Ohio officials warn on coal shortage as Garfield limits supplies
Ohio households and factories must cope with a coal shortage until after the lake navigation season ends, says federal coal administrator Garfield. Utilities and war-production firms receive priority. retailers face heavy penalties for noncompliance. Ohio banks report gains. a state fuel administrator resigns. other notes include recalls, draft roundups, and plans for a Red Cross hotel for drafted men’s visitors.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Harry A. Garfield
Washington
Ohio
Garfield
McGhee
Lovett
Fuel Administration
James M. Cox
Cambridge
Dayton
Ohio Supreme Court
Reynolds
Supreme Court
Pecores
Common Pleas Court
Chillicothe
National Red Cross
Government fights pro Germ an propaganda as war moves
Washington reports state that large portions of the US press spread anti American rumors to aid Germany and undermine democracy. The government pursues rumor mongers while debating free speech versus falsehoods and the need to train a new National Army with drafted volunteers.
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Uncle Sam
United States
America
South
National Army
Regular Army
Regular Service
Washington
National Guard
Guards
Six Hurt in Wabash Train Wreck Near Toledo
A Wabash passenger train from Fort Wayne to Toledo left the tracks after a broken rail, plunging into a 10 foot ditch on the city outskirts. Six people were injured though none fatally, including Probate Judge Samuel L. Black of Columbus and J. H. Hunt, also of Columbus.
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Toledo
Fort Wayne
Ind
Samuel L. Black
Columbus
J. H. Hunt
Harry Barnett
New York
William Keeran
H. W. Martin
Baggageman
Isadore Cohen
Ohio’s oldest suffragist Caroline Addams dies at 91
Caroline Stanton Addams, 91, the state’s oldest suffragist, died at her son Juvenile Judge George S. Addams’s East Cleveland home. Active in anti slavery work long before suffrage, she documented a 1848 trip to a New England Anti Slavery meeting from Salem, Ohio, involving boat coach canal barge and train travel with a Cleveland stop en route.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Caroline Stanton Addams
George S. Addams
East
Drafted Man Dies at Sandusky Hospital
Roy O. Cherry, 22, died in a Sandusky hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was among 100 men ordered to Camp Sherman.
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Sandusky
Roy O. Cherry
Camp
Sherman
Train Kills Man After Farewell Visit
Audry Bucsek 25 of Maynard was struck and killed by a freight train he attempted to board to ride home after visiting friends in Fairpoint. He had planned to go to Camp Sherman.
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St. Clairsville
Audry Bucsek
Maynard
Fairpoint
Camp Sherman
Bandits Shoot Two and Steal Cash at Cleveland Hardware Plant
Two masked gunmen shot paymaster George F. Sharp and a night watchman at the Cleveland Hardware Co. on Kinsman Road. They held other workers at bay and fled in a taxicab with nearly 4,000 dollars amid a spray of bullets. Sharp was wounded in the left hand and suffered a scalp injury from a blackjack.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Hardware Co
79Th Street
Kinsman Road
George F. Sharp
Columbia Avenue
N. E
Sharp
Flag Maker Betsy Ross Dies in City Hospital
Mrs. William Strong 27 who produced flags for Co. K Eighth Ohio Infantry and other groups as well as civilian flags died in the City hospital. Her work supported military and civilian use across the region.
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Alliance
Betsy Ross
William Strong
Co. K
Eighth Ohio Infantry
Birdman Drops to Death at Celina Flight Crash
Instructor A. F. Hellin of Beam Airplane Co. is dead after an 800 foot fall from a company aircraft. Manager J. C. Dibsdall is at the point of death as the crash investigation begins in Celina.
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Birdman
Celina
A. F. Hellin
Beam Airplane Co
J. C. Dibsdall
Woman Confesses Accidental Killing of Niece in Ironton
Mrs. Mattie Steed, held by police in the Irene Adkins death, confessed she accidentally killed the 14 year old while trying to take a rifle. Grandmother Mrs. Darius Adkins corroborates the incident at the home where the accident occurred. Coroner released Steed, while family accounts differed on suicide theory.
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Ironton
Mattie. Steed
Irene Adkins
Darius Adkins
May knit in church to aid soldiers and Red Cross
Trinity Episcopal church holds Sunday knitting at the urging of Rev. Rob Roy Remington for Alliance Alliance women. Women in the Women's Guild are invited to knit socks and sweaters for soldiers and the Red Cross.
