Ohio to Fight for Consumer Prices and Food Control
Governor Cox outlines broad policy to shield consumers from extortionate prices while federal action fixes mine prices. Attorney General McGhee issues a 58 page opinion supporting state power to regulate coal and food prices. Ohio plans to aid soldiers voting by mail and considers price controls amid wartime shortages and rising food costs.
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Columbus
Ohio
James M. Cox
Capitol
Gov. Cox
Congress
Atty
Gen. McGhee
Ohio General Assembly
H. H. Timby
Ashtabula
Cox
Assembly
McGhee
United States
Montgomery
T. Alfred Fleming
J. B. O’neal
May Longnecker
Eaton
Adolph Less
Middlefield
William Boyd
van Wert
France
Adjutant General's Office
College of Agriculture
J. A. White
Ohio City
L. H. Gibson
Liberal Forces
Ohio Home Rule Association
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Gibson
Wilson
General Assembly
State House
W. H. Palmer
Nanning
Laborer Dies After Fall At Camp Sherman
Chillicothe man H C Bromigan of Zanesville, a laborer at Camp Sherman, was fatally injured when he fell from a work train and suffered a crushed skull after arriving at the camp on August 4.
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Chillicothe
H. C. Bromigan
Zanesville
Camp Sherman
Elks Cancel Parade at Columbus Meeting
State officers of the Elks decide to skip the usual parade during the September 18 to 20 gathering in Columbus. A patriotic demonstration will replace the parade.
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Columbus
the Elks
Dynamite Found Near Grain Elevator Sparks Investigation
Police investigated a large quantity of dynamite found near Spurrier Brothers' grain elevator along the Ohio Central railroad tracks. Joseph Baggleston discovered the explosive on the railroad company's property.
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Marysville
Spurrier Brothers
Ohio Central Railroad
Joseph Baggleston
Solon’s anti draft speech found in suburban yards
Copies of the Congressional Record containing Robert Crosser of Ohio’s anti draft speech were found in many Cincinnati area yards. Efforts to identify distributors were unsuccessful.
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Solon
Cincinnati
Congressional Record
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Pickpockets Prey During Salem Farewell Demonstration
At the Salem farewell demonstration for Company D pickpockets worked the crowd. A Roumanian workman lost a $240 savings roll while others suffered smaller losses.
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Salem
Wns
Company D
Three Hurt in Auto Accident Near Warren
John Campbell Clemen McKee and Jean Campbell all of Washington Pa are in the city hospital after an auto accident fourteen miles north of here. They suffer cuts and bruises none is seriously hurt.
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Warren
John Campbell
Clemen McKee
Jean Campbell
Washington
Woman Stabbed at Home as Boarder Held
Mrs. Mike Bromich was attacked by John Bromich, a boarder, while at work in the home. The assailant stabbed her breast and back and is charged with attempted murder and robbery of $30. He is held on the cutting to kill charge.
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Achtehnla
Mike Bromich
Guu Oluvueu
John Bromich
Bromich
Engineer Is Honored In National Ceramics Post
Conneaut resident Ray T. Stull a ceramic engineer has been appointed chief ceramist of the United States bureau of mines and superintendent of the government ceramic station to be located at Ohio State University.
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State Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
United States
Home Guards
Cox
Baker
Conneaut
Ray T. Stull
United States Bureau of Mines
Ohio State University
Woman Shot in Cincinnati Office Shooting
Adeline Rees, 35, of Price Hill Cincinnati, sales manager for a film company, was seriously wounded in her Bell block office. Mildred Buschle, 23, of College Hill, bookkeeper for Attorney Louis B. Sawyer, was arrested for the shooting and admitted firing. The motive was not disclosed at police headquarters.
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Cincinnati
Adeline Rees
Price Hill
Bell Block
Mildred Buschle
College Hill
Louis B. Sawyer
Miss Buschle
Auto racer injured in Newark road crash near Mt Vernon
C K McGugin, cashier of the Howard Savings Bank, lost control of his car on the Newark road south of Mt Vernon. The vehicle plunged over a steep embankment. McGugin suffered a fractured skull and his recovery is doubtful. his wife was badly injured.
