Rural members push Winans bill on farm product buyers
Columbus Ohio February 6 Rural members of the house advocate the Winans bill requiring commission brokers to reveal the name of the person or firm buying farm produce Revenue measures and eight hour work provisions draw votes as lawmakers seek to curb fraud and expand state health and education inquiries The motion to investigate state departments passes while a tuberculosis bureau is proposed A constitutional eight hour work standard faces amendments and debate amidst broader tax and city home rule discussions
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Winans
House
Terrell
Cuyahoga
Fulton
Licking Unty
Jenkins
Madison
Weygant
Portage Counte
State of Health
Senator William Green Shapes Anti Screen Bill
Coshocton Miner reports Senator William Green spearheads the anti screen bill drafting and promotion in the state legislature, outlining aims to curb screen use while asserting public interest and moral concerns.
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Coshocton
Operators Insist On Another Chance In Public Hearing
Senator Green told coal operators no date for another hearing on his anti screen bill would be set now. Operators urged more time to argue the bill, while miners argued they should be paid for all coal produced. Operators contended the bill would raise coal costs, hinder cross state competition, and endanger employees.
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Columbus
Green
Waters Claim Victim Waters Claim Victim Vassar Student Drowned
Five Vassar college students coasting on Sunset hill broke through thin ice of an artificial lake. Elizabeth C. Mylod daughter of John J. Mylod Corp Counsel drowned. Four other girls were saved after a desperate struggle as Professor Shattuck and Phoebe Briggs aided victims.
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Vassar
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Sunset Hill
Elizabeth C. Mylod
John J. Mylod
Anna J. Oldham
Cleveland
Professor Shattuck
Phoebe Briggs
Sacramento
Official Outlines Customs In Vogue
Adjutant General Wood testified before a legislative committee on Ohio national guard transportation rules. He said the Jan 11 1913 order barred blanket transportation orders and described the book system of 25 requests per book. Officers file, present, and countersign requests before railroads use them.
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Columbus
Legislative
Ohio National Guard
Wood
J. J. Shetler
Guard
Home Rulers Fight Utilities Bill in Ohio
Columbus February 6 The administration’s public utilities bill faces municipal home rulers opposition by granting the public utilities commission inspection and supervision over municipally owned utilities. It removes occupational qualifications for members to allow Governor Cox to reorganize the commission and calls for a physical valuation of Ohio utilities by an engineer appointed by the commission.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Cox
Ohio
Prolonged Battle Around Constantinople Reported
London reports ongoing movements near Constantinople with no major fighting at Tchatalja or Gallipoli. Bulgarians shift tactics, possibly advancing toward Gallipoli with Greek warship support while Turkish forces in the Dardanelles face narrow isthmus constraints.
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London
Constantinople
Tchatalja
Gallipoli
Sofia
Dardanelles
Congress Seeks Tariff and Currency Law Reform
Jersey City man Joseph P. Tumulty, named as Secretary to President Wilson, is highlighted as Congress pushes for reform of tariff and currency legislation. The article notes Tumulty's upcoming White House role and the legislative momentum surrounding financial policy.
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Congress
Jersey City
Wilson
Tariff Revision and Banking Legislation Focus of Wilson Plan
Washington Feb 6 information from public men close to President elect Wilson states the special session agenda will center on two issues tariff revision and banking and currency laws. He has begun work on his inaugural address and indicated no plan to guarantee national bank deposits.
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Wilson
Washington
Wison
Congress
Democratic Party
Philippine
Philippines
Jones
Trenton
Elect Wilson
Drake Rapped: Politics Blamed
Former Senator Dean and Former Mayor Bond of Columbus, defendants in a bribery trial, were given good reputations by witnesses. Others testified that Drake was friendly with Dean until his candidacy, five months after the alleged offense. Witnesses described attempts to lobby Drake and deposits tied to the Rose bill scheme, with conflicting denials of bribe offers. The case could go to the jury tomorrow evening.
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Columbus
Dean
Bond of
Drake
E. L. Ways
Sandusky
Philip Berkle
John Stang
A. C. Lehrmann
Messrs
Stang
Bess
Berkle
Bond
Lineman Killed by Train in Steubenville Area
Steubenville Ohio February 6 Panhandle railroad passenger train struck and killed Howard Riley twenty two he was a tele phone lineman from Covington Kentucky at Mingo Junction authorities report the incident is under investigation by local railroad police and Steubenville State Journal.
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Steubenville, O
Howard Riley
Covington, Ky
Mingo Junction
Threatened King Held Insane Found Guilty
London February 6 Percy William Collins who sent threatening letters to King George last December was found guilty but declared insane and committed to an asylum. Collins signed letters as two police officials from Hersham Surrey demanding $2,000 or the king would be shot dead.
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London
Percy William Collins
King George
Old Bailey
Collins
Hersham
Surrey
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Bay & Goon
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