Floods drive hundreds from homes in Alabama
Flood waters north of Mobile force hundreds from Brewton and Lomaxon as Burnt Corn and Murder Creeks flood streets four to six feet. Rainfall this month nears a 16 year high. Across the region tributaries of the Mississippi run high after torrential weekend rains, with damaging floods threatened in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Alabama river at 39.7 feet and rising. Coosa at Wetumpka shows 43.3 feet.
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Brewton
Lomazon
Atlanta
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Arkansas
Montgomery
Nta
ApHoe
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Wetumpka
Burglary at Roehl Gas Station Near Klyrin
Overnight break in at the Roehl gas station two miles from Klyrin on Cleveland street. Thieves forced entry through a cellar window and pried open the safe after damaging the door hinge and combination. Owners discovered the burglary at 7 50 this morning. loss covered by insurance.
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Roehl
Klyrin
Cleveland
Grand jury session opens in Lorain County
The April Lorain County grand jury convenes tomorrow at 9 30 in court room No 2 with 2 to 30 cases. Most charges involve burglary or larceny, with one or two cases of cutting to kill and an embezzlement case. The panel is expected to remain in session until Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
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Lorain County
Will appraised. Isabelle Youcum estate to Bible Society
An appraisal shows the late Isabelle Youcum left about 250000 dollars to the American Bible Society from an estate valued at 496000 dollars. Of that total, 203000 dollars was explicitly provided for in her will.
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Amer. Bible Society Wooster
American Bible Society
Isabelle Yocum
May Send More Armed Forces To Nicaragua
Washington official circles intimated that additional U S armed forces may be sent to Nicaragua after reports of three American owned gold mines captured by unidentified Nicaraguans. The State Department had no confirmation of the mine seizure or the kidnapping of five workers in the Prinzapola mountain region in Northwest Nicaragua.
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Washington
U. S
Nicaragua
State Department
Prinzapola Moutain
Earthquakes Devastate Corinth Suiting 20 Dead
Tragic scenes unfold in Corinth as a sequence of six hour long earthquakes demolish most homes in the new city and parts of old Corinth. The death toll climbs past twenty with 14,000 left homeless and two churches destroyed. Relief by air and sea begins as Greece grants five million drachmas. American aid is offered. Damage pegged near 190 million pounds.
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Corinth
Old Corvinth
Greek Red Cross
OAL Operator Hays Union Official Warns On Wage Scale
George M. Jones of Toledo states before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that open shop operation on a five dollar daily wage is the only feasible path for Ohio operators. He notes his Webb mine employs 400 to 600 workers and that Ohio collieries Co. controls up to 20,000 tons daily capacity. Jones, president of three mining firms, says the United Mine Workers current wage demands are unsustainable and the union’s share of coal output has fallen from eight to under 15 percent. Continued on page two.
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George M. Jones
Toledo
Ohio
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
United Aline Workers
Jones
Webb
District No. 8
Ohio Collieries Co
Tropic Mining Co
Cambria Collieries Co
United Min Workers
Indiana Standard Oil Chief Testifies On Teapot Dome Ties
Robert W. Stewart, chairman of Indiana Standard Oil, testified before the Senate Teapot Dome committee that he was offered 759,500 in profits from the Strange Continental Trading Co. deal in 1921. He said H. S. Osler planned a one fourth share for him and bonds were placed in Standard Oil vaults until last Saturday. Stewart described bonds turned to Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co. and noted interest accrued to December 15, 1923 totaling about 38,000 plus 58,000 in Barnett bonds. He claimed to be a conduit between Osler and the No. 2 party and said he never possessed the bonds. He indicated a meeting of company directors and a vault visit followed by bond transfers to the Sinclair company.
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Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil Co
Senate
Continental Trading Co
Stewart
H. S. Osler
Continental Company
Osler
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Sinclair
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co
Chicago
Barnett
Sinclar Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Ite
Progress In City Spring Clean-Up Underway
The city's annual spring clean up began Monday and is on schedule. Service Director John N. Fidt said workmen are removing rubbish near curbs as property owners cooperate. Cleveland Street area completed Monday. Faétern Heights and nearby areas are being cleaned today.
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John N. Fidt
Cleveland Street
Faétern Heights
Bremen Expected to Hop Off Soon
Montreal reports snow and east winds delaying the German plane Bremen as repairs continue at Greenly Island. With favorable repairs, pilots von Huenefeld Soehl and Major Fitzmaurice may depart for Lake St. Agnes today or tomorrow, weather permitting, to attempt the landing and onward flight to New York.
