Retired minister murdered as police probe mystery
Eguie B. Birkland, 69, a retired minister and prominent religious worker, was found dead in a San Francisco flat after disappearing November 25. Police pursue two theories blackmail or revenge as possible motives while seeking a Mae Rerpolds and an elderly woman for questioning. Birkeland’s car was found nearby and investigators await chemists and pathologists to determine the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Eguie B. Birkland
Mae Rerpolds
San Francisco
Birkeland
Birkland
Texas
Alaska
Birke- Tand
Rim
Postmaster Urges Early Mail as Christmas Rush Starts
Postmaster J W McHenry urges early mailing of parcels and letters. Four service windows will operate with extra help to handle holiday mail. He warns against improper wrapping and unclear addressing to avoid loss to the dead letter office and delays in delivery.
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J.W. McHenry
Me. McHeart
Coczirr
el Rans
Desire
Tongue Lashing From Chicago Minister Shocks Columbus
Rev. J C O Hair of North Shore Congregational Church Chicago delivered a sharp rebuke to Columbus during a Hebrew Christian Alliance gathering. He accused Columbus of every sin through history and compared Chicago unfavorably, urging church members to learn biblical truths to avoid hell. He closed with a call to avoid bazaars and rummage sales.
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Columbus
J.C. O'Hair
North Shore Congregational Church
Chicago
Hebrew Christian Alliance
O'Hair
Sodom
Babe
Penfield residents gather for Thanksgiving and family news
Penfield December greetings reveal numerous Thanksgiving visits from Elyria Cleveland and Illinois families. Bradley Penfield breaks his right arm while cranking a machete last Saturday evening. Several relatives and friends, including Van Valkenburgs and Brush families, travel to share the holiday with local households. Pneumonia threat to James Damon noted. Rex and Irene Benton, and Devereaux and Smith families listed among visitors. Ray j, grandparents, mentioned in closing.
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Bradley
Harry van Val Jkenburg
Asd
Clair. van Valinburs
Winckler
Elyria
Martin Fritz
M. J. Walker
R. E. Walker
Zon
Lawrence
Yzvin Benton
Clarence Brush
Butternut Ridge
James Damon
J. K Wolfe
Lloyd
Staniery
Irene
Chatham
Ernest
Cleveland
Jobo Adiheart
Illinois
Thani Giv
Ad B. Smith
Paul Welsh
Congress
Welsh
Penfield
Ray J
McCoy Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim Fast Gains
An advertisement touts Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a powerful flesh builder promising 10 to 20 pounds in 30 days. It claims Beeacee Vita- Vihees content and offers a money back guarantee if 20 days pass without gain.
Thanksgiving visits across towns and families
Mrs and Mrs Smith drove to Borelton to see W E Crad Coch who is improving slowly. Numerous relatives from Akron Spencer Wellington Coveress Lorain Ashland Barberton and Chleveland gathered for Thanksgiving at the Welsh Jones Underhill and Folk households.
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Herold Mrers
Barberton
C. AM
Mary Folk
Hosital
Ashland
Warrs Underhill
Chlevelend i
Allen
Dewey Kies
Lorain
A. A. Jones
Clarice Unterhill
la Grange
Luelle Spicer
Local DA Probes High School Crime Case Involving Violet Smith
District Attorney McGeehan plans questioning the group behind a noted case described as a jazz code, focusing on Pirie and a seventeen year old girl Violet Smith who allegedly influenced a confession. Bellevue psychologist Dr. Menas Gregory calls Pirie exceptionally keen minded and a strong student who enjoys Dickens and film.
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Chivat
John
McGeehan
Pirie’s Isle
Violet Smith
Violet
Tourgaine
Pirie
Menas Gregory
Bellevue Hospital
Dickens
Gregory
World Court membership tops new Senate agenda says Willis
Senator Frank B. Willis arrives in Washington to push support for American membership in the World Court and reject Borah’s objections. He cites reservations favored by Hutchins Coolidge and Hughes as backing for exiting to the World Court. Willis, a foreign relations committee member, argues the court promotes peace and could reduce war causes.
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World Court
Permanent Court of International Justice
Senate
Frank B. Willis
Washington
Ohio
Whhs
Borah
Idaho
Hutchins
Coolidge
Hughes
Willis
Senate Foreign Relations Cormittee
Sorl
Zns
Aldins
Progress in Bell Trial Opens With State Witnesses
Pittsburgh December records show James A. Taylor deputy Secretary of the state banking department to testify in the embezzlement trial of John A. Bell. Carnesia Trust Co president Torme presides as state witnesses outline misapplication of bank funds. Large crowd of Carnegie Trust Co. victims fills the courtroom as the trial resumes.
