Lorain Cyclone Devastation Triggers Guard Mobilization
Governor Donahey orders Northern Ohio National Guard to Lorain to assist in relief after a violent cyclone. Lorain suffered extensive destruction with hundreds killed or injured. Rescue efforts mobilize rail and medical assets as Sandusky and Elyria report severe damage and communications failures.
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Ohio National Guard
Lorain
Donahey
Ralph R. White
Sandusky
Toledo
Cleveland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York Central
Nickel Plate
Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Wviroahe
Flint Informs 100 Dead In Ferry Disaster
AP report from Flint says a Port Clinton telegraph estimated 100 dead after the auto ferry Relief_CAP tit sank in a storm near Sandusky. Eight drowned as the vessel capsized, with wreckage along the Sandusky waterfront and Cedar Point dock structures unroofed. Communication to Sandusky reportedly failed.
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Associated Press
Flint
Mich
Port Clinton
Sandusky
Cedar Point Resort Company
Severe thunderstorm blamed for extensive Toledo damage
Wind up to fifty miles per hour, two inches of rain and hail struck Toledo at about 6 pm. Uprooted trees, shattered windows, and downed telephone and telegraph poles disrupted lines of communication. Estimated damage runs into thousands of dollars with no loss of life reported in the immediate area.
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Toledo
Wind Storm Kills Two in Eastport Florida
A June 28 wind storm in Eastport Florida killed two men and damaged two 600 foot lumber sheds unroofing them and causing partial destruction. Civil defense and local police responded to the storm, with investigators seeking further details on the fatalities and extent of damage.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eastport
Tornado devastates Sandusky waterfront and rail line
A tornado struck Sandusky Ohio causing extensive destruction from five to twenty five tonight. The waterfront area is swept away and fires are reported. Waterworks out of service leaving no city water to fight fires. Steamers G A Boeckling Reliance Chippewa are missing or stranded with passengers swept overboard. Groch Coal Building collapsed. multiple fatalities and injuries reported. Hospitals overwhelmed and communications nearly severed.
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Associated Press
Sandusky
G. A. Boeckling
Cedar Point
Reliance
Here
Marblehead
Chippewa
Sandusky-to- I’ut-in-Bay
Boeckling
Groch Coal Company
Dozen Killed in Upper Mississippi Valley Storm
A severe wind and electrical storm across the Upper Mississippi Valley early today killed upwards of a dozen people and injured many more. Peoria Illinois suffered the worst damage with a tornado, reporting ten deaths. Ft Dodge Iowa tallied three fatalities amid collapsed wires. Des Moines Des Moines Galesburg Monmouth Oquawka Illinois and Omaha Nebraska also reported heavy damage and injuries as train service halted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Peoria
Ill
Ft. Dodge
Despines
Omaha
Neb
Galesburg
Monmouth
Oquawaka
Chaos in Sandusky After Storm Wrecks City
AP dispatch from Columbus reports six dead and fifty injured as Sandusky’s East End factory district is wiped out. Hundreds of boats wrecked, hospitals overwhelmed, two fires burn with no water supply, and city lights out as ambulances rush the injured. Twenty five large factories destroyed. losses estimated at $2,000,000. Deceased include R E McKee, Minetta Margard, William Hampton, Howard Van Blarem.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Vance
Sandusky
East End
R. E. McKee
Baltimore & Ohio
Minetta Margard
William Hampton
Howard van Blarcum
Auto Plunges Into Live Wire. Man Killed In Ohio Storm
The Associated Press reports M. R. East of Newcastle Pennsylvania was killed when his car struck a live wire during a violent wind and rain storm in Youngstown Ohio. Widespread damage included fallen trees washouts and flooded cellars with 100 Alliance homes affected by flooding. rescue operations continued into the evening.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
M. R. East
Newcastle
Alliance
Cincinnati Storm Wreaks havoc with fierce wind and lightning
A southern sweep of a late night storm hit Cincinnati and surrounding areas with thirty five mile an hour winds and loud thunder. Fire crews and gas company linemen repaired downed high tension wires near Chase and Dane streets. No serious injuries reported though a night wharfmaster on the Coney Island wharfboat received a severe shock. Weather forecaster William C. Devereaux predicted the storm would ease overnight with cooler skies to follow.
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Cincinnati
William C. Devereaux
United States
James Volk
East Pearl Street
Coney Island
Union Gas and Electric Company
Chase and
Dane
Industries Recover From Japanese Quake in Tokyo Area
The AP reports Tokyo area industries steadily recover from the September quake and fire. Government employment figures show about 6,000 laid workers rehired in March, with April expected near 7,000. Printing and candy firms lead revival, operating above pre quake production and employing more labor. Metalworking also returns to normal.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
British Emigrants Assured of Homes
London reports Cabinet approval of a broader migration plan from Britain to Australia. Senator Wilson has worked with the Overseas Settlement Committee on details including a loan to Australia of about 100 million dollars to fund development work as a prerequisite for accepting immigrants.
