Ohio National Guard selects 15 for national rifle team
Western Newspaper Union reports Ohio is represented by a 15 member team under First Lieut Clarence H Burgess. Members hail from multiple infantry units including Cincinnati Cleveland Shreve Manchester Canton Kenton Berea Ada and Ada with rankings from captain to sergeant and a focus on small arms practice on the Florida rifle range near Jacksonville Camp Perry selection.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Florida
Jacksonville
Clarence H. Burgess
Cleveland
Ohio National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio Guard
Arthur E. Hart
Canton
Earl V. Culler
Engineers
Allen Cole
Kenton
Albert J. Richards
Berea
Harry Kerr
Highth
Shreve
George Perry
Ada
Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association Convention at Ohio University
Athens hosts the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association annual convention October 29 30 at Ohio University with a preceding Southeastern Ohio Schoolmen's Club meeting. More than 1 500 teachers have reserved accommodations and 500 more are expected over the two days.
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Athens
Southeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio Schoolmen’s Club
Union Labor to Oppose Stability Amendment in Ohio
Delegates at the seventeenth annual Ohio Typographical Union convention indicated union labor groups would unite to oppose the proposed stability amendment. A resolution was passed calling all union printers and other labor members to oppose the measure which bars resubmission for six years after two defeats.
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Lima
Ohio
Ohio Typographical Union
Telephone valuations hold steady in Ohio amid mergers
The State Tax Commission will not raise overall telephone valuations significantly this year as it nears completion. Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Co. shows one of the largest increases, while several former independents join the Ohio State Telephone Co. merger, with valuations nearly matching Central Union Telephone Co.
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Cincinnati, O
State Tax Commission
Cincinnati and Suburban
Bell Telephone Co
Ohio State Telephone Co
Central Union Telephone Company
Cols division engineer appointed for National Road project
Clinton Cowen, state highway commissioner, named Robert Waid of Columbus division engineer to succeed Tracy Brindle. The post pays 2100 dollars a year. Waid remains on National road duties with added responsibilities. The appointment is a promotion.
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Columbus, C
Clinton Cowen
Robert Waid
Columbus
Tracy Brindle
Waid
Banks of Ohio aid in war loan
Cleveland national banks are expected to take 2,000,000 of the 500,000,000 credit loan negotiated by the allies and help digest an additional 3,000,000 in northern Ohio. State banks in Cleveland will not participate. National banks in smaller nearby cities are expected to take their share.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Ohio
Cologne
Varna
Munich
Roumania
Bulgaria
Sofia
Athens
Liman von Sanders
Turkey
Phillippopolis
Ferdinand
Constantinople
Building Trades Council Elects Officers in Mansfield
The Ohio Building Trades Council wrapped its second annual convention in Mansfield by naming Frank Smith of Cleveland president and Edward Nagle of Mansfield first vice president. Also elected were Thus West of Cleveland third vice president J A Cullen of Cincinnati fourth vice president and Thomas Maginaw of Cincinnati secretary treasurer. The 1916 convention will be in the city hosting the State Federation of Labor meeting.
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Mansfield
Ohio Building Trades Council
Frank Smith
Cleveland
Edward Nagle
West
J. A. Cullen
Cincinnati
Thomas Maginaw
State Federation of Labor
County Y M C A Brings New Life to Madison County Farms
The county Y M C A promotes rural living to keep young men from drifting to cities. In Madison County, boys gain new pride and purpose by organizing activities and creating their own enjoyment on the farm.
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London
Young Men’s Christian Association
Ohio's Political History Key Facts for Public Schools
Ohio presents a new social and political history in a manual with questions and answers by J. W. Tannehill statistician for the State Auditor. Published at state expense, it will be freely distributed to schools colleges and institutions. It covers about one hundred topics in accessible form avoiding technical detail.
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Cleveland, O
Ohio
J. W. Tannehill
State Auditor’s Office
Ohio autos registry hits near 177000 licenses in 1915
Ohio has issued about 177000 auto licenses so far in 1915, a gain of roughly 54000 from 1914. State Registrar W H Walker says Ohio ranks second in the nation behind Pennsylvania and expects total 1915 licenses to reach about 180000, a 47 percent increase.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Walker
Pennsylvania
Walker
Ohio crops show best harvest in years despite bad weather
The State Board of Agriculture released October crop reports from Ohio correspondents across the state. Despite weeks of unfavorable weather, the harvest is described as better than in many years.
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Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
Ohio
Turner to Enforce the Law in Columbus Campaigns
Attorney General Edward C. Turner intends vigorous action to compel enforcement of the corrupt practices act requiring candidates to file true statements of expenses for primary and general elections in Columbus, Ohio.
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Columbus
Edward C. Turner
Buckeye Brevities: Burglars hit Kerr Co. hardware store
In Gallipolis burglars entered the J. M. Kerr Co. hardware store and escaped with several hundred dollars of plunder. In Cincinnati instructions for voters in the upcoming election on November 2 were prepared by Secretary of State Hildebrandt. In Dayton inventor David Lowrey plans to build a monoplane with new control ideas, with Dayton capital and Orville Wright showing personal interest.
