Columbus Blast Paralyzes City Power and Businesses
A substation explosion in Columbus caused by a short circuit igniting gas cut power to a large downtown area. Twenty five trunk lines were blown, 104 cables destroyed, hotels theaters and newspapers halted operations, Ohio Bell used batteries, and Emergency crews restored control after three hours.
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Columbus
Columbus Railway Power and Light Company
Keith-Al Palace
Broad
Majestic
Ohio State Journal
Dispatch
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Ken Cartier Sets Elyria Theatre Debut With Alney Alba Players
Ken Cartier arrives in Elyria to star in In Love With Love at the Rialto, joining Alney Alba Players. The cast features Miss Alba, Francis Sayles, Eleanor Harriott, Chuck Webster, Ruby Dena, Gerard Hiertstedt, Lorena Tolsoni, Bruce Miller, Gladys Vigimia, Stanley Waldo, and J Gilford Crowell. The production includes a large scenery and electrical effects unit and opens December 29.
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Ney Alba
Rialto Theatre
Elyria Theatre
Mr. Cartier
McLaughlin
Ohio Theatre
Cleveland
Mr. Browne
Poer
Alney Alba
Broadway
Francis Sayles
Eleanor Harriott
John Golden
Chuck” Webster
Boland
Ruby Dena
Ingen
Gerard Hiertstedt
Dolores Costello Shines in New Laureld Feature
Dolores Costello stars in Hearts of Fate at Rivell theatre, alongside Vera Ivanova Paul Parloff and Haron Serge Palma. The Russia themed drama follows a peasant girl who becomes a noble, sparking political intrigue and a dramatic trial.
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Rivell Theatre
Russia
Vera Ivanova
Dolores Ca Éstar
Paul Parloff
Greers
Haron Serge Palma
James Rived
Misa Costello Laspe
Irl
Plumbers adopt day week in 1930 union notice
The Plumbers Union and local firms in Eastia shift to a day week starting January 15 1930 with essential emergency work exempted. Signatory companies include Albert Abramoski Barres & Welsa Louis Brown K H Ring Charles Seehmidgens Elyria Plumbing and Heating Co James Catke O Murphy Co J A Lucas Co N D Pacier Henry Leascher MED Lyons and Al Nay along with the Plumbers Society.
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Albert Abramoski
Barres & Welsa
Louis Brown
K. H. Ring
Charles Seehmidgens
Elyria Plumbing and Heating Co
James Catker O
Monte Blue Stars in Skin Deep at Capitol Theatre
Monte Blue, famed for the human underworld portrait in Skin Deep, portrays a scarred veteran who descends into gang life and undergoes a striking transformation. Davey Lee and Betty Gompso n co star as Capital Theatre presents Warner Brothers drama now showing.
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Monte Blue
Warner Brothers
Underworld
Davey Lee
Betty Gompson
Capital Theatre
Overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary Highlights Reform Need
New York dispatch reports the National Society of Penal Information calling Columbus prison the most overcrowded among large prisons. It urges a second main Ohio facility, critiques low official salaries, and notes Sandusky plant contraction. The Margavilla reform school with 475 inmates is the nation’s largest women’s facility, facing overcrowding and unemployment.
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New York
Nee
Columbus
National Society of Penal Information
Ohio
Sandon
Margavilla Reformatory
Mystery of Child’s Disappearance Deepens in Court Record
The broken narrative describes a boy abducted by unknown suspects who confined him in a sack and placed him in a car. His grandmother Mrs. J. M. Ward, with whom he lives, and Prosecutor Chester pursue questions as authorities seek the boy’s father, Horst, and contact Dr. J. A. for medical input. The case hinges on the boy’s knowledge and the parents’ roles as officials tighten the inquiry.
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Columbus
Lawrence Smith
Melvin Hors
Lawre
Melvin Horst
Ad Pr
Graven
Wooster
Wayne
Roy H Orrville
Lawrence
Melvin
J. M. Ward
Chester
Orrville
Warne
Roy Horst
Melyi
Transatlantic Flier Reunion After Crash Near Santo Mona
Natal Brazil sees Capt Leon Challe and Col Tadeo Larre Borges reunited after their trans Atlantic flight crash near Santo Mona. Challe recovering from eye injury and improving, while Larre Borges hopes to depart for Montevideo soon. Both plan to continue southward with visitors welcomed at hospital.
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Natal
Brazil
Tadeo Larre Borges
Leon Challe
Seville
Santo Mona
Here
Montevideo
Uruguay
Challe
Larre Borges
Santa Antonio
Man sheds fat in 22 days with Kruschen salts
A reader recounts losing 18 to 19 pounds of fat in 22 days after starting Kruschen Salts. He describes increased energy and daily walks, noting a dramatic boost in vigor and vitality while claiming the product cleanses the liver kidneys and stomach. The ad promotes Kruschen and Philip’s salts for four weeks.
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Fouth
Lef
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Airy
Blaine
Capitol
House of Talkies
Natural Color Revue and Sound News
Rivoli
Dreamland
Dolores Costello
Lad
Musalnb
Horst Ot
Plumber's Union
Fistia
Troll
Blue
Ohio State Penitentiary
Merthe
the Fay Company Feminine
Ace Nee
Benrus
Aron Jewelry CO
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