Escape ends for Dermot and two others near Columbus
Three penitentiary prisoners who briefly escaped told Warden Thomas of their flight. Two other escapees climbed a ventilator shaft and dropped over the wall. they remain at large. Names include Pat McDermott, Mike Jacko, and Joe Rosso. Authorities tracked the trio through snow to refuges near Dublin road north of Columbus. Other suspects were captured or at large, with searches continuing near Hartman farm and Grandview.
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Columbus
Thomas
Ao Openitentiary
Ena Service Commission
Charles Shively
Pat McDermot
Ufe
Don HR. Melett
Ranton Daily News
Mike Jacko
Cleveland
Joe Rosso
McDermott
Jacko
Charles Williams
John Crumley
Paul
Casparis
Dublin Road
Russo
Jobo Guy
Grandview
Shades
Six Men Break Out of West Virginia Jail
Armed posse sought six fugitives who escaped from the county jail at dawn after battering guard Elvin Whittington. Five inmates hid in the bull pen and used saws to free themselves, then followed Whittington, stole his keys, and fled with the sixth prisoner. The group robbed a fracetry store in West Charleston, stole a car, and headed toward the Ohio line, last sighted near Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Elvin Whittington
Individus
Whittington
West Charleston
West Virginia-Ohio Line
Buffalo
Foint Pleasant
Guard Will BeSuspended After Prison Break
COLUMBUS O Feb 20 J B Isaacs one of the two guards in the penitentiary cell block from which five convicts escaped at dawn yesterday will be suspended Warden P E Thomas announced today The warden's statement followed his questioning Pat Mc Dermott Mike Jacko and John Russo three of the prisoners recaptured last night and early today One prisoner reportedly said he and his companions were at liberty in the cell block from midnight on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. B. Isaacs
P. E. Thomas
Pat McDermott
Mike Jacko
John Russo
Thomas
dissolution of artillery corps across Spain
Madrid February 20 reports said the artillery corps was dissolved by royal decree without incident. The decree signed yesterday led to an orderly dissolution, with dispatches from military centers confirming all centers remained quiet up to 1 p m.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Lindbergh Heads to Columbus on Transcontinental Flight
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Curtiss Field in a Curtiss Falcon biplane for Columbus Ohio on the first leg of his inspection tour of Transcontinental Air Transport. He flew alone and will stop at airfields between the east and Pacific coast. Lindbergh is technical advisor to the TAT project.
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Lindbergh
Columbus Field
Curtiss Field
U. S
Charles A. Lindbergh
Columbus
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Transcontinental Air Transport
Assistant Secretary of State Named in Ohio
Former Judge John G. Belknap of Steubenville appointed by Secretary of State Brown to succeed Joseph E. Baird of Bowling Green as assistant secretary of state. Baird was elected to Congress from Ohio's 18th District and leaves the office March 1 when Belknap's appointment becomes effective.
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Columbus, CO
John G. Belknap
Steubensille
Brown
Joseph E. Baird
Bowling Green
Baird
Ohio
Belknaps
Jones Bill on Way to the House Today
After four days of Senate debate the Jones bill to tighten penalties for liquor law violators passes 1 8 to 0 and heads to the House. Republicans plan quick action without committee review as a similar House bill is already reported and pending on the calendar.
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HOUSE
Washington
Senate
French Flier Lebrix and Pair Reach Cairo in Airdrome Flight
Paris dispatch reports Joseph Lebrix with Antoine Paillard and Camille Jousse arriving at Cairo from Istres after a planned 1350 mile leg toward Saigon in a France Indochina air route. They departed Istres early yesterday, flew via Tunis, arriving late yesterday to Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
LE Bourget Airdroms
Paris
Joseph Lebrix
Saigon
Lebrix
Antoine Paillard
Camille Jousse
Istres
Tunis
Burghett Confesses Firing Fatal Behrens Shot
Albert Burghett, 26, among twelve held over Earl Behrens murder near Brimstone Creek, confessed after noon to firing the shot that killed Behrens during an alleged raid on a liquor cache. Behrens was found slain in a brush pile the following day.
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Logan
Albert Burghett
Earl Behrens
Lancaster
Behrens
Brimstone Creek
Halemau Mau Pit Lava Flow Expands on Kilauea
Bulletin from Hilo dated February 20 reports Halemau Mau pit on Kilauea volcano belching fire with dawn lava flow increasing steadily and covering about 35 acres.
