Ohio Regulates Coal Prices Halted by Federal Action
Ohio's plan to regulate coal retail prices paused after Gov. Cox disclosed a telegram to the federal trade commission stating Washington will fix retail coal prices as well as mine prices. The defense council had begun inquiries to lower consumer coal costs, but state plans now yield to anticipated federal regulation amid industry concerns over mine and wagon mine price levels.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gov. Cox
Washington
Cox
Federal Trade Commission
Defense Council
Wilson
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Jackson
Pomeroy
Crooksville
Coshocton
Massillon
Cambridge
Hocking
Joseph McGhee
McGhee
Federal Reserve District
Council of National Defense
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Ohio War Defense Council
Central Liberty Loan Committee
Fourth Reserve District
Liberty Loan
Reserve District
Cleveland Headquarters Reserve
Ashland
Ashtabula
Belmont
Carroll
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Cuyahoga
Erie
Geauga
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Huron
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Hamilton
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Noble
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Preble
Scioto
Winton
Warren
Allen
Auglaize
Defiance
Fulton
Hancock
Hardin
Henry
Logan
Lucas
Mercer
Ottawa
Paulding
Putnam
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Seneca
Shelby
van Wert
Williams
Wood
Wyandot
Delaware
Fairfield
Franklin
Licking
Madison
Morgan
Muskingum
Perry
Pickaway
Ross and
Union
Lineman Electrocuted in Leipsic and Worker Killed at Youngstown Site
Ottawa reports Bert Farrow 30 known as Bert Punch and lineman for Putnam Telephone Co. electrocuted on a pole at Leipsic. In Youngstown T J Perkins 21 of Struthers died when a plank fell during coke plant construction at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.
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Ottawa
Bert Farrow
Bert Punch
Putnam Telephone Co
Leipsic
Youngstown
T. J. Perkins
Struthers
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Ministers waive fee for soldiers' marriages in Port Clinton
In Port Clinton soldiers marrying receive church services at no charge from Rev. W. N. Robertson of the Methodist church. The policy has pleased many soldiers who have availed themselves of the ministerial help.
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Port Clinton
W. N. Robertson
Methodist Church
Two Face Court Martial Near Elyria
Privates Dudley Chase and John Hogan of Company B Fifth Regiment escaped guards near the town and were recaptured at Massey quarry hole a mile west. Shots were fired and soldiers fought before they were retaken. They will be court martialed, announced Captain R E Hultz.
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Elyria
Dudley Chase
John Hogan
Co. B
Massey Quarry
R. E. Hultz
Firemen Knit for Soldiers in Toledo
Toledo fire fighters will knit sweaters for soldiers at the front. Acting Fire Chief Trepin sky accepted a Toledo women’s delegation request to organize lessons at engine houses and train the men in knitting and related crafts.
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Toledo
Trepinsky
Spectacular Raid in Cleveland Seizes 27 I W W Members
Federal agents aided by city police and plainclothes officers arrested 27 men in Cleveland lodging houses in the largest raid yet linked to enforcing the registration act. Most detainees identified as I W W members.
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Cleveland
Ravenna Names Service Director In City Hall Move
Mayor Byers appoints Ravenna Ray Walter as city service director replacing S B Horsfall who was recently resigned. Salary set at 1800 dollars per year.
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Ravenna
Ray Walter
Byers
S. B. Horsfall
Gas smell triggers blaze. resident burns critical
AshtabulaLeonard Mehtala was hospitalized in critical condition after he smelled gas and lit a match to locate the source. The resulting fire endangered the home and firemen faced a strenuous effort to save the house.
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Ashtabula
Leonard Mehtala
Mysterious Malady Explained at Elyria Camp
In Elyria the mystery illness among Co. B Fifth Regiment soldiers is explained. Men recently vaccinated reused their arms as pillows and several exhibit vaccination marks. Private Edward Freeman will bear an anti smallpox scar on his chin.
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Elyria
Co. B. Fifth Regiment
Edward Freeman
Ordination at Bellefontaine Adventist conference
At the Seventh Day Adventist conference in Bellefontaine H. XK Christman of Mount Vernon and R. E. French of Zanesville were ordained to the ministry of the denomination.
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Bellefontaine
H. Xk, Christman
Mount Vernon
R. E. French
Zanesville
Escape Injury Then Wed Toledo Excur sion Train Couple Marry
John H Blount and Henrietta Rouse, both of New Bern North Carolina, escaped unharmed from a Columbus excursion train wreck near Toledo. They rushed to Toledo obtained a marriage license, were married, and continued their honeymoon to Sugar Island.
