Unusually Busy Year for the Lorain Coroner in 1929
Lorain County records show 1929 as an unusually deadly year with 31 auto accident deaths and 153 sudden deaths, well above the eight year average. Coroner Myles Perry notes the spike despite no large disasters, attributing part to higher speed and personal crises, while railroad, drowning, and heart trouble also contributed multiple fatalities.
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Lorain County
Myles Perry
Perry
Charles Garver
Timms Springs Company
Lorain
Rial Pleads Guilty to Robbery and Paroled
Peggy Wright Stark, 17, pleaded guilty to highway robbery charges and had her sentence suspended for two years by Judge A. R. Webder. She was paroled to her aunt Flora Ramsey after arrest in October following deputy sheriff Andrew Benko enticement into revealing activities of an alleged highway robbery trial.
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Peggy Wright Stark
Hahway
A. R. Webder
Flora Ramsey
Miss Stark
Andrew Benko
Lorain Architect Chosen for County Building Project
Lorain architect Paul Rissman was selected by the Lorain County Building Commission to design the new sick and invalid building at the county home on Murray Ridge. Thirteen architects were considered. no TB sanitarium selection was made. Rissman will receive 3 percent of the project cost, with the building budget set at $110,000.
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Lorain
Paul Rissman
Taft Funeral Held Today In Cincinnati
Funeral services for Charles P. Taft publisher, philanthropist and brother of Chief Justice Taft, are set for 2 pm at Christchurch with burial in Spring Grove. Taft died Tuesday night at 88 from pneumonia and age related infirmities after a lifetime of art and education endowment and large charitable gifts. Deputy sheriffs seek John Nielecki on a third offense liquor charge. he is believed to be hiding near Sharon. He was indicted by the grand jury and bond set at 2500. trial date uncertain. Congress calls for a penitentiary sentence under Tam.
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Cincinnati
Christchurch
Charles P. Taft
Willam Howard Taft
Spring Grove
Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
Sharon
John Nielecki
Nielecki
Congretinn
Tam
Two Killed Seven Hurt In Bus Crash On Richmond Dayton Pike
A Greyhound bus en route from St Louis to Pittsburgh left the road four miles east of Eaton, Indiana, struck an iron bridge and toppled. Two passengers, Thomas Karney and Kristner Masters, were killed. Seven others including driver W R Stratt of Indianapolis were injured, with Stratt possibly suffering a skull fracture. Bus damaged fuel spilled, rescue delayed by rain and darkness.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Faton
Ohio
Metroit
Sherman Bervaer
Chicago
W. RK. Stratt
Indianapolis
St Lours
Pitsburgh
Richmond
Itudy
Forrest Meyers
W. Manchester
Hoover board silent on the OTA amendment
Washington January 2 The Hoover administration faces a silent stance from the hoovers board as Senator Jones Republican of Washington releases a statement denying the commission will judge the eighteenth amendment and that its work will focus on enforcement methods not amendment change The report to be submitted to the joint congressional committee on federal reorganization will cover transfer of enforcement agencies from treasury to justice relieve court congestion codify dry laws and unify border patrols
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Washington
Hoovers Law Enforcement Commission i3
Jones
Republian
Comineetu
Borah
Repn
Idaho
Tie
Harris
Dem
Commission
Hoover
Joint
Congressional Committee On Federal Reorganization
Senate
House
Treasury
Justices Department
Assassin Fails to Kill Detroit Inspector
Jan. 2 an assassin failed in an attempt to kill Inspector Herry Jo Garvin of the police. He was shot in the arm and chest but not seriously hurt while driving to police headquarters. A second car drew alongside and bullets shattered the window as the gunman fled. Police pursued leads but found no specific motive or suspect.
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Detroit
Herry Jo Garvin
Police
Alougside
Gunaran
Lovers Quarrel Ends Fatally in Ohio City
Milos Goodwin, 25, a railroad worker, shot and fatally wounded his fiancee Rose Ulmer, 22, as they walked to work in Bucyrus. A companion Mary Misher witnessed the attack before Goodwin shot himself. Ulmer survived briefly but her prognosis was poor.