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Mt. Vernon
Newark
C. K. McGugin
McGugin
Howard Savings Bank
Murder Mystery in Bell Street Killing at Home
John Horvath a 40 year old man was shot in the head while asleep in bed at his Bell street home Authorities investigated the shooting but have not apprehended any suspect The slaying occurred near an open window with Horvath and his wife sleeping nearby
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Chagrin Falls
John Horvath
Bell Street
Horvath
Drug Stores Aid Farmers in Direct to Consumer Eggs
Springfield reports Farm and Fireside says drug stores offer a direct market for eggs. A New England poultryman began supplying a city of 20,000 through a leading drug store, with hundreds of layers at a nearby town. Publicity brought many direct sales opportunities.
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Springfield
New England
Navy's Great Need Prosecution of War Hinges on Daniels
A congressional testimony by the secretary of the navy argues that ongoing mal administration under Josephus Daniels and the lack of a navy general staff hinder the war effort. The piece urges Congress to authorize a navy general staff, akin to the army, to provide strategic leadership. It calls for bipartisan action from New England and the solid South to secure national defense improvements.
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Secretary of the Navy
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Europe
Congress
New England
Solid South
Navy
Army General Staff
California Gop Ties Hinge on Unity in 1930s Race
Former Governor Gillette notes no doubt Republicans will win California in the gubernatorial race. He warns factionalism cost Republicans the presidency in 1884 and 1912, and argues unity could boost future presidential prospects if party factions merge before next elections.
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Gillette
California
Hughes
New York
Blaine
Taft
Golden State
Copperheadism label drawn across parties in press debate
The Chicago Evening Post hosts a discussion on copperheadism alleging Republican taint through leaders Britten Mason Mann and Co. A counterpoint cites Democratic figures Stone Vardamann Smith Kitchen Hardwick Reed Dent and Co. as sharing the same liability.
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Chicago Evening Post
Britten, Mason, Mann and Co
Stone, Vardamann, Smith, Kitchen, Hardwick, Reed, Dent and Co
Congress
Build ships quickly to win the war say Hurley and Capps
The call urges rapid ship production under Hurley and Capps as the key to defeating German submarines. It argues for unlimited funding and intelligent use of resources, stressing speed as the top priority and public support for the leaders.
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Hurley
Capps
Public thrift urged to sustain war effort
The speaker argues that Americans will pay for the war but demand thrift and strict financial discipline. He critiques Mr. McAdoo’s view that prosperity can grow without harming prosperity and warns against harming the government’s credibility.
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McAdoo
Great War Apple Crop Urged to Aid Nation
An urgent wartime appeal urges rapid organization of an apple harvest to feed allies and citizens. Chambers of commerce and defense councils should mobilize labor, including women and new workers, with schools and businesses fitting in volunteers while preserving fruit quality.
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United States
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
State
County Councils of Defense
When Money Talks and a Practical Politician
A quip contrasts a candidate's language skills with a financier's influence. The practical politician says the bank roll speaks multiple languages, implying money overrides linguistic deficiency in politics. The exchange highlights money's power in political perception.
Paper Illustrations And Costs In Newsrooms
Inquiries about illustration costs in newspapers and magazines. debate whether images are supplied to lower prices. advocates say reductions are not automatic nor intended to cut rates.
Lawrence Bros Prosper in Western Canada Farm Boom
Lawrence Bros of Vera Saskatchewan recount their migration from the US to homesteads in 1906, selling a shotgun for ten dollars to start. They now own a section and a half plus three quarters of land, with crops yielding 30 to 85 bushels of wheat per acre and 40 to 80 bushels of oats. They stock 1,700 sheep, 70 cattle, and 60 horses, including registered Clydesdales, illustrating broad Western Canada farm prosperity amid rising auto use and optimism from the Bank of Commerce bulletin.
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Lawrence Bros
Vera
Saskatchewan
Canada
States
Calgary
Battle River
Red Deer River
Eagle Hills
Battleford
Frank Lawrence
Alberta
Canadian Bank of Commerce
West
A Philosopher. Cod Talk in the Albany Journal
A terse aphorism contrasts pessimism with fishing metaphors and notes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle vegetable tonic and purgative. The citation quotes Ady and remarks from the Albany Journal on talk about tasks inflating their apparent size.
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Wright
Ady
Cuticura Advertises Dandruff Remedy
An ad promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and irritation followed by a Cuticura Soap shampoo. It claims hair regrowth as dandruff clears and invites free sample and book by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
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