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Carnegie Trust Co
Directors of Bank-Sued Wheeling Directors Faces Suit
A suit for 750000 was filed this afternoon in Mouandsville by receiver Hars Pickelsimer of the Bank of Benwood against eight former directors of the Wheeling bank. The action follows the institution's closure last summer due to Cashier W. S. Leach and assistant Joseph Ward's prison sentences.
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Wheeling
Mouandsville
Hars Pickelsimer
Bank of Benwood
Eigne
W. S. Leach
Joseph Ward
Sears
Augusta J. Carter Dies at 86 in Norwalk Home
Augusta J. Carter aged 86 died last night at the Home for the Aged after a residence of twenty two years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and is survived by one sister Mrs H Jackson. The body was moved to Taylor's Funeral Home with services planned at the Home for the Aged Thursday at one o'clock. Interment will take place in Norwalk Ohio, her former home.
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Augusta J. Carter
First Baptist Church
H. Jackson
Taylor
Norwalk
Ohio
NUMBER FIVE Co. tied to indictment in financier case
The article notes that Number Five Co. will be used to support the 11s3 page indictment linked to the former financier as the mastermind behind a $20,000,000 collapse. Prosecutors claim a financial statement issued before receivership contained false statements and that Farris was responsible for them.
Mason Syith Candidate for Odd Fellows Representative
Mason D. Smith, head of the tax office at the courthouse, was nominated for the next state meeting of Odd Fellows. At Elyria Lodge No 103 last night he received a unanimous vote, expressing the lodge’s confidence in him. The Elyria lodge is in district No 7, covering Lorain and Medina counties. candidates also run in Medina and Lorain.
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Mason Syith
EGR
ODD Fellows
Mason D. Smith
Court House
Ad Odd Fellows
Elyria
Ely
Lorain
Medina Counties
Medina
Divorce Granted in Cruelty Case for Trene Dillon
Judge W. B. Thompson granted Trene Dillon a divorce from Kenneth Dillon on grounds of extreme cruelty. She received custody of their child. previously agreed arrangements were approved.
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W. 3B. Thompson
Trene Dillon Gram Kenneth Dillon
Thiefty
Ter
Ad Preview in The Chronicle Teegram Wast Page
A fragment from The Chronicle Teegram shows an advertisement style item titled Paya. The readable text hints at a local promotional notice or product listing with minimal context and no clear dates or prices.
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Teegram
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Faces Gambling Probe
In Cleveland an official expose of gambling dens near the city prompts Safety Director Edwin Barry to seek removal of Sheriff Fred Kobler and others. Hershey from Lancaster confessed bringing $20000 to Cleveland and losing heavily in a poker game as police raids target the Clinton club.
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Cleveland
Edwin DJ Barry
Clinton Club
Pennsylvaniaa
Barry Sid
Chance
Semons
Gsierns
Hershey
Donaher
Lancaster
German Proposals Considered by Allied Statesmen
Allied leaders in London weigh German ideas after Locarno treaties open talks. Germany suggests bonds secured by railways under the Dawes plan to speed reparations and seeks reduced occupation forces and aviation cooperation. France and others study potential relief, aiming to ease financial pressures and expand civil aviation within Versailles limits.
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London
Germany
Versailles
Briand
France
United States
Great Britain
Walz
Alles
Ccigil Aviation
Europe
Ger- Maar
Extraordinary session forced in Chapman case
U S District Court in Wethersfield was convened as Gerald Chapman, a condemned murderer, demanded personal presidential attention and a writ of habeas corpus to return him to a federal prison in Atlanta. Warden Scott testified Chapman received a convict number altered after his death warrant in Connecticut.
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U. S. District Court
Chapman
Wethersfield
Conn
Dee
Gerald Chapman
Coolidge
United States District Court
Uison
Mar
OW. Scott
Prson
Atlanta
Connecticut
Edwin S. Thomas
Frederick J. Grohl
New York
Coanman
Inch Chapman
Scott
Hertford
Supreme Court
Despondent Woman Ends Life Over Ill Health
Helen Sidle, 24, Wooster High School graduate, shot herself at her parents home in Bleachlerville after postponement of marriage to Rodney Barden, an instructor at Ohio State University Agricultural College, Wooster.
