Women fliers arrive at El Paso in Cleveland derby
El Paso welcome point for the on to Cleveland derby as Amelia Earhart covers 216 miles in 1 hour 48 minutes. Thea Rasche remains halted at Phoenix with engine trouble but hopes to continue. Bad luck follows the race with a close friend of Gladys O'Donnell from Long Beach dying, prompting tears and a guarded response at the airport.
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EL Paso
Tex
Cleveland
Douglas
Ariz
Amelia Earhart
New York
Thea Rasche
Phoenix
Santa Monica
Gladys O’donnell
Long Beach
Calif
Coste Plans East To West Flight Over Atlantic
Dieudonne Coste, famed French trans Atlantic aviator, arrived at Le Bourget and tested his plane before another attempt to span the Atlantic from east to west. With Joseph Lebrix, he already has a South Atlantic crossing to his credit and recently turned back 400 miles east of the Azores due to head winds and dwindling fuel.
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Paris
Dieudonne Coste
le Bourget Ayrdrome
Cverithing
Atlantic
Coste
Joseph Lebrix
Azores
New York
American
Varied Friday Concert Promises Local Talent
A Friday concert features the Elyria Band directed by Gerald Frank with drill and music by the American Legion Drum Corps in new uniforms bound for the Akron state convention. Lorain performers Hayden Adams Thomas and Jones join a five year old pianist Jack Elton, plus a zeppelin christening by Miss Betty Bishop and a skate dance, with the full program to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
A. L. Werner
Gerald Frank
American Legion
Akron
Lorain
Hayden Adams
Hayden Thomas
Hayden Jones
Jack Elton
Donald Meyers
Zeppelin
Betty Bishop
Zep
Elstia
Adams Street paving advances to halfway completion
Mayor James A. Hewitt said Adams Street is already more than half paved and should finish by week’s end. Concrete paving is underway along Adams Street as street repairs speed forward.
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Rapid Tate
James A. Hewitt
Adams Street
Biography of John Demirjian in 1913 Elyria career
The article profiles John Demirjian born in Cairo who at 21 worked as a clerk for the Egyptian Ice Company and spoke seven languages. He moved via Cleveland Boston East Liverpool and Youngstown to Elyria in 1913 and now runs Economy Shoe Store. He is married with four children, living at 137 Harvard Avenue, with hobbies in reading and ambitions to become a linguist and traveler.
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Cairo
Egypt
John Demirjian
United States
Cleveland
Boston
East Liverpool
Youngstown
Ely Tia
Demirjian
Harvard Avenue
Reading
Deputies attacked by five men and two women draw guns
A barnstorming sheriff office operation to seize liquor led to a street attack on deputies by five men and two women. Three arrests for liquor possession followed, with two suspects later charged with resisting an officer. Eddy Cave and Sam Dave faced liquor charges and fines. Stella Alaski pleaded guilty and paid a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Boshak
Massey Avenue
Elyria
Nquor
Boshak
Stella Alaski
Mendelcourt
Common Pleas
Reopening Preparations Underway for Elgrit Schools
As the 1929 1930 school year nears, Elgrit schools rush preparations. Officials return from vacations and building projects near completion, including the Alien school on Abbey road and the Elyria High School Technical Building addition. The new two room portable at Opportunity school will be ready next week, with heating plants tested and ready. The Alien school will start with about 125 pupils, subject to district line placement.
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Elgrit
R. C. Maston
Columbia University
C. P. Shively
Abbey Road
John R. Wilmot
Elyria High School
Wilmot
Opportunity School
West Avenue
Franklin School
Maston
Cleveland voters reject Three-D Amendment as council race looms
In Cleveland on August 21 the Three-D Charter Amendment failed by about 3,195 votes. The Progressive committee led by Clarence J. Neal announced plans to field a complete city council ticket aligned with the Manager plan. City Manager Hopkins welcomed the outcome and urged unity as November elections approach amid a bitter political climate and uneven ward results.
