New Laws for Buckeye State Debated and Signed by Gov Cox
Summary of bills passed by Ohio's general assembly and signed by Gov. Cox including the anti lobby registration bill H B 69, emergency appropriations H B 240 and H B 381, short ballot measures, education funding, and various judicial and corporate regulatory provisions. The list covers allocations for universities and schools, election rule changes, and measures to speed public notices and advertising regulation.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Cox
Black
Wyandotte County
Cowan
Putnam
Hamilton
Ohio
S. Gale Lowrie
H. B
Bonnell
Guernsey
Board of Education
Jefferson Township
Guernsey’ County
Laura McNeel
Oie T
Ministerial
Ohio University
State Universe
Miami
Ohio State
Wilberforce
Ohio Normal School
Miami Normal
Young
Cuyahoga
Supreme Court
Friebelin
Common Pleas
Friebolin
State Emergency Board
79Th Assembly
Senate
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Bigelow
Brennan
Green
Coshocton
Haas
Delaware
Gregory of
Bernstein
Election Board
Moore
Jefferson
State Geological Survey
State Treasury
J. P. Brennan
Wieser
State Board of Administration
Fellinger
Gregory
McCormick
Gallia
State Administration Board
Agricultural Commission
Frank J. Dawson
Columbus Savings & Trust Co
I. B. Cameron
Dawson
Cameron
Cyrus Huling
Trust Company
James Cox
Lowrie
Auto tax enriches state records in two years
Columbus reports that the automobile department under Secretary of State Graves has net receipts totaling 642,975.25 up to March 1, over two years and two months, a new high. Receipts were 190,712.29 in 1911 and 275,89.96 in 1912, with January this year yielding 153,034.17 and February 23,247.83.
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Columbus
Automobile Department
Graves
Ohio and New York Floods Devastate Western Cities
Across western New York and Ohio the deluge caused the worst floods in decades. Buffalo, Jamestown, Salamanca and Cortland endured heavy damage to industries and homes, while Dayton Piqua Hamilton and Middletown in Ohio reported deaths, destroyed dams, flooded streets, and widespread power and rail outages. Rescue boats moved residents to safety as rivers rose and bridges failed.
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Buffalo
Mar
New York
South Buffalo
Buffalo River
Casenovia
South Park
Tuscarawas
Walhending
Muskingum
Coshocton
Wooster
Pennsylvania
Roundsville
Alliance
Canton
Barberton
John Neuman
Wolf Creek
Lima
Ottawa
Clinton
Akron
Tiffin
Reecky
Medina
Upper
Sandusky
Chardon
Mansfield
Geauga County
Cleveland & Eastern Traction Co
Gates Mill
Delphos
Conneaut
Conneaut Creek
Cincinnati
Ohio River
White Water River
Valley Junction
Mahoning River
Crab Creek
Youngstown
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
East
Cuyahoga
Goodyear Rubber Co
Thaw May Confer Privately With Counsel at Matteawan
Justice Tomkins ruled that Harry K. Thaw may discuss with his attorneys in private at Matteawan asylum, suspending the rule requiring a guard present for inmate consultations. The move follows Thaw's wish to prepare for forthcoming proceedings before a New York grand jury regarding alleged bribe offers to obtain his release.
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White Plains
N. Y
Matteawan Asylum
Justice Tomkins
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
New York
Launch Capsizes in Lak Apopka Killing Four Men
Four men died when their launch capsized in Lak Apopka near Winter Garden on March 26. Identified are EB Dr. Lewis, Frazier, Clarence, and John Garsen. A recovery verse reports the tragedy on the lake with state authorities notified.
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Winter Garden
Fla
Lak Apopka
Lewis, Frazier
Clarence
Pd John Garsen
Administration measures pass and flood devastates Ohio
The Ohio legislature, in session 11 weeks, passed 12 of Gov. Cox’s program measures while floods devastate numerous cities. Major actions include anti lobby law, direct election of senators, statewide primary, juvenile custody, and prison reforms. Floods cut transport and left thousands homeless in Wooster, Canton, Alliance, Tiffin, Conneaut, and Akron areas with damages likely over a million dollars.
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Columbus
Mar
Thomas
House of Representatives
Black
Clark
Schweikert
Hamilton County
Capelle
Gov. Cox
Cox
United States
Legislative Research Bureau
State Board of Administration
Five Thousand May Be Dead In Dayton Flood
Dayton Ohio faces a catastrophic flood with estimates of up to 5000 dead as the Miami River levee breaks near Main Street. The city centers in chaos with hospitals washed away, water and power cut, fires burning through submerged blocks, and tens of thousands homeless.
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Columbus
Mar
Ohio
Annals of
Dayton
Piqua
Miami County
Hamilton
Butler County
Miami Valley
Sidney
Shelby County
Lewiston
Middletown
Miami
Scioto
Olentangy
George Dike
Toledo
William Shanklin
Fred Burr
Massillon
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Black River
Brighton
Lorain County
Lorain
Trumbull County
Mahoning
Warren
Fourth Ward
W. Market St
Erie Railroad
Leavittsburg
Phalanx
Market
Norwalk
Grand River
Painesville
Phillips
Springfield
Miami River
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Meyers Ice Cream Co
Wyoming-st
South Park
Wyoming
Tarleton
Wyomingst
National Cash Register Co
Cash Register
Oakwood
Glendale
Telegraphers Get Pay Boost For Railway Workers
Cincinnati March 26 telegraphers on the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railway and the Alabama Great Southern railway received an eight percent average raise in pay. The workers had sought shorter hours, which were denied, but they accepted the new pay terms.
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Cincinnati
Mar
New Orleans
William J Northen Dies in Atlanta at 84
William J Northen former Georgia governor and longtime political figure died at his Atlanta home on March 26 from complications after a carbuncle. The state leader was 84 and had shaped state politics for decades.
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Atlanta
William J. Northen
Georgia
Son Returns, Mother Dies in Ohio Mystery
In Youngstown on March 26 Mrs. Josephine Miller died of heart disease when her son, long mourned as dead, unexpectedly returned home. The case blends local sorrow with a twist of family tragedy as relatives seek answers about the years apart and the reappearance.
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Youngstown
Mar
Josephine Miller
Two Die in New Cyclone Near Murfeesboro
In Murfeesboro UL on March 26 a cyclone passing 12 miles southeast of town killed Mrs. Bud Walker and Ray Patrick, 11, and injured several others. The storm swept through the county causing casualties and damage.
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Murfeesboro
Mar
Bud Walker
Ray Patrick
Fire Destroys City Hall In Sandusky
Sandusky city hall burned causing about $30,000 in damage and the loss of many valuable records. Fire officials report the blaze started early this morning and gutted the structure.
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Sandusky, O
Omaha Tornado Death Toll Rises Amid Arctic Snow
In Omaha the disaster worsens as a brutal Arctic snowstorm adds to the misery. Rescue crews search wrecked homes for the dead and injured buried under debris from Sunday's tornado. About 1,000 people are homeless and every second house serves as a hospital. late figures place the death toll at 214 with many bodies still believed trapped.
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Omaha
Mar
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