Editors polarize on anti tobacco laws in nation survey
An article in Leslie's Magazine reviews Garret Smith's interpretation of a Press Service Company questionnaire asking editors nationwide if adults should be prohibited from using tobacco. Results show 95 percent of editors claim public sentiment opposes prohibition, with Utah as the lone state showing notable support amid Mormon influence.
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Garret Smith
Leslie's
Press Service Company
New York City
Utah
Idaho
Tennessee
Arkansas
Arizona
Senate
Iowa
Kansas
Oregon
Oklahoma
State abandons bid for Bucyrus land for mental institution
In Columbus on May 18 the State Supreme Court refused to force State Auditor to issue a 385 Warrant for purchase of 8 acres near Bucyrus for a state institution for mentally challenged. Governor Davis opposed the purchase though $650,000 already appropriated may be spent to enlarge the Orient facility.
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Columbus
State Board Administration
State Treme
John J. Stafford
Marion Real Est
State Auditory
Bucyrus
Old State Board of Administion
Stafford
Davis
Bia
Orient
State Owning 1700 Acre Farm Near Here
A 1700 acre farm near here is held by the state. The property status and location are noted in official records as part of state land holdings.
Bond prices listed for Liberty Bonds on May 18
Opening Liberty Bonds quotes show 3 1 2s at 88.02 and 88 3 4s at 97.78. Second 4 1 4s trade 87.28 with third 4 1 4s at 90.72 and fourth 4 1 4s at 87.38. Victory 4 3 4s quoted at 97.78.
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New York
Liberty Bonds
Victory
Equal Opportunity for School Equipment in Ohio
Governor Davis voices in the Better Schools Bulletin that equal access to educational equipment must reach both urban and rural Ohio. He urges higher pay and durable tenure for teachers, stressing that a failed education system hinges on teacher compensation.
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Columbus
Davis
Better Schools
State Department of Public Instruction
Ohio
Training Pupils Authorized for Findlay Schools
Findlay board of education authorizes Superintendent J. F. Alarteson to install physical training in public schools. A gymnasium will be fitted up in the schools to benefit all pupils.
Wayne County Health Organization picks new leaders
WOOSTER S G Case elected president and W H Painter secretary of the advisory council. Delegates reported a more favorable sentiment toward the health program than a year ago when it began operation.
Funeral in Defiance County Largest in History
About one thousand attendees joined the funeral for County Commissioner A. L. Baker at the family home in North Richland township. A procession of two hundred cars stretched a mile and a half, reported as Defiance county’s largest funeral to date.
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Defiance
A. L. Baker
North Richland Township
Defiance County
Bellaire Man Recovers Stolen Marine Power Plant
John Shunk of Bellaire heard a motor near the Ohio river shore and identified a yacht manned by John Hall of Wheeling who surrendered the stolen marine power plant. The hull of Shunk’s boat was later found near the government dam at Shadyside, Ohio.
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Bellaire
John Shunk
West Wheling
Ohio
Here
Ohio River
Shunk
John Hall
Wheling
W. Va
Hall
Shadyside
Columbus Police Training School Planned Here
Chief Harry E. French announced a new police training school in Columbus. The program will educate Columbus police officers in a 30 or 60 day course at public expense.
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Columbus
Harry E. French
Divorce Suit Alleges Extreme Cruelty in Bellefontaine
Melzer Tate files for divorce from Norma Tate after a five year marriage claiming extreme cruelty. The couple had been apart for three months before she returned home and replied it was none of his business.
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Bellefontaine
Melzer Tate
Norma Tate
Ohio Baptist convention opening in Lima church
Lima hosts the Ohio Baptist convention at First Baptist church next Monday with about 500 delegates expected from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Bishop Upholds Unison Right to Exist in Cleveland
Rt Rev Joseph Schrembs newly named Bishop of Cleveland denounces moves to dissolve unionism calling them unconstitutional. He supports labor’s right to organize and bargain collectively while favoring a minimum living wage without state-enforced compulsion.
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Sesco
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
Schrimbs
Germans Ready To Meet Debts
Berlin May 18 Germany has collected 150 million gold marks for payment as soon as the prepar ations commission indicates where the money shall be paid. This is the first installment of 1,000,000 gold marks due before May 31. Germany has twelve bars to pay the remainder 50 million gold marks. She must disarm completely before June 20 under the ultimatum and Versailles treaty.
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Berlin
Germany
Preparations Commission
Wich
No Phone Merge Fight in Congress Says Columbus Chamber
Secretary James T. Daniels of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce reports little opposition expected in Congress to Senator Frank B. Willis bill to amend federal statute allowing the consolidation of Ohio Bell and Ohio State Telephone, ending the dual system in Ohio after a Washington conference.
