Congress Begins Winter Session in 64th Congress
Washington opens the final three months of the 64th Congress as President Wilson presses for swift action on foreign trade, labor laws and conservation. The Webb bill to ease anti trust limits for foreign trade legs is set for Senate consideration amid a busy agenda including suffrage, dam and election finance reforms.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Brotherhoods
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Marshall
James E Wuatson
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
Shively
B. M. Ferneld
Maine
Burleigh
W. Kirby
Arkansas
Clarke
Stielow Escapes Death In New York Pardon
Albany Gov Charles S Whitman commuted Charles F Stielow from death to life imprisonment for the murder of his employer Charles A Phelps and the housekeeper. Stielow had faced execution after three reprieves and a supreme court order halted the electric chair.
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Stielow
Albany
Charles S Whitman
Charles F Stielow
Orleans
Charles A. Phelps
Supreme Court
YMCA Expands Border Aid to Troops in 22 Camps
The Army YMCA staffs 41 large frame buildings in 22 camps on the Mexican border with six large tents and motorized supply runs to Gen Pershing's force. About 130,900 service members are aided daily at a cost of 1600 dollars per day. Centers provide libraries, music, motion pictures, letters, religious services, and a broad educational program including Spanish classes led by officers and university instructors. Classes vary by location from Camp Wilson to Pharr Texas Deming New Mexico and Llano Grande Texas enrollment totals exceed 300 in some sites.
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New York City
Army Young Men's Christian Association
Big Bend
Texas
Pershing
Mexico
San Antonio
Ei Paso
New York
Association
YMCA
Camp Wilson
District of Columbia
Illinois
Pharr
Tex
Tennessee
Deming
Llano Grande
Murderer Parolled in Thanksgiving Case
Steubenville physician Dr William Merkle aged 45 of Toronto won Thanksgiving parole from Common Pleas Judge Carl Smith after a term set for murder. Merkle had been sentenced to one to twenty years for killing Frank O'Brien aged 36 last July.
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Steubenville
William Merkle
Toronto
Common Pleas
Carl Smith
Frank O'Brien
Palmer Will Provides 4 Million For Girls Training School
In Mineola Long Island Mrs L M Palmer widow of former Michigan Senator Thomas W Palmer leaves over 4 million dollars to endow a motherhood and girls training school. The will directs construction of a home in Detroit Michigan to prepare girls for wifehood motherhood and home management.
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Mineola
L. I
L. M. Palmer
Thomas W. Palmer
United States
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Prosperity in Buckeye State with Record Business Month
Ohio headlines a booming month with average daily capital добавed exceeding 2 million. 232 new corporations formed, total new capital 26.55 million, existing increases 41.16 million, net gain 65.03 million amid strong Cleveland Akron Toledo leads and Columbus stands out. Poll tax plan grows in Ross and surrounding counties with proposed $3 yearly levy for road funds. Amos Fisher chairs, George Heintzelman secretary.
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Western Union Newspaper News Service
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Toledo
Firestone Rubber Company
Cincinnati
Ross County
Highland
Fayette
Brown
Athens
Clark
Champaign
Vinton
Ross
Amos Fisher
Frankfort
George Heintzelman
Chillicothe
Five Years of State Welfare Reform Cut Costs Despite Prices
The state board of administration reports five years of applying business principles to care for delinquent and unfortunate wards. Costs per capita dropped from 217.26 in 1911 to 188.06 in 1916 while total costs fell from 4,315,497.80 to 4,072,689.21 as population rose from 19,862 to 21,656.
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State Board of Administration
Agency of Central Scientific Management
Death claims awarded by State Industrial Commission
The State Industrial Commission awarded compensation for deaths including Mrs W A Bradford Ironton 3744 for the death of her husband and four children Wellston 3416 40 for the death of husband and father Mrs Thomas J Hardesty and daughter Zanesville 3017 for the death of father Mrs Theresa Hart and nephew Thomas Moramack 3275 76 for the death of Miss Anna Hart sister and aunt Eva Schall and son Nelsonville 1950 for the death of husband and father Miss Anna Hart matron of Hamilton county jail found unconscious with a fractured skull on July 24 a prisoner confessed to striking her with an iron bar and was convicted of murder
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W A . Bradford
Ironton
William Penn
Wellston
Thomas J Hardesty
Zanesville
Theresa Hart
Thomas Mcormack
Embargo Extended to New States on Foot and Mouth Disease
The administration extended embargoes on cattle shipments to include South Dakota Indiana and Massachusetts amid reports of a possible foot and mouth disease outbreak. Authorities said the measures will continue until further developments clarify the situation.
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Ohio
South Dakota
Indiana
Massachusetts
Ohio stock men meet to discuss tuberculosis control
Stockmen meet at the State Board of Agriculture office to choose tales to recommend for better tubercular control. The board, via Secretary and State Veterinarian A S Cooley, announces an embargo on livestock shipments from Nebraska Kansas and Missouri due to foot and mouth disease.]
