Uncle Sam's Fleet Growing Amid World War Shipping Boom
The Shipping Board, empowered to spend 1.4 billion dollars, expands U S naval logistics by commandeering 426 ships and advancing private and Fleet Corporation construction. By March 1, 1918, 34 finished, with 584 ships under contract or building, aiming to exceed Hamburg American Line tonnage. The Fleet Corporation plans 1,000,000 tons in four months.
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Uncle Sam's Shipping Board
Congress
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seattle
Emergency Fleet Corporation
U.S
Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Navy
Hamburg American Line
Uncle Sams Shipbuilding Push to Beat Submarine Challenge
The total program of the Corporation calls for 1409 ships with a deadweight tonnage of 8,363,808 to be completed by January 1, 1919. Eight Hamburg American Lines ships are built in two years, aided by destroyer work, as the U S response to the submarine threat.
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Hamburg American Lines
Uncle Sam
Challenger
Mayor-elect Hamilton Takes Oath as Piqua Mayor
Mayor-elect F. B. Hamilton received the Oath of office this morning before City Solicitor Geo M Berry in Piqua. The two year term begins Tuesday January 1 1918. he plans to name his official staff later, and his injured wrist remains painful but improving for the January induction.
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F. B. Hamilton
City of
Piqua
Geo. M. Berry
Hamilton
Injunction Suit Dismissed Over Conservancy District Bond Plan
Judge Walter D. Jones dismissed Joseph Blevins v Miami Conservancy District for lack of merit. Blevins sought a permanent injunction to stop special assessments funding a $24,000,000 bond issue for district improvements. Court found many objections already decided and others not properly presented, upholding the act's validity and noting no state guarantee of tax collection.
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Walter D. Jones
Joseph Blevins
Miami Conservancy District
Blevins
Jones
Conservancy
Franklin County
Lucas County
Muskingun County
Cour
Judge Upholds Law After Citing Constitutional Ruling
Judge Jones explained that his private view mattered little as the law governs and higher court rulings on constitutionality forced a revised opinion. He sustained the demurrer, dismissed the case, and taxed costs to the plaintiff.
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Jones
War Dept urged to adopt universal service and strong staff
General Hugh L. Scott urges reorganizing the war department on a sound staff basis and adopting universal military service. He cites 1916 congress limits that cap general staff officers at 53, hindering wartime preparations, while noting his absence delayed a full account of army readiness. Separately, 17 U S Army engineers are reported missing in action since Nov. 30 near Cambrai, Germany’s counterattack.
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General Scott
Washington
War Department
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
Russia
France
United States
Emmy Engineer Corps
Pershing
Cambrai
Baker Reviews Situation In West Front
Secretary Baker states in his weekly military update that the initiative remains with the allies in the west. He notes rumors of German preparations but argues massed concentrations do not signify a lasting strategic edge for the enemy and warns against overestimating a breakthrough.
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West Front
Washington
Baker
Baker Submits Report On Universal Military Training Policy
Secretary Baker's annual War Department report outlines a year in review and states he does not favor universal military training as a regular national policy. The department did not seek legislation on the subject, noting that permanent military policy will be shaped by postwar arrangements. Civilized nations hope for relief from the burden of armament and war's destruction.
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Washington
Saker
France
Baker
Germans Used Wireless To Stir Trouble Between U S and Japan
Honolulu reports that the German cruiser Geier interned in the harbor relayed messages between German agents in the United States and Japan to inflame war. The diary of Captain Grasshof cites plans from 1917 involving von Bernstorf Boy-Ed and von Pffen aiding a propaganda plot.
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United States
Japan
Honolulu
Waser Geier
Geier
Boy-Ed and
von Panen
George Roedik
H. A. Schroeder
Revolutionary plot guilty pleas tie Hawaii and Manila figures
Honolul and Manila were implicated as two individuals pleaded guilty in San Francisco to complicity in a plot to establish a revolutionary government in India. The cases connect these locations to a broader conspiracy and mark recent judicial actions in the matter.
