Extraordinary Session Call by Gov Harris 1908
Andrew L Harris issues proclamation summoning the 78th Ohio General Assembly to authorize appropriations for 1909 10 and to elect a US senator. He presents 1907 08 revenue balances and introduces proposed reforms including state depository law tweaks a bipartisan financial inspection commission and an expanded board of deposit.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Seventy-Eighth General Assembly
United States
Board of Deposit
Report on Ohio Penitentiary Investigation and Recommendations
The report to the General Assembly outlines a joint committee investigation of the Ohio penitentiary. It urges early adoption of recommendations to modernize the prison at minimal cost, with prison labor used to fulfill contracts and supply state institutions. It notes expiring contracts with Columbus Hollow Ware and George B Sprague Cigar companies and proposes converting facilities for foundry and light manufacturing, plus expanding reformatories industries under Wertz law. Columbus, January 4, 1909.
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Joint Legislative Committee
Seventy-seventh General Assembly
Ohio
Columbus Hollow Ware Company
George B. Sprague Cigar Company
Board of Managers
Ohio Reformatory
Andrew L. Harris
Columbus, O
Lima hosts large Ohio singing festival at memorial building
More than 1,500 singers from across Ohio competed in three sessions of the eisteddfod in Lima’s memorial building, crowded with 4,500 spectators. Cash prizes totaling 1200 dollars were awarded, with the Lima Gomez male chorus taking the $500 top prize and Cincinnati winning the mixed chorus prize.
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Lima
Ohio
New Memorial
Lima-Gomez
Cincinnati
Plans for Ohio real estate boards association form
Columbus real estate leaders push to unite city boards agents and owners into a state association to coordinate upcoming legislation. W A Mahoney chairs the Columbus committee drafting the plan from the Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus conference proposing changes to property appraisal and a statewide body to link existing groups.
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Columbus
W. A. Mahoney
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Harmon
Governor Harris commutes Hunter term to 12 years
Samuel Hunter, imprisoned since April 1901 for a murder born from a quarrel over a remark about Hunter's wife, had his life sentence commuted to 12 years in the penitentiary by Governor Harris. The victim had tried to stab Hunter during the dispute.
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Columbus
Harris
Samuel Hunter
Athens County
Hunter
Ohio mayors urged to form Lincoln park fund committees
Ohio mayors and village leaders asked to appoint local committees to solicit subscriptions for converting the Lincoln farm near Hodgesville Kentucky into a national park and to cover the Lincoln monument cost at Springfield Illinois.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Lincoln Farm
Hodgesville
Springfield
Murderer Pardoned by Ohio Governor Harris
Governor Harris pardons Kenneth A. Blake of Buckeye County who murdered farmer Rolly. Blake, aged 65, served 16 years with the Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry and is released.
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Columbus
Harris
Kenneth A. Blake
Bocloto County
Rolly
Blake
Thirty-third, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Earthquake Toll in Italy Estimates Soar Across Regions
Italian authorities and foreign observers in Messina Reggio and surrounding towns report 150 000 to 200 000 dead from the quake tidal wave and fires. Naples becomes a vast hospital with tens of thousands needing aid as officials fear disease and hunger will claim more lives.
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Rome
Messina
Italy
Sicily
Reggio
Naples
Sony
Monteleone
Santa Eufermia
Bagnara
Gazzini
Palmi
Seminaria
Object Lesson in Saving Highlights Chicago Trader Geltmacher Act
John Geltmacher, a Chicago board of trade operator, credited $1 to saving accounts for 200 poor children as an object lesson in saving. The story notes a ceremony or event tied to Bloomington Illinois on January 2. A separate brief reports the first wedding at Topeka Kansas executive mansion, Anna Hoch and James W Reed uniting.
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Bloomington
Ill
John Geltmacher
Chicago Board of Trade
Executive
Topeka
Kan
Mise Anna ‘Hoch
BW. Hoch
James W. Reed
Chanute Kun
Alabama man arrested on counterfeiting charge in trunk seizure
Evidence found in John Newsom's trunk at Bufaula shows moulds dies and other materials along with raised ten dollar bills. Police halted the counterfeiting operation and took Newsom into custody.
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Bufaula
Ala
John Newsom
Newsom
Berlin Empreror Receives Foreign Ambassadors at Palace
Delegations including David Jayne Hill and the new ambassadors from Britain, Japan, and Turkey were presented to the emperor at the Berlin palace on Friday in a formal reception.
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Wilhelm
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Constant Bath Mania Baffles Plainfield Doctors
A Plainfield New Jersey man, son of wealthy parents, suffers a delusion that every object he touches soils his hands. Dr. Harry V. Hubbard notes this is the most aggravated of three similar cases and claims a cure may be possible. He spends hours bathing and washing, even repeating routines after nearly every movement, exhausting himself daily.
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Plainfield
N. J
Harry V. Hubbard
Dr. Hubbard
New York 500 Percent Club for Heavyweights
A New York club for heavyweights forms under the name 500 Percent Club. Honorary members weigh 450 pounds, and at 500 pounds they gain life membership. If weight drops, they may withdraw, with 500-pounders receiving special consideration if they fall below the required weight. The statute weight is about two thirds of Daniel Lambert’s peak.
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New York
Daniel Lambert
Just Like a Man in the Parlor Music Moment
A man and a woman converse as he asks for music in the parlor. She resists saying her music is too poor to please, while he reassures that her playing brings him enjoyment and that little will satisfy him.
Their love ended when they married and divorced
A brief Cleveland Leader quip recalls a romance that soured after marriage, then found a lasting union through divorce and renewed affection. The wry line highlights the idea that separation can lead to enduring love.
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Cleveland Leader
Precaution and ironies in a Baltimore remark
A Baltimore American snippet features a man asking why another seeks a dyspepsia specialist while noting no current suffering. He mentions his wife attends a fashionable cooking school, hinting at social preoccupations and domestic chatter.
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Baltimore
Peruna Endorsed In Patient Testimonials From 1909 Almanac
A letter from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase of Washington D C endorses Peruna from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio as an effective cure. Another testimonial from Mrs A L Wetzel Terre Haute Ind says loss of smell and hearing were cured after following Peruna guidance.
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Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Hall Chase
Tenth St
Washington, D. C
A. L. Wetzel
Ohio St
Terre, Haute
Ind
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Ne'er-do-well Silas Grins in Town Marriage Tale
Preston Kendall recalls a Little New England town where Silas gleefully declares he is married. Kendall questions how Silas can support himself while Silas explains his wife can finish the job, lightening the mood with a joke about financial expectations.
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Preston Kendall
New England
Kendall
Old Silas
Silas
Kind Lady Questions Beggar on Work Efforts
A beggar tells a lady that last month he secured work for two family members, but neither accepted the jobs, highlighting reluctance to work.
Omelet Mistaken for Pancake Confuses Diners
A diner at a Chinese restaurant discovers a pancake like dish contains egg. The companion clarifies it is an omelet amid a meal including chop suey and chow mein. The exchange highlights a simple kitchen mix up in unfamiliar cuisine.
Postum and Grape-Nuts credited in woman's recovery
A Louisville mother recalls her daughter near nine years ago suffering nervous prostration from coffee. After stopping coffee and tea and using Postum with Grape-Nuts, the daughter recovered, became healthy and active in three charities, and had five children. The poster credits Postum and Grape-Nuts as the reason, a claim tied to the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Louisville
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Read
Wellville
Pligs
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