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Associated Press
London
British Isles
Australia
Wilson
Australian Commonwealth
Overseas Settlement Committee
Ohio Divided by Klansmen in League Debate at Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden June 28 Ohio delegates split over the Ku Klux Klan plank and the League of Nations issue. Newton Baker of Ohio presses a clear plank while Edmund Moore pushes to name the Klan, signaling a divided delegation ahead of balloting for the Democratic nomination.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Ohio
League of Nations
Newton Baker
Cleveland
Baker
Edmund H. Moore
Youngstown
Resolutions Committee
Moore
Donahey
Palmer
McAdoo
Cox
Smith
Underwood
Senator Ralston
Indiana
Klan
Ralston
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Wilson
Illinois
Tom Taggart
Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Clark
Baltimore
Durbin Aide Tries to Rally Delegates in Ohio
The report recalls J M Cox's nomination and Francis Durbin son of W W Durbin pressing for a demonstration to aid Dayton forces despite orders from Ed Moore. Durbin nearly sparked a parade scene and also linked to Mrs Frank Gorman of Cincinnati over Bernice Pyke's Ohio DNC associate member appointment.
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J. M. Cox
Francis Durbin
W.W. Durbin
State Executive Committee
Dayton
Ed Moore
Durbin
Frank Gorman
Cincinnati
Bernice Pyke
Lakewood
Ohio
Elmer
Card of Thanks for John K Medecke
We express appreciation to relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement of our beloved son and brother John K. Medecke. Thanks to spiritual and floral donors, Rev. Father Tieman, and Charles A. Miller for funeral care. Bereaved parents and sisters.
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John K. Medecke
Father Tieman
Charles A. Miller
Obituary notices for several residents dated June 1924
Death notices list Amelia Nolting, Edward Spangenberg Sr, Marguerite Meroz, Kate Neave, Mary J Ward, Frank Wesser and others. Dates Most funerals set for Monday June 30 or Tuesday July 1 with times 2 30 p.m. or 3 p.m. Locations include Clifton Heights 45 Parker street 2526 Highland avenue 232 Oak street Mt. Auburn 885 Lafayette avenue 3101 West Eighth street and 229 d man street.
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Goesling
Leo M
Nolting
Amelia
Nee Twachtman
Charles A. Nolting
Parker Street
Clifton Heights
Spangenberg
Edward M., Sr
Elizabeth Harris Spangenberg
Highland Avenue
Meroz
Marguerite
John A
Oak Street
Mt. Auburn
Neave
Kate Neave
Lafayette Avenue
Clifton
Ward
Mary J. Ward
Michael J. Ward
West Eighth Street
Holy Family Church
Indianapolis
Ind
Wesser—Frank
Lillie Wester
Kilwinning Chapter 97 RMM July convocation and program
Kilwinning Chapter No. 97 R. A. M. meets Wednesday July 2 at 7 30 p m with balloting petitions and a musical program by Kilwinning Choir invite Blue Lodge friends S S Nicholson H P A T Roever Secing Walnut Hills Lodge 4838 F and M special meeting Tuesday July at 6 p m for M M degree visiting brethren welcome Russell M Easton W M William Schuchardt Secy Walnut Hills Lodge No 483 F and A M funeral service for Victor G Markley June 30 1 15 p m at lodgerooms George Grimm President A Kaiser Secretary Concordia Building Association stockholders meet July 1 8 30 p m at 1512 Elm Street
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Kilwinning
Kilwinning Choir
Blue Lodge
di S. S. Nicholson
H. P. A. T. Roever
Sec
Walnut Hills
Russell M. Easton
W.M
William Schuchardt
Sec’y
A. M
Victor G. Markley
Sec’v
Ivy Lodge
K. of P
Liberty
Plum Streets
The
Concordia Building Association
Elm Street
George Grimm
A. J. Kaiser
Cox Convention Crowd Grows During Report Hearing
The Waldorf Astoria Cox headquarters drew Ohioans and guests for radio coverage of the convention. Chairman Cummings opened the committee report with few listeners, then attendance swelled from about a dozen to nearly a hundred as the minority report was filed. Judge Hugh Nichols of Cincinnati and several others from Cincinnati attended.
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Cox
Waldorf Astoria
Cummings
Readi
Hugh Nichols
Cincinnati
Queen City
Governor Cox Vote Hint In New Mexico Sparks Interest
Bob Hayes an Ohio attorney who led Governor Cox's Ohio campaign has been seen with the New Mexico governor and may win Cox support there when voting begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hayes
Columbus
Cox
Ohio
New Mexico
Attorney Thomas Schminck Visits Commodore Floor
Visitor Thomas Schminck, attorney and former State Senate and Hamilton County judge candidate, stops on the fifteenth floor of the Commodore where many Cincinnatians are quartered and now practices law locally.
