Women voters hear Miss Hauser on politics in Oberlin
Senator Bender and Miss Hauser led a gathering of about 125 women at the YWCA gymnasium in Oberlin to discuss Susan B Anthony and the aims of the League of Women Voters The talk covered functions of the league to inform and question candidates while stressing careful endorsement and civic duty
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Senator Bender
Miss Hauser
Susan B. Anthony
County League OF Women Voters
H. C. Stevens
Llyria League of Women Voters
Susan B. Anthony Sioneer
Marten
League of Women Voters of
Oberlin
Overlin League
Nelle Hill
W.C T. U
Martin
Udenuth
Aim
H. Roetleroo
Wurrin
Sage Ati
Abeth Hauser
Girardleu
Dihou
Ausul
Wtoiades Sia
Hauser
al Hlis
Party Politica
Europe
Judge Extends Time to Transfer Prisoners
Judge Thompson grants Sheriff Backus ten more days to transfer prisoners sentenced to the reformatory at Mansfield. The sheriff says additional convicts will be ready for transport within two to three days, allowing a single trip.
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Thompson
Seriff Backus
T Mansfield
Jem
Trial of C. C. Timberman for Bribery Concludes
The trial of C. C. Timberman former Lorain safety director charged with soliciting and receiving bribes closed last night. Prosecutor Lawrence Webber and defense attorney G P Wickham spoke as jurors heard evidence. Timberman testified with a notably faulty memory claiming uncertainty about travel and cities visited including Cleveland Akron Canton Chicago and Detroit where he was arrested. Continued on Page Two.
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C. C. Timberman
Lorain
Eno
Charesa
Lawrence Webber
G. P Wickham
Charles Adams
Smythe
Amherst
Redington
Pase Lecer
Timberman
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Chicago
Detroit
Elyrians Receive First Soldiers Bonus Checks
The first bonus checks arrived for local ex soldiers with several recipients in Elyria. Most amounts vary by months served with a maximum of 250 dollars at ten dollars per month, about 900 eligible in the city, and a projected average of 160 dollars per veteran totaling roughly 136 thousand dollars.
Local Court Receives Suit Against Lorain County Motors Co
W A Newmetz files a private court action seeking a receiver for Lorain County Motors Co alleging insolvency. He claims a labor debt of 16750 dollars remains unpaid.
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W. A. Newmetz
Lorain County Motors Co
Irish Free State Measure Advances on Second Reading
London report states Colonial Secretary Churchill pressed for the Free State Act to grant the Irish provisional government legal power for a constitutional election. He argued the measure transfers powers under the treaty and warned against a possible pro‑British coup or a Soviet style republic in Ireland.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Ite
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Ulster Free State
Belfast
Free State
Ulster
Firemen Save Sick Elyria Woman From Blaze
Emil Mischke and Leonard Hastings rescued Mrs. Coven from a burning home at 1315 West Avenue last night. Fire started in the basement from the furnace and spread through the house causing about 1500 dollars in structure damage and 150 dollars in furniture. The woman was carried to safety after a ladder was set to the rear.
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Emil Mischke
Leonard Hastings
Coven
West Avenue
Bus Passengers Barred from Oberlin Green Line Waiting Room
A sign in the Oberlin Green Line waiting room declares this is not a bus office. Regular riders who used the bus stand instead of Green Line cars continue to sit in the warm waiting area awaiting a bus. The issue repeats for Oberlin and other buses in the city.
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Oberlin Green Line
Nationwide Black Hand Plot Terror Revealed in Murder Case
Secret arrests in Cleveland Des Moines and Salt Lake City tied to a nationwide black hand gang with eight members under arrest in Los Angeles. Local operations reportedly netted over 100000 dollars and a prominent man’s death is linked to a fear induced by a death threat from the gang. George Richwine heard a Detroit paper on a wireless set and passed the word. McCracken, held in St Louis, was charged with the murder of Mrs Clera Richwine and her father-in-law William Richwine, revealing ties to Richwine’s uncle in the case.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Des Moines
Salt Lake City
George Richwine
Tichwina Ice Cream Co
Detroit
Geaxe Richhwine
Hin
Names committee on bus ordinance formed in city council
President Gerald Martin appointed Mrs. Mac Friday John Carson and John Wonelow to act with Mayor Jones council clerk Dan Solveny and city solicitor Don Baird in drafting a new bus ordinance. The committee has not met as Mr Naird is ill and Councilman Winslow is recovering from the grip.
