Ex-mayor among defendants in liquor conspiracy case
At Toledo federal court former Mayor Adolph Unger and two Tiffin residents were found not guilty on conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act in a $1 million whiskey conspiracy case. Jurors convicted four others on liquor possession charges. 224 were indicted overall.
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Adolph Unger
Unger
C. H.sterrett
William Leiby
Louis Yockham
A. Morehead
Nevin Platt
Neil Hoch
Tiffin
Actress found strangled in her apartment
Miss Lawson a 24 year old picture actress was found dead in her New York apartment authorities say she was bound with a towel gagged with adhesive and her ankles tied with a leash. The motive and exact circumstances remain unclear.
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York
Lawson
Diphtheria Schick Test Sparks School Controversy
The board of education authorized teachers to distribute Schick test cards to children twelve and under with parental consent. Some opponents argue against serum use citing a Boston case of infection after inoculated toxin. Dr. George French insists the test is safe and prevents diphtheria, allowing students to stay in school.
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Board of Education
Schick
George French
Boston
French
Canton graft charges filed in Canton police case
Affidavits charging graft in Canton police department and seeking removal of Safety Director Edward B. Curtis reached Governor Donahey after Canton citizens pressed for action. The appeal is the third in months, but the governor declined to say whether it will prompt action.
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Police Department
Canton
Edward B. Curtis
Donahey
Curtis
Two Men Suffer Leg Breaks From Auto Incidents
Charles Shakley of 11 Chestnut Street and Charles Bater of Grafton were injured crossing West Broad and on the road respectively. Shakley sustained a broken right leg and was taken to Memorial hospital. Bater, a broken leg and two broken shoulder blades, also taken to Memorial hospital. In a separate case Joseph Biber seeks an injunction against The Trotter Whelan Co and Sheriff Underhill challenging a property sale order after claims of no service.
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Chestnut Street
West Broad Street
H. P. McIntyre
Charles Shakley
Memorial Hospital
Charles Bater
Grafton
E. R. Edson
Joseph Biber
Trotter- Whelan Co
Auto Runs Into Yellow Cab on East Broad Street
Yesterday afternoon a yellow line taxicab was struck by an automobile driven by H. C. Eckenroad on East Broad Street. Both vehicles skidded on the pavement and sustained considerable damage in the collision.
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Eekenroad
Two burglars sentenced after jewelry store breakin
During a noon session Judge W B Thompson accepted guilty pleas from Julius Stevens and Thomas Smith for breaking into Charles McCarvel's jewelry store and stealing jewelry worth hundreds. Stevens, 22, received reformatory terms, while Smith, 31, drew two years in the penitentiary. Howard Norman of Elyria, charged with burglary for a Roe's garage break in, also received a two year penitentiary term.
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Julius Stevens
Thomas Smith
Charles McCarvel
Webber
Stevens
Reformatory
Smith
Howard Norman
Elyria
Roe
Thompson
Confession of Murder Held Not True in Canton Claim
Joseph Pierce, who alleged he strangled Florence Nitzman and dumped her body in Hast Creek, is described as delusional by Erie hospital staff. Records show he was a ward patient at St. Vincent's Hospital on the night of the murder and later moved between Ashtabula Harbor and Canton before his Wooster arrest.
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Joseph Pierce
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St. Vincent's Hospital
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St. Louis
Albert Beck
Ashtabula Harbor
Beck
George Vetters
Cleveland
Vetters
Geneva
Wooster
All Rescued From Quebec Ice Bridge
Quebec reports all five missing men trapped on the St Lawrence ice bridge have been rescued. The government ice breaker Lady Grey recovered the five at Cape Rouge, ending fears they perished after the floe incident last night.
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St. Lawrence
Lady Grey
Cape Rouge
Buswell Oct Bond Clarifies Conviction Details
A correction clarifies Adrian Buswell was convicted of attempting to carnally know and abuse with consent, not rape with consent. He may be jailed or sent to a workhouse for a judge determined period and is subject to parole. He was released on a $1,000 bond awaiting court orders.
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Reformatory
Buswell
Five Slayers Die in Texas Lethal Gas Execution
Nevada's first lethal gas execution of Gee Jon unfolds at Carson City prison. The Chinese tong slayer is strapped to a chair as ammonia fumes fill the chamber. Witnesses report the process begins calmly but gasping and movement persists for minutes before death.
