Canals to Stay Shows Local Support and Debate
Dayton business leaders meet with a legislative committee led by Senator Weygandt to decide the Miami and Erie canal's fate. Judge Dennis Dwyer urges expansion and preservation as others weigh abandonment or enhancement amid mixed sentiment.
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Union News Service
Dayton
Miami and Erie Canal
W. A. Weygandt
Akron
Jacob Wise
Massillon
E. J. Hopple
Cleveland
James R. Clark
Cincinnati
Guy Detrick
Bellefontaine
Culla J. Smith
Hamilton
Troops to Guard Ohio State Fair
General Wood details Company A of the Eighth Infantry Ohio National Guard based in Bucyrus and Company L of the Seventh Infantry from Athens to act as guards at the Ohio State fair next week. Major J W Smith of Ottawa commands the battalion.
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Columbus
George H. "Wood
Eighth Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Bucyrus
Seventh Infantry
Athens
J. W. Smith
Ottawa
Worker killed by wobbling saw at Kalida lumber yard
Bery Good, 45, of Kalida Ohio, head sawyer for Veach and Narther, died instantly when the saw began to wobble and pulled him in. He left a widow and four young children.
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Ottawa
Bery Good
Kalida
Veach & Narther
Eaw
Ohio River dam project bids sought at New Richmond
Advertisements for bids for a 1 100 000 dollar dam on the Ohio river at New Richmond will be issued Friday by the local corps of United States engineers. Bids will be opened September 30. The dam mirrors Fernbank in design and cost, part of a plan to build 53 locks and dams from Cairo to New Richmond. About half the waterway structures are already completed.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
New Richmond
Corps of United States Engineers
Fernbank
Cairo
Ohio
Liquor Law Debate Over Governor Removals in Ohio
Columbus on an argument over who enforces liquor laws. Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League argues county liquor license commissions close saloons on Sundays, not local authorities. He cites Section 34 granting suspension power and notes governors can remove officials for failure to enforce the law.
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Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Henry T. Hunt
Alfred Bettmann
Cincinnati
Wheeler
G A R Comrades Meet in Marysville Ohio
The 49th annual reunion of the 96th O V I was held at the State armory in Marysville with 56 regiment survivors, wives, and visitors. The regiment, organized in 1862, drew Companies from Knox Union Delaware Logan Marion and Morrow counties. I B Arnold of Richmond Indiana presented a history of 72 flags. Next reunion set for Delaware on the third Wednesday in August. Officers elected: John J Oldham president and William H Webster secretary treasurer. Minnie Kirkpatrick of Bellefontaine is permanent secretary.
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Marysville
State Armory
Knox
Union
Delaware
Logan
Marion
Morrow
I. B. Arnold
Richmond
Ind
John J. Oldham
William H. Webster
Minnie Kirkpatrick
Bellefontaine
No Fancy Salaries for County Liquor Board Posts
Columbus reports that the state liquor licensing board plans to keep salaries low for county licensing commissions. Members hinted at a shockingly restrained remuneration level, with figures still undecided and no fancy salaries likely for aspirants.
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Columbus
State
Pay Convicts in Ohio Implemented by State Board
Ohio will compensate prisoners or their dependents for incarcerated labor. Wages will be 1 to 5 cents per hour, with possible forfeiture for bad conduct. State board estimates $100,000 yearly cost, funded from a $75,000 manufacturing fund.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Administration
A. F. Shepherd
State Board
State Administration Board
Marshall
Pub- Met Utilities Commission
Ohio Equ ity officers withdraw in probe of petitions
The Ohio Equity association pulled its attorneys from a case challenging Secretary of State Charles Graves authority to judge petitions for proposed Green, Warnes and Kilpatrick measures. Witness William Martin then testified that petitions across multiple counties were fraudulent and he did not swear to them.
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Columbus
Charles Graves
People of the Green
Warnes and Kilpatrick Laws
Ohio Equity Association
William Martin
Cincinnati
Association
Brown
Butler
Champaign
Clark
Delaware
Greene
Hamilton
Highland
Madison
Miami
Well of blue water in Ohio prompts caution
Chardon Geauga county Commissioner Hale reports a blue water well in his district. He explains the blue tint is not a natural phenomenon but the result of accidentally dropping a bottle of bluing into the water system. He cannot recommend using the well water as a steady summer drink.
