Half of Year's Arrests Here Tied to Illegal Liquor Traffic
Lorain County probate records show a drop in licenses and marriages with 196 fewer marriage licenses issued in the year ending April 1 1922. Total licenses 742 and 62 bans produced 804 marriages, vs 930 licenses and 70 bans a year earlier. The report details monthly licenses and bans and notes transfers to state homes and various asylums, plus probate activity.
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Lorain County
Dan Cupid
Wilcox
Columbus
Massiffon
Insane Asylum
Gallpolis
Lancaster
Delaware
Elyria Police Report Highlights 12 Month Crimes
Police Chief E J Stankara presents annual figures to council detailing arrests and offenses over the past year. Counts include assault and battery two cases burglary and larceny multiple incidents health violations and other offenses such as concealed weapons grand larceny and gambling.
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E. J Stankara
Investigation into West Avenue fire continues
Deputy State Marshal Matt W Patton leads the inquiry into the West Avenue fire with Fire Chief Wallace Bates and Police Chief Stankard. Thomas Findley and RE Davidson were questioned again this morning and another session is planned for this afternoon as investigators press for answers.
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West Avenue
Matshal
Matt W. Patton
Wallace Bates
Stankard
Thomas Findley
RE. G. Davidson
Patton
Two Bikes Stolen In Recent City Thefts
Police logged two more bicycle theft reports last night. The bikes taken from in front of M C and from Lewis Black on West Third Street and Melvin Jago on Kenyon Street.
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M.C
Lewis Black
West Third Street
Melvin Jago
Kenyon Street
Probe Lorain Cases Nearing Grand Jury Completion
The grand jury nears completion and will report tomorrow. It is examining nine cases today, most from Lorain, with many Lorain witnesses including several police officers ready to testify.
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Lorain
Lewis lays miners' grievances before Congress committee
President John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers testified in Washington before the labor committee seeking immediate government ownership of coal mines. He accused operators of breaking their pledge by refusing wage negotiations as the last agreement expired March 31. no action was taken.
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Lewis
Committee OF Congress
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Labor Committee of the House
Gotiate
William J. Burke
Pennsylvania
Oscar E. Bland
Indiana
John J. Nolan
Caliifornia
Labor Committee
John L. Lewin
Af Morrison
American Federatiat of Labor
Samuel Gompers
London Meyer
New York
William GO. Atkeson
Missouri
Trench Collapse Buries 15 Workers in Pennsylvania
Fifteen employees of a contracting firm building a trunk sewer line were entombed eighteen feet below the street when a tunnel ditch caved in shortly after noon in Pennsylvania. Rescue operations were in progress with officials seeking to reach the trapped workers.
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Reading
Trial of Gov Small in Illinois Postponed Again
Governor Len Small's embezzlement conspiracy trial is rescheduled for Monday April 17 before Judge C C Edwards in Lake County Court. A new jury array will be drawn by selecting every fourth name from Lake County polling lists, as agreed in a morning conference. Another note reports thirteen violent March deaths in Dayton including auto and streetcar fatalities and a murder.
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Waukegan
Ill
Len Small
C C. Edwards
Lake County
Ofense
Edwards
ECPI Methodist Church Plans Expanding Edifice Over 100000 Renovation
The First M E Church on Third Street with 1200 members and a 600 seat capacity weighs enlargement or a new building costing about 100000. A committee will canvass needs as Rev. Edwin Kirby cites crowded conditions and rapid Sunday school growth.
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First ME
Third Street
Edwin Kirby
Kirby
New Y M C A Names Roy D Hudson General Secretary
Roy D Hudson of Marion Indiana is chosen as general secretary of the Y M C A in the city to replace Ben Hindman who resigned. The board praised his past work in Marion and prior service in war effort and with the Indianapolis Y M C A. Hudson will arrive around the 15th of the month.
