Ohio Republicans Back President In War Crisis
Ohio Republicans meet in Columbus with Warren C. Harding as chairman to pledge party support for the national administration, outline plans for party organization and finance, and discuss wartime measures. Topics include freight-rate increases, corn crop prospects, fertilizer movement, eastern time, civil service for veterans, and state defense efforts.
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Columbus
United States
Warren C. Harding
Republican Committee of Nine
Arthur L. Garford
California
Rudy W. Archer
Cleveland
Charles E. Hard
Portsmouth
Harding
Committee of 50
Ohio
William Cooper Proctor
Cincinnati
Thgt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio Railways
The
Utilities Commission
Fred C. Croxton
Ohio Branch
Council For National Defense
Charles E. Thorne
Wooster Experiment Station
Cox
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Law
van Schweringen
East View
Cuyatoga County
John Ass
Regulation outlines for army draft registration centers
Washington issues instructions to governors sheriffs and mayors detailing how the draft registration will be conducted. Registration takes place at voting places with sheriffs clerks and physicians overseeing counties while mayors run city boards for larger areas. Absent sick or traveling individuals may register by mail or at the local clerk’s office. Volunteers are urged to serve as registrars with no compensation.
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Washington
War Department
National Army
Peting
Banks Co operate on $2 000 900 000 Bond Offering
Secretary McAdoo asks 27 513 national and state banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions and estimate demand for the 2 000 900 000 bond issue. He urges banks to cooperate with the federal reserve in their districts. Subscriptions pour in from cities and states nationwide. A 100 000 000 loan to Italy is completed. further loans to France and other nations are arranged for quick transfer.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Italy
Count di Cellere
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
France
Jusserand
Central purchasing committee eyed for Allied supplies
Washington report cites Sir Hardman Lever predicting a new central committee will oversee all United States purchases for Allied governments, replacing J Morgan & Co. He says Germany will be practically bankrupt in postwar credit markets due to onerous internal debts and will struggle to finance reconstruction, while the Allies financed the war through gold, American securities sales, and loans.
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Washington
United States
Hardman Lever
Morgan & Co
Germany
Fewer Woman Workers Hindering Factory Labor Supply
Electrical World notes a decline in female factory labor over the past year and a half. While male wages rise and living costs grow, many young women marry, return to schooling, or take up home duties, reducing the pool of available female workers for munitions and other manufacturing tasks.
Youthful Tommy Plans Economy at Seven
A short humorous vignette praises a boy named Tommy for saving by considering economy. At seven, he notes washing his dirty face now is wasteful since no one will see it at night, prompting a playful exchange with his mother about usefulness.
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Tommy
Sickness Drives Most NYC Poverty Relief Costs
The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor reports for the year ending September 30 that about 96 percent of 156000 dollars spent on material relief for destitute families stayed with sickness and the wage earner’s death as the cause of need.
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New York City
New York Association
Quip Under Fire On Concealed Weapons Charge
A man arrested for concealed weapons responds to the officer’s question with a wry remark that he is not a pacifist. The exchange reflects a sharp, dry tone in a case involving weapons possession.
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Plutarch
No Alternative Hanging Case Cited in Exchange
Brief quip notes a legal tactic in a hanging case where a jury’s decision may hinge on the defense strategy. The dialogue suggests the jury could be influenced by the defense to avoid a death verdict or a conviction.
Language Pride and a Curious Quip Cited
A conversation in Our Beautiful Language features praise for the country and its language. An offhand remark about quelling a speaker with a peculiar phrase surfaces, reflecting local humor and social dynamics in a brief, quoted exchange.
Willard Abrahams Sinks Off Irish Coast
A U S ship the Willard Abrahams was sunk off the Irish coast with six crew rescued, per a State Department message. The incident adds to wartime losses involving American vessels.
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U. S
Washington
Willard Abrahams
State Department
Control of Food Supplies Proposal Moves in Congress
Representative Lever introduced a bill on governmental control of food fuel clothing and other life necessities. The measure would place all food supply agencies under the president’s control directing production distribution shipments and hoarding prevention while allowing requisition of factories and mines and blocking imports to shield American markets.
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Washington
Representative Lever
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
Cincinnati markets report prices for flour hay and grain with multiple grades listed for flour corn hay oats wheat and butter eggs poultry and live stock including figures for winter patents corn No 3 white hay No 1 timothy cattle calves hogs sheep and other commodities reflecting regional trading activity.
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Hoge
Ohio woman praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy in health notice
Mrs Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio testifies she recovered from displacement with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after two months of use following medical doubts. She urges other women to try the tonic blend of roots and herbs and offers to answer letters.
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Ohio
Lydia E. Pi
Jennie Moyer
North St
Lima
Lydia
Pinkham
The Children's Poet In St Nicholas Hawthorne Sketches Stevenson
The article reviews Robert Louis Stevenson's life as a beloved author for children. It notes his passion for kids and quotes Andrew Lang on Stevenson's affectionate nature toward children and his letter claiming kids are what matter to him.
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St. Nicholas
Hildegarde Hawthorne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Andrew Lang
Miss Hawthorne
Stevenson
Obstructing Navigation Colloquy Over Drowning Dog
Report of an unusual arrest as Smith is accused of drowning a dog in a river. Browns questions the charge while Jones insists authorities claim a sunken boat obstructed navigation.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
Venice Plans Technical School of Arts for Boys
City authorities announce a proposal to open a technical school of arts and handicrafts for boys as part of youth education. The story notes the school’s focus on practical crafts and skills development.
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Venice
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