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Hilo
T. H
Halemaumau
Kilauea
Warmer Weather Arrival Ends Ohio Cold Wave
Frigid air breaks across Ohio with subzero readings in several locales. Crowds and officials brace as temperatures dip to 24 below at Kinsman and 18 below in Bowling Green. Central and southern regions see near zero to 15 above as a brief warmup is forecast tonight and tomorrow.
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Qohin
Cleveland
Youngstown
Kinsman
Ohio
Bowline Green
Toledo
Beebe Homestead Torn Down For New Theatre in Elyria
Workmen began yesterday to demolish Elyria's Beebe homestead at Broad Street and 2 Avenue to make way for John Pekras's planned modern theatre. The Beebe estate, erected circa 1535 by Artemas Beebe II who came from Massachusetts with Hemnan Ely in 1817, stood opposite the Knights of Columbus Club Rooms and included Elyria's oldest tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Artemas Beebe
Cleveland West
Beebe
Broad Street
2 Avenue
John Pekras
John Halpin
Artemas Beebe, II
Massachusettes
Hemnan Ely
Damages Sought After Sixth Street Apartment Fire
Dewey Hull filed a common pleas suit against George and Stanley Pierce for 2500 alleging fire damage from a blaze at their shared apartment at 346 Sixth Street. Hull says defendants negligence allowed a wooden closet to enclose a clean cut box near their furnace and that a racing fire ignited the closet and spread in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Hull
Common Pleas Court
George Pierce
Stanley Pierce
Hull
Sixth Street
View Site of Hilliard Road
The Board of County Commissioners this afternoon is viewing the site of the proposed Hilliard road from Elsing to the Curry hoga county border. The action is necessary before formal action can be taken on the building of the road.
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Board of County Commissioners
Hilliard Road
Elsing
Curahoga County
Writ Sought To Free Mrs Mazure In Habeas Corpus Case
Lorain Ohio February 20 A habeas corpus proceeding to release Mrs Julia Mazure from Marysville Prison may be obtained Tuesday if attorney Arthur Kurtz succeeds The prisoner was jailed by Lorain municipal court for violating a third liquor offense and sent to Marysville by Municipal Judge F J Strenick
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Lorain, O
Julia Mazure
Marysville
Arthur Kurtz
Lake Road Project Forward Despite False Report
Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports a rumor that the State Highway Department canceled the Lake road reconstruction in Avon Village. State highway officials deny the claim saying the project remains planned and will proceed once weather conditions allow.
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Elyria
State Highway Department
Lake Road
Avon Village
Chroniicle-Telegram
West Suffer Cold Wave Shatters February Records
Western states endure extreme cold with deadly incidents and widespread distress. Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Indiana report record lows as Belvidere hits twenty four degrees below zero. Sleet and freezing rain reach Dallas and Fort Worth while Chicago shelters shore up for the cold. Two men found dead after car wreck near Osage City, John Kennedy and Anton Thoenen, ages 56 and 55, reportedly frozen to death.
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Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Belvidere
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Osage City
John Kennedy
Anton Thoenen
Schools to close Friday for Washington's Birthday
Elyria and Luzain county schools will be closed Friday in observance of Washington's Birthday. Announcement comes from Elyria Schools Superintendent K C Masto and county superintendent R P Vanehn.
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Elyria
Luzain County
Washington
C. Masto2
R. P. Vanehn
Amherst Leader Begins One Year in Ohio Penitentiary
William H. Schibley former president of Amherst Savings and Banking and of U S Automatic sentenced to one year in the Ohio State Penitentiary at Columbus for misapplying 10387 04 from the Wesbecher Hardware account to the Amherst Savings and Banking accounts. He left Elyria in custody to begin confinement after a parole hearing. Residents weigh the impact of his imprisonment on the village and its finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Schibley
Amherst
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Wesbecher Hardware Company
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
U. S. Automatic Company
Schibiey
Elyria
Clarence E. Adams
Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Amherst, CO
Lorain County
Odar
State Penitentiarys
Chronicle Telegram Cooking School Dates Announced
Plans are set for the Chronicle Telegram third cooking school to run February 26 to March 1 in the high school auditorium under the direction of Miss Alice McCarren of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Mansfield unit. A renowned home economist, she will lecture on nutrition, meal planning, balanced diets, menus, and dietetic topics. The Chronicle Telegram cooperates with Elyria merchants in sponsoring the event. Doors open at two, with classes starting at 2 10 each afternoon. Further details on Miss McCarren's topics will follow.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Alice McCarren
Weastinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Mansfield
McCarren
The
Varieus Elyria
Miss McCarren
Preacher Billy Sunday Denounces Unpardonable Sin to 5000
Rev. William A. Billy Sunday delivered a fiery sermon on The Unpardonable Sin to five thousand worshippers at the tabernacle last night. His bare knuckles ending the service left his hands torn, bandaged with a handkerchief, as crowds filed away. Music by Community boys and girls band and the Second Congregational church orchestra accompanied the event with delegations from Toledo Berea Hi Y Dames of Malta LaGrange high school Py thian Sisters and Methodist Ladies attending.