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Cleveland
Progressive Government Committee
Clarence J. Neal
Hopkins
Severe hurricane sweeps Venezuela devastates forests and disrupts trolley
A devastating hurricane swept northern Venezuela damaging forest districts and disrupting trolley service in major towns. Dispatches from Macuto Guayra and Maiquetia report the storm’s broad impact across the region.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Macuto
Guayra
Maiquetia
Graf Zeppelin to Fly U S Again in October
Berlin Aug 21 Another Graf Zeppelin flight to the United States is planned for October according to a Friedrichshafen dispatch to the Telegraphen Union. The giant dirigible is currently on a round the world trip and expected to return to Friedrichshafen on Sept 10.
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Berlin
United States
Friedrichshafen
Telegraphen Union
Man's body found in reservoir at Akron
Albert Woodward age 32 a sales manager at a local garage was found in the east reservoir after an all night search He fell from a canoe in which he and Miss Mary Enlow age 27 were riding Enlow recovered at City Hospital and gave the account of the accident in Akron August 21.
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Akron
Albert Woodward
East Reservoir
Mary Enlow
Enlow
City Hospital
Woodward
Deputy Snatches Revolver From Woman
Deputy William Hoist and fellow officers searched G. T. and Anna Babcock’s Lake Road home near Lorain for goods stolen from box cars. The woman pointed a loaded revolver at Hoist but he grabbed it, arresting her for pointing firearms. A liquor stash was found. her husband was later arrested for possessing liquor. They were slated for arraignment in Elyria.
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William Hoist
Lake Road
Lorain
Holst
Ernest Oldag
James Rundle
Frank Strohl
G. T
Anna Babcock
Babcock
Hoist
Elyria
Two Workmen Buried Alive In Sewer Accident
Bulletin from Columbus reports two laborers Angelo Capoccia aged 21 of Columbus and Charles Carpenter aged 28 from Detroit were buried when sewer excavation walls buckled. Rescuers reached the pit too late and both men were found dead. A passing heavy truck is believed to have caused the cave-in.
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Columbus
Angelo Capoccia
Charles Carpenter
Detroit
Two Fires Hit Paris Liner In Havre Damaging Deluxe Suites
Havre, France reports that the French liner Paris suffered two fires within twenty four hours, ravaging deluxe sections and leaving salons and other areas charred. Repair work will take months, with police launching an inquiry into possible arson.
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Havre
France
Paris
Backus to Assist Rowland at Ohio State Fair
County Treasurer elect N. D. Backus will assist C. E. Rowland in conducting the Ohio State Fair on August 26. Rowland, former county agent, leads the fair as Assistant Director of Agriculture, with Backus responding to a request made by telephone Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Backus
C. E. Rowland
Zist
Actor Found Dead in Apartment House
In San Francisco on August 21 actor Robert Chapman a leading man in Easy for Zee Zee was found dead in a light well of an uptown apartment building. Tenants reported hearing a fight a scream and hurried footsteps before a janitor found the body below Allan Hoffman the playwright and Chapmans friend at his apartment window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert Chapman
Allan Hoffman
Sun God Returns Home After Record Nonstop Flight
The Spokane Sun God, piloted by Lieut. Nick Mamer and Art Walker, landed at Felts Field after a five day, 7500 mile nonstop flight across the continent. Refuelings at eight air ports and two successful midair contacts enabled the record setting journey. President Hoover sent congratulations, praising the feat as a landmark in practical aviation.