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Toledo
John H. Blount
Henrietta Rouse
Newburn
N. C
Columbus
Sugar Island
Clover Saves Man Life in Railway Station Incident
James Donovan, a baggage man at the Hocking Valley station in Delaware, credits a four leaf clover with saving his life. An 80 car pig iron train derailed by a broken arch bar plowed through his office as he paused to pluck the clover. He says the delay allowed the wreck to pass and he narrowly escaped injury.
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Delaware
James Donovan
Hocking Valley
Donovan
Minister Resigns to Lead YMCA Camp Work
Rev. Ira Glosser McCormack, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, resigns effective Sept. 1 to join YMCA work and be stationed at Camp Sherman Chillicothe.
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Camp
Oxford
Ira Glosser McCormack
Methodist Episcopal Church
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Train Kills Wagon Driver in Cincinnati Collision
The same train that struck and killed Edward Cashen aged 39 at Glendale brought his body to Cincinnati. Cashen drove a bakery wagon at the time of the accident.
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Cincinnati
Edward Cashen
Glendale
Cashen
Oldest Love Letter Found On Ancient Clay Tablet
The oldest love letter, written in clay around the time of Abraham, is read by Dr. Stephen Herbert Langdon of the University of Pennsylvania. The tablet also yields what may be the oldest map from circa 1500 B C. The brief note shows a mix of practical requests and affectionate tone toward two sisters named Kaka and Mirsila.
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Stephen Herbert Langdon
Museum of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
Abraham
Kaka
Mirsiia
Shamashepiri
Mirsila
American Voices Better for Telephone, Says U S Physician
A London dispatch to the New York Sun reports an American physician visiting the city found American voices better suited to telephone use than British voices. He attributes London telephone faults to British vocal cords while noting English voices lack necessary carrying timber. He adds American women speak loudly but their voices carry well for telephones, making the experience easier for Americans and more trying for Britons.
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London
New York Sun
Bible Society Appeals for 150000 War Fund
The American Bible Society seeks a special war fund of 150000 dollars. It argues the Bible cannot ward off bullets but can inspire bravery in soldiers and scholars plan ample soldier editions and khaki bound Bibles. A deck Bible for chaplains is offered gratis upon request.
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American Bible Society
Eugene Defail
Alsace
Bible House
New York
Society
Army
Navy
Humorous confession lands robber in custody
A prison visitor recalls a robber admitting a house job went wrong when he tried to tell a joke. He aimed a gat at the victim, but laughter triggered police to intervene and seize him.
Cincinnati Markets Trim Flour Corn Hay and Grain Prices
Market prices listed for flour hay and grain in Cincinnati. Flour prices range from 8 to 10.50 with various winter grades. corn bids from 1.80 to 1.92. hay values from 17 to 19.50 for No 1 timothy and clover grades. oats and wheat quotations show multiple No 1 to No 4 grades. butter eggs and poultry prices given. live stock and hog figures presented with range values. shipping staples and shoop prices noted.
Shilko and the Psychic Amidst a Train Station Scene
A fragmented vignette aboard a train captures characters including a man named Mesnier and a woman reading a magazine as a passenger, while others in the car display restless curiosity about a head and aging, with a mention of a psychic thread running through the dialogue.
Pat Not Poor but Wants Push Relief Party Helps
A Charleston area relief party visits Uncle Patsy Rutherford and Aunt Jane near Macon Georgia to aid a family strained by high living costs. Aunt Jane says Patsy frets over lack of beer after an auction, while Patsy fishes and hunts to feed neighbors.
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Acon, GA
Patsy Rutherford
Aunt Jane
Charlton Bottoms
Macon
Jane
Patsy
Pat
Man in Mermaid Talk Case Baffles Indiana Court
In Indianapolis Axel Thrain alias Walter Marlow told juvenile court he spoke to a mermaid as part of acting on tour. His wife testified he spent earnings on no home for their child, leading to a 50 day advisement after he agreed to $5 weekly support and future arrangements.
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Ndianapolis
Axel Thrain
Walter Marlow
Rochester Avenue
Thrain
Neptune
Marlow
Cool Bath Not Appreciated
New York report of a street cleaning accident where a fire hose nozzle slipped from a worker’s grip on Broadway and Wall Street, spraying water across sidewalks, banks, and Trinity churchyard for about three minutes. Pedestrians fled into doorways and subways as bystanders photographed the scene.
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New York
Broadway
Wall Street
Flushing Broadway
Trinity Churchyard
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Shilko
el Seth
Hicago
Mesnier
Ann
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