Ohio House Passes Tight Kept on Mayors in All Municipalities
In Columbus the Ohio House voted 69 to 29 to curb mayoral powers, aiming to enforce state and city liquor and blue laws. The measure allows governors or judges to remove mayors for nonenforcement, with hearings and possible suspension, as debates over Sunday baseball and other issues swirled.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Ohio
Senate
House
Anti-Saloon League
Representative Black
Ashland County
Ohio sealer cites 15 percent overcharge from lax weights
Prof. B F Thomas ex officio sealer of weights and measures for Ohio in the high cost of living probe says residents are cheated by 15 percent due to lax inspection laws. He notes only seven counties have complete weights and measures and that many county auditors do not know sealing is part of their duty.
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B. F. Thomas
Ohio
Thomas
Champ Clark
Inspectors to Review National Guard Units This Spring
Regular army officers including Major B. B. Hatch Twelfth infantry Major James H. Friar Tenth infantry Captain James Ryan Fifteenth cavalry and Lieut John G Maul field artillery will visit the Fifth Second and Eighth regiments and batteries Major F M Hartsock W M Roberts and Major Thomas H Rees medical and engineer units. Inspections planned for March and April.
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National Guard
B. 8. Hatch
Twenty-sixth Infantry
James H. Friar
Tenth Infantry
James Ryan
Fifteenth Cavalry
Cavalry
John G. Maul
Field Artillery
F. M. Hartsock
W. M. Roberts
Thomas H. Rees
Battalion of
Engineers
Horse Traders Seek Protection in Ohio
Columbus meeting calls for outlawing misrepresentation in horse trading with fines and jail similar to Indiana law. They push for Ohio to adopt a strict statute to curb deceit in sales and barter of horses.
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Columbus
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio seeds in mails spar over postal deficit
Congressman Huber, ex-Defiance representative, says free seed shipments to Congressmen harm the postal system. In a resolution, he urges the Ohio legislature to memorialize Congress to stop seeds from going through the mails at no cost, arguing seed quality is poor and increases deficits.
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Ohio
Huber
Defiance
Congress
Penitentiary chief trims meals to cut state costs
T. J. Finn, superintendent of subsistence, says he will save the state about $150,000 on the annual food bill by reducing table expense while improving quality. He is inspecting all state institutions on Gov Harmon’s orders, noting gains such as a $300 butter saving at the penitentiary.
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T. J. Finn
Gov. Harmon
Representative Price Russell Pushes Tariff Reduction
Representative Price Russell of Wayne spoke before the food probers on a resolution to memorialize Congress to reduce the tariff on life's necessities. The measure was referred to the probers for quiet interment. Russell argued the tariff drives up the cost of living, while the committee said it would stay away from tariff issues as much as possible.
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Price Russell
Wayne
Congress
Russell
Cleveland Municipal Court Bill Aims to Reorganize Courts
Senator Mendelson in the Ohio senate introduces a bill endorsed by the Bar Association and Chamber of Commerce creating four judges with salaries and a clerk and deputies. It places deputy clerks and bailiffs under civil service and sets jurisdiction at cases of $1000 and under. If enacted it would eliminate all but one of Cleveland's justices.
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Mendelson
Ohio Senate
Cleveland
Bar Association and
Chamber of Commerce
Bills Disposed Of In State Legislature
The annual township trustees pay raise bill was defeated after an hour of debate. White of Sandusky county saw two Lake Pine fishing measures pass, one banning trammel nets and the other setting ten inches as the white bass size. The Reed bill imposes penalties for selling insurance premium notes before policy delivery. Tuttle of Columbus won senate approval for school board officers and open sessions. bonds for boards of education may be set by board resolution. Baker of Hamilton advances a measure on small open ballots and four year terms with open sessions required.
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Common Pleas
Winters
Sandusky
Norris
Cleveland
House
Reed
Mendelson
Gottshall
Good Roads Federation
White
Sandusky County
Lake Pine
Senate
Tuttle
Columbus
Boards of Education
Baker
Hamilton County
Star Chamber
Cincinnati man surrenders claiming regicide claim
Christian Keppler, 49, surrendered to Cincinnati police saying he took part in the 1898 assassination of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria. He alleges a former convict pressured him to steal and extort money, and says he was wanted in Washington on burglary charges. He claims knowledge of every assassination attempt in recent generations.
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Cincinnati
Elizabeth
Austria
Christian Keppler
Keppler
Washington
Campaign previews and Peary rank question mix in Capitol talk
Congressional committees gear up for the fall contest with Republicans predicting retention and Democrats aiming for control. The Peary rear admiral promotion faces skeptical review while plans for a national Valhalla memorial arise amid debate over Memorial Hall statues in the capitol.
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Peary
National
Valhalla
General Strike Planned in Philadelphia Over Labor Conflict
About 700 delegates from 140 locals in Philadelphia voted to stage a general strike next Saturday involving 125 000 workers. The protest aims to defend union standards amid city authorities and car company tensions. A 100 000 strong parade to city hall is planned alongside the strike. The Central Labor Union vows action if no transit agreement by Friday.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Allied Building Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
Senate commerce panel readies rivers and harbors bill
The senate commerce committee completed the first reading of the rivers and harbors bill passed by the house. Clerks indexed numerous amendments as hearings will be granted to senators. Chairman Frye notes no public hearings. hearings will be by individual senator explanations. Senator Martin predicts a material increase over the house bill due to many amendments.
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Washington
Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Frye
Maine
Thomas
Martin
Virginia
Enormous 37 Year Work on New Testament Marginal References
London announces the completion of a vast literary project after 37 years of labor. The task involved compiling full marginal references to the revised version of the New Testament.
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London
Youngblood Keynote Urges Navy Personnel Reform
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging legislation to improve the personnel of the fighting force. The keynote highlighted Youngblood in command of the navy as a central example of needed reform.
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Young Blood
Navy
Washington
Youngblood
Taft
Congress
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ford治 Cure Claim
A Chicago reader reports relief from uterine problems after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. The ad touts extensive cures for female ailments and invites confidential letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
William Ahrens
21St St
Pinkham
L Mass
Inebriety Confrontation Sparks Apology from Chaplain
A drunken incident last night drew a sharp rebuke to Chaplain Tommy who apologized and pledged not to go out while intoxicated in the future. The exchange suggests a private dispute spilling into public view.
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Tommy
What It Meant by a Pioneer Day Tale
A school mistress asks what history means about pioneer days with no roofs. Robbie replies that it meant women could not afford any merry widow hats, reflecting humorous misinterpretation of historical hardship.
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Robbie
What She Ought to Say
A humorous exchange about correct speech unfolds with a playful guidance from John. The gag centers on choosing future tense and a negation, concluding with the line You should say I won't have a new bonnet. The captioned bit appears in illustrated humor sections.
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John
Change of Food Delivers Health Boost in Testimony
A Missouri couple credits health gains to leaving coffee and eating Postum and Grape Nuts. The wife reports long stomach and nervous issues improved after four months on Postum and Grape Nuts, gaining flesh. the husband sleeps better and cramps vanish after abandoning coffee. The wife mentions a California brother also uses Postum. Look in ads for The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
California
Wellville
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