County Court Posts and Names From Local Docket
County commission notes appoint burial committee members for veterans aid in Concord and Staunton townships. Probate results include John Sperkhoff named administrator for Frank Beam estate and Henry Schneill with Harry Baldwin named executors for William Baldwin estate. Marriage licenses issued for Mullinis and Verna McGee. Nicodemus and Opal Thompson. Yings and Helen Link. Hatfield and Clara Cosley.
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John Sperkhoff
Frank Beam
Henry Schneill
Harry Baldwin
William Baldwin
Charles Shilling
Troy
Concord Township
J.C. Burkett
Shan Hoover
Staunton Township
John Knoop
Marion E. Mullinis
Verna
McGee
Piqua
Grauser
Henry Nicodemus
Opal Thompson
Bradford
R. WH. Dunaway Omer- F Yings
Washington
Farmer
Helen D. Link
Bayley
Guibert B. Hatfield
Merchant
Early Christmas Mail Clog Warns of Delays This Year
Postal officials urge early mailing due to constrained rail service and crowded facilities. War time priorities slow loading and connections, with parcels and soldiers’ mail straining systems nationwide. Local post office, overwhelmed by packages, warns of possible delays and even need to drop food to clerks while processing backlogs.
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Dispatch
Lima
Toledo
J. Caesar
Jake the new Oklahoma City drink spurs police probe
The chief of police reports a new beverage named Jake blends hard apple cider Jamaica ginger and a dash of prussic acid. Two drinks lead to aggression rumbling in the bone districts, with one talkative tippler revealing the drink’s powers as authorities note parallels to Liberty Bonds and War Savings Certificates.
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Jake
Oklahoma City
Christmas Baskets and Program by Local Elks
The Local Lodge of Elks and the Associated Charities plan to give 125 Christmas baskets to the worthy poor. At 10 oclock Christmas morning the city children will be entertained at the club rooms with a program including prayers, piano, solos, duets, addresses, and the Star Spangled Banner, followed by a benediction.
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Lodge of Elks
Elks
Groner
R. D. Spen
Potato Bread Recipe Suggestion By War Board
State War Board urges housewives to bake using potatoes to replace flour. Boil potatoes, reserve cooking water, mash dry potatoes, mix with flour and water, season, and bake. A loaf can be made with nine ounces flour and eight ounces potatoes, yielding bread that dries less than all flour loaves and stretches scarce flour. Potatoes are plentiful but bulky for shipping to soldiers abroad.
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Food Administration
Unclaimed Letters Advertised in Piqua Ohio
Advertised letters at Piqua Ohio dated December 18 1917 include W J Buckman Signor Filippi Curini Mr and Mrs J W Davis Elmer Gibboney Elizabeth Hanley Maynard Cafe 8 Adams M Heber J Albert Kirby John Miller Miss Gladys Raymond 466 Harrison Ave Miss Irene Ore Chas Wheeler Callers should state letters advertised W J Prince P M
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Piqua
Ohio
W. J. Buckman
Filippi Curini
J. W. Davis
Elmer Gibboney
Elizabeth Hanley Maynard
Adams
M. Heber
J. Albert Kirby
John ¥. Miller
Gladys Raymond
Harrison Ave
Irene Ore
Chas. Wheeler
Pleane State
W. J. Prince
P. M
Former Congressman Lompkins Dies at 64 in Ohio
Columbus reports Attorney Immette Lompkins, 64, a former congressman from the Athens and Columbus districts and former Athens mayor, died at his home. He was a trustee of Ohio State University at his death. Fire drives 200 Soldiers from Knights of Columbus dormitory in Columbus. no injuries or damage. Mayor Simpson and Police Chief Roush charged in Lima with concealing coal from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in federal court Toledo.
