Harmon vetoes Alsdorf bill on state boards of control
Ohio Governor Harmon vetoes the Alsdorf measure creating boards of control for penitentiary Mansfield reformatories and two industrial homes due to fragmentary text. He also notes twelve bills became laws by executive approval and lists congressional and legislative candidate names and districts across the state.
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Columbus
Harmon
Alsdorf
Ohio Penitentiary
Mansfield Reformatory
Girls’ Industrial Home
Delaware
Boys’ Industrial
Lancaster
Mathews
Women Hold Final Session Of General Federation
Cincinnati hosts the General Federation of Women's Clubs final session at Music Hall on president's night. Officers for the next two years include President Mrs Philip N Moorefrom Missouri first vice president Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles California second vice president Mrs Mary Bell King Sherman Illinois recording secretary Mrs Henry H Dawson New Jersey corresponding secretary Mrs Frank Shiek Wyoming treasurer Mrs John Threadgill Oklahoma auditor Mrs L L Blankenburg Pennsylvania and directors Miss Desha Breckenridge Kentucky Mrs Elmer Blair New York Mrs John A Nash Iowa.
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Cincinnati
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Music Hall
Philip N. Moore
Missouri
Josiah Evans Cowles
California
Mary Bell King Sherman
Illinois
Henry H. Dawson
New Jersey
Frank Shiek
Wyoming
John Threadgill
Oklahoma
L. L. Blankenburg
Pennsylvania
Desha Breckenridge
Kentucky
Elmer Blair
New York
John A. Nash
Iowa
Girl, 15, Taken to Detention Home in Cleveland Case
Fifteen year old Nel lie Crozier says Henry Gregory a Cleveland brakeman enticed her from Marionville Pennsylvania to visit friends in Youngstown then Cleveland where he registered her at a hotel. She reports Gregory grabbed her pocket book containing her money and she was committed to the Girls Detention home by Juvenile Judge Addams with her parents notified.
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Cleveland, O
Nellie Crozier
Cleveland
Henry Gregory
Brakeman
Addams
Marionville
Youngstown
Gregory
Rescued Freight Clerk Directs his Escape in Wreck
In Trenton New Jersey spreading rails wrecked a heavy Reading freight engine. Thomas King a freight clerk was pinned for two hours under 50 tons of iron and steel as priests doctors four nurses and about 500 laborers dug a tunnel to free him. He remained conscious and directed the rescue before being taken to a hospital to recover.
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Trenton
N. J
Reading
Thomas King
King
Cleveland Group Backs Ohio Branch of Civic Federation
Fifty Clevelanders met in the Chamber of Commerce Library to back an Ohio branch of the National Civic Federation. They pledged to seek more uniform state laws and to advance national labor business cooperation.
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Ohio
National Civic Federation
Ile
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph M. Hasley
New York
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Tragic Vacation Tragedy Near Nickel Plate Crossing
A mangled 78 year old inmate identified as August Stein wider was found near War rensville farm close to Nickel Plate tracks after a fast passenger train passed. He had been on leave from a superintendent and offered little about his past or identity. The victim’s origins remain unknown.
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Cleveland
Warrensville
August Steinwider
Ballinger-Pinchot probe ends evidence phase
Washington May 21 The Ballinger-Pinchot investigation closes its evidence phase. Oral arguments set for May 27 and 28. Gravis successor A Christensen testified he never visited the Seattle grand jury room where 26 missing letters were found in Gravis effects. Spaulding corroborated that letters may have been among papers brought to the grand jury. Ballinger letter read in response to Brandeis request confirms no additional letters beyond those public.
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Gravis
Seattle
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot
A. Christensen
L. R. Gravis
Grand Jury
Glavis
Spaulding
Vertrees
Brandeis
Frank L. Spaulding
Christensen
Dennett
The
Land Office
Cunningham
Representative Madison
Ballinger
Nelson
Narrow Escape After Steamer Sinks on Missouri River
The excursion steamer Uncle Sam collided with a sand barge near Grand Avenue in Kansas City and sank. About 150 passengers, including 25 women, were rescued thanks to engineer Roy Taylor and pilot W L Thompson who drove the vessel toward shore as panic spread aboard. The ship sank to the river bottom with decks tipped to 45 degrees within ten feet of safety.
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Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Missouri River
Grand Avenue
Herdam
Roy Taylor
W. L. Thompson
U. S. to Guard Bluefields in Nicaragua
Commander Gilmer of the gunboat Paducah has informed Madrid and Estrada forces and the armed Venus that the planned bombardment of Bluefields will not be permitted and no fighting will be allowed in the city.
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Paducah
Washington
Gilmer
Madrid
Estrada
Glas
Venus
Billefielda
Nicaragua
Too Large for Safe but Not for Robber
In Oil City Pennsylvania on May 20 three packages containing $3024.24 were stolen from the depot while John J Truby the day station agent loaded baggage. The money was handed to Adams Express in Philadelphia and wrapped in manila paper. Night Agent Truby stored the packages under a sack behind the ticket counter when the depot was empty.
