Air Mail Pilot Eugene Cecil Dies in Wreck Near Morgantown
Cleveland based air mail pilot Eugene Cecil thirty five was found crushed to death in the wreckage of his Travelair biplane near Morgantown West Virginia while flying the Cleveland to Pittsburgh route. He departed Cleveland at 6 45 p m and was due in Pittsburgh at eight p m officials traced calls along his route and Morgantown reported a downed plane with mail cargo intact the throttle wide open indicating an attempted climb Cecil who served in the air army during the war and later with Gates flying circus had been with the Clifford Ball company since December 15 he was married and lived in McKeesport Pennsylvania.
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Cleveland, CO
Eugene Cecil
Air Mail
Pittsburgh
Morgantown
W. Va
Itas
Cecil
Cleveland
Travelair
Clifford Ball, Incorporated
Ball Companyecame
Uniontown
Air Corps
Gates Flying Circus
The
Ball Company
McKeesport, Pa
Pierce Will Tell Of Ship's Rescue
Oberlin can expect Professor ul S Peirce of the economics department to recount his Europe return aboard the SS America and the rescue of 22 crewmen from the Italian freighter Florida. He will speak at the Oberlin Exchange Club Monday noon and at chapel exercises Wednesday. Mrs. Paul S Peirce, president of the Oberlin Women's club, hosts a home coming party this afternoon.
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Oberlin
Ul S.’Peirce
Department ‘of Economics
College
Europe
Florida
Oberlin Exchange Club
Peirce
Investigating Truck Fire Between Brighton and Wellington
Sheriffs deputies investigated a truck fire on the road between Brighton and Wellington last night. The truck and a full load of tires were completely destroyed. No identification could be made. Damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.
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Brighton
Wellington
Winter Grips Ohio and Nearby States In Snowbound Sweep
United Press reports a biting winter across Ohio and parts of Kentucky and West Virginia with subzero temperatures. Snow flurries iced streets and highways, hindering travel as officials warned no immediate relief, though a rise in temperatures may come tomorrow.
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United Press
Hio
Kentucky
West Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Tribute to Mothers in Sermon by Rev William A Sunday
Evangelist Rev William A Sunday delivers stirring Mother’s Day tribute at the tabernacle. He reflects on Moses birth as a dramatic struggle of right against might, praising the mother’s courage and faith as she hid her infant son amid Pharaoh’s orders. The message continues on page 9.
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William A
Bily
the Tabernacle
Moses
Pharaoh
Man Kills Self After Gunfight With Officers
Newcomerstown February report states Charles Buzzard fifty five steeple jack and ex convict died after a half hour battle with Coshocton county deputies. He was shot by Deputy Leavengood during an attempted arrest for stealing tools from A J Miskimens coal mine. Buzzard barricaded a bedroom, used his last bullet to kill himself, died at Mayor Marion Mercer’s office. He had been paroled from the penitentiary last February after fourteen months for Holmes county burglary. His widow and eight children survivors.
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Newcomerstown
Coshocton
Charles Buzzard
J. R. Storer
Paul Leavengood
Buzzard
A. J. Miskimens
Conesville
Leavengood
Marion Mercer
Storer
Millersburg
Holmes County
Hin
Finally Reach Isolated Village After Snow Siege
Colesburg Iowa residents, 350 strong, freed from 12 days in isolation as a snowplow convoy delivers fuel and provisions through a narrow drifted road from Garber. Mayor H. F. Hoot and residents greet rescuers at the village’s northern edge as supplies near exhaustion.
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Colesburg
Here
Garber
Mayror H. F
Officer Cleary Files Parking Ticket Comedy at City Hall
In Cleveland on Feb 1 Pat Patrolman John Cleary showed bold nerve by issuing a pink parking ticket on Safety Director Edvin Tr Bat’s car despite a no parking order. Traffic Commissioner Ed Donahue and Safety Director Edwin D Bar praised him for honesty and courtesy in a tense scene.
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Cleveland
Pat
John Cleary
Edvin Tr. Bat
Cleary
City Hall
Trafic
Ed Donahue
Edwin D. Bar
Sunday Sermon Sparks Giant Tabernacle Rally Night
The Renascent audience of about four thousand heard Billy Sunday declare I Find No Fault in Him as the theme. The Agenda club and city business women attended with earlier speeches by Mrs Sundar and Miss Kinney at the Methodist church. Roedeheaver sang In the Garden with Bernice Jackson on violpin, and a trio with Petersen Matthews Rodeheaver offered spirituals plus a duet by Dr Slack and Mr McGranahan. Tonight the American Legion plans to attend in force.
