Two Communist Meeting Speakers Shot in Avella
At Avella Pennsylvania two speakers, George Harkoff and Steve Mina, were shot during a Communist meeting held as part of Sacco Vanzetti anniversary demonstrations. An Italian suspect Pietro Patrelli alias Petreli fled after the carnage as police found incendiary literature and dynamite in his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
WPI
Avella
George Harkoff
Steve Mina
Harkor
Mina
Escapra
Pietro Patrelli
Petreli
Frank Miceli
W. B. Dinsmore
Washington County
Petrelli
Mucci
Petrellis
Harker
Gleason
Drive on Gangs in Full Swing in Cleveland
Police Chief George J. Matowitz leads a sweeping citywide crackdown on 65 named gangsters. Arrests last night expanded an ongoing campaign, with suspects held up to 38 hours pending charges as detectives intensify daily sweeps and on sight pickups across Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
George J. Matowi
Matowits
Matowitz
City jail lodgers set summer record with many from afar
Elytia city jail housed the largest number of lodgers this summer as men from distant places sought shelter. Among the names and addresses listed were Jack Smith of Cleveland, George Jenkerrin of Detroit, George Young of Grifton North Carolina, and Fred Jacobs aged 22 with other travelers noted as coming from Honolulu and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elytia
Honolulu
Jack Smith
Cleveland
George Jenkerrin
Detroit
George Young
Grifton
N. C
Fred Jacobs
Air Derby Worried For Safety Of Ray Keadle
In Billings Montana pilots from Spokane Washington to Chicago voiced fear for the safety of Ray Keadle and Eva Flotz owner when their plane carried eight and a passenger as the group prepared for the next leg of the derby.
Unemployment Figures From Census Report
Washington August 23 The census bureau announced today that 2 598 151 Americans were unemployed in April representing 2 percent of the population and workers Five out of every 100 seeking work were jobless The first county wide unemployment count provides a basis for hardship estimates Senator Hatfield cited figures used to claim higher unemployment These state figures show Michigan highest unemployment 33 percent of 4 842 280 inhabitants Ohio 2 5 percent New York 2 9 percent and 364 617 unemployed while South Dakota and Mississippi had the lowest shares
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Hatfield
Repp
W. Va
Michigan
Ohio
United Press
South Dakota
Mississippi
New York
Birth Of Royal Princess At Glamis Castle Scotland
Ten thousand celebrants gathered around Glamis Castle as a one day old daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York was described with sparkling blue eyes and fair hair. Weather cleared for a beacon lighting on Hunters Hill where locals and well wishers crowded for the birth amid royal tradition and festive crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glamis Castle
Scotland
Duchess of York
Hunters Hill
Elizabeth
Glamis
Local residents listed ages and hometowns in cast of names
Charles Johnson aged 37 of Port Clinton, Fred King 23 of Tiiinota, John Kelly 20 of Syracuse NY, Carl Smith 18 of Syracuse NY, Steve Miller 30 of New York City, Morgan Cline 35 of Indiana, Ind, William Griffin 6¢ of Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Port Clinton
Fred King
Tiiinota
John Kelly
Carl Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
Steve Miller
New York City
Morgan Cline
Indiana
Ind
Wiliam Griffin
Honolulu
Man dies in Wellington road accident injuring four
Four others were injured when a light roadster skidded on wet pavement and rolled over on the Wellington Penfield road near Wellington about 4 am. Dominico Palsfa 60 of Detroit was killed. the driver Howard Aritschman 22 and two others suffered minor injuries while Pablia’s son sustained a broken collar bone and more. The coroner cited a fractured skull as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington-Penfield
Wellington
Detroit
Mich
Washington
Dominico Pal-sfa
Homer Street
Pabila
Falls Hospital
Welliington
Hure
Howard Aritschman
Peter Dubinski
Irwin Roberts
M. E. Perry
Pablia
Two Women Hurt In Auto Crash On Oberlin Road
Two Buffalo women suffered injuries when a car overturned in a ditch after colliding with a mail truck driven by BE Davies of Oberlin. Miss Gertrude McLean, 41, had back injuries and a cut left leg. the vehicle rolled as Davies stopped at the head of a traffic line. Both women resided at 2401 Delaware Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Oberlin Road
BE. C. Davies
Oberlin
