Insolvent? Oberlin Live & Cold Storage Denies Receiver
The Oberlin Live & Cold Storage Co replies to Hiram A. Morgan's stockholder bid for a receiver denying insolvency. It claims H E Morgan holds the ledger and receivables, has not accounted for funds, and disputes the amount due while noting Roxie and Harry Ackelson will cover the indebtedness of about 134.10 dollars when due. The company asserts no creditors threaten action and accuses the suit of benefiting minority stockholders.
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Oberln Lve & Cold Storage Company
Court of Common Pleas
Hiram A . Morgan
H. E. Morgan
Hiram A. Morgan
Roxie W. Ackelson
Harry Ackelson
Harry Ackerson
High Tension Wires Fail Cause Train Delays
A night frost snapped high tension wires along the Cleveland and Southwestern traction line causing major delays. Cars crawled over the tracks until repairs around noon. Schoolchildren and workers were late as generators at the power house also underperformed, worsening outages.
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Cleveland & Southwestern
Paper price increase announced by major maker in Holyoke
Holyoke Mass January 23 an advance of about ten percent will be applied to all grades of fine writing paper The move follows higher material costs wage rises and a shorter workday The newspaper grade will stay unchanged The company operates 20 mills producing over 75 percent of the region loft dried paper and outputs about 390 tons daily The notice notes no change in the past eight years and cites strike related factors The closing sentence comments on gendered expressions without factual impact.
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Holyoke
Mass
Chicago club fined for liquor sale in Hyde Park
The Country Club, described as the west’s most exclusive organization, was fined $500 for selling liquor contrary to law. Located in Hyde Park where prohibition prevails, the club plans an immediate appeal amid a Clyde Park Protective Association prosecution led by Supervisor Judge Depuy.
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Chicago
Cink
West
Hyde Park
Clyde Park Protective Association
Depuy Bela
Protective Association
Supreme Court Decides Beal in Beal Case at Columbus
The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the lower court ruling in Martin Lauer vs William L Beal administrator of Moses Beal estate. Lauer and Beal ran a machinery business before Beal’s death and Lauer sought 1200 dollars claiming a share of profits. a judgment of 1325 dollars was upheld on appeal to the supreme court.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Martin Laner
William L. Beal
Moses Beal
Common Pleas
Lauer
Moses Beai
Depew presides at Transportation Club dinner
United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew presided at the Transportation club dinner in New York. He spoke on his recent illness and recalled critics who doubted his recovery, joking that he forgives the crowd for the long pretense of his dying.
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New York
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
Transportation Club
PUPILS Sent Home as Three Rooms Lose Heat
Three rooms at West avenue school were dismissed forenoon dismissal due to insufficient heat. Since the cold snap some rooms were uncomfortable and the heating apparatus failed today prompting Supt Comings to close the three most affected rooms.
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West Avenue
Comings
Vaugn to Speak on Steel and Iron at Lorain Club
P. Vaugn of Elyria High will travel to Lorain tonight to address the Working Boys Literary Club at the Y M C A on Analysis of Steel and Iron. A musical program by the boys will accompany the talk.
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HE. P. Vaugn
Elyria High School
Lorain
Working Boys’ Literary Club
Knox Leaves for California for Winter
Columbus reports that Oak Point land appropriation actions will pause until next summer. Knox, acting for capitalists and buyer of the land, has taken his wife to lower California for the winter, returning in May. Engineer Trent remains at headquarters in the dance pavilion, busier with mail and town trips as drawings and maps are finished.
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Columbus
Oak Point
FS. Knox
Lower
California
Trent
Dance Pavilion
Elyria Names Its 1924 Baseball Lineup From Signed Players
The Elyria team announces its top roster drawn from signed talent including Ed McKenzie and John Cosma as pitchers Zeke Robinson as pitcher Dave Marshall at shortstop George Wheeler at first base Frank McCreery at third base and Jack Forbes as catcher.