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Pilate
Florence Kinney
Roedeheaver
Bernice Jackson
Petersen
Matthews
Mr. Rodeheaver
Dr. Slack
McGranahan
James McGranahad
Sunday Rides Talk At High School Today
Hobbs Elyria High School hosts a boys and girls assembly with Homer Rodeheaver from Billy Sunday’s campaign urging students to care for body mind and morals. Principal H M Ebert receives praise as the school band and boys glee club provide music. Pep rallies highlight tonight’s Rocky River game and tomorrow’s Berea matchup.
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Elyria High School
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy
Rodeheaver
Florence Kinney
H. M. Ebert
Ebert
Rocky Hriver
Berea
Hot Shots By Billy Sunday
The quotes present sermon style maxims attributed to Billy Sunday emphasize Christian virtue and moral reform. Notable lines plead for faith over fault, support for family restoration, and the impact of Christianity on society.
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Billy Sunday
If Jesus Came to Elyria Evanglist Sunday at tabernacle
Rev William A Sunday will deliver a final sermon this week in Elyria on the topic If Jesus Came to Elyria at the tabernacle Saturday night. The talk will present the evangelist's vision for Elyria and its people.
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Jesus
Elyria
Elyrians the
Wiliam A
Billy
the Tabernacle
Lorain Dog Warden Captures 14 Violating Dogs
Lorain County Dog Warden Lee Minkler rounded up 14 dogs yesterday amid stiff resistance from owners. A warrant was issued for Mrs M C Casper for resisting an officer after seizing a large unlicensed police dog in the front yard. Mary Doe was also arrested for resisting an officer as the woman would not reveal her name. A John Doe, husband of Mary Doe, faced arrest for no dog license. Other violators include Herman Delfranesco and Frank Swartz for harboring unlicensed dogs. Minkler reports 18 dogs were seized Wednesday and 15 Monday, with last month totaling 153 custody cases.
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Lee Minkler
Lorain
Minkler
M. C. Casper
Casper
Mary Doe
John Doe
Norfolk Avenue
Herman Delfranesco
Oberlin Avenue
Frank Swartz
Oakdale
Double Execution At Franklin Parish Prison Yard
Ada Bonner Leboeuf and Dr. Thomas Dreher were hanged for the murder of Leboeuf's husband James Leboeuf in Franklin Louisiana. The couple faced the gallows after days of fear and preparations, the first white woman executed west of the Alleghenies, with crowds gathering as they awaited death.
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Franklin
Ada Boneni Leboeuf
Thomas E.dereher
Ada Bonner Leboeuf
Thomas E. Dreher
Vessel aground near Aldeburgh on the East Coast
London dispatch says the Union Castle liner Garth Castle reported an SOS saying the vessel was aground off Aldeburgh on the east coast of Suffolk. The 7713 ton Garth Castle, en route to London from Hamburg, requested immediate tug assistance.
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London
North Foreland
Union Castle
Garth Castle
Aldeburgh Napes
Suffolk
Hamburg
Germany
Waves of Billy Sunday Do Wake Elyria Readers
In northern Ohio as 1929 opens locals discuss Billy Sunday and evolution. A stone thrown into a sleeping pond mirrors the wave of discussion sparked by his Elyria appearance, stirring churchgoers, students, and shopkeepers with debates on religion science and daily life.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Ohio
Billy Sunday
William A
Billy
Sunday
County Court House
Cleveland
Erie County
Oberlin College
Perfect School Attendance at Elyria High in January
One thousand forty four Elyria High students posted perfect attendance in January, though the month was only two weeks due to influenza closures. Tardiness was unusual with 123 incidents, many clustered on one day when 58 students were late as two streetcars ran late. Girls averaged 97.4 percent attendance versus 97.25 percent for boys.
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Elyria High School
E. D. Dams
Adams
Bandits Release Father Young in China Abduction
Father Edward Young of Broox Isp New York was held by Chinese bandits and released, according to a cablegram from Bishop John O Shea at Kanchow. The message said Father Young released and safe, relayed by Rev. Frederick Maine.
