Cold Blooded Plot To Kill Alfred Smith In Cleveland
Judge F S Day heard statements from six defendants tied to a murder plot against Alfred Smith who was kidnapped in Cleveland and beaten. Accused killers Pat O Brien Sam Aruino and Thomas Hirsch faced grand jury charges while Homer Walton and Mrs Smith were accused of complicity to marry Smiths insurance. O Brien described the kidnapping and shooting attempt. Smith recovered. Walton and Mrs Smith deny involvement.
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Cleveland
O. Dee
F. S. Day
Alfred Smith
Smith
Judge Day
Pat O’brien
Victoria Smith
Homer Walton
Wilford Randall
Walton
Sam Aruino
Thomas Hirsch
O’brien
Arting
George Donald
O'Brien
Donald
Hoover Cabinet Faces Break-Up Near End of Term
Washington December 18 President Hoover faced possible cabinet break up before March 4 with rumors of resignations. Interior Secretary Lyman Piper is reported to consider resigning before year’s end while Wilbur, long time president of Stanford, may leave the cabinet to return to academia.
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Washington
Hoover
Lyman Piper
Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Palo Y Alto
Calif
Stanford
Palo Alto
United Press
Weather Forecast Signals Snow and Rain in East Tonight
Cloudy conditions with possible snow or rain in the eastern portion tonight. Slight warming expected tonight and in the southeast Wednesday.
Congress Starts New Farm Relief Drive In Washington
Congress gears up for a farm relief plan with farmers bankers insurers and mortgage holders pushing for relief as prices sag. The House Agriculture Committee under Marvin Jones convenes with major farm groups to craft a unified program amid uncertainty over a voluntary allotment scheme. Action isn’t expected before March 4 as discussions educate Congress and prepare for Roosevelt’s White House entry.
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Washington
Congressional
House Agriculture Commintee
Marvin Jones
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Fariners’ Union
National Grange
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Iowa
Extreme cold grips the nation as storms cripple West
A severe cold wave and Pacific storm paralyzed travel from California to the Midwest. Snow drifts, bitter temperatures and outages trapped motorists in the San Bernardino Mountains for 18 hours while Denver endured 92 hours below zero. Two deaths occurred in Colorado and Chicago, with emergency shelters crowded as towns faced record cold.
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Oy United Press
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Alehazard
California
San Bernardino Mountains
Sears
Mojave
Salton Sea
Wiles
EH Centro
Arizona
Painted Desert
Denver
Colorado
San Francisco
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Illinois
Chicago
Tax Collection Starts January 10 in County
County Treasurer N D Backus announced that about 2 million dollars in real estate taxes will begin being collected around January 10. Some 100000 bills will be prepared with day and night crews. payments are accepted until January 20 without penalties if collections lag. Taxes must be paid at the county treasurer’s office in the courthouse this year.
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N. D. Backus
Backus
Six Hour Day Would Not Affect Rail Service
Washington Dec 13 The six hour day would have no material effect upon railroad service or operation the Interstate Commerce Commission reported today in making public the results of its investigation on the subject
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvanian Moves Impeachment Of President Hoover
Rep McFadden of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution in the House calling for the impeachment of President Hoover on charges of usurping congressional powers causing fiscal harm and pushing harmful legislation, with allegations of high crimes and misdemeanors and disregard for Congress. The measure was tabled on a rules committee vote.
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Washington
McFadden
Hoover
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
Rep. McFadden
House
Congress of the
United States
Legion Toy Shop Drives to Grant Christmas Gifts in Elyria
The American Legion in Elyria urges donations of larger toys for twelve year olds as the final week to ship and refurbish items nears. Captain Paul Collins notes hundreds have visited the Sharp Block shop, with over 1500 children expected to benefit.
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American Legion
Paul Collins
Elyria
Sharp Block
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Christmas Legion
J. C. George
The
Chronicle- Telegram
Maxine Poole
Ida Barnhart
Deadly Chicago Night Claims Seven Lives in Gang-Driven Violence
Chicago reports a night of bloodshed leaving seven dead including three police officers. Victims include Berwyn officers Frank Svec and Edgar Chatterton, Chicago officer Albert Magoon, Frank Schaeffer, Gertrude Frish, Joseph Seidel, and an unidentified gunman. The killings span a truancy warrant, a soft drink parlor shooting, torture-era store raid, a wild auto chase, a hangout shop murder, and a pharmacy hold-up.
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Chicago
Frank Svec
Berwyn
Edgar Chatterton
Albert G. Magoon
Frank Schaeffer
Boxe
Gertrude Frish
Joseph Seidel
Arthur Javas
Lavace
Magoon
Magon
Miss Gertrude Frish
Miss Frish
Frish
Seidel
Schaeffer
Four Quebec Villages Endangered By Ice Jam
Montreal report states four Quebec villages face destruction as an ice jam on the Prairies River backs water into settlements. Bordeaux and Laval Des Rapides areas report flooding. dynamite charges failed to dissolve the blockage. County action in Sheffield Lake approves Burrell ditch improvement survey with a hearing set for December 24.
