Burke Columbus Hall Campaign Drive Hearings Report
Senator Burke addressed a Memorial Day crowd in Elyria campaigning for the governor’s race on the Ohio ticket. He denounced political bosses, warned of machine influence, and urged honesty in administration while praising Coolidge and urging public service as the chief aim. The meeting was led by Geecher Wualtermire with L. Garford introducing Burke. Continued on Page 2.
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Geecher Wualtermire
L. Garford
Burke
D City
Coolidge
T Burke
Ate
Victory for US seen in world balloon contest
Van Orman, H. FE, Honeywell and Major Norman W. Peek lead the field as a U S team dominates a national elimination meet staged in San Antonio Texas. Van Orman piloted his craft to top honors with a remarkable flight distance of more than 1 1 souls.
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U.S
van Orman
H. FE
Honeywell
Norman W. Peek
San Antonio
Tex
Judge sentences Kassimer for bootlegging after third offense
Jury convicts Kassimer of bootlegging, adds third offense, with penitentiary term likely. Prosecutor notes long notoriety of activities and predicts time to serve. sentence handed down after brief deliberation.
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Kassimer
Tome
Examination for teaching normal school entrants May 10 1924
A State Department examination for students aiming to enter the normal school teaching program will be held at the high school in Elyria on Thursday May 10, 1924 at 9 o clock. There will be forenoon and noon sessions. the exam itself may be completed in one day.
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State Department
Elyfia
Suly
Tiny Turnout Marks City Primary Vote
A city primary saw extremely light voting with precinct A in the fourth ward reporting twenty six ballots at noon and a township booth at city hall with fourteen at 1 pm. Officials expect quick counting and results by nine to ten tonight as voters are urged to cast ballots for preferred delegates to the National convention in Cleveland and the State convention before polls close at 8 30.
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Central Fire Station
Fourth Ward
Cleveland
Landis Subpoenaed by Senate Probers in Grossman Case
Washington April 29 Kenesaw Mountain Landis former U S district judge Chicago and current baseball commissioner was subpoenaed today by the Wheeler-Buthart committee for examination in the Grossman case Chicago gal ion keeper convicted of violating the Volstead act and pardoned without serving a prison term James A Finch DOJ pardon attorney testified that Landis had severely denounced the pardoning by President Coolidge after Harding had ignored clemency appeals
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Washington
Kenesaw Mountain
Coolridge
Harding
Grossman
Mahoney Clan Migrates to California
New York April 29 neighbors and friends bid farewell as seventeen Mahoney family members depart Jamaica NW by car caravan bound for the Pacific coast. Res the police dog Bobbie the cat and two canaries join the trip documented by movie cameras. Three Mahoneys were policemen until recently, another works in a bank, and the family plans to settle in Los Angeles to start a business and enjoy a home on wheels.
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New York
Mahoney
Jamaica
Res
Bobbie
Cat
Jerry
Mahoneys
Los Angeles
Canton Safety Head Defends His Regime
Canton safety director EB Curtis testifies from the witness stand in Columbus, declaring he will fight to the end for vindication and honor. He denies ties to Harry Turner and cites police records showing liquor-law arrests before and during his tenure, as Mayor C Curtis and Safety Director E E Curtis face a governor-led hearing with a decision likely after the mayor’s 30 day suspension expires.
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Columbus
Curtis
Canton
Donahey
Harry Turner
Underworld
Turner
C. Curtis
E. E. Curtis
A. V. Donahey
Donabey
Kent Hotel Man Plunged to Death After Elevator Cable Breaks
April 29. Patchin, 62, proprietor of the Franklin Hotel in Kent O died from injuries after the hotel elevator cable broke last night. He was guiding the car when it fell 30 feet after taking four guests to their rooms. He died at Ravenna hospital at 4 a.m. He leaves a widow and one son.
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Kent
Con
Patchin
Franklin
Boniface
Ravenna
SONS SEE KILLING OF THEIR PARENTS
In Mechen West Virginia on April 29 Nile T. Hunt 38 shot and killed his wife Ethel Hunt 30 then killed himself. Neighbors said he was temporarily mentally unbalanc ed and the couple’s two sons Nile Jr 12 and John 6 witnessed the tragedy.
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MN Mechen
W. Va
Nile T. Hunt
Ethel Hunt
Nile Jr
John
Dismissed Policemen Seek Reinstatement in Columbus
Four Columbus police officers dismissed by Safety Director McCune after hearings on alleged irregularities plan to appeal for reinstatement to the Municipal Civil Service Commission. The quartet includes Lieut. J. W. Baker former head of the vice squad Patrolmen Luther Sharp Harry Hamilton and Corporal Ralph Hammar. They were suspended April 7 and their dismissal took effect the same day.
