Indictments in Lucas County Fire Insurance Probe
Lucas County grand jury returns indictments against Frederick D. Prentice and Hope Yeager of the Ohio German Fire Insurance Co. Prentice faces embezzlement and perjury charges, Yeager charged with perjury. Additional reports note Cleveland and Lorain corporate plans, local crimes, strikes, road bonds, and interurban service developments across Ohio.
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Lucas County
Ohio German Fire Insurance Co
Toledo, CO
Frederick D. Prentice
Miss Hope Yeager
Grand Jury
Ohio German
Prentice
Miss Yeager
East Liverpool
Youngstown & Ohio River
Here
Youngstown
Moundsville
Wheeling
Welleburg
West Virginia
Steubenville
Toronto
Wellsville
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Wisconsin
Asa Jones
County Clerk Derr Calls for Special Prosecutor in Court
County Clerk Peter W. Derr accused the prosecutor's office in open court amid a mounting clash with County Prosecutor Hunt and requested a special prosecutor be appointed to present to the grand jury.
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Atl
Peter W. Derr
Hunt
Derr
Governor Harmon vetoes multiple Ohio bills
Governor Harmon vetoed Rep Earl N Gibbs bill to set police courts in Lorain Akron Newark Marion Hamilton Mansfield Lima Norwood Portsmouth due to cost. He also vetoed the Dowson hospital levy increase from one to two mills for charity patients for drafting errors. The state board of agriculture seeks a pathologist to help stamp out cattle cholera. Harmon plans an investigation into the state board of public works methods. Mechanics lien law cannot be enforced against the state nor payment to a subcontractor.
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Harmon
Earl N. Gibbs
Lorain
Akron
Newark
Marion
Hamilton
Mansfield
Lima Norwood
Portsmouth
State Board of Agriculture
Fischer
Gov. Harmon
State Board of Public Works
General Assembly
Atty. Gen. Denman
Soldiers and Sailors
Sandusky
Clerks Appointed in State Social and Vital Statistics Bureau
William Haverside of Cleveland and Miss Davies of Ironton are named to clerkships in the state bureau of social and vital statistics. Haverside becomes shipping clerk and Davies serves as a file clerk.
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William Haverside
Cleveland
Miss Davies
Ironton
State Bureau of Social and Vital Statistics
Writ of Appeal Secured in Property Suit
Attorney R. P. Cary of Memphis obtained a writ of appeal from the Ohio supreme court to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Peter Anderson against the United Realty Co of Toledo. The dispute concerns property valued at $250,000.
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R. P. Cary
Memphis
Tenn
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Peter Anderson
United Realty Co
Toledo
Governor Harmon OKs broad Ohio bills and local actions
Ohio Governor Harmon signed measures funding libraries, G A R headquarters, and church or school inspections, plus waiving transport for police and firemen. Other items include Lake Erie centennial funding, Wright brothers medals, and a vote on constitutional convention. In Coshocton, Sam Sprague bootlegging case ends with perjury arrest. In Darton, Teehudi McBarron machine co seeks receiver appointment.
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Columbus
Harmon
General Assembly
Department of State
Colleges of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Battle of Lake Erie Centennial Commission
Circuit Court
Boards of Education
Boards of Health
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Collnwood
Hamilton County
County Commissioners
Montgomery County
Payne tariff bill reaches Congress amid revenue aims
The Payne tariff bill to raise annual revenues to 300 million dollars faced early House Ways and Means scrutiny with Senate finance also informal consideration. It imposes an inheritance tax, raises internal taxes on cigarettes, and broadens duties on many imports while lowering others including boots and leather goods.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress Wednes Aae
Senate Committee On Finance
House Committee
Serena Payne
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Mann Committee
America
New York State
Great Britain
Payne
United States
One Shot Anecdote of Partridges and a Hare
A sportsman with vivid tales recalls a shot where he claimed two partridges and a hare fell to one shot. He explains the bird in flight grabbed another partridge and pulled it down, while his gun’s recoil caused him to fall onto a hare as it ran past. The Sketch.
Illiterate Lover's Amusing Apology Letter
A shy young man, aided by a friend, sends a comically plain apology letter to his sweetheart. He explains the letter’s blunt tone and notes his married friend’s complaint that tender sentiments were withheld, ending with a humorous admission of awkward phrasing.
Prosaic Ending Of Dream And A Child’s Question
A Kansas City Journal item recounts a surreal dream about a mysterious green clad woman and a sudden death prophecy. The dream ends with a playful bed time interruption as subscription payments are joked about. A second vignette follows a six year old asking the meaning of hallelujah after explaining its religious sense. He wonders why they celebrate with corn and jack lanterns during hallelujah night.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Oliver
Resemblance and a California school misattribution
A little girl accuses a Mexican boy of striking her. The teacher questions Joe, the only Mexican boy, who denies the charge. The girl then points to a darker-skinned classmate, claiming he is Mexican, noting his tan. The scene exposes bias and confusion over identity.
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California
Joe
Mary
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Sheffield Land and Improvement Co
Cambridge
Ohio
W. C. T. U. Executive Committee
Margaret Ewald
Crowl
Clevenger
Standard Oil Co
Bucyrus, C
Seacongood & Mayer
Cincinnati
Bucyrus
Ghent
Mabel Baxter
Wdith
Clare
May
Cleveland, O
Louis Devineaux
City Sinking Fund
Dayton, O
Brown
Dayton, Lebanon & Cincinnati Railway Co
Dayton Asylum
Union
Blair
Selby
Knights of Labor
West Laster
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Kentucky
Indiana
Barto, Scott & Co
Capital Notes
Coshocton
Sam Sprague
Dry
John Baad
Sprague
Baad
Congress
Ity
Dr.d.jayne
Vege
ATHEY
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
USA
Canadian CO. Limited
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Alvena
J. Barber
Becarelts
Wm. Boughton
Incinnati
W.k.housh
Tife
South Bend
Ind
Fred Certia
Lafayette Street
Oah
Mra
Lizsie Holland
Vokfeld
Sarah Lousiguant
Market St. Patan
Wm. Somerville
Hamburgh Avenue
Fiscal Pa
K. E. Garrett
Garnet Street
Kewaskum
Wis
Carl Dahlke
Waler
Atwater Station
Star
Anton
Ham ‘Adrian
Emi
Piper
Louisville
St. i
Lilien South
Rosenan
Francis Merkle
Field
Clarksde
Anna Wall
Michael
Ida Hale
Naton
Odo
Lebanon
Harry L. Bittle
Lebman Street
Byk
Dita Mars Louise
Vince
P Soranld
Upton Pa
Mary Jane Shatto
H.W
Vienna
bin Sohn Johnston
Mary Wood
R.¥. D. Pecon, Texac=Mre, Ad . Adami Graniteville, Wisehurs, Chas
Ba Bircay RD
Phaneanda Af
Writacian
Mosier
Entitee
Tecate
Clare’ Weteman
RED
Bardstown
Joseph Halt
Henry Cloutier
Minneapolis
Minn
John G. Moldan
Second Street
N. Shamrock
mJosie Ham
B.F.D
Marlton
Mtarshad Tyne
Nellie Moslander
Lydia E. Plaikham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Twaty Porn Tito
Bettie
Rae
Ieuan
Spoh Medical CO
Seez Plogiete Goshen
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