Giant German submarine to service New York route
Report claims a 450 foot long German submarine with 59 tons of cargo and 10 passengers will arrive in New York as the pioneer of a five-submarine fleet. It would run undersea freight between Germany and the United States carrying dyestuffs mails and German goods, with passengers also aboard. The tale drew Wall Street attention, though bankers were skeptical about its practical use and funding.
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Germany
New York
New York City
trans-Atlantic Lines
United States
Wall Street
Market Less Active on War Steel Demand Gains
The Iron Age notes a general market slowdown yet warns that heavy demand for war steel and plates remains strong. The Steel corporation has secured the largest shell forging contract yet from the British government, 200 000 to 250 000 tons, with about 100 000 tons for gun forgings from a Berks Valley firm and another similar amount moved in eastern Pennsylvania, pushing total above 400 000 tons.
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New York City
Iron Age
Steel Corporation
Bhenango Valley
Pennsylvania
Oil and gas strike at water well stirs Warren Mecca area
In Warren O Howland township excitement grows as a water well drilling hits oil and gas. Oil shows at 156 feet with gas blazing skyward. News of the discovery boosts land values and prompts speculation and lease activity on neighboring properties.
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Warren
O—Howland
Mecca
Hold Boy as Poisoner in New Philadelphia
Clarence Lafferty aged 12 is to face juvenile court in New Philadelphia for allegedly pouring poison into Nicholas Spring and his wife’s coffee. Spring rescued the boy from the Tuscarawas county children’s home a year ago to work on his farm. he detected the poison before consuming it.
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New Philadelphia
Clarence Lafferty
Nicholas Spring
Spring
Tuscarawas County
New Richmond Bank Declares 10 Percent Dividend
The comptroller of the currency announces a 10 percent dividend for creditors of First National Bank of New Richmond whose proofs of claim have been legally allowed.
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New Richmond O
First National Bank of
New Richmond
Toledo shooting gallery owner dies from accidental wound
Harley Keller proprietor of a shooting gallery dies in hospital after being accidentally shot by patron Samuel Robick who fired at a mark. Robick has been arrested but no formal charge has been filed.
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Toledo
Harley Keller
Samuel Robick
Robick
Mark Robick
Editor Beitler Seeks Second Term for Arlington Rep
Arlington editor Beitler of the Arlingtonian announces candidacy for a second term as representative. He aims to continue editorial leadership and public service, inviting supporters to back his bid.
Light Touch Saves Life in Maryland Coal Yard
William Rawlings, a Baltimore & Ohio engineer, saved brakeman Elmer Stephens of Manaswas Maryland by backing his engine to the rear car and stopping it with a light throttle touch. Stephens was crushed between two loaded coal cars but survived due to the quick restraint and a necessary coupling.
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Lorain
Wiliam Rawlings
Baltimore & Ohio
Elmer Stephens
Manaswas
Stephens
Army
Rawlings
Man Killed and Woman Hurt by Lightning in Ohio Storm
Reports from Ohio describe a deadly lightning strike near Frazersburg killing 18 year old George Huff and injuring 20 year old Glenn Huff’s brother, while a bolt injured Mrs Perry Frazee in Walhensing. Storms damaged homes, barns, crops, and livestock across Milford and Miller townships with large hail and downed structures.
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Columbus
Frazersburg
Zanesville
Walhending
Ohio
George Huff
A R. Huff Huff
Glenn
Perry Frazee
Muskingum County
Leather Men Debate Embargo to Secure Supplies
Conference of leather industry leaders from across the United States urged Congress to require foreign nations to permit shipment of raw materials to the United States. They also proposed an embargo on exports of finished leather goods, especially shoes, if demand from warring nations is not met.
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Philadelphia
Congress
United States
Rumors of a Cabinet Breach at the Washington W
Reports of tension between Secretary of State Lansing and President Wilson fuel talk of Lansing's possible retirement. Gossip suggests Frank L. Polk, counselor for the State Department, may become secretary. Inside sources note a lack of harmony on several issues.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Frank L Polk
State Department
Metaphysician Leander Wripple Dies at 67 in Greenwich
Greenwich resident Leander Wripple widely known as a metaphysician and founder of the Metaphysical Magazine has died at age 67. He leaves behind his work shaping popular metaphysical discourse and a legacy in Greenwich cultural circles.
