No Surrender of Citizens Rights in Cincinnati Traction Fight
Editorial from the Cincinnati Post warns against yielding any people’s rights in the traction deal, urges no watered stock dividends, and demands open disclosure of who may profit or conspire with Mayor Hunt. The piece questions The Post’s silence on names and calls for facts and transparency in the city hall negotiations.
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Oranges From Frostbitten Groves Prompt Health Inspectors Check
Chicago January 29 James McCarthy health department inspector is ill after visiting many orange shipments from California frostbitten groves to determine if cars should be held. Thirty three car loads today raise total to fifty five in the market.
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Yale Graduate Augustus Smith Celebrated by Taft
Washington, Jan. 29. President Taft, Yale ’78, sent a fraternal greeting to Augustus Smith the oldest living Yale graduate on his ninety eighth birthday. Smith, who lives in Washington, regrets not attending the Washington Yale alumni dinner where Taft will be guest of honor.
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Sickles Not a Martyr, Carmody Says in Letter
Albany Jan 29 Attorney General Carmody told widow Helen D Longstreet that sympathetic appeals for General Sickles do not affect the case He states Sickles is prosecuted for converting 23476 of state funds to private use as chairman of the monuments committee The law and equality demand the case proceed despite his war record and pleas for mercy Governor Sulzer notes veterans urging mercy but no public call to return the 100 donated to the Sickles fund.
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Wilson confirms cabinet picks with Bryan to be Secretary of State
President elect Woodrow Wilson has completed his cabinet with William Jennings Bryan chosen as Secretary of State. Other posts include McAdoo as War, Burleson Navy, Gardner Agriculture, Hulbert or Morgenthau Treasury, Brandeis Commerce and Labor, Fisher Interior, Palmer Attorney General, and Daniels or Lewis Postmaster General. Wilson plans no congress visits before March 4 and will seek a Labor Secretary candidate as the department bill moves forward.
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North Carolina
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Dead Letter Sale Nets $10,861 For Postal Service
Washington date line reports the annual dead letter sale raised 10861 as mail without return addresses was sold. An unmounted diamond over three karats fetched 350 dollars as other parcels, opened for inspection, were offered to buyers.
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Why Not Let Me Love You Why She Sued For 500000
Indianapolis court hears in a breach of promise case as Miss Gertrude Hassler recites alleged coercion by Carl Fisher. She describes intimate conversations and threats to influence judges, and recalls nights in his stateroom, singing to soothe him, and Fisher burning love letters at her home in spring 1902.
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Woman Claims Unwritten Law Defense in Tennessee Murder Trial
In Cookeville Tennessee Mrs J C Barnes faces murder charges for shooting Mrs Dela Judd aboard a Caney Fork area passenger train. The defense cites unwritten law claiming a husband’s betrayal justified killing the rival. The case, involving prominent local figures, draws statewide attention as a verdict nears.
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Family Mix-Up Leads to Unusual Marriage License
Harry Thornton Grady, 19, secured a license to marry Mary Kredel, 16, in Columbus Ohio. The clerk discovered the couple are bound by a complex relation: Kredel is the bride’s sister and the groom’s stepmother’s sister. This makes Grady his own uncle and his wife his niece under the family ties revealed.
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Bill Planned to Abrogate Weitzel Law
A bill to repeal the Weitzel Law is under consideration. Lawmakers debate potential impacts on civil rights and state governance as the measure moves through committee.
Rival Traction Bill Sparks Ohio Legislative Debate
A proposed bill to repeal the Weltzel law threatens outside traction firms to condemn city tracks and power use. Proponents argue it rivals the Bigelow measure, while critics warn thousands of small investors, including a widow, face ruinous losses as stock values plunge and pension incomes vanish.
Regulation versus Chaos Taxpayers Viewpoint
At a monthly Taxpayers' Association meeting the traction proposition was informally discussed yesterday. Members favored improving service and regulating the existing company over revoking the entire franchise to avoid general chaos.
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