International Workmen’s Compensation Meet Held
An international body gathers as Governor Willis and officials discuss workmen’s benefits. The third annual convention of the International Association on Workmen’s Compensation opens with reports on compensation laws and new work practices. William Archer and Fred M. Wilcox address the gathering, with Frank Wille also speaking. The meeting reviews decades of work in compensation and notes many nations’ statutory limits.
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New York
Fred M. Wilcox
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Ubeak
Paris
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Flag Day Association
Chicago
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Ohio cities show boom in manufacturing across several counties
Ohio cities including Newark Zanesville and others report a surge in manufacturing from 1905 to 1914. Data show increases in establishments, workers, capital invested and product values across Barres of Cen Wie and surrounding towns amid rising industry activity and reorganizations.
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Investid de
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Buckeye News Notes and Local Proclamations
City disease cases rise with measles and scarlet fever among children as Proclamation guards the town. Lima hospital workers to build a $1000 residence for the superintendent amid others in state hospital work. A strike threat looms over 15 000 teamsters as Ohio commerce groups face cautious action. Delegates expected as Ohio Mosso convention opens. 1 000 to 5 000 volunteers anticipated in three days. Chicago Symphony to perform. new $250000 ball to debut at state association events.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Will Arrest Pawnbrokers Over High Interest Rates
Seventeen warrants were issued by a Cleveland justice of the peace at the urging of Walter Jacobs and others for usury and violations of the Ford loan shark law. The action follows a five month probe of loan shops, with rates cited as high as 44 percent per year and per month levels. Authorities say the state has jurisdiction over more than 100 pawnbrokers in Cleveland.
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Appointments and legal moves ripple through Ohio and beyond
City auditor named in To' fin administration replacing Richard O. Mungen who has been removed. Mungen a Knights of the Mac fabens treasurer. accounts tied to the order are under examination. Jury to view former Cloture Savings and Trust building in Columbus in a case involving a $3.14 alleged embezzlement in Madison County. Toledo Automobiles Trade Association formed to cooperate with state and national groups. Shafer sues Botkins Grand Co seeking dissolution and receiver. claims $3,000 security against the firm’s former member.
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Disorder Riffles Police Shock City Sees Eighty Arrests
Cleveland report on a spree of violence leaves two men shot and others injured as a so called disturbing element provokes a citywide crackdown. Eighty arrests were made by police for shootings cuts and other disturbances while some suspects face charges of disorderly conduct property destruction and fighting.
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Beon
Fragmented debate reveals shifts in language and memory
Readable fragments show a heated exchange on propriety in speech. A veteran dealer asserts honesty in business as a defense against critique, while a participant momentarily renounces prior statements, signaling a rare admission of error amid a talk of preparedness and social habits.
Everybody to His Taste and Fat in Diet Notes
Fragmented excerpt discusses breed selection for dogs emphasizing pedigree and a good future, then shifts to fat as a body energy source found in meats dairy and baked goods. A quoted elder urges practical personal focus and warns against overthinking others' needs.
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British Demand Release of 38 Detained From American Ship
Washington April 2 Secretary Lansing announced the United States demanded the release of 38 prisoners Austria German and Turkish seized from an American ship by a British cruiser at Shanghai. Britain says the men engaged in intrigues against its government and would threaten U S neutrality. London responds to protests over neutral trade interference as verdicts from prize tribunals shape opinion.
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el Paso
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British submarine B-22 sunk by German torpedo
On April 25 the British submarine B-22 was sunk by a German torpedo in a naval engagement. Two crewmen were rescued and taken prisoner. German forces also damaged an Arethusa class cruiser the same day, displacing 3,600 tons, with eight vessels in the class including Arethusa Aurora Galatea Inconstant Royalist Penelope Phaeton Undaunted.
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Draft bill on universal military service rejected in Commons
London April 29 A bill for universal conscription of all unmarried men aged eighteen to forty five was withdrawn in the house of commons after vigorous attack by universal service advocates. Prime Minister Asquith said the government would not press the measure introduced by Walter Hume Long. Opponents argued the plan was unfair and only universal compulsion would satisfy.
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Demand for Investigation Sparks Senate inquiry on telegrams
Washington April 29 Senator Wuating of Wisconsin opened a congressional probe into telegrams flooding Congress over the German American situation. Husting denounced the telegrams as a deep plot to sway public opinion toward war.
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Arrest Irish traitor in German landings sunk vessel
London announces the capture of Sir Roger Casement, Irish separatist leader, from a German auxiliary ship that attempted to land arms in Ireland under the cover of a neutral merchant vessel. The ship sank after engagement with a German submarine. several prisoners were taken. Casement had long sought German support against Britain and previously published anti-British statements from Berlin.
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Levant
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Scott to Meet Obregon in Washington Talks
April 26 report notes imminent high level talks between senior military advisors of the United States and Mexico as efforts to pursue Villa and shape bilateral relations move to direct discussions in Washington.
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German Warships Raid Prompts British Pursuit
A chaotic wartime digest reports German warships raiding the East Coast of England then fleeing as British forces pursued. Across items, figures note a weather of political meetings, seizes, accidents, and diplomatic tensions from London to Washington.
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Irish Revolt Quelled After Dublin Disturbances
Dublin unrest breaks out as Sinn Fein forces seize the post office on Stephen's Green and cut telegraph lines. Curragh troops restore order with several deaths and many injuries reported among officers and volunteers. Rioting linked to German raid and Casement events, with arrests in Dublin and unclear casualty details.
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Engagement Near Tomachio Ends in Villa Rout
Field Headquarters reports a clash near Tomachio between Col. George A. Dodd's four Troops Seventh Cavalry and 260 Villistas. Two Americans killed, three wounded, six Mexicans dead, nineteen wounded, and twenty five horses captured. Dodd pursues to Minaca. Villa commander not confirmed at scene. Dispatches relay Pershing and Funston updates on losses and recoveries.
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Lifting Receivership Studied for Columbus Traction Co
A Franklin County court heard whether to grant an added receiver’s certificate to meet charges for the Columbus Delaware and Marion Traction Co. Receiver E M West faces $105000 in payments with income insufficient. if relief fails the line may be sold under foreclosure. John Webb, an original builder, is seeking to lift the receivership. judge Kinkead will decide.
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Taggart Nominated for U S Senate Short Term at Indiana Convention
United States Senator Thomas Taggart was nominated on Wednesday for the short term by the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis Indiana. The convention met April 25 to select a candidate for the upcoming Senate term.
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Multiple Disparate 1917 News items Follow Kent Factory Blast
106 British killed and 66 injured in a Kent munitions factory blast with no women victims. Secretary Lane says no troops to Anchorage on strike. Prisoners killed by American sentries at Casas Grandes as bandits captured elsewhere. Nashville attorney Harry S. Stokes shot dead by rival Charles Trabue. Austrians prep offensive under Archduke Charles Francis in the Tyrol and Trentino. J Attive Kremer named Democratic national committee secretary in Montana. William Henry McDoel, longtime Monon Railroad president, dies in Chicago.
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Origin of Powdery Scab and farm notes
Powdery scab traced to the Andean region of Peru and believed endemic to native potato regions. Parasite develops in potato cells, with cells remaining alive after infection. Market gardeners grow geraniums as a sideline. Dairy manure can return about 80 percent of its fertilizing value under proper field conditions. Grain ration for horses favors oats corn wheat bran and oil meal with good hay for energy.
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