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Wooster
Rodney Barden
Agricultural College
Ohio State University
Helen Sidle
J. C. Sidle
Bleachlerville
Chinese Tongman Faces Trial Interruption after Suicide
In Cleveland on December 2, Mark Ham a 65 year old Chinese Tongman on trial for Yee Chock’s hatchet murder hanged himself in his county jail cell. Prosecutor Edward C Stanton asked the judge to dismiss the indictment while Ham had appealed to a higher court.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Edward C. Stanton
Ham
Yee Chock
Stanton
Mark Ham
County
Jas
Letters to Santa Claus List Wishful City Children
Children in Avon and surrounding areas send requests to Santa Claus via the Chronicle Telegram. Notes include items such as a purple fluffy bunny, a realistic airplane, a Nesshey Watch, buttercream, a cedar chest, dolls, candy, nuts, fruit, a train set, desk and chair, a play table, skates, a pocketbook, handkerchiefs, a scooter, a cowboy suit, bedroom slippers, banks, and a Christmas tree. Names include Wilhelmy, Frances Kelling, Marion Ives, Jane and Jean Crowe, and Dick Robson from West Avenue and nearby.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Chronicle-Telegram
Avon
Jane
Jean Crowe
West Avenue
Dick Robson
First Shipment of 1926 Auto Tags Received Here
Robert Hakes, head of the automobile registration office at the courthouse, reports the first shipment of 1926 auto tags is in and ready to issue as fast as applied. The Lorain County Automobile Club also has ties at Elyria Savings & Trust Co. for owners to obtain plates, with Henry Miller prepared to issue. Both officials urge owners to secure licenses early to avoid a late rush.
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Robert Hakes
Court House
Lorain County Automobile Club
Elyria Savings & Trust Co
Henry Miller
Reuty
Hukes
Mr. Miller
Court proceedings reveal tensions during war trial
The transcript shows counsel disputes and a 20 minute closed session as Graves defends his actions. Commander Kenneth Whittis testifies that US aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga will lead the world with more planes faster cruise ranges and superior equipment.
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Basea
Graves
E. L. King
Kenneth Whittis
Navy
Ww Hiting
United States
Lexington
Saratoga
Three new aviation posts recommended by aviation board
The report proposes creating three new assistant secretaries in the departments of war, navy, and commerce focused on aircraft power. It also recommends two more brigadier generals in aviation, promotes flying officers faster, and urges broader government private industry cooperation in production and air routes. The findings defend current air progress and clash with prior aviation assessments.
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Ith
Departments of War
Navy
Ccmerce
Congress
Berg
United States
Col. Mitchell
Storrow
House
Aftcrafit
Markets Cleveland Product Market Report
Market prices from Cleveland on November 23 for butter eggs oleo poultry cheese and produce. Butter top extras around 53 1 2 cents per pound eggs Ohio extra firsts about 62 cents. goose and turkey prices vary. Apples Baldwins 4.00 to 4.25 per barrel. potatoes Ohio 2.06 to 2.15 per bag. Hubbard squash 15.00 to 17.00 per ton.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Old York State
Baldwins
Bubbard
Stock Market Summary Cleveland Live Stock
Receipts vary across categories with cattle at 300, calves 300, sheep and lambs 1500, and hogs 3500. Market shows mixed to steady trends for cattle and calves while hogs push 15 to 25 lower. quotes include steers up to 1250, heifers to 650, cows around 5 to 6, lambs 14 to 17, and hogs from 9 to 15 per hundredweight.
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Cleveland
Husband of Ma Ferguson Attacks Attorney General
Texas December article reports James Elmer Rusol, husband of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, denouncing Moody suits against highway commissioners. He claims the state lost 1.5 million dollars due to what he calls the Attorney General's legal gymnastics and urges supporters to review his figures.
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Ferguson Flays
Austin
Tex
Dan Moody
James Elmer- Rusol
Miriam A. Ferguson
Moody
Ferguson
Highway Commission
Smell of liquor suffices to convict dry law violator
Columbus Dec 2 The State Supreme Court ruled that a mere smell of liquor can be evidence to convict a dry law violator. The decision upheld Licking County Court conviction of Robert Swartz of Newark based on three Newark police witnesses who testified they smelled liquor in a bottle he discarded.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Licking County
Robert Swartz
Newark
Swartz
Lawmakers weigh special session over coal taxes and jobs
A report notes possible measures to resume miner-operator talks and repeal the anthracite coal tax. Cheaper coal for consumers is hoped, with state finances allowing tax repeal without major department impact. A governor call for a special session remains unconfirmed, though a statement may come soon. Wanted ad notes a housekeeper at 300 Park Ave.
Italians Volunteer Fends To Way War Derby Installment
Voluntary subscriptions to the first installment of 5 000 000 on the Italian debt in the United States have reached over 3 250 000, announced today. Marriage notice: Calvin Bond 257 Ealesmar Elyria and Bessie Beem 21 clerk Elyria, Justice S J George.
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Itallans
DERBY
Rome
United States
Calvin Bond
Ealesmar
Elyria
Bessie Beem
S. J. George
Is Doubting Thomas No Longer
A personal testimony promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming it clears catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. The ad promises a refund if not convinced and notes availability at all druggists.
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Thomas
St. Louis
Mayr
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