Robbers Escape After Looting Toledo Registered Mail Sacks
Five men robbed a Toledo post office at 2 am seizing eleven sacks of registered mail from clerks. Loot valued between 200 000 and 400 000 dollars. Bandits fled in a car, pursued briefly, later believed hidden near Point Mace. Cleveland officials report federal reserve notes possibly involved.
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Toledo
Union Station
Fourteenth Street
Sherif Taylor
Point Mace
Cleveland
Pedera Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Woman Relates Scenes At Murders In West Virginia Trial
Elderly Matewan teacher Martha Hopkins testifies with a curtain rod as a gun over a relief map of Matewan, showing the gun battle and crowd of armed men in the murder trial of 19 defendants. She recalls threats from Renee Chambers and Overstreet’s shooting position as detectives crowd into an empty barrel. A separate dispatch reports a stolen meter meter and radiator cap from a Garford Avenue car near the Ears Club.
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S. D Werer
I. N
Mingo County
Williamson
W. Wya
Matewan
Martha Hopkins
Overstreet
S. B.avis
Crowd watches brutal lynching in Athens after murder
A mob estimated at 1000 to 2000 gathered in Athens after the shooting death of Mrs. Walter E. Lee at Oconee. John Lee Eberhart, accused of the murder, was seized from jail, dragged to the street, tied to a tree, and burned alive as bystanders jeered and filmed the grisly execution.
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Athens
John Lee Eberhart
Ebberhart
Walter E.i Lee
Ocone
Eherhart
Eberhart
G W Bell Died Late Wednesday Funeral Friday
Elria Feb 17 George W ell father of J H Bell died Wednesday afternoon at his late residence 616 Lodi street after an illness of about two months He is survived by his widow one son J H Bell and three daughters Mrs A C McCann and Mrs Ho G Shock of Clarks tore W Va and Mrs Elmer Schnell of Sandusky Funeral services conducted by King Solomon's Lodge No 56 FLA at the Masonic Temple Friday 1 30 with the lodge in charge Reverend Flammer of the Second Congregational Church officiating Remains will be taken to Sandusky for interment
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Elria
George Well
J H Bell
Lodi Street
Bell
Sandesky
J. H. Bell
A. C. McCann
Ho G. Shock
Clarkstore
Daugherty Holds Final Cabinet Appointment Talks
President-elect Harding's transition team tightens around the cabinet as Harry M. Daugherty, the likely next attorney general, presses in a long confab with Harding in St. Augustine. Wil H. Hays remains national chairman and other posts await tentative decisions as Hughes prepares to arrive to discuss state secretary duties.
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George R. Holmes
Stant Corr
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harry M. Daugherty
Wil H. Hays
Harding
Daugherty
Charles Evans Hughes
Harling
Justice Hughes
Run Down by Auto with No Injury Reported
Elyria February 17 W A Little of this city was struck by an automobile driven by A V Galloway of R D No 2 as he stepped from the rear of a parked car on Broan street. He was not hurt but Galloway asked to be notified if later signs of injury appeared.
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Elyria
W. A. Little
A. V. Galloway
Broan Street
Little
Galloway
County Ditch Hearing Draws Large Attendance
Elyria February 17 county commissioners hold a hearing in court room No 2 on widening cleaning and straightening the Van Nell ditch in Sheffield township. It affects five hundred parcels of land and touches the ends of Lorain running through an allotment. Cost will be heavy but shared in most cases.
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Elyria
van Nell
Sheffield Township
Lorain
By Products From Coke Ovens May Contaminate City Water
Elyria reports a sour taste in city water tied to by products from coke plants along Lake Erie. The 2 State Board of Health notes drain from factories polluting streams near South Lorain and National Tube Company facilities may cause the odor, which chemist Curtiss says is harmless but nauseating to some residents.
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Elyria
State Board of Health
Lake Erie
Lorain
National Tube Company
South Lorain
Curtiss
Irish Train Attack and Police Barracks Bombing Reported
Dublin reports on February 17 say a third train attack occurred since last Saturday morning near Askeaton County Limerick injuring one girl passenger amid heavy gunfire from Sinn Fein forces. Military police barracks in Dublin were bombed overnight with no major damage. London dispatches quote Irish Bulletin accusing British constabulary of 214 murders and $25,000,000 in property destruction in six months.