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Columbus
Municipal Civil Service Commission
McCune
J. W. Baker
Luther Sharp
Harry Hamilton
Ralph Hammar
Gravity defies love as vaudevillian weds LA woman in hours
New York vaudeville star Allan Chreyle, famed for weightless feats, wooed Los Angeles Miss Jean Keiser after a show. They eloped to Santa Ana, married in minutes with a hairpin ring, then hurried back for his night performance.
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Los Angeles
Allan Chreyle
New York
Jean Keiser
Chreyle
Ringling Brothers
Circus
Miss Keiser
Chreyla
Santa Ana
Haven
Chréyle
Plan vote on court house bond issue proposal
Lorain County commissioners plan asking voters to approve a bond issue for enlarging the court house to handle growing business. Commissioner Richmond said the action was anticipated and a fall election vote is sought to fund the improvement and enable work next year after an architect’s estimate.
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Lorain County Bar Association
Court House
Richmond
Youngstown Slayer Dies in Death Chair
Louis Ross, 34, Italian, was electrocuted at the penitentiary for the murder of Nick Ferrari in Youngstown on Sept 19. He claimed self defense as he faced execution, leaving three minor children. A mental exam described his mentality as that of a very young child.
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Columbus
T Louis Ross
Nick Ferrari
Youngstown
Louis Ross
Ross
George H. Reeve
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cleveland
Hoss
Iehild
Reed files candidacy for lieutenant governor nomination
Edwin Reed of Delaware has filed a declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor with Secretary of State Brown in Columbus. He is the twin brother of Rev. T. O. Reed, chaplain at the Ohio penitentiary.
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Columbus
Edwin Reed
Delaware
Brown
Reed
Rev
T. O. Reed
Ohio Penitentiary
Civil War Veteran Robert M Horne Dies at 88
Robert M Horne 88 died this morning at 3 45 at the home of his daughter Mrs Carl Drake 216 East Avenue from age infirmities. He lived in Marion Ind earlier and since coming to the city connected with the Drake store. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Drake Elyria and Mrs Glenn Regs Marion Ind and a son Dr Brose Horne Gas City Ind. The remains go to Gas City Wednesday for funeral services and burial Thursday.
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Robert H. Horne
Carl Drake
East Avenue
Marion
Ind
Drake
Elyria
Glenn Regs
Brose §. Horne
Gas City
Seven destroyers added to coast guard rum fleet
Washington April 29. Seven destroyers transferred at Philadelphia from the navy to the treasury department to augment the coast guard rum fleet. The destroyers named Jouett Patterson Beale Cassin Downes Paulding and Ammen were moved as announced.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Navy
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Jouett
Patterson
Beale
Cassin
Downes
Yeghs Seize $10,000 Jewelry in Broadway Jewelry Store Raid
A bold raid on M. Selig and Lone on Broadway at Ninety Fifth Street netted thieves jewelry valued at $10,000 after forcing clerks and bystanders to stay back with revolvers and firing.
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Yeggs
New York
M. Selig and
Lone
Broadway
Ninety-Fith Street
Four Adove Arrests Highlight Local Liquor Cases
Mrs John Sato of 1702 West Avenue pled not guilty to illegal possession of liquor but changed to a guilty plea yesterday and paid a $500 fine plus costs. Tony Lamont of West River Street also faced the same charge and was fined $500 and costs. Jos Milkervic, facing a second offense, stood trial after police found a bottle of raisin jack in his car. the case continued. Officers checked Joe Baro's Western Heights property uncovering liquor, and Baro was arraigned on a second offense and pled not guilty for later trial.
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John Sato
West Avenue
Tony Lamont
West River St
Jos Milkervic
Joe Baro
Western Heights
Tris
Baro
New Building Trades Section Formed By Central Labor
A mass meeting at the Moose Ball last evening moved to organize a Building Trades Section within the Central Labor body. L C Colson clarified by law provisions, J E Wills urged cross craft cooperation, with Horace Beaver Mel Brown and W Witty backing unity. The group expects the Building Trades Section to be established at the May 9 C L A meeting.
