Parole Reforms at Penitentiary End Favoritism
Warden Thomas plans a department of justice at the Ohio penitentiary to give every inmate an equal parole chance. Attorneys will be barred to stop fine-picking by shyster lawyers, with cases reviewed by the state administration based on conduct.
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D. A. Donovan
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas
Department of Justice
Maud Murray Miller
Human Progress Department
Columbus Dispatch
New York
Springfield
Cox
Phelps Seeks $100000 Damages Against Standard Oil
George H. Phelps a Findlay lawyer long opposing Standard Oil asks the Ohio Supreme Court to award him 100000 damages alleging the company forced him from business. Hancock County courts ruled against him and he appeals from the lower court verdict.
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George H. Phelps
Findlay
Standard Oil Co
Phelps
Supreme Court
Big
Hancock County
Phelps and
Changes In O. N. G. Board Appointments Decreed
Adjt. Gen. George H. Wood, since taking office last January, has altered methods in the National Guard. The fixed board of examiners for commissions is replaced with rotating officers for each examination. Previously the board included Brig. Gen. John Speaks of Columbus W. V. McMahon of Toledo and Mayor T. Dupuy of Ironton formerly of Dayton.
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Adjt
George H. Wood
National Guard
John
Columbus
W. V. McMahon
Toledo
T. .V. Dupuy
Ironton
Dayton
Wood
Bankers as Joint Trustees in Ohio State Funds Case
H J Booth argues the interest to be recovered in the Columbus Savings and Trust Co case sets a crucial precedent for similar suits. He says bankers profited through collusion with state treasurers to move funds, while McCoy contends the bank acted with full knowledge, making it a joint trustee of state deposits.
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Union News Service
Columbus
H. J. Booth
Columbus Savings and Trust Co
Ohio
Attorney General
State Treasury
Booth
Cameron
McKinnon
Treasury
Robert W. McCoy
Fund Drive Boosts Dayton Flood Prevention Efforts
Dayton engineers and officials report major gifts to the flood prevention fund. Subscriptions include 25 000 from Dayton Labs, 50 000 pledged by Col J H Patterson, and 250 000 already donated by National Cash Register. Others give 5 000 to 10 000 each. Engineer Morgan warns it will take a year to start work, with options for channel deepening or reservoirs north and south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co
Col
J. H. Patterson
National Cash Register Co
Patterson
Robert
Dorothy
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Rike Kumler Co
Dayton Savings and Trust Co
Arthur E. Morgan
Government Service
Miami
May Abolish Children’s Homes in Pension Plan Push
General Agent Cheney C. Jones of the Cleveland Humane Society argues it may be feasible under a new mothers' pension code to phase out county children’s homes and place homeless youths in private homes. The Ohio Federation of Home Societies, meeting in its third annual session, elected W. T. S. O’Hara president, H. L. Roberts secretary treasurer, with Oscar A. Trounstine and Dr. C. W. Eddy presenting papers.
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Columbus
Cheney C. Jones
Cleveland Humane Society
Ohio Federation of Home Societies
W. T. S. O’hara
Toledo
H. L. Roberts
Piqua
Oscar A. Trounstine
Cincinnati
Ohio Humane Society
C. W. Eddy
Cleveland
No Tax Reduction In Ohio Flood Tax Values
Auditor Edmondson received notice that the Snyder bill to cut farm land and orchard valuations damaged by the recent flood failed in the Senate. Farmers expected reductions and had the assessors estimate flood damage based on the bill passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Edmondson
Secretary of State
Senate
Car Employees Demand Higher Wages in Dayton
Conductors and motormen of the City Railway and People's Railway circulated petitions seeking 30 cents an hour. The effort, backed by the Amalgamated Association, may face rejection as workers meet at Fairview Park to plan submission to the two companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, C
City Railway Co
People's Railway Co
Fairview Park
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Wool Farmers Beat Tariff Rush In Ohio
Findlay Ohio and Hancock county wool growers rush their freshly shorn wool to market amid a new tariff bill. Prices today range 12 to 20 cents per pound, down from 18 to 30 cents, as growers fear the tariff will cripple the industry in the old Eighth district.
State reservoir plan opposed by army engineers in Ohio floods
Brig. Gen. William H. Bixby declares Ohio flood control by impounding surplus river waters impractical and harmful to farming. He favors straightening rivers, widening bridges, and building levees while dismissing reforestation and other proposals as unfeasible. A government engineers board reports progress on flood cause study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
William H. Bixby
Army
Bixby
War Department
Cincinnati Resumes Street Car Service After Strike
After nine days of street railway ties up Cincinnati citizens welcomed the return of street cars. Arbitrators Draper and Frey met to choose a third arbiter but failed to agree after nearly three hours. They will resume discussions with a 6 p.m. Saturday deadline before the state board of arbitration selects the third man.