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Commodore
Thomas Schminck
Hamilton County
Hussey and Gode riors Praise Cincinnatian's HQ Choice
Peter Hussey and George Gode riors, active members of the switch men's union, commend the Cincinnatian who placed headquarters at the Commodore near Grand Central Station. The station's vicinity helps them navigate the complex updated trackage system, and they spend much time studying the layout.
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Peter Hussey
George Goderiors
Switchmen’s Union
Commodore
Grand Central Station
Noctor Uses Commodore Suite During Baseball Conferences
Tom Noctor occupies the Commodore suite typically used by Garry Herrmann during baseball conferences. The key clerk, 80, is well acquainted with figures from the old home town making the conversation resemble Fifth and Vine streets.
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Tom Noctor
Commodore
Garry Herrmann
Fifth and Vine Streets
Peters Receives Telegram on Staying in New York During Convention
Ed Peters is advised by his office head to remain in New York City through the convention. The telegram notes it is necessary to stay and discharge duties and that Mrs. Peters should be advised of the advisability based on peculiar conditions and a request for his personal vote.
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Ed Peters
Peters Plans Cincinnati Return as Schneider Steps In
Information prompted Mr. Peters to arrange a return to Cincinnati this evening. William F. Schneider, the district’s alternate, has been designated to act in his stead.
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Mr. Peters
Cincinnati
William 4. Schneider
Jim Shevlin Plans A Month In Virginia Beach
Jim Shevlin contemplates a month long stay in Virginia Beach. He meets a curious acquaintance who asks about his purpose. Jim replies he is researching new fish varieties to uphold his reputation. The stranger only gradually grasps the point.
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Jim Shevlin
Virginia Beach
Jim
May Fight Ban on Fraternities
The four Cincinnati chapters of Chi Sigma Chi would receive financial aid for a possible lawsuit to test the Board of Education s power to disband high school fraternities. If action is taken the fraternity would seek an injunction to challenge the state law prohibiting such fraternities. Dr Mark Keller was elected Grand Chancellor with officers named from Ohio and neighboring states.
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Board of Education
Cincinnati
Chi Sigma Chi Fraternity
National Organization of the Society
Cincinnati Board of Education
S. Sharpe
Ohio
Woodward, Hughes and Withrow
Ohio Military Institute
Mark Keller
Gibson
F. E. Miller
Four Die As Auto Hits Erie Passenger Train
At Mansfield Ohio on June 28 four people including Mr and Mrs Vance Wilson and Ashford Wilson of Akron perished when their car collided with a speeding Erie Railway engine at a crossing on the Harding highway. A woman died en route to a hospital. The driver blinded by rain did not see the train as another car watched the crossing. Also in Lorain five Nickel Plate freight crew members escaped when the engine and two cars toppled into the Black River swamp after a signal warning was missed.
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Lorain
Henry Ford
Sandusky
Lake Erie
City of Erie
Cedar Point
Edwin S. Pickel
Cleveland
L. F. Forster
Bay Village
Ohio
Washington Park
Broadway
Fifteenth Street
Erie Street
Washington Avenue
First Methodist Church
Washington and
Fourth Streets
St. Mary’s Church
People’s Bank
National Tube Company
Black River
State Theater
Herold
Memorial Hospital of
Elyria
Michigan
Cleveland-Akron Bus Company
Police Department
Lakewood
J. F. Brown
Willard Storage Battery Company
Dayton
Nickel Plate Railroad
Associated Press
Mansfield
Erie Railway
Harding Highway
Vance Wilson
Ashford Wilson
Akron
Wilson
Lorain, O
Public Trustee Handles Rising Trust Burden in London
Public Trustee officers in London report 15 899 trusts on file valued around 850 million dollars. New business added yearly averages about 75 million dollars.
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Associated Press
London
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George Hoffman
Goldthorb
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie County
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Mtlivue
Paulin Rain
Henderson
Ceedy
Tatwell
M. L. Fuller
East Peoria
Cloverdale
Washington
Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Knox Station
Rock Island & Pacific
Grinnell
Wholesale
Ann
Vine ST
Ktowii
MAIN
Upper Mississippi
League
Vetegates
Minority Report
Harold W. Coates
Commercial Tribune
Braley Thompson
Zanesville
Mrs. Pyke
Judson Harmon
Dark Horse
Abeta
Lawrence
David Lawrence
the Commercial Tribune
Iowa
A. Mitchell Palmer
Altimore
Woodrow Wilson
Clark States
Mr. Palmer
San Francisco
Cin. Cremation Co
Busse & Borgmann Co
Freeman Avenue
West
Julius Baer
Grassmann Printing CO
Missouri
Cincinnati, O
WM. E-Fuldner
Arch ST
Fourth St
Broadway & Ludiew
Barker & Freisens Jewelers
Central Avenue
S. S. Leviathan Filipino Dance Orchestra
HOTEL
Linton
A LA Carte
S. S. Leviathan
Herbert Hartl
Hotel Linton
American Steamship Orchestra
S. S
Leviathan
Linton French Ballroom
John L. Horgan
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