Mystery Surrounds Fate of Gen Trevino and Villa Plans
Reports from El Paso indicate foreign agents investigate alleged abuses in Mexico as Villa forces under Gen Jacinto Trevino threaten Torreon and Tampico. Private dispatches claim Trevino faced possible court martial and that over 150 suspected traitors have been executed in Chihuahua City. Villa’s 8000 to 11000 men aim to seize Torreon, Saltillo, Monte y and Tampico to control oil properties and a seaport.
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Trevino
Villa
Tampico
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Iafl
Fodtér
Torreon
Foster
United States
Howard Gray
Parral
Chihuahua
Alvarado Mining & Milling Co
Gray
Edgar Koch
Theodore Hoemueller
Koch
Santa Rosalia
Jacinto Trevino
Mexico City
Chihuahua City
Baindit
Saltillo
Montey
Bandit Steals 20000 From Wells-Fargo in L A
A lone masked robber blinds a Wells-Fargo messenger in Los Angeles by peppering his eyes and steals two canvas bags containing $20,000 from a Wells-Fargo office. The wagon was backed to the Pacific Electric building with driver H Williams inside. other bags totaling $40,000 remained in the wagon as the thief escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Herman B. Rosenblum
Wells-Fargo
Pacific Electric
H. Williams
Rosenblum
Treaty to Protect Birds Signed by U S and Britain
Secretary of State Lansing and Cecil Spring-Rice the British ambassador signed a treaty for the protection of migratory birds of the United States and Canada in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Lansing
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Canada
Decision Favors Judge In Hess Suit In Ohio
Napoleon Ohio third district court of appeals rules for defendants in Otto W Hess suit to stop county from paying county share of Judge Orville Smith salary. Hess argued judge is state officer only entitled to 3000 dollars yearly from state. Court affirms lower court ruling by Judge C Fr Scott.
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Napoleon
Ohio
Third District Court of Appeals
Otto W Hess
Orville Smith
Hess
Gedston
C. Fr. Scott
Ohio reports record low corn crop since 1893
Columbus reports December crop board figures showing Ohio corn production at 82,953,943 bushels, 34 million below 1915, with yield of 28.4 bushels per acre on 260k acres less planted. Wheat condition down four points, risk of winter kill. reports also note clover seed area up, tobacco yields down, and price comparisons for farm products across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Strauffer
Radium sent to hospitals under federal program
More than a million dollars worth of radium has been manufactured in the past year by the bureau of mines under the interior department. Most of this supply has been turned over to U S hospitals for cancer treatment at a cost of under $340 000, per Director Van H Manning’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
van H Manning
Gold shipments sail to South America from New York
Four vessels bound for South America departed New York with the largest gold cargoes ever sent from the port. Their strong rooms held ten million dollars in gold bars and double eagles, insured to the limit.
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South America
New York City
Guardsman Sentenced in Local Court After Assault Verdict
Paso Texas jurors in the 34th district court found Fred Webster private in C company 3d Ohio infantry guilty of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to six months in county jail for firing four shots at Mrs A P Watts wife of Capt Watts near Ysleta on November 28 as she drove an automobile. Webster had just been relieved as provost guard.
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Paso
Texas
Fred Webster
C Company
Ohio Infantry
34Th
Webster
A P Watts
Watts
20Th
United States Infantry
Ysleta
Here
Trade Advances in War Time Boosts American Exports
Washington reports unprecedented growth in US foreign trade with a shift toward manufactured exports and higher free goods imports. Dr E E Pratt notes imports of free goods rose to 68 percent of total, surpassing prior levels, while total ready for consumption imports fell by 134 million dollars and crude materials exports dropped by 257 million. He predicts continued direct imports and some reexports after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
E E Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Pratt
America
Dr. Pratt
Europe
Stump Dwells Man At Columbus Home Of Mar
Columbus police found 95 year old Thomas Lee living in a hollow stump three feet high as his home for three weeks after his boarding house room was entered and $35 stolen. He roofed the stump with tin and kept awake to avoid freezing while awaiting payday at his factory job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas Lee
Ask for Peace Proclamation Urges New Year Message
Washington DC The Women's Peace Party asks the president to issue a public proclamation on New Year's Day. The call seeks to alert belligerent and neutral nations that Congress empowered him to initiate and sponsor an international conference for abolishing war and promoting general disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Women's Peace Party
Congress
Toledo Boy Bandit Shot in Street After Demand
In Toledo Ohio PJ Bailey a Detroit salesman shot and killed a teenage highwayman who approached him and demanded money. Bailey stated he fired four times after the youth pressed a pistol to his stomach, killing Noah Shouff recently from Lancaster.
