The Elyria Eclipse of 97 Percent Totality Event
Elyria awaits a once in a lifetime total solar eclipse starting 7:01 am to 10:31 am with maximum darkness at 8:59 am The shadow path crosses northern Minnesota to New Haven Conn and covers a wide area The corona will appear as the moon nears totality creating a brief nightlike glow for observers in Elyria and beyond
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Minnesota
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Atlantic
North Atlantic
British Isles
Elyrians
Gas merger probe extended to nine states in nation
Federal investigation of a proposed natural gas company merger extends to nine states including Ohio West Virginia Indiana Virginia Kentucky Maryland and Tennessee. Officials say the deal could give monopolistic control of gas distribution and supply, prompting potential federal action.
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Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Department of Justice
Seymour
Ohio State Publi Utilities Commission
Stone
Indiana
Virginia
Kentucky
Marland Duistern
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
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American Sugar Refining Company
National Sugar Refining Company of
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Mississippi
Cleveland
Indanipolig
Maryland
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Publicte Stilties Commission
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Underwood Muscle Shoals Bill Sent To Conference
The House Rules Committee adopted a special resolution sending the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill to conference but the push to finish appropriation bills may delay action until next week. Also notes on national rail authorization and France war debt stance are included alongside a probe into Indian affairs charges against Charles H Burke.
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House Rules Committee
Muscle Shoals
National Coal Railway ¥ Co
Stah
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Junction
Carbon County
Utah
William E Borah
France
United States
House Indian Affairs Committee
Mala
Charles H Burke
Burke
Three Die In Virginia Fire In Chelyan Area
Three children of Mr and Mrs Waitham aged from 6 to 12 were burned to death when a blaze destroyed two homes and a store at Chelyan near Charleston, West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Waitham saved two others by leaping from a second floor. those children were seriously injured. The extent of the damage was not yet estimated.
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Charleston
W Va
Waitham
Aseev
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Chelyan
Wfassey
Mister
Hill Proposes Levy for Police and Fire Salaries
Ohio Senate plans a bill by Sen. Claron I. Shafer to authorize city councils to levy up to three mills for police and firefighter salaries. The measure, from the Ohio Police and Firemen Association bulletin, sets priorities to maintain at least one officer and one firefighter per 1,000 residents and allows this levy in addition to existing taxes.
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State Senate
Claron I. Shafer
Ohio Police and Firemen'’s Association
City official begins probe into radio interference complaints
Lorain January 23 City Electrician Charles Bogart started an investigation into interference reported by radio fans from public utility electrical appliances and wiring. He will consult with Ohio Public Service Co Lake Shore Electric Railway Co and other concerns and survey the city.
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Lorain
Charles Bogart
Bogart
Ohio Public Service Co
Lake Shore Electric Railway Co
Bandit Stole Cash Watch From Illini Central Official
In Independence Louisiana a bandit barred C. H. Markham president of the Illinois Central Railway and his secretary at gunpoint. The thief escaped with $100 cash Markham's watch and his overcoat as a sheriff's posse hunted through nearby woods.
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Amite City
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railway
Independence
Markham
Here
Akron University trounces Wooster in conference clash
Akron University basketball team defeated Wooster by a wide margin in a spirited Ohio Conference game. The contest featured strong offense and defense from Akron, while Wooster struggled to keep pace throughout the night.
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Akron University
Wooster
Ohio
Jénickifa
Ree
Executions in Ossining Three More Murders Executed
In Ossining on January 23, three convicted killers were executed by the death chair. John T Leonard, Florence Lorma, and Nicholas Ferranti were put to death in succession for murder cases involving a Bronx slaying, a Buffalo officer killing, and the death of a common law wife. Leonard spoke briefly before the sentence, Ferranti and Lorma offered no remarks.
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Lorma
Ferranti
Rooming House Held Up for 11000 in Albany
Three armed men robbed a rooming house in Albany early today, holding seven men at gunpoint and escaping with cash and jewelry valued at about 11000. The thieves fled in a sedan after the robbery at the residence.
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Albany
Bank Hold-Up in Bristow Wounds Two as Bandits Escape
Two men were wounded and bandits fled with over 10000 dollars after robbing the American National Bank of Bristow this morning. Chief of Police W H Wammond and bank staff fired at the suspects amid the crowd. two unidentified bystanders were also wounded.
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Okla
American National Bank of
Improvements Completed in Lorain Over Last Year
City Engineer C Miller reports in a yearly department summary that the sidewalk inspector role was abolished January 1 and tasks moved to the assistant engineer. Last year $213,531.17 was spent on 18,027 feet of paving, 85 percent concrete and 15 percent brick. Sewer work totaled 5,196 feet at $10,396.25, four waterworks filters were installed, and water plant repairs reached $54,951.31, with tornado damage noted. The engineer suggests considering the plant to supply Sheffield and Avon with water.
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Sheffield
Avon
Amendment of Bus Law Sought in Ohio Legislature
The Ohio House advanced the Collister Home Rule amendment to give cities authority over buses operating within their limits and referred it to the utilities committee after passage in the Senate. Leaders plan a busy week with final action expected on ratifying the Federal Child Labor amendment, the Colister Bus measure, and two cent tax bills.
