ Scientist
Pleasant View
Robert P. Walker
Chicago
R. Ashton Lawrence
Eddy
Farlow
Mary G. Baker Eddy
First
Brook
Christian Science Denomination
Father and Son Die Within an Hour in New Washington
The Rev. Joseph 8. Schmidt of St. Leo's North Fairmount reports the deaths of his father Fred Williams and his brother John Williams in New Washington. Fred Williams died of pneumonia and John, an invalid from Chicago, arrived to be with him and died within minutes of arrival. The elder dies about an hour after the son.
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Joseph 8. Schmidt
St. Leo’s Church
North Fairmount
New Washington
Fred Williams
John
Chicago
National Bank of North America Withdraws from Clearing House
The Clearing House Commission reports the National Bank of North America will withdraw from the Clearing House Association and liquidate under the Comptroller of the Currency. President Havemeyer says the bank is solvent and that stockholders will be paid in full. The bank's capital is 2 million, with deposits previously at 19.8 million and later around 2.5 million.
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Clearing House Commission
National Bank of North America
Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Havemeyer
Robbery Suspect Fight Leaves Man Injured in Norwood
Philip Glos a Norwood teamster was found bleeding at Longworth and Plum streets and told officers he was assaulted and robbed of 3 by two colored men. He later admitted a fight occurred and he spent the money and was released to stay in Norwood.
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Philip Glos
Norwood
Longworth
Plum Streets
Graber and Wessels
Central Station
Kane
There’s a Reason Read The Road to Wellville
The message promotes Postum as a safe alternative to coffee. It claims caffeine harms digestion and the nervous system, while Postum, made from wheat, repairs the damage with vital phosphates. A simple dietary change is urged for health and happiness, ending with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Wellville
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Service Board
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Marine Plan
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Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Washington
Rivers and Harbors
Representative Burton
Cleveland
Representative Goebel
Fred Withoft
Dayton
J. E. Harding
Withoft
Bieser
Agricultural Committee On
Douglas
Joseph C. McElroy
Grosvenor
McElroy
Pengion
Douglas Washington
McHlroy
John Tyler
Virginia Capital
National Editorial Association
Tyler
Mt. Hollywoo
Madison
Jefferyson Davis
Hanna
Foraker
Marcus A. Hanna
Poraker
Aurora
Hopkins
Ohio Republican Club
Charles E. Alden
Representative Gardner
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Farnow
M'Kinley
Brom Iinois
Joe
Clearing House Committee
Morse
Alfred H. Gurtis
W. F. Havemeyer
C. W. Morse
Mr. Gurtis
Teamster
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