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A condensed study notes De Armond's proposal to empower the president to retire judges with senate approval, a pay raise for congress to 7500, and calls for ICC expansion. Jamaica faces massive earthquake damage with Kingston in ruins. many killed including Sir James Fergusson. Evans lands marines, relief bills pass, and turmoil in finance, rail, and politics ripple through multiple states and nations.
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de Armond
Missouri
House
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blackburn
Foraker
Brownsville
Crane
Kingston
Jamaica
James Fergusson
Evans
Negroes Raid in Columbus by White Soldiers Report
A fragment reports a confrontation in Columbus where a number of white soldiers raided Black residents in what local accounts describe as a tense incident. Details are sparse and names are not provided. The report emphasizes racial tension and violence without graphic description.
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Columbus
Riot by soldiers in Columbus Bad Lands terrorizes area
A mob of about sixty white soldiers attacked the Bad Lands negro district in Columbus, destroying windows, smashing saloon interiors, and terrorizing residents for an hour. Maj. Glenn sent regulars and police to arrest a few. about half the offenders were in custody by morning. The incident followed a Saturday stabbing and sparked questions over accountability and potential discharge actions.
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Columbus, O
Columbus
Maj
Glenn
War Department
Locust Street
Fourth Street
Naughton Street
Flatiron
Locust and
Naughton
Pabst
Boeing Co
P. J. O’connors
Maggie Whittaker
Salvation Army
Brownsville
Widow of mill worker faced tragedies in Pittsburg
Mamie Heard Mitte Hess of 3131 McClurg Street faced a string of deaths linked to Jones and Laughlin steel works. Her husband Henry Mitte was killed at work, then her two brothers and a cousin also died in the same mill. Five months after marrying Frank J. Hess, he killed himself with carbolic acid after a spell of despondence.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Mamie Heard Mitte- Hess
McClurg Street
Henry Mitte
Jones and Laughlin Steel Works
Frank J. Hess
Hess
Ohio Breeders Elect Officers and Board Candidates
Ohio Short Horn Breeders elect officers with Thomas Johnson president and Reid Carpenter as secretary and treasurer. The state association reelects Charles H. Ganson president, J. E. Russell vice president, and George W. Carey secretary treasurer. The campaign for state board of agriculture remains active with Ganson and A. P. Sandles likely for long terms. Short term vacancies prompt about a half dozen candidates following Calvert’s resignation and Hinsdale’s death.
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Columbus
Ohio Short-Horn Breeders’ Association
Thomas Johnson
Joseph F. Staley
Sidney
Reid Carpenter
Mansfield
Ohio State Association of Presidents
Charles H. Ganson
Urbana
J. E. Russell
George W. Carey
Lebanon
State Board of Agriculture
Chas. Ganson
A. P. Sandles
Thomas Calvert
R. C. Hinsdale
Fortune for kindness to an old woman in Toledo
Miss Ethel Bish of Findlay Ohio inherits $20 000 from Mrs Mary Kendell Oswego New York for aiding an elderly woman three years ago. While at a Toledo business college Bish helped an old woman who fell and was later thanked. Kendell's will now rewards that act of kindness with the legacy.
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W. P. Frye
Maine
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
Norris Brown
Nebraska
W E. Borah
Idaho
Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
J. M. Dixon
Montana
H. E. Burnham
New Hampshire
H. A. Richardson
Delaware
Wisconsin
Sarah McCall
Mount Holyoke College
Academy
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Prince Aga Khan
India
Bombay
San Francisco
L. T. Moore
Benton Harbor
Pear
James Daily
John Peterson
Red Wing
Minn
August Bloom
Miss Bish
Secretaryship of Dayton Gas Company Reorganized
Dayton Gas Company ends secretary duties as the secretary George M. Smart resigns. New officers include R. R. Dickey Jr. as president W. K. Callahan as vice president and W. B. Gebhart as secretary. An executive committee with O. S. Gunckel is formed and secretary pay drops to 200 dollars annually. The panel will only record meetings while executive power shifts to the committee amid disclosures of a shortage.
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Dayton, C
George M. Smart
Dayton Gas, Light and Coke Co
R. R. Dickey, Jr
W. K. Callahan
W. B. Gebhart
O. S. Gunckel
Sohn Came To Cincinnati a Single Man, But Returned With Bride
In Cincinnati Rev Mr Voss joined Christian Henry Sohn of Hamilton, a leading Sohr Rentschler firm and Hooven Owens Rentschiler treasurer, with Miss Emma Anna Roegge, daughter of Henry Roegge of 2335 Kenton Street. The ceremony occurred at the bride’s home, surprising many in Hamilton.
