Ohio businesses pay 260000 in state tax and railroads dispute
Domestic corporations paid about 260000 to Ohio’s treasury under the 1 320 percent capital stock tax. Willys-Overland of Toledo led with 60000. Railroads resist, suit pending over tax validity. Logan woman first to gain pension under new Ashbrook law. Columbus woman second. Opened bids exceed 351000 for 42 miles of state aided roads.
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Willys-Overland Automobile Co
Toledo
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Rachel Moore
Logan
Ohio
Ashbrook
United States Pension Department
Joseph W. O’neall
Soldiers’ Claims
Caroline Schneider
Columbus
State Department
Washington
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Cleveland - Sandusky Road
Bay Village
Hart & Kemp
Elyria
Thomas Dalton
Dayton
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MacWardell
Strasburg
Canton Canal
Dover Road
McDermott & Hannon
Niles
Youngstown-Sharon
Federal Farm Loan Board
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Loan Bank
Ohio City
Canton
Cincinnati
Cotton crop losses from storms and pests rise nationwide
Storms and boll weevils have devastated the cotton crop this year, with an estimated loss approaching 3,000,000 bales. The forecast puts total near 11,637,000 bales, based on crop conditions as of September 25, with heavy deterioration in central cotton states and damage spreading to Texas Oklahoma Georgia Florida Tennessee. Caterpillars and cool nights also hindered late cotton in the southern belt.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
Arkansas
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Cotton
Big Grade Crossing Tragedy Reported in Detroit
Investigations by state and local officials into a grade crossing disaster in Detroit, Michigan, that killed ten and injured over fifty, produced a flood of charges and denials. An executive of the Grand Trunk railway claimed the gateman at the Forest Avenue crossing was about to lower the gates when the crosstown car neared, yet the streetcar conductor signaled the car onward while he stood on the tracks.
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Detroit
Mich
Grand Trunk Road
Forest Avenue
U-Boat Torpedoes Norwegian Ships in Arctic Waters
German submarine enters Arctic Ocean and torpedoes three Norwegian steamers the Sinsen Ravn and Rolf Jarl all crews saved sea traffic on the regular route to northern towns halted since August Germans have sunk Norwegian boats valued at $9 000 000
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Christiania
Norway
Arctic Ocean
Sinsen
Ravn
Rolf Jarl
Norwegian Steamer Hafna and Hekla Sunk by Submarine
Reuters dispatch from Vadsoe Norway reports the steamers Hafna and Hekla both Norwegian were sunk by a German submarine. Crews were landed in their own boats and towed by the submarine.
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London
Hafna
Hekla
Reuter
Vadsee
Norway
How Ezra Moved His Well
An old tale from Youth's Companion recounts Ezra Tetlow moving a failing well by digging on its side and filling successive holes until the excavation crept toward the road. Onlookers described his method as moving the well eighty feet, leaving a four foot wide furrow along the path.
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Ezra Tetlow
Ezra
Aura
Judson Tolliver
Judson
Cincinnati Markets Prices for Grains Livestock and Eggs
The Cincinnati market listing shows No 2 white corn 89 90 cents, No 2 yellow 88 90 cents, oats No 2 white 49 49.5 cents, wheat No 2 red 1.57 1.59 dollars, eggs prime firsts 31.5 cents, live poultry roasters 18 cents, fowls and ducks priced by weight, cattle and hogs with multiple class ranges, bulls calves hogs and pigs priced across grades and weights.
Packing Plant Destroyed in Omaha Blaze
A Morris Company packing plant in Omaha Nebraska was completely destroyed by fire causing an estimated 750000 in losses. Insurance covers the damage. The blaze began in the sausage department and spread through the plant while seven hundred Morris employees aided firefighters. The offices fertilizer and beef killing departments were saved.
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Omaha
Neb
Morris Company
Penny Return Prompts Church Lesson
A Pittsfield mother recalls a boy who dropped his penny in the church plate and waited for the donor to return. The child grew restless asking when the man would bring back his penny, and the mother tried to quiet him as the sermon continued.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Disconcerting Candor Surgeon Teases Patient Before Operation
A stage dialogue line shows a surgeon speaking bluntly to a patient about fear and fate before an operation, invoking bravado and reassurance as the scene builds tension.
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Buck
Puck
Diplomacy in a Hotel Over Promised Rooms
A hotel manager recalls using diplomacy and a necessary fabrication to move a San Francisco guest from a promised suite. With another family arriving, he displaced the guest, then blamed the room for a leaking ceiling to avoid conflict, sparing the guest further trouble.
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San Francisco
San Franciscan
Mr. X
Greatest Man in the City Observed by Sherlock Holmes
In a bustling city scene Holmes notes a gray haired man of imposing manner. A bystander claims he is the greatest man in the city, prompting Holmes to question the source of such praise and deduce the truth behind the remark.
Where Platinum Is Found
Platinum occurs with gold in gravel beds formed by erosion and river action. It is rare, silver gray, and usually found with dark rocks, often near old volcanic regions. Western Colombia and eastern Russia provide the main concentrates, with other areas showing only scattered, economically marginal deposits.
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Colombia
Russia
When Pulling a Nall in Woodwork
An old carpentry tip notes that a wall or screw partly stuck may yield if struck or turned first. A sharp blow can start rust or loosen a stubborn fastener, making removal easier, though not guaranteed.
The Old Wagon Show Echoes of a Bygone Circus
The piece recalls a nostalgic wagon show with a funny clown and a single ring. It describes lining the route at dawn to reach town and spending every last cent to get inside while lingering with eyes wide as the show unfolds.
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