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Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
Sun God
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
Fells Field
Seaboard
National Air Derby Association
Mamer
Walker
Hoover
Anad
Friedrichshafen
Tokio
Coal Magnate Bradley Falls to Death in Hotel Room
PHILADELPHIA Aug 21 Colonel Walter T Bradley coal magnate and clubman plunged to his death today at the Warwick Hotel 13th floor when he jumped or fell from the window area a screen had been removed police call it death by own action Bradley had been in ill health and his sight had been failing a newspaper open to the stock market page found on the table in the room
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Philadelphia
Walter T. Bradley
Warwick Hotel
Bradley
Clemenceau Severely Fatigued in Sudden Illness in France
Georges Clemenceau aged wartime Premier of France was taken suddenly ill at his cottage in Les Sables d Olonne on the Bay of Biscay. A Paris doctor said the Tiger is overfatigued and requires complete rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
France
Les Sables D'Olonne
Bay of Biscay
Vendee
Clemenceau
Graf Zeppelin ready for take off on world flight leg
Tokio Aug 21 Passengers and crew were told to stand by for possible takeoff at 4 am for the third leg of Graf Zeppelin’s world flight from Tokio to Los Angeles Commander Dr Hugo Eckener declared the air Leviathan in excellent condition for crossing the Pacific Motor systems checked as perfect Refueling and supplies were completed Weather was the key factor and officers indicated a circular route was likely depending on conditions They might head toward San Francisco or Victoria then the American coast toward Seattle before reaching Los Angeles
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Tokio
Los Angeles
Hugo Eckener
Air Leviathan
Pacific Ocean
von Schiller
Pacific
San Francisco
Victoria
Seattle
Demolays to Honor Elyrian At Cincinnati Conclave
Four youths will receive watches at the Ohio State DeMolay Conclave in Cincinnati August 26 to 28. Delbert W. Savage of Elyria, first State Master Councilor, leads the honored group along with J. Russell Marple of Zanesville Gordon Scherer and Stephen McNutt of Cincinnati. The event recalls Elyria as the site of the original state conclave and the formation of the Ohio State Council with more than 500 DeMolay members attending from 32 chapters.
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Cincinnati
Delbert W. Savage
Seventh Street
Savage
J. Russell Marple
Zanesville
Gordon Scherer
Stephen McNutt
Ohio State Council of DeMolay
Cleveland
Elyria
David Nye
Artemas “Dad” Beebe
Russell Flower
Grand Council
State Council
Ohio
Twenty three held in Lorain for immigration raids
Lorain police reported twenty three alleged violators of federal immigration laws were held in the city jail after raids at the steel plant Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Additional arrests were expected before tonight.
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Lorain
United States
Italy Refuses To Slice Her Reparations
At The Hague on August 21 France Belgium and Japan pressed Italy to cut its reparations payable to Britain to sustain the reparations conference. Italian delegate Albert Pirelli told British chancellor Philip Snowden that no concessions would be made and Italy cannot yield any portion of its share of reparations.
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the Hague
France
Belgium
Japan
Italy
Great Britain
Albert Pirelli
Philip Snowden
Gunfire at New Jersey Farm Kills Child, Injures Two
State police said one child aged 12 was killed and two others, a 10 year old boy and a 14 year old girl, were wounded by unexplained gunfire at the Grover and Frank Hoffman farm in Somerville. The Hoffman brothers were detained for questioning.
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Somerville
N. J
Grover
Frank Hoffman
John Koelsar
Joseph Kilomentovitch
Helen
Hoffman Brothers
Quamista Hamburg Abandoned and on Fire Reported
The steamship Yalza reports passing the vessel Quamista Hamburg abandoned and on fire. Forward held well down in water and danger to navigation. No crew seen. Position at Greenwich mean time 39 30 N 58 15 W, off New York waters.
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New York
Radio Marine Corporation Today
Yalza
Quamista Hamburg
Two Traction Cars Collide Near Middletown Fatality Reported
VAN WERT Ohio Aug 21 One man was killed and another seriously injured when two Fort Wayne and Lima traction cars collided near Middletown early today. John Mitchell motorman of one car believed to reside in Auburn Indiana was killed. M M Brown of Fort Wayne motorman of the second car laden with stone was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The crash likely stemmed from a signals misunderstanding with each motorman assuming right of way.
