Cob Web Order Formed by Boys at Lima Camp
The Order of the Cob Web, a new secret fraternity for boys ages 12 to 17, was launched in Lima during the state Sunday-school meeting. About 500 youths attended, forming the charter members of the first camp with initiations planned around outdoor campfires. M. G. Bailey, former Columbus Y M C A boys secretary, spearheaded the idea. The first campfire will be held near Lima.
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Union News Service
Lima
Order of the Cob Web
Boys’ Congress
M. G. Bailey
Columbus Y. M. C. A
Ohio W C T U Holds Fortieth Convention in Xenia
Nearly 1,000 women attended the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union fortieth convention in Xenia Ohio where Michael J Fanning of Philadelphia urged prohibition and suffrage advocacy for 1914 and 1915. Officers were re elected with Florence D Richards as president Viola D Romans as secretary and Florence P Jaite as treasurer.
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Xenia
Michael J. Fanning
Philadelphia
Ohio
Florence Richards
Columbus
Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rural post office burned in Bashore Brothers store
In Gallipolis area a fire destroyed Bashore Brothers general store at Angola, which housed the post office. Loss estimated at 9000 dollars. Cause undetermined but believed incendiary.
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Angola
Gallipolis, O
Bashore Brothers
Gallipolis
State Woman Suffrage Meet in Cincinnati
The Central Suffrage Committee met with Mrs Edna Ohnstein presiding. A reading from Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton fixed the state convention for November 18 and 19 in Cincinnati with Linton as headquarters and Maximan of New York to deliver the principal address.
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Cincinnati
Central Suffrage Committee
Edna Ohnstein
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio Woman's Suffrage Association
Linton
Max Tman
New York
Dayton grand jury ends special session with record indictments
Dayton reports a 26 day April grand jury session with 211 cases examined and 963 witnesses. The panel returned 169 indictments and passed 22 for further work while 28 cases were ignored. Three indictments were for second degree murder.
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Dayton
Ohio woman defends fashion's tight skirts
Xenia Ohio special report from a closing Ohio WCTU session notes Mrs Lucy Van Kirk Newark editor of the Ohio State Messenger defending narrow skirts as comfortable pretty and divinely made. Delegates protested the current trend in women fashion.
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Xenia, O
Ohio
Lucy van Kirk
Newark
Ohio State Messenger
Educate the Ministers At Ohio Methodist Conference
The Ohio conference in Chillicothe addressed rising demands for higher education in ministry. Bishop Anderson lamented the lack of college graduates among admitted members as Dr. Freeman explained barriers to advancing educated men. The next session will be at Grace church Washington Court House. invitation from North church Columbus. Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff spoke at the Woman's Home Missionary society anniversary.
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Chillicothe
Methodist Church
Ohio
Anderson
Freeman
Grace Church
Washington Court House
F. E. Ross
J. N. Eason
North Church
Columbus
Board of Bishops
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
D. J. Ryan
May Leenard Woodruff
Relief Fund Totals From Cincinnati Flood Aid
Cincinnati volunteers report March flood relief totals of 144136.88 dollars with January fund balance of 861.45. From March 25 to April 4, 90845.70 was distributed, including 46948.69 for Cincinnati and 48870.01 for outside aid to Ohio cities such as Dayton Middletown Hamilton Columbus Miamisburg Loveland Franklin Gallipolis Higginsport Pomeroy Portsmouth Rippley Harrison New Richmond and other intermediate points.
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Cincinnati
Citizens’ Committee
Ohio
Flood
Ohio Cities
Hiqua
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Columbus
Miamisburg
Loveland
Franklin
Gallipolis
Higginsport
Pomeroy
Portsmouth
Rippley
Harrison
New Richmond
Early Closing Boosted Parade Demands in Springfield
Hundreds of retail clerks marched in Springfield to press a 6 o'clock closing rule and urge shoppers to buy before that hour. The protest follows some stores extending hours on Saturday nights and a monster parade is planned for next Saturday.
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Springfield
Public Health Exhibit Tours Ohio Engaging Communities
Dr. R. G. Paterson leads the Public Health Exhibit as it travels from Marysville to Marion and onward through Mansfield Wooster Akron Painesville Lorain Sandusky Lima and Bucyrus. The program aims to spark local health leagues, promote school medical inspection and food safety, and fight preventable diseases across Ohio communities.
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Western
Union News Service
Columbus
State Board of Health
Marysville
Marion
Mansfield
Wooster
Akron
Painesville
Lorain
Sandusky
Lima
Bucyrus
R. G. Paterson
Division of Tuberculosis
Ohio
Union County Public Health League
League
County Medical Society
Cox favors state control over streams and bridge work
Governor Cox opposes a plan for the National Government to take possession of unnavigable streams. He argues states should keep partial control and that the federal engineers should only have assent or dissent rights on bridges and fills, not surrender of all state rights.
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Columbus
Cox
National Pike Funds Advance With Bond Offer
Militant suffragist Barrett of Cambridge Ohio reports first funds for improved highway along the old National Pike from Columbus to the Ohio river. Muskingum county raises 100000 bond issue, Licking county plans 40000 bonds, federal share 120000 pending disposition. Columbus Woman's Suffrage Association rejects Emmeline Pankhurst lecture plan over militancy concerns and collection demands.
