Five Minutes Silence Honored Lorain County Hero
Lorain County pays tribute to Myron T. Herrick with five minutes of silence Monday from 10:30 to 10:35 a.m. Mayor Hewitt received the request from City Hall. Flags on city buildings and homes will be at half mast from sunrise to sunset, while Cleveland plans similar observances.
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Hewitt
Lorain County
Myron T. Herrick
James A. Hewitt
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Cleveland
Herrick
Paris
Washington
City to halt business for Herrick tribute in Cleveland
Cleveland observes a five minute silence at 10 30 a m Monday to honor Myron T Herrick former ambassador to France. A proclamation by Mayor John D Marshall and chamber directors calls for business suspension. Funeral at Trinity Cathedral starts 10 30 a m with Ohio National Guard escorts and police lining the cortege. Casket will lie in state noon to 4 p m for silent tribute.
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Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
U. S
France
John D. Marshall
Chamber of Tries
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Herrick
E. 105Th Street
New York Central Railroad
107Th Cavary
Ohio National Guard
When Charles C Lord Began as a 21YearOld Typesetter
Charles C Lord started at age 21 as a hand typesetter for the Elyria Republican, waking at 6 am to start fires and work ten hours daily for five dollars a week. He later pursued journalism, interviewing Presidents Garfield and McKinley and other notable figures visiting Elyria, before leaving the field two years ago. Ord also served as constable and justice of the peace for 78 years, married with three children, living at 314 Seventh Street, with hobbies in Elyria history and Lorain County relics.
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Charles C. Lord
Elyria
Ord
Seventh Street
Lorain County
Eskins Shows Grit In Gruelling Derby Run
Elyria rider Charles Eskins endures shin splints as he perseveres in Pyle's derby. He conquered the mountains so far and backers say he will gain strength, with many competitors already dropping out and a long race still ahead.
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Charles Eskins
Elyria
Pyle
Eskins
Tornado Toll Rises in Five Arkansas Counties
Death toll climbs as rescue workers search wreckage in Alicia Swifton Parkin Lorado Guion Wynnea after a Wednesday tornado and storms. Red Cross and National Guardsmen coordinate relief with shelter, clothing, and burial efforts amid flooded roads and wrecked homes.
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Newport
Ark
Arkansas
Red Cross
National Guardsmen
Alicia
Swifton
Parkin
Lorado
Guion
Wynnea
Batesville
National
Messenger
Guin
Injuries Sought in 1927 Columbia Township Crash
Nina Thompson of Olmstead Falls files a common pleas petition seeking ten thousand dollars for injuries from a collision at the Longdow and Herrold roads intersection in Columbia Township on August 25 1927. The auto driven by Hazel Reese carrying five children reportedly collided with Marian Weakley’s vehicle driven by the defendant Jesse Adams. Thompson alleges permanent injuries.
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Longdow
Herrold Roads
Columbia Township
Common Pleas Court
Nina Thompson
Olmstead Falls
Jesse Adams
East River Road
Columbia Station
Hazel Reese
Marian Weakley
Detroit Explosion Wrecks Buildings. One Dead, Three Hurt
An explosion in Detroit last night destroyed three four story buildings, killing one man, leaving another missing, and injuring sixteen others. Fire raged for hours as investigators suspect a paint shop gas or supply fire started the blast. Names: Bruno Kruck, 29. George Willett, 71. Leo Burke, 31. Authorities questioned Burke as more than a dozen people sustained minor injuries.
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Detroit
Toledo
Bruno Kruck
George Willett
Leo Burke
Lindbergh Leaves Greensboro Airport in North Carolina
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Greensboro airport at 10 40 a m today bound for Washington. He left amid a modest crowd and no official statements were made about his precise itinerary or plans following the flight.
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Lindbergh
Airport
North Car
Greensboro
N. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Blaze at Minerva Causes Major Damage to Businesses
Fire of undetermined origin swept through Minerva 14 miles south of Alliance last night threatening the business district. Damages estimated at 35000 dollars. J E Weber Shoe Store W E Russell Jewelry Store Masonic lodge Minerva bank A A Bates dental parlors were destroyed or damaged in the blaze.
Governor Signs Pension Tax Bill in Ohio
Governor Cooper signed the Bender Cady pension tax bill requiring cities with policemen and firemen plans to levy a tax not exceeding three tenths of a mill. Co authors Senator George H. Bender of Cleveland and Rep C J Cady of Cincinnati witnessed the signing. A 26 member police and firemen delegation attended.
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Columbus
Cooper
Bender-Cady
George H. Bender
Cleveland
C. J. Cady
Cincinnati
Bender
Cady
Lorain County WCTU Holds Midyear Conference Session
The Lorain County W C T U held a midyear executive meet at the Methodist church with about fifty women and fourteen unions represented. Mrs A K Jenne of Amherst led a discussion on Present Day Needs critiquing malt syrups and cigarette billboard ads. Mrs Nellie M Hill urged careful action only with solid evidence and advised appeals first to local authorities, then county, then state.
