Solons Plan Measures to Raise Funds Amid Cole Law Uncertainty
Republican leaders in the Ohio General Assembly move to amend the Langdon bill to offset expected Cole law revenue loss. They plan to apply the Cole law features to domestic corporations, reenact Willis tax provisions, and explore the Nichols principle for public service taxes. Speaker Mooney and Governor Harmon back swift action to secure revenue. A looming $1.5 million end-of-year deficit is predicted without new revenue.
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Commerciat
Trisua Bureau
Harrison Bip
Columbus
General Assembly
Langdon
Denman
Mooney
Harmon
General Revenue
Sesn
Sean
Food Probers Take Up High Food Prices Inquiry in Cincinnati
A legislative committee, previously probing Columbus price hikes, will hear witnesses in Cincinnati today. Chairman Williams said details will wait until subpoenas are issued. The party, led by Senate sergeant-at-arms L. C. Hovey, will stay at the Linton hotel through Monday as 38 wholesale grocers tied to the Obo Merchants' association face a $50 annual fee.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Qchairman Williams
L. C. Hovey
Senate
Linton Hotel
Columeer
Obo Merchants’ Association
Murderer Framed for Escape From Lynch Mob
Frank Crabtree under life sentence for the murder of Andrew Ramsey in Pulaski county was moved from Somerseto Danville Kentucky to avoid lynching amid rising mob rumors. Prompt trial kept threats low until he appealed the verdict. Authorities acted after word spread of a planned lynching.
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Danville
Associated Press
Frank Crabtree
Andrew Ramsey
Pulaski County
Somie
Crabtree
Wall Collapse Kills Three at Pittsburg Bakery Fire
Three men die and several injured when a fifty foot brick wall collapses during a fire at M. Lanz & Sons on Pittsburg south side. Twenty workers, mostly foreigners, are buried in debris. Fire destroyed the stock and premises early Thursday.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press
Jeff
M. Lanz & Sons
Echo of Olden Days in Kansas Bank Robbery
Robbers dynamited the Bank of Edna in Edna Kansas early today and secured about $3000 before fleeing on a handcar. Citizens exchanged shots with the robbers, one man was wounded but not seriously.
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Kansas
Edna
Kan
Associated Press
Bank of
Chamber of Deputies to Air Duez Scandal
Paris March 10 The government accepted an interpellation on the Duez scandal. The affair will be aired in the chamber of deputies tomorrow according to Associated Press reports.
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Chamber of Deputies
Duez
Paris
Associated Press
Girl Marries Inmate At Local Workhouse
Annie Nelson 16 goes to the workhouse to wed Maurice Sheehan, a prisoner there. The couple planned to marry Saturday but Sheehan’s 30 day sentence for loitering delayed the ceremony. The families reside on West Fourth Street near Stone. Mayor Schwab’s help may secure his release.
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Annie Nelson
Maurice Sheehan
Tre Patcher
Sheehan
James Meworts
al Garnést
Sheehans
Nelsons
West Fourth Street
Stone
Mineworkers Scale Committee Members Named in Ohio Event
Three members of the Mineworkers Scale Committee and Ohio officers are listed including D H Sullivan vice president Ohio and John Moore vice president who led United Mineworkers Ohio in the described gathering. Thomas Scott A J Treherne Conrad Weir and John Moore are named in the roster.
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OHIO
D .H. Sullivan
Thomas Scott
A J. Treherne
Conrad
Weir
John Moore
United Mineworkers
Wiliai Green
United Mineworkers of
Mabray conspiracy case features sensational government testimony
In Council Bluffs four government witnesses including Thomas Gay and James Coon testified in the John C. Mabray case accusing a "Millionaires' club" of defrauding victims in New Orleans Denver and Council Bluffs. Victims lost from 2000 to 37000, with smugglers steering bets and organized schemes described as well planned. The jury was formed as seven farmers and five others from various businesses were seated.