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Greenwich, Conn
Leander FE Wripple
Metaphysical Magazine
Trust Fighter Dead in Akron Father of Industry Passes
M Otis Hower, 42, wealthy Akron manufacturer and renowned foe of the cereal trust, died in Akron just 12 days after his son John H Hower. He helped found several local industries and led the Abion Seile Co wagon and chassis maker, owned the Hower building, and served as vice president of Cent Savings & Trust Co.
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Akron
John H Hower
M Otis Hower
Cereal Trust
Hower
Otis Hower
Abion Seile Co
Cent Savings & Trust Co
Many Questions Answered on Law for County Highway Sups
A column outlines answers to questions raised by the State Associations of County Surveyors under the Cass highway law. Topics include the nature of April and June budget levies, force account road work, contracts, brush and weed clearance costs, maintenance duties, rights of way, repairs in cities or villages, mandamus requirements, and payment approvals by the county highway superintendent.
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Union News Service
Columbus
State Associations of
County Surveyors
Seriatim
Emergency board reviews funds and authorizes repairs
The state emergency board ends with 17976 in the emergency fund and approves 500 for dental board exams next month 600 for Fauver to repair a levee threat at West Reservoir Akron and 1075 for banks along the Sidney feeder of the Miami and Erie canal to serve Sidney Piqua and Ft Loramie Auditor Donahoe and Rep Reighardy are to review a 34000 industrial commission clerk expansion Fauver to inspect canal levee weakness at Middletown.
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State Emergency Board
Dental Board
Public Works
Fauver
West Reservoir
Akron
Sidney
Miami and Erie Canal
Piqua
Ft Loramie
Donahey
Reighardy
House Finance Committee
Industrial Commission
Middletown
Supreme Court Opens Prosecutions in Fire Set Confessions
The Supreme Court allowed prosecutions led by State Fire Marshal Buckley against about 50 individuals who allegedly confessed to deputy state fire marshals that they set fires for revenge or insurance. Prosecutions were halted pending Kennedy's appeal on whether a fire must be incendiary before a confession is admissible, overturning Judge Ahern who had directed a verdict of acquittal in Elizabeth Maranda’s arson case.
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Supreme Court
Buckley
Kennedy
Summit County
Common Pleas
Ahern
High Tribunal
Elizabeth Maranda
Bar Herds To Meet For Ohio State Association
The executive committee of the Ohio State Bar Association will meet at the state house to finalize plans for the annual meeting. Attorney Gerritt J Fredriks Jr of Cincinnati favors Cedar Point for the convention while Cleveland lawyers press for a Cleveland venue.
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Ohio State Bar Association
State House
Gerritt J Fredriks, Jr
Cincinnati
Cedar Point
Cleveland
Contractors Blamed for Akron Crystal Restaurant Collapse
Inspectors from the state industrial commission fault Franklin brothers, contractors excavating for a new building beside the Crystal restaurant, for disobeying verbal and written orders on dynamite blast distances from the foundation, a blast in Akron on May 15 caused eight deaths.
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Akron
Franklin Brothers
Alfred Bates
A E Huls
F T Christian
State Industrial Commission
Income Tax Challenge Seeks $72 722 16 Reimbursement
Edward H. Everett of Newark sues Beriah E. Williamson in federal court claiming the 1913 income tax was illegally collected. He seeks $72,722.16 based on a 1913 transfer of stock in the Edward H. Everett company valued at $1,268,642, arguing the move was personal and did not increase income.
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Edward H. Everett
Newark
Beriah E. Williamson
Internal Revenue
Mr. Everett
Williamson
Everett
Ohio river and harbor bill passes senate unchanged
The Ohio items in the river and harbor bill cleared both houses without changes. Provisions include 5 million dollars for locks and dams on the Ohio River and 509 thousand for open channel work, plus harbor appropriations of Cleveland 65000, Toledo 20000, Port Clinton 1000, Sandusky 10000, Huron 2500, Vermillion 4500.
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Ohio
Senate
Washington
House
Ohio River
Cleveland
Toledo
Port Clinton
Sandusky
Huron
Vermillion
Death Claims Awarded by Industrial Commission
Awards in death claims granted to several widows and families by the Industrial Commission. Nellie Hipsher of Bowling Green and two minors receive 3744 dollars for John Hipsher’s death. Henrietta Derschau of Cleveland and two minor children share 3095 dollars. Mary Gehrman of Hamilton receives 2299.44 dollars. Mary H Waters of Columbus receives 3403.92 dollars.
