Cox names Harmon foes as Ohio patronage signals
Special Columbus correspondent notes President Wilson may appoint anti-Harmon man Gaylord Saltzgaber as pensions commissioner, signaling Cox may purge Harmon appointees. Observers cite removals of Allen Thurman and R. M. Dittey as proof of Cox’s stance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wilson
Gaylord M. Saltzgaber
van Wert
Gov. Cox
Harmon
Allen W. A . Thurman
State Board of Administraton
R. M. Dittey
Tax Commission
Cox
Saltzgaber
No Street Cars Running in Cincinnati Strike
The Cincinnati Traction Co. strike halted all street cars from Saturday afternoon to Monday. Crowds disrupted service, police dispersed mobs, and organizers urged peaceful protest while talks with city officials considered seeking a court receiver and possible franchise forfeiture. Flood aid also announced for Dayton and other Ohio communities.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Co
Schoepf
City Hall
Traction
Street Railway
Traction Co
City of
Representative Collins Authors Food Price Fixing Law
Peter J. Collins of Stark county writes a bill making it a penitentiary offense to combine to regulate or raise prices of foodstuffs. The measure targets price fixing schemes and seeks stricter penalties.
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Collins
Stark County
Ohio boys corn contest aided by private gifts
Dayton man John H. Patterson donates 100 dollars to aid the state board of agriculture corn growing contest. Eleven Ohio congressmen offer a free trip to the top junior corn grower in their districts under board rules. Van Wert County Crop Improvement group raises 2400 dollars to support boys and girls in junior contest work, with many local boys winning free Washington trips.
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Columbus
John H. Patterson
Dayton
State Board of Agriculture
Ohio
van Wert County Crop Improvement Association
Washington
Ohio Fire Loss Totals $8 Million in 1912
Revised figures sent to State Fire Marshal John W. Zuber show Ohio's total fire loss for 1912 at $8,060,412 with $28,098,462 in insurance and $48,154,351 sound value. Loss rose about $2,000,000 from 1911. Cleveland led at $1,206,870, Columbus close behind near one million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Zuber
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Cox Leaves Columbus for Washington Delays Return
Gov Cox departs Columbus for Washington and will not return before Wednesday. He has not received any official or unofficial word from Mayor Haunt about the Cincinnati strike or troop needs, and thus will not delay his trip to the national capital.
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Columbus
Cox
Washington
Haunt
Cincinnati
Bertsche jailed in Chicago crime ring probe
State's Attorney Horne says Barney Bertsche of West Randolph Street saloon led a vast criminal network in Chicago, protecting gamblers, thugs, wire tappers and con men. His arrest rattles New York linked operators and signals potential immunity drops for local crooks.
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Union News Service
Chicago
Rosenthal
New York
Barney Bertsche
West Randolph Street
Bertsche
Horne
Suffrage Bill Passes Illinois Senate
Springfield May 8 the Illinois Senate approved a limited women’s suffrage bill by 29 to 15 paving the way for televised votes in 1931 like offices. If the house backs the measure and Dunne signs, women may vote for presidential electors state board of equalization and many local officials.
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Springfield
Senate
Illinois
State Board of Equalization
Dunne
Yankees Flee Parral as Federal Garrison Evacuates
Americans and Mexican residents flee the mining town of Parral as a 1,200 strong federal garrison evacuates upon sighting constitutionalist forces. Refugees ride burros and bicycles toward Chihuahua City, a 200 mile trek expected to take a week. Rumors of fighting and harassing insurgents precede an anticipated battle near the state capital.
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el Paso
Tex
Parral
Chihuahua City
Typhoon Ravages Manila Area Crushing Ship Losses
The fiercest storm in years hits Manila and surrounding islands. At sea, about 100 fatalities are confirmed with many more unaccounted. total deaths feared to exceed 500 as wreckage from several steamers and lighter craft is reported. Reports indicate American deaths among the losses.
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Manila
P. I
Student Killed by Auto in Detroit
Allan W. Tull of Kingston Maryland, senior law class member at the University of Michigan, was struck by an unidentified automobile in Detroit and died shortly after sustaining his injuries.