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Roy D Hudson
Marion
Ind
Ben Hindman
Hudson
Ralph Murbach
Indianapolis ¥. M C. A
Dynamite Cap Explosion Injures 12-Year-Old Boy
In Middletown on April Thinking dynamite caps found by brother Wilber Schooley 12 on Jacksonburg road struck one with a hammer causing an explosion. The blast blew off two fingers and burned his face threatening sight in the left eye per surgeons.
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Middletown
Apri
Wilber
Beecher Schooley
Jacksonburg
Hamer
Guerrilla clashes mark Irish mutiny in Wicklow
In Wicklow County Free State troops came under ambush from Republican Army mutineers concealed in hedges. No casualties were reported. In Queenstown four British destroyers arrived to deter piracy by the rebels who have been seizing arms and vessels.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Irish Free State
Free State
County Wicklow
Queenstown
Ireland
Army and Navy Warn Against Red Propaganda Exaggeration
Secretary of War Weeks warns that certain radical elements in both the army and navy seek to infuse soviet doctrines into service men. The twin warnings surround Attorney General Daugherty's claim that the red Scare is greatly exaggerated.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Daugherty
Ninety Two Year Old Elyrian Cutting Third Set Of Teeth
John Brinker, 92, living with daughter Ida Blaine on Clark Street, is reported to be cutting his third set of teeth. He has passed the gums and his teeth will soon resemble his second set. A Civil War veteran, he remains sharp in mind though his eyesight has faded.
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Elyrian
John Brinker
Ida Blaine
Clark Street
Mr. Brinker
Amherst man traps rare bird in yard after sighting
Mike Shafer of Amherst returns from work to find a large peculiar bird in his yard. He captures the bird which is described as a Toon 35 type rare migrant. It feeds on fish and likely stopped near a lake to feed before migrating north. The bird tangled with a telegraph wire, then could not fly. Shafer keeps the bird for observation.
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Mike Shafer
Amherst
Shafer
Corrigan
Endorse Navy Pact Bid By House Resolution
The house of representatives introduced by Representative Butler a resolution endorsing the navy limitation pact from the Washington armament conference. The move follows senate ratification and aims to solidify congressional backing for the agreement.
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Washington
House
Senate
Butler
Pennsylvania
Peace meeting to end coal strike abandoned by operators
Washington April 6. Hopeful plans for a nationwide coal strike settlement via a peace conference between operators and striking miners were abandoned in the afternoon. Operators rejected a joint conference invitation, per Nolan chairing the House Labor Committee. The move sidelines efforts to end the strike for now, though hope remains operators may eventually agree to talks. Attorney General Daugherty warned against profiteering to curb future coal price spikes and noted dealer fears of coal shortages.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Chaiman Nolan
Congressional Committee
Genera Daugherty
Willys Plan Resumes With Fifty Men At Plant
The Willys-Overland plant in this city resumes hiring with fifty men at work under Frank Anding. The rise in employment follows orders for Willys Knight engines and, though much equipment has moved to Pontiac, sufficient machinery remains to handle incoming work rushed to completion.
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Willys-Overland
Frank Anding
Hoe
Willys- Knight Engines
Pontiac
Rockefeller Still On The Job At 83 In Florida
John D Rockefeller at age 83 remains active in his vast Standard Oil empire. An interview in Ormond Beach reveals a disciplined, optimistic magnate who downplays worries, endorses common sense, and praises the Rockefeller Foundation’s global medical work during a winter visit with Dr Frank Corrigan and family.
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Mildred Morris
The
Internations News Service
Ormond, Beach, Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Frank P. Corrigan
Cleveland
Ohio
South Africa
American College of Surgeons
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GOV. Small Ia
Dayton
Ecpi Methodist Church Names Board
Roy D. Hudson
Y. M
Paul W. Peck
Jean P. Day
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Day
Peck
Rare Bird
Mike Schafer
Willys
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Sents
Ormonde
Hiram Biggar
South America
Rockefeller Foundation
Carnegie
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