Meet Tonight to Decide on Water Bonds
Elyria council to hear John Rice of Mor is Knowles Co outline needs for a million dollar water work improvement at a social meeting of the council as a committee of the whole. The Civic Organization clubs join to aid planning. Engineers expected to favor bond main routes along East River street or Yellow Creek tracks to serve the proposed $4,500,000 water plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
John Rice
Moris Knowles Co
Geht Elyria
Yellowne
Contractors and Union Men Hold Amicable Conference in Elyria
Contractors and union representatives met at the Chamber of Commerce in Elyria to pursue a closed shop agreement and wage adjustments. Emil Calman moderated the discussions, and both sides expressed optimism that disputes would be resolved amicably, with a follow up conference to finalize a wage scale.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Emil Calman
Chronicle-Telegram
Penenoe
Chronicle- Telegram
WOUIG
Amber of Commerce Forms Building with $100000 Capital
Ely Chatham Building and Gard of Directors announce a new Amber of Commerce venture with cash capital of $100,000. Corporators named are J. C. Smith J. C. Isp F. N. Colson T. N. Cook R. Wehlan. Stock will be offered on the market and a new roofed building planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber OF Commerce
Alyria
Ely. Chath
Direcaf
J. C. Smith
J. C. Isp
F. N. Colson
T. N. Cook
R. Wehlan
Mart
Undertaker Killed by Train in Medina County
Medina, April 12. S Rible, an undertaker of Lodi, was killed when the funeral hearse he was driving was struck by a Northern Ohio road train at River Corners. The hearse was demolished and the casket opened, burying the woman inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
S. Rible
Lodi
Northern Ohio
River Corners
Manford Berkey
Nighttime Robbery Strikes Ferguson Family In Chicago
In Chicago, April 12, burglars looted the Ferguson home, stealing a new $5,000 car and $8,000 in gems after ransacking the house. The machine was recovered and the gems were partly recovered by the victims. Meanwhile in Washington, the four great powers sent a reply to the American mandate test, directing notes to Japan Britain France and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shicago
Charles W. Ferguson
Washington
Japan
Great Britain
Ince
Italy
Harding Rejects League of Nations in Address to Congress
President Harding outlines foreign policy decrying the league as it exists and pledging to back a peace resolution ending the state of war with Germany. He calls for a post peace framework that preserves U S independence while addressing world relations and domestic priorities in a special congressional session.
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I. N
Washington
Congress
Harding
House
Senate
League of Nations
United Sates
United States
Germany
America
Ileague
Pege Ex
Epen
Europe
Moving sidewalks proposed in Paris
Paris plans a street level moving sidewalk along a new subway line to ease boulevard congestion. Engineer Emile Desvaux, who built the Paris world’s fair sidewalk, presented the idea to the municipal council. The sidewalk would move about five miles an hour with rails for rest riders forty feet underground. The scheme is under serious consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Emile Desvaux
Desvaux
Royalist bitterness fades after Empress death in Germany
Berlin reports bitterness among royalists eases as authorities bar monarchist demonstrations. Plans form to transfer Prince Joachim’s body to the Antiken-Tempel near Potsdam and place his casket beside his mother’s, with Prince Oscar to escort the Empress from Doorn. Mourning services set for tomorrow morning.
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I. N
Berlin
Germany
Lokal Anzeig
Exoress
Amm-Tempel
Potsdam
Joachim
Antiken-Tempel
Hohenzollern
von Dryen
Amtiken-Tempa
Frederick the Great
Three Robbers Captured After Express Car Attempt
In Shelby Ohio on April 12 detectives Waterman and Hathaway tailed eight men aboard a westbound Cleveland Indianapolis express in New London. The robbers tried to seize the car but three were captured after the gunfire. Five others fled. a posse has not yet caught them.
President Harding Holds Night Session On First Message
Washington April 12 President Harding toiled through the night drafting his first message to Congress. He finished in the early morning and sent the manuscript to the public printer. The message, about 7500 words, will take over an hour to deliver at 1 p m.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Senate
House
Berthh Ste Gner
White House
Germans to Submit New Reparations Proposals
Paris April 12. Germany faces a reparations bill around 160000000000 marks about 40000000000 dollars after hearings. The commission expects Berlin to propose new terms before May 1 to ward off Allied coercive actions.