Gertrude McLean
Delaware Avenue
N_ Y
Davies
Miss Mc-Lean
Rain Causes Light City Damage In Storm
A heavy morning rain storm with strong winds caused minor hazards in the city. An electric light wire fell near Cleveland street and Perry court, and a manhole blew off at Third street and West avenue. Service Director J. X. Eidt said the event was caused by rapid water surge in the sewer, not an explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Public Service
Hnemen
Cleveland Street
Perry Court
Third Street
West Avenue
J. X. Eidt
Memorial On Island Honors Three Lost Arctic Explorers
At White Island near Franz Joseph Land a memorial rises for Solomon Andree and two companions of the 1897 Arctic balloon expedition. The Oslo report notes one diary leaf opened, revealing a tale of hunger, wearied ice shoes, and a polar bear skeleton, as Dr. Horn awaits Brattvaag with the bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
White Island
Franz Joseph Land
Solomon August Andree
North Pole
K. Fraenkel
N. Stringberg
Aintree
Polar
Horn
Brattvaag
Andree
Arctic
West Spitzbergen
Two Killed In Railroad Blast At Kingston MN
In Kingston Minnesota Aug 23 the boiler of westbound train No 3 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad exploded after leaving Kingston killing engineer John Scully 35 and fireman Lester Dereed 35. The derailed train carried about 40 passengers. none of them were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ulster and Delaware R. R
John Scully
Lester Dereed
Freman
Sre
Firemen Save Trapped Family From Dam Flood
An Akron father Elias Dullabn and his two sons Herbert and William were swept below the Walsh Paper Company dam on the Cuyahoga river while scrap metal gathering. Firemen from Cuyahoga Falls halted the rising flood by lowering a rope and rescuing them from a rock, sparing them from death as the dam was opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Walsh Paper Company
Cuyahoga River
Elias Dullabn
Herbert
William
Cuyahoga Falls
Democrats Draw Up Planks for State Platform
In Cleveland Aug 22 1910 Democratic leaders Henry G Burner George White and Robert Bulkley led meetings on the party platform to balance White dry views and Bulkley liberal wet sentiments. They planned further talks with A Burr Congwer and other chieftains, aiming for a Columbus gathering next week to submit plank ideas. Also William Lant was fined five dollars and costs in police court for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Henry G. Burner
Mansfield
George White
Marietta
Robert Bulkley
U. S
Bulkley
White
A. Burr Congwer
Cleveland Party
Columbus
Wiliam Lant
Damages Sought Over Staircase Injury in Lorain Case
Sarah Esterwood of Lorain sues H Friedman owner of the Friedman Block seeking 25000 dollars claiming her husband and she lived on the buildings second floor and fell on an unlit sunlit stair from defendant negligence. Michael Bodnar seeks foreclosure of a mortgage on Lorain property claiming 950 dollars owed on a promissory note by John and Bertha Vajda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Esterwood
Lorain
H. Friedman
Friedman
Michael Bodnar
John
Bertha Vajda
Rebels Capture Arequipa in Peruvian Revolution
An official communique reports a revolutionary uprising by garrison troops in Arequipa. Rebels seized government authorities, closing Mollendo port and nearby airfields, with Commander Sanchez Cerro directing the move. Commandant Leopoldo Arias and Federico Fernandini were captured as the government vows order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Arequiea
Arequipa
Mollendo
Starequipa
Leopoldo Arias
Federico Fernandini
Sanchez Cerro
Italso
Augusto B. Leguia
Leguia
Air Derby Flier Forced Down Near Lorain
Lorain Ohio August 23 verne L Roberts of Moline Illinois was the lead er in the Hartford Connecticut to Chicago Air Derby. He forced his flyer down three miles west of Lorain shortly after leaving Cleveland on the final lap of the race. He was uninjured and the plane sustained minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Lorain
Verne L Roberts
Moline
Hartford. Conn
Chicago
Police Hunt For Our Contractor
Lakewood police searched Northern Ohio for Vilas H. Jackson a 39 year old missing contractor who left for an excavation job in Gates Mills on July 3 and did not return. His wife Elma reported the disappearance after he received threatening letters tied to hiring non union labor for Parma village fire station work last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Oho
Vilas H. Jackson
Lakewood
Jackson
Gates Mills
Elma
