Brawl Alleged Involving Columbus Officials Under Probe
A Columbus council inquiry opened into an alleged night of violence on national day. Mayor Geo Karb, Postmaster Samuel A Kin, and John A Will are accused of involvement with witnesses testifying to curses, intoxication, and violence at a hospital scene.
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Kinnear
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State Supreme Court rules against suit after wage compensation claim
In Columbus the Supreme Court holds an injured workman who applied for state insurance compensation may not sue the employer for damages. The ruling involves Walter W. Kadel and the Scioto Valley Traction Company in a bridge painting contract that lacked final signature. The lower verdicts totaling five thousand dollars were affirmed.
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Chillicothe
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Walter W. Kadel
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Striking Miners Win Trial as Notices Hit Eastern Zone
Despite a victory in the Adena trial, eviction notices spread across the eastern Strike zone. Trials were planned in various towns with strikers demanding jury reviews. Sheriff reports 215 men sent to the Wheeling Coal Co as work resumed for many miners. A separate maritime incident near Cape Henlopen involved the Washingtonian sinking while a schooner went down. all crews except one were saved.
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Adena
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Survivors of German cruiser Blecher land at Leith
Fifty survivors of the German armored cruiser Bleacher were landed at Leith near Edinburgh after being picked up in the North Sea following an engagement with British warships. The Bleacher was sunk on Sunday by British forces.
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Obregon Victorious as Mexican Campaign Advances
Mexican dispatches report General Obregon extending the march toward Mexico City after defeating Villa-Zapata troops at Apam and drole and capturing two towns 50 miles northeast of the capital. A Zapata force moving on Puebla was beaten 20 miles west of that city.
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David Scraemer Named Minority Member on State Board
David Scraemer is designated as the minority member on the State Board of Administration. The appointment expands representation on the board and aligns with governance goals for the state.
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State Board of Administration
Panama Shaken by Three Earthquakes
Three short earthquakes struck the Isthmus of Panama over three days, the latest today. No damage reported, but residents were frightened. reports from canal areas indicate no ill effects.
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Panama
Gazelle Torpedoed in Baltic Near Ruegen Island
It is asserted the German protected cruiser Gazelle was torpedoed yesterday by an unknown submarine in the Baltic near Ruegen off Prussia. The Gazelle was damaged but managed to reach Sassnitz port.
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Yards Cleared of Cattle After Foot and Mouth Find
Pittsburg Pennsylvania January 26. For the third time since foot and mouth disease appeared among cattle passing Heers Island stock yards the yards are being cleaned on order of federal inspectors. However the yards are not closed.
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Strike settlement seen for eastern Ohio coal field
Cleveland reports a settlement of the eastern Ohio coal field strike may come tomorrow as miners' officials led by John P. White the international president were invited to Cleveland by federal conciliators The conciliators refused to comment.
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Ohio newspaper men named as delegates to Panama Pacific Congress
Governor Wills appointed five Ohio newspaper men to act as delegates to the International Press Congress to be held at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco July 5 to 10. The appointees are TA Robertson W G Vorpe Merritt C Spidel BE G Burkham and John M Kaiser.
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International Press Congress
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Ohio
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Cleveland Leader-News Co
W. G Vorpe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Merritt C. Spidel
The
Piqua Call
BE. G. Burkham
Dayton Journal
John M Kaiser
Marietta Leader
German cruiser Friedrich Carl sightings spark mine fear
London reports the German armoured cruiser Friedrich Carl and a flotilla of torpedo boats seen off the Aland Islands. It is believed they are laying mines in the Gulf of Bothnia, causing a halt to all Gulf traffic.
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Representative Yeatman Denounces Liquor meddling
Columbus Jan 26 An appeal to avoid meddling with the liquor problem was voiced by Rep Yeatman of Hamilton at the first House Liquor Committee meeting. He said administration success could be harmed by further changes as three liquor measures are reviewed.
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Disease in Chicago stockyards prompts possible quarantine
Chicago January 26 report indicates a new quarantine may be needed after cattle in the Union stockyards tested positive for foot and mouth disease. The impacted animals were shipped east from districts considered clean, prompting officials to investigate safeguards.
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Ruth Allen Granted Divorce to Ruth Stockton
Judge Carpenter granted Ruth Allen a divorce from Lon Allen on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The decree restores Ruth to her maiden name Ruth Stockton and orders the plaintiff to pay the costs of the suit.
Austro-German Forces Occupy Kielce, Poland
Bertin reports from Cracow that Austro-German forces have occupied Kielce in Russian Poland, dated January 26. The dispatch notes a shift in control and the occupation’s impact on the region.
Rockefeller invites Mother Jones to discuss Colorado strike
John D. Rockefeller Jr invited the aged labor leader Mother Jones to meet and share information on the Colorado coal strike. The invitation was accepted as Rockefeller entered a room with the federal commission on philanthropic foundations.
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