Floods Produce Ten Deaths and Heavy Loss in South
Severe southeastern floods from days of heavy rain cause ten fatalities and extensive property damage. Banks in Mansfield Illinois and Gays Illinois report robberies with unspecified loot as floodwaters disrupt transport and commerce. Many regions face bridge washouts, marooned guests, and disrupted rail service across Alabama Georgia South Carolina Mississippi Louisiana.
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Amite River
C. J. Dunham
J. Mo Cooner
Southern Railway
Mulberrs Creek
Selma
Ala
FL Hartzell
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Cartersville
Will
Asa Tift
Albany
Flent
Columbus
West Point
Chatahoochee
Alabama
Montgomery
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Lauiiiana
Forray Sphearer GbcoT At Rotary Luncheon
Rev Robert Ellwood spoke at an Atlantic City Rotary Club luncheon about vision, initiative, and the good that follows in life. He described work by military clubs for delinquent boys, civic development, and the theater charity effort in a rented venue. Lawrence Webber led a sung program praised as the best in weeks.
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Taska
Robert A. Ellwood
Atlantic City
Stev. Ellwood
Himer
Tillwood
Lliwood
W. Phillips
Board of Trade
Harvey Hooke
Lawrence Webber
Resignations of Secretaries of State Rise in History
Washington D C January 179 The resignation of Secretary of State Hughes recalls that 44 secretaries have served since the nation began. Notable figures include Webster Blaine who served two nonconsecutive terms and several who later became president such as Jefferson Madison Monroe Adams Van Buren and Buchanan.
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Washington, D. C
Hughes
Daniel Webster
James G. Blaine
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
van Buren
Buchanan
Positon
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Martin van Aren
Jackson
Benjamin Harrigan
Two men face charges after push cart wine haul
Lorain police arrested Ig matz Bakos and Frank Kilak as they wheeled a push cart carrying a barrel of wine. Both pleaded not guilty to possession of liquor in police cart and were held on $800 bond each for trial Wednesday.
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Lorain
Waoy
Igmatz Bakos
East 29Th Street
Frank Kilak
Mast 28Th Street
Happiness Emphasized In 1925 Lorain High Baccalaureate
Rev J Scott of the Delaware M E Church delivered the baccalaureate address for the 1925 A class at Lorain High School. He spoke on the art of happiness and its link to righteousness, noting happiness begins with hope in God and can exist despite circumstances.
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Lorain
J. Scott
Delaware M,. Ch
Auditorum
Three Fined for Drunkenness in City Court
Three individuals faced fines for intoxication in mayor Harry Hinkson's police court session. Forrest C Hankinson 17 of 049 Fifteenth Street paid 1 and 6.20 costs after arrest in the city building men's room. Floryan Watawatchki 36 and Louie Kolyak 35 of West River and Bath streets incurred fines of 5 and 6.20 costs following arrests at Lake Avenue and Lodi Streets. A separate incident saw prisoners lodging in the city jail set fire to a mattress, producing smoke but only bedding scorched. Police and fire officials plan annual reports to council including discussion of the smoke ordinance and nuisance curbing.
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Harry Hinkson
Forrest C. Hankinson
Fifteenth Street
Second Street
Floryan Watawatchki
Louie Kolyak
West River
Bath
Lake Avenue
Lodi
Buddhist Nuns Seek End to Celibacy and Hair Rules
In Tokyo on January 19 officials report that 3,066 Jodo sect nuns demand end to mandatory celibacy and the right to wear long hair. They plan to present a petition at the next general convention asking abolition of the celibacy rule and for changes to appearance restrictions.
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Tokyo
Wage Increases For 44 Railroads Workers
United States Railroad Board grants wage hikes effective January 16 to members of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers and Express and Station Employees across 44 major railroads. The raises range from 1 to a cent per hour, totaling about 0 700 000 in payrolls, benefiting roughly 87 000 of 162 000 workers. Changes include vacations with pay sick leave and Saturday afternoons off across lines including New York Central and Pennsylvania routes.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Board
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Labor Board
Death Claims Leopold Huffaiian At Age 1
Leopold Huffaiian died suddenly at 10:00 Saturday evening at 315 Ninth street. The boy age 1 year 10 months 14 days lived in the county and moved from Grafton. Survived by four children and two great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 1:30 from Sudro Funeral Home with burial in Nesbitt cemetery, Grafton.
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Leopold Tuffman
Ninth Street
Grafton
William Dimkie
H. W. White
Cleveland
Jacob
Harley
Sudro Funeral Home
W. N. Burner
Nesbitt Cemetery
Speed to Columbus 10 Save Relief Measure
Lorain officials Mayor George Hoffman and City Solicitor Wesley Grills travel to Columbus to argue for a state relief bill. Senator William Comings and Representative Elmer Catton wired to hold the bill in finance until they reach Columbus. Pari item reports Aldthoffer, former French artillery commander in Morocco, died from a streetcar collision injuries.
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Lorain
George Hoffman
Wesley Grills
Columbus
William R. Comings
Elmer F. Catton
Thirteen Die In Series Of Auto Crashes And Fires
A string of crashes and a fire in Osborne Ohio Waterbury Connecticut Canton Ohio Cincinnati and Cleveland claim multiple deaths and injuries. Victims include Harry Thompson Clarence Brown infant Brown and others among the deceased and injured. Police and fire officials investigate causes.
