Ohio Legislation Delayed Two Weeks Longer
State happenings from Columbus report a proposed constitution change to exempt real estate from taxes up to 2000 dollars. The Senate advances bills on capital punishment, pensions for teachers, medicine labeling, and various judicial and gubernatorial measures. Ohio House and Senate pass measures on elections, probate and bus lines, with debates on direct senatorial elections and school funding reforms unfolding.
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Cormmmbus
Ate
Huffman
Senate
McFadden
House
Eugene Adler
Cincinnati
Boards of Education
House Committee On Medical Jurisprudence
Criswell
Columbus
Williams and
Haffner
Hypes
the Common Pleas
Wiliams
Berry
van Wert
Committee On Privileges and Elections of
Howe
Hamilton County
House of Representatives
General Assembly of
Ohio
United States
Antisaloon League
House Committee On
Temperance
Rathburn
Ohio University
Normal School
Miami University
Normal and Industrial Department
Wilberforce University
Franklin
Lucas
Montgomery
Harlan
Thomas B. Paxton
Judge Pardee Suit Ended Three Year Term Stays
Columbus Ohio February 3 1924 Judge Pardee of Akron failed to extend his term arguing a constitutional amendment altered the term length to four years The demurrer by Attorney General Bis was sustained limiting Pardee to a three year term Also reports Hardy Bohnen and Herman Fink arrested in Newport Kentucky for saloon robberies in Cincinnati Ohio A new banking bill likely to be introduced in the Ohio General Assembly diverges from the state board of commerce draft
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Columbus
W. L. Pardee
Akron
Pattison
Pardee
Hhe
Bis
Judge Pardee
Cincinnati
Hardy Bohnen
Cleveland
Herman Fink
Newport
General Assembly
State Board of Commerce
Unknown Woman and a Man Drown Themselves in Ohio River
A man from Parkersburg West Virginia leaped from the suspension bridge into the Ohio River near Cincinnati and died. He left a note naming Mrs Mary Loomis and A H Cosden to be notified and cited a terminal illness. A young woman also jumped from Central bridge amid evening crowds leaving a mourning hat. Evelyn Montgomery of St Louis was identified as the jumper, driven by despondency after her sister’s death.
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Cincinnati
E. Loomis
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
New York
Burnet House
Mary B. Loomis
A. H. Cosden
William B. Riker Son Co
Central Bridge
Evelyn Montgomery
St. Louis
R. P. Brennan
Walnut Hills
Eddie Uhl Is Acquitted In Murder Trial
Marietta Ohio February 2 Eddie Uhl cleared of the murder charge after a 14 hour jury deliberation. Foreman Zimmer announced not guilty verdict to Judge Jones as the crowd cheered. Uhl embraced his sister Cora and thanked the jurors before leaving for Mrs Hicks’s home.
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Marietta
Eddie Uhl
Jones
Zimmer
Crawford
Uhl
Cora
Charles Hicks
Supreme Court decision upholds banker directors liability limits
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a Columbiana county ruling in Mason v McVicker et al. That case held bank directors are not liable beyond their stockholder liability for failing to know a bank’s condition after a cashier’s default led to collapse shortly after the annual statement. Mason had bought stock before the failure relying on directors’ report.
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Lisbon
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
Circuit Courts
Columbiana County
Charles H. Mason
John McVicker
J. K. Frew
W. A. Moore
First National Bank of Lisbon
Mason
Rev J G Monfort 95 Dies at Walnut Hills in Cincinnati
Rev J G Monfort age 95 dies peacefully at the Beecher homestead Walnut Hills Cincinnati He founded the Presbyterian of the West which merged in 1853 with the Herald to form the Herald and Presbyter the official organ of the Presbyterian church.
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Cincinnati
J. G. Monfort
Old Beecher
Walnut Hills
Old Presbyterian of the West
Herald
Herald and Presbyter
Presbyterian Church
Governor Pattson Recovers From Nervous Prostration
Springfield Ohio February 3 Gov Pattson can now sleep soundly for the first time in weeks doctors report no organic trouble and attribute the breakdown to nervous prostration after a period of insomnia and strain.
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Springfield
Pattson
First Regiment Forms New Band Under Burkhardt
Cincinnati unit mounts a new guard and dress parade as Drum Major Rufus Burkhardt, authorized by Col. Hake, recruits a replacement for Kopp's band for the regular monthly drill.
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Cincinnati
Fou
Rufus Burkhardt
Col. Hake
Kopp
Charges filed against managers of Xenia home prompt probe
Will investigate the Home at Columbus reports that charges involving the management of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans home at Xenia have been preferred. The charges will form the basis for a demand for investigation by the general assembly.
