New Bridge Over Vermilion River Damaged in Flood
Vermilion Ohio February 27 The new Lake road bridge over the Vermilion river was nearly carried away by recent floods. Two large supports were washed away while the rest of the span remained intact Lumber valued at 200 dollars used in construction washed into the lake. Ice jams blocked the river and floodwaters rose three to four feet over flats and lakefronts. Several cottages shifted from foundations but were not carried away. Lorain county damsels saw no river damage though Black River tributaries flooded lowlands. Ice breakup roared over falls into Cascade Park where grounds and tennis courts stayed flooded. River speed near Lorain was about five miles per hour. Hot plant discharges prevented an ice jam at the mouth of Vermilion.
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Vermilion, O
Vermilion River
Lake Road
Ohio
Lorain County
Cascade Park
Plas
Lorain
Marshal Foch Shows Progress in Grave Illness Crisis
From Paris Feb 27 Marshal Ferdinand Foch's illness improved after a better night and a drop in temperature. Five doctors watched anxiously as they faced a severe aramic crisis with heart and lung failure looming. Despite a stubborn will to live and past wartime resilience, doctors warned the end may come soon and predicted uncertain duration of his vitality.
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Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Foch
de Gennes
Marshal Foch
Ten killed seven injured in brewery restaurant collapse
Athens reports a disaster when a large brewery and restaurant building collapsed. Ten persons were killed and seven injured. The incident occurred today in the city. Local authorities rushed to the scene to assist survivors and secure the area.
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Bulletin
Athens
Known Death Toll Mounts To 38 In Flood Threats
Blizzard winds moved through Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa while floods threaten Ohio Indiana Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi. Tornadoes hit Texas leaving four dead and a half million dollars in damage as Red Cross coordinates relief in Mississippi. Duncan, Mississippi reports twenty deaths and ongoing battle against disease.
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Chicago
Midwest
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Tennessee
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Duncan
Miss
Twentiope
Red Cross
Uwliains
Ohio flood aftermath leaves potential $5 million in damages
Hundreds of families returned home as central and southern Ohio streams receded after record rains. Springfield and Hamilton bore the heaviest effects with many properties flooded and several hundred people left homeless. City officials consider three Buck and Beaver Creek flood-control plans costing $644,000 to $2,106,000, including a dam option and a conservancy district. Salvation Army and American Legion aid flood victims. Community Chest funds allocated. Cleanup continues as crews remove debris through the night.
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Springfield
Hamilton
Ohio
Buck Creek
Beaver Creeks
Salvation Army
American Leg
Elyria to Get El Capitan Hotel and Theatre Plan Outlined
A dinner at Elyria Country Club featured talks on the proposed El Capitan hotel and theatre at Broad and Cedar. Imperial Properties Co. formed with Col. G.C. Holden as president and A J Curren as treasurer, proposing a 125 room hotel with a rear theatre, front rooms and possible kitchenette apartments, aiming for future expansion and rapid transit growth.
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A. J. Curren
Elyria
Elyria Country Club
EL Capitan Theatre
Broad and
Cedar Streets
Curren
Lawrence Webber
Webber
Imperial Properties Co
Gol. Holden
Col. Holden
Couneaut
Cleveland
Colonel Holder
Mr. Webber
Col. Hinden
Union Club of
A. L. Garford
Col
Holden Samuel
Cleveland Man Shot in East Twenty Fifth Street Corner
Sam Opperman, 21, was shot multiple times at East Twenty fifth street and Woodland avenue in Cleveland. He was wounded seriously and likely to die. Police suspect liquor traffic ties and say Opperman identified his assailant only as a dark swarthy man who fled in a sedan. Mrs Opperman at bedside. the couple have two children.
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Cleveland
Sam Opperman
East Twenty-fifth Street
Woodland Avenue
Opperman
Ypolice
Good Old Days Photo Shows Four Inches Snow in Elyria
A Sunday May 4 1858 snapshot on Washington Avenue demonstrates Elyria endured long harsh winters, countering claims that the "good old days" were uniformly better. The image serves as proof of historical snow depth and winter severity in the city.
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Washington Avenue
Elyria
Follow Another Tip In Horst Case
WOOSTER February 27 Detective Ora Slater and Special Prosecutor Walter Mougey with Wayne County detectives traced another tip in the disappearance of four year old Melvin Horst who vanished from Orrville home over eight weeks ago. They left to meet at an unannounced destination after a call from Slater who spent the weekend in Cincinnati.
Lagrange Roh Home Destroyed by Fire
Fire gutted the two story frame home of Charles Glover on LaGrange Road near Oberlin Road as noon fire crews led by Captain A W Drage and Fireman Dan Sehnatz battled attic flames. Neighbors and volunteer firefighters saved outbuildings while the dog Buster was ultimately removed from the house. Estimated loss around 5000 dollars.
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Charles Glover
LaGrange Road
Oberlin Road
A. W. Drage
Dan Sehnatz
Myron Gibson
Glover
Central Station
Buster
Glover Residence
Losq
Jap Tanker Is Rammed in California Harbor Collision
SAN PEDRO Calif Feb 27 The Japanese oil tanker Koro Maru bound for Yokohama with fuel oil was rammed by the British freighter Fishpool in the Outer Harbor. A large hole was opened in the Koro Maru and she was reported leaking. The bow of the Fishpool was damaged. Both vessels lay at anchor. Cause of the collision was not learned by harbor officials.