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Hamilton, D
Cincinnati
Voss
Christian Henry Sohn
Hamilton
Emma Anna Roegge
Sohn
Sohr & Rentschler
Hooven, Owens & Rentschiler Co
Roegge
O Henry Roegge
Kenton Street
Eastman Hotel Fire Destroys Youngstown Building
A fire in Youngstown on West Federal Street destroyed the Eastman Hotel along with the adjacent J N Euwer Sons Co building. The blaze likely started by crossed electric wires in the basement of H L McElroy Co. The total loss is about $700,000 with roughly two thirds covered by insurance.
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Ferrando Figuroa
Republic of Salvador
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Gov. Johnson
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
M.A. Donahue & Co
Franklin
Santa Fe
California
Chicago Limited
Hutchinson
Kan
Honolulu
Yokosuka
Youngstown
H. L. McElroy Co
West Federal Street
J. N. Euwers Sons Co
Eastman Hotel
Commerce Street
Trio slain in knife and gun tragedy at Ballant home
A 52 year old Alex Ballant killed his wife and stepdaughter with a butcher knife Wednesday then shot himself. Neighbors found the bodies Thursday. The girl, 16, had spent six years in a Columbus convent before returning home weeks earlier. Ballant sought money from Hungaria, stirring constant quarrels over the matter.
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Barton
Alex’ Ballant
Ballant
Thief Steals Only Catholic Prayer Book in Cleveland Home
A Cleveland thief entered M. Cullila's home at 2157 East 18th Street to rob but seized a Catholic prayer book instead of jewelry. He left jewelry and a note claiming the act, remorse, and intent to reform, saying his mother raised him Catholic and that the book reminded him of her.
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Cleveland
M. Cullila
East 18Th Street
Anniversary of Mill Springs Battle Held by Ninth Ohio Vols
Cincinnati Ohio Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry marked the Mill Springs battle anniversary on January 19 at Turner Hall. Officers listed include Peter Mueller president Kenon vice president Herma recording secretary Christ Ha treasurer Gerhardt Terber librarian R Bauer color bearer.
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Cincinnati
Man Rescued From Flood Waters In Cincinnati
James Follett, 46, of 310 East Eighth Street, wandered toward Vine Street to view flood conditions. His vision blurred he waded into water up to his waist before bystanders in a skiff pulled him to shore. Patrol 1 took him to the city hospital.
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Cincinnati
James Follett
East Eighth Street
Vine Street
Follett
Stereopticon Failure Rudely Met by Quick Fix
In Columbus Ohio the American Breeders Association lecture stalled as the stereopticon failed and no volunteers spoke up. A newspaper photographer on hand repaired the device, saving the talk for the crowd of leading scientists from the United States and Canada.
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Columbus, O
United States
Canada
American Breeders’ Association
East Liverpool Pottery firms dissolve trust to reshape industry
East Liverpool stockholders vote to dissolve the East Liverpool Potteries Company, erasing the last trust among U S pottery makers. Some stockholders will run U S Pottery at Wellsville while others take control of the Globe in East Liverpool.
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East Liverpool, O
East Liverpool Potteries’ Co
America
U. S
Wellsville
Globe
Tragic Visit Ends in Death of Father and Child in Fostoria
Louis Shuman called on his sister-in-law at 508 Linn Street in Fostoria Ohio and found his father-in-law Clement Leidy aged 52 dead by the stove and Leidy’s 17 month old son Leo also dead in the bedroom.
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Fostoria
Louis Shuman
Joan Kraeis
Linn Street
Kraeis
Clement Leidy
Leo
Railroad seeks land for 30 foot right of way near Richwood
The Columbus Magnetic Springs and Northern Electric railroad has begun probate court condemnation proceedings for a 30 foot wide strip through Martin J. Anderson’s farm, three miles north of Richwood. Anderson refused consent to the right of way.
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Marysville
Columbus, Magnetic Springs & Northern Electric Railroad
Martin J. Anderson
Richwood
Mystery surrounds death of Grover Love in City hotel
Cleveland police investigate a possible murder after Grover Love, 18, is found on the floor of the City hotel at 405 Central avenue. He shows marks on his throat, wrists, and hands suggesting restraint. The case remains open as detectives probe the circumstances.
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Cleveland, O
Grover Love
City Hotel
Central Avenue
Young Love
Outbreak of Diphtheria Prompts Quarantine at Urbana
Secretary Egan of the state board of health and Dr. Westervelt inspect Urbana as thirty diphtheria cases are reported. Authorities quarantine the Sigma Nu fraternity house amid the investigation.
