Bridgett Burned in Furnace Street Fire
A coal oil stove blast at 245 Furnace Street injures William Bridgett and burns his hands and feet. His son Robert sustains a cut while escaping. The blaze destroys the house and furnishings valued around 400 dollars. Fire crews from Central and West Side stations fought the fire.
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Wiliam Bridgett
Bridgett
Ind
Robert
Central Station
West Side
Wallace Bates
East River Street
Bates
Herrin Mine Death Trial Opens in Illinois
Five union miners Otis Clark Bert Grace Peter Hiler Joe Carneghi and Leva Mann go on trial in Marion Illinois charged with the murder of Howard Hoffman superintendent of the Southern Illinois Coal Company during the Herrin mine massacre of June 21 and 22. The jury of eleven farmers and one miner was seated after five weeks of voir dire with a large legal team for both sides.
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Marion
Herrin
W. A. Kerr
Howard Hoffman
Marion, Sil
Otis Clark
Bert Grace
Peter Hiler
Joe Carneghi
Leva Mann
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Hoffman
A W Kerr
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Man Arrested in Waldo Foote Case Faces Manslaughter Hearing
Dan Millhoff was arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the Waldo Foote incident. He was arraigned in police court. the defense claims Foote struck his head on a counter after being pushed. The court discharged Millhoff, finding insufficient evidence for a manslaughter conviction.
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Dee
Dan Millhoff
Waldo Foote
Millhoff
Foote
Joff
Falling Tree Kills Worker in Xenia Farm Accident
Grover Brickel, 28, assisting at a bee tree near James town, died five hours after a tree fell in the opposite direction, crushing him with a fractured skull.
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Xenia
Grover Brickel
Jamestown
Funderberg and deputies on trial for second degree murder
In Xenia Green county court jurors six men and six women prepare to determine the fate of Sheriff Lincoln Funderberg and three deputies accused of second degree murder in the case centered in Nenia.
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Xenia
Sherif Lincoln Funderberg
Common Pleas
Dayton
Lincoln Funderberg
Green County
Nenia
3000 Auto Tags Arrive for Lorain County Club
The Lorain County Automobile Club reports receipt of 3099 automobile tags for 192 use with grey and cerise designs. Tags are for pleasure cars trucks and trailers not yet issued. Secretary Miller says no tags will be sent until December 26 with applications accepted now. mailing begins on that date. In Honolulu a proposed law would ban flappers if Thomas Pedro wins legislative support.
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Lorain County Automobile Club
Miller
Honolulu
Haan
Thomas Pedro
Hilo
City War Memorial Auditorium Urged by Elyria Legion
At an American Legion meeting in Legion hall last evening the need for a memorial hall to honor service members of all wars was discussed. A previous effort had stalled, but supporters hope this new push will succeed. Major Hurts outlined past attempts and challenges while Major Jones urged a public hall in the city for civic groups and meetings.
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City War Memorial
Elyria Legion
American Legion
Legion Hall
EB. Hurts
Majorasc
Jones
Aihzens
Cit
Labor Board
Bryan
League of Nations
Association of Nations
Europe
Lausanne
Clemenceau sails home as France backs peace effort
Georges Clemenceau returns to France aboard the Paris amid applause from Americans and French residents. In Washington, the House appropriations committee urged President Harding to seek negotiations with leading naval powers to convene a new world conference on armament limits including aircraft and submarines. The move mirrors the 1921 Washington conference on capital ships.
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New York
Georges Clemenceau
France
Paris
Farwell
Clemenceau
America
Ther
Farweils
Washington
Congress
Committee On Appropriations
House of Representatives
Harding
Starkey Divorce Suit Filed in Elyria Township
Valeran Starkey sues Arthur Starkey in Elyria Township court seeking divorce alimony and child custody. She cites gross neglect prolonged absences and extreme cruelty including verbal abuse since their 1921 marriage and the birth of their five month old daughter. Felica Sicjak of Lorain also seeks divorce from Adam Sicjak alleging frequent beatings and a breakdown of the marriage after a 1911 wedding and three children.
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Valeran Starkey
Arthur Starkey
Elyria Township
Felica Sicjak
Lorain
Adam Sicjak
Royal Academy elects first woman associate since Reynolds
The Royal Academy has elected Mrs. Annie L. Swynnerton as an associate member, the first woman admitted since Sir Joshua Reynolds. This marks a historic milestone for British art and gender representation within the academy.
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Royal Academy
Fountain Head
Annie L. Swynnerton
Joshua Reynolds
South Amherst man seeks divorce after gun firing
John Rabich of South Amherst files suit for divorce from Anna Rabich citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. He alleges meals neglected, home care refused, and her infidelity and late nights with men. He says she shot at him with a revolver three months ago while he was away. He owns a small store and seeks divorce plus court relief.
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John Rabich
South Amherst
Anna Rabich
Rabich
Army departments to be consolidated under one defense unit
Washington December 1 Secretary of War Weeks announced approval in theory of the administrations plan to merge the War and Navy Departments. He said unified national defense would improve efficiency. Dayton Kentucky December 13 Samuel K Tarvin 64 longtime Dayton police court judge died at his home today.
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Washington
Weeks
War and Navy Departments
National
Dayton. Ky
sSamuel K Tarvin
Dayton
Britain weighs new reparations plan after Paris talks
London reports Britain will present an informal reparations proposal to France. If rejected, Bonar Law may say further conferences are pointless and each nation must go its own way. The cabinet resists French hard line on Ruhr seizure and seeks to preserve Allied unity.
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London
Great Britain
Paris
Treasury Department
France
Bonar Law
Poincare
Ruhr
Rhineland
Commons
Verdict in Oberlin case awards $4 890 to plaintiffs
The suit of James Archer Snyders and Margaret Brandt against Geo W Morris administrator of Cassius Ward's estate ended with a verdict for the plaintiffs totaling $4 890. Cassius Ward, a former Oberlin resident, is named in the action. William T Smallwood seeks a one seventh share in five Elsmra and Ridgeville real estate as an heir of Catherine Smallwood and calls for partition or sale to satisfy his claim.
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James Archer Snyders
Margaret Brandt
Geo. W. Morris
Cassius Ward
Oberlin
William T. Smallwood
Mary TF. Smallwood
Elsrna
Ridgeville
Catherine Smallwood
Yeggs Shot Man Get $96 000 Loot in Kansas City Hold Up
Thomas F. A. Henry was shot three times in the stomach and likely fatally wounded by one of three bandits who held up Henry and C. H. Kelley at 14th and Genesee streets and robbed them of 96000 in cash.
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Kansas City
Thomas F. A. Henry
Henry
C. H. Kelley
14Th
Genesee
Electric Light Ordinance Debate Prompts Fairness Alarm
Editorial argues a 1.00 monthly ready to serve charge hits low users hardest. It cites 24 percent of homes averaging 1.00 monthly, predicts rises from 75 to 190 percent for the poorest, while overall company gain is about 32 percent. Proposes credits or higher rates for heavy users to share costs.
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Electric Light Company
Troma
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