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Industrial Commission
Nellie Hipsher
Bowling Green
John Hipsher
Henrietta Derschau
Cleveland
Anton Derschau
Mary Gehrman
Hamilton
William Gehrman
Mary H. Waters
Columbus
Milton F. Waters
Governor's Office Publishes Odell Letter on Kimbrough Vote
Captain Robert J. Odell of Columbus denies opposition by the alumni of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home to Judge J S Kimbrough s selection as superintendent. The letter argues Kimbrough, a war veteran, should be honored and pledges loyal support.
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Robert J. Odell
Columbus
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
Xenia
J S. Kimbrough
Ralph D. Cole to chair Ohio Republican state convention
Findlay former congressman Ralph D. Cole will be temporary chair and keynote at the Columbus convention on June 21. Bert B. Buckley, sub committee member, announced the arrangements. John P. Maynard of Allen County was chosen temporary secretary for the event.
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Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Columbus
Bert B. Buckley
State Central Committee
John P Maynard
Allen County
Adjutant General to Handle Corn Boy Special Contracts
Benson W Hough will oversee railroad contracts for the Corn Boy Special this year, replacing the State Board of Agriculture. Secretary George A Stauffer says a past management question prompted transferring oversight to a different department for better checks.
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Adjutant General
Benson W Hough
State Board of Agriculture
George A Stauffer
Mattress Law Violation Probe Led by State Inspector
Geo H Hamilton chief state inspector of workshops and factories reports an extensive investigation into mattress law violations from 1911. He says mattresses were made in Ohio and shipped into the state with mere old unsanitary filling stuffed into new covers. The law sets a standard of quality for mattress filling.
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Geo. H. Hamilton
Hamilton
Ohio
Budget official seeks AG approval to sell outdated state forms
E M Fullington the state budget commissioner announced plans to ask Attorney General E C Turner for permission to sell several tons of out of date reports and blank forms rotting in the basement of the state house. The disposal would recover funds after printing blanks and circulars cost thousands of dollars.
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E M Fullington
E C Turner
Supreme Court Hears Mandamus Over Auto Tags Payment
For the second time in seven years the supreme court sat as a virtual trial court to hear arguments in the mandamus suit seeking to compel Auditor A V Y Donahey to authorize payment of about $12,000 to State Senator C W Wickline of Akron for automobile license tags.
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Supreme Court
Auditor of State
A V Y Donahey
C W. Wickline
Akron
Hanak Co Wins Patent Infringement Decree Against Cott
Federal Judge John E Sater ruled the B HK Hanak Co is entitled to a decree for infringement of the Reck patent for a counter bracket against E P Cott Manufacturing Co in Columbus. The Hanak Co is owner of the patent.
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John E Sater
BHK Hanak Co
E P Cott Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Hanak Co
Reck
Road Contracts Worth Up To One Million to Be Awarded
The state highway commissioner will award road contracts totaling between 750000 and 1000000 dollars on June 1. The announcement outlines the planned distribution of funds among projects and confirms the official timing of the awards.
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Informa
President Wilson hints at imminent world peace during League dinner
President Wilson spoke at a League to Enforce Peace dinner in Washington about informal efforts to terminate the war. He said the world is nearing a great consummation and that the United States will seek a permanent peace as other nations do, urging a new and wholesome diplomacy and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Washington
Wilson
League
United States
America
United Stites
United Sts
Ford Peace Trip Could Resume To Europe This Summer
Detroit industrialist Henry Ford who led a peace expedition to Europe last winter may sail to Stockholm around June 15 to renew efforts to end the war. Theodore Delavigne, close to Ford, disclosed the plan. Gaston Plantiff, left in charge during Ford’s illness, has been in the city for some time.
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Ford
Detroit
Mid
Henry Ford
Europe
Theodore Delavigne
Stockholm
Gaston Plantiff
U S Warns Allies Over Mail Seizures Amid Diplomatic Note
Washington issues a formal note to Great Britain and France demanding an end to mail interceptions in transit to Europe. Officials say the response may test Allied compliance without threatening severed relations, citing losses of personal papers patents and legal documents.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
France
United States
Wilson
Germany
Berlin
Entente
Passengers Treated On Board Sussex Rescue Ship
Edward Marshall, a Spanish-American War veteran and newspaper writer, claimed passengers from the torpedoed steamer Sussex were operated on with penknives and butcher cleavers by a British destroyer crew during the rescue to Dover aboard the Lapland.
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New York City
Sussex
Dover
Edward Marshall
Lapland
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