President Coolidge Signs Cruiser and Carrier Navy Bill
President Coolidge signed a navy bill authorizing construction of fifteen cruisers and one modern aircraft carrier. The action ends a year long controversy over defense needs and will fund early shipwork, with appropriations likely before Congress adjourns March 4. The signing occurred privately after a White House morning conference with key leaders and officials.
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Washington
Fed
Coolidge
U.S
Congress
White House
Curtis
Robinson
Hale
Naval Committee
Longworth
Tilson
House
Rep
Garrett
Jardine Won't Return to Hoover Cabinet
Washington February 13 Secretary of Agriculture Jardine of Kansas will leave public service after March 4 and join Federated Fruit and Vegetables Growers as counsel in Washington. He had been discussed for reappointment by President-elect Hoover.
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Washington
Jardine
Kansas
Hloover
Federated Fruit and Vegetables Growers
Washington, D.C
Kaltenbaugh Found Insane in Ohio double murder case
Edward Kaltenbaugh 21 of Grove City Pa confessed to killing John and Bertha Oser in Canal Fulton last month. A sanity verdict found him insane, committing him to the state hospital at Lima for life, avoiding a first degree murder trial. Alienists testified no hope of cure, with a sealed verdict by ten of twelve jurors. The Osers were shot dead. Kaltenbaugh was captured after hiding in Grove City.
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Canton, CO
Edward Kaltenbaugh
Grove City
John Oser
Canal Fulton
Bertha
Kaltenbaugh
State Hospital
Ingane
Lima
Osers
Bible Bill Resolution Faces Lorain County Schools
The Lorain County Board of Education endorses a Bible Bill requiring daily morning Bible readings in public schools. The measure, introduced January 28 by Rep. Lloyd Weaver, calls for at least ten verses read without comment. The resolution names Governor Myers Y. Cooper and several lawmakers as recipients.
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Lorain County
Pcord of
RR. P. Vaughn
Myers Y. Cooper
P H. Rogers
C. R. Summers
Lorain Country
J.anderson
Lloyd Weaver
Akron
G. F. Bursler
E. F. Cotton
Warner Hadaway
C. T. Winckles
Alma K. Portman
Weaver
Daughter of Calles Protected by Guards in Mexico City
Mrs. Thomas Arnold Robinson, daughter of ex President Plutarco Calles, was guarded by scores of men in Mexico City today after threats to kidnap her. The threats were sent directly to Calles, Robinson and Cal. My confusion, is an American.
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Calles
Mexico City
Thomas Arnold Robinson
Plutarco Callee
Kidnay
Robinson
Cal- My Confusion
Elyria Opens New Public Library Building Ceremony
Elyria’s new library building was formally turned over to residents Tuesday night by the board of trustees led by A. L. Garford. A brief opening marked by a program and a public reception drew thousands who toured the facility as the Elyria High School orchestra provided music. Fines on overdue books will be suspended through February 16.
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Elyria
Garford
Library sale delayed awaiting court ruling on Ely will
The library faced funding limits and lacked power to sell the old site until a court interpreted the will of Charles A. Ely, founder, authorizing the sale. Trustees followed Gar ford as J. W. Ingersoll provided a historical sketch from 1866 to now. R. B. Lersch praised Dr. Reefy, builder of the front portion of No. 2.
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Charles A. Ely
Garford
J. W. Ingersoll
R. B. Lersch
Reefy
Charge Women With Deaths Of Babies
In St Joseph Michigan on February 12, Mrs Ethel Lewis age 49 of Eau Claire and her daughter Opal Goram 25 were charged with first degree murder after seven infant deaths were attributed to them. Goram allegedly confessed to killing her four month old son Clarence Wesley, strangling him a week prior, marking the third Goram child killed by the pair in three years. Their husbands Herbert Coram and William Lewis are held as material witnesses while police probe the disappearance of an eighth infant.
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Brulletin
ST. Joseph
Mich
Ethel Lewis
Eau Claire
Berrien County
Opal Goram
Tani
Goram
Bertien County
Clarence Wesley
Change in gas tax distribution proposed in Ohio
A bill to be introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Rada Sullivan would change how motor fuel revenue from the two cent gas tax is allocated. The plan would allocate 45 percent to the state highway department, 20 percent to municipalities by motor registration, 20 percent to all counties equally, and 15 percent to counties with shares distributed to townships for road repair.
