Chronicle Telegram to Begin Complete Wire Service
The Chronicle Telegram announces start of full Associated Press wire service on Monday April 26 providing world news from seven to three with possible extensions. The change aims to deliver two hours earlier news than outside papers and improve local coverage for Elyria and Lorain county readers.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Associated Press
Chronicle- Telegram
Cleveland
Cfty
Lorain County
Chronicle Telegram
Fear Steamer Sunk After Gale Near Atlantic
The coast guard cutter Acushnet found fuel oil and a name board from the disabled steamer William OBrien about 600 miles east of New York. It is feared the vessel went down after requesting help during the gale Sunday.
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Associated Press
Boston
Coast Guard
Acushnet
William O’brien
New York
General Leon Wood Sets Ohio Tour Tone with Labor Reform Appeals
General Leon A Wood drew large crowds in Jackson and Wellston urging a square deal for labor and capital and promoting universal national service. Weather delays disrupted his southeastern Ohio itinerary though he still received a warm reception in Chillcothe at the Elks Auditorium. In Bowling Green 300 Martins arrived from the south to spend summer quarters as a birds study class reports the local nature note.
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Jackson
Leonard Wood
Ohio
Wellseton
Marietta
Zanesville
Dayton
Chillicothe
Andville
Waverly
Chillcothe
Elks’ Auditorium
Bowling Green
Advertising Cuts Forced Downtime in Paper
Readers face reduced pages as paper shortages shrink news space. Officials warn further cuts may remove all advertising, causing monetary losses and hindering efforts to sustain the journal’s mission.
Revolt Gaining Momentum in Mexico
AP dispatches report rapidly increasing revolt area in Mexico with supporters in at least four states since Sonora secession. U.S. officials say they remain observers as Mexico unrest grows.
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Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
War Departments
Sonore
Mrs Wells A Chamberlain Dead at 70 in Cleveland
Mrs Wells A Chamberlain, 70, died Wednesday at her son John Chamberlain’s home in Cleveland. She was born in Grafton and lived there until her husband died, then moved to Cleveland last December. Survived by sons Clark Chamberlain president of Denison University and John, and daughter Mrs Lucia Wilcox of Cleveland. Funeral at the old homestead in Grafton Friday at 2 o’clock.
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Wells A. Chamberlain
John Chamberlain
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Grafton
Clark Chamberlain
Dennison University
Lucia Wilcox
Old Homestead
Many From Here in Attendance at County Alumni Banquet
Sixty one members and guests of the Lorain County Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Association attended the annual banquet in Lorain last evening. Officers for next year include Miss Finlay as president and Ralph Wood as secretary.
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Lorain County
Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Association
Lorain
Couty
Laurence
Lawrence Webber
Ralph Wood
Finlay
Bedeman
John W. Hoffman
Ohio Wesleyan College
Offcera
Misa Finlay
Preadant
Elyria
Lorain High School
No Civilization On Mars Claims Oberlin Professor
Oberlin professor I Easton Carr ridicules Marconi and Todd experiments to signal Mars. He argues Mars may be inhabited but far from Earth civilization, and signals would take 360 years to return. He notes no common intercommunication ground and distances of 60 to 75 million miles. John Hoffman of Ohio Wesleyan spoke at Elyria High School.
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Oberlin
Marconi
Todd
Ambherat College
Mara
I. Easton Crrr
Department of
Astronomy and Mathematics
Oberlin College
Carr
Mars
Earth
Professor Todd
John Hoffman
Ohio Wesleyan University
Elyria High School
Composer's Son G Demonstrates Orchestra Leadership
Eduardo Granedon son of the noted Spanish composer shown to possess real conducting ability with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He displayed strong musical planning and execution in a recent engagement.
