Canals And Liability Bills Dominate Ohio Senate Action
In Columbus Ohio March 22 the Senate defeated a bootlegging jury trial bill by 12 to 17 amid party splits. The Green bill creating a state injury compensation fund passed with one dissenting vote while Stockwell pushed direct election plans for state officers and U S senators. Canals to be abandoned received passage for related disposal bills and Sunday baseball regulation moved toward passage with Governor Harmon expected to sign.
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Yount
Darke County
Huffman
Butler County
McGuire
Tuscarawas County
Schaffer
Paulding County
Reynolds and Stockwell
Cuyahoga County
Todd
Franklin County
Denton
Champaign
Andrews
Lawrence
Common Pleas
Johnson
Cincinnati
Senate
Holdren
Fayette County
Special Liability Commission
Harmon
Theni
Senator Green
Stockwell
Oregon
United States
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Canfield
State Bureau of Public Accounting
House
Board of Public Works
Dittmer
Henry County
Walholing
Coshocton County
Muskingum County
Carroll County
Columbus
Senate Committee On Municipal Affairs
Greeves
John D. Sullivan
State Rail Commission
Motions on Cox Perjury Indictment Heard at Courthouse
Attorneys for George B. Cox argued to quash the perjury indictment as Judge Gorman and Judge Hunt sparred over mandamus jurisdiction. The court adjourned with the case under advisement until 10 oclock this morning amid a large courthouse crowd and lingering trial rumors.
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Cox
George B. Cox
Gorman
Hunt
Circuit
Maxwell
Darby
Avery
Samuel Smith
Charles J. Hunt
Charles W. Baker
Lawrence ‘“Maxwell
Penrose Named Floor Leader of the Old Guard in Senate
The Commercial Tribune reports Boles Penrose of Pennsylvania will lead the old guard in the Senate, replacing Aldrich as head of the finance committee. Crane may act as vote cue and liaison between the White House and regulars, with Penrose and Crane coordinating floor strategy for the tariff fight.
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Rose
Crane
Jd Guard
White House
Senate
Penrose
Aldrich
Prisnen Vesseuiensea
Brass Works Fire Causes Five Thousand Dollar Loss
A fire at the William Powell brass foundries on 2525 Spring Grove Avenue broke out just after 10 this morning. The blaze gutted upper floors, sent heavy smoke, and threatened nearby buildings, with damage estimated at 5000 dollars. no injuries were reported as Night Watchman Joe Wirmel alerted authorities. The plant, valued at about 250000 dollars and fully insured, is blamed on the molds in the foundry.
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William Powell Company
Spring Grove Avenue
Planit
Joe Wirmel
Alfred ‘Street
Andrew Jergens Soap Company
Roosevelt Praises California Government and Recalling Judiciary
Four thousand Californians heard Theodore Roosevelt praise progressive government and endorse a state recall of the judiciary. He denounced the U S senate for seating Lorimer and backed a shorter ballot. He then traveled by private car to Berkeley and San Francisco for lectures.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
Berkeley
San Francisco
New Orleans Editor Challenges Wasp Editor to Duel
In New Orleans on March 22, The Bee quotes editor Armand Capdieville challenging M. DeBaroncelli of The Wasp to retract remarks or duel. Capdieville, offended by The Wasp editorial, says it insults French usage in The Bee and demands arms in combat.
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New Orleans
iIn
The
Bee
Armand Capdieville
Duel M. DeBaroncelli
Wasp
Capdieville
Taft reassures Uchida on U S Japan ties amid arbitration talks
President Taft meets Japanese ambassador Baron Uchida and denies war threats while stressing friendly relations. He welcomes ratification of the Japan treaty and hints at possible arbitration pacts with France and Britain, signaling broader peace efforts. Professor Kikkawa in New Orleans downplays war rumors and champions friendship.
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Washington
Taft
Baron Uchida
Japan
Mexican
Mexico
Pacific
United States
New. Orleans
Suketeru Kikkawa
Imperial University of
Suffrage Message Draws Crowd at Cincinnati Meeting
A Cincinnati audience of women packed Christchurch Parish House to hear Rev. J. Howard Melish of Brooklyn argue for Equal Votes for All Women. He urged direct female ballots and depicted the dire consequences of excluding women from voting, sparking strong support for the suffrage cause.