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Bucyrus
Milos Goodwin
Rose Ulmer
Tod
Ulmer
Mary Misher
Goodwin
Miss Ulmer
State Pen Has Big Population Gain Last Year
Ohio pen closed 1929 with the largest population gain in years. There were 4,703 prisoners on Dec 1, up 603 from 1928. Warden says average maintenance cost per man is 239 dollars yearly. Of the total, 1,170 were paroled died escaped or sent to branches. Six hundred twelve are serving life terms, 231 for first degree murder and 209 for second degree murder. College graduates number 61 and high school graduates 242.
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Columbus
O. Jan
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas
Black River Rising Under Warm Wet Spring Watch
Warmer and wetter weather pushed the Black River to a rapid rise today as melting snow and rain add to normal flow. Officials say the increase is not believed to be serious but the river is being closely monitored.
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Black River
Hole on North Mantle Street Near Pine Corner Reported
Police noted a bad hole on North Mantle Street at the Pine Street corner where Gas Company work is underway. The Gas Company was notified and promised to install lights.
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TN Street
North Mantle Street
Pine Street
Celebration of New Year Leads to Near Tragedy
As 1930 began a New Year celebration disaster was narrowly avoided when a bullet shattered a bedroom window at 382 Furnace Street striking J. W. Wurtz but causing no injury. Wurtz, a janitor at the Junior High School building and former Gates School custodian, awoke to bells and a gun report. The bullet, likely .22 caliber, could have caused harm if stronger.
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J. W. Wurtz
Furnace Street
Wurtz
Eriad
Tan
Gates School
New Citizens Will Get Certificates This Evening
Twenty seven foreign born residents of Elyria and nearby villages will receive U S citizenship certificates Thursday night in Citizenship Night at First Congregational Church starting 7 30 p m. The class includes residents from 10 European countries with nineteen from Elyria and seven from Amherst and others from nearby towns. Judge A R Webber will give the main address, with Sam Kaplan to respond. Doris Todd will conduct the roll call and Julia W Saywell will present the certificates, followed by the DAR and the W R C presenting manuals and flags.
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Elyria
United States
Elviia Americatization Association
First Congregational Church
British Isles
Czecho Slovakia
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Austria
Esthenia
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Russia
Eilyria
Amherst
Sheffield Lake
Cherna
Wellington
A R Webber
George H. Chamberlain
The
Elyria Americanization Connell
Sam Kaplan
Doris Todd
Settlement House
Julia W. Saywell
Women's Relief Corps
Irene
Richard Upton Tinse
Fail to Locate Woman Slayer of Patrolman
Joe Crawford of New Concord promises to turn over his sister Irene Schroeder if her whereabouts are found. Authorities widen a three state search for the blond gunwoman who killed Brady Paul, a Pennsylvania state policeman, amid a $3,400 reward. Donnie, the four year old son, is being kept in New Castle for safety as police hope to force the killer to reveal her location. The case hangs on the mother’s ties to her child and the publicized reward.
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Bellaire
Joe Crawford
New Concord
Irene Schroeder
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania
W. A. McFarland
Zanesville
Crawford
Duick
Donnie
Colonial Hotel
New Castle
Bellairy
Benwood
W. Va
Hoover New Year Greeting Draws Thousands at White House
The President and Mrs Hoover greeted more than six thousand people at the White House New Year reception. From 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the couple shook hands and offered New Year wishes. Officials and diplomats attended the morning session, while the public was admitted in the afternoon, yielding a colorful scene of gold braids, uniforms, and formal attire.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Army
Navy
Steamship California Reported In Distress Off Seattle
The steamship California owned by the State Steamship Company of Portland Oregon was reported in distress 650 miles off the coast today. An SOS said steering gear was carried away and she wallowed dangerously in heavy seas. Coast guard cutters Snohomish and Haida were sent to assist. The California was bound from Portland to Tokyo with no passengers aboard.
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Seattle
Wash
California
SOS
Coast Guard
The
State Steamship Company of
Portland, Or
Portland
Tokio
Fined $100 And Costs By Mayor Hewitt
The New Year scene was shown by H G Whitney Wakeman as Whitney pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was fined one hundred dollars and costs by Mayor James A Hewitt.
