May Prill Third Well At Grafton Withhold Testing
A downtown party led to police action with several fined for disorderly conduct. Margaret Burger received 50 dollars and costs. Eleanor Davidson and four others were fined 10 dollars and costs each. Nine individuals faced charges as police raided the apartment around 11:36 p m. Captain Meyers led the raid and liquor was seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinkson
Margaret Burger
Cheapside
Burger
Eleanor Davidson
Euclid Village
Phreemeno
F. A. Lozier
Longford Street
Joseph Ryan
Lorain
Art Sanders
George Walton
Fred C. Meyers
Cincinnati Police Betrayers Flayed by U S District Attorney
The U S District Attorney A Lee Beatty denounced three Cincinnati detectives James A Hares Fred Bullerdick and Robert Kinney as traitors to the force amid a broader graft probe into illicit liquor rings. He contrasted them with Lieut John Seebohm, praised for integrity, as twelve squad members betrayed him. The trial is expected to reach a jury late Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Podes
Judas
U. S
A. Lee Beatty
U. S. District Court
James A. Hares
Fred Bullerdick
Robert Kinney
Polices Department of
Beatty
Judas Iscariot
John Seebohm
Seebohm
Mutilated body found sparks county manhunt
In Greenville Crawford and Mercer authorities search for a man seen leaving an abandoned car where the mutilated body of W. M. Locke of Clark Pa was found near Hartstown. In Youngstown Ohio police probe the mysterious death of an unknown man found dead in a locker room, with the coroner saying he had been dead a week or longer. Avon Lake plans park purchase to turn lake property into a public park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Crawford
Mercer County
Lmng
W. M. Locke
Clark, Pa
Hartstown
Ohio
Youngstown, O
South Watt Street
Avon Lake
Avon Lak
Foreign investment outflow surges in first quarter 1925
Washington April 16 American dollars pour into foreign investment fields at a record pace in the first three months of 1925. Commerce department figures show foreign financing abroad at 244 million dollars, with total American overseas investments projected to exceed 11 billion by year end. Foreign investments in the United States total about 3 billion and are declining. Foreign securities offered in the U.S. amount to 279 million for the quarter, with 41 million in refunding operations and the remainder in new investments. Private lending abroad reaches 65 million. Interest on foreign securities in the U.S. will top a billion dollars this year. Estimates put 1928 U.S. foreign trade near 10.1 billion dollars, two thirds of which involve foreign lending. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Sundiz
America
Tornado damages business premises in Lorain suit filed
D A Colquhoun doing business as Buehler Bros of Lorain has filed a suit against A V Hazelman alleging that a building leased from the defendant was damaged by a late tornado. The State ordered repairs and later ordered it torn down. Colquhoun says the defendant failed to repair and he was forced to move. He claims damages of 5877.42 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Colquhoun
Busi Mess
Buehler Bros
Lorain
A. V. Hazelman
Bootleg feud tied to murder in Cleveland
Cleveland police say a quarrel over profits at a bootleg operation led to last night’s murder of a man known only as James. After shooting him twice, the killer fled and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligcor
Cleveland
Police Chief Quits After Sleepless Calls in Dudley
Dudley Massachusetts April 16 Chief of Police George Blair resigns after one week in office citing constant nocturnal telephone calls that woke him and his elderly parents. The town seeks a replacement as the salary stands at 500 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Mass
George Blair
British Dirigible R-33 Stranded by Terrific Gale
In a severe gale, the British airship R-33 with 20 aboard broke moorings and drifted toward the English Channel. It hovered about 1,000 feet over the sea near Amsterdam direction, following by the gun boat Godetia, as winds wrecked Ulster and disrupted shipping.
