City of Troy Wins in Common Pleas Ruling on Freight Cars
City of Troy victory in common pleas and circuit court rulings over freight car regulation. Rail company argued lines moving freight through the city. court upheld city’s right to regulate but not curb all freight. Dismissal without prejudice keeps option open if issues recur.
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Troy
Cannon Pleas
Pray
Dayton and Tray
Cis
Endoin
General Construction
Uy Express
Thas
State of
Ohio
Jude Teegarden
Greenville
Circuit Court
Common Pleas Court
South Miurke
Senators Clash Over Food Control Bill in Senate
June 26 report says Senate leaders expect passage within ten days and enactment in time for the season. Amendments widen government control to basic commodities including bananas steel oil and fertilizers, tighten licensing, and curb production and storage. Debate focuses on prohibitions and whether to permit malt liquors and wines.
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Senate
Food Patrol
Air Armadas to Overwhelm Germans in Air War
United States forces will enter action soon and an immense aerial army will sweep the skies clear of Germans. Paris Tone son Washington and Petrograd plan for master of the air with air fleets to blind German artillery and sow terror on the Western Front. The dispatch cites Commandant De Clyrieux praising America and foreseeing victory as air power turns the tide.
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United Press
London
Europe
United States
Paris
Toneson
Washington
Petrogrand
America
Mwindenhbure
Columbus men ordered to stand trial for draft conspiracy
June 26 Federal Judge Sater overruled a motion to quash indictments and ordered Am mon Hernacy Harry E. Townsley Cecil Talley all of Columbus and John W Hammond of Washington county to face trial on a conspiracy to hamper the draft act. Attorneys for the defendants argued indictments invalid alleging conspiratorial evidence and seizure without a search warrant. Handbills attacking conscription were allegedly printed and seized from a local printing office by U S agents.
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Columbus
Sater
Ammon Hernacy
Harry E. Townsley
Cecil Talley
John W. Hammond
Washington County
United States
British Ship Ortonlan Sunk By German Submarine
The British steamship Ortolan of 215 tons gross was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on June 14 near Genoa to Liverpool route. Three crew members died. survivors reached Montréal reporting the attack and rescue by an American vessel four miles away that fired at the submarine.
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Montreal
Ortolan
Generation Navigation Co
London
Ais
Orton Lan
Genoa
Liverpool
Girls Make Life Miserable for Soldier Boys
At Penjamuen Ifarilison Indiana a six week army officers program faces disruption as crowds of girls attend weekends at the Benjam Harrison training camp. Gen Glenn bans unescorted visits, yet female visitors persist. Independence Day events include field and track contests with medals, cups, and fund proceeds split between Red Cross and camp recreation funds.
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Penjamuen Ifarilison
Indl
Tom
Warry
Harry
Gen. Glenn
Army
Indiana
State Fair Grounds
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Department of Recreation For
Cullen, Thomas
Butler College
Ft. Warrison
Ten steel ships contracted for by Goethals
Washington June 26 contracts for ten complete steel cargo carrying ships four complete wooden cargo carrying steamers sixteen wooden hulls and twelve vertical triple expansion marine engines were announced today by General George Goethals head of the emergency fleet corporation of the United States shipping board. The corporation's summary shows 23 ships and hulls already completed with 178 contracted for divided as steel ships thirty eight composite ships thirty two wooden ships thirty four.
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Washington
George Goeals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Shipping Board
Woodden
Ohio Officials Demand One Ohio Division For War
June 26 report from Columbus states Ohio officials refuse the war department's plan to split Ohio National Guard units into divisions with other states. Adjutant General George H. Wood would command a single Ohio division if allowed to go abroad, while officials argue splitting duties would shift responsibility to federal officers.
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Columbus
Ohio
War Department
Ohio National Guard
State House
George H. Wood
War Secretary Seeks Large Air Fleet in Congress Bid
Hearings opened before the senate military committee on the governments big aircraft program with Secretary of War Baker advocating adoption. The plan, endorsed by President Wilson and CNDF, seeks 600 million dollars for 35,000 airplanes and aviator training, with a bill to authorize introduction in Congress this week.
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Senate Military Committee
Baker
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Congress
Irregularities cited in Ohio State Fair management
A 1911–1916 audit of the Ohio State Fair outlines grave irregularities in fair management. It cites unaccounted privilege funds, biased contract awards, missing minutes, and questionable gate receipts. Investigators accuse officials of favoritism, double payrolls, inflated costs, and possible political influence in concessions.
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Cox
Columbus
Oho
Bliss, Dawson and Brennan
Danaire
Board of Agriculture
J. W. Fleming
Agriculture Commission
Andrew Durbin
W. W. Durbin
Democratic State Central Committee
Kenton
Durbin
Messrs. i WN
Whipps
L. EF
Lorbach
Townsend
Schullman
Burroughs
Bert Williams
Charles Schullman
Fleming
American gunners thwart German sub attack off Irish coast
American naval gunners repelled a large German submarine that fired a torpedo at an American passenger liner off Ireland. The torpedo narrowly missed, less than twenty feet, as the liner faced a mid ocean encounter with passengers preparing for emergency. Officers and crew urged calm while forward guns and the bridge watched the submarine fade in darkness.
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London
Ireland
Wil
President Creates Embargo Board to Control Exports
President Wilson issued an executive order creating the new embargo board with authority to declare embargoes on exports. The council includes the secretaries of commerce agriculture state and the food administration. Proclamations will first license coal and fuel shipments then licenses for exports to European neutrals, with cereals and other foodstuffs to be designated next. The measure aims to curb neutral shipments aiding Germany and strengthen wartime trade control.
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Washington
Wilson
New Export Council
Embargo Board
Germany
Agricultural Land State Departments
Food Administration
Export Council
United States
Great Britain
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Nerstap
Trancis BP
Sayre Wilson
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Ackers
Goethals
Ohio State
Fust and
Lory Brooke
Tim
Pershing
Joseph Miller
Cradford
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