Atwell initiative and referendum wins in tight vote
In Columbus on March 19 the House approved the amended Atwell resolution to submit the initiative and referendum method to the people this fall by a 100 to 16 vote after two days of debate. The measure was altered from Senate and Judiciary versions, leaving advocates mixed but hopeful. Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow praised it as a step forward, not a full victory. Many changed votes amid no applause and visible disappointment among supporters.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
House
Atwell
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Herbert S. Bigelow
the Commercial Tribune
Judiciary Committee
Yeas
Ackley
Adler
Aiken
Anderson
Bassett
Bense
Billingslea
Bishop
Bowers
Bronson
Burckhardt
Chamberlain
Conroy
Corlett
Cosgrave
Crawford
Christ
Demuth
Dever
Diehl
Ditmars
Eley
Elson
Ervin
Foster
Freiner
Frizell
Gaston
Goll
Grover
Guthrie
Harlan
Harper
Hatfield
Hawkins
Hill
Hillenkamp
Hitch
Hoiles
Howard
Huer
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irvin
Jessup
Ilones
Judy
Justice
Kealy
Kehnast
Keller
Kolinsky
Lehmann
Lowry
Lybarger
McCord
McFadden
McGinnis
Maiberger
Spicer
Steward
Fairfield
Stewart
Clark
Stockwell
Thomas
Trott
Vandusen
Watson
Wertz
White
Wilson
Waters
Woods
Wynne
Yost
Nays
Braun
Briggs
Burnett
Grinnell
Learsch
Little
McLaughlin
O'Rourke
Paine
Paxton
Shuler
Stephenson
Stuckey
Thompson
Walker
Woodburn
Martin
Eagleson
Tinker
Ross County
O’rourke
Toledo
Hagleson
Rose County
Roosevelt Denies Hiring Student of Coast Defenses
In Washington on March 19 Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Capps testified before a House committee investigating Electric Boat. They denied excessive profits on current or future contracts and described the Lake Boat Company contract as conditional, tied to performance.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
Admiral Capps
Sef
Bureau of Construction
Navy Department
House
Electric Boat Company
Representative Lilley
Connecticut
Lake Boat Company
Alexis Denounces Hamnn as Coward and Defies Foes
President Lord Alexis proclaims that he will not sign an agreement to refrain from returning during his term and will fight refugees who return. He accuses Firmin of cowardice for seeking refuge in a consulate and vows peace, prosperity, and independence for Hayti.
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Alexis
Hammn
German Drive in Kalmhari Desert After Hottentot Clash
German forces pursuing Simon Koppers clash with Hottentots in the Kalmhari Desert. Casualties include Captain von Erckert and Lieutenant Ebinger killed, seventeen wounded, fifty eight Hottentots killed, and German strength of 430 with four machine guns and 700 camels. The action ends with the Hottentots driven back and German vigilance continued. Refugees in Gonaives and St. Marc consulates to be moved to Kingston. Bavaria steamship to assist.
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Simon Koppers
Hottentot
Koppers
von Erckert
Ebinger
Coéhas
Erckert
Democratic State Convention Dates Set For New York
The Democratic State Convention meets at Ogie Hall New York City on April 14 at 1 a m after a committee vote. It favors uninstructed delegates to the National convention and notes Bryan sentiment waning in New York with Johnson of Minnesota viewed as the favorite by State Chairman Conners.
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New York
Ogie Hall
New York City
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
New York State
Conners
Johnson
Minnesota
House votes to abolish pension agencies in major reform
In Washington on March 19 the House passed the pension appropriation bill carrying 150.869 million dollars. After hours of debate over abolishing seventeen of eighteen pension agents and consolidating disbursements in Washington, the House voted 86 to 139 to keep one general agency in place.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Appropriations
Lynching in Perry Florida Mob Executes Two Black Men
A mob of armed citizens seized Richard Smith and Will McMullen from the county jail in Perry Florida. They carried the men to a secluded spot on the town’s edge, bound them to stakes, and shot them. Smith faced a white man’s murder charge and McMullen awaited trial for the murder of another Black man.
