Brief Review of a Week's Events Round About World
A digest of global news notes farm values hit a 1908 peak with corn leading. Congress debates river and harbor bonds and Panama Canal charges spark hearings. Roosevelt comments on secret service and Panama plotters, while Cromwell calls charges false. Various trials and divorces, world diplomacy, and a university course on agriculture closing the year.
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Ite
Congress
Ihe
House
Secret Service
Roosevelt
William Nelgon Cromwell
Senor Aroseniana
Panama
Wilson
Andrew Carnegie
House Waya and Means Committee
Tar
Vast global incidents fill chaotic Panama canal blast and ship crises
A 21 ton dynamite blast at Dos Obispo Panama injured 60 and killed 14. The US battleship fleet arrived at Colombo amid large crowds. A Yiddish theater panic in New York caused deaths and injuries. A Dutch cruiser seized a ship off Puerto Cabello and towed it to Cumicho. Fire destroyed eleven buildings in Patan Jo. A fatal domestic shooting occurred in St. Lawrence. Copper firm consolidation eyed at 940 million capital. Bomb damaged an East Blaty street building injuring many.
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Panama Canal
Dos Obispo
United States
Leet
Colombo
Foo
Georgia
Gelderland
Alby
Puerto Cabello
Cumicho
New York
Wearys Af Pernaris
Frank Cassini
St. Laws
Patan
Fie
East Blaty Third Street
Vast World News Briefs Mix Crimes and Conflicts Across Continents
A chaotic digest reports: a fatal shooting and a betrothal amid riverine and harbor incidents. Earl of Beanard, various exiles, and a Chicago trial for a National Guard member. Rescue at sea near Lake Erie, a Kansas school ruling on segregated facilities, and a Haitian town seizure. A mass of violence, political turmoil, and legal actions spans ports, courts, and multiple nations.
National Civic Federation Opens Annual Meeting in New York
The National Civic Federation began its annual gathering in New York City with sessions on employer worker relations and welfare measures for government employees. Speakers include Minx Taft, her husband, John Mitchell, Herman Ridder, Samuel Gompers, and James M. Lynch as discussions cover trade agreements and Sherman anti trust law amendments.
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New Yor
Willie Tart
Déhbeled
National Civic Federation
Minx
Taft
Federation
John Mitchell
Herman Ridder
Samuel Gompera
James M. Lynch
Seth Low
Natonal
Governor-Elect Harmons New Inaugural Reception Plan
Columbus reports Governor elect Harmon will not greet Civil War veterans first but will have a separate entrance to avoid crowding. Veterans will be first to greet him in the reception line from 6:30 to 10, followed by the public, then court and state officers. The evening schedule includes an inaugural ball and press smoker. The lieutenant governor will lead the senate at the head of the line.
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Columbus
Harmon
James Kilbourne
Supreme Court
Senate
Armories to Be Funded by State Tax Levy Plan
A bill will be introduced in the coming legislative session to create a direct tax levy. The proposed fund would equal ten cents per capita of state population annually to build and maintain armories in cities with national guard headquarters. Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo already have armories. A committee to oversee guards plans for the inauguration was appointed, including Gen. McMaken of Toledo, Adjt. Gen. Critchfield, Col. Catrow of Miamieburg, Col. Barger, Lieut. Col. Weybrecht, and Col. Hughes.
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Columbus
National Guard
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
McMaken
Adjt
Critchfield
Catrow
Miamleburg
Barger
C. Weybrecht
Drafting New Tariff Bill in Special Session
Washington DC The House Ways and Means Committee plans a focused steel schedule review during the special session. Republican members will form an en og sub committee daily after recess to draft the tariff bill. Democrats will respond with a minority report if the Republican bill omits their favored reductions.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Congress dispatches and river projects dominate seam of session
In Washington the Brownsville affair filled the seam while Senator For spoke at length on the topic. Vice President Fairbanks blocked resolutions by the National Rivers and Harbors Congress requesting 600,000,000 for waterway improvements. In the House a bill was snaked providing for Bicent gay in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Brownsville
Fairbanks
National Rivers Aid Harbors Congress
District of Columbia
Appointment of Vhendare Moose yell as major reported
On Monday the appointment of Vhendare Moose yell to the rank of major was announced. Teddy Jr. resides in Thorpeontown while Thoowovelt remains alive and living at Thorpeon ville. Moose yell is connected with the wartime camp at the state.