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William A
Billy) Sunday
Tabernacle
Sunday
Community Boys and Girls
Band Will Play Again Friday At Tabernacle
Homer Rodeheaver praised the Community Boys and Girls band for its excellent work at the tabernacle last evening. The group will perform again there on Friday evening, Elyria residents can be proud of the organization.
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Homer Rodeheaver
Tabernacle
Elyria
Coolidge Gifts And Furniture Damaged In Crash
In Springfield Massachusetts an unidentified auto driver crashed a car into a heavy army truck carrying President Coolidge personal effects. The truck overturned near Memorial bridge in West Springfield causing extensive damage to furniture curios and gifts. The sedan driver was injured and taken to hospital in critical condition.
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Springfield
Mass
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Northampton
West Springfield
Memorial Bridge
Van Sweringen Propose 92 Million Railroad Merger
Washington February 29 Form of a new eastern trunk line railroad system over 13 thousand miles long with capitalization of 2 504 000 990 was proposed to the Interstate Commerce Commission today in a petition by O P and M J Van Sweringen. The plan seeks to merge with seven intermediate roads and acquire stakes in several terminal lines and regional routes as part of ending the nine year consolidation dispute.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Fintla
van Sweringen
van Sweringens
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio River
Detroit and
Toledo
Sunday Injures Hand During Gesture
Rev. William A. Sunday cut the middle finger of his right hand with a sharp metal notebook end while gesturing during a sermon. The laceration required dressing after examination by five doctors who described the injury as painful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A
Billy
Sermon Explains Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost
In a Sunday sermon at Aid Fields Methodist Church Rev. Vincent M. E. Cleveland discussed Matthew 16 31. He warned that even the best Morally upright can commit the unforgivable sin and urged hearers not to deny Jesus Christ regardless of their social standing.
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Aid
Fields Methodist Church
Vincent M. E
Cleveland
Sunday
Jesus
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Costly Fire Destroys Riley Building and Farrar Block
A devastating blaze in downtown London Ohio injured one fireman and caused about 300000 in damage. The Ed wards Chevrolet Company and several nearby firms suffered losses as flames swept from the Riley building to the Farrar block. Firefighter John Riley was knocked from a ladder and may be badly injured. the second floor safe of the Madison Finance Company fell, exposing about 125000 in bonds. Columbus fire units aided after a pumper broke down, helping prevent spread to surrounding properties.
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London. O
Riley
Farrar
Columbus Fire Department
John Riley
London
Fuler
Edwards Chevrolet Company
London Department
Columbus Department
Columbus Company No
Columbus
Chevrolet Company
H. B. Edwards
Madison
Bardon Clothing
Ohio National Life Insuranc Company
Madison Finance Company
C. W. Prinsie Insurance Agency
Finance Company
Six Die as Miner's Special Plunges Near Peoria
Six men were killed and many injured when five passenger coaches of the Peoria railway terminal company miners special derailed and tumbled down an embankment near Peoria. Rain of embankment exposed miners to 6 degrees below zero as wrecking crews removed bodies and treated the wounded. authorities blamed spreading rails from low temperatures.
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Peorua
Peoria
Here
William Brown
Lester Jones
Cecil Walker
George Wilkinson
L. Johnson
J. Miller
Steubenville Realtor Sentenced in Atlanta Fortress Case
George Yurjevic, prominent Steubenville realtor and property owner, was sentenced to a year and a day in Atlanta federal prison for renting a building known as The Fortress to a convicted bootlegger. The case stems from a November crackdown that netted many violators. a petition for leniency signed by seventy-two local leaders had been circulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
George Yurjevic
Yurjeric
Fort Steuben
Joseph Guido
Yurjevic
Mincter
Ciansco
Two Die In Canadian Freight Train Derailment
In Barrie Ontario February 20, Charles Hi firemas and Herbert Hurrell acting Krenan were killed in a Canadian National freight derailment on Fatcon Bridge. Engineer W C Melua was seriously injured. Severe weather and fog hampered rescue efforts and initial reports.
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Corps OF
Bulletin
Lantmark
Mrs. Mazure
West
Brom Cole
Schibley
Billy Sunday
Mrs. Sunday
Giant Combine
Mississippi
Man
ALLS
Sulletin
Ohio City
Canada
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