Willis Law Delinquent Taxes Bring Ohio Over Million
The Willis tax law revenues rose annually from 1902 to 1907, with 1907 collections already over 1 million. Attorney General Wade Ellis and Assistant Counsel William Medaris expanded enforcement, boosting delinquents paid to over 100000 in 1907 and refining franchise taxation across corporations.
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Columbus
Wade H. Ellis
General Assembly
Department of the Attorney General
Secretary of State
Ellis
William R. Medaris
Cincinnati
Attorney General’s Department
Medaris
Ohio
Plunges to be curbed as 1908 racing season nears
New York December 23 1908 betting will be restrained as the jockey club warns players who earned big wages to curb their betting or face action. The coming season will be noted for the absence of the familiar plunges that dominated past years.
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Jockey Club
Jockey Club’s Armistice Ties Betting to Stricter_limits
The Jockey Club enforced a pact to curb betting during racing by funding poolroom censorship and restricting bettors like John W. Gates and Davy Johnson. Officials say this measure aims to keep the sport within a danger zone and prevent risky wagering.
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Jockey Club
John W. Gates
Davy Johnson
Thet Racing
Owen Moran to Box in Cincinnati Stopover
Cincinnati fans learn Owen Moran the English featherweight will appear in a three round stunt at a local theater during a stopover on his coast return trip to New York. He is billed after his Frisco bout with Abe Attell for the championship and may meet challengers.
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Cincinnati
Owen Moran
Abe Attell
Frisco
Moran
Queen City
New York
Schreck Dempsey bout postponed to January 21
The Cincinnati fight between Mike Schreck and George Dempsey, set near the city, is pushed to January 21. Schreck will train at Reading and aims for additional strong matchups soon.
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Cincinnati
Mike Schreck
George Dempsey
Thie City
Schrek
Reading
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality
Radcliffe Drug Co advertises Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a sure preventative against diseases. Tea or tablets priced at 35 cents. Located at the corner of High and 2nd Streets and 251 High Street.
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Hollister
Radcliffe Drug Co
Taft Holds Conference With Campaign Manager
Secretary of War Taft met with his Ohio campaign manager Arthur J. Vorys at Taft’s residence to review the political situation. Vorys declined to discuss specifics and planned to confer with leaders in Ohio before Taft travels to Cincinnati to qualify as executor of his mother’s estate. Taft to return to Washington on Tuesday.
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Washington
Taft
Arthur J. Vorys
Ohio
Mr. Vorys
Columbus
Vorys
Aked Demands 7000 From Congregation At Finish
New York December 23 Dr C A Aked newly arrived pastor of Fifth Avenue Baptist told his wealthy congregation he will not consider a permanent ministry unless the year end deficit is fixed. He declared I want 7000 from you before you leave this church this morning and he received it. He denounced the burden on a few wealthy members and urged reorganizing finances to end such charity.
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New York
C. A. Aked
Liverpool
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Dr. Aked
Berlin Faces Child Hunger in Primary Schools
Berlin officials report a grave food shortage among pupils with 11 947 children attending in early December without breakfast and lacking any midday meal at home. Four thousand four hundred ninety eight receive a simple meal from the schools.
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Berlin
Socialists Push City to Run Child Welfare Canteens
In a debate before the municipal council the socialists propose that the city take over responsibility for 7 449 unprovided children and run fourteen canteens in the future. The move questions the city’s current duties toward dependent children and seeks municipal control of welfare services.
Probate court bond set for Henderson estate administrator
W A Sinkey, administrator of Lester Henderson's estate, posted a $4,000 bond in probate court with sureties W H Todhunter and E B Edson. Sylvester Walker was bound over to the grand jury on assault to kill and rioting charges in common pleas court and released. He, with Hugh Keley and Frank Kelley, is said to have assaulted Swan Lee at Coke Otto some time ago. Keley and Kelley were released on bond Monday.
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W. A. Sinkey
Lester Henderson
W. H. Todhunter
E. B. Edson
Sylvester Walker
Bond
Hugh Keley
Frank Kelley
Swan Lee
Coke Otto
Keley
Kelley
The Democrat Best Advertising Medium in Butler County
A brief note highlights The Democrat as the premier advertising medium for Butler County, emphasizing reach and local prominence.
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Democrat
Butler County
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