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Prairies
Montreal
Quebec
Bordeaux
L'Borde Pluffe
Laval Des Rapides
Pont Viau
Burrell
Sheffield Lake Township
Government of Herriot in Danger Bulletin in Paris
Paris reports the Herriot government faces possible overthrow if France defaults on war debt to the United States. Deputies’ committees rejected a government plan with reservations and drafted a new resolution to default by postponing payment. London notes Britain will pay on December 15 but seeks future settlement terms.
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Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Foreign Affairs and Finance Commissions
Chamber
London
Great Britain
Britain
Hoover
Congress
Belgium Cabinet Considers War Debt Policy
Brussels December 13 The cabinet plans to sign after a meeting this afternoon to study Belgium war debt policy. A majority of government members are reported in favor of payment to Washington.
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Brussels
Belgium
Washington
Fire destroys Sherman-White Co. poultry plant in Greenville
A midnight blaze at the Sherman-White Co. poultry plant in Greenville, Ohio, caused a $40,000 loss. Several thousand chickens and hundreds of egg cases were destroyed. Fireman Edward Grossman was injured when a boiler pipe fell on him.
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Greenville, O
Sherman-White Co
Edward Grossman
Elyria's Gift Guide Christmas Catalog Promises Easy Finds
Readers are urged to check the Classified Page for Elyria's Gift Guide with daily gift suggestions for family and friends. The guide emphasizes easy selections and new ideas each day, encouraging shoppers to turn to the page tonight.
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Elyria
Sheffield Lake Village Lowers Tax Rate to 16.38 Mills
The Sheffield Lake Village tax rate is cut to 16.38 mills from 18 mills per $1000 in value. Chief Deputy Auditor C A Horn announced the new rate this morning.
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Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Lake Village
C. A. Horn
Horn
Myers Conducts Inquiry Into Gilg Death
Lorain Ohio December report shows County Prosecutor Don W. Myers taking charge of the Eva Volpe case. He will review all investigations by Lorain city Avon Lake and county authorities and has questioned relatives and witnesses amid theories of murder or suicide.
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Lorain
U.R
Eva Volpe
Don W. Myers
Lake Erie
Miss Volpe
Lerain
Myers
John Dandrea
Sirs
Lorain City
Avon Lake
Robert Miles
Kansas Avenue
Miles
Clarence Adams
Theodore E. Walker
Otto Miller
Cleveland Heights
Truck Crash Kills One in Elyria County Club Area
One man, Lewis Bley, 40, of Cleveland, died when a truck rear collided with a parked truck on Oberiin road near the Elyria Country Club at 3 45 A M Randolph McKenzie 22 and H E Wesley O Niel 30 were injured in the crash along with Frank James 21 who was unharmed The accident stemmed from a dropped cigarette and a failed attempt to avoid the impact with the parked vehicle, according to deputies and coroner findings.
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Oberiin Road
Elyria Country Club
Fred Brownsworth
Jack Bruegger
Lewis Bley
Kinsman Road
Cleveland
Taylor Funeral Home
Randolph McKenzie
East 48Th Street
Memorial Hospital
Wesley O’niel
East 44Th Street
Frank James
McKenzie
Bley
T. A. Peebles
Clarence Adams
James
House May Take Up Beer Bill Tuesday
Speaker Garner indicated the House may begin consideration of a beer bill on Tuesday after hearings end tomorrow. He said the bill likely would be introduced Monday and taken up the next day with no gag rule allowing lengthy discussion.
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Washington
Garner
House
Unions Open to Continued Wage Cut for Set Period
Chicago December 13 railroad unions say they will extend the 10 percent wage cut for a fixed period but reject the railways demand for an indefinite extension.
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Chicago
Coaster Killed In Cincinnati Coasting Accident
Cincinnati reports a deadly day on coasters with one fatality and multiple injuries. Albert Heeg aged 9 died from a fractured skull after a sled crash into a car. Dorothy McDonald 19 suffered severe exposure after a bobsled toppled into a creek. Almer Sword 15 of Cheton Ky may lose his left foot after a sled ran under a street car.
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Cincinnati
Albert Heeg
Dorothy McDonald
Almer Sword
Che-Ton, Ky
Train Collision Kills Ten in Lucerne Tunnel
Ten people were killed and many injured in a head on collision inside the Guetsch Tunnel near Lucerne Switzerland. The Zurich Lucerne express reportedly passed a closed signal at full speed and struck the Lucerne Bellinzona train inside the tunnel.
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Bulleten
Mayor fines Clan Tom Mebride for liquor session
Clan Tom Mebride, Wetayer, was fined $200 and costs after pleading guilty to a liquor charge before the court. The record notes the date of the incident as December 2 and mentions an arrest by police.
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Tom Mebride
Wetayer
Iquor
Wee
VanOeter Yeuter
MeBride
Hie
Hema
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