Storm floods New York subways kill and injure many
A fierce tropical storm flooded Manhattan streets and subways, causing three deaths and about sixty injuries with one more possible. Lightning struck over 100 buildings while 16 fire alarms rang as trains halted in a historic jam. Victims include Stanley Carpenter 15 Ellen O Connell 74 and Alexander Friedman 58. Tubes under the East River remained partly flooded.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Stanley Carpenter
Highston
N. J
Ellen O'Connell
Alexander Friedman
East River
Expect 20 000 At Tube Co Picnic
Lorain on August 13 projects show 20 000 people will attend the National Tube Company plant picnic at Crystal Beach. The Lorain plant closes for the day as the last such event. A sports program, contests, and games are planned with free concessions and bathing for employees families. Red Cross attendants will aid in accidents and child care. About 3,000 are expected from Elyria.
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Lorain
National Tube Company
Crystal Beach
Red Cross
Elytia
Fire destroys two story business block in West Mansfield
Fire of unknown origin in West Mansfield Ohio destroyed a two story brick building early today. The Odd Fellows Temple and the D P Hathaway dry goods store occupied the building. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Mansfield
Odd Fellows Temple
D. P. Hathaway
Cleveland Officer Shoots Nail Company Employee
Safety Director Ed Barry ordered an inquiry into the shooting of James Gardner an Angels Nail and Chariot Company employee by Patrolman Adrian Vandrosek in Cleveland. The officer said Gardner tossed nails at him as he fled after being ordered to halt. two shots were fired with a fatal hit.
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Cleveland
Ed Barry
James Gardner
The
Angels Nail and Chaplet Company
Adrian Vandrosek
Gardner
Vandrosek
New Textile Firm to Open in Elyria
A new industrial concern will locate in Elyria to manufacture wearing apparel. Starting with twenty employees, it aims to hire about two hundred if conditions suit. The firm takes over the old Willys-Overland recreation hall, 6,000 square feet, for six months to assess freight rates and local conditions before permanent operations. Operations begin August 15.
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Elyria
Board of Trade
Willys- Overland Co
Coolidge Approves First National Airways Plans
President Coolidge approved two new national airways the transcontinental and the southwestern. The transcontinental route will run from New York to the Pacific ending at Los Angeles or San Francisco and serve Cleveland Chicago Iowa City and Des Moines. The southwestern route will connect Chicago with Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Coolidge
Great Airways
White Pine Camp
Great National Airways
New York
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Dallas
Fort Worth
Cleveland
Iowa City
Des Moines
Miners Ready to Talk Terms in Peace Negotiations
A. J. Cook secretary of the Miners Federation urged the government to discuss reorganization of the mining industry and a national minimum wage. Reported as a sign miners seek peace talks but will not end the coal strike unconditionally.
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London
A. J. Cook
The
Miners’ Federation
Cook
Train derailment kills twelve at Landshut station
Twelve people die and seven are seriously injured when a train derails at Landshut station in Bavaria on August 13. Twenty others are slightly injured in the crash. Authorities report the disaster and its casualties.
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Landshut
Bavaria
Jewels Valued at 75000 Stolen From Durant Home
July 13 report from Deat N J states $75000 in jewels were stolen from Willam C. Durant family home in Durant, taken from a safe Aug 1 while the couple was away. John Mordacot, former Durant butler, is jailed on an open charge as detectives pursue further leads and a formal accusation remains unresolved.
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Durant Home
Mrs. Esther Klein Abducted in Perth Amboy Case
Mrs. Esther Klein wife of Dr Alexander Klein, 87, was abducted from her home by a giant negro aided by a white man. The pair dragged her about 14 miles toward Carteret before she escaped near the Carteret police station, biting one kidnapper and scratching the other. She is recovering in hospital.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Esther Klein
Alexander Klein
Carteret
Klein
Woman Found Slain in Brooklyn Home
New York Aug 13 Mrs Rose Di Palo 30 was found slain in her Brooklyn residence with the head nearly severed. The body showed mutilation and an axe lay nearby. Discovered by her nine year old daughter Della, neighbors noted frequent quarrels with husband Antonio Di Palo a laborer.
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New York
Mre Rose di Palo
Brooklyn
Della
Antonio di Palo
Official Vote Count From Tuesday Primaries Reported
The boards of elections finalize the official count with Republican Governor Cooper Gregory winning 1927 votes to Browns 1950 and other statewide tallies including Burke 2773 for Lieutenant Governor and Brown 326 for Secretary of State. Democratic totals show Donahey 1659 for Governor and Young 738 for Secretary of State.