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Honolul
Manila
San Francisco
India
Ohio Happenings and Local Incidents of December
A roundup from Ohio towns reports a request to prosecute all Cuyahoga county bakers failing to meet bread price and weight regulations, plus a Meigs county ex-auditor's suicide by drowning, a Cincinnati woman returned to reform school for a knife attack, miners agreeing to blasting powder prices, a family fire killing two boys near Nelsonville, a Cleveland widow wounded by a knife, and burglars stealing nearly $2395 of cloth in Toledo.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Croxton
Cuyahoga County Food Administration Committee
Ohio
Norway Loses 5000 Sailors in War Submarine Era
Official dispatch from Christiania reports Norway’s wartime losses reach 5000 sailors. Two Tore steamships Strathorne and San Croix torpedoed. Strathorne in the Mediterranean with 18 survivors, San Croix in the English Channel with two dead. Columbus fuel chief urges Ohio cities to black out lights Sunday and Thursday nights to save fuel.
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Norway
London
Christiania
Foreign Office
Mediterranea
English Channel
Columbus
Homer
Johnston
Ohio
Sugar storage case and notable deaths in a brief note
Hyman Borrok of New York City is alleged to hold 126 barrels of sugar in storage and was held for trial on December 22. Major G. W. Menzies, prominent Democrat, lawyer and veteran officer, dies at Mount Vernon Indiana after a long illness. Walter Schumann-Heinke, son of the opera singer, Ernestine Schumann-Heinke, enlists in the army. he is the fourth son of the singer to enter military service. Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co of Marion, Indiana wins a 1.5 million dollar contract to make steam winches for government boats. The Canton Maryland shipyard of Charles Rhode & Sons is threatened by fire as the Grdyock, the tus Jrene and a scow are damaged by an incendiary blaze.
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Hyman Borrok
New York City
G. W. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Walter Schumann-Heinke
Ernestine Schumann-Heinke
Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company
Marion
Charles Rhode & Sons Company
Canton
Grydock
Tus Jrene
Ohio coal shortage eased by threefold plan
Governor Cox reports mine workers agree to Sunday shifts to relieve shortages, operators pledge rapid car loading, and railways commit to sending empty cars to mines. Congress members foresee a Senate fuel inquiry shaking national fuel administration, with Dr Garfield as a frequent target amid criticism of policy. Governor Cox expected to be a major figure at the investigation, open dates kept for him.
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Columbus
Cox
Washington Dispatches
Congress
Ohio
National Fuel Administration
Garfield
Complainants Fight Coat Shortage Across State Fields
Complaints of being out of coat were received from the aviation field near Dayton and from scores of cities through Onelle State, indicating widespread shortages and citizen frustration amid supply gaps reported by multiple localities.
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Dayton
Onelle State
Widow files charges claim wealthy husband kidnapped
In Chicago, Eva lyn Berdan, widow of Toledo magnate Lucius B. Berdan, alleges he was kidnapped six weeks before his death while relatives dispute the verdict of natural causes. An anonymous Chicagoan linked to the Berdans reportedly told the coroner of the supposed ransom and will-changes. Sinclair Berdan, a brother, was present at death. the coroner ruled natural causes after a prolonged illness. The weather outlook follows.
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Chicago
Lucius B. Berdan
Toledo
Evalyn Berdan
Berdas
Berdan
Sinclair Berdano
Sinclair Berdan
Dayton Coal to Pass Through Clearing House System
Dayton plans a city wide coal clearing house to allocate domestic coal. All orders will be canceled at dealers and handled in one ton lots from fire engine houses after consumer affidavit. Coal to be sold collect on delivery to minimize hauling distances. American Congressmen injured in Rome crash, George H. Tinkham among those hurt but surviving. chauffeur seriously hurt.
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Dayton
County Fuel Administration
Rome
George H. Tinkham
Boston
Monte Trappa
Gas Explosion Kills Ten In McDowell County Mine
Ten miners are dead after a mine explosion at Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co in Sussana near Bluefield West Virginia. Four other workers reported killed with bodies recovered and rescue parties yet to confirm additional victims. The blast, along the Dry Fork branch of the Norfolk and Western railroad, is the first in years in the Pocahontas field.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Pocahontas Field
William proposes final peace offer in 1918 bloodshed warning
Berlin telegram reports Emperor William plans a final peace initiative in face of rejection, warning that those who refuse will bear responsibility for 1918 bloodshed. In Columbus a Marine, Richard N Gleich, 19, of the United States Marines, was killed in an accident on December 15 near Cuyama. telegram to his parents confirms the tragedy.