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Gallipolis, O
J. M. Kerr Co
Cincinnati
Charles Q. Hildebrandt
Dayton, O
David Lowrey
Dayton Capital
Orville Wright
Ohio State Plasterers Confer selects Cincinnati for 1816 convention
The Ohio State Conference of Plasterers and Cement Finishers wrapped up its annual meeting in Manafield Ohio, with Cincinnati chosen to host the 1816 convention. Forty two locals from across the state attended and reported solid growth over the year.
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Manafield
Ohio State Conference of Plasterers and
Cincinnati
Captain Gillette Lincoln bodyguard dies at 80 in Gallipolis
Captain P F Gillette aged 80 of Gallipolis Ohio died He served as a bodyguard to President Lincoln and helped in capturing John Wilkes Booth He also fought with the Twenty sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in the Civil War.
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Gallipolis
P. F. Gillette
President Lincoln
Gillette
Twenty-sixth
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
Body of 15 year old girl found in Ohio river near Cincinnati
The unidentified teen, about 15, was recovered from the Ohio river at Stop 30 on the Interurban line east of Cincinnati. She wore a black bathing suit and cap and appeared to have been in the water for weeks.
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Cincinnati, O
Ohio River
Interurban
Cincinnati
Bulgarians Enter War Sides With Central Powers
Dispatches from Nish and London report Bulgaria crossed into Serbian territory aiding Austro–German forces. Serbian capital Nish bombarded by air, and advance guard across the Danube and Save suffered heavy losses. Greece seeks neutral stance while Romania mobilizes and Varna faces bombardment.
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Nish
Bulgaria
Saloniki-Nish
Danube
Belgrade
Save
Canal Blocked for Month By Earth Slides
Washington reports the Panama Canal remains closed to navigation for at least a month due to earth slides. No presidential proclamation will close it. War Department notes nature already blocked the waterway. Advance vessel dues will be refunded. The 27th Infantry bound for the Philippines via the canal ordered into camp.
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Washington
Wilson
Panama Canal
War Department
Nature
Department
Harding
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Philippines
Emperor Francis Joseph Recovers From Cold
Vatican reports say Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph has recovered from a severe cold and his health is good. The notice notes his illness occurred recently and confirms his improved condition.
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Rome
Vatican
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Former Huerta minister is sentenced to death
Alberto Garcia Grandes, ex minister of the interior under Huerta, is convicted of treason for aiding the overthrow of Madero and the assassination. He testified the cabinet post was forced on him at a conference at the American embassy. Despite his plea, the court imposed death with an appeal for clemency to General Carranza.
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Huerta
Mexico City
Alberto Garcia Grandes
Madero
Grandes
Felix Diaz
Mondragon
General Carranza
Carranza Troops Swell Defection After US Recognition
Villa's forces desert Cas as Grandes with 2000 mutinied troops joining Carranza. Villa orders executions of two loyal guards and six officials amid mutiny rumors. Carranza spy reports U S recognition impact. Villa suspends safety guarantees for Americans and foreigners. Villa orders possible executions of Carranza sympathizers. Ammonition shipments to Juarez rushed ahead of a likely embargo.
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Carranza
Casas Grandes
Villa
Sebastian Vargas
Juarez
Train Collides With Auto Sparks Explosion in Illinois Crossing
A Chicago and North Western passenger train hit a car at a Winnetka to Glencoe crossing. The engineer saw the auto racing toward the tracks and emergency braking followed by a wall of flame from the locomotive pilot. The gas line tank exploded, splashing flammable liquid on the chauffeur.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Winnetka
Glencoe
Two Die in Car Crash Near Aurora
In Illinois a touring car left the road near Aurora flipping into a corn field. Two Chicago men were killed and one Chicago man plus two Milwaukee men were injured as the vehicle overturned repeatedly after a front wheel detached near the embankment.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Aurora
Explosion Aboard Torpedo Boat Dum mins Injures Two
An explosion and fire crippled the torpedo boat destroyer Cummings during maneuvers off the coast. Two sailors suffered severe burns from oil flames in the forward section. The vessel headed for Newport for treatment as Commander Lieut. J. C. Fremont ordered return.
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Newport, R. L
Cummings
J. C. Fremont
Newport
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Price Listing
Market prices across corn oats wheat eggs poultry cattle hogs and sheep listed with quality grades and ranges. Commodities include corn mixed ears white and yellow, hay timothy clover, oats and wheat. eggs with grades. poultry by weight. cattle bulls calves hogs and lambs with price bands and shifts.
Four Die as Guncotton Explosion Hits Aetna Plant
An explosion at the Aetna Explosives plant in Emporium Pennsylvania killed four men and wounded about a dozen others, with the plant destroyed. The facility had produced war materials since the European conflict began.
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Emporium
Aetna Explosives Company
Europe
Allies suffer heavy losses in Artois and Champagne
German estimates put Allied casualties at 190000 killed wounded and prisoners in recent Artois and Champagne fighting. French losses 130000 and British 60000, with German losses under one fifth. Berlin admits Hill 191 loss and southeast of Souches penetration by Germans.