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Detroit
Mich
Allan W. Tull
Kingston
University of Michigan
Cincinnati Market Prices Snapshot For Commodities
A dense listing of market quotes across corn, hay, oats, wheat, poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs. Prices are given per various grades and weights, including No. 2 through No. 4 categories for grains, timothy and clover hays, and live stock values for shippers, butchers, bulls, hogs, and sheep. Includes corn white and yellow varieties, oats, wheat red, poultry categories and weights, cattle quality tiers, and lambs in seasonal ranges.
Charged with 25 Murders Tied to Henry Lee Moore
Leavenworth Kansas May 9 Twenty five ax murders across Illinois Missouri Kansas Colorado and Iowa are linked to Henry Lee Moore who is serving life in Missouri. Special agent M W McClaughrey cites exhaustive study naming victims from Colorado Springs Monmouth Ellsworth Villisca Columbia and other towns from 1911 to 1912. Moore was convicted in Missouri for killing his mother and grandmother.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Henry Lee Moore
Colorado Springs
Colo
William EB. Dawson
Monmouth
William Showman
Ellsworth
Rollin Hudson
Paolo
J. B. Moore
Villisca
George Moore
Mary Wilson
Columbia
Moore
Jefferson City
Wilson
Fisher fixes Alaska blame before Senate territories panel
Walter L. Fisher, former interior secretary, told the Senate territories committee that responsibility for Alaska’s condition lies with Congress. He urged immediate legislation to develop the territory and advocated building railroads to open Alaska, arguing federal action is essential and overdue.
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Washington
Alaska
Congress
Walter L. Fisher
Studies Not To Be Blamed In Montclair Schools
Arthur C. Harris president of the Montclair New Jersey board of education says social inebriety, not studies, is blamed for alleged conditions among town schoolchildren. He cites tremendous social pace and criticizes parents for allowing children to engage in social affairs that harm health and nerve strength.
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New York
Arthur C. Harris
Board of Education
Montclair
N. J
Examinations Schedule for Teachers and Pupils announced
School Examiners set teacher exams on the first Saturday of each month with holiday adjust. Pupils will be tested on the third Saturday in April and May. Four year provisional certificate applicants must consult the clerk before applying. Examinations occur in Batavia Ohio. Officers listed: B. S. Bagby president, B. T. Davis vice president, John Morris clerk.
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Batavia
Ohio
Bagby
B T. Davis
John Morris
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Ohio Building and Loan Associations
D. A. Donovan
Detrick
Logan County
Ohio Building and Loan Association League
James R. McKay
Youngstown
National League of Building and Loan Associations
Homer Price
Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Germany
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Insurance Federation of
Diggs
Federation
Ohio Fire Protection
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Guy Detrick
Traction Company
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Dayton Relief Committee
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Coshocton
Ironton
Chillicothe
Pike County
Dresden
Trinway
Warsaw
Ben Thuma
John Street
Westwood Avenue
Showell
Hays and Schaefer
Ninth District
Peter J. Collins
Essad Pasha
Albania
Nicholas of Montenegro
Scutari
House
Department of Justice
Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
Attorneys AT Law
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Courier Block
G. A. Frazier
Frazier & Hicks
Louis Hicks
Court House
Ely
Clermont House
O. P. Griffith
Clayton B. Nichols
Biffith & Nichols
Attorneys-At-Law
Courier Bullaug
Belland Citizens’ Telephone
A.B. Nichols
H. L. Nichots
Nichols & Nichols, Attorneys-At-Law
Hamilton Building
Main Street
Jitée
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake Street
Bardini
Winchester
Peetamouth
Barden
Peebles
Wincheater
Sardinia
Mebu Batavia
Pearl and
Butler Street
Orien
Roane
Rossone
Richmond
Norfolk
Pointeon
Norfolk & Weatern
Norfolis
Hihianne
Hihwore
Hillaboro
Hardinia
Bevill
Bladon
General Pass
Division Pans
Foleys
Helios
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