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Eduardo Granedon
Sussex
Metropolitan Opera Company
William Bryan Gaining in Nebraska Delegates
Lincoln Nebraska April 22 William J Bryan remains among the first four for the Democratic convention. With 994 of 1849 precincts reporting the vote is close between Bryan and Hitchcock. Delegate tallies show Neville Hitchcock 26888 Shellenberger Hitchcock 26664 Noble Hitchcock 18937 McNeeny Hitchcock 16861 Stephens Bryan 26272 Bryan 22295 Thomas Bryan 20846 Governor Johnson leads Wood by 11399 votes across 1054 precincts.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J Bryan
Bryan
Hitchcock
Neville-Hitchcock
Shellenberger-Hitchcock
Noble-Hitchcock
McNeeny- Hitchcock
Stephens-Bryan
Thomas-Bryan
Johnson
Gen. Wood
Step Mother Sentenced to Hang for Aurore Gagnon Case
Associated Press reports Mrs Mary Anna Gagnon found guilty of torturing and murdering her sixteen year old step-daughter Aurore Gagnon in Quebec. She was sentenced to hang on October 1 after a trial that detailed brutal abuse including beating burning with a red hot poker and exposure in snow. Post mortem showed sixty four wounds. Defense argued insanity.
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Associated Press Quebec
Mary Anna Gagnon
Toledo Branch Bank Robbed
A bandit escaped with five thousand dollars after holding up three patrons and an attendant at a Toledo branch of the Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Company this afternoon.
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Associated Pros
Toledo
Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Company
Treason Charge Against Former Premier Halted
Paris reports the high court of the senate halted charges of high treason and intelligence with the enemy against former Premier Joseph Calliaux by a 213 to 28 vote. Death penalty possibility was removed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Calliaux
High Court of the Senate
Rural mail carrier found dead in wagon on route
Kenton April 22 Simon P Winner sixty six rural letter carrier was found dead in his mail wagon after the horse finished the route and returned to town. Winner had been stricken by a heart attack.
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Kenton. O
Simon P .Winner
Winer
Valuable papers sought in murder in Martin Ferry
Police search the Burkhardt home after the murder of Mrs. Augusta Burkhardt and her daughter Miss Lillie last Saturday. Authorities seek valuable papers missing from the safe and the weapon used in the crime.
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Martin Ferry
Augusta Burkhardt
Lillie
Burkhardt
Ohio River floods and county damage report
The west branch river flooded sections causing power outages at the Cleveland & Southwestern plant and damage to Massey avenue bridge. Ohio River crest unlikely to exceed 63 feet with danger past. Floods drive fifty families from homes and damage Findlay and Hancock county as streams rise to near 1913 levels.
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Cleveland & Southwestern
Massey Avenue
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Findlay
Watt
Blanchard River
Hancock County
Real Estate Board Planned for Elyria
Twenty five Elyria real estate dealers met at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss forming a local real estate board. George R. Alien chaired pro tem, Loughlin of Cleveland explained the workings, and Huffman Miller Jackson Was Ham in Heidrich were named to draft a constitution and by laws with a meeting set for next Wednesday to complete the organization.
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Chamber of Commerce
George R. Alien
Mr. Loughlin
Cleveland
Real Astate
L D. Huffman
Henry Miller
C. H Jackson
Hamin
Henry Heidrich
Elyria Boy William Copas Learns of Brother’s Death
William Copas of Elyria learns his brother James Copas has died in Salida Colorado from pneumonia. James Copas was formerly in the greenhouse business on East Bridge Street and is survived by his wife and one child.
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William Copas
Salida
Col
James Copas
Copas
Elyria
Green House
East Bridge Street
Twin Brothers Granted Divorce at Same Instant
Ironton Ohio April 22 John Beckelhamer and Albert Beckelhamer were granted divorces from Lucy and Effie Beckelhamer respectively. They married in Catlettsburg Kentucky in 1918 and 1910. Both filed for divorce alleging gross neglect and the cases were heard and decreed concurrently.