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Gerald Martin
Mac Friday
John Carson
John Wonelow
Jones
Dan Solveny
Don Baird
Naird
Winslow
Sudden Death of Geo W Damron at Home
George W. Damron, 73, died peacefully at his home on 1420 Middle Avenue after a brief illness. A former Willys-Overland employee, he moved from Cleveland seven years ago and is survived by his wife and three children. Funeral services will be held Friday at the parlors and Saturday burial at Ridgelawn, with Rev. Edwin Kirby officiating.
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George W. Damron
Middle Avenue
Yeat Orday
Willys-Overland
Cleveland
Edwin Kirby
Ridgelawn
Perry to Head City Manufacturers Association
The Manufacturers' Association elected R. D. Perry as president at the annual meeting, with I. C. Calvert as vice president and A. L. Patrick as secretary and treasurer. An executive board includes A. G. Bean, H. C. Calvert, C. , Well, Th. D. Perry, A. L. Patrick and J. W. Arandt.
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R. C. Perry
R. D Perry
I. C. Calvert
A L. Patrick
A. G. Bean
H. C. Calvert
Well
Th. D. Perry
A L Patrick
J. W. Arandt
Worst Blizzard Strikes New Jersey as Submarine Readies for Sea
A severe blizzard grips New Jersey with Cape May reports and fears of a submarine stuck at League Island Navy Yard en route to New London. Coast guard cutter Kiha poo is on standby to respond to distress signals as crews brace for worsening conditions.
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Cape May
N. J
Jerry Capes
League Island
Troops Held in Readiness Along Mexican Border
Washington reports U S troops are kept in readiness at El Paso Texas and other border points for instant duty in case of air turbu lences. Major General Hines orders issued with Fort Sam Houston as headquarters. No massing yet but patrols along the Rio Grande have increased following recent border clashes.
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Washington
Rtd
Elpanc
Texas
War Department
Hines
Fort Sam Houston
Rio Grande
Gas Explosion Wrecks Store on Hust Broad Street
A leaking gas pipe in the basement of the Superior Electric Co store caused an explosion that blew out front windows and damaged adjacent merchandise. Fire crews contained the blaze with under 100 dollars in damage and minor injuries reported to Mrs. D. Cheevers and another passerby.
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Superior Electric Co
Hust Broad Street
Wein
D. Cheevers
Easy
Missing Taylor funds and stock prompt police probe
Investigators pursue several thousand dollars in cash and oil stock from William D. Taylors estate at 1 redacted missing. Officials plan further questioning of Mabel Ormand and Normandy as they seek to piece together events surrounding the murder of film director William D. Taylor. Deputy sheriffs press for clarification of Davis recollections from the night of February 1.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mabel Ormand
William D. Taylor
Taylor
Enanager
Miss Normandy
Sheriff's Office
William Davis
Miss Normand
Davis
Normana
Tex Rickard Indicted On Statutory Charge
New York on February 16 Tex Rickard the noted fight promoter was indicted today by the grand jury on a statutory charge brought by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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Tex Rickard
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Riehara Resigns as Garden Manager After Bail Set
George L Tex Riehara Madison Square Garden manager on $10000 bail resigns. John Hingling circus owner elected president of Madison Square Garden Corp. Reported in sport circles Bill Wellmen may become the new matchmaker at the venue.
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New York
George L
Tex) Riehara
Match Makker
Madison Square Garden
John Hingling
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Bill Wellmen
Beats Up Family Then Disappears Shocks Local Home Incident
Police were called to 127 Wil Hama Street to find John Rourke had beaten his wife and family and then vanished. He had not yet been arrested.
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John Rourke
Wil- Hama Street
Rourke
Opera Star Sings Death Song Amid Dessau Theater Fire
Mme Lilly Herding, famed Dessau opera prima donna, perished in a theater fire that destroyed the venue. Trapped by flames she calmly sang the death song from Aida as others died.
