Multiple Fatalities Reported in Mine Blast in Pa
Five men died in an explosion at the Westmoreland Coal Company mine in Ally Brove Fa with six other deaths noted. Recoveries were completed and a Bureau of Mines investigation is expected to determine the cause.
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Rive
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland Coal Company
Alie Brove
D. J. Parker
United States Bureau of Mines Rescue Station
Fitzburgh
Bureau
Parker
Wellington i Wins First in All-County Chorus and Memory Contests
Wellington High School took top honors at the Oberlin festival winning first in the high school Music Memory contest and first in the high school chorus contest. About 500 students from county elementary and high schools attended the inaugural all-county festival and fair.
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Oberlin Oberlin
Wellington High School
Oberlin High School
Wellington
Manhunt for Earl Woodward and 11 year old in Virgin Islands
A posse of 100 armed men searched the east side of Braintree Mountain in Grantville to locate Earl Woodward, 27, an ex convict, and Lucille Chatterton, 11, who were last seen leaving an abandoned farm. Woodward had armed himself for a two week stay as a manhunt continued following his kidnapping of the girl. The chase intensified after Woodward prior desertion from the navy and a history of trouble in the village.
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Grantville
Earl Woodward
Exconvict
Lucille Chatterton
Braintree Mountain
Woodward
String Woodward
Navy
Chatterton
Lucille
Township School Improves Grounds at Lake Ave Elyria
Students beautify the grounds as part of an arbor day program. Three new maples were planted named Gene Stratton Porter Theodore Roosevelt and Coolidge Tree. An old fence and well were removed and the area cleaned under a Parent Teachers Association plan.
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Lake Avene School
Elyria Township
Gene Stratton Porter
Theodore Roosevelt
Coolidge
Dev. W. C. Endley
Two Auto Collisions Reported in Elyria
Two auto collisions were reported to police Saturday night. Cars owned by Clarence Adams J Bearard Cleveland and Raymond Young Lakewood collided on Middle avenue at Seventh street as Bearard attempted to pass Young. Adams’s auto was parked.
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Clarence Adams
J. Bearard
Cleveland
Raymond Young
Lakewood
Middle Avenue
Seventh Street
Bearard
Young
Adams
No. 1
Lincoln
Blaine
William Pellew
Ely Woods
Washington Avenue
Cemetery Fires Threaten Historic Bethel Burial Ground
In Pittsburgh on April 27 workers remove bodies as coal fires burn beneath Bethel Cemetery near a former church site. The burial ground, one of the state’s oldest, sits on high ground amid ravines as mining left graves exposed and smoke rose from gravesite openings.
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Pittsburgh
Bethel Cemetery
Here
Bethel Church
Bulding
Ohio Attorney General Denies City Rate Defense Request
Attorney General Crabbe refused Governor Donahey's request for counsel to defend Ohio municipalities in Logan Gas Company rate increase proceedings. He said the law makes him counsel for the Public Utilities Commission and prevents him from taking sides in the case before the commission.
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Ohio
Logan Gas Co
Columbus
Crabbe
Donahey
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Lucille Jones to Stand Trial Next Monday for Immoral Prostitution Case
Lorain girl Lucille Jones faces trial before Judge A R Webber and a jury on Monday morning for soliciting and procuring for an immoral purpose. Attorneys Adams and Aiken met with the prosecuting team Baird and Vandemark after demurrers to two indictments were overruled. Bail will be set and arranged for release.
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Lucille Jones
Lorain
A. R. Webber
C. F. Adams
D. H. Aiken
Miss Jones
D. A. Baird
Roy Vandemark
Webber
Earthquake Felt Across Ohio Valley to Great Lakes
Harmless quake reported in Chicago and surrounding region late last night with no damage noted. Reports indicate the shock reached the Ohio Valley and parts of the Great Lakes District.
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Chicago
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes District
Boston Man Loses New Auto After One Mile
Thomas J. McCloskey of Dorchester bought a new automobile from a Commonwealth avenue salesroom and drove it to Back Bay. After stopping at a store on Jersey street and Brookline avenue he found the car missing on returning.
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Boston
Thomas J. McCloskey
Levant Street
Dorchester
McCloskey
Commonwealth Avenue
Jersey Street
Brookline Avenue
Back Bay
Three linemen survive fall on New York Central pole
At Shawville about 11 30 this morning three linemen on a New York Central Railroad pole suffered severe electrical shocks. Foreman W R Braithwite and lineman Charles White from Cleveland and Arne Kranniech from Bucyrus were burned. Braithwaite fell 25 feet and White bruised. all were treated at Memorial Hospital by Dr W B Hubble.
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New York Central
Shawville
W. R. Braithwite
Charles White
Cleveland
Arne Kranniech
Bucyrus
Braithwaite
White
Memorial Hospital
Taylor
W. B. Hubble
Scout Chief to Meet Elyria Workers
John K. Doan, Cleveland Boy Scout executive, will meet Elyria’s new council leaders and boys at the Y M C A tonight. He speaks three times this week as the expansion program begins after eight weeks of leader training. About 50 trained boys and parents are expected. Herbert E B Money led a hike with 10 new adult volunteers.
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John K. Doan
Cleveland
Elyria
Mr. Doan
Tha Vyamongs
Doan
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Herbert EB. Money
Fighter Fights Way Into Lorain Hospital
Albert Binder a fistic ring contender became intoxicated and started to clean up South Lorain. He rammed a plate glass window on 28th street injuring a large artery in his arm. The jail physician treated him before he was sent to St Josephs hospital as he bled heavily.
