Ohio Republicans purge Democrats from state posts
Aug 31 discharges sweep the Ohio civil service as Republican leaders Hildebrandt Archer Bland Walker axe noncompetitive employees. Judge Dillon denies injunction in Ritzman case as new bipartisan Civil Service Commission takes over. Discharges affect clerks statisticians and janitors across Vital Statistics Automobile Departments Public Works and Dairy and Food boards.
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Hildebrandt
Archer
Morton W. Bland
Vital Statistics Department
W. H. Walker
Automobile Department
E. B. Dillon
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Hogan
George Bb. Okey
Peter E. Dempsey
William Ritzman
State Industrial Commission
J. W. Lawlor
Carrollton
G. P. Dugan
Springfield
R. R. Aukerm
Cadiz
Lawlor
Thomas P. Jones
Cleveland
Dr. Bland
Guy Winegarner
Reynoldsburg
Clifford Lucas
Chillicothe
Z. R. Jackson
Jackson
Registrar Walker
W. H. Ferguson
John Gunderman
Marysville
William Wells
Delaware
Fred Otteno
Portsmouth
Ferguson
Fauver
State Department of Public Works
Walter H. Weyrick
Dayton
Democrat
W. R. Hower
Drug Department
State Agricultural Board
Doylestown
Wayne County
Akron
Bartlow
Hamilton
Dairy and Food Department
Board of Agriculture
Thomas L. Calvert
Selma
Clarke County
Donahey
Evidence of flimsy hull in submarine disaster
The submarine F-4 wreck near Honolulu reveals a flimsy hull as bodies of 22 crewmen are retrieved from the interior. One body identified as George E. Ashcroft of Los Angeles. two others poorly preserved. Admiral C J Boush announces findings and plans to embalm recovered remains. A naval board led by Rear Admiral G J Roush will investigate the cause. If Washington approves, the cruiser Maryland will transport the bodies to the United States.
Report finds serious weaknesses in F class submarines
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune from Washington reports a Board of Inquiry after the loss of the F-4 near Honolulu last March. It notes common weaknesses across all four navy I type submarines and praises the crew, while a new board led by Rear Admiral Bousch investigates possible causes including chlorine gas from seawater at storage batteries.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Navy
Board of Inquiry
Honolulu
Bousch
Navy Department
American Forces Readied for Border Deployments
Orders issued by Major General J Franklin Bell command Fourth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry to Harlingen and Del Rio with two Nineteenth Infantry battalions each to Del Rio and Fort Sam Houston San Antonio. Readiness to entrain on short notice follows border depredations by Mexican bandits.
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Galveston
Tex
J. Franklin Bell
U.S. A
Sixth Cavalry
Bell
Fourth Infantry
Harlingen
del Rio
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
German Spy Fears Execution If Sent to England
Ignatius T Lincoln, once British MP and self declared German spy, faced forgery charges in Brooklyn on a federal war warrant seeking nearly $5,000. He asked for a one week adjournment claiming he would be shot if returned to England. Judge Veeder insisted courts are open and justice will be done.
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England
New York
Brooklyn
Ignatius T.,t. Lincoln
London
Lincoln
Great Britain
Veeder
Export Business Slumps Astonishing Bankers
A notable downturn in the U S export sector unsettles bankers and business leaders as sterling markets weaken and demand shifts. Officials warn of broader economic repercussions and seek policy remedies to stabilize trade balances.
Break in Values Without Precedent
A special dispatch from New York reports a unprecedented drop in foreign exchange as the English pound falls to $4.55% in American money, a 24 hour plunge from 50 cents, signaling severe risk to U S export trade and potential cutbacks in British orders. Bankers advocate a mammoth credit loan to Britain to restore market conditions, while Britain and its financiers offer no public plan. The situation prompts concerns over inflation in the United States and the need for stabilizing measures.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
United States
Great Britain
London
America
Eet
British Bank
William H Murphy and F J Wagner Chiefs Named
A fragment lists William H Murphy as Chief of Philadelphia and F J Wagner as Chief of Washington D C, indicating appointed or assigned leadership roles in their respective cities.
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William H. Murphy
Philadelphia
F. J. Wagner
Washington, D. C
Tribute to Bravery of Firemen at Memorial Service
The National Association of Fire Engineers held memorial services at Music Hall for chiefs who died since 1914. Rev Hugo Eisenlohr led the invocation as members, their families, and Cincinnati business leaders filled the hall then heard Chief Rozetta’s address and tender poems. The gathering honored heroism and recalled the chiefs who cannot attend the 1915 convention.
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Tenin
Music Hall
National Association of Fire Engineers
Association
Cincinnati
Hugo Eisenlohr
Eisenlohr
Chamber of Commerce
Esberger
Rogetta
Rozetta
International Association of Engineers
Hotel
Gibson
Spiegel
Hugo R. Delfs
Lansing
Mich
Henry Moeller
The
Mr. Moeller
Fire prevention under discussion by national fire service
Discussion centers on the role of firemen as more than firefighters and on organizing the national fire service for better safety and prevention actions.
Mayor lauds fire chiefs on safety drive in Cincinnati
Mayor Spiegel praised the fire chiefs at their conferences for promoting fire prevention. He said Cincinnati officials endorse the campaign and highlighted the new water works as a key step. He noted high pressure mains in the Central Eggleston district and stressed the Fire Prevention Bureau led by Barney Houston.
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Spiegel
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Water Works
Central Avenue
Eggleston Avenue
Eighth Street
Third Street
Barney Houston
T. C. Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Powell
John Kenton
New York City
Couple Buried Together in Huntington Grave
Nineteen hours after Major E. A. Bennett died his wife Mrs Hira Barnes Bennett 70 collapsed at home in Huntington. They had lived forty eight years and will be buried in the same grave. arrangements not yet complete. A son from San Francisco heads to Huntington.
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Major E. A. Bennett
Hira
Barnes Bennett
German submarine commander to face punishment
London reports the German government may punish the submarine commander responsible for sinking the steamer. The dispatch from Amsterdam quotes Berlin as saying the incident is closed and German militarist circles express anger at Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg's perceived leniency.
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London
Ansterdam
Berlin
Chan
von Bethmann Hollweg
Nordeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Renne
Austro Germans Push to Capture Bridge Head Near Friedrichstadt
Austro German forces launch another assault to seize the bridge head near Friedrichstadt as heavy fighting continues. Allied units resist with counterfire and trench warfare across the river approaches.
Czar's Forges Face Titanic Obstacles Near Trent
German business men offer 1000 bales of cotton at 15 cents a pound payable on delivery in a German harbor. Reports from Berlin and London describe trench actions, naval and air engagements, and Balkan diplomacy with Allied advances and Turkish movements shaping the war front.
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Berlin
United States
Edward Grey
Constantinople
Seddul-Bahr
Gallipoli Per Sula
Paris
Mexican Revolutionists Sentenced in San Antonio Police Court
J A ernandez and Lucio Luna were each sentenced to 200 days in jail after remarks at a large Sunday night Mexican gathering in San Antonio urged Mexicans to revolt against Americans. The sentences were handed down in the Police Court.
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San Antonio
Tex
Russian Counterattacks Reported in Galicia Front
Russian forces push on the Stripa River front in Eastern Galicia claiming a wide successful counter offensive. A Brg official statement reports 3000 prisoners taken along with thirty cannons and thirty four machine guns.
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Petrograd
Stripa River
Galicia
Brg
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