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H G. Whitney
Wakeman
Bere
New Year
Whitney
James A .Hewitt
County to provide hospital care for crippled children
Columbus Jan 2 A ruling by Attorney General Beltman to Lorain County Prosecutor Don W. Myers states counties may provide hospital attention for crippled children at county expense. The county may budget a definite amount for hospital bills with prior commission approval, and a separate fund was recommended. The ruling aims to aid about 1400 indigent children statewide.
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Columbus
Beltman
Don W. Myers
Lorain County
Naylog Board
Bettman Heid Ile
Electric light pole down reported between Sith and Seventh streets
An electric light pole fell during the night between Sith and Seventh streets, prompting police notification. No injuries reported, authorities are investigating the cause while clearing the scene.
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Sith
Seventh Streets
Mayor Weds Five Couples in 1929 Ceremony
Mayor James A Hewitt presided over five weddings during 1929, a record for a city chief executive. He beamed at the ceremony and noted the marriages all held, amid his rivalry with Dan Cupid.
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James A. Hewitt
Dan Cupid
Auto tag craze fills Elyria as old licenses out, new tags arrive
Nineteen thirty auto tags were in style yesterday with many licenses sold in Elyria and the county. Sheriff Adams noted several cars from other states with old tags but no charges followed for possessing them. The county license bureau and Automobile Club reported heavy activity as tags shifted from old to new, with hundreds of licenses sold daily before year end.
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Elyria
Sheriff's Department
Sherif Adams
County License Bureau
Automobile Club
Auto Club
County Bureau
Record says hunting licenses set season sales mark
The clerk of courts office reported a record hunting season with 129 licenses sold during the three months, including 29 licenses sold on a single day.
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Clerk of Courts
Administrator Files Suit Over Auto Crash Death
John Kobasher as administrator of Paul Kobasher deceased sues Mary Kovats of Lorain for 26008 over an October 1 1827 Pearl Road auto accident that killed the decedent aged over four years after being struck by the defendants.
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John Kobasher
Paul Kobasher
Mary Kovats
Lorain
Pearl Road
Ohio gains appear in 1930 industrial outlook
Francis J. Jones director general of the U S Employment Service forecast 1930 for the nation in Washington today predicting an upturn in manufacturing and employment in Ohio He said iron and steel likely to hire soon and that unemployment in shipbuilding rubber pottery paper and auto sectors should gradually ease He cited business programs outlined to President Hoover and Chamber of Commerce leaders as helping reduce unemployment nationwide
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Washington
Ohio
Francis J. Jones
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Jones
Hoover
United States Chamber of Commerce
December receipts show smallest total for mayor's office
December receipts of the mayor's office were the leanest of the year with a total of 370.75 dollars. Fines and costs accounted for 349.20, building permits 14, and miscellaneous collections 7.56, reflecting a drop due to fewer liquor cases.
Trophy Awarded to Notre Dame Football Title
New York January 2 Notre Dame was awarded the Erskine Trophy symbolizing the College Football Championship by W M McGeehan chairman of the selections committee. The award is presented annually by Albert Russell Erskine automobile manufacturer. Final ballot showed Notre Dame 179 votes, Pittsburgh 41, Purdue 2.
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New York
Notre Dame
Erskine
W. ©. McGeehan
Albert Russell Erskine
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Auburn Prison Warden Resigns Amid Outbreaks
Albany NY January 2 Edgar S Jennings resigns as warden of Auburn prison scene of two disastrous convict outbreaks last year He cites medical condition since December 11 when eight convicts were shot to death and Principal Keeper George A Durri ford lost his life Jennings would have been eligible for retirement at half pay next year under the state employees retirement system.
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Albany
Edgar S. Jennings
Auburn Prison
Jennings
Harriet
George A. Durriford
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Reed Memorial Hospital
Richkhmond
Ind
Eaxcest Stratt
Stratt
Wayne
Hoovers Board
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
National Bank Examiner
Carlos B. Dawes
Roman Dawes
Addassin
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Woman
Hoovers
Ben Eielson
Alot Leo
ORTH
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Sibena
Semion Shestakov
Moscow
Boris Chukhnovsky
Arctic Ayer
Erielson
Ieft
Shestakov
Neht
Bettman
Myers County
Bank Bandit
Elmer Grayson
Nashville
Tenn
Bowling Green
Grayson
Oakland
Robert Kirby
Smiths Grove
U. S
Auburn
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