Breakers Dayton Must Leave the City
In Daytona August 1 police ordered breakers Paul J Sommerville Mass De Rosier Cohoes Arthur Ford Providence Rhode Island to exit by 2 p m after plans to blow up the city rail car barns. A worker named F Armor said the trio sought to destroy property for payment and admitted the intent after arrest. They claimed poor treatment and sought union support to justify leaving.
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Paul J
Sommervville
Mass
de Rosier
Cohoes
Arthur Ford
Provi- L
Daytona
Eir
F. Armor
Kay
Ain
Powass
New Austral landholder Sir Sidney Kidman
Sir Sidney Kidman dominates the apire landholdings with about 32,900,000 acres, controlling roughly a quarter of the title and holding numerous estates. His vast holdings mark him as the era’s premier landowner and empresario in the region.
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Austral
Sidney Kidman
Deceased Sister Leaves Elyrian Her Diamonds
The will of Mary Kimball of St Pauls Episcopal church leaves 500 dollars to the endowment fund, a 500 dollar bequest plus a diamond ring to her sister Addie K Byam of Elyria, a diamond ring to Nora Seymour, furniture to her sister and two nieces Elizabeth and Frances Hawthorne, and the estate balance split between Byam and the Hawthornes, with Mrs Byam named executor.
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Medina
Mary Kimbal
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Shoe
Addie K. Byam
Elyria
Nora Seymour
Misses Elizapeth
Frances Hawthorne
Mrs. Byam
Misses Hawthorne
Miss Kimball
Shipping board opens bids for 287 ships in varied regions
The Shipping Board received 11 bids for 287 wooden ships across the country. The largest bid by R A Thompson and Company for 285 ships at 10 million dollars was rejected due to a missing one million dollar certified check. Other offers came from Japanese Brokers and Intelligencers of Seattle and Fromstall and McQuaid Company of Seattle for groups of ships and single allotments.
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Washington
Shipping Board
R. A. Thompson and Company
New “York
Intelligencers
Seattle
Wash
Lake, ‘Union
Forstall
McQuaid Company
Eles
McCarthy Named Prohibition Agent for Boston Officer
William J. McCarthy of Boston was appointed by the Revenue Commissioner as a general prohibition agent. He joins the Mobile forces organized by the Prohibition Commissioner for special field investigations with headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
William J. McCarthy
Boston
Revenue
Blair
McCarthy
Haines
Indiana Steel Mills Adopt 1917 Pay Basis in Hammond
Notices posted in Hammond announce Inland Steel Mills shifting to 1917 pay rates for day and tonnage workers. The basic common labor rate rises to 57 cents per hour, with Monday’s rate at 30 cents per hour, aligning with neighboring district mills.
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Hammond
Ind
Steem
Barbertown Referendum Petition Filed Over Baseball Ordinance
Barbertown filed a petition with 288 signatures seeking a referendum on an ordinance prohibiting baseball. Kreider departed for Beirut to take a post as assistant transport manager with Near East Relief. Flossie Overholt leaves St Luke's Cleveland after seven years to head the new Wadsworth hospital. Two liquor fines add $750 to the city treasury due to the stability of Marshall Lucas.
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Barberton
Kreider
Beirut
Syria
Flossie Overholt
St. Luke's.hospital
Cleveland
New. Wadsworth Hospital
City Treasury
Marshall Lucas
Tanlac credited with restoring health across Fairlawn family
Ott F. Grether of Fairlawn Ohio reports Tanlac cured his disordered stomach headaches and dizziness helped kidneys and back pain and improved sleep. He says his sister in law urged the remedy and his whole family now shares in the benefits. The ad notes Elyria and Adolphus Ebert as local distributors.
