Armed bank robbery rocks Washington town
Four or five bandits robbed the Peoples and Drovers Bank in Washington C. H. on February 6 shortly after 4 PM. They forced cashier Fiord Eliott to turn over money amounting to an estimated 25 090 to 30 000 dollars and fled in a waiting car. A sheriff's posse and surrounding towns were alerted as nails were scattered on the road to delay pursuers and authorities believe the robbers headed toward Cincinnati via Wilmington.
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Washington
C. H
Rey McClore
McClure
MecClure
Cincinnati
Wimington
Hope to Guild Sewage Plant for 670000
Mayor James A. Hewitt reviewed official figures showing the sewage plant and works likely cost about 670000 pounds. Engineering estimates set plant around 389909 pounds and outfall sewer about 220000 dollars, matching bids read February 1. Contracts not expected to be awarded until next week.
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James A. Hewitt
George Gascoigne
Cleveland
Acina Caauity and Surety Co
Hoover Supporters In Ohio Meet To Back Hoover
A Columbus area gathering of Republicans including Thad Brown and Robert A. Taft will meet at 4 PM to organize support for Herbert Hoover for the Republican nomination. The meeting will include Hoover and supporters from across Ohio and may consider resolutions to back his entry. The session aims to assess Hoover strength and sentiment in the state.
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Hoover
Ohio
Columbi
S. C
Thad Brown
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Herbert Hoover
Brown
Conditions in coal fields deplorable say U S solons
U S solons toured Pennsylvania and Ohio coal regions reporting deplorable conditions. Senator Johnson urged a Senate investigation while Representative Leguardia prepared to present findings on Wednesday. Riot acts prompted governor order for inquiry and school closures at Broughton.
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U.S
Pittsbcrgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Congress
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate Interstate Commerce
Washington
F. I. Leguardia
New York
House of Representeatives
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pittsburgh Coal Corporation
John S. Fisher
Bruceston
Broughton
Wheeler
Coal and Iron
Boroug
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Johnson
Franco American treaty of 1778 signed in Washington
The French ambassador and Robert Olds signed a Franco American arbitration treaty at the state department on February 6 1778 marking 150 years of peace. The accord affirms amity and commerce with arbitration excepted for Monroe Doctrine domestic affairs and third party disputes.
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Washington
France
United States
Ciandel
Robert FE. Olds
State Department
Benjamin Frankiin
SUas _Deane
Arthur Lee
United State of North America
Republic of France
Great Britain
Monet
New Republic
Louis XVII
Geo. Washington
State Department of Class
League of Nattions
Paris
Briand
Kellogg
Conviction of Col Miller Upheld by Appeals Court
New York February 6. The United States court of appeals today upheld the conviction of Colonel Thomas W. Miller alien property custodian to the Harding administration. Miller faced charges of conspiracy to defraud the government by returning German assets during the war as part of a reform involving Swiss corporations and assets valued at 87 million dollars in the American Metal Company.
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New York
United Sates Court of Appeals
Thomas W. Miller
Marding
Miller
American Metal Company
Senate action on conservation and election issues
Senate moves include McNary conservation in Public Lands committee and a subcommittee recount of Wilson Vare ballots. Small bills advance on the unanimous consent calendar as Secretary of the Navy Wilbur appears before Naval Affairs Committee.
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Public Lands
Wilson Vare
Secretary of Navy
Wilbur
Naval Affairs
Dog Bites Report Draws Warden Investigation in Columbia
Dog Warden Leo Minkler investigated a report that two more residents in Columbia township were bitten by dogs. Otto Migchka of the Lorain County Humane Society urged dog owners to observe their animals for public safety. The Humane Society has disclosed ten to twelve rabies cases among dogs since January. The same dog that bit a 12 year old Sheffield Lake boy also bit two other dogs.
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Leo Minkler
Columbia Township
Otto KR. Migchka
theLorain County Humane Society
Humane Society
Mixchka
Sheffield Lake
Families Flee as Convict Seen Near Beartown
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania on February 6 twenty families left Beartown fleeing an escaped convict Samuel Shocker who had vowed to harm community members. Sightings of Shocker roaming the mountains with a double barreled shotgun followed news of his escape from a Norristown penitentiary labor gang building a new prison.
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Wayneshoro
Beartown
Samuel Shocker
Shocker
Norristown
Wrist Injury Report From Saturday Fall At Western Heights
A man who identified himself as Pete Radie of Broad Street reported a wrist cut from a fall Saturday night on Western Heights. He received a bandage at the New York Central roundhouse and later further care at Elyria Memorial hospital.
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Pete Radie
Broad Street
Western Heights
Radie
New York Central Roundhouse
Elyria Memorial Hospital
New Village May Form in Lorain County
Lorain county may form a new municipality spanning parts of Sheffield and Black River townships near Lorain and Elyria. A public meeting is set for Wednesday at Penfield Junction Highland School to gauge support for incorporation into a village of about five square miles and 2000 residents.
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Sheffield
Black River
Lorain County
Lorain
Elzria Township
Hieland
Penfield Junction
Elyria
Sheffield Township
Black River Township
Lorain City
Lorainecity Limits
Elyria Lownship Line
SheMeld Township
Needle Ice Causes Water Shortage Fears at Pump Station
Fear of two water shortages in Elyria eased at 2 PM as pumping returned to normal. Intake well water rose a foot since 10 AM while officials work to prevent future needle ice problems at the city pumping station. Pumpage at 10 AM stood around 3.5 million gallons per 24 hours, below the normal 5.9 million gallons. Service Director John N Eidt notes continued efforts to secure water flow.
