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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
6
A Butler County official argues the death penalty acts as a brake on homicide. He faults pardons after short terms, claiming criminals gain early release, and says mercy prevails too often. He supports Ohio voters weighing the issue and insists the law should stand.
Community anger rises as the Civil Service Commission’s ruling on Safety Director DeArmond’s reform efforts fuels conflict. The Hamilton Journal champions decency, while voters demand accountability for drunk officers and lax discipline. The piece argues the commission erred by excusing misconduct and undermining strong standards.
Delegates at the constitutional convention wrestled over abolishing the death penalty for murder. Some days favored life for a life, then opposition shifted, leading to a vote to end the death penalty. Voters may oppose the amendment if presented alone, potential risks if attached to other measures.
A reader discusses the public paying higher wages across industries including coal mining railroads and textiles argues higher costs are passed to consumers and freight rates. References to Roosevelt Butler Longivari and Marcengan noted with a Chicago case of a man fined for beating his wife as a deterrent and a suggestion of harsher punishment.
The piece valorizes survivors and notes the captain perished with the ship while the owners survived. It praises sailors discipline and sacrifice and honors those who died at sea. It emphasizes the world being better for their actions and urges the living to walk more erect.
Walderer Sratt has not yet rewarded Me South Pole but is near enough to begin drafting the Teetute intro sentence for his upcoming Teetute feature.
On April 17 Gena aap and Harry Grivcom family visited Peoria Tad and Vair. Vair and E C Blacker spent a day in Cincinnati last week. Mr and Mrs Kochendarfer spent Sunday with 8 D Kochendarfer and family. Several Reidy sports at the opening game last Thursday. I Blacker attended presbytery in Oxford instead of Me Conn. Mr Shawlige bought a new automobile. Mrs Clint Blacker spent Thursday at Willivi Dan's. Library club hosted a town hall entertainment Friday. Mr and Mrs Kechendarter visited the Lawes near Oxford.
Linden April 17 residents saw visits and errands as Tydingy A. Brehm of Butler Nod dropped by Wer wunt and quele, Mr and Mrs Fred J Killian hosted, Purdy Bros hauled gravel from Indian creek for future work near Linden. Several locals attended Ruth Dick's funeral, Miss Dick had been a former district teacher. Helen Starr of Venice taught at Linden while Tay Joyce missed teaching due to her mother’s death. Other notes include Mrs J N Crawford visiting, Lewis Bridge of Lindenwald fixing a fence, and Richard Purdy visiting Venice. Pete Schwab moves to a country residence. Wilbur Black bought a new automobile.
Special to the Journal. April 17 reports local residents visiting and moving, with Mr and Mrs Charles Updyke seen in Selkirk, Ed Bish and Madison Mat sharing meals with Blaut family, and neighbors Josh Colburn, Jess Branch, and others assisting with farm work this spring amid a rash of visits and small-town social activity.
DARRTOWN April 17 Mrs Maggie Cain and her Liberty Indiana children visit Mrs Chas Weagenfeld. Darrtown High School pupils presented a play Saturday evening to a largely attended crowd. Much credit goes to Prof Brown and his scholars. The April meeting of the Priscilla club will be held at the home of Miss I.
Mary Mueller notes invitations for a select banquet to be held Saturday evening at the K of P hall. Prof. and Mrs. R. J. Todd and son Clifford from Trenton visited Mrs. Kate Kramer over the weekend. Bilis Shears of Lafayette, Ind, visits relatives. A township meeting was held at the Lutheran church. Mrs. Charles Krebs Sr. and daughter Katie of Oxford visited James and Mary Harris. Sarah Margeret Stephenson of Oxford visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Herron.
Myrtle McCoy is ill. Ridge residents attended the literary at Reiley Friday night. Mr. and Mrs EBN Shaw visited Bert McCoy's family Sunday. Gates west of Oxford were attended by Mike Corless. G B Chambers and Family visited with F M Chambers. Mrs. Robert Wilson of Cincinnati visits her parents in Pleasant Ridge. G Chambers translated his medge at Bunker Hill Friday. E N Shaw bought a Jackson ante. Chester Boul, laid up with a crippled ankle, improving. Will McCoy reports the loss of a valuable cow. Bert McCoy's daughter Areal and Mrs. E B N Shaw with Mae visited Arthur Thompson Sunday. Stanley Kochendorfer and wife spent Sunday with their in laws.
An OCR fragment recalls April events at Cedar Avenue with newborn Myron Heber and family news. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Felton, Mrs. C. L. Gowdy, and little Charles of Camden visited with Mrs. E. Kelley and nephew Edwin Kelley of Muttonville. Mrs Ancor Morgan and daughter Miss Mattie spent Thursday at Eaton. Mrs. Walter Frame visited with her parents Feed Borgwardt and family. Mrs. Feoness Craig and Mra. El Kelley plus guests were noted amid varied Cedar Avenue social ties.
A sequence of social visits fills the week as Clarley and Tra Gnekian family guest lists, Mr. and Mrs. Frame, Mrs. Carrie Douglas, and others host relatives and friends. Names appear repeatedly including Wilson, Frame, Felton, Emerick, and Webb alongside towns like Sugar Valley and Camden in a dense community notes style.
Mary Welsh, long-time Venice resident, dies at her daughter’s Middletown home on April 28 in her 79th year. Four burials reported in Venice cemetery from April 6 to 11, including Ruth Dick of Hamilton and Mary Waelst of Middletown. Local events note autos purchases, visits by Wilson Rogers and O J Smith family, and various social notices.
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