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Toledo
Ohio
PJ Bailey
Detroit
Bailey
Noah Shouff
Lancaster
Lane Sees Public Lands Go Fast and New Parks Created
Secretary Lane reports growing land entries despite shrinking public domain reserves. About 20 million acres were taken up this year as irrigation and development plans expand, Alaska farming potential rises with rail access, and a national park service takes control of parks and monuments including Lassen Volcanic and Capulin Mountain.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
United States
Uncle Sam
Alaska
Tanana
Seward
Fairbanks
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Bureau
Bureau of Education
Reclamation Service
Hawaii
Lassen Volcanic
California
Burglars Drug Family in Lima Home
Neighbors discovered barber A Wilson, 40, and his eight family members unconscious after burglars entered through a rear window and spread chloroform. The robbers took $2778 in cash and left a diamond ring. All victims are seriously ill but expected to recover. Police arrived after neighbors were nearly overwhelmed by fumes.
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Lima
Better Care of Victims Urged at Tuberculosis Conference
A session of Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital superintendents in Columbus urged more adequate care for tubercular children in state canariums, discussed construction and enlargement of facilities, and noted growing interest in prevention. Officers elected: Dr A C Bachmeyer president. Mrs A Lawin vice president. Dr R F McDowell secretary. Miss M A Maurer attended. Industrial groups show rising engagement against tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio
A. C. Bachmeyer
Cincinnati
A. Lawin
R. F. McDowell
M. A. Maurer
Springfield
Dentists Convention Ends in Dayton With Progress Clinics
The Ohio Dental Society's annual gathering concluded in Dayton with progressive clinics led by Drs R E Hall Houston Texas P Jackson New York and E Smith Chicago At the Board of Directors meeting Cleveland was chosen as next convention city Dr F R Chapman Columbus re elected secretary and Dr S Ruggles Portsmouth treasurer The board approved funds 1000 for the Oral Hygiene Committee 200 for the Black memorial fund and 250 for Research Bureau equipment A committee including Drs I Way Cincinnati J F Stephan Cleveland F R Chapman Columbus L I Barber Toledo and F M Casto Cleveland was named to urge Gov elect Cox to keep state and dental profession cooperation ongoing
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Dayton
The
Ohio Dental Society
R. E. Hall
Houston
Texas
P. Jackson
New York
E. Smith
Chicago
Cleveland
F. R Chapman
Columbus
S . Ruggles
Portsmouth
Black Memorial Fund
Research Bureau
Drs . I. Way
Cincinnati
J. F Stephan
F R Chapman
L. I. Barber
Toledo
F M Casto
Cox
Samuel Taylor Former Ohio Secretary of State Dies in England
Samuel Taylor longtime United States consul and Ohio Republican figure died in Birmingham England at age noted in a cable to his brother C R Taylor of West Jefferson His career included posts in Glasgow 1897 1906 Calo Peru 1906 1910 Nottingham 1910 1913 and Birmingham 1913 until his death He previously served as Ohio secretary of state and remained active in politics
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Columbus, O
Samuel Taylor
United States
Ohio
Birmingham
England
C R Taylor
West Jefferson
Taylor
Urbana
Glasgow
Scotland
McKinley
Calao
Peru
Nottingham
Banking and Mirth at Ohio Bankers Meeting
The eleventh meeting of Group No 1 of the Ohio Bankers Association drew 160 members in Hamilton. W Rennick presided as officers were elected: Charles E Mason vice chairman, Charles W Slagle secretary and treasurer, Clarence Kaefer F W Gruen and John E Heiser as executive committee. W P Sharer spoke on Statements Credits and Balances and Fred High delivered The Power of Mirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio Bankers’ Association
W. Rennick
Middletown
Charles E Mason
Charles W. Slagle
Dayton
Clarence Kaefer
F W Gruen
John E. Heiser
Hamiton
W P Sharer
Zanesville National Bank
Fred High
Platform
Chicago
Lima Rioters Admit Guilty in Race Riot Case
Frank James, 30, a state hospital guard, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge William C. Klinger to assaulting an officer with intent to lynch a prisoner. He received a suspended indeterminate sentence in the Ohio penitentiary for taking part in the August 30 race riot and attacking Sheriff Sherman Eley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Frank James
Common Pleas
William C Klinger
Ohio
James
Sherman Eley
Union Geared to Oppose Surprise Railroad Tests
Columbus representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Trainmen condemn surprise tests by railroads using interchanged signals and dimmed lights as endangering passengers and men. Resolutions call for legislation prohibiting such tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O—Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ohio teachers press to preserve 1914 code and school funding
Columbus delegates at the Ohio State Teachers Association meeting December 26 to 28 focus on preserving the 1914 Ohio school code and securing adequate school revenues. Educators discuss raising money, possible code modification, and avoiding any legislative vote to repeal the code. National figures are slated to speak on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Ohio
Cox
Strikers Refuse Arbitration in Toledo Telephone Dispute
In Toledo Ohio the strike of Ohio State Telephone Co line men and operators seeks union recognition. Mayor Milroy supports arbitration but company officials refuse unless all demands are presented at once. Lead mediator Miles and assistant Mayhugh promise further efforts as over 100 business lines are cut and the company loses more than half its lines.
