Traction franchise fight bulls City Hall over Bigelow
City officials and Mayor's allies push for a compromise bill to shield the traction company from Bigelow challenges. A 1916 deadline looms for rate and license adjustments under Rogers law as plans for Bond Hill extension face injunctions and scrutiny.
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Bigelow
General Assembly
Commercial Tribune
Traction Company
Draper
Bond Hill
Paddock Road
Judiciary Committee
Public Confidence Shaken by Bill Sparks Investor Worry
Frank Ballmann of Irwin Ballmann & Co notes long time struggle to get locals to invest in public utilities. He says passage of the proposed franchise bill would lower confidence and likely reduce values of gas street railway and telephone stocks in Cincinnati. W E Hutton & Co. warns the law could be unconstitutional and disrupt commerce hurting most investors.
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Irwin, Ballmann & Co
Cincinnati
W. E. Hutton
W. E. Hutton & Co
Koch Prods Streetcar Rerouting Committee
Councilman Koch pressured the streetcar rerouting committee to represent public demand. He attacked outside experts as residents resist paid outsiders. The panel discussed three plans but reached no decision amid required property owner consents. An agreement was reported with Gorington lines on the new track.
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Koch
Gorington
Canal Inspected by Mayor and Price
The mayor and Director Price inspected the canal yesterday. A follow up statement will likely reveal how much of the terminal loop will be covered and how much will be a surface line. Reportedly a subway could run to Queen City avenue with the rest as an open ditch.
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Imayor
Price
Queen City Avenue
City Club Meeting Focuses on Traction Disfranchisement Bill
The City club will meet at the Business Men's club Saturday. Herbert Bigeon and D B Oliver will lead the discussion on the Cincinnati Traction Company disfranchisement bill now before the state legislature.
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Business Men's Club
Herbert
Bigeon
Oliver
Cincinnati Traction Company
Socialists Endorse Bigelow Bill for Public Ownership
The Thirteenth ward branch of the Socialist party endorses Herbert Bigelow's bill in the state legislature. It proposes indeterminate franchise for the traction company with eventual municipal takeover, and public ownership of gas electric and telephone utilities.
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Socialist Party
Herbert Bigelow
Is a Turtle an Animal to Be Decided by Jury
New York January 38. A jury will determine if a turtle is an animal in a general sessions case before Judge Swann. Captain C H Downs faces trial for cruelty to six green turtles shipped from Cuba to the city. S P C A officials summon zoologists and scientists to assist the jury in this long debated question.
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New York
Garden of
Eden
Last of Dwight Family to Take Monastic Vows
The Commercial Tribune reports the last Dwight family member will join Carmelites after a long line of siblings and a mother entering religious life. The father wished the family dedicate their lives to the church.
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Dwight
the Commercial Tribune
Whooping cough cure claimed by convict in Missouri
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Sylvester Gredzinski, convict No. 14132 at Jefferson City penitentiary, states he discovered a cure for whooping cough. He claims it cured hundreds in his homeland within three to six days and seeks vindication and means to finish his medical education after proving the remedy.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Sylvester Greazinski
Jefferson City
Tam
Gredzinski
Bank safe raid foiled by bound clerk in Edmonton
Clare West a Bank of Nova Scotia bookkeeper, freed himself from a rope and drew his revolver to drive off two masked robbers rifling the bank safe in Edmonton early today. He was shot in the arm as they fled. the pair escaped.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Clare West
Bank of Nova Scotia
West
Parcel Post Cookie Reveals Missing Diamond Ring
In St Charles Missouri a woman bit into a cookie and found a missing diamond ring that had slipped from her daughter’s finger during dough kneading. The ring, owned by Mrs David Locke of Granite City Illinois, was mailed back by parcel post to its owner.