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Nevada State Prison
Carson City
Gee Jon
Gea Jon
Major Turner
Army
Jon
Turner
Denby Resignation Demands Roil Senate Attack
In a heated Senate session Senator Walsh of Montana urged Edwin Denby to resign from the Coolidge cabinet over naval air lease issues. The debate touched on state department archives and possible improper oil concessions in Meopotamia and other regions as key witnesses, including stock brokers, testified before the public lands committee.
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Elyrian Heads County Arm Institute
The Lorain County Farmers Institute closed its 44th annual meeting at Ridgeville electing officers for the coming year. Officers include President J. C. Cotton of Elyria and Vice President H. W. Schmitken of Amherst, with secretary Rev. C. Maple of Elyria and treasurer George Fortune of Columbia Station. An executive committee from Elyria Ridgeville Grafton Amherst and Newton Bechtell will set the next program in Elyria. The session was praised as one of the best held at Ridgeville.
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Ridgeille
C. Cotton
Elyria
H. W. Schmitken
Amiverst
Rev. C. ©. Maple
George Fortune
Columbia Station
Frank Mason
Geo. Cotton
George ‘“Elbell
A. L. Mills
A A. J. Hulse
C. T Winckles
John Gibbons
Ruchel Gillett
Ridgeville
F. E. Schriver
Grafton
Newton Bechtell
Amherst
Plead Guilty in Liquor Conspiracy Case
In Wheeling on February 3, 15 defendants pleaded guilty in federal court to liquor conspiracy with Chester Thompson, ex Wheeling councilman, leading the group over a carload beer shipment to Log Cabin Inn in Zanesville Ohio billed as lumber. Thompson got $2000 fine and 1 year 2 days in Atlanta prison.
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Chester &. Thompson
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Atlanta
Robert Kirsten
John M. Riley
John Ehret
John E. Leis
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W. £. Baker
Goolidge for President Meeting Planned in Elyria Tonight
Campaign organizers in Elyria and Lorain county move to form a Coolidge for President organization for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next June. A 7:30 PM meeting at the Lorain County Bank building mezzanine will unite supporters including new efforts in Wellington Oberlin and colored political circles.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Lorain County
Lorain
Auto injures woman in Lorain crash
Mrs Ed Flynn of 208 Eighth street was struck by an auto driven by Dr F A Newhall after stepping from a street car at Eighth and Broadway. To avoid hitting her he ran onto the curb and struck a telephone pole. Mrs Flynn is in St Josephs hospital and expected to recover.
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Feb
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St. Joseph's Hospital
F. A. Newhall
Removal bid for Mayor Ryan in Struthers Mahoning county
A. F. Williams of Struthers requests Governor Donahey remove Mayor Ryan for laxity in law enforcement. The letter was received today by the governor.
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Ryan
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Mahoning County
A. F E. Williams
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Plan to reduce distribution costs sparks nationwide campaign
A campaign by the Bureau of Domestic Commerce targets the price spread and distribution waste within the US economy. Henry Morse announces that 29 percent of workers produce raw materials while 71 percent serve in distribution and marketing. The effort seeks cooperative reform to benefit consumers and national economy. Washington, Feb. 8. McAdoo refuses to quit the Democratic race amid oil-investigation scrutiny. Backers say he will fight harder, defend his Doheny counsel role, and testify before a Senate committee.
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Lorain Church Seeks 25000 Loan for Repairs and Addition
The Evangelical Lutheran church of Lorain asked the court of common pleas this morning for permission to borrow 25000 for improvement work including adding to their building.
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Ohio State Commission Grants Bus Lines in Wooster and Ashland
The state commission granted Anthony Carano of Wooster and J R Fockler of Ashland bus line permits today while denying applications by George P Winklepeck and Harry F Saum of Wooster. Fidelity and Casualty Co and Mason Tire Co sue Edith Kaskell of Oberlin for $25 44. Cincinnati news notes discuss fashion remarks by Judge Baggott to the Automobile Dealers Association and a fire that sent twenty women and children to safety from a rooming house in Cincinnati.
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Sies Commission
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Harry F Saum
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Edith Kaskell
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Roland W. Baggott
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Indiana Auto License Law Declared Invalid by Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a St. Joseph Superior Court ruling that the state automobile license law is unconstitutional. The act shifted inheritance tax revenue from the highway fund to the general fund, estimated to cost about 2 million dollars annually and slow road construction. Motorists delayed licenses and 1924 license holders protested potential refunds amid tax increases.
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Supreme Court of Indiana Today
St. Joseph
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