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Cincinnati
Queen City
Draper
The
Traction Company
John P. Frey
International Iron Molders’ Journal
State Board of Arbitration
Patterson Elected In Dayton Charter Vote
In Dayton Ohio about 17 000 voters chose the commission manager plan by a wide margin over the federal form and John H Patterson led the commission manager ticket with strong showings in several precincts. Other charter framers include Lee Warren James Edward E Burkhart Fred Cappel O B Kneisly William Sparks E C Harley A I Mendenhall Fred H Rike Joseph Zehnder John McGee Leopold Rauh C E Rice Charles Folkerth and E T Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
John H. Patterson
Lee Warren James
Edward E. Burkhart
Fred Cappel
O. B. Kneisly
William E. Sparks
E. C. Harley
A. I. Men
Taft to Transfer Voting Residence to Connecticut
Former President Taft plans to move his voting residence from Ohio to Connecticut. He will seek to have his name added to the voters list and, in September, New Haven’s board of admitting voters will assess his qualifications including reading a section of the U S Constitution. He must reside in Connecticut for a year before voting, making him ineligible for the fall election but eligible for the 1914 state election.
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Cincinnati, O
Taft
Ohio
Connecticut
New Haven
United States
Raising big fund funds for river changes to curb floods
Dayton committee raises a $2,000,000 fund for river improvements. The latest major subscriptions include $250,000 from the National Cash Register Co and $50,000 from the Dayton Power and Light Co. More than $800,000 already pledged and individual gifts continue strongly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
National Cash Register Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Mass meeting aids flood relief in Hamilton Ohio
More than 3,000 flood sufferers gather on Market square to form a five member committee to submit questions to the citizens relief committee and the Red Cross. EB Martin of Washington DC, Red Cross special representative, urges no criticism and promises explanations. He expresses belief that future view of events will change.
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Red Cross
Tiffin
National Red Cross
Ernest P. Bicknell
Ohio
Ohio Flood Relief Commission
McConnelsville
Malta
Chillicothe
Coshocton
Vicinity
Miamisburg
Warren
Loveland
Bicknell
Quine
Sailors and Soldiers
Xenia
State Board of Administration
Cox
Karl T. Webber
Columbus
Board of State Uniform Laws
Hamilton, O
Market Square
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Martin
Washington, D. C
Guard Choses Camp Perry
Ohio National Guard will camp at Camp Perry this summer under adjutant general. Encampment dates for regiments not set but likely begin around July 1. The Ohio Guard officers will run the site during the International rifle shoot starting mid August with participation by at least 16 foreign countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Adjutant General's Office
Ohio National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio Guard
Mississippi Representative Defends Alien Law Rights
Washington May 24 Rep Sisson of Mississippi urged curbing the treaty making power of the president and senate and extending ratification to representatives of the people. He warned against aliens dictating land laws and urged open senate treaty deliberations and public senator records. He argued treaties must not supersede constitutional limits and cautioned against cheap alien labor powering corporate land control.
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Washington
United States
Sisson
Mississippi
House
Senate
Pinean
America
Japan
Two Killed in Feud Fight at Merigold Mississippi
A trivial quarrel between Marion Henry and a man named John Law escalated within minutes into a feud that left Will McMullen and Jake McMullen dead and Marion Henry Sr and Jr along with D J Breen and Law seriously wounded. The McMullen and Henry families were prominent locals with a long history of enmity.
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Merigold
Miss
Marion Henry
John Law
Law
Will McMullen
Jake McMullen
D. J. Breen
McMullens
Henrys
West End Hostesses Hire Detectives Over Damaged Art
Militant outrages are reported in London residences of the aristocracy in the West End. At several social events pictures and tapestries have been cut, prompting hostesses to enlist detectives to guard their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
West End
Gen John C Black resigns from civil service post
President Wilson accepts the resignations of Gen John C Black of Illinois as chairman and William Washburn of New York as a member of the United States civil service commission.
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William Washburn
New York
Washington
White House
Wilson
John C. Black
Illinois
United States Civil Service Commission
Just Like a Man
A man with inflammatory rheumatism endures long suffering while his wife nurses him with patience and fondness. After a serious attack a friend asks about his day, and he blames his wife for the damp air she unintentionally creates by crying.
Like Magic Grape-Nuts Aids Digestion In Letter
A Chicago man reports relief from chronic dyspepsia after using Grape-Nuts, saying digestion, appetite, and strength improved after four packages. He credits the cereal with rebuilding his whole body and brain and notes the claim is explained in The Road to Wellville.
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Chicago
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Chyster
Hill
Ohio State University
Oscar Carson
J. H. J. Upham
Franklin County
State Medical Board
James A. Duncan
Carl H. Nau
Cuyahoga County
State Board of Accountancy
John d. McKnight
A. V.cannon
Board of Uniform State Laws
High Court
Reilly
Hogan
Gen. Reilly
Wellsville
Attorney General’s Department
Friedmann
William Lane
Berlin
Lane
Columbus Street
American Anti-Saloon League
League
Congress
Anti-Saloon League
James R. Marker
A. P. Sandles
State Board of Agriculture
Marker
Bankers
JNO
H. Patterson
FOLEY
Carter
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Daisy Fly Killer
Old Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Jeremy Taylor
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