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San Pedro
Calif
Yokohama
Frazhtier Fishpool
Plans to Reopen Amherst Bank After Closure
Amherst Ohio February 27 stock holders of the Amherst Savings and Banking Company met to discuss plans for reopening the bank closed since December 19. The proposed plan reportedly includes a stockholders assessment and state banking authorities were expected to attend. The bank was taken over by state superintendent E H Blair after a run and audit of the books.
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Amherst, O
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
E. H. Blair
Big Bill Thompson Holds Ground in Chicago Aldermanic Races
Chicago voters cast ballots for 50 city seats in aldermanic elections billed as a reform push to oust Mayor Thompson. Early returns show mixed results with several surprises, but Thompson appears far from defeated as runoffs loom and supporters claim he retains influence despite reformist momentum.
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Chicago
Big Bill" Thompson
Thompson
House Geared for Fast Action
Washington returns to a flurry as the House enters its final four days of the 70th Congress with new rules for night sessions and a possible Sunday meeting. Leaders push dozens of bills while many measures are pigeonholed. Garner is named minority leader and Garret retires for a judgeship. Longworth and Tilson set to be renominated as caucuses meet.
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Washington
House
Congress
John XI. Garner
Dem
Texas
Garner
Finis Garrett
Tenn
Rep. Box
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Tilson
Conn
Mazur Habeas Corpus Action In Court Today
Mrs Julia Mazur of Lorain mother of seven seeks release on a writ of habeas corpus at Marysville Ohio where she was ordered to the women's reformatory for violating prohibition laws. Petition claims Lorain municipal court illegally sentenced her. she was brought twelve days after giving birth and left six children and a destitute husband in Lorain.
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Marysville
Ohio
Julia Mazur
Lorain
Marysville Reformatory
Women’s Reformatory
Star Welfare Department
Lorainz
Expert Demonstrates Cake Icing and Cookie Making
Miss Alice McCarren directed Chronicle Telegrams third cooking school in the High School auditorium. She cited inaccurate measurements and old recipe terms as causes of poor baking. Demonstrations covered cake icing and cookies with future sessions on quick breads pastries and pies. About four hundred women attended opening day. samples were distributed at each session.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Alice McCarren
Chronicle - Telegrams
Third Cooking School
Miss McCarren
Committees In Board of Trade Plan Meetings Tomorrow
Elyria Board of Trade reorganization and expansion campaign advances with two meetings scheduled for tomorrow. At 9 a.m. the general soliciting division majors and fifteen captains review prospect files and team divisions. At 11 a.m. J. B. Johnson leading the sustaining fund committee will finalize its campaign plans.
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Elyria Board of Trade
J. B. Johnson
Sustaining Fund Committee
Head of Legion IVES Fine Address at Elyria Luncheon
The American Legion will stay with universal military service until written into national law, national commander Paul V. McNutt told about 200 at a YMC A luncheon in Elyria. He praised the Legion’s legislative record, stressed defense for all nations, and highlighted service to disabled veterans as a priority.
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American Legion
Paul V. McNutt
the Legion
McNutt
Legion
National Legion
Elyria
American Legion Auxiliary
Hewitt
Decision Made In Seward Case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Dennis W. Seward former Elyria postmaster can be held liable for a 1261.85 shortage occurring during his tenure. The suit by National Surety Company, Seward’s bond provider, originated in Lorain county and the high court affirmed the appellate ruling requiring Seward to refund the company the amount paid to the government. No embezzlement charge was found against Seward. evidence showed the money was stolen by a post office employee.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Dennis W. Seward
Elyria
Seward
Lorain County
Sabo Must Die In Chair In Columbus Case
John Sabo of Akrer, condemned for the murder of Barton Painter in AATON, had his death sentence upheld by the state supreme court. He remains at the state penitentiary awaiting a stay and a date for execution to be announced in a few days.
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Columbus
O. Feo
John Sabo
Akrer
Barton Painter
Aaton
State Supreme Court
Summit County
Sabo
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Highe Court
Donovan Declines War Secretary Post in Hoover Setup
William J. Donovan, assistant attorney general, rejects Hoover administration’s secretary of war offer in a meeting with the president-elect. He plans private law practice after March 4 and will go to Santa Fe to handle Rio Grande water and Boulder Dam matters. Donovan’s withdrawal follows reports that William D. Mitchell has accepted the attorney general post, with opposition linked to principles and his Catholic stance and views on prohibition. His de-selection clears candidates like James W. Good for potential cabinet roles, while Hugh S. Gibson discusses state department and foreign service restructures with the president-elect.
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Washiington
William J. Donovan
Hoover
S Street
Donovan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Rilo Grande
Boulder Dam
Willam D. Mitchell
Mr. Hoover
Coolidge
Wth
James W. Good
Chicago
Dwight F. Davis
Good
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
State Department
Foreign Service
Expansion urged for Elyria by Legion on growth plans
Henry Clark, educational director of the Board of Trade expansion campaign, told the Elyria post of the American Legion that Elyria must think bigger. He urged expansion beyond village thinking to develop industrial, commercial, and residential opportunities and to deepen community pride and will power. The audience extended thanks after his address.
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Elyria
Elyrians
American Legion
Henry Clark
Board of Trade
Clark
Wkta da
Itsha
Cleveland
Legion
COGNOVIT JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DAY AND WEND DOCK CO
Judge W and the Thompson court awarded six contempt notes with a total judgment of 17000 dollars in favor of Day and Wend Dock Company against Reed Laws. The order sets the sum owed and references the cognover judgment.
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Common Pras
W. & Thompsonscaterday
Day and Wend Dock Company
Reed Laws Phats
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