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Trila Kirby
David C. Locke
Granite City
Parcel Post
Locke
Six Aces Deck Poker Scandal on Transatlantic Liner
On the Atlantic liner Minneapolis from Southampton a high stakes poker game ended without violence after four wealthy cattlemen and two other passengers contested a nearly $1000 pot. The deck contained six aces due to a card slip, revealing the fraud and prompting laughter rather than gunplay.
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Jesse Harbone
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Austin
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Kansas City
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Montana
Mr. Hastings
Texas
Mr. McDermott
Notorious Fulton cafe owner found liable in suit
In Pittsburg, Henry Phipps and Paul N Decrette were found liable for the Fulton cafe debts in a bitter eight month trial. The cafe was closed six years ago after a legal battle and had been financed by Phipps, with Heron seeking 5140 for goods. Meanwhile suffragists in London staged militant protests damaging property and clashing with police near parliament.
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Pittsburg
Henry Phipps
Philantrophist
Fulton
Phipps
Paul N. Decrette
F. H. Heron
Heron
N. B. Naylor
Miss Helen Taft Witnesses Runaway Horse Tragedy
Miss Helen Taft witnessed a dramatic runaway in Washington as Miss Martha Bowers suffered injuries when her horse dashed into a street car and was killed. Dr. Cary Grayson aided injuries while Dr. Arthur Taylor treated Bowers at Garfield hospital before Taft rejoined the state reception at the White House.
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Washington
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Miss Taft
Martha Bowers
Bowers
Cary Grayson
White House
Isabel Vincent
Rock Creek Park
Sixteenth Street
Miss Bowers
Arthur Taylor
Iss Taft
Grayson
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Miss Vincent
Taylor
Garfield, Hospital
Taft
Congress
Clash at Rankin plant leaves one dead two fatally shot
In Homestead Pennsylvania on January 28 a clash between deputy sheriffs and striking workers at the American Steel and Wire Rankin plant left George Kozley dead Fritz Beck fatally shot Annie Leba 18 and others seriously wounded. Deputies fired buckshot after returning to the mill grounds in military formation.
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United States Steel Corporation
Hawkins Square
Bruff
Fritz Beck
Annie Leba
John Leblan
Richard Parish
Walter Barnett
Rankin
Michael Miklos
Charles Benson
Anton Andisk
Fourth Street
Hawkins
Explosion at Upson Nut Plant Injures Twenty in Cleveland
Twenty workers were injured when two casting furnaces exploded at the Upson Nut Company plant in Cleveland Ohio this afternoon. The blast shattered windows within a half mile radius and released heavy steam that hindered rescue efforts. Some Injuries were serious and may prove fatal. The incident prompted a large-scale emergency response as crews battled the aftermath.
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Upson Nut Company
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Rain of Glass On Street as Bill Dies in Parliament
A strange incident unfolds as glass rains onto a city street following the death of Bill in parliament. Police investigate the event and public reactions surge as details emerge. Citizens recall Bill's political career and the impact of his passing on policy debates.
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Bill
Funeral of Ex Premier Moret Prendergast Declared Simple
Senor Moret y Prendergast former premier of Spain died today in Madrid. His will calls for a simple funeral and burial in the family vault, and declines honors due to his office. The document also directs the body to be buried without ceremony.
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Madrid
Senor Moret Y Prendergast
Spain
Senor Moret
Central Licensing Board Proposed By Judge Winn
Judge John F. Winn proposes a central licensing board with both wet and dry members to appoint county supervisors, arguing the current code is unconstitutional. Wet and dry advocates clash as hearings weigh state control against local option amid Mansfield era debates.
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Central Licensing Board
Winn
Fifty Girls Poisoned By Ousted Employees
Fifty workers at the Sexton Manufacturing plant in Fairfield Illinois were reported critically ill from a suspected poison plot by four disgruntled ex employees. The toxin is believed to have entered a well at Cambridge Court where many employees lived. Detectives and company officials investigate while water samples are tested and guards posted.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Fairfield
Sexton Manufacturing Company
Cambridge Court
Illinois
J. Charan
J. Sk. Borah
Board of Health
Fred Bennett
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