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Howard Melish
Cincinnati
Christchurch
J. Howard Melish
Brooklyn
Gunners of U S Navy Show Remarkable Skill
On board the torpedo boat Stringham in the Lower Chesapeake Bay the battleship New Hampshire fired on the San Marcos amid twelve Atlantic fleet ships. The New Hampshire gunners, praised for precision, sank the former Texas ship, now a twisted mass of metal. Officers watched as tugs hauled, the San Marcos rode in mud, and the range held near six miles. Secretary Meyer observed the drills aboard yesterday as dummies represented sailors.
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Fort Monroe
Stringham
Chesapeake Bay
New Hampshire
San Marcos
Texas
Santiago
Sues
Washington
Safe blown in Gahanna post office robbery
March 23. The safe in the Gahanna Ohio post office near Columbus was blown open after midnight. Deputies and citizens led by Mayor Dawson engaged five robbers. two were wounded. The gang sheltered in Daniel Ogden’s barn and were surrounded by a sustained gunfight. They escaped around 2 o clock.
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Cordmeus, O
Gahanna
Daniel Ogden
B. R. Starr
Dawson
Sartain
Carter
Judge Blair vows arrest of vote sellers in Adams County
In West Union Ohio Judge A Z Blair says he will cause the arrest of all indicted vote sellers who fled to Kentucky after the election probe. He notes most have not been arrested, expects many to return to confess, and warns that requisitions will be issued if needed. Seisto county actions hold until April 24 when the grand jury will be convened.
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West Union
A. Z. Blair
Supreme Court
Adams County
Ohio River
Kentucky
Blair
Seisto County
Mexico Revolutionary Party Rejects Plain Armistice Demands
A Washington statement by Dr. Vazquez Gomez on behalf of Mexico's revolutionary party asserts they will not lay down arms without formal peace negotiations. They demand guarantees for lives, political reforms, and a voice in government, warning of renewed armed action if negotiations fail and seeking American moral support.
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Washington
Revolutionary Party of Mexico
Vazquez Gomez
Republic
Revolutionary Party
Limantour
Congress
Mexican insurgent leaders expect Limantour mission to Diaz to yield peace
Reports from Mexico City are denied by insurgent leaders in El Paso who say Senor Limantour's talks with President Diaz are expected to bring important results toward peace in Mexico. They believe he hid his mission and that major political changes are underway.
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Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Insurrecto
Senor Limantour
Diaz
Mexico
Senor Lamantour
Mexican Fire Across Border Hits U S Troops
Presidio Texas dispatch reports rifles firing from Mexican forces into U S positions along the Rio Grande near Ojinaga. Lieutenant J E Taylor files a Washington report as customs orders block cross-border supplies. A Mexican youth was wounded, a circus tent was hit, and F S McCombs, a Scot known as a soldier of fortune, is named captain of twenty five vaqueros.
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Presidio
Tex
Marfa
Ojinaga
Rio Grande River
Luque
J. E Taylor
Washington
United States Customs
Administration warns Americans in Mexico face no sympathy
The government says Americans who join Mexican revolutions and are captured must accept the consequences, with no interference from Washington. State Department will seek fair treatment for Americans by Mexico. Also notes Ohio militia officers to be selected for maneuvers, with Taft and cabinet noting Mexican policy stands.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Ohio
Weybrecht
Harmon
San Antonio
San Diego
Cal
Troops Ready for Move as Rain Delays Drilling at Fort Crockett
Heavy rain at Fort Crockett halts drilling as about 4000 soldiers stay in tents. Washington reports bolster the view that Brigadier General Mills's brigade may be sent to Vera Cruz if U S intervention occurs in Mexico. Three transports with two Hampton Roads regiments remain here, provisioned for potential movement.
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Galveston
Tex
Fort Crockett
Washington
Texas
Mills
Mexican
Vera Cruz
United States
Republic
Hampton Roads
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Melish
U. S. Navy
W. P. Dawson
U.S
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