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Springfield
Ill
Egan
State Board of Health
Westervelt
Urbana
Sigma Nu
Suit Seeks $10,000 Damages Over Thief Claim
William Diehl is accused of branding J M Stierhoff a thief in a statement that may cost Diehl $2,500 per word. Stierhoff filed in common pleas court seeking $10,000 in damages based on the allegation.
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Maysville, O
William Diehl
J. M. Stierhoff
Stierhoff
Common Pleas Court
Diehl
Railroads to Meet Conductors and Trainmen in Chicago
Chicago conference on January 22 brings railroad executives together with conductors and trainmen to discuss higher wages and a shorter workday. Settlement chances described as good.
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Chicago, Ill
Mayor Fines Policeman For Drinking In Cincinnati
Patrolman John Yegar slept in a Vine Street butcher shop and was deemed intoxicated by his corporal and a physician. He was fined $100 under Mayor Dempsey's resolution to curb drunkenness in the police department.
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Cincinnati
Dempsey
John Yegar
Vine Street
Couple in Jamaica on wedding trip feared for safety
Springfield residents fear for the safety of Mr and Mrs John Mc Kee who are in Jamaica for their wedding trip. They wed January 2 in New York City and sailed January 3, planning to stay in Kingston until January 16.
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Springfield
John McKee
Jamaica
New York City
Kingston
Wells-Fargo employee surrenders after missing funds
New York on January 22 Charles Zimmer an Wells Fargo Company employee who vanished recently walked into the district attorney office and surrendered. It is alleged a shortage of 1400 dollars was found in his books after his disappearance.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office
Pittsburg
Fifteenth and
Penn. Avenue
Ohio River
Shawneetown
David P. Dyer, Jr
United States
St. Louis
Sub-Treasury
United States District Court
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Smolensk
Russia
a . _ Senor Coronado
Havana
Senor Coronado
Marianao
Cuba
C.H. Grubb
Macon
P. KB. Robinson
Cameron
Burlington Railway
Eola
Grubb
Idaho House In
Wisconsin State Assembly
Democratic Caucus
General Assembly of
North Carolina
F. M. Simmons
Samar
Leyte
Philippines
San Francisco
New York
Charles Zimmer
Wells-Fargo Co
District Attorney's Office
Niece of Cincinnati lumberman dies in Bastrop Louisiana
Edward C. Fowble of Cincinnati received word that Blanche Hall Bacon wife of Charles I. Bacon a prominent figure in the lumber business in Cincinnati has died in Bastrop Louisiana.
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Cincinnati
Edward C. Fowble
Bastrop
Blanche Hall Bacon
Charles I. Bacon
Norwalk man Buck dies after stroke at church furnace room
Milton A. Buck of Norwalk, long time yard engineer for the Lake Shore Railway Co., died after a stroke. He was found unconscious in the furnace room of the Congregational church.
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Norwalk, O
Milton A. Buck
Lake Shore Railway Co
Norwalk
Congregational Church
Shay Trial Ends In Mistrial For Teamsters Leader
Chicago January 22 The trial of Teamsters Union president Shay ended without a verdict as the jury failed to agree. Jurors were discharged after remaining unable to reach a consensus on the charges against him.
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Shay
Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
Fonvicticie
Terrifying Portsmouth Storm Bursts Levees
A terrific storm in Portsmouth Ohio awoke residents as levees broke suddenly. Hundreds fled their homes amid rising floodwaters rushing through streets, leaving families to seek safety with little warning.
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Portsmouth
Farm Lands Flooded by Overflow in Marion Ohio
The Scioto River rose over its banks near Marion Ohio flooding miles of farmland. Water from the reservoir inundated fields as officials worked to prevent an epidemic and protect residents and livestock.
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Marion
Scioto
Wate
Dunlap selects his clerk in Circleville
Dunlap state food commissioner Renick W. Dunlap has chosen Charles H. May of Circleville as confidential clerk and adviser for 1800 dollars a year. R T Dennis of this county was named liquor inspector. In Middletown John O Donnell or Mike Donely, 50, was found dead in his railroad camp bunk likely from pneumonia. He has a sister in Cincinnati and is described as sandy with a mustache and shaggy eyebrows.
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Middletown
John O'Donnell
Mike Donely
Cincinnati
Attempts to burn Plymouth Congregational Church in Columbus
Two arson attempts were made to destroy the Plymouth Congregational church in Columbus, Ohio. The first fire was started about five o clock but was quickly found and extinguished with only small damage.
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Columbus
Plymouth Congregational
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