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Ohio
State Board of Agriculture
State Board
A. 8. Cooley
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio Fair Circuit at Marion Adopts Multiple Resolutions
At Marion the Ohio Fair Circuit adopted a unanimous resolution urging the incoming administration to restore A P Sandies to the Ohio Board of Agriculture. A January Columbus meeting will consider removing the board from politics. A questions list was approved to probe fair board compensation during fair week. Sandies was re elected president with R P Sweet and Adam Schaefer as officers. Mansfield was named for the 1917 annual meeting. A civil service conference with college presidents and state department heads discussed training for public service and the value of such programs.
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Ohio Fair Circuit
Marion
A. P. Sandies
Ottawa
Ohio Board of Agriculture
State Agricultural Board
van Wert County Agricultral Society
Circuit
Columbus
State Bureau of Accounting
Fair Boards
P Sandies
R. P. Sweet
Bowling Green
Adam Schaefer
Wapakoneta
Mansfield
C. W Dabney
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
C W. Dabney
Cincinnati
O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Hughes
Miami University
Colby
Akron University
A . Hatton
Department of Political Science
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
City Solicitor Cuts Gas Rate Case Costs in Cincinnati
City Solicitor Charles A Groom of Cincinnati announces a saving of several hundred dollars for the city and seeks further relief at the reopening of the gas rate case. He says a ruling from the attorney general's department holds the industrial commission lacks authority to inspect boilers on municipal fire apparatus or collect inspection fees, insisting the city conducts its own inspections as superior to state inspections.
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Charles A Groom
Cincinnati
Groom
Attorney General's Department
Industrial Commission
Freight handling expands on multiple divisions by plan
Superintendent J A Nester says Cleveland Elyria Wellington Jorain Norwalk divisions will begin freight handling shortly. Officials plan to extend services to other divisions including Wooster and Bucyrus, as shippers report satisfaction between Cleveland and Wooster, with no wait until spring.
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Cleveland, Southwestern
Columbus’ Electric
Cleveland
Elyria
Wellington
Jorain
Norwalk
J A Nester
Southern
Wooster
Bucyrus
Ohio National Guard unit ranks fourth in efficiency
The First Battalion of Field Artillery in Ohio National Guard places fourth among 22 headquarters detachments based on a War Department efficiency exam. Battery A of Rhode Island National Guard ranked first out of 86 units.
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Ohio National Guard
War Department
National Guard
Rhode Island
Governor names three Republicans as delegates to Congress of Patriotism
The governor appointed former Senator Charles Dick of Akron Joseph S Ralston of Columbus and Col William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati as delegates to the Congress of Constructive Patriotism meeting in Washington on January 25 26 and 27.
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Congress of Constructive Patriotism
Washington
Charles Dick
Akron
Joseph S Ralston
Columbus
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
Thanksgiving Pardon Granted to SP Cameron of Wyandot County
Governor Willis pardons SP Cameron of Wyandot county who served as national treasurer of the Rural Mail Carriers' association. Convicted in February of embezzling funds from the organization, he received an indeterminate sentence. Repayment completed, with resolutions from state and national associations in favor and a pardon recommendation from Warden Thomas.
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SP Cameron
Wyandot County
Willis
Cameron
Rural Mail Carriers’ Association
National
Warden Thomas
Paper rope crafts and decorative gifts for the season
The piece describes making useful items from paper rope including a woven work basket with a shellac finish and a glass topped serving tray with a yellow jonquil spray. It also outlines leather slippers and wooden shoe trees as gift ideas, noting variations for men and women and decorative ribbon touches.
Easily Made Lunch Set Doilies for the Table
A lunch or breakfast doily set offers ready gifts for housewives. Made from heavy printed cotton with floral patterns on white or cretenne, the set includes one large 18 inch centerpiece and six or more circular pieces in several sizes for plates and cups. Edging is crocheted in colored cotton and attached by sewing or crocheting through the material.
Slippers and Shoe Trees for Christmas Gifts
Cozy bedroom sippers are a perennial Christmas favorite for all ages. The article highlights knitted slippers with decorative roses, quilted satin padded soles, and satin bows, noting color variations and potential choices for different wearers.
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Santa Claus
Handy Article: Two Easy to Make Bedroom Waste Baskets
A paired set of simple waste baskets for bedrooms is described. One bag features silk or cretonne with brass ring corners and a movable wooden frame for folding. The other uses Japanese cotton with embroidered hoops and tassels, suspended from a bowl or stand.
Bath basket for baby makes a pretty, practical gift
A bath basket for the youngest child is described with pink rope woven over wire and pink satin ribbons. It holds clothes and bath toilette items, including sponge, talcum, soap, comb, brush, and a teething ring, with bows on the handle.
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D. Bleakley
O. OD. Blankley
Franklin, Pa
Army Y. M. C. A
Buckeye State
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