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Dayton
Indiana and Eastern Traction
Osborne
Harry Thompson
Covington
Clarence Brown
Arcanini
Brown
Clarence
Thompson
Chapman to be sent back to Atlanta prison
Gerald Chapman, involved in a $2,000,000 New York City mail robbery, will be returned immediately to Atlanta Federal Prison from which he escaped in 1923, without removal proceedings before a U S commissioner, announced today.
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Chapman
Indianapplis
Ind
Gerald Chapman
New York City
Atlanta Federal Prison
United States
Character and Prayer Urged by Speaker
Rev. Robert Elwood of Atlantic City preached on What America Needs at the Church of Christ forum. He urged character over money and arms, championed child labor laws, Bible-centered schooling, and patriotism linked to prayer, praising the Y M C A and urging moral responsibility.
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Robert Elwood
Boardwalk
Atlantic City
Church of Christ
J. W. Burke
Elyria
America
Ile
Vlag
Russia
England
Funeral rites for Fred Peters held after fatal kerosene blast
Funeral services were held for Fred Peters 32 Fields Corners who died Saturday afternoon from burns after a kerosene explosion while building a fire. His widow and son survive and stay with Asa Taft. The report notes 52 indictments from 72 cases, including a manslaughter charge against Matt Novacik, with other Lorain county names listed among burglaries robberies and felonies as the grand jury returns its findings.
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Fred Peters
Fields Corners
Dover Methods Episcopal Church
Center Ridge Road
Peters
Sornell Peters
W. B. Thompson
Matt Novacrk
D. A Baird
James Nibbert
Lorain
Len Sancere
John Smith
Joe Day
Earl MacDonald
Detroit
H. M. Andress
Byron Moore
Charlies Jabeda
Jufus Spicer
Treeco Bearer
Frenk Smith
Homer Fatro
Oberlin
Matt Novacik
John Prado
Francisco Konti
Ollie Thompson
Elyria
Carl Bricking
Oan
John Zalesky
Joseph Hughes
Howard Oliver
John Freeman
Frank O'Neil
Thompson
Thieves Enter Morria Rosenfeld Clothing Store
Thieves on Lorain Avenue broke the front door of the Morria Rosenfeld clothing store and stole merchandise valued at 480 dollars. The loot included four dozen silk shirts two dozen pairs of shoes four suits and two case sets.
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Lorain
Morria Rosenfeld
Rove Avenue
Global Disjointed News Nuggets From Jan 19 Dispatches
A series of brief items from London Tokyo Madrid and Geneva report mixed world events. Spanish air raid on Anfera Village. Seteta village clash in Gunma Prefecture with casualties. Alfonso gifts a cane studded belt to Madrid queen. British ships escort shelled by Chinese rebels. prohibition anniversary joys in Bulgaria. cracks found in Mosque Sophia dome. plot to bomb Portsmouth battleship. peace near Cin Kiang after Kiangsu defeat. Rhine Danube navigation appoints Walker D Hines. Weat Bromich Seismograph notes distant earthquake.
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London
Portsmouth
England
Cliet Naval Base
Bandits Demand Cash In Silence At Coshocton Station
In Coshocton on January 19 an unknown bandit handed Ralph Baumgardner a card reading Hand over the cash If you make a false move you are a dead man. He surrendered about $200 in receipts as the two highwaymen fled without a word.
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Coshocton
Ralph Baumgardner
Public Service Corporation
Baumgardner
Two Elyria Women Seek Divorces In Local Suit
Mary Norris of Elyria sues Journey D Norris for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty stating abuse and threats. Edith Brasselle seeks divorce from James L Brasselle for gross neglect, claiming lack of support while she must fend for herself. Theresa Poley of Lorain files for divorce from John R Poley alleging non support and absence, seeking alimony and child custody.
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Mary Norris
Elyria
Journey D. Norris
Mary Lane
Edith Brasselle
James L Brasselle
Edith Landers
Theresa Poley
Lorain
Wm. J. Greggs
John R. Poley
Red Cross Checks Tornado Damage Totals in Lorain
Red Cross officials begin house to house canvass in Lorain to assess all residents and businesses that did not request public aid and to determine the grand total of tornado damage.
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RED Cross
Lorain
Thrift Week Speakers address Lorain real estate group
Attorney George Calda and J F Rhubak led thrift week discussions at a Lorain luncheon with the Lorain Real Estate Board Lions and Kiwanis clubs at Hotel Lorain. Calda spoke on Cleveland savings and loan concerns while Rhubak discussed Atlas Savings and Loan Co. plans.
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George Calda
Clevrland Savings and Loan
J.F. Rhubak
Atlas Savings and Loan Co
Cleveland
Lorain Real Estate Board
Lions and Khewanis Clubs
Hotel Loraia
Woman dies after attempted shooting in Alliance area
Retha Beal, 44, of Canton is reported dying in Alliance City Hospital after a gun assault on her estranged spouse. Police say the attack occurred near Alliance. The case remains under investigation with no arrests announced.
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Retha Beal
Am Arcide
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