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Moose Ball
Building Trades
Central Labor Body
L. C. Colson
Carpenters
J. E. Wills
Horace Beaver
Mel Brown
W. Witty
Mrs Albert Dean of La Grange Succumbs
Adelia Dean of LaGrange died at St Joseph's hospital Lorain at 2 15 PM Monday age 39 2 5. Survived by husband Albert M Dean son Leonard 17 daughters Ollie 15 Dorothy 12 mother Mrs Marty Miller Elyria four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at St Marys Church Bivria Thursday morning with interment St Marys Cemetery.
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Adelia Dean
LaGrange
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Albert M. Dean
Leonard
Ollie
Dorothy
Marty Miller
Elyria
Ernest Dewey
Oberlin
Robert Rothgary
Cleveland
Mary
Ford Muscle Shoals Bid Under Fire
Henry Ford’s offer for Muscle Shoals drew strong opposition from Governor Pinchot who condemned it as a bill that hamstrings the South in a Senate Agriculture committee appearance. Alex Aranger of Lorain sues Seamons Coal & Supply Co. for $707.81 for unpaid coal and building supplies.
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Ford Muscle Shoals
Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
South
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Senate Agricultural Communities
Alex Aranger
Loraiz
Seamons Coal & Supply Co
Elyria Township
McCray Convicted of Using Mails to Promote Fraud
Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray resigns after U.S. district court conviction for using the mails to promote a scheme to defraud. He faces 1–5 year terms or fines on thirteen counts, with no immediate appeal planned. Emmett Branch, acting governor, to confer before resignation takes effect.
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McCray
Indianapolis
Ind
Warren Terry McCray
Indiana
United States District Court
Marion County
United States
Linus Meredith
Indianaole
Marshal Meredith
State House
Emmett Branch
Martinsville
Rebels Take Tegucigalpa Capital Of Honduras
The Honduras capital Tegucigalpa has fallen to rebel forces, according to a navy dispatch from Amapala. Rear Admiral John H Dayton approved the withdrawal of American naval forces from Honduras.
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John H. Dayton
Washington
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Navy Department
Amapala
John H Dayton
Church Resolution Vote Planned for Wellington Meet
April 29 reports the Central Ohio Association of Congregational churches pledging church resources to a Wellington meeting. The resolution aims to outlaw war with national and religious agency aid and asks the nation to cooperate with others, to be submitted at the state conference May 13-15 in Wellington.
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Columets
World Brotherhood
Oho Association of Congregational Churches
State Conference of Congregational Churches
Wellington
Elyrians in Wooster Mock G O P Conclave
Manhattan Lengel of this city chairs the delegates from Montana for the mock Republican convention to be held May 15 under the leadership of the Congressional Club at Wooster College Wooster Ohio. Montana will vote for La Follette and Miss Marceline Ketchum of Elyria will be a delegate from that state and support La Follette.
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Manhattan Lengel
Montana
Isc
Congressional Cub
Wooster College
Wooster
Oho
LaFollette
Aliss Marceline Ketchum
Elrria
la Follette
Two Lorain County Schools to Close This Week
Amherst village schools close due to board action and Huntington Township schools also plan to shut down. The closures shorten the school year from nine to eight months amid financial difficulties affecting both districts.
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Lorain County
Amherst Village
Board of Education
Huntington Township
Hamons Widow On Stand In Teapot Dome Hearing
Washington April 23 Mrs Jake Hamon widow of Oklahoma oil man and political figure briefly testified in the senate Teapot Dome inquiry then was excused without questions as committee members sparred over who called her to testify. She urged reporters to call her Mrs Jake Hamon not Mrs Georgia Rohert.
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Washington
Jake Hamon
Oklahoma
Senate
Teapot Dome
Ater
Hamon
Harding
Georgia Rohret
Robret
Elyrian and Lorain Women Injured in Tow Accident
Mrs Frank Boice of 303 Twelfth Street Lorain with Mrs Theresa Shupe of 116 Oak Street Lorain were stranded near Ringe ville when a tow attempt caused Boice vehicle to turn. Both women suffered serious facial cuts and bruises and were admitted to a hospital for treatment.
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Frank Boice
Twelfth Street
Lorain
Theresa Shupe
Oak Street
Ringeville
Boice
Tuttle
Mrs. Jara Rodgers Dies After Illness at Memorial Hospital
The death of Mrs. Jara Rodgers of 136 Broad Street occurred shortly after noon today at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and one daughter. Mrs. Rodgers was a member of the Esmareh and had many friends in the city who regret her passing. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Burke Columbus Hall
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FyYering
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Wilson
Ohio
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Jor Toterust
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Onghine
Ort, Ky
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A. M. Caldwel
Landis
California
Canton Safety Head
Kent Hotel
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LA Grange
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State of Indians
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