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Columbus
Rada Sullivan
Union County
Sullivan
Aleho
Star Hich War Department
Chess
Sunday urges think on truth at vast revival
Reverend William A Sunday preached Think to over four thousand at West Avenue tabernacle urging all to stop and consider that each day brings them closer to judgment day. Delegations from multiple churches and schools attended as a quartet led by George Dibble performed and over 260 people stepped forward after the sermon to dedicate their hearts to God.
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Tabernacle
William A
Billy) Sunday
Sunday
West Avenue
Lake Avenue
Lake Avenue Bible School, the Iungarian Baptist Union of
Elyria
Cleveland
Detroit
Delaware Avenue Methodist Church
Junior Hi-V
Eaton High School
Eastern Star
Elyria Salvation Army Band
George Dibble
Homer Rodeheaver
Bob Matthews
Albert Peterson
Billy Sunday Hot Shots Speech Excerpt
Billy Sunday denounces reliance on secular salvation and second chances as he urges readers to study the Bible. He asserts his vocation to preach, contrasts wealth with spiritual riches, and warns against dismissing scripture as he condemns worldly voices. He declares heaven is his aim despite opposition.
Six Injured In Toledo Blaze At Willys-Overland Plant
Six men were seriously injured early today when flames swept the mixing room of the paint department after multiple lacquer vats exploded at the Willys Overland plant in Toledo Ohio. A victim was expected to die. The first blast occurred around 10 a m and a second followed. The interior of the mixing area was wrecked and damage was put at 35000 dollars. Overland officials refused to reveal injured workers names.
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Toledo
Willys-Overland
Misings
Overland
Pershing Remains Indoors In Paris Hotel
General John J. Pershing stayed inside at the Crisisa Hotel in Paris as a precaution after suffering influenza on his transatlantic voyage aboard the Leviathan. He arrived from New York yesterday and had been confined to his bed during the crossing.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
Crisisa Hotel
New York
Miss Anne Morrow Morrow Engaged to Lindbergh
Mexico City Feb 15 Miss Anne Spencer Morrow 22 and Col Charles A Lindbergh 20 became engaged news announced by Ambassador and Mrs Morrow The Morrows offered no details about a possible spring wedding in Mexico City where society wonders about the couple The quiet home loving Miss Morrow shares Lindberghs dislike of ostentation and is an intellectual who reads a lot
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Mexico City
Anne Spencer Morrow
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
Morrows
Col. Lindbergh
Mbassador Morrow
Morrow
Prince of Wales
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Ig
Shy
Mexico
Lindbergh completes first Canal Zone air mail round trip
Charles A. Lindbergh lands at Pan American airport in Miami after completing the first round trip on the new canal zone air mail route. He then plans to fly to Washington and New York while resuming work with Transcontinental Air Transport Co. and awaiting engagement news with Anne Spencer Morrow.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Canal Zone
Pan American Airport
Havana
Cuba
Cristobal
Washington
New York
Juindberth
Transcontinental Air Transport Co
IGLAUER CHOSEN TO LEAD EAST OHIO DRIVE
Louis Iglauer secretary treasurer of Radiant Mills Co becomes general chairman of the reorganization and expansion drive by the Elyria Board of Trade. Campaign headquarters open at Sau Broad street with three weeks of organization and preliminaries before a two week March to April intensive push. Executive committee includes A. C. Hudnautt chairman Thomas N. Cook H. K. King Rober Vestal and Max Goldatein.
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Louis Iglauer
Radiant Mills Co
Elyria Board of Trade
Sau Broad Street
Sclaurr
A. C. Hudnautt
Thomas N. Cook
H. K. King
Rober Vestal
Max Goldatein
Automaker Killed in Embankment Crash Near Springfield
Springfield dispatch reports William R. B. Morrison, 66, was killed when his car ran over an embankment at Englewood Dam near Springfield. His wife Mrs Morrison was seriously injured after the vehicle was side swiped by another car, causing the loss of control.
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Springfield
William RB. Morrison
Englewood Dam
Here
Morrison
Winter’s Death Mounts Across Europe in Record Cold
Europe faces a freezing wave with 87 deaths since Saturday and reports of bluetongued famish near Lublin. Baltic ice traps ships, ferries, and an icebound liner Leviathan battles storms while Varna and Burgas harbors freeze. Rail lines crack, trains derail, and wolves venture onto roads as Vienna distributes bread and tea to the poor amid the harshest cold since 1871.
