Caldwell Grants Temporary Restraining Order On Courthouse Unions
Judge John A. Caldwell issues a sweeping order preventing the Building Trades Council and all unions with members on the new courthouse and jail project from striking on Monday morning until the McCaul Company’s petition for a permanent injunction is heard in Common Pleas Court. The petition alleges the strike over metal trim duties cost Hamilton County $45,000 and disrupted work after delays and suspensions under an agreement with the Courthouse Building Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Caldwell
Building ‘Trades Council
Charles McCaul Company
Common Pleas Court
McCaul Company
Pogue, Hoffheimer, & Pogue
Apri
Hamilton County
Sheet Metal Workers
McCaul Construction Company
Courthouse Building Commission
Altho
Sheet Metal Workers’Union
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Deadly Illinois Tornadoes Hit Mattoon and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Illinois detail a catastrophic tornado outbreak. Mattoon and nearby towns faced heavy casualties with Mattoon alone feared to have 50 to 70 deaths and total losses possibly reaching 350 as further reports arrive. Authorities dispatched troops and relief teams while hospitals rushed to treat injured.
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Mattoon
Charleston
Decatur
Fourth Infantry
Illinois
National Guard
Paris
Springfield
Modesto
Joliet
Manhattan
Elwood
Westervelt
Owaneco
Herman Christman
Myrtle Christman
Sadie Jackson
Thousands of American Fighters Threatened by German Plots
Washington May 26. Army and navy officials warn that Germany’s spy network endangers thousands of U S service members. They urge extreme penalties for spies, reveal encrypted messages hidden in innocent texts, and say several secret wireless stations may exist along the U S coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwin Nevin
Washington
United States
Army
Wilson
Germany
Admiral Sims
England
France
Weather Summary and Temperature Readings Across Regions
The weather section covers Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee with rain showers and cooler conditions forecast. It lists temperatures and precipitation at multiple stations including Montreal Salt Lake City Denver Chicago and St Louis with variations in highs and rainfall.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Montreal
Salt Lake C’y
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Chattanooga
Seattle
Chicago
Portland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
Cincinnati
School Board Deadlocked On the German Question
The Board of Education committee split 3 to 3 over investigating German teaching. Supporting the probe were Miss Laws Dr. Withrow and Samuel Ach. opposing were Rev. Eisenlohr Dr Schwab and Mr Mittendorf. Resignations announced for Mary N Austin Lucy Lee and Irman Scheuer.
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Banquo
Board of Education
Miss Laws
Withrow
Samuel Ach
Eisenlohr
Schwab
Mittendorf
London
Alexander Thomson
Mr. Act
Tragic Train Crashes Kill Eight Auto Occupants
Special Dispatch from Akron reports two incidents with trains striking vehicles. At Brittain Ohio an auto hit by a limited car killed three and injured four, including two children with skull fractures. In Mantau Portage County six in a jitney died when Erie train struck their car. driver Henry Rose survived. Victims include Mrs. DellenSay and Mrs. Rohl, Hazel Dellenberger, pool hall owner David Munson, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Akron
Brittain
Harry A. Dellen- Say
Akron. Lumber Company
Harry Rohl
Hazel Dellenberger
Vandalia Dellenberger
Dellenberger
Mantau
Portage County
Erie
Henry Rose
David F. Munson
W. E. van Horn
James Barder
Beulah Snodgrass
May Harris
Henry Jose
Wheeling
W. Va
Nose
Sheriff's Office
Germany Extends Barred Zone to Mediterranean
Berlin dispatches report an extension of Germanys barred zone for hospital ships to the Mediterranean. All enemy hospital ships in the region face sinking under the new orders communicated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
Germany
Mediterranean
Berlin
Consumers Must Conserve Fuel During War Effort
F S Peabody chairman National Coal Board urges households to save every pound of coal to support war production. He warns energy saved today may fuel shells and hasten victory, noting ample coal but stressing prompt railroad deliveries, reduced fires, and less luxury energy use.
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Head of
Coal Board
Washington
F.S. Peabody
National Coal Board
The
Council of National Defense
Peabody
German air raids cause casualties in Danube towns and English towns
Reports from Petrograd and London describe German bombing in Ismail Bessarabia with many civilian deaths and injuries. The London source notes a large raid on Dover and Folkestone, 16 aircraft, multiple battles with British forces, and all British planes returning safely.
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Petrograd
Danube
Ismail
Bessarabia
Commercial Tribune
London
Germany
England
Dover
Folkestone
Bengegt
North Sea
Take Heed Boys Farm Laborer Draft Evasion Warned
Ohio Provost Marshal General H. J. Turney announced plans to seek federal prosecution of any young men who stay briefly on farms to register as farm laborers and avoid the selective draft. The warning targets attempts to evade conscription through false farm work terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
H. J
Turney
Ohio
State Regis
Tration
Des Moines Jews Cleared of Blue Law Violations
Sixty three Des Moines Jewish merchants were found not guilty for keeping their stores open Sunday May 13 after observing Saturday as their Sabbath. Municipal Judge J S Meyer ruled the Blue Law was not intended to punish those who conscientiously observe the seventh day of rest. The decision follows earlier rulings that Sunday baseball and theater activities were legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. S. Meyer
Meyer
U S Prisoners in German Camps Reported Hunger Straits
Geneva reports ninety seven American prisoners in Germany are interned in two camps under harsh conditions. Suffering hunger and lack of necessities, they are said to be treated worse than British prisoners who receive food parcels. Most are sailors captured before the war declaration and should be released under international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Associated Press
Geneva Red Cross
Germany
Washington
United States
America
Yankee doctor to wage war on white plague
The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Dr. Livingston Farrand president of the University of Colorado is granted a year's leave to lead a tuberculosis campaign in France under the International Health Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller’ Foundation
Livingston Farrand
University of Colorado
France
International Health Board
Foundation
Ten Dollar Participating Certificates Aimed at Poor Men for Liberty Bonds
Federal reserve banks consider distributing $10 par participating certificates to help small buyers of Liberty Loan bonds. The plan, already used in New York, would be carried out by banks as fiscal agents with possible Federal Reserve Board approval. The Treasury redistributes proceeds from debt certificates to subscribing banks, aiding future offerings, while the Comptroller of the Currency seeks banking help for investors unable to pay their subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Washington
Federal Reserve
New York
Altho
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Comptroller of the Currency
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McCaul CO
Caldwell
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Dan R. Hanna, Jr
Indianapolis
Ruth Randall
Cleveland
Ft. Benjamin Marrison
Miss Randall
Hugo Saranoff
Marcus A. Hanne
Hanna
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Strigren
Mattoon, Ill
Birdman
Secret Service
U. S
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