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Herman Soehl
Major Fitzmaurice
Marconi
Pt. Amour
United Press
Canada
United States
New York
Clarence Chamberlin
Linton Wells
Sremen
Chamberlin
Germany
Fraulein Mwerta Junkers
Iaulein Junkers
Mur-ray Bay
Lake S J. Agnes
Will Disposes of $200000 Estate in Ohio Probate
In Columbus on April 24 the $200000 estate of the late Wesley H H Richards, a former Columbus bank employee, was filed for probate. Bequests include $170000 to the American Humane Educational Society of Boston, $10000 to Cincinnati's Children's Hospital, $5000 to St Pauls P E church Newport Kentucky, and $36000 to relatives and friends. Funds to institutions are to be known as the Waite Gay Richards memorial.
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Wesley HH. Richards
Columbus Bank
American Humane Educational Society of
Boston
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
St. Paul's P. EB
Newport
Waite- Gay Richards
Richards
Patching Material Bids Set For Lake Avenue Street Work
Bids will be received Wednesday for bituminous patching material to repair streets including Lake avenue. Three or four bidders are expected. Street resurfacing will begin as weather permits and brick pavement hole repairs will start after cleanup week, said service director John N. Widt.
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Lake Avenue
John N. Widt
City health set to immunize public and parochial students
Dr G E French says no child in the city need suffer diphtheria with proper cooperation. Immunization starts next week in Wilria schools for unvaccinated children under 12. To date 3,000 children immunized with no outbreaks among them. A chest clinic at Wilria Memorial Hospital on May 17 will screen tubercular contacts, with no in-clinic treatment and cases referred to family physicians. Examinations by Drs Ward and Greisinger of Cleveland will assess those exposed.
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City Board of Health
G. E. French
Wlyria
French
Board of Health
Hiyra Memorial Hospital
Lenroot Paid $20,000 in Utilities Probe Funding
The Federal Trade Commission uncovered payments totalling $20,100 to former Senator Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin by the joint committee of the National Public Utilities Association. The funds were for services as counsel to the committee running a Washington office amid the Walsh resolution clashes over utility industry investigations.
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Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Joint Committee
National Public Utilities Association
Federal Trade Commission
Lenroot
Ile
Thomas J. Healy
The
Trade Commission
Local Voters Slow in Going to the Polls
City and county offices closed at noon as Elyria and surrounding areas saw light morning turnout. One precinct with nearly 400 registered voters had only 17 votes by noon, another small precinct four votes. Officials expected late afternoon activity to rise as better weather encouraged voters. Polls open until 6:30 this evening.
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Elyria
Quiet Massachusetts presidential primaries
Massachusetts voters head to direct presidential preference primaries with 39 Republican delegates to Kansas City and a broad spread of sentiment among Democrats. Governor Fuller expected to draw votes. Hoover Lowden Dawes and Senator Curtis also named. Democrats have 36 delegates bound for the Boston convention as Alfred E. Smith Reed Walsh George and Robinson garner support.
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Massachusetts
Kansas City
Fuller
Hoover
Frank QO. Lowden
Dawes
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Alfred E. Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
George
Georgia
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Reed Strong Favored In Kansas Democratic Delegation
In Hutchinson Kansas on April 24 Senator James A Reed of Missouri led in the Kansas Democratic convention with an instructed delegation likely to back him. Withdrawal of W A Ayres favored son candidate eased a tense split, leaving Reed to face Al Smith of New York. Oklahoma City also debated lines between Lowden and Curtis supporters as Republicans prepared an instructed Kansas delegation.
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Hutchinson
Kans
James A. Reed
Missouri
Kansas
W. A. Ayres
Reed
al Smith
New York
Ayres
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank O. Lowden
Charles Curtis
Oklahoma
Cleveland Man Fined for DUI After Red Light Crash
Harry Herz of Cleveland was fined 100 dollars plus costs in police court after pleading guilty to driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was arrested on Road Street Monday afternoon for crashing a red light at Fast Avenue and told Mayor James A. Witts he was sorry for the offense.
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Harry Herz
Cleveland
Herz
Road Street
Fast Avenue
James A. Hewitt
Chronicle-Telegram hosts naval election night open house
The Chronicle-Telegram announces an election night open house this evening to receive returns. The event invites local readers to observe the counting process and stay updated on results as they come in.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio primary vote seen light as weather dampens turnout
United Press survey reports extremely light voting in Ohio's presidential preference primary amid calm in most regions. Weather and farm duties kept many away while contest pits Herbert Hoover supporters against the Willis faction and Carm Thompson led Willis forces in rural and smaller cities.
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Columbus
Clarence J. Brown
Cleveland
Lef
League of Women
Ohio
iSecre
Tary
Herbert Hoorser
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Calonel Carm A. Thompson
Hoover
Two Killed When Auto Upsets At Geneva
In Geneva Virginia on April 24 a car overturned killing Cecil Marks and Catherine Lalley, a one year old, and injuring three others. The injured were dragged from the wreck as flames followed the overturn. Names and details are incomplete due to damaged text.
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Geneva
Cecil Marks
Chavgland
Catherine Lalley
Painesville
Gui
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