New Parma Village
Library Annex Dedicated At Wellington
Wellington Aug 23 dedication of a 75090 addition to the Herrick Memorial funded by the Herrick will was held in Town Hall. The program featured Rev Charles W Recard invoking, Marian Sponselier singing Coming Home, Parmely Herrick of Cleveland delivering a short address, the Wellington Trio with Mrs Robert Holland and others, Dr William E Barton of Boston giving an address, and a chorus of America. Parmely Herrick spoke of donating the military annex to his father. Ground breaking followed with Parmely Herrick Andrew Squires Dr Barton Col James C MacDermott and Edith Robinson taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Myron T. Herrick
Archibald Willard
Parmely Herrick
Andrew Squires
Cleveland
Herrick
Barton
James C. MacDermott
Mise Edith Robinson
Wellington Photo Display Showcases Local History
Scores of homecomers and Wellington residents view a display of old photographs at Laura Tissett’s South Main shop. The collection includes images of Myron T. Herrick from 1914, fire scenes from 1913, the Old American House, the Wellington Reslone case, and the Old Village Band from twenty-five years ago, with notes on local figures like Charles Mitchell and Mort Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Laura Tissett
South Main Street
Myron T. Herrick
Charles Mitchell
E. E. Watter
Wellington Reslone
Thera
Mort Bassett
Aged veteran dies at home after Civil War service
Truman Sperry, 99, died at 6 30 A M at 104 Spruce Street Elyria after infirmities of old age. Born July 3 1845 in Vermilion he served in the Third Michigan Cavalry before capture and a year in Andersonville Prison. Survived by two nephews and a cousin. wife, son and daughter preceded him. Funeral at 2 P M Monday at Axtel Methodist Church with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elstia
Truman Sperry
Spruce Street
Sperry
Vermilion
Elyria
Thomas Drage
Third Michigan Cavalry
Andersonville
Oberlin
G. A. RK
Elyria Post
Methodist Church
Claude Sperry
C. Perry
Warren
Calvin Sperry
Axtel
Ohio
William
Anna
C F Wiseman
Maple Grove
Rosenberry
Bomb planted at Mayor Heffernan’s home in Youngstown
A bomb was planted in shrubbery in front of Mayor Joseph L. Heffernan’s home but did not explode. It was found by his four year old son, David, who unknowingly brought it inside. Neighbors reported two men prowling the area Thursday night amid the mayor’s anti gangster crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Joseph L. Heffernan
Paul Co. Lyden
David
Heffernan
Did You Know Him at Elyrian Club Gatherings
A fragmented note asks if readers recognize a man connected with political events and Kiwanis club affairs. It hints at a figure marked by a silhouette or emblem but provides few concrete details or verifiable facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrian
Silpeuetie
Attack on Garner Construction guards in Cuyahoga Falls
In Cuyahoga Falls Ohio August 23 hand grenades and rifles were used in a dawn attack by labor racketeers against Garner Construction Company guards at a shaft site for a $100000 sewer and water line contract. Six guards held posts in trenches as about 50 shots were fired and the assailants fled into a nearby woods. Authorities report the attackers may wait for an unguarded moment to strike again and note suspicious cars near a nearby shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyahoga Falls
Garner Construction Company
Quade
Carl Garter
Norman
Paul
Sewer contracts awarded today in Elyria
The Board of Control awarded two sewer projects in Elyria. The M. Shnmaro Gallitta Co. of Cleveland won the 18th street district storm sewer bid at 16332 dollars. Frank George of Foungstown secured the Pine street ejector station contract for 17825 dollars. Work to start next week. Baird's Boys and Girls Bash to give a concert at LaGrange tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Board of Control
James A. Hewitt
M. Snfamaro Gallitta Company
Cleveland
18Th Street
Pine Street
Frank George
Foungstown
Lagrange
Baird
Ties for Sale At Bargain Prices
A local shop advertises a selection of neckties at reduced prices. Shoppers can find a varied range, including patterns and solid colors, with quantities limited and discounts offered for bulk purchases.
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Speakerg
RED
Sacco- Vanzetti
Bad Boys
Cenaug
Man
Pather
Man Sai
Fatehr Parmely Herrick
William E. Barton
First Congregational Church
Plymouth, Rock
Combs
Construction Co
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