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Lorain County
Methodist
A. K. Jenne
Amherst
Nellie M. Hil
Bank Robbery Ends Without Guard Fire
Two bandits robbed the Lansing State Bank of 10000 dollars in Hammond Indiana as guard Charlie Miller in a high gun booth refrained from firing to avoid wounding the cashier Cashier Wm Winterhoff who was forced to drive the money to the bandits car and later tossed from the vehicle at the Illinois state line
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Illinois State Line
Hammond
Ind
Lansing
Charlies Miller
Wm. Winterhoff
Winterhoff
Illinois
City Opens Bids On Patching Material
City Service Director John N. Edt opened three bids at noon for five thousand gallons of bituminous patching material to repair city streets. Bids will be awarded on a per gallon basis. The amount is planned to cover the city’s patching needs this season, with substantial paving work expected this summer under existing programs.
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John N. Edt
Elyria Chamber of Commerce Moves to New Offices
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce relocated overnight to the fourth floor of the Elyria Savings and Trust Building. The Credit Bureau now occupies separate offices within the new quarters, which also include a large directors room a reception room and spaces for the secretary and assistants. The move aimed to accommodate the reorganized chamber after an expansion campaign and caused no disruption to ongoing work.
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Savings and Trust
Chamber
Credit Bureau
Reorganized Chamber
Search Fails to Find Suspect After Woods Hunt
A large city and county posse scoured woods near stop 7 along the Yellow Line seeking John Dennis a 21 year old colored janitor wanted for assault to kill. Dennis attacked Helen Tulipan 20 a Elyria Business College student, who spent a restless night at the Elyria clinic as searches continued in rainy two hour effort following a tip.
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Stop 7
Yellow Line
John Dennis
Dennis
Helen Tulipan
Elyria Business College
North Ridge
Clarence Adams
Adams
Walkden
Walden
North Ridge Road
Elyria Clinic
Students Write Essays On My Flag for Elyria Schools
Seventh and eighth grade students in Elyria Schools will write essays on What My Flag Means To Me in a DAR sponsored contest announced by Superintendent R C G Maston and Mrs Otto Greene. First and second prize essays will be read at Memorial Day exercises, with gold and silver medals funded by the national DAR. Essays are due April 26 after two weeks of prep, must be 500 to 1000 words, and will be written in English periods in school.
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Elyria
R. C G. Maston
Otto Greene
Truck Driver Fined for Overweight Load in Sheriff Case
David Love, driver for Highway Motor Freight, was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice S G George after deputies found 18 900 pounds on his truck. The limit for that truck had just been raised to 12 000 pounds since yesterday noon, after an eight thousand pound limit had stood for six weeks.
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David Love
Highway Motor Freight Company
Justice S. G. George
Sheriff's Deputies
Two Men Shot Dead In Detroit Racketeer War
Two men were shot to death by a lone assailant in Detroit, part of a rising racketeer war that has killed five in a week. A witness heard three shots and saw one man fire two more from a window. the slayer fled in an automobile. Victims identified by fingerprints as Gordon Teter, 30, and Earl Remington, 25, both with police records tied to liquor dealings.
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Gordon Teter
Jean Teter
Jean Taylor
Earl Remington
Two Cars Collide in Rain Near North Ridgeville
Clevelanders were shaken up but none seriously hurt when two cars collided head on just east of North Ridgeville at 7:30 last night. Le Roy R. Funk of Cleveland and J. A. McCullough of Cleveland drove the vehicles, the slick pavement from heavy rain contributing to the crash.
Toledoans Penalized Under Elyria Drunkenness Ordinances
Two Toledoans were arraigned in police court this morning for intoxication under Elyria ordinances. James O Conner was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor Hewitt after pleading guilty to a second offense in as many weeks. David Butler received five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.
Five Die In Cofferdam Collapse At New South Lot Bridge
Five men believed killed, two injured, two escaped as cofferdam at the New South Lot gan street bridge over the Grand river collapsed during construction. Those who escaped were in the upper section. injured expected to recover.
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Lansing
Mich
New South Lotgan Street
Grand River
Texas Guinan Wins Court Victory At Her Night Club
New York April 12 Texas Guinan celebrated after a jury found she did not maintain a nuisance at her club Ing ime and set her free to greet patrons. Cameras captured the scene as Guinan saluted the crowd, with messages from F H LaGuardia and others, while supporters cheered and the band played.
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New York
Texas Guindi
Texas
Miss Guiap
Norman J. Morrison
Marion Talley Retires To Return To Farm Life
Marion Talley, the 22 year old opera star who burst onto the Metropolitan stage at 19 with a $100,000 debut, announces retirement to return west with her family and buy a farm. Her manager George Engles confirmed the move after her Met run including Rigoletto Lucia Mignon engagements.
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New York
Marion Talley
Metropolitan Opera House
Miss Talley
George Engles
Metropolitan
Prima Donts
Kansas City
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