Elyria Board of Trade Maps Advertise Elyria Growth
At a meeting in the Elks hall Jim Armitage urged a world wide signs campaign to promote Elyria and a Fall Festival with a merchants show and other attractions was adopted. H P Boynton of Cleveland praised Elyria’s history while T I Meise and J B Johnson spoke on industrial ties and local prospects urging coordinated public advertising to draw tourists and residents alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Armitage
Board of Trade
Elks Hall
Jim
Armitage
H. P. Boynton
Cleveland
Elyria
Boon
T. 1. Meise
J. B. Johnson
Whea
C. W .Philips Kent
Seven Trains to Transport Pig Ricked at Vermilion Picnic
Elyria residents and National Tube Co employees attended the annual company picnic at Cristal Beach Vermilion. An estimated crowd of 10000 to 15000 enjoyed a day of programs dancing boating and bathing with free ice cream soft drinks and coffee for employees and families. Seven Ni Plate trains carried many attendees from Elyria and other travelers arrived by auto.
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National Tube Co
Elyria
W Ntional Tube Co
Cristal Beach
Vermilion
Auto
Escape in Kansas City Bank Fight Ends in Shootout
A man brandishing a bottle of nitro escapes from a downtown office after a gun battle that wounds bystanders and sends fleeing suspects through the city. Police pursue the suspect believed to be headed for an attempted holdup at the First National Bank.
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Kansas
Ulrir
Hank Hankt
Hi Nalice
Irst National Bank
Oberlin Woman Succeeds Husband on Soldiers' Relief Commission
Judge W E Thompson appoints Mrs Lucy J Turner of Oberlin to replace her husband G W Turner on the Soldiers Relief commission following his death. The law requires at least two members to be honorably discharged soldiers, with the third possibly a civilian or widow of a soldier. Other members named are A E Lord Elyria and A Willams Wellington.
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W. E. Thompson
Lucy J. Turner
Oberlin
Tobacco crash kills two men in Charleston area
In a July incident in Tenawa county two men died after a car swerved to avoid tobacco. A. Davidson survived unharmed while Willjash died at hospital and Jeffries later succumbed. The driver denied speeding.
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Charleston
W. Va
Auto Tourists Trek Homeward Through City Streets
Automobile tourists travel through the city on the homeward route, with hundreds passing daily via Middle Avenue. In a ten minute span, visitors from many states converge, dozens per minute, from states including Pennsylvania New York Michigan Indiana Illinois and Canada also represented.
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Middle Averuea
Canada
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Britain Delays French Debt Payments Plan
Foreign office says Britain did not intend to force France to meet debt payments without time to adjust finances. Reports from Paris note a massive oil shipment from Gabian. Britain welcomes full diplomatic ties with Mexico as trade prospects improve.
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London
Great Britain
France
Foreign Office
Weds Former Girs He Had Adopted
August Lageren a 58 year old wealthy maker of goods wed his sixteen year old bride Alice Banta whom he adopted at age nine. The ceremony followed a Saratoga honeymoon after Lageren released rights to his ward to her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs M Herbert Banta of Linden.
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Plainfield
N. J
August N.lageren
Manufac
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Alice Banta
Laggren
Edward W. Browning
Nui Monaira
Marcas
Kew Gardens Inn
Lageren
Ward
Sister
Herbert Banta
Linden
Brush
Copper hardening patent claimed worth millions
Howard Harrison of 122 15th Street says he invented a process to harden copper so it rivals steel in heat resistance. He has applied for a patent and believes it will be granted despite prior loss of the copper hardening craft. A New York buyer reportedly offered 20 million dollars for the process, but Harrison’s price remains unknown.
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Utsv
Ce Cs Haldi
Fruit Stealing Reports Rise From Local Youths
Police records show ripening fruit season coinciding with a wave of thefts. Citizens report numerous complaints about boys stealing peaches and plums from backyards and breaking tree limbs in the act.
Two Deaths in Mine Cave In at Zanesville Mine
State and local officials began a strict probe into the fatal mine accident at Zanesville Coal Company mine. Edward Rowe died instantly. Nimrod Savage died later in the room where two workers were buried under slate after a sudden collapse.
