Fire at Ohio State Fair Destroyed Six Buildings
Organized labor fights a $600000 blaze at the Ohio fair grounds. A spontaneous combustion fire destroyed six buildings in the central group including administration and agriculture structures. Five firemen were injured as 11 companies battled the flames. replacement costs are put at $600000.
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Columbus
Ang
Rajnt
West Administration
East Administration Agriculture
Columbus Real Estate Board
Tabor
Cabinet Talks Over Strikes In Meet Washington
President Harding met with his cabinet to review the growing industrial crisis tied to rail and coal strikes. Officials described conditions as intolerable and hinted at imminent developments within 24 hours as efforts to secure fuel supplies continued.
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Washington
Harding
Strong
Injunction Sought to End Lorain Police Picketing
Attorney Robert Hurley won a preliminary injunction from Judge Thompson to stop Lorain Police Chief Theodore Walker from allowing officers to picket Jack Armstrong's soft drink shop at 23324 Elyria Avenue. Armstrong alleges assault by Patrolman Frank Grover on July 6 and a July 7 warrant. a new warrant prompted a guard at Armstrong's premises. The case claims officers and department members tainted Armstrong’s trial notice. A hearing scheduled for August 9 will decide if the injunction becomes permanent with a $2,320 bond posted for costs.
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Robert Hurley
Thompson
Poltice
Theodore Walker
Lorain
Jack Armstrong
Elyria Avenue
Armstrong
Frank Grover
Walker
Armatrong
AravetTosy
Bell laid to rest in Beann Breagh tomb collapse
In Beann Breagh mountain tomb a casket by Alexander Graham Bell is interred after a rocky blast. Services at his house include family staff and workers with psalms, funeral music, and prayers. Governor nomination candidate Judge Johnson resigns from the supreme court.
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Baddeck
N S
Beann Breagh Mountain
Alexander Graham Bell
Chopin
Longfellow
Stevenson
Columbus
Japan
Jaman G Johnson
Springfield
Supreme Court
Johnson
Conference for Coal Operators Opens in Cleveland Monday
The central competitive field operators from western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois prepare to attend a Monday conference in Cleveland called by United Mine Workers president John L Lewis to discuss a wage scale and mine resumption. Officials from Pittsburgh Vein Operators and Freeport Thick Vein Operators decline official representation though individual members may attend.
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Cleveland
Feld
Pennsyvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Operators Association
Pittsburgh
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Columbus
Pittsburgh Vein Operators Association
Smaintain
Cown
Bake Pittaburgh Wain Operators Association
Yeelarday
Lewis
Freeport Thick Vein Operators’ Association
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Buffalo City Faces Night of Explosions in Pipe Street S
A night of blasts rips through Buffalo as police investigators search Pipe Street for culprits. Officials warn residents to stay indoors while teams from the city and state work to secure the area and assess damage. No injuries reported as damage estimates rise.
Poison food mystery leaves six dead in Shelburn NY restaurant
Police probe arsenic tainted dishes at Shelburn restaurant and bakery after six patrons die and about 100 fall ill. Authorities exonerate former baker Chris Abramson as Louis Freedman and Samuel Drexler, owner and manager, emerge as key figures in the investigation.
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Shelburn
Ida Weiesburg
Samuel Drexler
Louis Freedman
New York
Chries Abramson
Railroads Prepare to Field Strike Breakers in West Virginia
New York Aug 4 rail road chiefs plan to shift surplus mechanics from paint to point to cover weak spots against a possible strike by ship men. Quotas of repairmen from several lines head to carriers tapping non union coal regions in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. The move follows threats of federal receivers and possible government control in an emergency.
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New York
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Washington
Milan seizings by Fascisti in fierce city battle
Milan sees heavy fighting as Fascisti seize control after a battle that leaves 62 wounded. Police report 200 arrests and say Fascisti are administering executive affairs in the city.
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Rome
Fascisti
Milan
Receiver fights alleged fraudulent mortgage at Elyria Chemical
A C Calhoun, receiver for Elyria Chemical Co, seeks court action against a $12 590 chattel mortgage held by Eugene Ader director treasurer. He argues the mortgage is fraudulent and that stock sale attempts favored Rider and left creditors unpaid. The litigation follows Carl Wolf's prior judgment against the firm, with assets insufficient to satisfy obligations.
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C Calhoun
Elyria Chemical Co
Burt
Carl Wolf
Wolf
Eugene Ader
Gyen
Consideraton
Rider
Reciver
Mrs Barbara Webber of Ridgeville Dies
Mrs Barbara Webber, 74, died at home. A former Ridgeville resident of Case Road, she will be buried at Ridgeville Cemetery after funeral at the Catholic church on Monday at 9 am.
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Barbara Webber
Ridgeville
Case Road
Catholic Church
Ridgeville Cemetery
Germany Rebuffs French Indemnity Demands in Berlin Note
Berlin announces it cannot meet the latest French indemnity demands and says new proposals will be carefully examined. Premier Poincare sent the French communication a week ago, and President Ebert with Chancellor Wirth reviewed the note in a lengthy conference.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Todas
Poincare
Ebert
Wirth
Lorain County Hopes for Unified Pollution Effort
Officials from the state health and agriculture departments will cooperate to eliminate pollution of Ohio waters. Previously combined actions caused confusion and wasted effort. A systematized plan aims to create more efficient stream pollution control.