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Boards of Elections
Cooper
Brown
Sieber
Day
Smyth
Buchanan
Snow
Welster
Gibson
Beam
Dircks
Burke
Farnsworth
Davis
Mills
Emerson
Dains
Galbreath
McKim
Tippett
Bracher
Watkins
Cross
Hummel
Weaver
Farney
Godfrey
Smith
Buckley
Nelson
Grilly
Griswold
Bosd
Turner
U. S
Friday 13th Brings Marriage License For Elyria Pair
Mildred Gerrick and Albert G. Berres from Elyria faced Friday the 13th with optimism as they applied for a marriage license and were married by Rev. Kirby that morning amid amused staff at the bureau.
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Mildred Gerrick
Albert G. Berres
Ashhey
Bureau
Elyria
Rev. Kirby
Local Hero Saves Block by Carrying Blazing Stove
Joe Rasell a colored man in Columbus escaped serious injury after a fuel tank on an oil stove exploded last night He carried the burning stove into the yard preventing a wider blaze and earning praise from friends and neighbors.
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Columbus
Joe Rasell
Kiwanis Leader Urges Members to Exercise Voting Rights
Clarence E. Fox lieutenant governor of Ohio's fifth Kiwanian district spoke at an Elyria Kiwanis luncheon urging every Kiwanian to vote. He argued members should understand government duties and cast informed ballots, noting the fifth division is the largest in Ohio and in Kiwanis International. Continued on page 2.
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Clarence E. Fox
Ohio
Elyria Kivenis Club
Fox
Mexican Citizens Urged to Loyalty to Government
A report from Good Will, son of thirty-two Protestant pastors, urges Mexicans to place loyalty to the government before loyalty to their church. It notes President Calles’ government is strong and calls for educational and social reform programs.
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Good Will
Calles
Steel plant craneman electrocuted at work in Weirton
Roy Tenney a craneman employed by the Weirton Steel Company died today after touching a fallen high tension wire. Several thousand volts passed through him instantly. Tenney recently arrived in Weirton from Elkins West Virginia.
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Weirton
W. Va
Roy Tenney
Weirton Steel Company
Tenney
Elkins
W. V
Whittemore Death Penalty Observed At Maryland Prison
Spectators crowd the Maryland Penitentiary death chamber to witness Richard Reese Whittemore, the “Candy Kid,” as he faces execution for defiance of the law. He offers no remorse, simply a final, defiant remark as the rope is placed. The tense scene unfolds with hush across the chamber.
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Whittemore
Maryland
Baltimore
Aug
Maryland Penitentiary
Richard Reese Whittemore
Candy Kid
Tipler
Ambassador to Coolidge on Mexico rights crisis
The text reports an official request for U S government mediation to protect Catholic rights in Mexico presented to Secretary of State Hull by James J Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. Ambassador Sheffield prepares to brief President Coolidge in Washington on the Mexican religious controversy and a firm policy toward Mexico’s land and oil laws.
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Mexico
James J. Flaherty
Keights
Collins
Winherty
Philadelphia
Coolidge
Flaherty
State Department
Menico City
James R. Sheffield
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
White House
Adirondacks
Tcalles
Congress
Calles
Tejeda
United States
Sheffield
Former Elyria Youth Found Near Eat
Howard Sasse 19 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Sasse now living on Hope avenue Cleveland lies in General Hospital Cincinnati in serious condition from typhoid fever. He was found last night on the steps of a negro Baptist church in a critical state. he said he came by side door Pullmans from Florida and had not eaten for five days.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Howard Sasse
Frank Sasse
Hope Avenue
Cleveland
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Young Sasse
Elyria
Florida
Baptist Church
Kidnap Suspect Sought After Toledo Abduction
Police scoured Toledo for an automobile driven by a Negro in a report of an early morning abduction of a white woman at Jefferson and Michigan streets. Patrolman Zielinski was injured when the vehicle door swung open during a pursuit.
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Toledo
Jefferson and
Michigan
Zielinski
Two Victims Wounded In Card Game Stabbing
Andrew Baski and Theadme Lewis were stabbed yesterday by coworker Andrew Zorski after a quarrel during a card game near the East Side freight house. Both expect to leave Miyria Memorial Hospital soon. Police weigh motive and possible location in Lorain as Zorski may have fled.
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Andrew Baski
Theadme Lewis
Pallee
Andrew Zorski
Baski
Lewis
New York Central
Miyria Memorial Hospital
Zorski
East Side
Serius
Zerski
Lorain
Petition Seeks 25600 Dollars Over Son's Death
Walam J. Prank of Lorain filed a new petition against Dominick Redman seeking 25600 dollars for the death of his son William Frank Jr. The accident occurred when the boy was struck by a truck owned by the defendant while playing in the street with a scepter. A prior 15000 dollar petition was dismissed and costs paid.