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Associated: Press Dispatch
Council Bluffs
John C. Mabray
United States
Thomas Gay
Mabray
James Coon
Owosso
Mich
Ernest Fenby
Shepherd, Mich
A.E. Nelson
New Orleans
Denver
R B. Harriman
Frank Brown
Los Angeles
Gay
Streator
Ill
James Tierney
New ‘Orleans
Miners Stand Firm on Wage Scale in Conference Session
After two days of bitter wrangling the miners led by Tom Lewis insisted on a higher wage scale as talks moved to the scale committee. The joint conference adjourned to await the committee's findings, with estimates showing miners earned about 524 a year in 1908 and many paid rent for company cottages.
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Tom Lewis
William Green
Lewis
United States
Passengers Stranded as Car Men Quit in Cleveland
About 200 street car workers walked out at a preconcerted signal in Cleveland causing cars to halt and passengers to be stranded. Within an hour railway officials mediated and the strikers returned to work after being assured no further dismissals and a substantial pay raise were offered.
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Cleveland Railway
Philadelphia
Associated “Press
Cleveland
Johnson
Cleveland Railways Company
Little Girl Struck by Street Car Near Hemlock and McMillan
Seven year old Anna Peurrung was hit by street car No 9 at Hemlock and McMillan while rushing to school with her cousin. She sustained severe injuries including a mangled arm and crushed face. she was taken to Bethesda hospital where an operation was performed. Her family, including father Joseph Peurrung and mother, waited at home as doctors advised hopeful but guarded prospects. The accident, witnessed by her sister Elsie, involved motorman Charles Greek and marked the first use of the new pay as you enter cars.
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Anna Pearring
Hemlock
McMillan
Mary Stella
Assumption
Anna
Little Anna
Bethesda Hospital
Joseph B. Peurrung
Ritter & Peurrun
Charles Greek
Wey
R:ders
Rioters Besiege Harveytown Church in Latest Clash
In Harveytown, near Huntington WV, deputies arrested two men after a night of lawlessness that began with a church siege and shootings. Bloodhounds tracked down fugitives Gene Clifford and Walter Stephens as gunfire erupted at dawn before their capture.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Huntington
Harveytown
Thes
Gene Clifford
Walter Stephens
Police Stop Meeting as Parade of Strike Sympathizers Blocked
Police in Philadelphia used force to prevent a planned march by more than 10 000 people in support of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit strike. Authorities say they acted to prevent a disturbance at City Hall while strike leaders denounce the actions as high handed. Continued on page 2 column 2.
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Bluecoats
Philadelphia
Associated’ Press
Dispatch
William Penn
Rhh
City Hall
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Refuses To Pay Fine And Returns To Jail In Bullitt Case
Logan M. Bullitt was arrested on a charge of annoying Mayor Reyburn in Philadelphia. He was fined $10 and costs at a city hall hearing but refused to pay, appealed, and was jailed pending action. His attorneys contend the arrest was unlawful.
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Philadelphia
Logan M. Bullitt
Reyburn
Bullitt
Roosevelt Arrives in Kodok to Warm Sudan Welcome
Colonel Roosevelt and his party reach Kodok at 8 am and are greeted with enthusiasm at the American mission on Dolelb Hill. At Taufikta the garrison officers are invited to meet Roosevelt after the Sobat river stop.
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Kodok
Sudan
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Dolelb Hill
Sobat River
Taufikta
Janitor William Jackson Convicted in Six-Girl Assault Case
William Jackson, a black janitor, was found guilty in Kansas City criminal court of attacking six young white girls and was sentenced to ninety nine years in prison. Ex Governor A H Burke of North Dakota served as jury foreman.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
William Jackson
A. H. Burke
Orth Dakota
Indianapolis Banker Guilty of Fraud in Bank Fund Case
Paul Gall was found guilty by a federal jury in Indianapolis on charges of fraudulently abstracting funds from Capital National Bank. Sentencing pending.