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New Lexington
Zanesville Coal Company
Edward Rowe
Nimrod Savage
Charter form of government loses ground in Lorain
Lorain votes at special session to block a charter plan ordinance for the November election. Five councilmen opposed, three in favor, with names Doane Gulvey Oldthrone and others backing and Ittban Son and others opposing. A statewide referendum is suggested to test support.
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Lorain
J. C. Standen
C. E Doane
John Gulvea
Paul Ioldthrone
John Bson
Charles Itt Ban
W. YP
United States
Cleveland
Nee
Presidential Yacht Cap tain Censured by Swampscott
SwampscottMass August 29 chaotic days surrounding the Atlantic voyage of the presidential yacht crew. Four Marines jailed in brig charged with dissolute conduct and a claim of a wild party with liquor amid rumors of food and pay disputes. Captain Adolphus Andrews of the Mayflower faces scrutiny as investigations unfold into charges from discipline to dining and duty schedules.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Narthere
Adolphus Andrews
Mas Flower
Marblehead
Rae
Mro
Prato
Nasy Wilber
Det Wibur
Paris
Edgar Allen Pee
Deta
Gust Hack
Waslington
Poe
Maine
Andrews
Andrews Chantas
Clarence Key
Trial of Dead Man Necessary After Death by Own Action
A probate court case unfolds over the estate of Mrs Gray Youngs after her death. Dr Young and his attorney John Cooper appear in county court as the murder charge and probate proceedings intersect. Isabel Young, Miss Grays sister, aids in the case while planning to return to Pittsburgh with the infant.
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Bradford
England
George Thomas Barker
John Barker
Pittsburgh
Gray Youngs
Aregales Society
Young
Murdes
Cooper
Grogan
Arrest of Father on Statutory Charge Sparks Bond Hearing
Martin Smock a farmer living near Towrehhip and John Taeced were arrested yesterday afternoon on a statutory charge involving Smock’s fifteen year old daughter Torthay. Bond set at SA 000 by Justice George. Smock unable to make bail and remains jailed awaiting trial.
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Martin Smock
John Bob Aliso
John
Smock
George
Bus and trolley collision near New York shipyard
A Gloucester bound bus collided with a trolley car near the New York shipbuilding office today after the trolley opened an unexpected switch. The bus struck the side of the car before it could be stopped.
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Cambden
Wolick
Gloucester
Camden
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Parking and taxi changes at depot
Stationmaster J F Burns warns that parking directly in front of the depot is forbidden and a customer lot across the street is reserved. Taxi drivers are advised to stop at the curb away from the doors. The weather forecast for next week notes mostly fair conditions with brief thundershowers in parts of the Ohio Valley Tennessee and Great Lakes regions.
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J. F. Burns
Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Tenessee
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Wwe
South Amherst Boys Hare Narrow Escape
Aug 22 in South Amherst Ralb Hahn and Robert Gorr were thrown from a car driven by Hahn at the Wabesh tracks east of town. To avoid a train of cars, Hahn drove over a deep ditch and the Chevrolet overturned. both men were atop a steep bank but suffered no serious injuries.
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Soutit Amherst
Ralb Hahn
Robert Gorr
Hahn
Gorr
Local Briefs Preserve Court Actions and Property Crimes
CHROWICREMS held for non-support after arrest of Frank Connelly by Deputy Mathews in Ridger with hearing set before Justice S J George. Jennie B Fast divorced from Wild Fast by Judge Thoon for gross neglect. Feed store at West and Lodi entered. safe drawer with bank book and papers stolen, no cash taken. Signal light at East avenue Broad street destroyed by a line car collision. Cooley shoe store sold to Abe Cohan from Horace Nye as receiver. future plans undisclosed.
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Frank Connelly
Ridger
Fd Mathews
S. J. George
Jennie B. Fast
Jennie FB. Fast
Lorain
W. R. Thoon
Wild Fast
Jane Chandler
West and
Lodi Streets
Chandler
East Avenue
Broad Street
Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern
R. R
Cooley Shoe
Horace Nye
Abe Cohan
Atock
Misquotations and Delegates in Briefs From Across the Nation
A Cleveland report claims Dr P A Spieth was misquoted about mice being dumped to create artificial milk shortages. Spieth says he was misquoted and only relayed a patient’s remark. U.S. delegates named for Pan American highway conference include Dean A N Johnson of Maryland. New York opens Steinway Hall in a rebuilt 57th Street building after a 3 million dollar project.