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Ohio
Chardon
Hale
Geauga County
Editor to Head Blue Sky Department in State Commission
Gov Cox appoints Joseph H Harper of Washington DC as head of the new Blue Sky department overseeing advance licenses for dealers in stocks bonds and other securities and real estate outside Ohio Harper will supervise four assistants and draw 3600 dollars annually
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Columbus
Cox
Joseph H. Harper
Washington
D. H
New
Blue Sky
Ohio
Harper
Equity League Quits Hearing Over Pledger Petitions
Ohio Equity League attorneys withdraw from Graves hearing on referendum petitions for Green Warnes and Patrick laws arguing hearings should occur before a court. Secretary Graves proceeds. Hogan calls petitions fraudulent after evidence. Hearing to last two to three weeks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Graves
Green
Warnes
Flpatrick
Ohio Equity League
W. C. Boyle
Squires, Sanders & Dempsey
Cleveland
Charles Marshall Named Special Counsel and Political Notes
Charles C. Marshall of Sidney is named special counsel in the utilities commission era, with a history in the attorney general's department and Shelby county prosecutions. The piece also notes Captain Smith withdrawing from a liquor board race, Finnegan’s witness testimony on pension petitions, ex Senator Andrews denying crime, and a new push by suffragists to restore a Ohio women voting amendment with a statehouse meeting.
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Charles C. Marshall
Sidney
Attorney General’s Department
Public Service Commission
Utilities Commission
Marshall
Law Department
Ohio State University
Shelby County
Democratic State Executive Committee
State Liquor License Commission
Smith
Capt. Smith
Muskingum County
Allen
Thomas J. Finnegan
Graves
Dayton
Ohio Equity Association
Hogan
Ohio
State House
Mr. Marshall of
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Attorney General
Reduction in Fire Insurance Rates Hinted by Committee
Thorn ton Snyder of Cincinnati reports a forthcoming voluntary cut in state fire insurance rates. He cites insurance companies as sources, suggesting a 15 to 33 percent decrease. Investigating committee members note readiness to lower rates without conflict.
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Thornton Snyder
Cincinnati
Legislative Fire Insurance Investigating Committee
Snyder
Restigati Rating Committee
Governor appoints three to new public utilities panel
Gov Cox selects Howard W Doty of Cleveland for the minority seat on the commission with a two year term. Judge William L Dechant of Middletown takes a four year term succeeding O P Gothiin of Dayton. Judge O H Hughes of Hills succeeds himself with a six year term after not applying for retention.
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Public Utilities Commission
Gov. Cox
Howard W. Doty
Cleveland
O. P. Gothiin
Dayton
William L. Dechant
Middletown
O. H. Hughes
Hills
Tinplate output soars since 1899 in U S
The United States tinplate production last year reached 1 750 000 000 pounds, ten times higher than 1899. An ad promotes Mrs Winslow s Goothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Also notes about cash purchases and a Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement.
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United States
Picnic praised for success and near drownings
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes the picnic was thoroughly enjoyable and well attended, but reports more people approached drowning than at any other similar occasion the speaker has heard of, highlighting a near disaster amid the event.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Pimples Clear With Cuticura in Nebraska Ad
Judd Knowles of Falls City Nebraska describes a two year facial breakout that cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports washing with the soap at night and morning, a two day improvement and a complete cure in three weeks. Cuticura advertised with free samples and a skin book.
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Falls City
Neb
Judd Knowles
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Identified Self in Ironic Roadside Accident
A motor car hits a stump and a back seat passenger plunges into the roadside with a comic alighting. She says no bones are broken but a lump appears. A disguised constable vows to arrest the reckless riders, heard by bystanders as the judge condemns the incident.
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Product For Health Recovery
A Bovina Center New York reader describes six years of poor health after childbirth and back pains. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with dramatic improvement enabling her to handle most chores again. She endorses the medicine and invites others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Bovina Center
N.Y
E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
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Ohio and Erie
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G. A. R. Comrades
96Th Regiment
Ohio Reformatory
Attorneys For Equity Association
Jos. H. Harper
Blue Sky” Commission
Equity League
Gwe
Secretary of State
D. A. Donovan
Special Columbus
Liquor Board
Muskingum
Jefferson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Columbus Clearing House Association
National Treasury
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LaForrest L. Andrews
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Lawrence County
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Carter
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