New Schedule of Insurance Rates to Restore State Fund
The Ohio Industrial Commission announced a new schedule of workmen's compensation rates effective January 1 with increases in 209 classes. The aim is to maintain solvency of the state insurance fund by a fluctuating reserve in net surplus premium. A three year review shows dwindling net surplus, now under $27,000, after earned premium of $135,342.81 and net surplus $53,339.58 in the first year.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio State Insurance Fund
The
Industrial Commission
Commission
National Guard reshuffles in Ohio two regiments
Adjt. Gen. Benson W. Hough issues three orders reassigning Ohio National Guard commands. Col. R. L. Hubler of Dayton is relieved as commander of the First Regiment headquartered in Cincinnati and is then assigned to command the Third Regiment based in Dayton. Lieut. Col. William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati takes over the First Regiment. Hubler succeeds Col. Herbert G. Catrow of Miamisburg in Dayton.
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Columbus
Adjt
Benson W. Hough
Ohio National Guard
R. L. Hubler
Dayton
Cincinnati
William Cooper Procter
Col
Hubler
Herbert G. Catrow
Miamisburg
Shippers Seek Refunds Over Coal Rates Dispute
In Columbus Ohio coal shippers claim overcharges totaling more than 100000 on shipments via the working Valley railway after protests against coal rates were upheld by courts as unduly high. The matter was argued before the utilities commission requesting refunds.
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Columbus
The
Utilities Commission
Horking
Hearing Set For April 4 On Ohio Workmen's Comp
The supreme court fixed April 4 as the hearing date for cases against 19 liability companies in Ohio. Atty Gen Turner seeks to determine if they may write workmen's compensation insurance against the state plan. Alliance reports another carload of war horses shipped by express to allied agents in Philadelphia by B F Smythe & Sons.
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Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Ohio
Atty. Gen. Turner
Alliance, O
Express
Philadelphia
B. F. Smythe & Sons
Costly Fire Destroys Buildings in Cleveland
A mysterious explosion on Euclid Avenue near East 105th Street sparked a blaze that destroyed a four story building and two two story structures housing stores and apartments. Damage is estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
East 105Th Street
Columbus Coal Operators Skip Four-State Conference
Hocking Valley coal operators will not attend the Indianapolis arranged four state conference with miners. They plan to negotiate locally with the miners instead.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley
Indianapolis
Election law rulings issued in Columbus by Atty Turner
Columbus authorities outline how election laws are interpreted. Rulings specify that returns from November elections in even-numbered years for state and county officers must go to the county election board or relevant municipal auditor or township clerk. In registration cities, returns go to the common pleas court and run board.
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Columbus
Atty. . Turner
County Election Board
Common Pleas Court and
Run Board
Malott Named Managing Editor of Morning Star
Portsmouth Ohio business circles learn A M Malott formerly of the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune has joined the Morning Star as business manager. His proven efficiency promises capable, active service benefiting readers and advertisers as the editor and general manager focus more on the newsroom.
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Portsmouth
J. A. Malott
The
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Morning Star
Malott
Star
Buckeye Brevities Opium Smuggling Probe
Toledo officers believe a Windsor Canada opium smuggling crew is linked to a seizure in the region. In Youngstown a 20 year old man was killed in a running duel with a suspect arrested for self defense claims. In Columbus the state administration board notes a will leaving one third of a $9,000 estate to the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Sandusky.
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Toledo
Edward Bryant
Windsor
Canada
Youngstown
Isaac Nicholas
Benjamin Tucker
Tucker
Columbus
State Board of Administration
Sarah A. Hazelton
Ithica
N. Y
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors
Sandusky
Tragic Death Of 4 Year Old In Street Collision
Four year old Neil Bletso son of Mr. and Mrs Clyde L Bletso was struck by an auto delivery truck in front of his home in Youngstown D. and died three hours later from injuries. The incident remains under local investigation.
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Youngstown
Neil Bletso
Clyde L. Bletso
Western College awards seventeenth scholarship at Oxford
Oxford announces a new scholarship opening with the next school year at Western College for Women, the seventeenth such award. Dayton board members reveal Frank W. Miller has been offered and would accept the Dayton public schools superintendent post at a 5000 dollar annual salary. Sandusky reports five children from a home are found 18 miles away in Norwalk after fleeing search parties. Cleveland describes a 10000 strong mob hailing the slayer of Dolores Evans as he leaves a New York train for jail. Steubenville notes arson at Samuel Sheppard's Mingo Junction home amid funeral processions. Cincinnati informs that Ohio Masons sent 1000 dollars to aid Illinois flood victims. Columbus banks exceed 800 million in resources per December 31 statements, with a 20 million gain. Columbus also cites an attorney general opinion granting five weeks minimum compensation for injured workers losing part of a finger. Toledo wage hikes affect 600 Bose Manufacturing employees, raising annual payroll by sixty thousand dollars.
