Strategy and secrecy mark Ohio alcohol clash this year
The Ohio drys and wets wage a high stakes struggle with unprecedented secrecy and strategic planning. Both camps keep plans private, canvass sentiment quietly, and reveal little about moves, aiming to surprise the other side rather than disclose tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
ETS
Drys
Ohio
McDermott
U. S
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Ohio Sunday School Association
J. A. White
Provisions Sent to Ohio Miners in Hocking Valley
Ten thousand hungry coal miners in the Hocking Valley received Sunday dinners for the first time in months as state and citizen efforts moved to feed Southern Ohio. Carloads enough for 9,600 daily portions were sent to Athens and Hocking counties amid mine shutdowns. National Guard coordination aided distribution in Nelsonville, Glouster, Sugar Creek and Buchtel with miners’ committees.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Cincinnati
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Athens
Hocking
Adjutant General’s Department
National Guard
Nelsonville
Glouster
Sugar Creek
Buchtel
Hearing on Coal Rates in Columbus Ohio
A public hearing on coal rate reductions for Hocking Valley and other Ohio fields will be held by the state utilities commission Thursday morning August 5. Secretary Armstrong said the hearing will be thorough and aim to determine if current rates create hardship for workers. the commission may reduce freight rates and implement changes within 30 days.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Armstrong
Commission
German youth plotted kite bombs against Cleveland plants
A German native in Cleveland was arrested for plans to drop nitroglycerin bombs from kites on the American Steel and Wire Co., Peerless Motor Car Co., and White Co. plants. He is said to be the author of threats to dynamite the sites to end the war, with two coworker statements supporting the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
American Steel and Wire Co
Peerless Motor Car Co
White Co
Germany
Celina Hit Hard by Severe Hail Storm
Celina Ohio and parts of the county were struck by a severe hail storm lasting about 40 minutes. The storm damaged corn, grapes, tomato vines, shrubs, and trees along a three mile wide path from the county’s west edge to near the city, with extensive agricultural losses reported.
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Celina
Ohio Fire Loss in 1914 Tops Seven Million
Ohio reports 1914 fire loss of 7,889,622 with 7,088 fires. Read by Gov. Willis from the Fire Marshal's annual report. New state marshal is Bert B Buckley of Dayton replacing E R Defenbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Willis
E. R. Defenbaugh
Bert B. Buckley
Dayton
Dyers Made President Of Ohio Loan Association
At the closing session of the Ohio Loan Association J. H. Dyer of Columbus was elected president. Colonel EB Bond of Cleveland became vice president. Dr. L. D. Trowbridge of Piqua was named secretary treasurer. Thomas Schoonover of Lima and C. B. Woodley of Toledo joined the executive committee.
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Cedar Point
The
Ohio Loan Association
J. H. Dyer
Columbus
EB. H. Bond
Cleveland
L. D. Trowbridge
Piqua
Thomas Schoonover
Lima
C. B. Woodley
Toledo
Million Dollar Order for Heavy Motor Trucks
Lima Ohio firm Gramm-Bernstein Motor Co receives a 1,000,000 order for 500 heavy motor trucks from a European representative. The trucks are to be shipped to the Russian government as part of wartime vehicle supply. The note calls this level of orders routine amid the European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, C
Gramm-Bernstein Motor Co
15 000 Miners Threaten Ohio Strike Over Weighing System
In St Clairsville Ohio a potential strike looms as 15 000 Eastern Ohio miners demand mine run scales. A one day deadline for installation expired after a Columbus conference between miners and operators. Only 10 of 69 mines have adopted the system. the prior strike ended in May after a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Columbus
Lima family poisoned after garden vegetables
Stanley Sherman and his wife and children Margaret 18 Nellie 15 and Harry 13 became ill after eating garden vegetables. Examinations show arsenical poisoning from vegetables sprayed with poison during the night. Sherman notes a fire bomb was thrown into his bedroom two weeks earlier.
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Lima, O
Stanley Sherman
Margaret
Nellie
Harry
Sherman
Buckeye Briefs: Farm Board President Elected in Ohio
Columbus Grove resident John Begg was elected president of Ohio’s new state board of agriculture at its first meeting. A round of local columns reports multiple incidents: Shuler killed by a train near Gallipolis, Winans dies in Toledo station, Lamson dies of heart failure, and a wide range of accidents and industry notes across the state.
