Fire wipes out La Grange depot and damages roads
Thirty years ago Elyria reports the depot at La Grange burned with contents. Firefighters could not reach it due to road conditions. The last one story building on Court Street near the Andwar hotel was moved after forty years. Bishop Gilmore of Cleveland died with special services at St Marys church. Fishing at Day’s Dam yielded twenty plack bass and other fish. Martin Tlannigan of Detroit was traded to the Northwestern league and Will Garfield moved to pitch for Oakland, California.
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Iilyria
la Grange
Court Street
Andwar
Charles Smith
Martin Tlannigan
Onty
Detroit
Will Garfield
Cleveland
Oakland
California
Building Tie Up Frays Elyria Contractors and Unions
The Elyria building industry deadlock over a 20 percent wage cut stalls talks as contractors refuse concessions and unions demand power to bargain for all crafts. Writers urge unity, noting public confidence and city prosperity hang on a negotiated settlement.
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Elyria
United States
Hoover
Carpenters’ Union
Oik
Employers’ Association
Elyma
Jones
Smith
Truth in Advertising advocates protect readers and commerce
A call for Truth in Advertising from the National Vigilance Committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs. It outlines protections for readers, methods to curb misrepresentation, and the role of newspapers, agencies, and merchants in ensuring honest ads. It urges readers to support truthful advertising through careful reading and patronage.
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Truth
Amenshs
Associated Advertising Clubs
National Vigilance Committee
Associated
Eing Clubs
America
Better Business
Norwalk Notes On Local Incidents And Appointments
Norwalk reports reveal Claude Wheeler 17 recovering in Willard hospital after a self inflicted gunshot with a 22 caliber rifle while ill in bed. Lindsey and Nel in critical condition, treated at Marine Hospital in Cleveland and Sandusky respectively. MoE church Men’s club plans father and son banquet on April 25 addressed by Arthur Young. Norwalk Country Club awarded a $13 675 contract to erect a clubhouse. Willard township residents attend a mass meeting to boost Huron County fair prep. Oliver C Muinnich resigns May 1 as Huron County schools superintendent to join Knight Norris real estate firm. Gibbs Co Cleveland tied to Norman Le Peres. Norman listed. Willard resident sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for receiving stolen property. New common pleas court docket lists 216 cases. Ludwig G Palmer of Bellevue and Esther Mentz of Norwalk announce marriage. Miss Gertrude Remington awarded life teaching certificate. Carl Manahan of Norwalk scores 84 of 100 and wins Milan trap shoot.
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Norwalk
Claude Wheeler
Willard
Thomas O Nel
George Lindsey
Marine Hospital
Cleveland
Lindsey
Sandusa
Moe Church
Father and Son
Arthur Young
Huronco
Olimer C Muinnich
Real
Knight, Norris
Gibbs Co
Clevelard
Monroe+ le Peres Norman
Mansfield Reformatory
New Commion Pleas Court
Ludwig G Palmer
Bellevue
Esther Mentz
Gertrude Remington
Carl Manahan
Milan
Charles
Ulster's New Leader James Craig Rising Ulster Premier
Ulster appoints Sir James Craig successor to Sir Edward Carson as premier. Craig, longtime lieutenant to Carson, gained prominence during the home rule crisis and World War I interruption. He served in the South African and World Wars and held three ministerial posts.
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James Craig
Ulster
James
Edward Carson
Ulster Unionist Party
Sir Edward
United States protests Amory oil concession in Costa Rica
The United States has sent a note to Great Britain protesting the Amory oil concession in Costa Rica. It cites British officials’ criticism of U S actions and accuses a San Jose consul of improper efforts to annul the concession. The note emphasizes the Tinoco government as revolutionary and rejects recognition of its concessions.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Costa Rica
House of Commons
San Jose
Tinoco
Hughes
Maurice Komanishi Ends Life at Hotel Plaza
Maurice Komanishi 58 head of the French line trans atlantic steamships killed himself in his hotel room using a bathrobe cord. The report notes shocking wartime dormitory conditions for women employees in Washington with $50 a month board and lodging.
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New York
Maurice Komanishi
French Line
Trans-Atlantic Steamships
Hotel Plaza
Washington
Womer
Ashland News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Incidents
Ashland reports residents struck by lightning and a suspect indicted for robbery and larceny with jury disagreement. Marriages include Barr Smith and Morris Jackson, while a star witness in a divorce case coincides with a wedding. Community plans cover parks nurses home and aid to Ashland College. Five whiskey runners detained then released. Obituaries include Mrs Lucy Campbell and honored individuals at Lake Erie College. Local groups back Brookside Park and a chicken hatchery rebuild after a $14,000 fire. Ashland High honors 23 athletes at banquet. Powell joins Topping Manufacturing and Highland Club elects a president. Municipal band rehearsals begin in new uniforms.
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Ashland
W. FE. Arndt
George Daugherty
Merrill B. Barr
Milton-to
Mabel BR. Smith
Jackson-to
Steve Morris
Lucy Campbell
Denver
Col
Marie Reginard
Virginia Windigher
Lake Erie College
Painesville
American Legion
Brookside Park
Siler & Power
Ashland High
E. Lt Powell
Gilead
Topping Manufacturing Co
H. R. Gill
Highland Club
Ashland Municipal Band
Present Tax System Holds Until September
Washington April 19 Senator Penrose Republican of Pennsylvania predicted the present tax system will not be changed before September.
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Washington
Penrose
Pennsylvania
American socialite betrothed to British royal family
Lady Essex once Adele Grant of New York becomes first American engaged to a member of the British Royal family. She is set to marry the Duke of Connaught, uncle to King George V.
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Essex
Adele Grant
New York
Duke of Connaught
George V
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Chicago
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Marquette Bldg
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Harvard University
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Home For Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor
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Nor_walk
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Wright Studio
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Lorain Institute
Washington Ave
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