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Columbus
Congress
U. S
Frank B. Willis
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Ohio State Telephone Company
Ohio
James T. Daniels
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Daniels
Washington, D. Cc
Hotel Registrants List Across Cities
A long roster of hotel registrants includes names from Elyria Cleveland Chicago Detroit Toledo St. Louis Lima New York Findlay and other cities. Patrons listed include Mr and Mrs and professionals with multiple surnames and initials reflecting a broad regional guest list.
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Elyria
Brown
M. F. Robewalt
Cincinnati
T. J. Vercor
Cleveland
Z. J. Walters
Chicago
Mrs. B. Greene
Bernice Hicks
Sandusky
H. Lewis
Detroit
H. «. Weeden
W. R. M. Jones
Ravenna
J. H. Starr
C. T. Baer
Toledo
C. Wf. Brown
Akron
Medina
Y. M. Wilson
Columbus
R. L. Douglas
J. M. Wyman
C. W. Jackson
G. E. Pifer
Lima
Joss Goldsworth
Robt. Kanter
New York
C. V. Delgard
Wooster
J. D. Reichard
Grafton
J. J. Dover
J. KE. Prince
H. W. Poller
Findley
Robt. Spiegel
F. H. Armstrong
Marton
Newman Igle
N. Y
Woman Given Eight Year Term After Fatal Shot in Dedham
Mrs. Carmello Frucci of Norwood is sentenced to eight years for killing her husband in Dedham Superior Court. Judge Walter P. Hall orders the two month old baby to be taken to jail by its mother. Frucci’s three sons, Frank aged thirteen John eleven and Charles eight, say goodbye in the courthouse.
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International News Service
Boston
Carmello Frucci
Norwood
Walter P. Hall
Dedham Superior Court
Frank
John
Charles
Modern Womanhood and Health Myths
The article argues for new ideals of female efficiency and health. It cites daily baths, fresh air exercise, and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aids at the first sign of weakness. The piece contrasts contemporary women with older frail stereotypes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Om AdVt
Through Own Device The inventive cripple drives by knee
Wred Ericson of Kangar City Missouri, a man who lost both arms in a railroad accident ten years ago, now steers his car with five leather cups on the steering wheel stubs. He feeds gasoline with a knee lever and uses a foot pedal in emergencies while earning a living posting advertising.
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Wred Ericson
Kanga City
Ericson
Kansas City
Polish refugees line up to emigrate to America in Warsaw
In Warsaw a line of about 1500 Polish and Jewish fugitives seeks visas to the United States. Applicants must present a Polish passport ten dollars, a letter from US relatives and a third class ticket. Officials warn against false visas and passport swindlers with arrests in New York and Europe. The Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society assists in tracing frauds as digusted wanderers await ships amid camps and disease precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Warsaw
Poland
America
New York
United States
Chelm
Hester Street
Huddle
Goteborg
Sweden
Danzig
Rotterdam
Separate high schools proposed for white and colored students
The local board maps two new high school buildings with a combined cost of 500000 dollars. A white pupil high school will be built for 350000 dollars and a colored pupil high school for 150000 dollars. Bids are due June 4.
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NENTA
Board of Education
Arsenal of weapons pledged for mail defense in Cincinnati
Fred Brinkman and Elmer Fries from the Cincinnati post office revealed an arsenal in Postmaster Clore's office. The display included 600 45 caliber army revolvers and two cases of sawed off shotguns. John Hendrickson, former army aviator and assistant secretary to Postmaster Clore, tested the weapons.
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P.O
Cincinnati
Fred Brinkman
Elmer Fries
Clare
John Hendrickson
Clore
War on speeders in Sistersville West Virginia
Chief of Police George Lawson declares a campaign against speed maniacs in Sistersville urging stricter enforcement and safer streets amid rising traffic concerns. The move signals intensified patrols and possible penalties for speeding drivers.
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Sistersville
W. Va
George Lawson
Speed
Countess’s dynamite plot to seize $15 million estate exposed
Berlin reports Countess Ella Schileffen and her two sons were arrested on charges tied to a plan to blow up a Mecklenburg castle and kill relatives to gain a massive inheritance. Accused accomplices were promised blood money, but the plot was betrayed to the targets before execution. The Schlieffen family, kin to a former German general staff chief, held vast estates in Mecklenburg and near Cagsel.
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Berlin
Ella Schileffen
Martin Ernst Schlieffen
George Wilhelm
Schlieffens
Macklenburg
Cagsel
Mecklenburg
Chicago Vicar General Visited by Pope at Vatican
Monsignor Rempe vicar general of the Chicago diocese met Pope Benedict XV in a private audience at the Vatican on Thursday. He reported on the collection and distribution of American Catholic relief for needy children in Germany and Austria. The Pope expressed fatherly interest and blessed the donors.
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Rome
Monsignor
Rempe
Chicago
Benedict XV
Vatican
Germany
Austria
No More Dandruff Parisian Sage Ad
A leading hair dresser endorses Parisian Sage as the best remedy for dandruff promising hair becomes wavy thick and lustrous. Cc W Phillips offers it on a money back plan.
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Cc. W. Phillips
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