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Kaise
London
Pec
William
Berlin
Columbus
Richard N. Gleich
Unites States Marines
Cuyama
Jaco Gleich
Ce Irs
Means Acquitted In Slaying of Wealthy Woman
Jury frees business agent Gaston B Means in Concord North Carolina of murdering Maude A King, a wealthy widow from New York. She was killed Aug 29 at Blackwelder Springs during a pistol shooting outing with Means and friends. State alleged loot of her fortune. Also reports aviation accident in Paris where Leo Benoit from Atterboro Mass injured when his plane crashed. legs broken.
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Concord
N. C
Gaston B Means
Maude A. Ki Is
New York
W. Ss. Bingham
Afton Means
Gaston Means
Means
Paris
Leo Benoit
Atterboro
Mass
Benoit
Rowney to Meet Lewis in 12-Round Bout at Memorial Hall
Columbus December 1 Bryan Dowsa of this city and Tea Lewis weight champion meet in a 12 round bout in Memorial Hall tonight.
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Rowney
Lewis
Columbus
Bryan Dowsa
Tea Lewis
Tonisit
Personality versus jealousy and fear in business growth
The essay argues that jealousy and fear are the two main barriers to healthy personality development, equating their impact in business to any other life area. It suggests that envy undermines progress and self trust, hindering achievement and ethical conduct.
County Seat Cullings Arguments Complete
Testimony in Wil bert O Roark versus county commissioner's case finished Saturday morning. After attorney arguments the jury retired at ja o'clock. verdict returned about 2 o'clock awarding the Blaintiff $4,000 from the $8,050 requested. Transcripts in Common Pleas Court include three cases and remarks on jealousy and personal envy from Wesley Jones, John Spain, and Roy Moten of Troy. Also, three men were held to the grand jury on burglary charges by Mayor Clay Harmon. A civil marriage license was issued in Probate Court for Edward Davis and Luella Toms, both of West Milton.
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Wilbert O’roark
Blaintiff
Wesley Jones
John Spain
Roy Moten
Troy
Common Pleas
Clay Jt. Harmon
Jude le E. St. John
Mary Rages
Edward Davis
Luella B. Toms
West Milton
Dudley
The First Submarine Jonah and divine deliverance
A Baptist Watchman-Examiner piece recounts the first record of a submarine created by God to save the disobedient prophet Jonah. It describes Jonah as the sole passenger, lacking a periscope, and credits his time underwater with leading to obedience and service to God as he neared Nineveh.
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Jonah
God
Jehovah
Nineveh
Baptist
Copped the Coal on B and O Siding
About 35 cars of coal destined elsewhere were left on the B and O siding east of town over the weekend and an estimated 200 tons are missing. Neighbors scrambled over the fence at night to load sacks, aided by the darkness. The electric light plant secured a week’s supply and Memorial hospital two weeks.
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B. and O
Memorial Hospital
Totcal
Short Stories Pick of 1936 American Tales
An industrious reader selected 20 best stories by American authors from 2,700 tales published in 1936 across 70 periodicals. Editors faced a vast pool of 27,000 or more stories, with many offered and few chosen.
Neighborhood Potato Plot Failing Mosquito Threat Highlighted
A New Jersey man attempted to corner a potato crop in his neighborhood while a mosquito was deemed the era’s most undesirable predatory insect in the region, per the Washington Star.
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Daya Galat
New Jersey
Washington Star
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Wamsueon
Baker Reviews Situation
Pomeroy
William G. Roberts
Meigs County
Roberts
Marysville, O
Lil- Man Bistner
Cincinnati
Soys Grerated
Nelsonville
Jacob Carey
Toledo Sponging and Refining Company
Greenamyer & CO
Cullings
Common Pleas Court
Eoc
Elas Fine
Stout
W. B. Redluse
Weingarten Bros, Inc
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