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Mme
Lilly Herding
Real Theater
Dessau
Germany
Mme Herding
Silver Wire Used To Treat Girl’s Broken Elbow
Seven year old Margaret Tometlo living on Fifteenth Street fell on icy sidewalk and badly fractured her right elbow. A doctor applied silver wire to bind the shattered elbow and it is believed she will retain use of the arm.
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Margaret Tometlo
Fifteenth Street
Fire Today Drives 3 Families From Home
A morning fire at 885 West River Street forced three families from their home after an overheated stove pipe ignited nearby woodwork. The blaze spread to partitions and up to the second floor before firefighters from Central Station No. 1 and West Line No. 3 using chemical extinguishers doused the flames. Stanley Kryson owned the building and occupied the first floor.
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West River Street
Central Station
West Line
Stanley Kryson
Wood Alcohol Kills Five in Ridgefield Park
Five people die from wood alcohol poisoning in Ridgefield Park New Jersey since Saturday. Authorities believe all victims obtained liquor from the same source. Investigators probe the supplier as deaths mount.
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Hackensack, N. J
Ridgefield Park
Asks Rehearing In Default Case
W. H. Kuhn seeks reversal of a $107 judgment in Justice Chamberlain's court claiming lack of day in court. He alleges his attorneys misdated the hearing and a Walton Ice Company attorney withdrew, leaving Kuhn unrepresented when judgment was entered after a collision with a Walton truck without lights. The vehicle damage was $87.
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W. H. Kuhn
Chamberlain
Atatas
Walton Ice Company
Walton
Hil
Railroad Gates Lowered Too Soon
Homer Marah, chauffeur for Ww Huntington, reported to the police that last night at 10 45 he crossed the B C tracks on Lake avenue when the gateman suddenly lowered gates in front of the car smashing the windshield and tearing off part of one shoe.
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Homer Marah
Ww.r
President Harding backs sales tax to fund veterans bonus
In a February letter to Senator Fordney and Representative Fordney, President Harding endorses a general sales tax to finance World War I veterans bonuses. He cautions Congress that if the tax cannot pass, the bonus bill should be postponed to avoid delaying payments and burdens on the public.
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Washington
Haing
Congress
McCumber
North Dakers
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Fordney
Michiga
House
Ways and Means
Cong
Preacs
America
Fordney
Harding
Mr. Fordacey
Masuck
P.ug
Mayor and officials named in Newport corruption warrants
Federal warrants issued for Newport Mayor Joseph Hermann police chief Frank Jregal Campbell County Attorney Conrad Metz county detective Ed Buck Hamilton and patrolmen James Sheeran and Charles Bullet. Warrants allege conspiracy to violate federal prohibition law. Four hundred soldiers guard the courthouse.
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Newport
Joseph Hermann
Frank Jregal
Campbell County
Conrad Metz
Ed ‘Buck ' Hamilton
James Sheeran
Charles Bulett
Washington conference ends Pacific war threat says Lloyd George
Lloyd George told a London luncheon that the Washington conference has removed dangers of war in the Pacific. He credited Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British delegation, with clearing the sky on major issues. Harding sent congratulatory remarks via George Harvey the American ambassador to Great Britain.
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London
Washington
Pacific
Lloyd George
Arthur J. Balfour
Balfour
Coalition
Commons
Harding
Mr. Balfour
George Harvey
Great Britain
Man Seeks Wages After Year Working For Lorain Boss
Joe Kerekes of Lorain sues Paul Martin for $2,200 claiming an oral agreement to adopt him. alleges he worked in Martin’s pool room over a year without wages and only received clothes and board. The original suit sought $1,500.
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Joe Kerekes
Lorain
Paul Martin
Kerekes
Martin
Hid
Lewis Faction Wins After Three Defeats at Convention
At Indianapolis the John L. Lewis administration gained a victory in the United Mine Workers convention after three defeats. The credentials committee report seating twenty delegates plus the provisional delegation was adopted. A late Hawat faction bid failed when Harry Fishwick was ruled out of order after speaking. Columbus report warns of convile disaster if Ohio coal districts suffer mathe scale and working conditions.
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Indianavolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Rem Kan Srs
Howat
Harry Fishwick
Columbus
Ohio
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Elyrians
Elyria
Erna Rubins
Erna Rubinste
Heifete
Kreler
Elman
Continental
Geo. W. Damron
New Jersey
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