Walcutt Files Charge Against Franklin County Judges
John W. Walcutt a former Columbus police chief filed charges with Governor Cox against Franklin County Common Pleas Court judges Edmund B. Dillon E B Kinkead and Marcus G Evans alleging judge made statutes and sought suspensions pending investigation. The complaint cites 1911 1912 actions over a $30500 judgment in a Huling case and accuses judges of prejudicial procedures and misreading laws to permit Pennsylvania influence.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
John W. Walcutt
James M. Cox
Edmund B. Dillon
E. B. Kinkead
Marcus G. Evans
Common Pleas Court
Franklin County
Walcutt
Evans
Cyrus B. Huling
Huling
Dillon
George B. Okey
Kinkead
Okey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Springfield Traction Franchise Approved
Springfield Ohio city grants a 25 year franchise to the American Railways Co of Philadelphia, placing street railway operations under city control. City may purchase after five years, assume operation if service is poor, and pay 6 percent annual rental based on physical valuation. Ten miles of extensions and 500000 in improvements required in three years. Fares stay six tickets per quarter until earnings reach 800000 yearly, then seven tickets per quarter.
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Springfield
American Railways Co
Philadelphia
State Revenue to be Less
Senator Greenland estimates Ohio's saloon license plan will cut state revenue less than earlier feared. With 6,700 saloons expected, the annual loss drops to about $200,000 after accounting for a $100 registration fee and operating costs totaling $270,000, leaving $400,000 to offset two thirds of the Aikin tax loss from closing about 2,000 saloons.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Greenland
Cleveland
Cox
Aikin
State Loans Building Associations to Aid Flood Districts
State Treasurer Brennan sent application blanks to 142 building and loan associations in flood districts. They are eligible to borrow up to 3 million dollars under the emergency law at a flat 4 percent interest rate.
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Columbus
Brennan
Attorney General Rules Rail Charges Not Taxable In State
Columbus attorney general Hogan rules that interstate railroads' demurrage charges on goods held for transportation in Ohio are not subject to the state excise tax. The opinion states only the federal government can claim authority to impose such a tax.
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Columbus
State Tax Commission
Hogan
Dem
Train Hits Auto in Pataskala Killing Two
In Pataskala Ohio Dr B B Ashbrook 56 and his housekeeper Mrs Clara Dixon 35 were killed when Ashbrook s car was struck by a train. Ashbrook was brother of Congressman W A Ashbrook. Bodies were found near the scene as the engine was brought to a stop after the impact. The report notes a flawed transcription with missing words but confirms a fatal railroad collision involving the two occupants.
Ohio Supreme Court upholds Tuscarawas real estate increase
The Ohio Supreme Court affirms Tuscarawas County real estate valuations set by the State Tax Commission in 1911. It rules the commission must be a party to challenges, its act valid, and no notice to owners required to raise values. Inspections by the commission were not necessary and findings rested on substantial evidence.
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Columbus
Tuscarawas County
Ohio Supreme Court
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Henry Kunz
Charles H. Ley
Pensions for Mothers Not Immediate
Columbus readers are told that mothers likely to receive pensions under the new law should not expect payments for about a year. Pensions will be funded by county levy money, which is set at year end, with budget-commission action months away. Tax collections determine when payouts begin, not before mid December, 1914.
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Columbus, O
Budget Commission
Hamilton man identified in Miami River drowning case
George A. Rump of the Wabash railway, a freight agent with a Carew Building office and Ross street residence in Hamilton, drowned March 28 while crossing the Miami river at Hamilton in a motorboat. Nurse Miss Dare also drowned when the boat capsized. her body recovered in Hamilton. A $550 reward for Rump’s recovery was offered, likely to John Parker of Miamitown who found the remains.