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Cleveland
P A. Sp
Spieth
U. S
Washington
State Department
Dean A. N. Johnson
School of Engineering
Univerity of Maryland
Buenos Aires
Argentina
New York
57Th Street
Arbitration Plan Arouses Hostility Among the Miners
Philadelphia August 29 A firm operator stance for arbitration sparks miner opposition as strike tensions mount. Operators push for a permanent wage scale adjustment while miners reject compulsory arbitration and a sliding scale. Government officials warn the coal strike could last two months with ample fuel supplies and no panic prices expected.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Inglis
Washington
Great Lakes
New England
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Jacksonville
Three on H S Charge in The City
Monte Fouts remains accused of flirting with liquor and is again jailed on possession of intoxicants. Clarence and Harry Murphy, residents near the car barns, were present. Deputy Sheriff Clarence Adams and Frank Smith found them near Murray Ridge and the Oberlin road with a five gallon can of alcohol. The case goes before Justice St J George Monday morning.
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Monte Fouts
Clarence
Harry Murphy
Clarence Adams
Frank Smith
Murray Ridge
Oberlin Road
St. J. George
Man shoots railroad man in parked car near Dayton
Police hold Harry Chambers after he shot Herbert Richardson a 46-year-old railroad man with four children on the Yellow Springs road Richardson was struck in the head and arm as Chambers pursued the pair in a parked auto His wife escaped and Richardson lay in the road in a serious condition tonight
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Dayton
Harry Chambers
Herbert Richardson
Childres
Chambers
Richardson
Nair
Yellow Springs
Efe
Appointment of Aides Named by Prohibition Director
On August 29, Federal prohibition director for the Ohio Michigan district announced aides for enforcement roles. W. OH Walker of Hillsboro will be tank administrator in charge of operations. James R. Davis of Lansing will be assistant administrator in charge of the permit division. Attorney A. Stroup of Boston will head the eastern Michigan federal district headquarters in Detroit. Nathan C. Club of Columbus will lead the northern Ohio division with headquarters in Cleveland.
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Columbu
Colon Poe Fas Porterfeld
Ohio Michigan
W. OH. Walker
Hillsboro
James R. Davis
Lansing
Mich
A. Stroup
Boston
Eas Michig
Federal Judicial District
Detrot
Nathan C. Club
Columbus
Northern Ohio
Claveland
Gasoline Drops to 21 Cents Across City Stations
Gasoline prices fell to 21 cents per gallon at city stations this morning from 22 1/2 cents. The cut appears linked to earlier state reductions and a price war in some areas. County officials reported state highway aid for the new inter county highway in Columbia township. London funeral services announced for Lady Channing in Torquay as she dies yesterday. Lorain council names Alex Monroe to sixth ward seat succeeding Alex Mollison as council president.
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State Highway Commission
Columbia Township
London
Lady Channing
Lord Channing
Wellingborough
Henry, Bryant
Boston
St. Mary’s Church
Torquay
Channing
Eaton Place
New Lorain
Lorain
Alex Monroe
Alex Mollison
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Pigrickerd
Jberlin
Relief Commission
Department of Commerce
Amercan Mts
Frederick Cameron Church, Jr
Hazard
Iurlel Vanderbilt
Hillips House
Massachusetts
Emeral Hospital
Beng
Gabian
Herault
Shapurji Saklatval
Battersea
Brussels
Belgium
Fez
Morocco
Mexico
Tulsa
Okla
W. Tate Brady
Brady
University of Virginia
C. E. Hancock
John Halpin
Newport
R. I
Mra
Jessie Margaret Budlong
Providence
Lus Anghums
Dr. Young
Pels Kurt
South Amherst Boys
Chrowicrems
Logal
Lemarmagone
Lasne
HS Charge
Thes City
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