Ohio News Highlights Ripple Through Government and Courts
Gov Harmon will call an extra session of the legislature for December to consider the codifying commissioners report. A Rockefller creek pollution probe targets Collinwood and Mosquito creek with Oct 13 hearings. National Cash Register Co of Dayton faces quo warranto action seeking charter revocation, receivership, and asset distribution amid claims of restraint of trade misused funds excessive fees and conspiracy to form a trust.
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Columbus
Judson Harmon
Denman
Franklin County
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
State loses interest on 10000 deposited with Cleveland bank
The state agricultural board withdrew 10000 before the interest period expired, costing the state 78 days of interest. Attorney General Denman said no statute holds the board or its members liable for the loss, suggesting punitive action may be the remedy if dereliction is proven.
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Citizens’ Savings and Trust Co
Cleveland
Denman
Creamer
Mystery Surrounds Death of West Eighth Street Machinist
Cincinnati reports a rooming house shooting that killed Scott Sprague a machinist. His wife Mrs Cross Sprague daughter of Frank P Cross is being questioned after a day in detention and answering I dont know to most questions. The revolver was found on the bed area and the owner C A Louderbeck suspects suicide due to ill health. Mrs Sprague shows signs of hysteria and will be cross-examined again.
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Cincinnati
Scott Sprague
West Eighth Street
Sprague
C. A. Louderbeck
Mra
Missing Mother Dead in Allegheny County Burial
Albert Telfer of Jewett learned his mother Mrs. Margaret Telfer who left August 19 to visit Mrs. John McKim never reached her destination. She died in Pittsburgh after a stroke and was buried in Allegheny County poorhouse records. She was 77 and remained demented after missing Steubenville.
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Albert Telfer
Jewett
Margaret Telfer
John McKim
Allegheny County
Vania
Telfer
Pittsburg
Street Cars Clean Campaign Orders Women Cleaners
Springfield Ohio street railway company issues order to hire scrubwomen to clean street cars replacing men. City launches campaign against the white plague in line with this directive.
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Springfeld
Canton Celebrates Stark County Centennial Festivities
A week long celebration opens in Canton Ohio marking Stark County’s 100th formation with a labor focused program. A 4000-strong parade includes Akron Massillon Alliance Mansfield Coshocton Zanesville groups. Officials open the centennial exposition with speeches by Gen Waldo Brown Col J Holt and labor leaders Neill and Lewis. Balloon race features Ohio piloted by Dr Thompson and Wade Morgan. Industrial exhibits fill a mile of booths.
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Physician Fatally Shoots Burglary Suspect in Cincinnati
Dr. Robert Maddox, a Cincinnati physician, shot and killed John Scott, a burglar who forced entry at the Walnut Hills home of Mrs. Florence Barnes. The intruder, armed with a knife, moved toward the doctor who fired three times as the burglar prepared to resist. A visitor from Syracuse, N Y, alerted police and the doctor.
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Cincinnati
Robert D. Maddox
John Scott
Florence G. Barns
Walnut Hills
Wilkie Woodard
Syracuse
N. Y
Barng
Horse Foils Hold Up Man in Massillon Roadside
Edward Rusher, Massillon Stone and Fire Brick Co. employee, and his wife were threatened by a masked highwayman at a lonely roadside. A fractious horse bolted as the robber fired. the shot went wild. Rusher notes the assailant matches a description linked to a Pennsylvania train robbery suspect.
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Massillon, O
Edward Rusher
Massillon Stone & Fire Brick Co
Rusher
Pennsylvania
Lewiston
Injunction Issued in Strikers Picketing Case
Youngstown Ohio an injunction has been issued against the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Plate Workers and 60 members restraining them from picketing the plant at Struthers near here during the strike against the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co.
