School Obtains State Charter to Own and Control Property
Ohio Sunday-school association filing of Articles of Incorporation signals its move to own property and fund a 100000 endowment and headquarters. A Zanesville convention plan seeks 100000 in donations, 10 cents per attendee, while a June meeting will advise on expansion of Sunday-school work.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio Sunday-school Association
Zanesville
State Association
Ohio
State Society
B&. F. McCampbell
State Board of Heath
Ohio Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
McCampbell
Tax districts report modest gains in personal property value
The 14 taxing districts across the state show an average 5 percent rise in net value of personal property and a $6 decline in listing costs. Only three districts raised assessor pay, and one district had an 58 percent drop in property value. Banks and utilities not included, but chairman Boyle expects overall gains.
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State Tax Commission
Boyle
The
Tax Commission
Ohio will go dry in November predicts Wayne Wheeler
Wayne Wheeler, superintendent of the Ohio Anti Saloon League, after hearing from 88 county chairmen, predicts Ohio will go dry in November. He cites three reasons: stronger organization, more alert workers, and a larger education budget of over $250,000 versus $159,000 last year.
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Wayne Wheeler
Ohio Anti Saloon League
Ohio
Heavy Printing Bills Highlight State Expenditures
Reports to the auditor of state show clean bills for the tax commission and the state printer with no findings. Printing bills for 1913 and 1914 are unusually high at 19793786 and 17023172 dollars. Judge George Bakey retained by United Mine Workers to draft referendum petitions on Gallagher coal screen bill under new law. Antitoxin production equipment is being installed at Page Hall, Ohio State University.
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State Tax Commission
State Printer's Office
Auditor of State
George Bakey
United Mine Workers
Gallagher
Secretary of State
Page Hall
Ohio State University
Columbus Emerges as Dark Horse in Lutheran Home Plan
The Ohio synod weighs sites in Pauling and Defiance for a new aged home and defers action to next year while Columbus rises as a contender. Existing arrangements send elderly to Pennsylvania Lutheran Home. Treasury holds 5500 for preliminary steps. 16000 will be raised for general church expenses next year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Synod
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Committee On Selection
Pauling
Defiance
Synod
Pennsylvania Lutheran Home
New Utilities Company Seeks Purchase of Regional Plants
The Northwestern Ohio Light Company asks the Utilities Commission for approval to buy electric light and power plants in Van Wert Delphos Urbana Leipsic and Deshler. The deal values total stock bonds and notes at 826070.01 dollars with specific per-city payments ranging from 30 000 to 111 000 dollars. The plan includes issuing stock of the new company to complete the exchange and involves additional stock and bonds for development.
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New Utilities Company
Northwestern Ohio Light Company
The
Utilities Commission
van Wert
Delphos
Urbana
Leipsic
Deshler
North Kenigen Ohio Light Company
Ohio TB Society elects officers and honors leaders
Garland is President of the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. State Senator Frank Garland of Dayton is elected president. R W Patterson of Columbus re elected secretary. F Livingstone Mather of Cleveland named chair man of the Red Cross Field Committee. Governor Frank B. Willis and former Governor Myron T. Herrick named honorary vice presidents.
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Frank Garland
Dayton
Ohio Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
R W Patterson
Columbus
F. Livingstone Mather
Cleveland
Red Cross
Frank B. Willis
Myron T. Herrick
Ohioan Passes Test For Federal Gardening Post
Lester Ivins of Lebanon, state supervisor of agricultural education in Southwestern Ohio, received word that he achieved the highest grade in the civil service exam for expert in the school and home gardening section of the U S bureau of education. The position pays $3,000 annually.
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Lester Ivins
Lebanon
Ohio
Agricultural Department
Washington
Civil Service
United States Bureau of Education
Ohio Physicians Trained in State Medical Schools
Dr Henry P Pritchett of the Carnegie foundation reports that 5568 of Ohios 7912 physicians were trained in Ohio medical schools. The finding was made public by President Charles F Thwing of Western Reserve University.
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Ohio
Henry P. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Charles F Thwing
Western Reserve University
Pritchett
Not a Dead Letter Law Spurs Budget Vigilance
State Budget Commissioner Fullington exposed an ancient provision imposing a $1000 fine on any state officer who spends beyond appropriations. He warned the law would not be ignored if public funds are not misused, and urged stopping deficiencies in the budget practice.
