Probe Into Benwood Mine Disaster Opens
Coroner J T McComb and assistant Paul Reidel prepare to lead a formal probe into the Benwood mine blast at Wheeling Steel that killed 111. A coroner’s jury toured the mine entry as bodies of victims were recovered and moved to morgue. The investigation, led by state officials and lasting through the day, aims to determine the cause and fault.
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Beard
Wheeling
J. T. McComb
Mounteville
Paul Reidel
Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Hage Elbe
Joseph Webster
Georey Holliday, Jr
Perty Hills
Te Lom- Portary Morgue
Beed
Marshal County
Mire cl Lambie
Charleston
Death of Mrs Arch ie Miller causes city notice
Mrs Arch ie Puller Wellington dies suddenly at Huron and Hospital Cleveland after two months illness. She leaves husband and parents with siblings. Funeral notice to appear tomorrow. Coshocton school board members say they lack authority to meet duties and may juggle funds despite illegality. Train kills a wild deer near Coolville. Cigarettes rolled in colored papers marketed to match women’s outfits in New York.
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Wellington
Archie Miller
William Crapo
Huron and Hospital
Cleveland
Ier Atard
Coshocton
Ohio
Frank Karr
Fred Virmons
Marshall
New York
Cordell Hull
Emily Newell Blaig
James ‘Campbell Cantrill
Madison Square Garden
Committee On Strangements
Emiy Newell Blair
Missouri
James Campbell Cantrill
Kentucky
Arrest orders issued for failure to appear in Cleveland
Federal judge Westenhaver ordered arrests for Padi Getuen Alfred Catanzara and Charles Robinson of Youngstown for failure to appear in court on charges related to violating Harrison narcotics law. Trial details and further proceedings were reported with limited readable context.
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Cleveland
Feiling
Westenhaver
Padi Getuen
Alfred Catanzara
Charles Robinson
Younstown
Bend
Mery
Utilities Board Reverses Columbus Rate Order
The Ohio Utilities Board orders Columbus to file a schedule of rates with the commission. The decision concerns the investigation into the Commonwealth Power Company and the related requisitions, with the body reversing the prior local action.
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Columbus
Sapre
CON
Loday
Commission
Lorain News roundup covers court talk and local events
Local Lorain items report court committee discussions on proposed measures. A memorial service is planned with American Legion and VFW participation. Two arrests cite liquor and illegal possession with May 5 trial dates. Woman Democratic Club discusses rally efforts and party organization.
Three Miners Buried Alive In Pacific Coast Mine
Three miners were buried last night in a cave in the Pacific Coast Company's Black Diamond mine near Seattle. All hope was abandoned for the men as rescue efforts continued. The scattered, fragmentary report notes a tragedy on the lower levels and references the miners’ identities and age ranges, but details are unclear due to the damaged text.
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Seattle
Wesn
Pacific Coast Company
Black Diamond
Here
Markets Cleveland Produce Cleveland
Cleveland market listing shows prices for fruits vegetables and staples dated April 23. Items include butter strawberries apples beans cabbage potatoes tomatoes onions and more with per unit and per crate pricing. The note runs a typical local market brief format with shop and date reference.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Oleg
Seuss
Siades
York State
Stock Market Noon Summary with Limited Activity
Irregular forenoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange saw limited action with a focus on a few issues such as Independent Steels. Betliam Steel fell while Crucible and Gulf declined. T. & Stesl rose. Rails showed small changes and oils, shippings, leathers, coppers, sugars, and industrials drew weak interest.
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New York
Apr Uy
Fmecline
Independent Steels
Bet Lgham Steel
Crucible
Ibe
Gulf
T. & Stesl
Cornelia Vanderbilt to Be Wedded Today
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt was married at noon in All Souls church near Asheville North Carolina to Hon John Francis Amherst Cecil formerly with the British embassy in Washington The splendor reflected both American wealth and English tradition with scores of national notables in attendance marking a union of two storied families.
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Asheville
X. C
America
England
Cornelie Vanderbilt
All Souls Church
Here
John Francis Amherst Cecil
Washington
Phrase of GIS circled globe as slogan spreads worldwide
In 1919 Elmore Leffingwell of New York directed Salvation Army publicity for Jurda drive and coined the line A Man may be down but he’s never out. The phrase spread globally over five years and entered many languages as the army slogan.
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Elmore Leffingwell
New York
Salvation Army
Jurda
Army
Succumbs During Address at National Academy
Ernest Fat Nichols former SES official from Massachusetts collapsed while delivering an address to the National Academy of Sciences. He gasped and died minutes later from heart disease at age 54. Four distinguished scientists witnessed the incident.