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Ed McKenzie
John Cosma
Zeke Robbinson
Dave Marshall
George Wheeler
Frank McCreery
Jack Forbes
Island Simaln Devastated by Massive Tidal Wave
New York reports indicate the island of Simaln was nearly submerged by a tidal wave on January 11. A passing steamer later confirmed the disaster, with death toll estimated at about 1,500.
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Simaln
Thaw Murder Trial Opens Nervous Suspect Before Court
New York January 23 The Thaw murder case opens in the supreme court with crowds surrounding the building. Harry Thaw arrives with family as defense cites insanity at the time of the crime. The state plans a long trial with 48 witnesses aiming to prove premeditated murder, while Thaw’s lawyers seek to save his life.
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New York
Thaw
Supreme Court
Europe
Bar of
Deming Smith
Frank B. Hill
Cliford Hartridge
Millionaire White
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court of New York State
Jerome
Francis P. Garvin
D. M. Delmas
Pacific Coast
Clifford W. Hartridge
David T. Watson
John B. Gleason
Russel Peabody
Gans
Iselin
Harry
Evelyn
White
Headache powder use blamed in will contest
In Wellington a will set to be challenged in common pleas claims Mary Elizabeth Battles was unduly influenced by Sterling’s Headache Powders and morphine. Hattie May Ledgett, her daughter and heir, contends Beeman and others manipulated the decedent into disinheriting her. Jury trial expected to last several days.
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Court of Common Pleas
Hattie May Ledgett
Mary Elizabeth Bartles
Wellington
Leroy Battles
William H. Beeman
Hattie Beeman
Mary Elizabeth Battles
Sterling
Auto Races Open in Ormond Under Excellent Conditions
Auto mobile races opened at Ormond Florida with good course conditions and fast times. An observing tramp offered a stark quip about the world, noting its coldness on a hot day.
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Ormond, Fla
Lorain Man Kidnaps Boy in Wellington
Lorain man Frank Highton abducted a nine year old boy, Albert Stevens, from a Wellington family who had adopted him. An arrest warrant was issued on a charge of kidnapping. The case marks the first Wellington kidnapping since the era of the old rescue case.
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Wellngton
Frank Highton
Lorain
Albert Stevens
William McConnel
Wellington
Highton
Dr. Young
Chertin
Methtal
Executions Planned Against Four For Gambling Fines
In the mayor's court on Wednesday Charles Gardner Gus Kurtzweiler Joe Landers and Dave Ravenstine were ordered to pay fines after appeals to the court of common pleas failed. The men had been fined for gambling about a year earlier and lost their appeals.
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Kurtzweiler
Joe Landers
Dave Ravenstine
Court of Common Pleas
DENIED RIGHT Th aCE for BABY FATHER SUES
Orsa Stearns sues Grace L. Stearns for divorce claiming their 14 month old child was taken to Olmsted Falls and kept away from the father who has seen the child only four times He seeks divorce and custody with the mother threatening to change the child name and sever ties.
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Orsa 5 Stearns
Grace L. Stearns
Butternut Ridge
Olmsted Falla
Iroquois Theater manager faces murder trial date set
Danville Illinois January 23 A change of venue moved the Will J Davis Iroquois theater manager from Chicago to Danville where his trial for manslaughter in the 600 death theater fire is set for February 18. The defense cites prejudicial conditions in Chicago and will move to quash the indictment while arguing compliance with building ordinances would have prevented the loss of life.
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Danville
Will J. Davis
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
Davis
Car incident prompts $1000 damage suit in Common Pleas
George Krugman sues in Common Pleas for $1000 claiming on November 14 1908 a streetcar led by Conductor Albers started early as he attempted to alight at Tenth Street and Middle Avenue throwing him to the pavement and injuring him.
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George Krugman
Court of Common Pleas
Albers
Tenth Street
Middle Avenue
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Delphin M. Delmas
Evelyn Nesbit
James Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Battles
Hattie Ledgett
Ormond
Lad
Oberlin
Ping
Bamblerg
Oquois
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