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Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Judge hears request to dismiss case in Lorain florists dispute
Elyria report says John Tulea sues Louis Hody and John Fekos claiming fraud in sale of a Lorain florist business. Judge Redington considers demurrer and a possible receivership as Hody allegedly disappeared and plaintiff seeks action to recover assets.
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Elyria
John Tulea
Louis Hody
John Fekos
Florists of
Lorain
Fifty Percent of French Boys Unfit for Service
Paris reports nearly half of the class of 1921 youths born in 1900 are medically unfit for service. Since 1915 the proportion remains constant. No official cause given though many recruits are sons of parents born after the 1870 71 war.
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International News Service
Paris
Wilmington Crops Suffer Severe Losses From Snow Storm
Wilmington Del April 12 The unexpected snow storm raged through the area destroying fruit crops and causing losses reaching millions of dollars Five inches of snow fell with temperatures at 26 degrees reported by local officials.
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Wilmington
Del
Chronicle Telegram to Open Lorain Editorial Office
Lorain readers will soon have the Chronicle Telegram printed and delivered from a new Lorain office on Seventh Street. A $100,000 modern plant with four Intertype machines and a Walter Scott rotary press will be housed in a building 150 feet deep. The operation will be union staffed and publish via full International News Service wire. The Lorain edition will have a separate staff and focus on Lorain city interests with a fair and unbiased editorial voice.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain
7Th
Broadway
City of
Messrs. Morgan and
Edick
Seventh Street
Walter Scott
Scott Printing Press Co
United States
International
Frost Ravages Ohio Fruit Crops Across Regions
Damage from a recent frost across Ohio ranges into the millions. Ottawa County reports minimal loss while Scioto valley districts see 300000 to 500000 dollars. Lorain County alone tallies about 800000 dollars in fruit crop losses with apples heavily damaged.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ottawa County
Scioto Valley
Lorain County
Dollar Day sparks busy rush at Elyria merchants
Elyria merchants report strong Dollar Day sales with hundreds of women out shopping early. Stores including Merthe Dry Goods Lew 4a Mercantile Jersch & Co and Robinson & Hancock faced heavy crowds prompting追加 clerks from Lorain. Hardware and shoe shops also profited as thousands of dollars in seasonable goods were sold by day’s end.
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Elyria
Chronicle Telegram
Merthe
Elyria Dry Goods Co
Lew 4A Mercantile Co
John Jersch ‘& Co
Harry H Smith & Co
Wilkins-Hurst Co
Glade Thomas
Allen & Brown
Beavers
Robinson & Hancock
Lorain
Altman & Ackerman
Foster-Fitch Co
Outlet Clothing Co
Dachtler & Dachtler
Leader Shoe Co
Vestal
Wilcox Declares Two Men Insane in Elyria
Elyria and Lorain men faced Judge Wilcox on insanity warrants. Collins Clark of Elyria, a former Merthe Co porter, was deemed insane and sent to Massillon for treatment after a dress theft charge. Steve Jacklich of Lorain, worried his friends would steal his money, was found insane and also sent to Massillon.
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Elyria
Lorain
Wilcox
Collins Clark
Merthe Co
Mansillon
Steve Jacklich
South Lorain
Massillon
Lorain County Mortgage & Title Board Meets This Afternoon
The Lorain County Mortgage and Title directors will meet at four o'clock this afternoon to organize and discuss matters that may come before the board.
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Elyria
Lorain County Mortgage & Title
Death of Infant Bal linger in Elyria
Infant son of Mr and Mrs W J Ballinger of Adams Street died Saturday evening. Burial planned for Ridgelawn Cemetery Monday afternoon.
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Elyria
Kenneth Todd Ballinger
W. J. Ballinger
Adams Street
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Senate probes U.S. railroad conditions by Cummins resolution
A broad inquiry into the nation s railroad conditions is outlined in a resolution introduced in the Senate by Senator Cummins Republican of Town, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee. The measure seeks scrutiny of railroad practices and policy at a federal level.
