Heat wave follows horse deaths and public notes across Ohio
A Lorain County heat wave killed 200 horses while crops suffered in the Whitfield area. Ohio officials discuss ethics and contracts with conflicts of interest. Other items include a suicide at Athens State Hospital, women suffrage talk by the Republican advisory committee, and a hail storm near Dayton causing farm damage.
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Lorain County
Price
John Walter
Athens State Hospital
Walter
Monroe County
Ohio
Ray B. Marchand
Alliance
Victoria
B. C
Whitfield
Dayton
State Y. M. C. A
Columbus
Aurora
Silver Lake
Bellefontaine
Hamilton
Mahoning Valley Steel Mills
Youngstown Steel Companies
Alexander Morrison
Charles C Weybrecht
Alance
Rotterdam
R. J. Kiefer
M. W. Abberoth
Tiffin
Mary A. Gongwer
Mansfield
Wilbur Burr
Nathan P. Johnson
Johnson
Youngstown
Maurice Kinnear
Artillery Corps
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Raymond Wolfe
Brooksville
Cleveland
Wolfe
Cuyahoga River
Hartje Paper Company
Steubenville
Zanesville
D. J. Ryans
M L Tracy
E. J. Harkness
Eber A. Baker
Erie Railroad
Marion
Dover Council
Cox
General Assembly
Avon
Ridgeville
H. H. Helman
Richwood Schools
Mt. Pleasant
Newark Society
Ruth Huntsdorf
John Huntsdorf
Milan
John P. Campbell
Leipsic
Grace Starr
Eaton
George Windle
Sebring
Oxford College Wooster
Board of Education
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association
Ohio Dairy Company
Toledo
Washington CT
Frank Chaffin
Washington C
H D Chaffin
Daylight Saving Law Repeal Debates Stir Congress
Congress debates repeal of daylight saving as bills move to Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Farmers favor repeal. urban areas want continuation. War garden data claim 182 hours per gardener saved yearly. Calder cites major energy savings. The clash reflects rural sun versus federal clock in a heated contest.
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Mann
Chicago
National War Garden Commission
United States
Calder
New York
Congress
Homeward Bound Exodus of Foreign-Born Americans
In the Sixty-sixth Congress session the question of four year immigration suspension looms as emigration to native lands grows. Workingmen leaving permanently could affect policy and the earlier bill supported by the American Federation of Labor aims to curb influx. Two main groups are expected to return: relatives of war-devastated regions and natives of liberated Europe seeking stability under new regimes.
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America
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Soccor
Helgoland Considered as a Bird Sanctuary After War
The British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds votes to make Helgoland a sanctuary to shelter and attract birds. Once a German naval fortress and fortress island, it could become a peaceful haven replacing militant reputations with a humane and idealistic use.
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Helgoland Island
British Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
England
Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
Great Britain
Aerial Cameras May Map Topography Across Nation Soon
F H Moffit of the geological survey Maj J W Ingle y and J B Mortie report progress on using cameras and airplanes to map elevations and topography. They envision rapid accurate maps from the air, reducing reliance on slow plane-table surveys and enabling detailed Alaska terrain mapping at high speed.
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Geological Survey
Coast and Geodetic Survey
National Park Service
Motors Replace Dogs in Spectacular Cascades Trip
A motor sleigh crosses the Cascades in a remarkable trial trip featured in Popular Mechanics. The vehicle skims snow, overcomes passes, and even saves an automobile stuck in Snoqualmie drifts. The movement toward gasoline sleds promises to ease hardship for Alaska’s snowbound trails, reducing canine use and labor.
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Cascades
First Army
Snoqualmle Pass
Alaska
Jack Landon
Quick Action Called For in Angler’s Line Misstep
An angler loses a line and calls for immediate assistance. The brief note emphasizes fast response to retrieve the line and resolve the fishing mishap at the waterside location.
Proud of His Profession Burglar Ex Army Veterans
London police official warns burglars with army service return to crime. A captain in a famed regiment cites a corporal with a DCM who called himself a professional thief, noting his bravest moment was wishing his occupation could be listed on papers as burglar.
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Walter Lee Perkins
Lima
Norval
Norval Hotel Company
Frank Sennich
Nicholas Chambers
Plain City
New Philadelphia
Toledo, Bowling Green and Southern Traction Company
Youngstown
Leroy Pennell
Clara Pennell
Mary Bel
Catholic Union of Ohio
Columbus
Clara McIntire
Samuel McelIntire
Marysville
Lake Shore Electric Railroad
Franklin County Grand Jury
Frank Delehanty
Cleveland
Cloyce C Bronson
Put-In-Bay
Rose Werner
Alliance
Clark
van Wert
Kenton
Ohio
New York State
Marion
Clyde Scranton
John Dunlap
Flucyrus
James Steele
Katherin Voneitzen
Mildred Klower
West Huron
Dominick Dua
Orlando Ricelli
Sandusky
Ruggles Beach
London
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Bellaire
Ivan Whittibslager
Marion County
Wittibslager
Ruth Brooks
Millbury
Wood County
Charles E. McCorkle
Front On Public Schools
Kenmore
Caduay
Ackage
Ckage Now
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Grocers
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