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London
Europe
Roumania
Switzerland
Belgium
Schleswig-Holstein
Elsass
Baltic Sea
Lublin
Poland
Brenner Pass
Great Belt Channel
Fyen
Zealand
Denmark
Varna
Burgas
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Sofia
Vienna
Vevey
Montreaux
Hungary
Berlin
Leviathan
Southampton
English
Gales Strain Pacific Vessels As Storms Rattle Seas
In Washington state on February 15 a Pacific gale pounded seas and endangered four ships. The freighter Alloway received aid from the Montauk after crew transfers. a tow line failed in a storm and the vessels collided. Meiyo Maru ran aground near Uma Island while coast guard units stood by unable to help due to heavy seas.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific
Sewar
Montauk
Alloway
Uma Island
Coast Guard
Euter Cheland
Disastrous Canton Fire Ravages Downtown
Canton Ohio faced its most disastrous downtown blaze since 1918 as eight fire stations battled three hours of flames at the Tetants company store. Firemen fought the blaze that threatened the business heart, drew thousands of spectators, and caused estimated losses around 194 000 dollars. Fire Chief Robert Mesar said the cause is not yet determined but likely began in a boiler room.
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Canton
Tetants Company
Resali
Maze
Trafic
Robert O. Mesnar
Fleming Sentenced to Prison for Bribe in Cleveland
Cleveland, O., Feb 12 councilman Thomas W. Fleming received a two year and nine month hard labor sentence in the penitentiary for accepting a $200 bribe. Judge N. Craig McBride imposed the term after overruling a motion for a new trial. Fleming, a Republican leader, resigned his council seat after conviction and was granted a 10 day stay and released on $3,000 bond. Parole was denied. The case followed testimony by Walter Oehine, a crippled former policeman who said Fleming sponsored legislation to reimburse him for on duty injuries.
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Cleveland, O
Thomas W. Fleming
Common Pleas
N. Craig McBride
Hillsboro
Roaring Third
George W. Spooner
Fleming
McBride
Council
Walter Oehine
Flemings Ward
Hoover to 60 direct to Washington from Miami Beach
Miami Beach Fla Feb 13 President elect Hoover will leave here early next week for Washington to preside over a series of important conferences before his inauguration. Lawrence Richey said the return follows Hoover’s original plan and will be without stops. He is currently meeting with a committee on economic trends linked to the 1921 unemployment conference. Hoover will also conduct a survey of the Lake Okeechobee flood district Friday and Saturday before returning to the capital.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Hoover
Washington
Lawrence Richey
Capitol
Lake Okeechobee
Senate backs codification of criminal statutes in Ohio
Columbus Feb 13 Senate judiciary committee favorably reported the bill by Senator Gillen for the codification of state criminal statutes. Drawn by the State Bar Association, it is viewed as a companion to the habitual criminal act.
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Columbus. O
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ror Gillen
State Bar Association
Lent Begins Today Around the City
Lent begins today marking the start of forty days of fasting and penitence before Easter. Western churches observe the period with Sundays excluded, and numerous congregations plan special services including noonday prayers at St John’s Lutheran and Catholic services on Wednesdays with Stations of the Cross on Fridays.
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Elrria
St. John’s Lutheran
Amherst Banker's Fate Shibley Pleads Guilty in Misappropriation Case
In an Ohio common pleas court Judge A R Webber saw Amherst Savings and Banking president William H Schibley switch from not guilty to guilty on the first indictment for misapplying 10387 04 from Wesbeecher Hardware. He faces parole and deferred sentence on February 19 while three other indictments remain.
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State of Ohe
William H. Schibley
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
Schitley
Common Pleas Court
A. R. Webber
Wesbeecher Hardware
Schibler
Don W. Myers
John Harding
Webber
Resek
Ohio
Schibley
Liquidate Amherst Savings and Banking Bonds Stake
Application filed in common pleas court by E H Blair state banking superintendent through Charles W Miller to liquidate Amherst Savings and Banking assets for permission to sell 856 400 in bonds. Bids received by Drolla-Scott Co Columbus with best available prices. Liquidation aims to reopen bank soon as possible.
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Common Pleas Court
E. H. Blair
Charlies Ww. Miller
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
Drolla-Scott Company
Columbus
Blair
Bank president seeks reduced plea amid four indictments
Schibley wishes to change his plea to guilty on the third count of the first indictment and asks for a deferred sentence until February 19 with probation. Prosecutor Myers vows to contest any parole to the last ditch, citing alleged transfers of 10,357.04 from Wesbecher Hardware to U S Automatic. The grand jury charged four indictments after a bank probe that closed the Wesbecher Savings and Banking Co. on December 19.
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Resek
Schibley
Schibier
A. R. Webbder
Don W. Myers
Shibley
Perol
Scibley
Wesbecher Hardware Propanr
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
U S. Automatic Company
Hibank
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