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T. Lily
Vhendare Moose Yell
Thoowovelt
Thorpeonville
Castro in Berlin Arrival With Venezuelan Envoys
President Castro and the party arrived in Berlin Monday evening with members of the Venezuelan delegation.
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Castro
Berlin
Germany
Venexuela
Lt Earty
Prison labor reform eyed in Ohio penitentiary plan
In a supplementary report to Governor Harris, the board of managers urges abolition of contract labor and hosts a slate of reforms. They propose free textbooks for inmates and converting the penitentiary into light goods manufacture. July start dates align with expiring contracts and possible reallocation of 150 workers from Columbia Hollowware Co. Also listed are new incorporations including Gomar Creamery Malta Canning Western Reserve Motor Cleveland Yarn Manufacturing and the Russian American Voting club.
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Ohio
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Thehip Penitentiary
Guv. Harris
Ttty
Columbia Hollowware Co
Legislative Investigating Committee
Gomar Creamery Co
Gomar
Allen County
William J. Mays
DW. Rugh
W. C. Roberta
F. R. Jones
EB. H. Meredith
Malta Canning Co
Malta
J. G. Bingham
H. M. Stanbery
H. B. Vinant
John D. Irwin
Lee Humphrey
A. A. Coulson
This Will Tickle All Husbands in Toledo
An article notes wives must be outfitted in a new spring outfit as decreed by the National Cloak Salt and Skirt Manufacturers association. The plan calls for a three piece suit in specified colors. Delegates from Chicago St Louis Cleveland and Toronto attend a two day meeting with several models on display.
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Toledo
Christiine
Naten
Gratter Receives Light Sentence in Mail Fraud Case
Fred Schaefer was arrested on a Wheeling West Virginia complaint and given five months in jail by Judge Sater on a misuse of the mails charge. He admitted writing letters in response to missing person ads but said he did not profit. The judge cited the defendant’s youth and other pitiful aspects to avoid a penitentiary term.
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Columbus
Fred Schaffer
Elizabeth Andrewa
Wheeling
W. Va
United States
Sater
Schaefer
Uiem
Squire Hunters allowance eyed by legislature
Senator O F Hypes of Springfield announced at the state house that about 24 000 dollars will be asked from the legislature to fund the 12 per veteran squire hunter payment under last winter's law. Claims will be filed with Col. Curry, state commissioner of soldiers claims, before funds become available.
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Columbus
0. F. Hypes
Springfeld
State House
Col. Curry
State Commissioner of
State Board of Health Proceedings in Columbus
At a special meeting the state board of health approved plans for water supply at Shawnee and Beach City and for Mann Held and Hiram. Other approvals include a new acid disposal plant at Mt. Vernon for the sanitarium and a sewage disposal plant at College Hill, Hamilton County.
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Shawnee
Beach City
Mann- Held
Hiram
Mt. Vernon
College Hum
Hamilton Enonty
Tarrier Sentenced to Eight Months and $1000 Fine
John A. Tarrier publisher of Town Topiou in Columbus was convicted by Federal Judge Sater to serve eight months in Washington county jail and pay a $1,000 fine for mailing attacks in a newspaper. The case involved allegations of mailing threatening material.
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Columbus
John A. Tarrier
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Washington County
Insanction Sought to Halt Smith Agricultural Sales
In Columbus Ohio Friday G Newman acting for Smith Agricultural Chemical Co filed a motion in the suppression court seeking a restraining order to stop the company from selling or transferring assets pending a hearing on proposed sanctions related to an enforcement action.
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Smith Agricultural Chemical Co
Columbus
Allan Wet by OF Votes in Rural County
Allan Wet by OF Votes in Allen county on Friday joined the ranks of the wet counties by a majority of 67. Heavy turnout in TimA and Delphos offsat the vote in the rural districts.