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Cincinnati
Miami River
Miamitown
George A. Rump
Wabash Railway
Rump
Carew
Ross Street
Hamilton
Miss Dare
John Parker
Ohio Gov Cox Proclaims May 11 as Mothers Day
Columbus Ohio Gov Cox fixed May 11 1913 as Mothers Day urging state residents to wear white carnations. The proclamation calls people to observe the day at places of worship or homes and to honor motherhood with ceremonies.
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Columbus
Cox
State of
Ohio
Portsmith Ohio Woodmen elect officers at biennial convention
J H Boggs of Cincinnati was named head consul for the Ohio Woodmen of the World jurisdiction at the three day session in Portsmouth. Other officers chosen were Williams adviser Frazi er banker Strickermeyer escort Gobel watchman Cunningham sentry. Ohio delegates to Sovereign Camp at Jacksonville Fla are Ditty Garnett Daley. Toledo selected for 1915 convention. Four hundred delegates attended.
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Portsmouth
J. H. Boggs
Cincinnati
Ohio
Woodmen of the World
O. Williams
Dayton
W. A. Frazier
Lima
W. B. Strickermeyer
Bellevue
Gus Gobel
Bowling Green
J. P. Cunningham
Findlay
Sovereign Camp
Jacksonville
Prisoner Escapes Jail By Removing Floor Boards
Mr. Vernon Davis held to the grand jury on grand larceny escaped county jail by lifting flooring and pushing out ten bricks from the wall. Other inmates say they did not hear him at work.
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Vernon
Charles Davis
Davis
Health official cites flood relief lowering disease in Dayton
Dr Eugene F McCamp bell secretary to the state board of health reports 60 per cent less disease in Dayton after the flood. He notes smallpox in river towns is curbed and nearly stampable. Columbus moves to recruit voluntary workers under the Haas act passed by the General Assembly as an emergency measure.
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Columbus
Dayton
Eugene F. McCampbell
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Mass mine disasters claim over a hundred lives
Reports from Riverside and Pittsburgh on April 24 describe a deadly gas explosion at the Cincinnati mine in Courtney with about seventy miners killed and many entombed. Rescue efforts continue as air pipes are sought and the mine burns, with fears the death toll may exceed 100.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Courtney
Corps
Bruceton
Finleyville
Mingo
Marianna
Butte
Mont
Anaconda Copper Company
William Peters
Tact as a Tool for Evangelism and Persuasion
The piece argues tact is imagining another's condition to meet needs and persuade without offense. It cites Bishop Whittle learning railroad workers, Osbornes lamb parable, a country fair decoy seating, and Paul’s example of becoming all things to all men. It concludes with prayer for tact and a love that avoids embarrassing others.
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Bishop Whittle
Lardner
Christ
Talmage
Osborne
Dewitt
Paul
Jerusalem
No, Alonzo you cannot always tell a beile by her rings
Ad text notes Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake Flour with chocolate brown cakes and grocery availability. Mentions statistics on alcoholic consumption per capita in the country, citing about 23 gallons annually with 21 gallons in beer.
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Alonzo
Beile
Country
Ambassador Walter H Page Addresses St George's Society
Walter H Page recently appointed ambassador to Great Britain told St George's Society of New York at its 127th annual dinner that the transatlantic bond remains vital and noted many Americans plan to visit London and meet him at the embassy on July 4.
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New York
Walter H. Page
Great Britain
St. George’s Society of
London
Pennsylvania Senate Passes Woman Suffrage Amendment
Harrisburg April 23 The state senate approved the woman suffrage amendment by 26 to 22 after already passage in the house. It will go to the governor for signing. Kawkskee Illinois April 23 Leon Hail 63 hanged himself to a bedpost at his home in St Anne to end his life.
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Senate
Harrisburg
House
Kawkskee
Ill
Leon Hail
Toux
St. Anne
Skin Eruption Healed By Cuticura After Months of Trial
Miss Elsie Nielson of Atchison Kansas details severe facial pimples and a hot red rash. She reports using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment daily for four months, then saw clear skin and continued use. Advertisement notes worldwide distribution and free samples via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Atchison, Kan
Elsie Nielson
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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