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Columbus
Dec
Immette Lompkins
Athens
Ohto State University
Knights of Columbus
Lima
Simpson
Roush
United States
Toledo
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Red Cross
Fred C. Miller
Michigan City
Ind
George D. Gee
New Yort
PLEDGED TO ALLIED CAUSE Allegiance of New Portugal Assured
Washington dispatch reports the Portuguese legation stating the new government pledges allegiance to the allied cause and will maintain the alliance with England. It denounces German propaganda and notes a German submarine bombardment of Funchal as signaling ulterior motives behind the revolution.
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Portugal
Washington
Germany
England
Funchal
Baker reshapes war council with officer reliefs
Secretary Baker moved to organize the new war council by relieving three of its five officers. Major General Goethals is recalled to active duty as acting quartermaster general, with Major General Sharpe joining the council. Brigadier Generals Barrette Wheeler and Crozier assume acting chiefs of coast artillery and ordnance respectively.
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Washington
Baker
War Council
Wis
War Department
George W. Goethals
Sharpe
Weaver
Barrette
Coast Artillery
William Crozier
Charles Wheeler
Ordnance
Kerensky Near Capital With Troop Escort Reported
Copenhagen reports former Premier Kerensky at Petrograd leading several thousand troops. Bolsheviks allegedly deployed armed forces to counter the move while no fighting details are given. Kerensky previously fled to a Finnish village under a price on his head. Elections to the constituent assembly show his election by Samara and southeast troops.
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Copenhagen
Kerensky
Petrograd
Finland
Trotsky-Lenine
Constituent Assembly
Samara
Suffrage Amendment Set For Jan 19 House Action
The House leaders agreed to take up the Susan B. Anthony federal suffrage amendment on January 19. Committees informally agreed to consider a special rule that day, aiming to pass the measure by about 15 to 20 votes above the two-thirds threshold, underscoring the forthcoming floor battle.
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Washington
House
Baker
Weather Observations and Tomorrow's Indications
Observations from the United States Weather Bureau at 7 p.m. show St. Paul 36 cloudy, St. Louis 40 clear, Chicago 32 clear, Columbus 34 cloudy, Buffalo 32 clear, New York 34 clear. Forecast for tomorrow indicates Ohio cloudy with moderate temperatures.
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United States Weather Bureau
Tursday
Temp
St. Pawe
St. Louis
Chicago
Columbus
Buffalo
New York
Babst defends sugar supply against Spreckels charge
Earl D. Babst told the Senate investigating committee that increased consumption, limited supply, and distribution delays caused a sugar famine, denying Spreckels’ claim of a Cuban sugar surplus. He said foreign buyers cut U S Cuban raw sugar by 450 million pounds, and that independent firms hold 69 percent of cane sugar business. He protested being limited to answering questions.
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Babst
Washington
Claus A. Spreckels
Food Administration
Earl D. Babst
Senate Sgor
Baust
Sugar Trust
Hoover Sugar
Spreckels
United States
Bast
American Sugar Refining Company
Christmas Furloughs Cut to Five Percent at Camp Sherman
Chillicothe Ohio December 14 Only five percent of Ohio selectives training at Camp Sherman will receive Christmas furloughs down from twenty percent announced after war department orders. The method for selecting the five percent is undecided. Those granted leave go home December 22 to Christmas night. The decision aims to avoid extra troop movements on railways.
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Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
War Department
Washington
Way Department
Children Cause Trains to Jump in Rail Yard
Vineland New Jersey correspondent reports children playing near the New Jersey Central station found they could make trains jump by placing joint plates on the rails. It became dangerous sport until trainmen stopped the activity.
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New Jersey Central Railroad
Vineland
N.J
French Army Clerical Desks Raise and Lower Regularly
The French government outfits army clerical staff with adjustable desks that raise and lower typewriters every half hour to improve work efficiency by alternating sitting and standing during the day.
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The
Army
State to hire inspectors for liquor board and railways
Ohio's State Civil Service Commission announces examinations for Chief Inspector of the State Liquor License Department and two railway eye inspectors in January. The Chief Inspector post pays $2,000 yearly plus travel expenses. Applicants must be ready to prove detective talents on January 17.
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State Liquor Licensing Board
State Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor License Department
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