Fourth Battery Organized Volunteers Sworn in at Mt Vernon
Fifty volunteers were sworn into the Fourth Battery of Ohio Field Artillery to be based in Mt Vernon. Arthur Thompson of Gambier was elected captain. Roy Morey named first sergeant. Drills begin next Tuesday with four field pieces and plans for a drill hall, shower baths, and a revolver range. Two IWW members reportedly tried to disrupt the formation.
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United States Service
Ohio Field Artillery
Mt. Vernon
H. M. Buah
Adjutant General's Department
Columbus
Knox County Company
Peterman Building
South Main Street
Bruce J. Lindsay
0. N. G. Ohio Ford Artillery
R. E. Pierce
Samuel Jacobs
Arthur 5. Thompson
Gambier
Roy B. Morey
Bush
We Bottery
Industrial Workers of the World
Major Bush
Education Congress approves Cox rural school plan
Columbus Ohio December 1 The Educational Congress in session here approved Gov Cox plan for improving rural schools. Legislation to enact rural school improvements will be taken up at the legislative special session in January.
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Columbus
The
Educational Congress
Gov. Cox
Radicals Push Direct State Primary at New York Conference
New York December 6 radicals led by Henry L Burden Burton split with William Barnes over keeping party conventions in New York Republicans endorsing a direct statewide primary law United States Senator Root presided as the meeting endorsed direct nominations for state officers and a governor ticket kept as a convention choice the conference also urged a strong compulsory workingmen s compensation law state office appointment powers and removal of most state offices from elective status.
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New York
Republican State Conference
William Barnes
Henry TL. Burton
Vetera
Thin
Stimson
Hughes
State Committee
State Assembly
Inez
United States
Root
George W. Wickersham
Job E. Hedges
Sethlow
Wickersham
Barnes
Egg prices fall as New York dealers report boycott impact
New York egg dealers note a four cent drop per dozen with forecasts of 30 to 35 cent retail eggs next week as supply of newly laid eggs increases. Refrigerator eggs also slide one cent with potential further declines while some blame the National Housewives League boycott for the change.
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New York
National Housewives’ League
General Navarrete Battles In Northern Mexico
General Navarrete leads a last-ditch operation in northern Mexico as government forces push to secure the region. Reports say Hunrts rebels resist fiercely, with strategic clashes around border towns and supply routes.
Road Boosters Urge Cox to Build Market Road No 2
A Mahoning Trumbull and Portage county delegation met Governor Cox and Highway Commissioner Marker in Columbus urging Market Road No 2 be erected next year. Cox pledged state effort and praised local interest. The route runs from Lowesville through Youngstown Girard Niles Warren Leavittsburg Newton Falls Ravenna to north of Akron and will be brick paved.
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Mahoning
Trumbull
Portage
Cox
James R. Marker
Mahoning Valley
Western Reserve
Lowesville
Mahoning County
Youngstown
Girard
Niles
Warren
Leavittsburg
Newton Falls
Ravenna
Akron
Buckeye Educators Hold Stormy Session
Columbus delegates to the Ohio Educational Congress clash over the school survey report and its 28 propositions. Dr Horace L Brittain presented the study amid tumult as speakers clashed on rural district impacts and the Boxwell law. Governor Cox warned of vetoes against measures expanding or reducing state control of education.
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Columbus
Ohio Educational Congress
Memorial Hall
Horace L. Brittain
W. J Berryman
Miami County
Cox
Ftaten
Laundry tips and wage report feature
Laundry tips describe soaking in buttermilk to whiten yellowed fabrics and pounding blankets to restore softness. A note on ironing sheets with perfumed powder under the ironing sheet appears beside a wage study showing 63 percent of 1,129 Cleveland telephone female workers earn under eight dollars weekly.
Biggest gas well drilled near town promises boom
The Oscar Shaw farm northwest of town yielded the area’s biggest gas well, flowing about 2,000,000 cubic feet per day with drilling continuing. Oil and gas prospects suggest a new field may open and attract substantial activity. Forbing Tires and East Ohio company figure in the report.
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Danvilla Senador
Oscar Shaw
East Ohio Company
Daughters of Liberty Entertain State Leaders at Dinner
Evening Star Council, Daughters of Liberty hosted State Councilor and State Vice Counselor with Canton secretary John Bi Focht. Columbus and local visitors joined for an elegant six o'clock dinner followed by a 7 30 program. The council thanks the quartet and all contributors to the program.
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Evening Star Council
Daughters of Liberty
Counelor
Bute
John Bi, Focht
Canton
Columbus
Missionary Society Meeting Highlights Missionary Education
The Christian church Missionary society met at the church with Mrs. Bell in charge of the devotional period. Topics included Missionary Education and movement for foreigners. Mrs. Emma Barker led devotions and Mrs. McNabb spoke on America God's Melting Pot. Solo by Mrs. J. A. Long. The program featured a story of sacrifices and personal recollections of a missionary family. Hostesses served refreshments.
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Christian Church Missionary Society
C. L. Tohusots
Mesdames Baldwin
Atwood
Weaver
Albaugh
Williams
Miss Williams
Left handedness linked to stammering claims
London lecturer before the Child Study Society argued that forcing left handed children to switch worsens stammering. He cited a study where 9 of 10 left handed children stammered until allowed to use the left hand for a year and a half. He noted more left handed boys than girls and a higher stammering rate among them.
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London
Tee
Hetmol
Fiallard
Child Study Society
Observers Planned for Dominican Elections By U S
President Wilson approves Bryan plan to observe Dominican elections. Two State Department commissioners Hugh Gibson and J H Stabler to head observers at Santo Domingo on December 15 aboard US ships Dolphin Nashville and Petre with earlier gunboat orders.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Dolphin
Santo Domingo
Nashville
Petre
State Department
Hugh
Gibson
Havana
J. H. Stabler
House
Dr. B L Porter Dies After Illness in Columbus
Dr B L Porter of Dasville Knox county physician dies at Grant hospital Columbus at 7 40 Sunday morning after two weeks illness from arterial poisoning and pneumonia. Remains taken to Daneville home. Mrs Laura Wagner dies in Canton. mourners include Mrs Mary Lewis and L T Mendenhall. Nun from Visitation Convent ventures outside for business reasons after fifty years.
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BL. Porter
Dasville
Knox County
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Porter
Tire
Daneville
Laura Wagner
Canton
Miller Undertaking Establishment
Wagner
Mary ©. Lewis
Gast Front Street
L. T. Mendenhall
Green Valley
Visitation Convent
St. Louis
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