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Dublin
Fen
Askeaton
County Limerick
Sinn Feimers
London
British Constabulary
Ireland
Irish Bulletin Today
Elyria Man Sues Lorain Policeman
Clarence Guthman of Elyria filed suit in Lorain court against Harry Feldkamp a Lorain policeman seeking 15000 damages for personal injuries. Guthman was in Lorain August 20 1917 attending a carnival when struck by Feldkamp riding a police motorcycle at a rapid pace. He was hospitalized for some time and seeks damages.
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Hlyria
Clarence Guthman
Harry Feldkamp
Lorain
Guthman
Feldkamp
Gushman
Jewell Urges Rail Board Action At National Wage Talks
President B M Jewell of the railway employes department of the AFL presses for immediate settlement of all railway wage controversies before the United States railway labor board. He backs urging the board to act swiftly on conference issues and to curb a flood of individual complaints to preserve the board's effectiveness. He faults carriers for delays and argues for stronger collective bargaining as the core issue.
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Jewell
Rail Board
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Lines
Railway Labor Board
Atterbury
Ohio House Advances Tax and Debt Imation Measures
In Columbus on February 17 the house adopted the Griswold resolution for a debt imputation amendment to the state constitution, passed the Griswold bill limiting indebtedness, and the Taft bill allowing districts to suspend the one percent tax law for three years by popular vote. The measures head to the senate as part of the temporary law program. Gov Davis and his citizens committee continue sessions to prepare recommendations for a permanent taxation system.
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Columprus
House
Senate
Davis
Germany Makes Debt Proposal to Allies
London February 17 Germany made an initial move in response to the allies war indemnity decision sending proposed terms prepared over the weekend to Paris. Berlin contends that a revenue and expenditure gap makes meeting allied demands impossible but pledges continued tax increases. Entente officials hopeful for a comparative stance and an agreement when the reparations conference opens next month.
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London
Germany
Paris
Hunt Franklin Girl Who Has Disappeared
Authorities are baffled by the disappearance of eighteen year old Dorothy Cutting daughter of Frank Cutting former editor of the Franklin News now at an advertising agency in St. Louis She had been in poor health and fears of drowning in the Great Dam river at Franklin arose after she was last seen near the inter urban station in Franklin.
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Franklin
Dorothy Cutting
Frank Cutting
The
Franklin News
Star
St. Louis
Great Dam
New Handcuffs for Elyria Police
Fifteen pair of bright new handcuffs arrived at police headquarters in Elyria on February 17 as the first batch of equipment funded by the City Council. Chief Stankard had requested the replacement of worn out manacles, noting officers rarely need restraints but some prisoners require shackle use to avoid mace.
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Elyria
Stankard
Temperature Drop Breaks Brief Spring Spell in Elyria
Elyria reports a sharp temperature fall on February 17 ending several days of springlike warmth. The sudden cold revived heating needs and prompted residents to relight furnaces as winter returned. In Steubenville on the same date, church nursery volunteers faced departure of mothers during evangelistic meetings led by Bob Jones and a ban was placed on mothers who left their children with others to attend moving picture theories.
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Elyria
Stecbenville
All @church nursery
Bob Jones
McGannon Murder Trial Heads Toward Jury Verdict
Katy H Boyd closes defense for William H McGannon in common pleas court as prosecutor Edward C Stanton prepares closing summary. Judge Homer G Powell will charge the jury after which the panel will consider the case, McGannon facing a second trial for the May murder of Harold Cragy.
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Katy. H. Boyd
William H. McGannon
Common Pleas Court
Edward C. Stanton
Homer G. Powell
McGannon
Harold Cragy
Elyrian Patents New Fender For Autos And Trains
George Halliday of Summer street has been granted patents for a new type of automobile and street car safety fender. The device can operate automatically or be released by a lever inside the vehicle by foot pressure. Halliday has not decided on manufacturing locally and has received several offers for his patent rights.