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Elyria
Elstia
Joha N_ Eidt
Lorain Water Works cashier removed from office
Lorain mayoral order dismisses H. H. Neptune, longtime cashier at the city waterworks, for undisclosed charges. Service Director Frank A. Sanford announced the action effective immediately, with no reason given publicly by officials.
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Lorain
J. C. Standen
Frank A. Sanford
H. H. Neptune
Standen
Sanford
Neptune
City Council to Convene Tonight in Regular Session
City council will meet in the council chamber for a regular session to discuss three main items the Was franchise the Cleveland Southwestern franchise and a contract with Elyria Memorial hospital. These topics have been tabled in committee since the last meeting.
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Cleveland
U S Moves Toward World Court Joining Effort
A late bulletin notes a Senate resolution proposing U S negotiations for membership in the Permanent Court of International Justice. The move follows a Feb 6 report on President action and congressional debate in Washington. The era’s headlines include a vote to outlaw war, Hickman case notes, power probe delays, and a Kresge divorce granted in New York.
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U. S
World Court
Washington
U.S
Permanent Court of International Justice
Seniator Gillett
Repn
Mass
Senate
Senate jJudiciary Committee
Senate Inter-State Commerce Committee
Ihte Audit and Control Committee
Apedia
Hemrestor Walsh
Mont
Watson
Inter-State Commete Committee
Supreme Court
Kresge
New York
Doris M. Krexgr
Sebastian
Suapreme
O N G Officers Sentenced in Cleveland Embezzlement Case
Four Ohio National Guard officers and two former officers pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from the guard payroll and received a total of five years in federal prison. Sentences ranged from 15 months for each of the four convicted, with others not yet pleading. The judge noted related charges against additional guardsmen amid a reduced statute of limitations.
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Cleveland, O
Ohio National Guard
Paul Jones
Charles J. Seegert
734 Infantry
Charles S. Ratier
Tay Tain
TD 145Th Infantry
Miles P. Gordon
112Th Engineers
Marshall Bailer
112Th Infantry
Atlanta
George E Crseter
Headquarters Co
145Th Infantry
Ray Bowland
Congress
Charleston dancer suffers hip dislocation after dream
Lorain February 6. Mrs. George Stelzer awoke from a dream of dancing the Charleston with a severe pain. Dr H J D diagnosed a dislocation of her hip and back from a sudden twisting of her leg. Mrs. Stelzer is known as an inveterate Charleston dancer.
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Charleston
Lorain
George Stelzer
Danci
County Officials Claim Northern Lorain County Gets Fair Share
Lorain County officials counter accusations of underfunding the northern townships. They cite tax allocations showing Lorain as the major contributor to general county costs, with limited funds left for new road improvements. Officials argue road mileage is not a fair measure of money spent per region and defend northern needs based on project scope and existing disparities.
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Elyria
Fother
Ueclis
Lorain
Brownhelm
H.C. Curtis
Chamber of Commerce
Ef Lorain
Oater
Chronicle-Teiertam
Lorain. £ 396.867 34 Goes To the Expense of General County
Lorain County
Wis
Elyrians
Loramm
Fall River Debris to Be Blasted for Rebuild Start
Fall River Mass officials plan immediate dynamiting of the destroyed business district to speed reconstruction. Two Boston dynamite experts arrive as crowds flood the scene. over 500 workers cleared streets and sites yesterday. Fire-caused damage estimated between 7 and 25 million dollars. investigation into the blaze underway with Pocasset mills owners and city departments involved.
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Fall River
Mass
Campere
Boston
Pocasset
Maitland Car Ferry Freed From Ice Off Ashtabula
The car ferry Maitland with forty men aboard was freed from a large ice floe off Ashtabula Harbor after being trapped for over a week. The release came from the floes where it had been held, with no danger to the vessel or crew.
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Ashtabula
Maitland
Ashtabula Harbor
Marquette
Bessemer No
Kellog Becomes Arbiter of Rank and Precedence
Secretary of State Kellogg is named official arbiter of rank among federal state and municipal officials. A new protocol division will handle ceremonial precedence with James Dunn as chief. The fixed order starts with president and vice president then chief justice and speaker, a matter often debated by ambassadors and officials.
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Washington
Kellogg
United States
James
Dunn
White House
Alrady
Supreme Court
House
Wickersham to Represent U S Against Stewart
George W. Wickersham, ABA president, chosen to represent the Senate in the habeas corpus hearing of Robert W. Stewart. Wickersham, former attorney general, will proceed without delay to present all details sought by investigators into the Teapot Dome affair.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
American Bar Association
Senate
Robert W. Stewart
Wickersham
Taft
Stewart
Ten Fishermen Missing After Ice Pack Drive
Coast guard ship Edward F E under Captain Paul H Forner searched ice floes along Lake Erie's north shore for six hours but found no trace of ten fishermen stranded on an ice field. Grief and fear filled the awaiting crew and an airborne search was prepared as Lieutenant Edwin Al Ronne stood by with a plane and pilot ready for instant flight if needed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie
Edward FE
Coast
Paul H. Forner
Forner
Furner
Edwin AL Ronne
Governor considers National Guard use in Eastern Ohio coal strike
Governor Donahey signaled possible deployment of National Guard to quell unrest at the Florence mine near St. Clairsville Belmont county after demonstrators broke windows and menaced non union residents. Lt Col Caldwell reported communists inciting violence as a three hour march spread through the area. officials warned troops would be used if order isn’t restored.
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National Guard
Ohio
State House
Wic Donahey
Florence
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Lse
Don L. Caldwell
Execmtive
Frank D. Henderson
Feld
Caldwella
National Labor League
Caldwell
Automsedte
Onenosankea
Howe
Dows
Short
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