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Amsterdam
Wild Ride
Pulham
Eng
Great Britain
English Channel
Godetia
Belfast
Ulster
Yarmouth
Hverpool
London
Air Trafic
Air Ministry
Lowestoft
Former Dragon Of Klan Held In Girl's Death
Indiana case against D. Stephenson, 38, ex Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, proceeds after judge rejects motion to quash five indictments. He pleads not guilty to charges related to the death of Madge Oberholtzer, 28, who died after self-administered poison. The presiding judge ordered trial in Criminal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Stephenson
Indiana
Madge Oberholtzer
James A. Collings
Gulty
Elyria Women Plan Road of Remembrance Tree Planting
The Woman's Club educational department outlines a National campaign to plant about 600 trees from the Country Club to the Oberlin Children's Home as a World War memorial. Oberlin and Elyria clubs collaborate on the road of remembrance with ornamental, forest and flowering trees. Veterans of Foreign Wars will join, supplying a list of local war dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Country Club
Oberlin
E. Gillis
R. T. J. Martin
J. F. Murbach
Elyria
Gillis
School Orators Chosen for State Contests
The high school held an oratorical contest to select representatives for the State contest at Ohio Wesleyan on May 8 and the Northeast Ohio contest at Western Reserve University in Cleveland on May 13. Franklin Stearns was chosen for the Ohio Wesleyan semi finals while Ralph Shaw will enter the finals at Western Reserve. The Ohio Wesleyan winner earns 2200 and the Western Reserve winner 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Wesleyan
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Franklin Stearns
Ralph Shaw
Western Reserve
Death by Own Action Prompts Madison Police Probe
An underage girl, a high school student living near the University of Wisconsin, is being questioned after an alleged all night party in a student apartment. She attempted to ingest iodine, was found semi conscious by two youths who fled, and later told investigators details of the debauch. Medical tests showed no iodine reached her stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Jadine
University of Wisconsin
Talk on Natural History by Cleveland Museum Director
Pan Ray, director at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will speak at an open high school chemistry club meeting in Lorain tonight on Natural History at home and Abroad. The public is invited to attend a likely interesting and profitable session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Pan Ray
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Firefighters Ready as City Water Shutoff Looms
The fire department begins preparations for a water shutoff Sunday with tests of turnouts, cistern checks, and pump tests. A new line junction on Lake Avenue downtown will be installed. Pumps and equipment receive inspections to ensure readiness, per Chief W N Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue
Court
Second Streets
W. N. Bates
Carlessness
Bre
Neighbor Sued Over 56000 Damages Allegations
Daniel A. Huling of Avon Lake sues neighbor Bessie Hayes for 5900 in damages claiming years of trespass. He accuses her of depositing leaves rubbish and debris, removing dirt around post holes, causing fences to sag, cutting trees, starting fires and other depredations endangering lives and property. He seeks damages and an injunction to stop further acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hayes
Avon Lake
Daniel A. Huling
Court of Common Pleas
Ile
Gas Company Uses Foster Avenue Line. Homeowners Await Revenue
Nine families on Foster avenue now receive gas via a newly completed line by the gas company. Mrs. L B Wilson, owner of a private 14 inch line laid in 1909 across a field, says she has not earned any revenue from the service furnished to homes since that year. The company’s letter, signed by William M Adams, notes the private line is no longer in use and invites disposal if owned by Mrs. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Company
Foster Avenue
L. B. Wilson
Dewey
Lowan Gas Co
William M. Adams
Furnace Street
Dewey Avenue
Muzzling Pekes in Kansas City Sparks Comical Confusion
A Kansas City 90 day dog muzzling edict creates hardship for Pekiness owners. A caller reports a Pekinesa with insufficient face to wear a muzzle while the mayor’s secretary Mrs. May Hendricks replies to do the best he could.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Vermilion Woman Recovering From Murder Attempt
Lorain April 16 Mrs Upt on Darby 57 is recovering in St Josephs Hospital from a rifle bullet wound fired by her husband at their Vermilion home yesterday He died instantly after turning the gun on himself An extended illness is said to have driven him to try to kill his wife and then himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Upton Darby
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Vermilion
Darby
Prisons to be arraigned Monday after grand jury work
The grand jury continues the Lucille Jones case and will not report tomorrow. Three witnesses were examined today with five more to hear. Indicted defendants will be arraigned before Judge Webber Monday at nine o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Jones
Webber
Raids Target Sheriff in Ohio Klan Campaign
In Summit County Ohio state agents arrests 35 alleged bootleggers in North Main and Furnace street district. The action follows claims by Clyde Osborne Columbus Grand Dragon of the Ohio Klan that the group seeks to pressure Gov Donahey to remove Sheriff Chris Weaver over enforcement. Authorities declined to prosecute Weaver. 35 detainees were sent to Mogadore for hearing by County Prosecutor Walter Booth who cited a sole reason not to disclose.