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Washington
Senate Interestate Commerce Commission
Senate
Cummins
Town
Outlook Brightens for Willys-Overland Plant Recovery
Elyria officials report the Willys-Overland plant shows brighter activity than since the prior shutdown. Toledo parent company has recalled thousands, with several departments resuming work and more employees expected to return. A broader auto trade revival could spur other local plants tied to auto production.
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Elyria
Willys- Overland
Chronicle-Telegram
Willys-Overland Co
Toledo
Harris Nothing But Bakir Says Whitman
Buffalo district attorney Charles Whitman questioned Roy Harris and a man named Duncan about a plan to kill Joseph B. Elwell. Harris admitted his tale was a fabrication and that the story was a fabrication from start to finish.
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Harris
Bakir
Whitman
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles 8. Whitman
New York
Roy Harris
Duncan
Joseph B. Elwell
Lifelong Burglary Leader Seeks Death Penalty
Charles Wells, sentenced to life in the penitentiary for burglary of inhabited dwellings at night, asked Judge Ake to impose death by electrocution as a special favor. He led a gang that robbed several homes in Canton with a female driver, while the group posed as a family. Mrs Luella Wilkerson received five to thirty years in Marysville reform school.
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Canton
Charles Wells
Ake
Wells
Luella Wilkerson
Marysville Reformatory
Secretary Association Conference in Elyria Plans May Convention
E J Lamp of Niles and C R Pebble of Cincinnati meet Secretary E J Howenstine to discuss the Ohio Commercial Secretary's Association State convention in Elyria on May 13 and 14. They say a fine program is arranged and the event will be the largest and best yet held by the group.
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Elyria
E. J. Lamp
Niles
Ohio Commercial ‘Secretary's Association
C. Rebble
Cincinnati
E. J. Howenstine
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples
William Riga twenty five machinist Lorain and Lucella Pitts twenty two Elyria with Rev. Hunter. Riley Carl Beecher twenty four conductor Sandusky and Ethel Coffland twenty four Amherst with Rev. Hunter.
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William Riga
Lorain
Lucella Pitts
Elytia
Riley Carl Beecher
Sandusky
Ethel Coffland
Amherst
Rev
Hunter
Disappearance on Westbound Train Leaves Family Worried
Elyria police questioned Mrs. Michael Shanks and three children at the New York Central depot after the Pittsburgh to Toledo train halted in Elyria. The husband, reportedly carrying $1600, vanished from the smoker car while the family sought business opportunities in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
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Elyria
Michael Shanks
New York Central
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Cleveland
Shanks
Interurban Car Crash Leaves Four Hurt In Canton
Wilbur Hoopes and three others were seriously injured when a Stark Electric interurban car collided with a line car near Louisville. Hoopes remained pinned under wreckage as acetylene torch crews cut away metal to free him, with leg injuries possibly requiring amputation.
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Canton
Wilbur Hoopes
Hoopes
Louisville
Bank Robbery at Barberton Bank Is Robbed of 2000
Four bandits enter the Great Northern Building and Loan Bank in Barberton at 10 15 this forenoon. They force staff to the safe and seize $2000 before fleeing in a waiting automobile.
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Barberton
Great Northern Building and Loan Bank
Hoffman Paroled After Illness From Washington County
John C. Hoffman serving a Washington county assault sentence was freed by the State Board of Clemency after suffering a paralytic stroke. He was moved from the prison farm in Madison county to the hospital at the penitentiary and then released.
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Columbus
John C. Hoffman
Washington County
State Board of Clemency
Madison County
Hoffman
Final Strike Decision Falls on Miners After Talks
London reports Premier Lloyd George presented a settlement basis to the miners federation after talks with miners and owners. Acceptance or rejection will determine if the triple alliance will strike at midnight. Key points reject pooling war profits and national wage scale, proposing district boards and government aid to unprofitable mines until August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farle C. Reeves
TI. N. S
London
Lloyd George
Minerva
Miners Federation
Triple Alliance
Basi
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Odi Undertaker
Nation League
George R. Holmes
Cin Hae
Barberton Bank
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