Four Indicted in Ohio for Aiding and Abetting State Funds Deposit
Franklin county grand jury returns four indictments under a 60 year old general code statute. Isaac B. Cameron former state treasurer and Columbus Savings and Trust Co. leader faces charges for deposits while in office and after retirement. Co defendants include Charles C. Green former cashier and treasurer William S. McKinnon death successor and Henry W. Backhus Columbus Savings and Trust Co. official.
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Union News Service
Columbus
State of
Ohio
Isaac B. Cameron
Treasury
Franklin County
Salmon B. Chase
Columbus Savings and ‘Trust Co
Philadelphia
Columbus Savings and Trust Co
Charles C. Green
London
W. S. McKinnon
Henry W. Backhus
The
Columbus Savings and Trust Go
Jury Drawn in Smith Trial for Poison Death Case
Springfield Ohio reports the jury of twelve is selected to decide Dr. Arthur J. Smith's guilt or innocence in the poisoning of his first wife Florence Cavileer Smith. Names listed include Bruce Bunyan Charles Hatfield C F Smith Joe Weaver H C Hougham Roy Parker Clarence Collier Charles Mitsch W B Bennett Fred Yeazell Samuel Miller and Thomas Swonger. One hundred others were summoned and the state has 36 witnesses while the defense calls 22. Trial unlikely to reach the jury before late next week.
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Springfield, O
Arthur J. Smith
Florence Cavileer Smith
Bruce Bunyan
Pleasant Township
Charles L. Hatfield
Greene Township
C. F. Smith
Joe Weaver
South Vienna
H. C. Hougham
Roy R. Parker
Clarence C. Collier
Charles L. Mitsch
W. 8. Bennett
Fred Yeazell
Samuel Miller
Enon
Thomas Swonger
New Carlisle
Conspiracy Trial Of Ohio National Guard Soldiers
Four members of Co I Third Regiment Ohio National Guard from Xenia were court-martialed for conspiring against their commander Captain D G Younkin. Sergeants Charles A Davis and John R Poland and Privates Jesse Sheets and Nathan Clark faced trial with Davis and Sheets pleading guilty and Poland and Clark pleading not guilty. The alleged plot circulated a petition urging Adjutant General Wood to seek Capt Yourkin’s resignation.
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Adjt-Gen
Wood
Yourikin
Militiamen Paid After Dayton Flood Guard Duty
Adjt. Gen. Wood secured $65,000 from four local banks to pay 1,209 militiamen serving guard duty in Dayton. All men were paid, about 350 returned home, while roughly 800 remained on duty as flood relief continued.
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Dayton, O
Adjt
Wood
Chicago Sends Supplies After Flood Distress
The Chicago Association of Commerce received three requisitions from flood affected districts. Dexter City Ohio asked for 50 Secs ex 100 mattresses, Madison Indiana requested two cars of lime, and Malta Ohio sought 900 beds with bedding. Supplies were dispatched.
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Columbus
Chicago Association of Commerce
Dexter City
Madison
Ind
Malta
Messina Donation Note Highlights Italian Aid to Flood Seafarers
The Italian consulate in Cincinnati announced gifts totaling 5400 dollars from Italian government and Messina contributions of 3000 dollars from the people. A note accompanying the donation urged awareness of the suffering of the people, and 1000 dollars were marked as the king of Italy's personal donation.
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Cincinnati
Italy
Messina
1913 Haas chattel loan act upheld by Ohio courts
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Haas salary and chattel loan act of 1913, upholding its constitutionality. It caps interest at 18 percent annually, requires lenders to hold a state license and post a $2,000 bond for wronged borrowers, and aims to drive loan sharks from the state. The ruling suggests prosecutions may follow as the law takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Franklin County Common Pleas
Circuit Courts
Haas
Secretary of State
Penitentiary School Bill Advances in Ohio Senate
Rev. Father Francis S. Kelly, longtime chaplain at the Ohio Penitentiary, sees his effort bearing fruit as the Senate passes the Carroll bill authorizing a day school at the prison. The governor has pledged to sign, recognizing education as a path to reform for inmates. Kelly had long pushed for schooling and even started a small program himself.
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Columbus
Francis S. Kelly
Ohio Penitentiary
Senate
of Franklin
State Board of Administration
Father Kelly
Tuberculosis Exhibit Planned With State Support
Columbus officials discuss launching a traveling tuberculosis prevention exhibit funded by a $20,000 appropriation for a state division. Dr. Frank Warner and Dr. Eugene F. McCampbell head a committee to study and report. a water supply inquiry in East Liverpool was also ordered.