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Farm Commission
Frank B. Willis
State Board of Agriculture
W. J. Kirgan
Cincinnati
John Begg
Columbus Grove
Don R. Acklin
Perrysburg
Wood County
C. A. Branson
Cadiz
Harrison County
Newton D. Bunnell
Lebanon
Warren County
I. S. Myers
Akron
C. K. Patterson
Piketon
Pike County
R. D. Williamson
Xenia
D. D. Snider
Gratiot
Licking County
T. D. West
Perry
Lake County
Columbus, O
New State Board of Agriculture
Gallipolis
Joseph H. Shuler
Carleton
County
Michigan
Troy
J. C. Winans
Toledo
Forperac & D. Railroad
Toledo, O
D. R. Lamson
Riots Renewed at Bayonne Oil Plants as Guards Ordered to Shoot
Serious rioting flared near Tidewater and Standard Oil plants in Bayonne New Jersey as deputies faced a mob. Three deputy sheriffs were wounded and one had a broken arm. Guards were ordered to shoot to kill and Governor Fielder was pressed to dispatch state militia. Strikers raised funds for ammunition and dynamite amid clashes that sent police to restore order.
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Bayonne
N. J
Tidewater
Standard Oil Companies
Tidewater Oil Company
Tidewater Works
Governor Fielder
Sheriff Kinkead
Tidewater Company
Tidewater Plant
Tidewater Gate
Oil Company
Wilson to receive reports on national defense plans
President Wilson has ordered personal reports on national defense from the heads of the war and navy departments. The move follows the Germany note on submarine warfare. He aims to propose a reasonable naval program to Congress and will study the matter during his Cornish New Hampshire visit.
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Washington
Wilson
War
Navy Departments
Germany
Congress
Cornish
N. H
Jackson Man Kills Wife's Mother and Her Companion
John Carson, son-in-law of Mary H. Palmer, age 70, and Edward Madden, about 50, were shot to death along a path near Jackson cemeteries. Carson, who fired about a dozen shots, surrendered at once after telephoning the sheriff. He cited estrangement with his wife as the motive and said he lost his head.
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John Atkinson
Cuyahoga County
Pen
Lauterbach
Willis
Jeanette Morgan
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Site Court
Warnes
Madden
May Palmer Carson
Carson
Turks Give Ultimatum Over Turkish Seizure of Tug Mondello
Rome reports a cabinet decision to pressure Turkey for reparation after the seizure of the Italian tug Mondello in the Sea of Marmora. The Italian ambassador in Constantinople is to demand a formal apology and assurances that Turkish officers have not been sent to Tripoli, plus permission for Italians in Turkey to depart.
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Rome
Turkey
Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Tripoli
Near break with Turkey
Rome reports strained Italian Turkish relations with eight hundred Italian reservists detained at Smyrna on siege grounds. Additional Italians in Asia Minor Syria and Arabia including 250 nuns in Palestine are detained. Turkey plans internment of Italians in camps. Italy ready to use coercive measures.
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Rome
Italy
Turkey
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Syria
Arabia
Palestine
Taliana
Ottoman Empire
Torpedo Boat Ericsson Threatened Sinking at Camden Yard
Officials learned the torpedo boat destroyer Ericsson, finished and ready for delivery, was found in a sinking condition at the New York Shipbuilding yard in Camden. Company pumps kept the decks above water after a sea cock was opened. the vessel was pumped out and emerged undamaged aside from minor slime.
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Philadelphia
United States
Ericsson
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N.d
Organization of the American Society of Aeronautic Engineers Formed
New York July 23 organization of the American Society of Aeronautic Engineers, a group of aviators expected to play a leading role if the United States enters war, has been completed. It will cooperate with the navy advisory committee and was formed at the request of Thomas A. Edison, committee chairman.
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Ohio
National Guard
Adjutant General
Ohio Military
United States
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
New York
Adjutant General’s Department
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
Advisory Committee of
The
Navy
Thomas A. Edison
Compensation plan approved for Alaska railroad workers
President Wilson approved an order prepared by Secretary Lane to implement immediately a compensation system for employees injured or incapacitated in the Alaska railway construction.
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Wilson
Alaska
Lane
Washington
Navy orders probe into fires aboard battleship Oklahoma
The Navy Department orders an investigation into mysterious fires aboard the battleship Oklahoma at Camden yards of the New York Shipbuilding Co. The inquiry aims to determine the cause and any responsible parties.
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Navy Department
Oklahoma
Washington
Camden Yards
New York Shipbuilding Company
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A. G. Yanberg
Cuyahoga
C. J. Biery
Fulton
W. H. Heckert
State Normal School
Oxford
Clark Fullerton
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Biery
Grand Prairie Township
Marion County
Supt. Miller
Geor Willis
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Turner
Pickaway County
Sark Gould
Sark
Belgium
DYERS
Herbert S. Houston
Doubleday, Page & Co
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Chicago
Mr. Houston
Illinois
Port Clinton
Erie
Carroll Townships
Geneva
O—Ashtabula
Marion
Steubenville, O
Hilda Steele
Mary Genger
May Crumley
George Moses
Melvin Rothrock
Frank Borhees
League of Ohio Loan Companies
Hall
State Banking Department
Atlanta
East Liverpool
Ohio River
William Mader
Chester
W. Va
Mr. Edison
Navy Bureau of Invention
Jackson
Man
Organization
Aeronauts
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