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Alliance
Trinity Episcopal Church
Red Cross
Rob Roy Remington
Women’s Guild
Governor Addresses Session at Ohio Charity Conference
Springfield report cites Gov. James M. Cox addressing the first general session of the Ohio conference of charities and correction. The topic focused on war and social service as key issues discussed during the session.
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Springfield
War and Social Service
James M. Cox
Ohio State Conference of Charities and Correction
Hart Pleads Not Guilty in High School Principal Killing
John Hart, indicted for second degree murder in the shooting of his brother in law Principal F. W. Lease of the local high school, appeared in Lisbon court and entered a not guilty plea.
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Salem
F. W. Lease
John Hart
Lisbon
Makes Threshing Record Near Bucyrus
Bucyrus resident Roy Rexroth holds a local threshing record by threshing 2,113 bushels of oats in five hours five minutes with one separator at an average of 417 bushels per hour. T. J. Luts is next with 3,117 bushels in eight and a half hours, averaging 374 bushels per hour, while D. M. Ohaffer long threshes ten and a half hours for 3,664 bushels.
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Bucyrus
Roy Rexroth
T. J. Luts
Rexroth
D. M. Ohaffer
In Uniform All Right
A ragged speaker defends a fatigue uniform amid a social exchange about soldiers and unemployment as a Lady questions discipline and dress in a concise dialogue set piece.
Praise for Swamp Root from Centerville Drug Store
A Centerville Alabama drug store letter from June 15 1916 commends Elmer Swampepeh Swamp Root praising its benefits with no criticisms from customers. The message notes longstanding sales and favorable remarks among buyers.
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Centerville
Ala
Kilmer Swamp Root Sample Offer Ad
A letter advertisement from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York promotes Swamp Root. It asks readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder, noting paper mention and availability of large and medium bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Emphatic Assurance Behind Marriage Vows
In a lively exchange a suitor vows to enlist if denied marriage. The woman retorts that without joining the army he will not be near enough to wed, underscoring firm expectations and resolve.
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children ad
An early 20th century advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children to relieve sickly, delicate, feverish, and cross children. It claims stomach cleansing and liver relief, notes worm remedy use, notes 30 years’ use by mothers, and lists price and distributor Druggists in Le Roy New York.
Promising Social Slip At Lord Derby’s Canadian Ball
Douglas Sladen recounts a scene at Lord Derby’s ball in Canada where an A D C escorts a notable politician and his wife to meet. The politician’s wife, a social lion, receives a blunt introduction as the A D C hails him as “Mr. Um-um” while the host jokes about removing the man from the wife’s side.
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Lord Derby
Canada
Douglas Sladen
Lcons
Um-um
Matrimonial Camouflage Farce
A witty exchange in a domestic skit mocks disguise in marriage as the bride asks about her complexion mask and the groom jokes that his irritation comes from her daytime hiding rather than nighttime concealment.
Cohens Predominate Among New York City Directory Names
The New York city directory shows a higher count of Cohens than Smiths among listed residents. This snapshot highlights surname distribution, reflecting immigrant and local community markings in the urban roster.
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New York City
Smiths
Friendly Advice On Financing Your Own Business
A blunt observation noting that advice givers about how to run a shop rarely provide financial backing. The remark highlights the mismatch between guidance and funding in small business matters.
Divorce Trends Prompted By Modern Advertising
A comment notes divorces becoming common and no longer seen as scandalous amid changing advertising culture.
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Phil C. Berg
Cincinnati
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Harry L. Conn
van Wert
Conn
Gov. Cox
Federal Fuel Administration
State War Board
Columbus Civic League
G. J. Karb
Church Brotherhoods
Councilmanic
Karb
Iast
Maj. W. B. Peebles
Wilbur Wright School
Fairfield
Maj. Peebles
General Crowder
Crowder
Adjutant General
W. R. Smith
Montgomery
R. B Senk
G. W. Kahle
War Department
Senk
Khale
Sam
George Clinton
Germany
Russia
Italy
France
William L. Sibert
Foreign Service
Great National Army
Congress
House
Senate
Train
Man
Flag Maker
Baker's
Walter Baker & CO
Reg
U.S
Pat
Dorchester
Mass
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