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Perry, Fla
Richard Smith
Will McMullen
Smith
McMullen
Germans Defeat Natives in Cameroons Expedition Battle
Berlin reports a clash between German troops escorting an expedition to delimit the Cameroons and local natives. German forces defeated the natives but Captain G Launing was killed.
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Berlin
Cameroons
G. Launing
Men After Work Hurt In A Riot At Cleveland Plant
In Cleveland near the American Steel and Wire Company plant fifty men seeking work clashed at the gates. A shooter wounded a man who struck him with a rock. Police arrived, clubbed rioters, and several unconscious were found. Charles Wrycer, shot, is fatally injured.
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Cleveland
American Steel and Wire Company
Independence Road
Charles Wrycer
Shortage Charged to Loan Society Officer in Michigan
United Home Protectors Fraternity in Port Huron faces insolvency as Supreme Secretary W. L. Wilson is arrested on embezzlement charges. State officials report a $75,000 shortage tied to continuing the building and loan operation, with trustees holding a confession. About 100 subordinate bodies exist across Michigan.
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Port Huron
Mich
United “Howe
State Banking Commission
W. L. Wilson
Ing
Herons
Michigan
Haines Acquitted Declared Insane in Ohio Trial
In Washington County Ohio on March 19 Clarence Haines was found not guilty on the sole ground of insanity after a three week murder trial. He was ordered committed to the Columbus State Hospital for the Insane and will be taken to Columbus at 10 o clock tomorrow. He requested to see his four year old daughter Louella before leaving, which was granted.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington C. H
Heines
Clarence Haines
Columbus State Hospital
Dresbach
Haines
Patton
Columbus
Louella
Hafner
Huffman
Corson
Arbenz
Ratchford
Senate
Cincinnati
Goulds Arrive in New York Amid Engagement Rumors
Mme Anna Gould and her three sons disembarked from the Adriatic at New York harbor after a March ocean crossing. She declared no intent to wed any suitor, quashing reports of an engagement to Parisian Prince De Sagan, while signaling plans to visit sister Miss Helen Gould and remain in New York.
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Anna Gould
White Star Line
Mme. Gould
Prince de Sagan
Paris
George de Castellane
Boni de Castellane
J. de Castellane
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Niagara Falls
New York
George Gould
Quarrantine
Nominations Are Confirmed for Ohio State Trustees
Senator Fred C. Arbenz cast the deciding yea vote to confirm Oscar T. Carson for the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, preserving Governor Harris administration gains amid a factional struggle. The roll call yielded Carson as the nineteenth vote, with other appointments approved and salaries adjusted.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Fred C. Arbenz
Ross
Seventy-third Assembly
M. A. Hanna
United States Senate
Oscar T. Carson
Franklin County
Ohio State University
Harris
Meek
Montgomery
Carson
Senate
Sleeping Car Bill Passes Senate After Longer Fight
Senator Hunt’s sleeping car bill to compel the Pullman Company and other sleeping car owners to keep the upper berth closed when the lower is sold passed the Senate by a decisive vote. The measure goes to the House for first reading with calendar and committee action likely. Senator Hunt is praised for challenging the Pullman interests.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Pullman
Senator Hurt
Pullman Company
Senate
Senator Hunt
Railroad Committee
Hunt
Nays
Lamb
Lauman
Sawyer
Mather
Patterson
Pullman Corporation
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O. P. Gothlin
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James F. Rankin
Duff W. Green
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Noah H. Swayne
Selwyn N. Owen
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
David 8. White
State Board of Pharmacy
C. W. Toby
A. W. Kiler
State Board of Pardons
George Ewing
Duncan Dow
Four For Charities Board
State Board of Charities
Jesse N. Oren
Rutherford H. Platt
H. H. McFadden
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State Board of Health
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Wilberforce University
E. C. Berry
Chase Stewart
Miami University
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D. L. Gaskill
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Clark B. Montgomery
Henry C. Taylor
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F. M. Coppock
George R. Eastman
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