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Oil City
Pennsylvania
John J. Truby
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adams Express Company
Philadelphia Railroad
Philadelphia
Truby
National Conference of Charities Opens in St Louis
Philanthropists and social economists filled the Odeon auditorium as the thirty sixth National Conference of Charities and Correction opened. F G Eaton chaired the session with welcomes from Mayor Kreismann and Governor Hadley. Jane Addams of Chicago chaired and delivered the annual address after a boys band concert from the industrial school.
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St. Louis
Odeon
National Conference of Charities and Correction
F. G. Eaton
Kreismann
Hadley
Jane Addams
Chicago
The
Industrial School
Minnesota hits oil trust challenged price discrimination
Minnesota supreme court upholds law forbidding discriminatory charges for commodities sold statewide. The decision stems from the state’s suit against Standard Oil, contesting higher prices in uncompetitive areas. The case proceeds to trial on the facts with an injunction sought to forfeit the company's charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
St. Paul, Minn
O’brien
Ramsey County
Standard Oil Company
Hyde Seeks New Trial In Hyde Murder Case
Attorney John H. Lucas for Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde filed a motion in the criminal court to set aside the jury verdict that convicted Hyde and sentenced him to life in the penitentiary. The motion lists 17 reasons.
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Hyde
Xandas City
John H. Lucas
Bennett Clark Hyde
Doctor Hyde
Train crash injures eleven in Oklahoma City
A St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train struck a street car in Oklahoma City on May 20 injuring eleven people none fatally. Among the injured was William Cherry of Decatur Illinois.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
St. Louis
San Francisco
William Cherry
Decatur
Ill
Girl Completes Long Journey From India to Newcastle
Traveling alone Lola Reed McClure, ten, reached Newcastle from Bombay after a long trip around the world. She is the daughter of the late Rev. Reed McClure of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
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Newcastle
Lola Reed McClure
Bombay
India
Reed McClure
New Wilmington
Two Explosions Kill and Wound Dozens in Pinar del Rio
Disaster hits Pinar del Rio as two dynamite blasts demolish a rural guard barracks. About a hundred killed and nearly as many wounded, with body parts found miles away. Relief trains depart Havana 108 miles away. dynamite removal ordered amid fears of conspirators. Captain Alfredo Ravena and Captain Gaspar Betancourt among the named dead. Officials debate accident versus foul play.
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Pinar del Rio
Havana
Public Works Department
Guanabacoa
Marita Delgardo
Alfredo Ravena
Gaspar Betancourt
World Sunday School Convention Opens in Washington
The sixth world Sunday school convention opens in Washington with delegates from every civilized region and missionary center, representing over 25 million people. Major speakers include President Taft and Ambassador Bryce, with over 250 speakers from 45 lands on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Bryce
John Wanamaker
F. B. Meyer
London
J. Wilbur Chapman
Parade to Welcome Roosevelt Abandoned in New York
The planned May 20 parade for Theodore Roosevelt’s return is canceled. Only the reception committee Rough Riders mounted police and Roosevelt himself will be featured, as organizers deem the grand parade impractical despite initial plans to outshine all prior celebrations.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Mounted Police
Mr. Roosevelt
Miners Call Big Strike After Adjournment
Peoria Illinois May 21 The joint convention of United Miners and Operators adjourned sine die and a miners strike was declared. The committee tasked with resolving disputed contract clauses failed to reach agreement in the final effort to avert a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
United Miners
Sisters Victine of Thugs in St Paul Murder Case
Mrs. George T. Harris and sister Mrs. Mary Brose were found in a Fort Snelling area home in a dying state after a beating. A bloody monkey wrench lay near them, police investigate as a violent assault case in Minnesota.
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Victine
St. Paul
Minn
George T. Harris
Mary Brose
Mia
Harris
Fort Snell
Minister’s Constipation Promoted By Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
A minister from Rising Sun Indiana endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation indigestion and heart trouble. The advertisement claims twenty years of church use and offers a 50 cent to 1 dollar bottle with free sample requests to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
R. A. Kemp
Rising Sun
Ind
Indiana
Methodist Episcopa Church
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Ill
Proposal Recall Sparks Family Setup
Maisie asks if he knelt to propose. Daisy replies he did not drop to a knee but descended the steps in a moment when papa interrupted the scene. The exchange hints at a playful courtship within a strict household.
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Maisie
Daisy
Papa
Unsightly Complexions and Cuticura Remedies
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment as the solution for skin, scalp, hair, and hand care. Claims to prevent inflammation, pimples, blackheads, and other blemishes, suitable for infants from birth. Promotes Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Proprietors
Boston
It Made No Difference and a Louisiana Valet Tale
Congressman Ransdale relates Alec Trimble a New Orleans valet who bought a shirt matching his master’s. His mistress warns mixed washing could occur. Alec replies that it would make no difference since both shirts are alike in size and price.
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Congressman Ransdale
Louisiana
Alec Trimble
New Orleans
Alec
Missus
The Flannel Shirt Joke Comes Full Circle
A humorous tale recalls a man who buys a flannel shirt passed down through children with every wash. Modern Easy Task soap supposedly prevents shrinking and keeps fabrics soft and sanitary as elder-down.
The Rubber Industry Faces Elastic Currency Challenge
An Instance notes the rubber sector aims to fix a single financial problem: elastic currency. The quote questions how money supply variability could affect rubber trade and pricing.
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