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Columbus
State Health and Agriculture Departments
Ohie
Centralized Carlisle School Proposal Faces Bond Vote
Carlisle Township residents will vote next Tuesday on centralizing the school and issuing a $100,000 bond to build a modern facility. The School Board favors a one story design for safety and efficiency, with future room additions planned as needed.
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Carlisle
Cerliale Township
Asire
Eal Carlisle
Liquor Found Buried In Driveway In Elyria
Police watched Louis Polchey home at 244 West River Street for suspected liquor sales. During the circus parade officers unearthed a container holding over fifteen gallons of corn whiskey buried in the driveway. Polchey was not present. attorney Guy Findley said he would produce him soon. Polchey previously paid $500 in fines for liquor violations.
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Louis Polchey
West River Street
Sweet
Sheni Batkus
Polchey
Guy Findley
Polehey
Juvenile Court to Decide on Child in Home Case
The Misardo family faces a narcotics linked case involving a one year old girl who homelessly stayed away from home. Humane Agent Hamlin placed the child with Mr Bring after the mother refused return, with Mayor Jones Stall handing the matter to Judge Ho Witenx for investigation and possible action.
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Char Es Misardo
Boas
Hame
Che
Therirdn
Rosie
Seth Ricardo
L D Hamlin
Mr Bring
Wera
Dave
Theatre firms face lawsuits over alleged misappropriation
The Bannon Theatre Co and Standard Enterprises Co battle in court with multiple named directors including Owen Bannon and Morris Lebensburger accused of conspiracy to misuse company funds. Plaintiffs seek $1,340 plus interest and another suit seeks £6729.94 converted for personal use.
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Owen Bannon
Standard Enterprises
Standard Enterprises Co
Louis Greenstein
Morris Brumer
Morris Lebensburger
Martin Becker 78 Dies at Massillon
Martin Becker aged 78 died last night at Massillon hospital. A resident of Elyria for 53 years he was a wood turner and longtime Parach Lumber Co. employee. Survived by wife, sons Will Carl Edwin of Elyria, daughter Florence Hurkey of Lorain. Funeral at Odd Fellows hall Sunday 2 pm. Knights of Pythias to help at Elyria cemetery. May let Henrietta road contract today. County commissioners to award project from Bates Corner to Henrietta center over two miles.
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Martin Becker
Massillon Hospital
Sudro
Elvria
Parach Lumber Co
East Fourth Street
Will
Carl
Edwin
Elyria
Florence Hurkey
Lorain
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Knights of Pythias
Elyria Cemetery
Henrietta Road
Menrietta
Bates Cormera
Henrieta Center
Malles
Henrietta-Millian
Uns
Gompers Denounces Rail and Coal Strike Tactics
Washington, Aug. 4. Samuel Gompers charged rail executives and coal operators collude to crush labor. He accused Britton Budd Henry Blair and Willliam Quinlan of pressuring government and harming strikers morale. He warned coal and rail strikes end only when miners return to work.
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Britton L. Budd
Henry A. Blair
Williere Quinlan
Chicago
Britton J Budd
Henry A Blair
Willam Quinlan
Washington
United States
Harding Warned of Looming Rail Shutdowns by Railroad Unions
Timothy Shea, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, wired President Harding that railroads face increasing outage as up to 40 percent of engines may be unserviceable within a month under current conditions. The message cites “irresponsible guards” and warns of mounting dangers to crew and passengers. In Rochester, NY, a locomotive boiler explosion injured engineer Fred Coates and fireman Herman Schulte, though officials say strikers did not cause the blast.
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Cleveland
Harding
Timothy Shea
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Shea
Rochester
Fred Coates
Herman S Chulpe
New York Central Railroad
Requisition Papers Honored In Grafton
Governor Davis announced New York has honored a requisition for the return of Paul Citak to Lorain county. Citak is held in New York City on first degree murder charges for the July 30 1922 killing of Andy Kuchovich Kuchovich who died from injuries after being thrown from a train on the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis line in Lorain county.
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Columbus
Davis
New York
Lorain County
Paul Citak
Atlas Paul Copek
New York City
Andy Kuccovich
Kuchovic
Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago and
St Louis
Citak
Kuckovich
International groups end Cedar Point convention
Cedar Point reports the conclusion of the annual convention by the Baby Chick Association, the International Custom Cutters' Association, and the Pal Omega Dentists' Fraternity. In Columbus on East Main Street, Zanesville driver B Herrick of the Ret Bar Columbus faces a $75 fine after alleged spending incident.
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Cedar Point
International
International Custom Cutters’ Association
Pal Omega Dentists’ Pfraternity
Columbus
East Main
Herrick
Zanesville
Justion
Kuba
Swatow Hit Hard by Devastating Typhoon
A Central News dispatch from Hong Kong reports Swatow, a treaty port estuary city on the Hen River, suffered massive destruction from a typhoon. The disaster, dated August 4, reports heavy property damage and a large loss of life with the city’s 900,000 population affected.
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London
Swatow
Hong Kong
Tom
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TN Chemical 60 Sun
Walla
Elyrian
Ricardo
WANTS
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Massillon
Sam Gompers
Grafton
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