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Tanlac
Ott F. Grether
Fairlawn
Ohio
Elyria
Adolphus- Ebert
Everyhere
Advt
Medina Tax List Grows Amid Deaths Marriages and Losses
Tax list expansion noted with several deaths including E B Fluent 64 Linus Bennet Alexander 73 and Edwin A Carlton 58. Marriages listed Herman Becker of Waterloo Wilma Palmer Wadsworth Milton G Ruder Edith M Eaken of Lafayette. Fire destroys barn $10 000 loss to crops and machinery. Montville voters approved a $15 000 school bond and will vote Aug 8 for $10 000 more. Kiwanis Club addressed by E F Gleason Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Co Toledo. Three youths held by police. Epidemic keratitis among cattle in York and L F Abbott suffers.
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Medina
E- B. Fluent
Linus Bennet Alexander
Edwin A. Carlton
Herman - Becker
Waterloo
Wis
Wilma Palmer Wadsworth
Milton G. Ruder
Edith M. Eaken
Lafayette
York
L. F. Abbott
Montville-tp
E. F_ Gleason
Ohio
Savings Bank and Trust
Wisconsin Farmers Pay Rainmaker for Rain Per Inch
Charles M. Hatfeeld, the California Rainmaker, has reportedly earned over 3060 dollars per inch of rain promised to Wisconsin farmers. His rig includes a twenty foot high tank where he prepares a secret chemical mixture claimed to induce rainfall.
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Wisconsin
Charles. M. Hatfeeld
California
Wisconsin Society of Equity
Hatfeld
Lorain Answers Suit Over Broadway Fall Location
Lorain City filed an answer to a $10,000 damage suit by Bernice Anderson of Elyria. The city seeks precise location details of upheavals on Broadway between Sixth and Seventh streets where Anderson says she fell and broke her ankle.
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Lorain
Bernice Anderson
Elyria
Common Pleas Court
Broadway
Sixth
Seventh
Anderson
Robbery case and assaults mix in county court notes
A Lafayette theft and assault docket includes two boys charged with beating Cleveland youths over girls at Chippewa Lake. Other items mention a store robbery sting, a mother attacking a sheriff, and multiple burglary and repair charges. Court records show 228 cases filed with 157 disposed in the past year.
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M. T. Wright
Lafayette
Cleveland
Chippewa Lake
Floyd
Baker
Wadsworth
Lancaster ‘Reformatory
George Saunberg
Beeville
P.C
Bigelo
Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Property Deeds and Leases Require Many Signatures
Chinese property deeds and leases often carry hundreds of signatures as land is commonly owned by syndicates and agreements must be signed by every member of the organization.
Ohio wheat yields rise with improved seedbed and manure
Ohio soil experts emphasize careful seedbed preparation and fertilized manure to boost wheat. Tests at the Ohio Experiment Station show averages around 28 to 35 bushels per acre with fresh barnyard manure plus acid phosphate, lime, and potash applications after corn, though 1927 projections cite past low yields and the need for better fertilization practices.
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Charles E. Thome
Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio
Obie
New Chemical Reported to Kill Peach Tree Borers
A state report notes paradichlorobenzine as a soil fumigant to combat peach tree borers. Applied between August 25 and September 15 on trees six years or older, the fumes penetrate to the trunk and kill the borers without harming humans. Applications use three quarters to one ounce of the chemical in crystal form.
Disease hits CMA ATE FLO seedling crops in Ohio
A plant disease identified by browning discolorations on stems and a pinkish yellow fungus covers stems. Infected seedlings cannot be saved and should be pulled up and burned. Growers in Ohio may receive assistance from the Department of Botany at the Ohio Experiment Station in Wooster for removal.
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Ohio
Wooster
Bread yields from Gladden wheat questioned
Experiments at the Ohio Experiment Station indicate that an acre of Gladden wheat may yield about 1,985 loaves of bread. Gladden is a pureline selection from Gypsy wheat, highlighting potential gains in flour production.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Ralph Mercer Wins National Radio Contest in Pittsby
Yesterday in the 3rd Division Fred Serene noted Ralph Mercer as the winner in a national radio contest held by Pittsby, marking a notable achievement in the competition.
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Fred
Ralph Mercer
Foerth
Pittsby Concern
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