Cleveland City Manager Era Shows Strong Early Gains
Accomplishments from Cleveland in 1924 the first year under city manager government include a full financial reorganization led by William J. Semple, saving time and money on payrolls, ending the year with a $525,000 cash balance. Additional advances covered street paving, street cleaning, garbage handling, and park improvements, with a new $500,000 equipment purchase and a notable auditorium earnings record. Police expanded by 100 officers and traffic congestion eased with no parking rules during rush hours. Cleanliness programs increased rubbish collection and street flushing, while the park system expanded amenities across more than 2,000 acres.
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Cleveland
Collafike
William J. Semple
Square Yard
Reet
SCHOOLMEN TO GATHER FOR LINCOLN MEETING
The Indiana Schoolmen's Club will meet at the Lincoln Saturday. De Witt S. Morgan, Technical High School assistant principal, and Prof. Homer L. Humpke of Evansville College will speak at the morning session. At 12 15 p m George H. Reitzel county superintendent Danville Indiana Marie J Abbott Bedford school superintendent and O F Deitz Crawfordsville High School superintendent will discuss budgetary procedure of summer months.
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Indiana Schoolmen’s Club
de Witt S. Morgan
Technical High School
Homer L. Humpke
Evansville College
George H. Reitzel
Danville
Ind
Marie J. Abbott
Bedford
O. F. Deitz
Crawfordsvilleigh
Free Show and Candy Theft at Capitol Theater
An 11 year old Black boy was held at the Detention Home after attending a free show and candy at the Capitol Theater. He sneaked upstairs viewed the show spent the night in a store room and later broke open a candy case stole money from an office before being captured by a janitor following a chase through the building.
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Capitol Theater
Slashing Incidents Highlight Martinsdale Ave Investigation
Police pursued Mary Yocum alias Curl after a cutting affray at 2518 Martinsdale Ave. Victims Mrs Amanda Benaugh and Mrs Delia Atkins, both of 2554 Martindale Ave., reported injuries and damages to their coats. An unrelated note mentions early postage stamps with origins in Britain in 1840 and U S 1847.
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Mary Yocum
Curl
Martinsdale Ave
Amanda Benaugh
Martindale Ave
Delia Atkins
Self Reliance Shaped Lindbergh From Early Years
Charles A. Lindbergh’s early life in Little Falls and Washington forged his self reliance. A curious boy who wandered woods with his father and learned direction, he later impressed peers as thoughtful and independent, earning the nickname Cheese among Washington classmates.
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Lindy
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
Little Falls
Minn
Detroit
Mich
West Bank
Ents
Dont
Wien
Elizabeth E. Marshall
Washington
Charlie Lindbergh
Prosecutor Beaten After Traffic Stop Incident
City prosecutor Arthur Dinsmore was struck and injured by a motorist Wednesday night on Twenty fifth Street at Central Avenue after attempting to arrest for speeding failing to stop for a signal and for a preferential street. The motorist knocked him down ran over his foot and again struck him as he took the license number. A recent law allows only uniformed officers to make arrests.
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Arthur Dinsmore
Twentyifth St
Central Ave
Dinsmore
Fire at Cumberland Street Hospital in Brooklyn controlled
Fire broke out on the top floor of the old Cumberland Street Hospital in Brooklyn late Wednesday. Police suspect faulty wiring started the blaze, which was contained before evacuation of patients being treated for cancer. The building had recently been abandoned as a general hospital.
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la United Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cumberland Street Hospital
Allied Business Club forms at Chamber dinner
Branch managers organized the Allied Coal and Material Company unit as part of a Chamber of Commerce dinner on Wednesday night. Officers elected include C. D. McCloskey as president, Sam Dennis as vice president, Harmon A. Campbell as secretary treasurer, and Maud M. Carey as assistant secretary treasurer.
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Allied Coal and Material Company
Allied Business Club
Chamber of Commerce
C. D. McCloskey
Sam Dennis
Harmon A. Campbell
Maud M. Carey
Race Fan Seeks Help in Harold Jones Disappearance
J H Jones of 3210 W Washington St asks police to locate his son Harold, 22, last seen Monday leaving in a Hupmobile sedan license 525 860 to attend a Speed Way race. Harold wearing blue service trousers tan shoes light cap and red black lumber jacket. friends report sighting at the race track.
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J. H. Jones
Washington St
Harold
Jones
Tampa Guards Guard City Amid Mob Unrest
Florida National Guardsmen and 600 special deputies patrolled Tampa as a mob tried to seize B F Levine, accused slayer of Herman Merrell and family. A Hillsborough grand jury sat to address 50 arrests after rioting began Sunday night, with four killed and thirty injured so far. Streets were cleared by a rushed curfew.
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United Press
Tampa
Fla
Florida National Guardsmen
B. F. Levine
Herman Merrell
Hillsborough County Grand Jury
Indiana prosecutor probes alleged political corruption
Following the recall of city politician William H. Armitage county prosecutors declined comment on the probe. Armitage appeared and returned after a long conference with Prosecutor William H. Remy and aides. He is brother of James F. Armitage, recently sentenced to three months in jail and fined $500 for contempt of court linked to alleged bribery of former grand juror Claude Achey.