Wood warns U.S. Army Chief urges universal duty and 210000 regulars
General Leonard Wood told the Senate military committee the United States coastline is vulnerable to invasion by a well organized foe with 150,000 to 160,000 troops could inflict incalculable damage before mobilization. He urged universal military service and a regular army of 210,000 with a goal of 3.5 million volunteers aged eighteen to twenty five under universal service. He criticized the militia system and said only government control could fix it. He warned the nation remains unprepared for war and would need at least 2 million men under compulsory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate Military Committee
United States
Wood
Five Negroes Lynched Near Starkville After Jail Break
Five black men were taken from Worth county jail at Sylvester and hanged from a tree limb near Starkville, three miles from Leesburg, in a revenge killing tied to the Sheriff Moreland murder during Christmas holidays. Four victims were from the same family, Felix Lake and his sons Frank Dewey and Major, plus Rodius Seamore.
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Albany
Worth County
Sylvester
Starkville
Moreland
Lee County
Leesburg
Felix Lake
Frank
Dewey
Major
Rodius Seamore
Chicago Sleuth Halpin Sentenced For Bribes
John J. Halpin, former Chicago chief of detectives, was sentenced to one to five years in Joliet penitentiary after being convicted of accepting bribes from criminals. His attorney seeks a writ of superseders to stay the sentence pending a Supreme Court action on the appeal for a new trial.
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J. J. Halpin
Chicago
John J. Halpin
Joliet
Supreme Court
Halpin
Orrin Carter
Austro Hungarians Overwhelm Russians in 24 Day Battle
A 24 day battle on an eighty mile Bessarabian front ends with Austro Hungarians claiming victory. Russian losses exceed 70 000 with about 6 000 taken prisoner as Russian offensive is broken. The fight spanned eastern Galicia and Bessarabia with heavy counterattacks and broad Allied participation. Lutsk fortress evacuation is reported by German forces.
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London
Bessarabia
Vienna
Berlin
Sayville
Galicia
Bessarabian
Austria
Hungary
British Defeat Turks In Mesopotamia Near Kut-el-Amara
In the House of Commons J Austen Chamberlain announced that Turkish forces in Mesopotamia have fallen back to within six miles of Kut-el-Amara after a British victory. He said British forces carried the Turkish positions at Waddi on Saturday. The Turkish official statement from Constantinople notes the Turks withdrew several miles in the Caucasus after delaying Russian advances.
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London
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Waddi
Caucasus
Turks Have Withdrawn Their Advance Posts Several Miles At Come Points
Constantinople
Rich Lumberman Is Slain In Grand Rapids
Edward F. Lillie went to the home of Frank M. Sprague in Grand Rapids on business and found Sprague slain with a fractured skull. A potato masher lay nearby under a kitchen cabinet and robbery is suspected as the motive. Lawrence Page, Sprague’s nephew, is mentioned in connection with the case.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Edward F. Lillie
Frank M. Sprague
Sprague
Lawrence Page
Montenegro renews fight against Austria Hungary fronts
The Montenegrin consulate in Rome announced that Montenegro has resumed hostilities with Austria Hungary. King Nicholas and his government rejected Austria's peace terms and fighting continues on all fronts. King Nicholas and his sons remain in Montenegro.
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Rome
Montenegro
Nicholas
Austria
Two Mexicans Shot By Carranza Firing Squad in Juarez Cemetery
In Juarez Cemetery two Mexican brothers Bernardo and Fedrico Duran were executed for the murder of American rancher Bert L. Akers of Ysleta Texas. They faced the firing squad unblindfolded and urged Americans to watch how Mexicans die, with a final defiant remark heard by local reporters.
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Union News Service
el Paso
Texas
Carranza
Juarez
Bert L. Akers
Ysleta
Horse Cave
Bernardo
Fedrico Duran
Akers
Bernardo Duran
TRAINS COLLIDE ON DRAWBRIDGE IN HARLEM RIVER CRASH
Twenty injured in a collision on a new Harlem River drawbridge when one elevated train ran past signals and struck the rear car of another. Passengers, mainly women and children, panicked as guards restrained them from the electrified third rail or the river.
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New York
Harlem River
Signa
War losses total 14 9 million in early war
London reports gross war casualties exceed 14 9 million up to January. A prominent statistician cites official and reliable data. Estimated killed at one in five and prisoners taken at about one in seven or eight.
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London
German Submarine Activity Reported Off Southwest Ireland
German submarines again operate off the southwest coast of Ireland. The report comes via the White Star liner Cymric, which departed Liverpool on January 11.
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New York
Ireland
Cymric
Liverpool
Cincinnati Market Prices for Grains and Livestock
The Cincinnati market lists prices for corn, hay, mill feed, oats, rye, wheat, hogs, poultry, butter, cattle, bulls, calves, and hogs. Readouts include No. 1 to No. 4 grades, weights, and varying price ranges across products from 22 to 1.08 per unit for commodities and higher figures for livestock and dairy items.
Confiscation of Servian Property Reported in Berlin
Berlin report states that confiscation has been ordered on property valued at 563,000,000 crowns owned by Serbians living in Semiin who are naturalized Hungarians. Most affected are merchants who fled the city leaving Hungarian and Austrian creditors. The government plans to auction part of the property to satisfy claims.
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Berlin
Tages Zeitung
Budapest
Woman Escapes Operation With Pinkham Remedy
Astoria New York resident credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and avoiding surgery after years of illness and ineffective tonics. She reports rapid improvement within two weeks and resumed daily meals with her husband. The letter highlights frequent surgeon recommendations overturned by the remedy and encourages others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Astoria
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan A. Kornic
Flushing Avenue
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Commerce Ave
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