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Walsh
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Coolidge
Columbus
Utilities Committee
Ohio
Chatty Americans vs British smokers on trains
The piece notes a contrast between American traveling salesmen who chat in train compartments and English travelers who are solitary and uninterested in talking to strangers. Lean Inge urges rail firms to curb train talkers and proposes special compartments for talkers rather than smokers.
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London
England
Sinking Ward Traut Horn Abandoned After Gale
News nuggets from multiple cities report maritime and political items. The German steamer Ward Traut Horn was abandoned in a sinking condition after a gale, with the British steamer Silverway Houston rescuing its crew. Other items include parliamentary friction in Paris over a debt speech, potential U S withdrawal from the Opium Conference, a duel name dispute in Rome, a New Year truce in Shanghai, and French navy defences planning. Pelletier D'Oily left Perpignan for Algeria.
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Valentia
Ireland
Silverway
Houston
Ward Traut Horn
County Farmer Institute Set for Ridgeville Feb 16-17
Lorain county hosts the Torin County Farmers Institute Association fourth annual meeting at Ridgeville town hall on February 16 and 17. Local speakers include E C Cotton of Elyria and C E Rowland, with state voices Wheeh J Wesday of Smithfield Jefferson County and Mrs Thomis YP White of Hooker Fairfield County. The Ohio Department of Agriculture funds farm institute programs and speakers. Continued on Page 10.
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Lorin County
Torin County Farmers’ Institute Associaion
Ridgeville Town Hall
E C Cotton
Elyria
Rowland County
J Wesday
Smith
Tong warfare erupts in Canton over Chinese laundryman killing
Canton was shaken by tong warfare after May Quong a 40 year old Chinese laundryman was shot dead for not heeding a telegram declaring him targeted by another faction.
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Canton
May Quong
Man's death linked to ingrown toenail in Muskegon
Orion Olds twenty one died during surgery to remove an ingrown toenail in Muskegon Michigan He had graduated from Mackegon Heights High School in June and was married a few weeks earlier.
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Muskegon
Mich
Orion Olds
Mackegon Heights High School
Broken Tooth Marks Experiment by Monkeys in Flight
Tokyo January 23 officials of the Japanese aviation corps Kasumigaura have tested an aerophysi c concept by lifting a monkey to 400 feet, tossing him overboard, and observing the fall. The creature survived with only a broken tooth as the apparent injury, after attempts to assess internal effects were made.
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Japanese Aviation Corps
Kasumigaura
V.inll
Monher
Chronigrams Pleads Guilty in Court
Chronigrams notes indicate Clarence Stevens and Margaret Keyes, both colored, pleaded guilty to fornication before Judge W B Thompson after grand jury indictment. Each was fined $10 and $2865 costs. They were arrested in Oberlin by Sheriff F A Underhill and deputies.
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Clarence Stevens
Margaret Keyes
W B Thompson
Oberlin
F A Underhill
Mother Slayer Guarded at Hall of Justice
Police surrounded the Hall of Justice in San Francisco after threats aimed at Dorothy Ellingson 16 and her mother, the accused slayer, surfaced. Anonymous notes and a recent vestibule bombing heightened security concerns as officers tightened guards around the building.
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San Francisco
Hall of Justice
Dorothy Ellingson
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Duncan Mathewson
Fatal domestic tragedy ends divorce case in San Francisco
In San Francisco on January 23 police report a fatal gunfight on the eve of a divorce trial. Mr A Parsons and Mrs Parsons died after a sequence of seven shots fired by the wife at her husband and a druggist, followed by the husband fatally shooting the wife.
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San Francisco
A “J Parsons
Mystery man shot seven bullets in head found in Los Angeles
John D Thomas called the mystery man was found staggering near his home in a fashionable section of Los Angeles with seven bullets in his brain. He fights for life as doctors hope for recovery. His wife did not explain the shooting and authorities were not told how he was shot. He is said to be the son of a wealthy eastern family.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John D Thomas
Thomas
Death of John G Wimmers at 54 in city
John G Wimmers 54 died after a long illness at his home 965 East Hiver Street He was born in the city and lived here most of his life A merchant tailor by trade he ran two businesses in town He belonged to St Mary's Church and is survived by sisters Anna Smith Elizabeth and Margaret and brother Sam Funeral services will be held at St Mary's Church Monday morning.
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John G Wimmers
East Hiver Street
St Mary’s Church
Anna Smith
Loci Street
Elizabeth
Margaret
By & Brother
Sam
Cleveland
Auto Involving Crash Claims Four Year Old Life
Four year old Earl Ruhl died from injuries after being struck by a car driven by P J Cathell in Columbus. Police are investigating the incident as a fatal automobile accident.
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Columbus
Earl Ruhl
P J. Cathell
Paris Woman Lawyer Defends Actress in Cancer Lover Shooting Case
Mademoiselle Mary Fournier, France’s youngest woman attorney, defends Sta Uminski, an artist, charged with shooting her fiance Jecanowski to end a “living death” from cancer. The case, linked to a Warsaw artist’s circle, unfolds in Paris courts with reputed counsel including Rondenko and Henri-Robert.
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Mademoiselle Mary Fournier
Mademoiselle Fournier
Henri Fournier
Sarthe
Children's Court
France
Monsieur Rondenko
Henri-Robert
Mademoiselle Sta Uminski
Saw
Jecanowski
Hite
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