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Berlin
Artois
Champagne
Souches
Wisconsin Hotel Held Up Near Racine
Two masked automobile bandits robbed the Lake Side hotel south of Racine and fled after a brief chase toward the city, taking valuables and jewelry.
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Racine, Wis
Lake Side
Passengers Rescued After Tennessee Collision Near New York
Hundreds of Providence travelers aboard the steamship Tennessee were transferred to the Concord after the Tennessee was struck by the schooner Samuel Thorpe. A large hole tore in the Tennessee’s side, but the near-by Concord saved many as it stood by.
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New York
Concord
Providence
Tennessee
Bay State Line
Samuel Thorpe
European War A Year Ago This Week Chronicle
Heavy fighting near Soissons. German attacks in Craonne region repulsed. Allies won in the center. Montenegrins defeated Austrians near Kalnovitch. Russians swept through Bukowina. Austrians rushed help to Przemysl. French fleet sank two Austrian torpedo boats. German aviators killed three in Paris with bombs. Japanese aviators dropped bombs in Tsingtao. Russian cruiser Pallada torpedoed and sunk in Baltic.
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Soissons
Craonne
War Moves and Battles Across Europe
Germans occupy Ghent as the Belgian government relocates to Havre France. Battles erupt at Lasigny and Lens with cavalry near Lille. Russians retreat from Przemysl and abandon Galicia. Paris endures six more bombing raids.
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Havre
France
Lasigny
Lens
Lille
Przemysl
Galicia
Germans advance across Belgium and France in early thrust
Germans moved on Ostend and Bruges with Lille Hazebrouck and Ypres occupied as German forces press the left wing under von Kluck. Fierce fighting at Dixmude and a dash for Warsaw. Boers under Maritz rebel in South Africa and martial law is proclaimed. French claim routing of German aviators near Paris.
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Lille
Hazebrouck
Ypres
Dixmude
von Kluck
Maritz
South Africa
Frontline Shifts in Europe Amid War Movements
Belgian forces withdraw from Ostend join Allies in the field. Allies retake Ypres as French push near the border. German battalion trapped in a canal in Lorraine and Bruges occupied. German recapture of Lyck followed by a repulsed Warsaw advance by Russians. Russians retreat in Galicia while Serbians fall back in Bosnia. Cossacks shoot down a Zeppelin near Warsaw.
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Ypres
Canal
Lorraine
Bruges
Lyck
Warsaw
Germans seize Ostend and Belgian towns in North Sea advance
German forces occupy Ostend Blankenberghe Thielt Daume Esschen as Allies retake Estaire. French troops recapture Altkirch Muelhausen. A German convoy falls to French action. In South Africa Colonel Brits captures 80 rebels under General Botha. British cruiser Yarmouth sinks the German liner Markomannia.
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Ostend
Blankenberghe
North Sea
Thielt
Daume
Esschen
Estaire
Brits
South Africa
Botha
War Front Changes as 1914 Battles Open Across Europe
On October 16 1914 German forces occupied Zeebrugge and the First Battle of Ypres began. Allied troops boosted the Lille front retook Armentieres while German attempts toward Dunkirk were checked. St Mihiel fell back toward the Alsatian border as German Austrian units advanced between the Vistula and Galicia. Serbs and Montenegrins defeated Austrians at Glassnatz. The British cruiser Hawke was sunk by a submarine as British and Japanese ships bombarded Tsingtau.
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Zeebrugge
Ypres
Lille
Armentieres
Life of Big Guns and Bore Size Restrictions
The article explains that guns with a bore of 12 inches or more are limited to 90 full charges. After that they are deemed worn out and must be sent to the foundry to have a new core inserted.
Chestnut Crop Hopes Tied to Seasonal Tales
The fragment hints at farmer concerns over chestnut yields this year and jokes about predicting harvests from fishermen’s tales. It reads as a light exchange in a rural or agricultural setting, reflecting attitudes toward crop uncertainty and folklore.
Grapho phone records linked to prior linen collection tale
A Cincinnati Times Star feature notes a shift from a girl’s pride in linen accumulation to collecting grapho phone records, highlighting a transformation in personal archives and what people gather as mementos.
Parlor Access Cited Under New Dementia Relations Law
A playful excerpt shows a lover unable to visit due to the cook occupying the parlor under a joking reference to a new dementia relations law, highlighting domestic humor in a dated social vignette.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Schoolmen’s Club
Banks OF Ohio Aid IN War Loan
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Serbia
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Drina
Serbian Macedonia
Saloniki
Times
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Reuter
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Grand Army of the Republic
Gettysburg
Suarez
Carranza Force
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Cascas Grandes
U. S
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Wisconsin Hotel
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Bukowina
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Tsingtao
Pallada
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Ghent
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Altkirch
Muelhausen
Yarmouth
Dunkirk
St. Mihiel
Vistula
Glassnatz
Hawke
Tsingtau Fort
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