McKinnon Suits Seek $115,985 in Ohio Treasury Graft
Ohio Attorney General Denman and Special Counsel Boosth sue the estate and executors of the late State Treasurer McKinnon seeking $115,985 for alleged graft from 1904 to 1908. The suits accuse him of secretly loaning public funds to banks and firms and diverting interest for personal use, with specifics on monthly loan ranges and withheld depository law periods. The cases name Robert and Harry McKinnon and other executors, with details of bonds.
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Columbus, CO
State of
Ohio
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Denman
Booth
McKinnon
Harmon
Robert
Harry McKinnon
Jas. H. McGifford
Bank executives and officials cited in Columbus area notes
The list names W. S. Courtright president of Union National Bank Columbus Walter B. Beele assistant cashier at Union National Bank Howard C. Park county clerk and cashier at Central National Bank William D. Park president of Merchants & Manufacturers National Bank Isaac B. Cameron president of Columbus Savings & Trust Co predecessor to McKinnon’s state treasurer William F Hoffman president of Commercial National Bank Harry M Daugherty attorney and U S Senate candidate William F Scott principal owner of Achtabula Beacon Journal Thomas Fricker retired.
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W. S. Courtright
Union National Bank
Columbus
Walter B. Beele
Howard C. Park
The
Central National Bank
William D. Park
Merchants & Manufacturers National Bank
Union National
Isaac B. Cameron
Columbus Savings & Trust Co
McKinnon
William F. Hoffman
Commercial National Bank of Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
William F. Scott
Achtabula Beacon- Journal
Thomas Fricker
Coon Causes His Death In Pennsylvania Mountains
Russell Bowman a 27 year old Somerset county farmer was found dead in the mountains lying beneath a large raccoon believed to have contributed to the fatal incident. His body showed a broken back and was pinned to the ground by a tree trunk with his ax gun and hat nearby.
Street Railway Promoter Offers to Settle State Claims
Street railway promoter of Ashtabula and several other Ashtabula men, McKinnon's executors recently offered to pay whatever legal claims the state might have against his estate.
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Ashtabula
McKinnon
Alliance Register Firm Seeks Merger Evasion in Antitrust Suit
Attorney General A. G. Denman denies the request by McCaskey Register Co. of Alliance to withdraw the ouster suit. The firm aims to merge with American Cash Register Co. of Salem and has pursued state consent in a manner that could bypass the anti trust law.
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A. G. Denman
McCaskey Register Co
Alliance
Register
American Cash Register Co
Salem
Warren Lawyer Langdon Inherits $100000 To $150000
Representative Lawrence K. Langdon of Warren County, a Lebanon lawyer, learned his aunt in New Jersey left him an unexpected fortune valued between $100,000 and $150,000 as part of her death.
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Lawrence K. Langdon
Warren County
New Jersey
Langdon
Lebanon
Columbus clubwomen campaign for girls' industrial school
Colum bus clubwomen urged by Mrs Judson Harmon have begun a petition drive to secure large appropriations for a girls' industrial school. Since a change in administration following disclosures the governor's wife has shown strong interest in the Delaware institution, and the group remains confident that funding for buildings will be provided despite a strained state treasury.
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Columbus
Judson Harmon
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Canton and Berea Join Meat Strikers in 30 Day Pledge
Canton and Berea have joined 4000 abstainers in a meatless 30 day pledge led by the Central Labor union in Canton. Berea soured the effort as Ohio Nut and Bolt Co workers started the movement which quickly gained support among workingmen. If no effect proves lasting, the pledge may be renewed for another month.
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Canton
Berea
Central Labor Union
Ohio Nut & Boit Co
Representative Reed Pushes Tickets as Legal Tender
Representative George Reed of Wood seeks to require rail tickets bought at standard rates to be honored as legal tender. The measure would obligate railway companies to accept any valid ticket presented, regardless of purchaser.
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George Reed
Wood
Life Penalty Proposed for Thieving Bankers
Representative Moritz of Cleveland seeks life imprisonment for bankers who profit from illegal deals and lose depositors money. Inspired by the South Cleveland Banking Co. failure to draft the bill. Proposes 20 percent loan cap and 1 to 15 year penalties for violations.
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Moritz
Cleveland
South Cleveland Banking Co
Typhus Fever Quarantines At Columbus State Hospital
Dr. J. F. Connesses, night physician at Columbus State Hospital and recent traveler from Mexico, is ill with suspected typhus fever contracted on the trip. Health authorities quarantine part of the hospital and may extend the quarantine if contagion spreads. Typhus fever, a severe form of typhoid, is linked to dirty conditions and tropical regions.
