Another Lorain Murder Victim and Manhunt Details
Lorain police intensified a citywide hunt after a murder linked to a recent attack on a schoolgirl. Italian suspect Capogreco crawled from a bedroom during capture, sparking a manhunt that included father Richichi. Witness accounts describe shots, a fleeing suspect, and a crowd outside the Meyers home as officers closed in.
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Girt
Lira
Central ‘Ures
Uian
Ponstabie
Hardin
Wee
Asher
Ed Reynolds
Capogrero
Tony Richichi
South Lorain
Capegreco
Canogreco
Vevers
John H. Fisher
Prisoner Held After Dress Theft Charge In Elyria
In Elyria this morning a defendant charged with stealing a dress valued at $50 from a department store pleaded not guilty. He was bound over to the grand jury in 1000 dollars and ordered confined in the county jail for lack of a bondsman.
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Elyria
Ai Gate
Red
Pioyee
U. H. Merthe
Lee Court
Department Dere’ul
Grand Jury
Wreck at treacherous drive causes delays and repair
A damaged car wreck occurred at a dangerous intersection near the Alber place after rain. The view was obstructed, causing a delay as traffic on the railway was halted briefly and passengers were transferred. The wrecked vehicle was towed to the car burns for repairs.
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Alber Place
Trath
Fragmentary reminiscence of oil pioneer and wealth quest
A speaker recalls leaving a business college in Oklahoma City and later Fort Worth, then joining a man in the oil fields. He describes long hours, sleepless nights, and a quest for wealth as the partner waits for a fortune or failure from the first well. He notes the other man wanted wealth and seized the oil opportunity.
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Oklahoma City
Forth Worth
TE Daas Ao UK SU Ee
City questions hospital annual report funding
A municipal committee questions why Memorial Hospital does not provide a full annual report detailing money received from the city county Community Chest Fund and other sources, and how those funds are spent. The panel notes underutilization and a nurse’s home with excess capacity, and calls for clearer accounting tied to the $8 thousand annual grant.
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Gdsmuch
Memorial Bospiat
Community Chest Fund
Hasta
Mayor outlines objections to proposed ordinance changes
Mayor Jones explains four objections to the ordinance and urges the council to consider them to safeguard city interests. The only amendment suggested last night concerned heating, lighting, and sanitary upkeep of the company maintained walling room.
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Suvelline
Jones
United States Protests at League of Nations Mandates
The United States sent a strong protest note to the League of Nations stating the U S must be consulted on mandates. The note stresses the right to be consulted regarding the Mesopotamia and Yap island mandates.
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United States
League OF Nations
International News Service
Washington
Yap
City Firemen Urged to Exercise Half Hour Daily
In E YRIA on February 22, Central station firemen rend collective mood as Chief Bates enacts General Order 12 mandating 20 minutes daily of calisthenics like military drills. Captains will oversee charts and begin Monday February 25, with all stations to participate unless exempted by superiors.
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Yria
Central Station
Bates
Stetson
Harding Names Secretary of Navy Denby Likely
President-elect Harding has virtually chosen Edwin Denby of Michigan and another Detroit Republican for secretary of the navy, finalizing the cabinet except possibly the labor portfolio. The cabinet lineup now: Hughes secretary of state, Weeks war, Melton interior? Melton training, Denby navy, Fall interior? Fall of New Mexico, Moorer commerce, Daugherty attorney general, Hays postmaster, Wallace agriculture, Davis or Duncan labor.
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Geo. RK. Holmes
International News Service
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Edwin Denby
Michigan
Detroit
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Jotnni Weeks
Massa
Rew W. Melton
Pennsylvania
Navy
Interior
New Mexico
Herbert Moorer
California
Harry Xy i Daugherty
Ohio
Wif
Hays
Indiana
Secreary
Agriculture
Hropry Wallace
Iowa
Jams J Davis
Pensellyvania
James, Duncan
Mass
Amherst Teams Prepare For Opening Night Rivalry
Two Amherst squads, the St. John's Young Ladies and St. Peter's, face off in the first game Thursday evening, staging a local rivalry noted by the paper.
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Urd Street
St. John's Young Ladies
St. Petar's
Amherst
Amherst and St John’s Set for Cattle Showdown on Saturday
A large crowd from Amherst and nearby ends is expected as the Columbia Club and St. John’s School Amherst prepare for a pair of prime games. Both teams aim to win as enthusiastic spectators line up.