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Ironton
John Beckelhamer
Albert
Lucy
Effie Beckelhamer
Catlettsburg
John
Effie
President King Outlines Near East Mandate View
President Henry Churchill King spoke at the Medina Association of Churches on the Near East mission evaluation. He said America should be the mandatory, citing Armenian support and a need for a separate Armenian state with humane governance, plus a Constantinople focus under the League of Nations.
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Asia Minor
King
Armenia
Constantinople
League of Nations
Europe
Canton Power Plant Damaged By Fire Affects Berger Plant
Fire last night and early today destroyed the Berger Manufacturing power house and badly damaged the boiler room in Canton. Damage is expected to run into thousands of dollars and the plant will stay idle for the rest of the week. Cause is unknown. Marriage licenses issued in Lorain Grafton and Huntington.
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Kenton
Seroto
Scioto
George Sheldon
William
Frank
Lewis Sholl
Kel Kempsell
Associated Press
Canton
Berger Manufacturing Company
Allied Troops Mass Near Turkey as San Remo Debates Peace
At San Remo on April 22 the council readies 200000 allied troops within Turkey and a large naval force to enforce peace terms. Plans by Marshal Foch and others are adopted. Greece may supply many troops. Germany’s demand for a 200000 man army is discussed, prolonging the conference.
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San Remo
Turkey
Marshal Foch
Henry Wilson
Badoglio
Supreme Council
Greece
Baron Beatty
Grand Fleet
Levavasseur
Kurdistant
France
Smyrna
Adrianople
Egypt
Sudan
Cyprus
Germany
Paris
Mafin
Naturalization Sessions Planned May 3–4 at Court House
Sixty-nine applicants are scheduled for naturalization papers to be signed May 3 and 4 by T S officials. The first day covers soldiers needing two witnesses who knew them before enlistment, the following day naturalizes eligible foreigners.
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Court House
T S
Clerk of Courts
Hospital Notes Names and Births in Lorain Area
Hospital notes list residents and births including Mrs Peter Benuskis Lorain Charles Brown East Broad Street Frank GiHen North Ridgeville Hattie McKinnie Prospect Street born to Mr and Mrs S M Hall ason born to Mr and Mrs Ed Webber Thirteenth Street discharged are Mrs R E Jackson Park Avenue Mrs W B Bord West Eighth Street Bor Held Quincy Street Chas Cashner North Eaton Marcus Bloomer Elyria
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Peter Benuskis
Lorain
Charles Brown
East Broad Street
Frank GiHen
North Ridgeville
Hattie McKinnie
Prospect Street
S. M Hallason
Ed Webber
Thirteenth Street
R. E. Jackson
Park Avenue
W. 8
Bord
West Eighth Street
Bor Held
Quincy Street
Chas Cashner
North Eaton
Marcus Bloomer
Elyria
Funeral pause halts Bell service for Wall tribute
Bell Telephone operations paused five minutes during Theodore Wall of New York funeral. The flag over the building was lowered to half mast, honoring the company president and notable financial figure.
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Bell
Theodore Wall
New York
Financial World
Twins Aid Bergdoll Case Detected by Ruane Sisters
Misses Margaret and Gertrude Ruane twin sisters aided in an investigation leading to the trapping of private detectives in Grover Cleveland Bergdoll's case. Gertrude served as a draft board clerk handling Bergdoll's file. A Bergdoll detective allegedly tried to influence her, but she exposed his actions.
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Margaret
Gertrude Ruane
Grover Clevelan Bergdatt
Nilionairs Dhair Godger
Gertruda
Draft Board
Bergdoll
Bergdold
Bergddvil
Yarnee Oy Tr
Murdered Girl Resents Hugging Suspect Confesses
In Indianapolis on April 22 William Ray a 19 year old Black man was arrested for the murder of Martha Huff 14 The suspect gave a written confession witnessed by four police after the slain girl identified him as the person she left home with He admitted stabbing her in the neck when she resisted his attempt to embrace her and scream
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
William Ray
Martha Huff
Ray
Huff
Japanese Student Ordained at Medina Conference Meet
The sixty seventh semi annual Medina association meeting at First church Medina saw six Oberlin seminary men licensed, including Kiozumi Ogawa the Japanese student ordained. Rev L C Grant of Lorain presided as moderator and Rev Flammer was elected next year’s moderator. Delegates enjoyed an excellent dinner served by church ladies.