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Akron
Ku Klux Klan
Chris Weaver
Summit County
North Main
Furnace Street
Clyde W. Osborne
Columbus
Ohio Klan
Weaver
Osborne
Donahey
J. B. Hanan
Cyclops
Mogadore
Walter Booth
Brooklyn Players Fined In NL Altercation
Jacques Fournier and Benny Myers, amid an April 15 altercation at Ebbets Field, were each fined 109 dollars and suspended five days by NL president John A. Heydler. A dirigible test flight at Lakehurst with 58 aboard aimed to gauge fitness for a Bermuda voyage. Howard Foster, 17, died in Canton, Quebec, after falling from a moving auto and hitting a trolley pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacques Fournier
Brooklyn
Benny Myers
Philadelphia
Ebbets
John A. Heydler
National League
Lakehurst
N. J
Bermuda
Falts
Canton
Howard Foster
Howard Kelly
C P Leaders in Conference Plan Action Later Today
Paris and Columbus reports detail a French cabinet plan with Caillaux and Painleve amid financial crisis and opposition from Briand. In Columbus, Republican leaders outline a policy wind-up aiming to pass the Buchanan Bible reading bill and tax measures, with a four-year term amendment to the constitution to be refined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Donahey
Harry D. Silvar
Robert A. Taft
House
Joseph R. Gardner
Senate
Heal
Donabey
Denial filed in Lorain divorce case and other town news
Mary Allen of Lorain answered Franklin Allen's divorce petition charging neglect and abandonment while noting her marriage arose after he promised a will and her nursing care through three illnesses. She claims she employed herself at the Detention Home to support him. A divorce granted to Peari Rink of Lorain on grounds of extreme cruelty after he left her. W G Chanlee, chiropractor, injured with four toes crushed when a defective coach on a Pullman car fell on his foot as the train left Toledo. Akron murder case involves George Warren, 46, of Cleveland, to be questioned regarding John Morrison’s murder as his family slept. Lorain Industrial Society to hold a banquet tonight with about 500 expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allen
Lorain
Franklin Allen
Forain
Carner
Peari Rink
A. R. Webber
Tors Crusher
W. G. Chanlee
Coar
Toledo
Akron
George Warren
Cleveland
Chris Weaver
John Morrison
Northfield
Immigration policy explained at Elyria Kiwanis meeting
Dr Nicholas Van der Pyl outlined the 1924 national immigration policy and its shift from historic American openness, arguing against mass settlement in ethnic enclaves. He cited records showing modern limits and the need for assimilation, while multiple Kiwanis events and pool improvements were announced for April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Nicholas van der Pyl
Oberiin
van der Pyl
Telub
America
Tialys
Hungarys
Kiwanis Club
Bellevue Kiwanis
Will Smith
J. B. Thatcher
Mark Abbey
Jack Siekkinen
Y Circus
Siver
Governor stays execution of Chicago killer Russell Scott
Springfield Illinois reports that Russell Scott condemned to die for the Loop drugstore murder was granted a reprieve by Governor Len Smail. The stay of execution extends to a later date to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Russell Scott
Chicago
Joseph Maurer
Loop
Len Smail
Daly
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Grafton
Joncred
Grafton Farm
Yria
John E. U Harper
State Welfare
Harper
Will R. Comings
Comings
Snan
CINCY
GALE
Dragon of Klan
Girl
Eee
Vail Ggby
Wm. D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Inkemaxs
Atlanta, Ga
Mountain Confederate Monumental Association Today
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Richmond
Gutson Borgium
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Wheeler
Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
la Follette
Select School
Kean
C.P
Prange
Painleve
Paris
France
Joseph Caillats
Guai D’orsay
Antoinne Bamosin
Caillaux
Caillaus
Edouard Herriot
Aristide Briand
Caifflaux
Briand
Painleve-Caillaux
Radical Socialist Party
Caiillaux
Bank of France
Doumergue
Painteve
Caiduz
Caillux
Socialiste
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