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Youngstown
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers
Struthers
Here
Ohio voters shy at new primary ticket naming system
The first Ohio primary under the new law drew a lighter turnout than expected as voters in many localities appeared reluctant to embrace the ticket naming system. The report lists mayoral contenders across numerous cities including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Lima, Youngstown, Dayton and more with various candidates named.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Auto Thieves Arrested After Midnight Chase
Cleveland police arrested seven auto thieves after a midnight chase. They believe the arrests will halt a surge of auto looting in the city during the past month.
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Cleveland
O.—A
East Liverpool Defeated Ceremonies Flag New City Building
The new Liverpool government building costing 100000 dollars was formally defeated and opened in East Liverpool on September 6 amid ceremonial events and civic proceedings.
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Liverpool
Kenton Man Surrenders After Fatal Shot in Columbus Bar
Reinhart Bergen thirty of Kenton, a brickyard worker, turned himself in at the county jail after fatally shooting Henry Gauer thirty, a Columbus bartender. Bergen says revenge for a past wrong fueled the act and Gauer likely will die.
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Columbus
Reinhart Bergen
Kenton
Henry Gauer
Gauer
Vandalism Strikes Springfield High School Buildings
Reported acts of vandalism at Springfield high school include red paint and broad strokes across floors walls and corridors with Greek letters and numerals. Investigations by school officials identify senior students as suspected perpetrators under disciplinary review.
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Springfield
Auto Hangs on Brink Near Third Street Bridge
In Elyria Ohio Joe Twining of Oberlin was badly injured when a large passenger vehicle skidded, crashed through a railing, and hung over the river bank. Twining leapt to safety but was bruised and taken to Memorial hospital as about eleven others faced danger.
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Joe Twining
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Fair Grounds
Third Street
Twining
Chia
Memorial
Mauretania Breaks Transatlantic Record in Four Days
The Cunard liner Mauretania shattered the trans Atlantic record by completing the Queenstown to New York crossing in four days 11 hours and 85 minutes. The historic voyage underscores the ship’s speed and Cunard line prestige.
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New York
Cunard Line
Queenstown
Severe Storm in Missouri Kills One and Damages Town
A severe storm in Springfield Missouri results in one death multiple injuries and about 100000 dollars in damage. The central Missouri drought is described as broken by the storm and its aftermath.
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Springfield
Central
Missouri
Harriman Dies After Prolonged Illness at Arden Estate
Edward H. Harriman, famed railroad organizer, dies at Tower Hill home after intestinal disorder. Wealth estimates range to 100 million dollars. funeral plans discussed. burial behind St Johns Arden. tributes pour in from rivals and allies as Wall Street mourns the loss.
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N. Y
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
Tower Hill
Lylé
Simons
Mr. Harriman
Mary Simons
New York
New York City
Wall Street
Judge Lovett
James J. Hill
Elected Leaders Named for Waterway Commission
W. K. Kavaugh, president of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Waterways association, was chosen chairman and M. L. Jones of Kansas City was elected vice president of the Missouri Waterway commission at a meeting in St. Louis on September 11.
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Kavanaugh
Jones
St. Louis
W. K. Kavanaugh
American Convicted In London for Fraud at Old Bailey
James Campbell of New York pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey police court to obtaining $10,000 under false pretenses selling worthless stock to victims in London.
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London
James Campbell
New York
Old Bailey
Nights Out Provoke Marital Confrontation
Six months have passed and Mrs Bill challenges her husband about his whereabouts. He replies it has not been long. She accuses him of staying out all night. The exchange reveals strains in their marriage and trust.
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Bill
Apprenticeship and Technical School Mix Urged
The London Electrical Review argues that training must combine part time apprenticeship with compulsory attendance at technical schools, as workshops alone cannot train workmen.
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London Electrical Review
Reverend Gray Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills in Whitesboro Trial
The Texas Baptist preacher Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro testifies that after four years of lumbago he found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills. He notes pain ended and urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Promises Female Health Restorations
An advertisement states women with sex specific ailments find relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims 30 years of letters from grateful users, all published with permission, and asserts testimonials are truthful and genuine. A recent note is cited to support authenticity.
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Houston
Texas
Lydia BE
Bessie L. Hicks
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