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Elyria
George Halliday
Summer Street
Halliday
Woman seeks divorce from Gus Ohlsen in Elyria court
Lilly Ohl sen of Lorain asks the court for a divorce from Gus tave Ohlsen alleging failure to provide for her and their infant, repeated assaults and verbal abuse, abuse of her relatives and friends, and she requests custody of the child and an order to prevent disposal of property.
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Elyria
Lilly Ohlsen
Lorain
Gustave Ohlsen
Farm laboring wife seeks divorce in Elyria
Ruth Crayford of Ridgeville sues William Crayford in Elyria alleging she was forced to work on a farm when unable. They have four children, youngest three weeks old. She claims poor care and declining health and seeks divorce custody of the children and alimony.
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Elyria
Ruth Crayford
Ridgeville
William Crayford
Two Women Found Dead After Parma High School Strike
The bodies of Mabel Foote and Louise Wolf, Parma high school teachers, were found mutilated on Bean road in Parma Heights Cleveland Feb 17. A plank fragment and signs of a struggle point to a violent homicide. Deputies gather clues. two rough men seen near the scene Wednesday afternoon. snow covers the area as a posse searches a nearby wood. Wolf, 37, was Parma rural high school principal. Foote, 24, lived with parents and was the only other teacher at the school.
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Cleveland
Mabel Foote
Louise Wolf
Parma High School
Bean Road
Parma Heights
Here
Brooklyn
Stannard
Miss Wolf
Parma
Ohio State University
Hold Mother and Daughter in Wisconsin ConfesA
Chicago, Feb. 17. Mrs Ach sah Townsend and her daughter Marian, both confessing to the midnight burial of Nancy Chamberlain, 91, in the garden of their home, were to appear before a coroner's jury today. Preliminary inquiry finds no evidence of foul death. Relatives refuse aid. John William Townsend, husband, located in Detroit. James Townsend, son, in Lima, Ohio.
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Chicago
Achsah Townsend
Marian
Nancy Chamberlain
Kirtz Sues for Damages Over Porch Fall Death
Elyria on February 17 William Kirtz filed against Peter Ross and others of Lorain to collect a judgment of 82.50. Stanley Kirtz as administrator of John Skrum's estate sues William Spiegelberg of Lorain for damages from Skrum's death after falling from a back porch. The court was asked to take the case from the jury.
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Elyria
Wiliam Kirtz
Peter Ross
Lorain
Stanley Kirtz
John Skrum
William Spiegelberg
Kirtz
Skrum
Spiegelberg
Municipal Flop House Stretched to Capacity in Elyria
Elyria reports 31 vagrants from eight states sought shelter at police headquarters last night. The big cell room used for lodging is taxed to its capacity as unemployed wanderers fill the municipal flop house. The second item notes the funeral of William Howard on Friday at 1 30 PM at Friday Funeral Parlors Cedar and Broad streets with burial at Ridgelawn cemetery.
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Elyria
Blyria
William Howard
Cedar and
Broad Streets
Caruso Remains Unchanged Today
New York reports Sir Caruso remains seriously ill with no material change in condition since 11:48 today, according to a statement by the five physicians attending the noted singer.
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New York
Caruso
Belgium Sees Big Red Plot
Brussels dispatch reports Belgian police finding documents showing an order from Moscow to launch a large revolutionary movement in a few weeks across France Belgium Germany and Holland. The discovery suggests a Bolsehvist plot linking multiple nations.
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London
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Brussels
Moscow
Pians
Elyria Bread Prices Spark Local Boycott Effort
In Elyria on February 17, housewives report Cleveland bread priced at 16 cents a loaf while local bakers sell Elyria bread at 13 cents. City clubs plan meetings to oppose Cleveland bread, urging patrons to support local bakers offering 13 cents per loaf or two for a quarter. Four local bakers are selling at 13 cents per loaf or a quarter.
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Elyria
Cleveland
J. B. Loughry
Clvic Club
Chronicle-Telegram
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Ears Club
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H. M. Daugherty
Hunt Franklin
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Elyrian
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