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Washington
Ernest Fat Nichols
SES
Massachusettes
National Academy of Sciences
Lstemmer
Nichols
Chicago Grain and Liberty Bonds Opening Figures
Chicago Wheat opens unchanged to 1-1 off with various futures quotes. May wheat around 102 7-8 to 103, July near 104. Liberty bonds show opening quotations with first four issues mostly steady around 100 to 106.
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Chicago
Liberty Bonds
New York
Onening Iferty Bonis
Ide
London court hears tale of wedding beggar's disguise
A man described a scheme to profit from his son's wedding as he attended the ceremony in fine dress then swapped to rags and begged from guests as they left. The tale was told in a London police court where a vagrant was charged with begging.
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Lorain
Noéldin
Lee Orler
Lee Orler Taines Dcussed Was 18 Opening Ctibe
Broadwa
Ajone
Nickie Puete
Tyre
London
Tire Theft Reported From Chestnut Street Car
Dugan reported to the police that a spare tire and motor meter were stolen from his car parked at 33 Chestnut Street last night.
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Dugan
Chestnut Street
Penfield notes include services and community events
Miss Leith Barnes and Mrs. Stadstock attend church in Penfield. A milk meeting is planned for April 30 at Society Hall with free ice cream and cake. Various local visits, illnesses, baptisms, and a late afternoon road collision near the church are recorded, with quarantines for scarlet fever and funeral attendances noted.
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Penfield
Leith Barnes
John Stadstock
Wellington
Swanson
Elyria
P. T. van Valkenburg
Arthur Richmond
Litchfield
J. M. Starr
O . Bliss
G. E. Bliss
Avon
C. Tartar
Life of
Christ
Congregational Church
Gardiner
B. F. Boise
H. H. Peters
Maxine
Alex McCor
Geo. Bradstock
Chas Berkey
Cleveland
Sarah McCoy
Paul Stentz
Homer
Margaret
Louise
Orvel
Jack Chevalier
L. GO. Stentz
Chas. Naylor
Strongsville
Naylor
Elizabeth Naylor
Orpha Yost
Medina
Baylor
Ladies’ Farm Bureau
P. E Davison
W. J. Krebs
A. J. Andrews
Howard
Illa Andrews
Guy Smith
Spencer
J. H. Crawford
Lodi
C. A. Taylor
F. E. Kieiihan
Ford Stacy
Mr. Taylor
London youths left jobless by training gap in casual labor
About forty thousand boys and girls in London are out of work largely because they must turn to casual labor due to a lack of training for a specific vocation.
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London
Campaign for honesty in Ohio politics condemned special interests
The speaker denounced greed driven by special interests and warned that machine politicians seek pliant nominees. He urged voters to resist “freebooters” and independence threats, calling for guardianship in public welfare and a tax system where everyone pays. He urged citizens to reclaim power from bosses through honest, accountable leadership.
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Vena
Olio
Burke
Highway Department
Law Enforcement Department
Public Welfare Department
Ohio
America
Lou
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Columbus
Glasser Divorce Suit Filed Over Wilful Absence
Charlotte R. Glasser of Lorain sues John H. Glasser for divorce on the ground of three years wilful absence.
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Charlotte R. Glasser
Lorain
John H. Glasser
Train Kills Ohio Teen Near Bridgeport
John Taylor, 18, was killed and a companion injured when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at Blaine near Bridgeport this morning. The incident occurred April 2, with authorities investigating the accident.
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Ohigan
Bridgeport
John Taylor
Blaine
Iberian and Atlantic World News Nuggets
Madrid reports the United States and Japan extend an agreement by one year. Brussels notes the Argentina Mission seeks closer Belgium Argentina economic ties. London covers Ulster border talks under the Anglo Irish treaty and a prewar debt reduction plan announced by Chancellor Snowden using £38 million to cut Britain’s postwar debts.
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Madrid
Japan
Brussels
Magliona
Belgium
Argentina
London
Ulster
Ulster Free State
J. H. Thomas
Commons
Inet
Great Britain
Phillip Snowden
House of Communsy
Burglary Strikes Maxwell Brothers Store in Sherwood
Early morning burglary at Maxwell Brothers in Sherwood breaks front door glass and steals clothing valued between 150 and 2000 dollars. Loot includes eight suits sixty dress coats and seven raincoats. Chronicle Telegram ad urged for help in the want columns.
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Sherwood
Maxwell Brothers
Tanlac claims boost saves Sauer from breakdown
Arthur Sauer of Indianapolis says the Tanlac treatment lifted him from a near breakdown. He reports stomach trouble, poor appetite, insomnia, back and chest pains, headaches, and nervous exhaustion improved after taking Tanlac, citing an eighteen pound gain and renewed health. Tanlac 18 is advertised as available from druggists.
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Arthur Sauer
West Pleasant Run Drive
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tanlac
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