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William H. Armitage
Indiana
Armitage
William H. Remy
Aids
James F. Armitage
James A. Collins
Claude Achey
Bicycle Thieves Target City Locks Pedals
Detectives report a gang stealing bicycles and swapping parts for resale. Five wheels were taken Wednesday from various locations. Victims listed include Lawrence Underwood Edgar Spence Harbison Pharmacy Charles Dalona and Phillip Smith with losses ranging from five to twenty dollars.
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Lawrence Underwood
Royal Ave
Edgar Spence
Caroline St
Harbison Pharmacy
Central Ave
Charles Dalona
Finley Ave
Phillip Smith
W. Pratt St
Nicaraguans Honored By Cartel Press
Four Nicaraguan sailors were decorated by U S Minister Charles Eberhardt for saving the life of an American sailor from the U S S Tulsa in Lake Managua in January 1925.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Charles Eberhardt
Tulsa
Lake Managua
Burglar Loots Apartment on Meridian Street
A burglar crawled through an ice box door from the hallway to gain entry into Mrs. Francis Chapman’s apartment at 3630 N. Meridian St Apt 17. He pried a window to reach her room and stole clothing valued at 330 dollars.
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Francis Chapman
Apt. 17
Meridian St
Silver King John Nash Dies in Seward
John Nash once nicknamed the silver king of North America for Colorado silver mine fortunes dies in Seward Alaska at age later years. He lost both legs in 1922 from an infection after freezing during the Nome gold rush.
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United Press
Seward
Alaska
John Nash
West
North America
Colorado
Nash
Nome
Publicly Owned Gas Ice and Water Plan Succeeds
Senator Howell reviews 1927 financials for Omaha Metropolitan Utilities district showing property worth 22.99 million with debt 11.39 million. The fee plant valued at 763000 is debt free. Water plant worth 11.5 million with debt under 7 million and a 4.707 million surplus. Interest paid on bonds last year was 536000 with a resulting 866000 surplus.
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Roscoe B. Fleming
Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Metropolitan Utilities District of
Omaha
Neb
Metropolitan Utilities
Senate
Corn prices rise sharply on Chicago Board of Trade
The corn market keeps climbing in opening hours on the Chicago Board of Trade. July corn hits 1.05 and September 1.09, up from 0.01? declines since April, with reports of poor germination and 75 percent of normal plantings in Iowa. Unfavorable conditions in major growing areas prompt the surge.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Towa
Man Loses 600 Dollars in Route Incident
David Deery of 259 S. Meridian St. told police he lost a packet containing 600 in currency while traveling between Market and Illinois Streets and between Rural and Washington Streets late Wednesday.
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David Deery
S. Meridian St
Market
Illinois Sts
Washington Sts
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim Big Weight Gains
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a simple way to gain pounds in 30 days. It claims a druggist saw sales triple in a week and offers a money back guarantee if a user does not gain at least five pounds in 30 days. Available in 60 tablets for 60 cents.
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America
McCoy’s
Hook
Gas Well Spouts Fire Near Borger Texas
The Borger oil field suffers a third gas well blaze in as many days with five injured. One nearby well, ignited last week and killed a man, was extinguished yesterday. Worker George McDowell remains critically injured from the explosion.
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Borger
Texas
United Press
George McDowell
Man slashes arm after dispute with wife
Carl Mueller aged 22 of 498 Washington St. is alleged to have cut his arm with a knife in a remorseful act during a Wednesday night incident. Police removed him to the city hospital and he was later sent home.
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Lindbergh
Congress
Washington
Lindberghs
White House
Young Charlie
Quentin Roosevelt
Charlie Lindbergh
Quentin
Carl Mueller
Washington St
Death of former Follies Beauty Mary Lygo
Mary Lygo longtime Follies chorus girl dies in Los Angeles hospital from self administered poison in her third suicide attempt. Her stormy romance with Gordon Thorne Chicago millionaire included a breach of promise suit for 100000 dollars. Friends noted weeks of melancholy.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Lygo
Follies
Gordon Thorne
Chicago
Beville Named Chief Deputy County Clerk At Local Office
Burton Beville of 2920 Park Ave was appointed chief deputy county clerk by Clerk George C. Hutsell to succeed Charles A. Gould who resigned to join the County Auditor’s office. Beville has served in the clerk’s office through four clerk terms as judgment clerk.
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Burton Beville
Park Ave
George C. Hutsell
Charles A. Gould
Harry Dunn
Beville
Court Action Near In Coal Rate Dispute
West Virginia and allied coal operators plan court action after the Interstate Commerce Commission lowered rates for Pennsylvania Ohio mines. Railroads may voluntarily cut lake cargo tariffs to match the commission's order, prompting a Supreme Court challenge in the assigned car case and the broader coal freight rate dispute.
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Bn United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Erie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Commission
Pittsburgh
United States
Supreme
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
van Sweringen
Cleveland
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