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Dima
O'Allen County
Tima
Delphos
Burton in middle of fight for senatorial bid
Report from Washington about Representative Hartin of Olin leaning toward running for senator and weighing the open legislature election proposal. He declined to specify a final candidacy plan or support for chairmanship of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
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Hartin
Olin
Manny
Hoosevelt
Olle
Aid
Burton
Ohio
Repub
Prominent Toledo Citizen Col Henry A Darling Dies
Col Henry A Darling aged 80 a Toledo veteran with a noted Civil War record died Monday afternoon at his son in law Judge J W Morris home in Lucas county He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage He was born in Massachusetts and lived in Toledo seven years Surviving are a daughter Mrs Morris and a son W A Darling of Hyde Park Mass Darling served in a Connecticut regiment and rose to major after defending supplies from cavalry at Fort Gibson and aiding Banks army He was breveted lieutenant colonel and served with Sherman at Atlanta.
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Henry A. Dating
J. W. Morris
Lucas County
Connecticut
Aubalstence
Nineteenth Army Corps
Fort Gibson
Banks
Sherman
Atlinte
Columbus car service supervisor named state head
J. J. Berry, manager of the Columbus Car Service Association, was elected chief car service supervisor of Ohio at a meeting of railroad car service representatives. Beginning April 1, 1909, existing car demurrage bureaus in Ohio will be abolished and each road will handle its own car service under Berry’s supervision, ending bureaus in Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and part of the southeast under Pittsburg Car Service.
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Committee of Representatives
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Columbus Car Service Asociation
Ohio
Berry
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Pittsburg Car Service Association
National Guardsman auto purchase tied to lease probe
A National Guard linked auto purchase for the Ohio rifle range arises from a state lease inquiry. Funds included yearly federal ice-cutting money, unused last summer, plus 1500 from Adjutant General Crithield, totaling 2300 to buy the vehicle.
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Natonal Guard
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Ohio
Erie
Adjt
Critehield
Ose
Rifle Range
Expert to Inspect Ohio Creameries Arrives in Columbus
John L. Sherk, a creamery expert with the U S department of agriculture, arrived in Columbus Monday and will remain through the year to inspect Ohio creameries. He travels with an Ohio inspector and aims to cover as much ground as possible during the state stay, following a talk between Food Commissioner Dunlap and Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson.
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John L. Sherk
United States Department of Agriculture
Thin City
Ohio
Hla
Dunlap
James Wilson
Sherk
Election of Odd Fellows in Ohio names new Grand Officers
Reports to Grand Secretary C. H. Lyman confirm Frank H. Foster of Toledo as grand master and Huffman of Oxford as deputy grand master. A. Bachtel of Akron named grand warden, Louis Loechler of Columbus close second, with H. Lyman as grand secretary, J. B. Sheridan as grand treasurer, and G. C. Kolb of Cincinnati as grand representative.
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Columbus
C.H. Lyman
Frank H. Foster
Toledo
Huffman
Oxford
A. ©. Bachtel
Akron
Louis Loechler
Ohio National Guard Session Opens in Columbus Hotel
The Ohio National Guard association opened at the Great Southern hotel with a focus on proposed legislative bills. Col. Lloyd W. Howard, secretary, and Col. Welty of Lima spoke as the meeting aimed at unified action on legislative matters.
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Ohio National Grand Association
Great Southern
Lloyd W. Howard
Col. Welty
Lima
Columbus Ohio Incorporations and Dry County Vote
Columbus Ohio reveals incorporations including The Citizens Taxieal Co Clover lant with 60000 dollars and officials Wallace Brown T Smith Jackin Hoerg. Pinilay Casket Co Findlay led by Punk Burlingame Fluckey. Preble county votes dry by most of ten saloons closed. Governor Har fie Iiven te thla county.
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Oeew
The
Citizena ‘Taxieal Co
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Francia J. Wallace
J. Carr Brown
Prank T., Smith
George H. Jackin
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1. W. Punk
M. Burlingame
Roy Fluckey
J. Pleloma
C. J. Yout
Preble
Harfie Iiven
Thla
Pension guidance for Civil War soldiers and heirs inquiry
Letters from readers seek pension details for widows mothers sisters and veterans. Officials explain per month rates for widows disabled servicemen and dependents, plus rules on eligibility and how to file appeals and claims with the commissioner of pensions in Washington and other offices.
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Phladelphia
Tam
Martha J
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