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Columbus
Xenia
General Assembly
Through Service Arranged in Ohio Michigan Indiana Railways
Interurban passenger and freight agents from five roads organized through service connecting Ohio Michigan and Indiana points. A Toledo to Dayton run is planned to take five and a half hours, with a meeting held in Toledo to organize the plan.
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Toledo
Sinterurban
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Dayton
Speaker Cannon Warns Against Tariff Revisions
Speaker Cannon opposes tariff revision noting current prosperity in farming, factories, and rail traffic. He warns drastic reform could trigger stagnation and a 1893-like depression, arguing to let well enough alone and not to “hang the country up by the tail.”
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Speaker Cannon
Cannon
Congress
Denver Republican
Mark Hanna
Opposition Chaos in tariff debate sparks party critique
The St Louis Globe Democrat faults Democratic speakers for lack of sincerity and concrete plans on tariffs. It condemns their shift from revenue tariffs to reciprocity while claiming they would keep protections for southern voters. The piece notes past suspensions and price effects on coal and leather.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Democratic Party
New Manner of Dealing with One Class of Offenders
Wisconsin man finished musician congressman Longworth a singer and jokes about senators. The piece describes W Murray Crane’s practical joke on a junior senator planning a presidential bid. It notes a shift to 60 day workhouse sentences for graft suspects and recalls prior capitol beggar types and loan schemes.
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Wisconsin
Congressman Longworth
Mr. Crane
Senate
Crane
Bryan as datto raises Philippines title debate
The Washington Star editorial humorously notes that Bryan has long faced political rejection, questions whether he can accept a Filipino tribal title without Congress. It recalls the Philippines as American territory and suggests the Moro title as inherited from a monarchical era, cautioning against constitutional excess.
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Mr. Bryan
United States
Congress
Burgess
Texas
Philippines
Iowa Farmers Stand Firm Behind Profit From Dingley Tariff
A Burlington Hawk-Eye editorial notes Iowa farmers’ confidence in the Dingley tariff lifting profits as they market the year's large corn crop and sell cribs amid a prosperous period. It highlights Bryan's popularity among Moros as applause rather than votes and portrays Iowa farmers as the Republican base on the current economy.
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Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Durlington
Senator Allison and the Christmas Holidays Caution
A humorous portrait of Iowa Senator Allison famed for caution. In a Senate exchange with Senator Spooner he hedges on holiday adjournment, then suggests the Christmas holidays are approaching. An anecdote shows his reluctance to make unequivocal statements about facts.
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Allison
Enator Allison
Iowa
Senate
Spooner
al 4Gon
Panhandlers Face Tightened Capitol Scrutiny
Capitol police report a drop in arrests of men engaging in shady panhandling and bribery attempts at Congress. Capt Megrew ordered detectives to crack down on frauds as offenders are warned to cease their trade inside the capitol.
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Capt. Mesrew
Capitol
Judge English
Ben Bolt
Congress
Panhandlers
Megrew
Musical Congressmen in the House Singers of Capitol
A survey of members in the House and Senate with vocal talent and musical interests. Notable figures include Sherman Tawney Watson Landis Morrell Cooper Longworth and others who perform piano and chorus pieces for entertainment after sessions.
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House
Senate
Henderson
Jims
Jim Watson
Jim Tawney
Jim Sherman
Sherman
Tawney
Watson
Charlie Landis
Col. Morrell
Philadelphia
Hal” Cooper
Wisconsin
Representative Longworth
Ohio
Alica Roosevelt
Knute Nelson The Active Minnesota Senator
Knute Nelson of Minnesota is described as a tireless advocate for his constituents. A farmer by self description, he is praised for knowing nearly everyone in the state and personally replying to each letter. He handles diverse requests from voters and keeps a steady correspondence across Minnesota communities.
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Senate
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Sleepy Eye
Finh Commission
Nils ’Weason
Wilson
Attorney Generals Office
Moody
Halver Halvers
Indiana
Ma Nelson
Congress
Nelso
Nervous disorders in women Linked to female health claims
A pressure text promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound argues nervous prostration and related symptoms in women stem from female disorders. It quotes Mrs. M. B. Shotwell of Brooklyn praising relief after using the product and urges others to try it for renewed health and vitality.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. B. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tam
Lydia KE
Pinkham
He'll Believe It Later Bride and Groom Exchange Witty Lines
The exchange features a groom and bride where the groom credits marriage with happiness while the bride humorously remarks she will have made others happier by not marrying them. Wendy adds a playful quip about refusals.
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Darling
Wendy
Chicago Daily News
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles
An advertisement promises a cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. Druevists authorize refunds if Pazo OINTMENT fails to cure within days. A witty line notes a husband who can write checks is favored by most women.
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