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Walam J. Prank
Lorain
Dominick Redman
William Frank, Jr
Cruck
Weld Discuss Clans for Loraedn Brig Lloras
Wendel T Brown consulting engineer for the county commissioners on the Fourteenth street bridge project will meet this afternoon with the Central Business Men's Association. Plans and a general discussion will be made regarding the undertaking and Brown is expected to outline the bridge climate in the coming days.
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Loraedn
Lloras
Wendel T. Brown
Fourteenth Street
Central Business Men's Association
Trementing
Brown
Tthe Bridge
Sixty Five Apply for Elyria Clerk Carrier Exam
Sixty five applications for the clerk carrier examination at the Elyria post office have been received by Postmaster J. W. McHenry. The exact date remains private under postal rules. Cards granting entry are issued to applicants, with about half expected to pass and be placed on a list for vacancies as they occur.
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Elyria
J. W. McHenry
McHenry
Willis Carries Coo enter Ohio in Republican primary
Willis led in all 88 Ohio counties in the August primary unofficial results. He narrowly defeated other Republican hopefuls for the U S Senate nomination. Vic Donahey won a large share of counties for governor, losing only Putnam. Cooper carried 29 counties for governor, while Brown won 45 counties.
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Columbus
U. S
Frank B. Wis
Willis
Vic Donahey
Putnam
A. P. Sandles
Donasher
Myers Y. Cooper
Thad Brown
Joe Sether
Clark
Harry S. Day
Ottawa
Sandusky
Cooper
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Montgomery
Atlee Pomerene
Florence Allen
Grenuntins
Miss Allen
Percording
Suripy
Lorain Man Fatally Hurt by Fall From Car
Richard D Wretzel aged 36 of Lorain died after a fracture to the skull from a fall from an open touring car while returning from a party at St Joseph's Hospital. He was riding with his head striking the sailcoat as he tumbled from the front seat near 2652 Apple Avenue.
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Lorain
Richard D Wretzel
St. Joseph's
Wretzel
Apple Avenue
Par thenon Columns To Be Rebuilt In Civic Plan
Miavaisl Capps, former United States minister to Grove, today announced a plan to restore some of the Parthenon by reelecting the fallen columns. The plan would be carried out with feuds subscribed for the purpose in America.
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Columans
Parthenon Atiliens
Miavaisl Capps
United States
Grove Today
Ao Plen
Ciory
Parthenon
America
Powder Plant Blast Takes Big Toll
London reports eighty dead five hundred seriously injured and over a thousand missing after a Hungarian munitions plant explosion at Budapest Caepel Island ten miles from the city. The first blast occurred at seven o clock with three follow ups wrecking most buildings and shaking towns miles away.
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London
Budapest
Central News
Caepel Island
Planes Reach Seventh Leg of Ford Reliability Tour
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 13 the Ford reliability air tour enters its seventh leg headed for Wichita Kansas with 21 planes remaining. Plane No 13 piloted by Walter Carr is likely out of the race after a forced landing near Henderson Iowa due to a broken connecting rod. Watter Beach, who won yesterday’s Des Moines jump, leads the tour in overall position.
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Lincoln
Neb
Woodson
Walter Carr
Wichita
Kans
Carr
Henderson
Iowa
Watter Beach
Des Moines
Thirteen Friday brings luck to three slayers
Three condemned men John J. Devereaux John J. McLaughlin and Edward J Teinlein avoided the electric chair with a three months reprieve granted by Governor Alvan T Fuller. They were moved from death cells to Cherry Hill prison yard for the pause.
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Boston
John J. Devereaux
John J. McLaughlin
Edward J. Teinlein
Cherry Hill
State's
Alvan T. Fuller
Bell Tower of church struck by lightning in Columbus
Reports say the King Avenue M E church bell tower in Columbus was slightly damaged by a single lightning strike during Thursday's storm. No injuries reported. Local crews inspected the tower for further damage.
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Columbus
King Avenue
M. F
Federal Probe Ordered Into Canton Vice Conditions
United States District Attorney Bernsteen will lead a federal inquiry into Canton liquor, narcotics, and vice. The probe follows a conference with Starkeminty Prosecutor McClintock and aims to uncover underworld funds and bootlegging protection amid rumored affidavits and official ties.
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Canton
United States
A.bh
Bernateen
Bernsteen
Cor Metlintack
Starkeminty
Pernsteen
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