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Toledo
Ohio State Telephone Co
Milroy Company
George W. Miles
State Industrial Commission
Charles Mayhugh
Ohio State Telephone
Rail suits filed in federal court seek forty thousand and twenty thousand
In Cleveland Ohio federal court suits totaling 40 000 and 20 000 were filed against the Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad respectively. The actions seek monetary damages from the two railroads.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Justice Wana maker Delivers Elks Memorial Address
In Columbus Ohio Justice RM Wanaker of the Supreme Court delivered the memorial address for the Lodge of Elks honoring members who died in the past year.
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Columbus
R M Wanamaker
Supreme Court
Lodge of Elks
Mrs Elizabeth Sheets deeded 120 acre farm to Ohio Universalist convention
Mrs Elizabeth Sheets of Troy Ohio donated a 120 acre farm in Elizabeth township by deed to the Ohio Universalist convention, presenting the gift through her initials or signature in this city.
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Troy
Elizabeth Sheets
Ohio Universalist Convention
Elizabeth Township
Findlay Doctor to Be Ordained Baptist Minister at Defiance
Dr C I Brown, who recently left Findlay to enter Defiance's newspaper business, will quit that work and be ordained a Baptist minister there. He formerly served as president of a Findlay college and was a member of the State Civil Service Commission in December 12.
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Findlay
C I Brown
Defiance
Dr Brown
Butter Prices Fall Amid Local Boycott
In Toledo, the price of butter dropped 2 cents per pound due to a boycott by the Toledo Housewives' League. Eggs held steady, while bread prices rose 1 cent for small loaves and 2 cents for large loaves.
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Toledo
Pound Commission
Toledo Housewives’ League
Bank executive re elected to Federal Reserve Board post
Cleveland Ohio. S W Rowe president of the First National Bank Cincinnati re elected a Class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland and R P Wright of Erie Pa secretary treasurer of the Reed Manufacturing Co elected a Class B director Both terms run three years from January 1 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W . S. Rowe
First National Bank
Cincinnati
Federal Reserve Bank
R P Wright
Erie
Reed Manufacturing Co
Owens Bottle Company Plans Newark Subsidiary Plant Upgrade
Toledo directors said arrangements authorize subsidiary American Bottle Company of Newark to build near Charleston West Virginia a new plant costing nearly two million dollars to produce bottles for the Owens Company. The project aims to expand bottle production capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Owens Bottle Machine Company
American Bottle Company of
Newark
Charleston
Owens Company
Marietta Keeps Wet Status After Local Option Vote
Marietta votes 1761 in favor of wets and 1677 for dries confirming a wet status by a majority of 84. The city has been wet for five years after a prior dry period of three years, following an unusually bitter campaign between prohibition and saloon factions.
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Marietta
Big Four Railway Votes to Acquire Indiana Lines
Stockholders of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway met in Cincinnati and voted to purchase the Saline Valley and the Evansville Mt Carmel and Northern of Indiana Railway companies.
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Cincinnati, O
Cleveland
Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis
Burglars Chloroform Lima Family in Home Invasion
In Lima C C A Wilson aged 40 and eight relatives were found unconscious after burglars forced a window and chloroformed the family. The assailants stole money and the victims are seriously ill.
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Express Messenger
Kemp
A. E. Kemp
House of Commons
Dominion
Sheet Metal Products, Limited
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Mar
Wallace C. Hook
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Kansas City
Association
Buckeye News
Lima, C
C. A. Wilson
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