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Heulletin
Philadelphia
Edward Young
Broox- Isp. N. Y
Frederick
Maine
John O'Shea
Kanchow
Father Young
Minshall Appointed Judge of Common Pleas Court
Governor Myers Y. Cooper announced the appointment of A. P. Minshall of Chillicothe as judge of the common pleas court, succeeding Judge P. J. Brosser elected to the district court of appeals. Minshall's appointment had been expected.
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Columbus
O. Fed
Myers Y. Cooper
A. P. Minshall
Chillicothe
Common Prias Court
P. J. Brosser
District Court of Appeals
Minshall
Cardinal Calls Sleigh Bells Jingle in Elyria
Elyrians woke to a winter scene as sleigh bells and a cardinal's call rang out at seven this morning in the southern city. A bob sled dairy delivery, claimed to be the first of the season, drew cheers as the cardinal’s return signals longer days and waking nature after a cold thaw.
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Elsina
Elyria
Elyrian’s
Mayor Fines Man for Loud Charge at Liquor House
Police court this morning fined Andrew Pelak of 1592 West River Street five hundred dollars and costs after pleading guilty to possession. Pelak claimed a Clevelander brought the liquor and asked mercy due to his children being motherless, but was reminded of prior arrests and bootlegging warnings.
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James A. Hewitt
Andrew Pelak
West River Street
Pelak
Pelake
West River
Elyria
Life boat pulled from fishing net hints Seiner sinking
New London report says the life boat from the Groton fishing trader Seiner, with its aft tanks crushed, was recovered in a Georges Banks net. Coast Guard Lt. Chalker said the find makes a sinking likely. the Seiner with 22 aboard led by Captain Thomas Miller was last sighted January 13 at the fishing grounds.
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New London
Conn
Groton
Depts
Georges Banks
Coast Guard
Chalker
United Press
Thomas Miller
New York
Trains Collide Near Henderson Killing Six
Henderson Ky Feb 1 Six men were killed in a head on collision between a freight and passenger train near Henderson. All crewmembers were from Louisville Kr. The wrecking site Soaper five miles southeast of Henderson. Five died in the wreckage. one died later in the Henderson hospital.
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Henderson
Bush
C. Hall
J. A. Bell
J. F. Carter
Hewitt Macey
M. J. Buckier
Louisville
Soaper
Here
State workers rush in as letters pour into governor’s office
In Columbus Ohio on February 1 the governor’s office receives over 20,000 communications since Inauguration Day January 14. Charles H. Jones says about 700 applications exist for 30 deputy fire marshals positions, amid requests for jobs and pardons.
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Columbts
Santa Claus
Cooper
Charles H. Jones
Jones
Buckley Denies Bribery Conspiracy in Buckley Trial
State Treasurer Bert Buckley testified in federal court that he knew his actions breached the law when relaying warnings about raids on the Jackson Brewery. He denied conspiring to bribe John Eckhart and claimed Eckhart proposed a protection scheme for beer, involving $5 per half barrel.
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Federal Court Room
Columbus
John Eckhart
Jackson Brewery
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Eckhart
Federal Court Notes and Bribery Defense in Buckley Case
In Columbus on February 1, Assistant Federal Prohibition Commissioner John F. Eckhart urged tipping off Jackson Brewery in Cincinnati before raids. State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley defended himself against bribery charges in the proceeding.
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Federal Court Room
Columbis, C
Federal Prohibition
John F. Eckhart
Jackson
Cincinnati
Bert B. Buckley
Two for Murders Executed Simultaneously in St Louis
Two murderers were executed today on electrically operated gallows. Thomas Lorry, £3, died from one trap for the murder of Patrolman Eugene Lovell, at the game-time Leonard Yeager fell through another trap for the killing of tailor Conc alfo u rs Schou.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Lorry
Natorcycle Pastrolman
Eugene Lovell
Leonard RK. Yeager
Concalfours Schou
Sewer Committee to Discuss City Sewers Meeting Tomorrow
The Sewers and Drains committee of the city council will meet tomorrow at 1:30 in City Hall to discuss the construction of sanitary sewers in various districts around the city.
Trunk Containing $60,000 in Jewels Missing in Columbus
A trunk containing jewelry valued at $60,005 owned by George W. Beardsley, a Kohn Company salesman from Newark New Jersey, was stolen from a transfer track behind a Columbus hotel at midnight. Beardsley was registered at the hotel when the theft occurred and a police search is underway.
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Columbus
Fed
George W. Beardsley
Kohn Company
Newark
Beardsley
Ney
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Tabernacle
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Grafton
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