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Columbus
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Frank Warner
Eugene F. McCampbell
City Board of Health of
East Liverpool
Laere
Banks Bid High for Funds in Ohio Flood Relief
Ohio banks showed strong demand for flood relief funds as State Treasurer J. P. Brennan awarded 150000 dollars of State Liability Board of Awards money for one year after 99 bids totaling 3196400 dollars. Clinton County National Bank led at 4.80 percent for 50000 dollars, Commercial Savings Bank 4.51 percent for 25000, Citizens' National Bank of Trenton 4.25 percent for 75000, with bids for 500000 dollars at 4 percent or better.
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Columbus
O—L
Ohio
J. P. Brennan
State Liability Board of Awards
Clinton County National Bank of
Wilmington
Commercial Savings Bank of
Marysville
Citizens’ National Bank of
Trenton
Unidentified man found near Miamitown farm
The body of a unidentified white male was found on Hammitt's farm one mile above Miamitown. Coroner Foertmeyer ordered Undertaker Niedhart to take the body to the county morgue. About twenty injuries were noted. Three callers claimed the man as a missing relative. He appears 25 to 30, 165 pounds, dark hair, regular features, with gold fillings and crown. Only socks on the body.
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Miamitown
Hammitt
Foertmeyer
Niedhart
Taylor’s Creek
Soldier Shot in Accidental Scuffle in Dayton
Private Charles Ewing of Company H Dayton was accidentally shot in the back by Sergt Knoll of the same company during a scuffle after Ewing allegedly refused to obey orders. Knoll drew a revolver and the shot occurred in a jokingly described incident.
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Dayton, D
Charles Ewing
Sergt. Knoll
Ewing
President of Findlay College Resigns Not Accepted
Dr. G I Brown, president of Findlay college, has resigned but the resignation has not been accepted. The post of M K Smith as trustee and secretary of the board is declared vacant. Smith is a voluntary inmate at Toledo State hospital. An expert accountant will review the college finances from the start of the 1906 year.
Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed
A preacher explains the Holy Spirit as a divine person and distinguishes between belief and receiving the Spirit. He discusses the Spirit's personality, indwelling, and filling, the Pentecost event, and how prayer obedience and faith enable believers to receive the Spirit's power for unity, love, and service.
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Paul
Ephesus
I. Corinthians
Jesus Christ
Pier
Climate Conditions in Western Canada Detailed in 1913 Letter
A 1913 letter from near Davidson Saskatchewan discusses weather and harvest yields in western Canada. It notes fine weather until New Year with a cold snap then mild spells, and grain yields of 30-35 bushels per acre for wheat, 60 for oats, and about 20 for flax. Alberta reports 84.25 hours of sun to Feb 22, below 1912, which had 120 hours in 29 days. February was generally fine though.
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People’s Voice
Canada
Davidson
Sask
Alberta
Meteorological Department
Edmonton
Conflagration or Incipient Fire? A Father Son Exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts what constitutes a conflagration with incipient and insignificant fires. A boy learns a coat tail catching fire signals a real blaze, prompting a quick assessment of fire terminology and danger.
Berlin Police Censor Wreath Ribbons With Scissors
Police at the cemetery gate in Berlin censored wreath ribbons for the 1848 revolution graves. Hundreds of visitors laid red socialist and black anarchist wreaths, each must pass through the scissors before reaching the graves.
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Berlin
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad Promote Stomach Aid
A jumble of ads touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a 40 year old tonic for stomach liver and bowels with sugar-coated granules. Other lines evoke political satire pancake recipes and aging quirks in a lively but plainspoken newspaper style.
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Dr. Pierce
Women urged to use Lydia E Pinkham's Compound during change of life
Readers advised that warning symptoms of menopause require careful treatment by intelligent women. The ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps thousands pass through the Change of Life safely and comfortably, citing testimonials from Mrs Henry Heavilin Cadiz Ohio Mrs Edward Hilbert Fleetwood Pa and others, and invites letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice.
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E. Pinkham
Henry Heavilin
Cadiz
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Heney Heaving
Edward B. Hilbert
Fleetwood
Epward B. Hizpeker
F. P. Muli
Endore
Munford
Ala
Munford, Ala
F. P. MuLienport
Mars Residents Question Pet Ownership and Moon Parodies
A humorous exchange asks if Martians own dogs and jokes that any such pets would be tied to the moon. The playful remark reflects curiosity about life beyond Earth and lighthearted cosmic humor.
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Columbus Bank
Chicago
Ohio Supreme Court
Findlay
James M. Gray
D. D
Moody Bible Institute
Western
Hewitt
Jewett
Mrs. Austin
Adv
Mpey
Samuel Pitcher
Twe Centaur Company
NEW _ YORK
Foodan
Bears
Castoria Cantaur Company
York City
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Mreckton
Eiaa
Mars
Saskatchewan
Province of
Canade
Armer
Pinere
W. &. Nethery
Gardner Bidg
Toledo, Ohio
Igration
Ottawa
Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
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