Chicago rail strike cripples service and prompts militia call
A broad unauthorized switchmen strike paralyses Chicago railroad yards and interurban lines as 2600 men walk out, with 500 police on duty and a possible militia deployment. The embargo strains stockyards and express shipments while unions vow no compromise.
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Chicago
Garrity
Jarrity
Serias
Gilroad
Brotherhood of Railway Tratnaen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
American Railway Expressompany
Blizzard Moves East From West In Widespread Snow
A major late season blizzard sweeps from the central west toward the east, dumping six inches to two feet of snow. Chicago reports six inches hindering transit. Cleveland and Toledo face transportation disruptions and wage talks. Easter observances in Elyria feature strong church attendance and celebratory services despite the storm.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thlizzard
Grand Jury Convenes Here Tuesday Morning
The April term of court opened with a full docket and a busy week predicted for attorneys and judges. The grand jury will meet tomorrow morning to pass on equity cases and other matters assigned for trial.
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Atorneys
Tomorow
Aviator Delay At Fair Grounds From Weather
An aviator scheduled to fly at the fair grounds under the Eastern States Amusement Co did not appear yesterday due to weather. A wire today says he will likely not be here until next Saturday or Sunday.
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Fair
Eastern States Amusement Co
Esterday
Nates
Easter Weather Delays and Snow After Church Attendance
Easter Sunday brought varied weather with sun in the morning and rain in the afternoon. Attendance at churches was large as services featured music and sermons. Flowers and plants were displayed while a late storm brought night rain and falling temperatures. snow covered the ground this morning with more on the way. Reports from the west mention several inches of snow in Chicago, Toledo, Detroit and nearby cities. Normal temperatures are not expected until the later part of the week.
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Toledo
Cornell Schreiber
Toledo Railwyys & Light Company
Wofld
Elyria
First Methodist Church
Dudley Buck
Jairus
Stainer
Mildred Dellenbaugh
Paul Wainwright
Chicago
Detroit
Intervenig
Three Records Shattered at M E Church Sunday School
The Metho dist Episcopal church Sunday school set new attendance records with 778 total, 157 in primary, 174 in Men's class, and 102 women. Lorain also reported strong participation while the sheriff attended and promised to bring the mayor next Sunday. A notable program followed the lesson.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Lorain County
Lorain
George H. Chamberlain
Nome
Paris reports pullback pressure in Ruhr crisis
Paris dispatches say only about 40 000 troops face Germany in the Ruhr and the foreign office claims no need for a large army. Marshal Foch holds French measures to press German withdrawal, with frankfort Darmstadt Homburg and Hanau mentioned as possible targets. French finances and wartime tributes loom large in the debate.
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Ruhr
Rhine
Germany
Paris
Foreign Office
Marshal Foch
Baden
Frankfort
Darmstadt
Homburg
Hanau
Safe Blow by Robbers at Covington Street Railway Office
In Covington Kentucky robbers cracked the South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railway office safe and escaped with 3000 dollars early today according to Associated Press dispatch.
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Associated Press
Covington, Ky
South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railway Co
Elyria Schools End Easter Vacation Reopen
Public schools in Elyria reopen after a pleasant Easter vacation. Students and teachers enjoyed good weather through Saturday and return to work with renewed vigor. No more vacations are planned until the summer closing.
Lake Shore Rubber Co Plans West Side Factory
The Lake Shore Rubber Co formerly Winner Tire and Rubber Co will start building a factory on the city’s west side within thirty days. A J Rowell will oversee construction as the company prepares to manufacture rubber specialties with many orders on hand.
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Lake Shore Rubber Co
Winner Tire & Rubber Co
A. J. Rowell
County Auditor Issues Personal Tax Listing Instructions
The county auditor outlines personal property tax listing rules for individuals and businesses. It covers who must list, where to list, how intangible property is treated, and penalties for missing the deadline. Listing period runs from April 11 to May 1 with a $100 exemption at stake.
Easter unrest hits Ireland with widespread attacks
Belfast reports a series of coordinated actions as tax offices are burned and records destroyed. Police barracks and government offices are targeted. wires cut and fires extinguished. In Leitrim County two soldiers are wounded after a gunfight. a masked group forces a farmer’s son to witness a shooting before fleeing.
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Boy
Belfast
Ireland
County
Leitrim
John Mitchell
Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Lorain Area Couples
Joe Boherick 23 pipe fitter and Celia Rynarzéwska 21 Lorain. Floyd Thrapp 22 machinist and Eliza Ewald 19 Lorain. Melvin H. Smith 52 machinist and Doris Holcomb 22 time keeper Bisra. Althoer Harris 22 laborer Cleveland and Arline Wilson 22 Waitress Elyria.
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Joe Boherick
Celia Rynarzéwska
Lorain
Floyd Thrapp
Eliza Ewald
Melvin H. Smith
Doris Holcomb
Bisra
Althoer Harris
Cleveland
Arline Wilson
Elyria
American Legion Minstrel Show Promises Big Crowds
The American Legion Minstrel show is set for tomorrow evening with high public anticipation. Displays of war relics attract eye traffic at Altman & Ackerman and Lorain County Electric Co. Tickets sell fast and Mayor Jones urges strong patronage. A dress rehearsal is tonight at Rialto at 7 and a parade lineup starts Tuesday at 7 in uniform.
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American Legion
Altman & Ackerman
Lorain County Electric Co
Jones
Hmit
Rialto Theatre
Legion
Boy's death by hanging shocks Lorain family
Robert Beach twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Allen Beach of 110 Euclid street hanged himself in the cellar using window cord after his mother refused to let him attend a local movie. Police report siblings witnessed the act and the coroner cites accidental death by own action. The boy had been a Chronicle Telegram carrier and was described as an industrious child.
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Robert Beach
Chronicle-Telegram
Allen Beach
Euclid Street
Robert
Lad
Youngstown
West Side
Auto Burglar Robs Winckle Street House
The Snyder home on Winckles Street was entered through a downstairs window last night. A. aristocratic burglar escaped in a car parked nearby after Mrs. Snyder woke and alerted her husband. The thief took $53 in cash. no identification or clues were found.
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Winckle Street
George Snyder
Winckles Street
Snyder
Wilson Misses Easter Services
President Wilson did not attend Easter services, choosing to rest at the White House. This marks his first absence from Easter observances in eight years.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Four Police Officers Out Sick
The police department has been hit by illness with Captain Myers and Officers Hamlin Sayles and Southam all laid up. Patrols are affected as several boats cannot be patrolled as usual.
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Myers
Hamlin
Sayles
Southam
City Council and School Board Hold Big Sessions Tonight
City council to convene in regular session after three weeks with many agenda items. The board of education also meets to discuss salaries for the coming year and potential pay adjustments for the teaching staff.
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City Board of Education
Teach'né
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