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Columbus dispatches detail the Ohio legislature's organizational actions and a patronage clash. Lieutenant Governor Arnold proposes higher pay and extended duties, while a debate over stenographers and clerks highlights partisan contention. The message and appointments await senate confirmation as the 1915 session begins.
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Columbus
eLh
Willis
civil service
howse
glevea
Afeetham
Hartiron
county
Nohahes
Wighty
Betham
fortune Republicans
B.omas
Dayton
Lewis
Erie county
Ohio
Arnold
senate
state department of public
Smith
Fred Blenkner
Columba
Blenknes
state house
Lewis PF. White
Miller
Gilmore Mooney
Berry
Weilenweider
rey
cor tees
Balance of power in coming House held by independents
The coming Congress rests on six independents who may decide control. Names include Randall of Los Angeles a Progressive Copley of Illinois Schall of Minnesota Martin of Louisiana London of New York and Fuller of Massachusetts with Meyer London noted as Socialist and party alignments shaping the balance.
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Independenta
vaila
congress
seasion
Hien
burt
Randall
Los Angeles
Copley
Thomas n Schall
Minnesota
W. P. Martin
Louisiana
Meyer London
New York
Alvin
Fuller
Massachus
Senate Debates Peace Move After Entente Reply
President Wilson spent an hour with Senator Stone at the capitol as the entente note to Germany awaits reply. Senate leaders consider resolutions affirming public support for the note while Hitchcock and Borah clash over timing and Senate conference.
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Washington
capitol
Stone
Germany
United States
Wilson
Paris
congress
senate
United State
Hitchcock
committee on foreign relations
Borah
Idaho
Germanys Plans for Mighty War Mobilization in 1916
Berlin reports a large scale labor mobilization under Von Ludendorff to fuel a new year’s military drive. Four months before a probable global war renewal, factories will push cannon and howitzers, while allied powers prepare a massive effort. In Birmingham, a city scheme contemplates a municipal commissary to supply groceries to workers at wholesale prices as polices and firemen argue wages are insufficient.
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Carpalan
Berlin
Cerna
moon
Von Lirdendorf
enlenta
Birmingiam
Birmingham
oty
T. polina
General Amanrich Joins Army as Private at Sixty-Five
General Gerard Amanrich, retired commander of the Legion of Honor, has enlisted as a private in an artillery regiment in France. At sixty five, the former officer is starting a new military service after retirement.
Philadelphia Woman Found Murdered in Her Apartments
Philadelphia reports a murder of Grace Roberts in her apartment. An unnamed male suspect, described as a successful businessman linked to Philadelphia and New York clubs, is being sought by police. The brutal assault included blunt force, a crushed skull, and bloodstained bedding. Police and court actions across states noted in brief.
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Philadelphia
New York
tere
Grace Roberts
Miso Tipherin
grapas
Onyx
Gaeotine Firmes
J. De Rousse
Pennsylvania railroad company
Lima, Q
Eugene Callahan
ty Hospital
Ruth Hoover
Galion
Representative Adamson Weds Mrs Camp in Georgia Groom Marital News
Representative W. C. Adamson of Georgia, chairman of the house committee on interstate commerce, and Mrs. Elen Camp of this place were married here on January 2. Mr. Adamson was a widower.
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Adamson
Newman
W. C. Adamson
Georgia
Lie house
Elen
Camp
Remarkable Increase Signals Strong Annual Financial Review
New York reports show a remarkable rise in trade and finance with record bank earnings of 260000000000 and a 1 percent year over year gain. Exports exceed 1 000 000 while imports top 2 000 000. Domestic production on the upswing as industrial activity beats old marks. Meanwhile reports from London note Cantalo John Lader killed at the front and a Pennsylvania Railroad official dies after a gasoline accident.
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New York
J neeThal
Nun and Brace
GOD
Measure to bar corporate political advertising and set funding limits
Washington reports a senate subcommittee completed a corrupt practices bill restricting corporate and individual political contributions. The proposal caps per capita funding for state and county committees, limits national committee gifts, bans large corporate contributions, and enforces detailed reporting. It also toughens penalties for coercion and prohibits excess campaign advertising.
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Washlegton
senate
Reed, Walsh
Kenyon
Lenator Owen
Owen
national committee
house of representatives
Lil
United States
Savannah automodel firm plans Dixie highway shade trees
Savannah automobile club announces a plan to beautify every foot of the Dixie highway through Georgia with a double row of shade trees from the Tennessee line to St Marys Florida. The project aims to enhance the route along the Dixie highway through the state for motorists and travelers.
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Savannah
Two Vessels Sunk in English Waters
London reports two ship disasters as the cutter Propetor was blown up and the Danish steamship Denmark of 2050 ton burden sank. Twenty four crew members from Denmark have been landed, and the total loss of life from the Prote tor incident is unknown.
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London
Protector
Lloyds
Denmark
BUCKEYE BRIEFS Eats Oysters Dies In Ohio
Briefs from Buckeye state report C M Bachman Huxitylve dying after eating a plate of oysters in a restaurant in Elyria. Other items note burns from a fire in Lima leaving Russell Winn dead, and more local incidents including a shooting in Lima, a fatality in a field near Lima, a Cleveland car crash injury, and state plans to receive 7500 Mexican quail for Ohio hatcheries.
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Elyria
C. M. Bachman
Lima
O. Jan
Russell Winn
Greenville
Ohio
Columbus
state
Ilsa ,and game department
Hagle Pass
Tex
Mexico
milin spring
Notable figures and regional occurrences in brief
Wendell Rober eminent enthermologist dies at his Philadelphia home. Yellowstone elk counts rise with hunters estimating 400 animals killed near the park's northern boundary over the final two hunting days. Edwin Yaorger of New Lexington named captain of Company H Seventh Ohio National Guard succeeding Paul Tague promoted to regimental adjutant.
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Wendell Rober
Philadelphia
Yellowstone National Jarvis
Edwin Yaorger
New Lexington
Nag
Compane H
Ohio national guard
Paul Tague
Invading forces press in Europe amid shifting fronts
Reports from the eastern front describe Russian and Romanian forces steady in the Transylvanian and Dobruja regions as invaders push toward the Danube. Ukrainian and allied lines resist in the Himnik-Sarat and Fokshany districts while Braila area and Danube fronts show heavy fighting and slow retreat, with General Hayes dying in Verona after a birthday event. In Georgia and surrounding areas black migrants report returning north amid cold weather and faltering promises of better pay.
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Transylvanian Alps
davian
iattér
Himnik-Sarat
Fokshany
Braila
Danube
Petrograd
Roumanias
Dobrudja
hays
Hayes
Verona
N. J
Edward Lewis Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
North Carolina
hhanar
United States Acts Independently on Peace Move
Washington reports that the American government took action on a peace plan without informing or seeking approval from other nations. It stressed the United States acted on its own initiative and did not attempt to coordinate with neutrals or any foreign government.
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Washington
United States
Tinto
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Dudley Field
Malone
Meyer
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Gladden
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oustoes
American neutral conference committee
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Stithport
Pennsylvania
Thomas Wharton
Bradford
Harry Lander
Cantalo
John La ler
mittee
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Hydraulic Presanufacturing company
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Marriott
state board of charities
glect Cox
Fulton
Joseph Indge
Toledo
J. M. Howi Mercer
Cleveland
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David C. Hoffman
R. W. Foley
Verna McDonough
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