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Fullington
Time by the Sun Question Sparks Tax Return Confusion
In Chesterfield township Fulton county the state tax commission wrestles with a query about telling time by the sun as the district reports its first complete tax return with no watches listed for taxation causing puzzled officials to rethink assessment methods.
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Chesterfield Township
Fulton County
State Tax Commission
City water users to begin charges after charter take effect
After January 1 the new charter makes all city departments charities hospitals and other institutions drawing city water pay for usage. Superintendent OShaughnessy asked Service Director Borden to authorize meter installation at 75 to 80 unmetered sites. Over six months water usage will be tracked.
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O’shaughnessy
Borden
Life and Habits of Hessian Fly in Wheat Fields
This article explains Hessian fly life stages including eggs maggots and flaxseeds, how to identify infested wheat by leaf color and plant stance, and control measures. It urges high cutting of wheat disk and plow to bury stubble and destroy pupae before fall sowing. It notes fly spread since 1779 and regional destructiveness.
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Herbert A. Shearer
United States
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Middle West
Kansas
Goose Feathers Yield and Harvest Timing
A goose yields about one pound of feathers annually. Do not pluck in summer to protect growth and market appearance. Feathers should be removed only when quill ends have no blood, indicating easy release without hard pulling.
Proposal Club Prank Ends With Embarrassed Suitor
A suburban villa gathering turns into a staged club proposal led by a self styled president. The woman explains the plan to stage entertainment until the guest yields to her bid, culminating in a mock vote as the man faces public embarrassment and a forced engagement “entertainment.”
Clever Dog's Daring Escape Sparks Town Tale
A ginger bearded man recalls his woolly Scotch terrier Dagomert and his clever antics after a joke about selling him. The dog allegedly snuck tuppence, paid the barber, and showed surprising wit rather than despair after fashion shifts.
Horse With a Wooden Leg Novel Farm Yard Tale
Farmer Fred Harris of Fownal reports a horse with a wooden leg after an infected hoof led to amputation and a wooden replacement built by the village carpenter. Neighbors recall the creature’s lumbering gait but Harris says the oddity fits farm life.
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Fred Harris
Fownal
Winsted
Conn
New York World
North Adams
Mass
Harris
Galt
Taking No Chances in Love and Folly
The speaker notes an excess of caution in romance. A humorous example follows about a character named Doppel who avoids entangling with women by never visiting the same manicure twice.
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A&xplain
Doppel
The
Fair Sex
Luther's wedding ring linked to German church and relics
The ring once Luther's betrothal and wedding token, inscribed I Martino Lutheros Catherine V. Bora 1625, now owned by Mrs. Hildegard Pinkert in New York. Carried through families from Anhalt-Bernburg to Leipsic, it is authenticity-verified by Carl Jensch and linked to Bar oness von Georgi.
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Martin Luther
Hildegard Pinkert
Maximilian Pinkert
St. Bartholomew's Church
East Forty-second Street
Seamen's Institute
South Street
New York
Detroit Free Preas
Martino Lutheros
Catherine V. Bora
Catherine V. Bora, Dea 13. Juni, 1625” Doctor Luther Met Catherine von Born
Saxony
Bugenhagen
Luther
Anhalt-Bernburg
Leipsic
Luthers Bride
Baroness von George
Pinkert
Waldenburg
Doctor Pinkert
Carl Jensch
Leipsic Institute of Art
Lights for Battlefields and Military Lighting Experiments
The secretary of war directs the engineer corps to study searchlights flares star bombs and related lights used in warfare. The Army and Navy Journal notes searchlights stay dark until field artillery ceases fire then illuminate advancing fields star bombs and flares provide prolonged light for night operations. Star bombs rocket-like signals and illumination tests are conducted at Washington barracks.
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Secretary of War
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Army and Navy Journal
Washington
Diamond Oldest of Riches
The article traces the diamond’s ancient origins in Egypt and India, notes the Greek root adamas meaning unsubduable, and cites Pliny’s view of diamonds as the most valuable. It states that artificial polishing, discovered by Ludwig von Berguen in 1476, revived the diamond’s primacy over ruby and emerald.
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Egypt
India
Adamas
Pliny
Ludwig von Berguen
Misleading Audience Catches Briggins in Study Struggles
A commentary notes that Briggins makes little progress due to lack of proper encouragement from his father who shows more enthusiasm for the boy's banjo playing than his classical studies. The piece highlights parental influence on educational motivation and talent support.
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Briggins
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