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Cambridge
Columbus
Ohio River
Muskingum County
Boston
Licking County
Columbus Woman's Suffrage Association
Emméline Pankhurst
Millionaire jury scenes in Schmidt inquest
In New York on October 4 Coroner Feinberg's jury for Hans Schmidt the priest killer of Anna Aumuller faced a dramatic interruption as funds were donated to bury the dismembered body. The jury dominated by finance millionaires returned a verdict of hemorrhage at Schmidt's hands on September 2.
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New York
Feinberg
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Schmidt
Foreman
Vincent Astor
G. O. McDuff
Marcus Loew
Mortimer Rosenberg
Benjamin G. Greenhut
George W. Fairchild
Charles Dickery
Edwin Marston
Howard Weir
Latham Reid
Patrick O’laughlin
Finance
Man Near Kills Pastor in Chicago Attack
Rev. Henry B. Hall pastor of Porter Memorial Congregational church was knocked down on 5 cans boulevard near West Taylor street and severely injured with a fractured skull. The assailant Paul Kourgy of 2929 Ferdinand street was captured after a police encounter. Hall, an English pastor, arrived in the United States six years ago and was well regarded by his congregation.
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Chicago
Henry B. Hall
Porter Memorial Congregational Church
Cans Boulevard
Taylor’street
Doctor Hall
Paul Kourgy
Ferdinand Street
Tariff Bill Signed by President Wilson in Public Ceremony
President Wilson signs the tariff act in the presence of notable figures. The measure imposes taxes on cotton futures and sets rates on wool and sugar currency provisions while other sections go into effect immediately.
Features of the New Tariff Law
Democrats in Congress tout major tariff changes led by substantial cuts. The plan lowers the average tariff on foodstuffs and farm products by about half, places raw wool on the free list, and reduces woolen clothing tariffs by roughly two thirds. Cotton clothing drops about one third, sugar tariffs fall with abolition in 1916, earthenware and glassware tariffs shrink by one third, and tariffs on meats fish dairy products flour potatoes coal iron ore lumber and many machinery classes are eliminated or broadly reduced.
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Congress
President Wilson Signs Tariff Bill in White House Ceremony
President Wilson signs the administration tariff bill before lawmakers and cabinet members in a formal signing at nine ten p.m. with two pens. The measure becomes law at midnight after the House and Senate confirm and the currency bill looms as the next major reform.
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Washington
Wilson
State Department
Ben Davis
Department
Tumulty
House
Clark
Marshall
Harrison
Mississippi
Great Britain
Underwood
House Ways and Means Committee
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Kern
Senate
Woodrow
Representative Underwood
Victoria West Weds Harold Nicholson at Knole Park
The Hon. Victoria West wed Harold Nicholson at Knole Park chapel Seven Oaks. Six hundred wedding presents totaled over 1 million dollars with many gems. Givers included the Duchess of Marlborough Lady Dufferin Lady Randolph Churchill Mrs. Lewis Harcourt Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Lady Abingdon.
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London
Victoria West
Lady Sacksville
John Murray Scott
Knole Park Chapel
Seven Oaks
Harold Nicholson
Arthur Nicholson
Russia
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Duifferin
Randolph Churchill
Lewis Harcourt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Jacob Astor
Abingdon
Steel train wreck saves many near Attica ride
A Wa bash Continental Limited all steel train crashed into box cars on a siding two miles east of Attica as it traveled at 50 mph. Nelson Wyant and Jack Benson died while working on the box cars. Many passengers suffered bruises from the impact as the engineer and firemen jumped to safety.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wabash Continental Limited
Attica
Continental
Nelson Wyant
Jack Benson
Pioneer Packers Dead
Alfred Dawson, president of Layton Packing Co and friend of Armour, Plankinton and early packers, died in London after an appendicitis operation. He was seventy four years old.
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Milwaukee
Alfred Dawson
Layton Packing Company
Armour, Plankinton
London
England
Night riders blamed for barn fire in Clarksville
Night riders are accused of burning a tobacco barn owned by W. W. Leo in Clarksville Tennessee. The blaze occurred October 4 and authorities investigate the incident as arson with potential ties to local unrest.
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Clarksville
Tenn
W. W. Leo
Explosion Kills Man Near Arkadelphia Sawmill
An explosion at a sawmill near Arkadelphia Ark kills Tom Pritchard. The blast hurled the deceased about 500 yards from the scene.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Here
Tom Pritchard
Knickerbocker Club Gossip Sparks Newport and Bad Nauheim Jokes
A Knickerbocker clubman joked about summer travels saying one spent time in Bad Nauheim and the other in Newport. The quip reflects club talk and light social humor in New York. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children is noted at 25 cents a bottle for teething relief.
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New York
Bad Nauheim
Newport
Ladder Still Discussion of Political Scandal in New York
Richard Harding Davis commented after a political scandal article stating an official was accused of dishonesty. He sighed that the man seemed incapable of baseness, remarking it is sad every man has his price. A comedian added that half the time he cannot even get it.
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Richard Harding Davis
New York
Near-Collision on Rural Crossing With Train and Car
A speeding car and a steam train approach a country road crossing at right angles. The driver asks the chauffeur if they can make it. The chauffeur accelerates, but fails to beat the train, jeopardizing the vehicle and occupants.
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Chaffeur
Cleveland Plain Denter
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