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Indianapolis
Commercial Tribune
Ind
Paul] Gall
Capital National Bank
Opposition to Reclamation Bond Bill Faces House Hearing
At a House Ways and Means hearing on March 10 the 30 million dollar reclamation bond proposal drew opposition from Rep Needham of California and Rep Ellis of Oregon. The bill’s fate appears doubtful as committee members warn against hasty action while reclamation work spans nearly every state with ongoing projects.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Maridell
Wyoming
Carr
Senate
Sonnetseas
Faroe
Soomnara
Needham
California
Ellis
Oregon
Dying Youth Accuses Two Men of Murder
Westey Higgon, 17, shot in an ambush Tuesday night, died at a sanitarium. Before dying he accused Clifton Butler and Ala Minco of the killing. after their arrest both were moved to Shermark due to mob threats.
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Denison
Tex
Associated Press
Westey Higgon
Clifton Butler
Ala Minco
Shermark
Hughes Root Fight Is Lost In Albany Senate Clash
Republican state senators, ending an all night session, chose George E. Cobb of Watertown as president pro tem, rejecting the Hughes-Root plan. Cobb secured 17 votes, signaling a clear Platt-Woodruff victory as Gov. Hughes publicly endorsed Root ally Hinman and urged party unity over personal gain.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Albany
N. Y
United States
Root
Hughes
State Senate
George E. Cobb
Watertown
Jotham P. Allds
Cobb
Old Platt-Woodruff
Hughes-Root Combine
New National Guard Company Formed in Hamilton
General Ben Pratt Runkle completed the organization of one Ohio National Guard company in Hamilton. Sixty one applications have been approved and the unit will be mustered as Company M of the First Regiment Cincinnati. The Coliseum is secured as a temporary armory.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Ben ‘Pratt Runkle
Harmon
Ohio National Guard
Cincinnati
Minister Saves the Day in Bogota Riots
In Bogota on March 10, rioting against Americans eased largely after the firm action of Eliott Northcott, the United States minister to Colombia. All Americans were found safe by nightfall, marking a quieter end to the disturbance.
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Bogota
Colombia
Associated Fress
Eliott Northcott
United Tes
Alaska coal lands trial reveals startling squatters rights
Clarence Cunningham testified on the Alaska coal lands survey and the origins of thirty three claims. He described 15 foot coal seams seen during his 1902 expedition and said squatters sold rights for 300 dollars each, with five hundred dollars paid by nine men for initial locating costs.
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Cunningham
Spokane
Alaska
Henry E. Wick
Youngstown
Wick
Guggenheim
Garfield Tells Story At Ballinger Pinchot Inquiry
James Garfield former interior secretary was excused from the witness stand as he described Ballinger presenting an affidavit stating the Guggenheims had no interest in Cunningham coal claims in Alaska. The testimony touched on Ballinger’s role, Cunningham amendments, and Garfield’s aim to prevent monopolistic power site control for public benefit.
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Ballinger
Washington
Associated Press
James KR. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger-Pinchot
Garfield
Land Office
Clarence Cunningham
Guggenheims
Cunningham
Alaska
Senate
Territories
Guggenheim Syndicate
Brandeis
Taft
Boillinger
Seattle
Gifford Pinchot
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Davis
Nelson
Wn Morni
Turkish Fanatics Shoot Americans Near Jerusalem Mosque
Americans visiting the Mosque of Omar were fired on by Afghan fanatics. Miss Mathie Taeee of Marhaneneek New York suffered a flesh wound and Miss Parker Terre Haute Indiana was seriously wounded but is expected to recover. No other injuries reported. The report reached the state department via an undated cable from U S Consul Wallace in Jerusalem. Turkish authorities are expected to take prompt action.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Omar
Jerusalem
Mathie Taeee
Marhaneneek
N. Y
Parker Terre
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Anna Peurrung
Teddy
Irman Payne
Democratic Committee
Charles
Allds
Mies Agebis
Cincinnati National Guard
Wealth of
Government Coal Lands
William J. McGee
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