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Columbia Club
St. John's School
Amherstt
Amherst
Enna
Price Cutting Is Music to Farmers Ears
Elyria reports farmers who have not ordered fertilizer this year enjoy bargaining power as fertilizer and bran meal producers slash prices. Dealers, realizing low immediate demand, attempted to lure buyers with lower quotes, while farmers request terms for future purchases amid shifting market signals.
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Elyria
Shisting Jiricas
Special Programs Timetable Shifts Amid Holiday Adjustments
A local report notes changes to special programs and observed holidays affecting schedules. It highlights that most program times are affected by holidays and that the school year must not start earlier than planned, with numerous holidays and missed weeks impacting performances and events.
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Atrenne
Memorial Hospital completes building plan and debt noted
Authorities report about 155000 spent on the new home for the purses and the hospital has progressed as far as possible with its building plan. The outstanding debt is around 150000.
Death of 10 year old sparks Typhus scare in Lorain
Lorain, Feb 22 Andrew Stesnick, 10, died at home on 2210 Elyria avenue of typhus fever. First case in the city, prompting health authorities to fear an epidemic and promise strict measures to prevent further spread.
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Andrew Stesnick
Elyria Avenue
Lorain physician Frank Young near death in Lorain home
In Lorain on February 22 the life of Sc. Frank Young, the city’s elder acting physician, remained in danger as his condition worsened at his home on West 2ster. Doctors said the aged doctor’s life was being prolonged by strong heart stimulants.
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Lorain
Sc. Frank Young
West 2Ister
Street Paving Plans Ordered by City Council
Lorain on February 22 and Lorain city council last night passed ordinances for paving Brownell Avenue from West Erie to Tenth Street Seventeenth Street from Oakdale to Oberlin Seventh Street from West Broadway to Chamberlain Lexington Avenue from Twelfth to Seventeenth Wood Avenue from East 28th to East 30th Twentieth Street from Broadway to Oakdale Avenue The council also directed payment of 45 25 to W H Robinson for damages to an automobile repaired after a motorcycle collision on Broadway last summer.
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Lorain
Brownell Avenue
Erie‘ Avenue
Tenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Oakdale Avenue
Oberlin Avenue
Seventh Street
Broadway
Chamberlain Addition
Lexington Avenue
Twelfth Street
17Th Street
Wood Avenue
28Th St
East 30Th Street
Twanteth Street
W. H. Robinson
Edgar Spore
Train wreck victims and a widow engaged to a local foundry owner
A crowded train crashed causing broken windows and several injuries. Jim Stapleton and Warwood Lersch suffered cuts while passengers dodged through gaps. Mr Strangwald, partner in Strangwald Bros foundries, died. his fiancée Miss Henderson remained gravely injured. Police recovered valuables from the scene and Miss Henderson showed serious but hopeful recovery.
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Jim Stapleton
Rocky Korer
Railway Power House
Oberlin
Warwood Lersch
Bighay
Strangward
Strangwald Bros
Firest City Foundry
Cleveland
Strangwald
Miss Henderson
Andwur
Ruth
Witliam
Percy
Lakewood
Charles
Sylvester Ga
Miss Henderso
Albert’s
Fatal car crash injures driver with deep cut and bruises
A fatal accident description notes a car pitched headlong with the driver sustaining a severe cut to the left hand and extensive bruising to limbs and body. The report mentions a gaxiel as part of the recovered details.
Fragmented Memoir of a Seventeen-Year-Old Liaison
Clara Smith Hamon recalls a manipulative romance with an older man who promised education and status. The unnamed suitor paints an enticing future, convincing a naive seventeen year old of her vital role in his rise to power, misusing affection to gain control.
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Eairds
Richis Dau
Cupogrsen
Reynolds, Stappleton
Plive
Winnich Tvether
A. E. Hard
Italien
Evenng
James Capogreco
Will
Thursor
Memorial Hospital
Oo Ee
Tphiscovere
Lora
Eaplgt Death
Ur Dn
Young
Stanley Kurtz
City Properties Insurance
Fine Feathers
MR Cleanandye
East Aye
Elrria
de Laval
Laval
The
Underhill Creamery Co
Elyria, Ohio
Clara Smith
Hamon
Gram
Whitney & CO
Broad St
East Avenue
Beyererat
Harry H. Smith Co
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