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van Wert
Ft. Wayne
Lima
Middletown
John Mitchell
Auburn
Ind
M. M. Brown
Tram Crash Kills One Driver in Indiana
Muncie Ind Aug 21 Don Watts 22 truck driver Greenwich Ohio was killed and seven interurban passengers were injured when a traction car struck Watts truck at Oakville south of here late yesterday and overturned
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Muncie
Ind
Don Watts
Greenwich
Watt
Oakville
Here
Uprising Among Mayan Tribes Suppressed By Mexican Navy
From Vera Cruz dated August 21 the Mexican cruiser Anahuac moved toward Quintana Roo with three infantry battalions to quell an uprising of Mayan tribes in the Yucatan. Professor Moises Haenz of the federal education department also sailed to Quintana Roo to study the cause.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Anahuac
State of
Quintanaroo
Yucatan Peninsula
Moises Haenz
Federal
Department of Education
Navy speed pilot escapes aboard Mercury plane
Annapolis Md Aug 21 Lieut Alford Williams a Navy speed pilot narrowly escaped disaster while testing the Mercury seaplane on the Severn River Swells from speedboats nearly upset the craft as it taxied at 80 to 90 miles an hour preparing for takeoff The incident occurred during a high speed taxi to assess performance
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Nave
Annapolis
Lieat
Alford Williams
Navy
Severn River
Gas Masks Used By Firemen In Fighting Blaze
Fire caused by spontaneous combustion damaged goods on the second floor of a two story building at 115 East Ave yesterday afternoon. Rubber materials produced dense smoke, hindering crews as they battled the blaze for about fifteen minutes with chemical agents and hydrant water. total loss estimated at up to five hundred dollars.
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East Ave
Anxiety Over Swiss Fliers Missing After Lisbon Takeoff
New York anxiously follows the fate of Oscar Kaeser and Kurt Luscher, 21 and 22, who left Lisbon Monday in the Young Switzerland bound for New York. Forty miles past the Azores, their 500 gallon fuel load could not sustain flight beyond 40 hours. Forecasters warn dense fog may cloak the coast while Roosevelt Field staff monitor all signals, keeping lights on and hopes alive as volunteers await a sign of their return.
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New York
Oscar Kaeser
Kurt Luscher
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Switzerland
Puncal Field
Terciera Island
Azores
Roosevelt Field
New England
Cape Cod
James H. Kimball
Government Weather Bureau
Cape Race
Halifax
American
Kaeser
Luscher
Nova Scotia
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Rome
Walter Lumpp
Northern Ohio store robbed of 1000 by lone bandit
Aug 21 police in northern Ohio search for a lone bandit who entered RK Roses store at 1600 East Twenty-eighth Street and held Max Kline at gunpoint taking $1000 from the safe. Cleveland and Elyria police alerted to be on the lookout for the suspect.
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Lorain
Ohio
RK. Roses
East Twenty-eighth Street
Max Kline
Cleveland
Elyria
Man Wanted For Murder Sued By Oberlin Undertaker
Oberlin man Caty C. Grant is named defendant in a common pleas suit filed by G. T. Sedgeman, an undertaker and furniture dealer, seeking sale of Grant’s North Main street property to satisfy a $326.55 judgment from August 12. Grant, sought by Lorain authorities for a year, faces two indictments for first degree murder. He is believed to have fled toward West Virginia or Kentucky.
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Caty C. Grant
Oberlin
Common Pleas Court
G. T. Sedgeman
Sedgeman
Grant
North Main Street
Lorain County
Virginia
Kentackr
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Man on Fifth Street
Police records show Dwisht McGinnis was bitten on the right leg by a neighbor’s dog on Tuesday during a hot day this year. The injury was not serious.
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Adams St
Eddy Cave
S. J. George
Sam
Bashak
Wit
S. J. George Bond
Graf
Reservoir
Backus
Rowland
AR Leviathan
Graf Zeppelin
Demolays
Elyrian
Firsu Issane
Lone Yege
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