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Lorain
Albert Binder
Binder
South Lorain
28Th Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Shepherd to stand trial for murder on May 18
Chicago date shows William D. Shepherd will face trial May 18 for the murder of his millionaire foster son William Nelson McCimmtoCK. Judge Thomas J. Lynch set the date. Lorain builders plan an evening meeting to discuss the open shop dispute tied to the pending tieup of building trades, as painters' local join to consider their stance.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McCimmtock
Thomas J. Lynch
Lorain
Inchoss
Kidnap Baby in Cleveland As Couple Flees by Car
Police across Ohio hunt a man and woman after a baby was abducted from the home of Mrs. William Kohl. The kidnapper smashed a glass door and fled in an automobile while the woman waited outside. The three month old Robert Miller was taken by the assailants.
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Cleveland
Ohio
William Kohl
Humane Society
Robert Miller
Multiple Executions and Crimes Across Cities
News briefs report executions in Sing Sing and Rockview prisons for murder and robbery, and several homicide cases across New York Ohio and Pennsylvania. Subjects include Pantano Laos Overton and Tobias among others with varying motives and outcomes.
Bootlegging raid nets liquor arrest and fines
Police arrested Mrs. Louis Yarke at 1819 Middle Avenue for possession of liquor found in a tub of potatoes. She pleaded guilty before Mayor Hinkson and paid 500 dollars plus costs. Eight others faced fines for various charges as raids continued on local bootlegging.
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Louis Yarke
Middle Avenue
Yarke
Hinkson
Southam, Waldron
Hurd
Crehan
Lquor
Huntington
James English
Luther McPherson
Second Street
Chestnut Street
John Jones
West Avenue
William N. Jackson
Seventh Street
Lorain
France Hindered by Liquor Arrests and Hindenburg Victory
Elyria men Lisewski 25 and Moss 35 fined 100 dollars plus costs after liquor charges and auto collision with Leo Uhrig at Avon. Uhrig's wife suffered a nervous shock. Berlin reports Hindenburg wins presidency with 14,639,39 votes, vowing unity over monarchy and unlikely return of communism.
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Walter Lesewski
Frank Moss
Elyria
Henry Dipple
Avon Village
Leo Uhrig
Avon
Uhrig
Lisewski
Dinple
Berlin
German Republic
Paul von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Marx
Thaelmann
Germany
United States
Fire in Willard Marsh District Threatens Ohio Farms Property
Scores of men battled a large blaze in Willard Marsh district eighteen miles southwest of Norwalk on Sunday near the Huron Crawford and Richland county lines. Highway workers were deployed to safeguard county roads as the fire consumed land owned by Ohio Farms Company, recently leased to a 500 strong California Japanese colony.
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Norwalk, CO
Willard Marsh District
Here
Huron, Crawford
Richland County
Ohio Farms Company
Suit Over Ice Cream Equipment and Patents
William Kay sues William F. Lyon and the Kay Machine Co claiming he sold his ice cream cutting and wrapping machine business and patents and was to receive 25 percent of profits up to 50,000 and a 300 monthly salary. He alleges no board of directors was elected after incorporation and accuses the defendants of violating contract terms and seeks restoration of property and patents plus a receiver for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kay
William F. Lyon
Kay Machine Co
Kay
Loan Briber Sentenced to Penitentiary in Lorain
Two Lorain men faced Judge A R Webber after guilty pleas. William Shelby admitted attempting to bribe a Lorain policeman and drew one year in prison plus costs. Theodor Meeks pleaded guilty to larceny, fined 10 dollars and costs with ten days jail, suspended. Merlin Boroski of 14th Street was arrested for stealing 55 dollars from James Kilpatrick at Exide Battery Station and pleaded not guilty with trial set for April 29.
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A. R. Webber
William Shelby
Theodor Meeks
Thiff Lorain
Merlin Boroski
W. 14Th Street
James Kilpatrick
Exide Battery Station
Four-Legged Baby Born Among Macedonian Refugees
In Sofia on April 27 a refugee woman gave birth to a male child with four legs. The extra limbs are located below the arms and are small. University Hospital surgeons hope to amputate the extra legs without harming the child’s health.
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Sofia
Macedonia
University Hospital
Petition prompts heated Elyria township school board meeting
A 273 signature petition to extend the school term sparked a loud Elyria township board of education session at the township office. Debates grew tense as R H Hurd presided with Mrs R J Hardy, Clarence Smith and Fred Decker amid factions supporting and opposing long term plans.
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Elyria Township
Hurd
Hardy
Clarence Smith
Fred Dacker
Earl Smith
Suicide's Letter Discounted After Coroner Probe
Coroner Myles E. Perry investigated a letter left by J. D. Woods, Lorain oil station attendant, who died by his own hand. The coroner found the letter falsely accused Mrs Woods of coldness and rejection, noting she is living with relatives and had left him after threats. The coroner refused to publish the letter.
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J. D. Woods
Lorain
Myles E. Perry
Perry
Woods
Life Savers Rescue Two Boys In Squall At Lorain
April 27 report says two 13 year old boys were washed about on the lake during a Sunday squall in Lorain. Lifesavers rescued them after they could not reach shore. Boats were cleared from the lake following captain Hugh Harridy's warning.
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Lorain
Hugh Harridy
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