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Medina Association
Medina
Lorain
L C. Grant
King
Oberlin Seminary
Kiozumi Ogawa
G. W. Fiske
Berlin
J. H Grant
Grant
Flammer
Elyria Second Church
David Kirkbride 87 County Pioneer Dies at Home
David Kirkbride aged 87 died at the home of H A Biggs 216 Wooster street Tuesday night after a long illness. Born in New York City he moved to Ohio in 1833 and lived on a Telegraph road farm most of his life. Survived by sisters Elizabeth Kirkbride and Mrs W S Biggs 1211 Middle avenue. Funeral Friday at 1 pm South Amherst Congregational Church. Burial Evergreen Cemetery.
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David Kirkbride
H A Biggs
Wooster Street
New York City
Ohio
Telegraph Road
Elizabeth Kirkbride
W. S. Biggs
Middle Avenue
South Amherst Congregational Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Five Thousand Rail Workers Take Action in New Jersey
About 5,000 railroad strikers meeting in Jersey City voted not to return to work and urged non striking colleagues on all lines to join their effort. Edward McHugh, chair of the strikers executive committee, said the walkout would continue until the Railroad Labor Board issues a decision. Wage demands of railroad switchmen were presented to the Railroad Labor Board by S. E. Heberling, president of the switch men’s union of North America, as committees from yardmen groups in Cleveland, Columbus and Kansas City awaited the Board’s ruling.
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Crane
State Department
Neverthelss
America
Christian Araba
Cuba
Near Est
Near East
Wilson
Associated Press
New York
Jersey City
Edward McHugh
Railroad Labor Board
Wage Labor Board
Washington
S. E. Heberling
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Cleveland
Columbus
Kansas City
Chicago
Far West
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Joliet
Butte Mine Guard Shot in Montana Strike
Hugh Haran, guard at the Daily Bulletin mine workers org in Butte Montana, was shot and killed by guard Joseph Papst who called the shooting accidental. Twenty-First Infantry left Fort George Wright for Butte to quell disturbances.
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Butte
Montana
Yobsite
Hugh €. Haran
Daily Bulletin
Joseph Papst
Papst
Twenty-First Infantry
Spokane
Fort George Wright
May tax stock sales to pay bonus
Republican members of the Ways and Means committee tentative agreed on a stock exchange tax equal to the broker commission. They also proposed a one percent levy on final sales to consumers a new income levy for highs above five thousand and a roughly fifteen percent rise in tobacco and cigar taxes. The four levies would run two years and aim to raise about 1.5 billion for soldier relief.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stock Exchange
Ways and Means Committee
Professor Yordon in Elyria for wife’s family funeral
Professor KR C Yordon of Rome New York visits Elyria this week with his wife who has been in the city for some time to announce the death of her mother Mrs Alexander Ferban of Fifth mag.
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KR C Yordon
Rome
N. Y
Elyria
Alexander Ferban
Fifth Mag
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Nebraska
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Massey St
Real Estate Board
Colorado
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Sidon
Henry Churchill King
Congregationa
Medina Association of Churches Ae. Congregational
Great Britain
Mandatoy
Canton Power Plant
William Neil
Mary Mathewson
Victor Burton
Farmer
End da Law
Chas. Hefleman
Rochester
Annabelle English
Huntington
Whese Twins
Margaret Roane
Gertrude
General Railroad
Quel
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Lewis
Hunter Liggett
Western Department
Army
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