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J. F. Connesses
Columbus State Hospital
Mexico
Bacteriological Department
Ohio State University
Columbus Health Department
Connesses
Meat abstention resolution introduced in Ohio legislature
Rep Tidrick of Carroll county proposes a 60 day meat ban for Ohio residents urging a diet of nuts fruit and vegetables. The measure stalled under the House rules. Rep Calvey also seeks repeal of the Payne Aldrich tariff and to place on the free list items believed to be controlled by trusts.
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Tidrick
Carroll County
Ohio
Calvey
Congress
Ex Governor Herrick Declares He Is Not a Candidate
Former Ohio official Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland issued a formal statement saying he will not seek the governorship. The remark clarifies speculation about his political plans amid a crowded field.
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Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
State Fire Marshal Returns Travel Funds to Treasury
State Fire Marshal J. W. Zuber returned 197.25 to State Treasurer Creamer after drawing it for traveling expenses and hotel bills. Zuber states the money was repaid on Attorney General Denman’s opinion that state officials cannot charge such bills to the state.
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J. W. Zuber
Creamer
Zuber
Denman
Dual identities helped teen seek education in Chicago
Samuel Diamondstein, 17, attended day school as Samuel Diamondstein and night school as Samuel Deemand. After earning a night diploma he entered Medill High School where officials later discovered the deception and withdrew his certificate.
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Chicago
Samuel Diamondstein
John M. Smyth
Samuel Deemand
Medill High School
Bitter Ballinger Pinchot row roils Washington hearings likely
Washington lawmakers push for curbs on government spending while preserving rural mail routes. The Ballinger Pinchot controversy intensifies as Congress plans an expansive investigation with hearings, contrasting conservationists led by Pinchot against Ballinger supporters.
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Ballinger-Pinchot
Washington
Trade conditions and Wheat Exports in Early January
Bradstreet reports midwinter trade unsettled by bad weather and price swings with outdoor activity delayed and roads poor. US and Canada weekly failures total 275 and 44 respectively. exports for week end Jan 20 total 2,034,746 bushels of wheat and flour, while 29 weeks show 25.6 million bushels. Wall Street flurry not affecting industry. pig iron demand rising, rails large contracts pending, cotton and woolen goods mixed.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
United States
Canada
Wall Street
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Tobacco Market Report from Louisville Burley and Dark Leaves
Louisville market notes last week total offerings 4790 birds with 4127 burley and 663 dark. New burley offerings large with fair quality and scarce bright color. red barley demand strong. common red leaf firm. old barley small with inferior quality. Air cured leaf firm with better lugs stronger. fired leaf varied. private sales include 1749 odds of new barley to American Tobacco Co and other burley and dark lots sold to various parties.
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Louisville
American Tobacco Co
Grain prices in Cincinnati market report
Wheat values range from No 2 red 1.25 to No 4 red 1.20 per bushel. Corn No 2 white 69.5 to 70 cents. Oats No 2 white 51.5 to 52. Hay prices show No 1 timothy 18.76 to 19.25 per unit. Bran and middlings quoted at 24.50 to 25.50 per ton and mixed feeds around 25.50 to 27.50.
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Cincinnati
Resinol Proven to Relieve Eczema and Itching
Dr M Stevens reports patients with skin eruptions benefited from Resinol. A Dover, NH dentist notes lasting cures after trying many remedies, including $100 worth, with one 50 cent jar achieving relief. The claim presents Resinol as a remarkable treatment for eczema and related itching conditions.
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M. Stevens
Dover
N. HL
True Friendship and a Dressmaker's Honest Reckoning
A witty medieval quip from Fliegende Blaetter notes a friend telling a dressmaker her dress was ruined to please the maker. The twist shows social tact clashing with truth in a compact vanities vignette.
Davis Painkiller and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup Ad
An old advertisement urges taking Davis Painkiller for chest and throat symptoms and promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and colic. It mentions pricing and general health claims, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
Grateful Claims For Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Oronogo and St Louis women report relief from female complaints after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ads describe bearing down, backache, and irregularities eased by the remedy and Sanative Wash, urging others to try it despite medical doubt.
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Oronogo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maz McKnicut
St. Louis
Pydia E. Pinkham
Eare
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Want Industrial School
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Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Court
Pinchot Row
Committee On
Ballinger- Pinchot
Ballinger
Land Office
Roosevelt
Mr. Ballinger
Forester Pinchot
Pinchot
Committee of Investigation
Secretary of the Interior
Forestry Bureau
Gifford Pinchot
Republican Party
Democratic Party
National Conservation Association
Joint Committee On Conservation
Charles W. Elliott
Harvard College
Walter L. Fisher
Thomas R. Shipp
James ©. Gipe
Indianapolis
Hague
George Glinon
Tobacco Market
Grain Markets
DAVIS
Drummond
Western
Toledo
Oto
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Riddel
John M. Riddel & CO
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