Portuguese Island vanishes after quake offshore
Reports from Port Alexander indicate a submerged reef and speculation that a sub sea quake sunk the Portuguese island off West Africa. Wreckage and scattered bodies described near Port Alexander as ships search for survivors. population details unclear and casualty figures unresolved.
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Lisbon
Port Alexander
London
Paris
West Africa
Hoor
Legation
Pinda
Open Forum Addresses Child Labor Pledge and Local Politics
A county Open Forum hears questions on Representative Cotton and Senator Comings stance toward the Child Labor Amendment. Whitehead cites a Comings letter opposing the amendment while pledges from party platforms are noted. The group opts not to pass a policy resolution at this forum. Washington today reports President Coolidge orders a payroll and expense reduction, aiming to cut 62 million below budget and bring government payrolls under three billion.
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LoverJoy
Open Forum
Representative Cotton
Senator Comings
Cotton
R. B. Whitehead
Comings
League of Women Voters
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Tragedy Strikes Driver After Freight Train Collision
Paul A. Buechler a Canfield Ohio driver was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight tram on Obertin road Saturday. His father Paul B. Duechler Sr. 60 died at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Buechler suffered severe injuries but plans to attend the Perry funeral. He is missing his glasses found undamaged but not located. The truck driver escaped with life despite being carried 1000 feet on the locomotive pilot and the chassis dragged the engine.
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Paul A. Buechler
Canfield Oi Co
BL & O
Obertin Road
Brueehler
Paul B. Duechler, Sr
Clinle Hospital
Cleveland
Perry
Buechler
World Traveler and Author Carlos Conant Dies by Jump
Professor Carlos E. Conant, 54, renowned world traveler and Sanscrit expert, died by his own action today leaping from an apartment building roof in Boston. He was considered an authority on Sanskrit.
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Boston
Carlos E. Conant
Professor Conant
Open Forum Editorials Space Innovation for Reader Writing
The editor proposes allowing readers to write editorials up to 500 words on public questions. Rules require sign name and address, one-sided type, second day after receipt, and avoid ads or personalities. Publication depends on timeliness, balance, and clarity. aim is independent, public‑minded coverage.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lmited
Teaders
Oberlin custodian Arthur Sadler dies after car crash
Arthur Sadler, 70, of 177 North Main street, died after being struck by a car on South Main street opposite Allen and Sedgeman Co. The Wright car from 142 Groveland street could not stop on the icy pavement. Sadler had served Oberlin Conservatory of Music for 23 years as custodian of Warner Hall and lived in Oberlin 30 years. He was a First Baptist Church member. Funeral services are Friday afternoon with burial in Cleveland.
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Warner Hall
Oberlin
First Baptist Church
Cleveland
Burglar Is Sent To Reformatory
Will Evans a Lorain colored man was convicted of burglary and larceny in criminal court this morning. He resisted offers to plead guilty and demanded a trial claiming a railroad. He was charged with burglary at 1844 Reed avenue Lorain. The jury found him guilty quickly and Judge W W B Thompson sent him to the Mansfield reformatory.
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Will Evans
Lorain
Evans
Tie
Erne
Leo Billings
Reed Avenue
W.W. B. Thompson
Mansfield Reformatory
Mrs. W. G. Sharp Sued On 3 Notes
Henry Wurst sues Hallie Clough Sharp administratrix of William Graves Sharp seeking $26,944 for three notes said to be past due. The plaintiff alleges he gave the notes before Mr Sharp's death and that they have not been honored. He asks judgment for the amount.
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Hallie Clough Sharp
William Graves Sharp
Henry Wurst
Mr. Sharp
Snowbound Eastern Ohio as Record Cold Grips the Region
In Bridgeport Ohio on January 27 a heavy snowfall of six inches followed by a sharp thirty seven degree drop left the area at eight degrees above zero. Snow continued to fall as the temperature fell further, shaping a severe winter scene across eastern Ohio.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Ten Cent Frock Prize Stirs Lima Church Sermon
In Lima Ohio on January 27 Rev Warren L Steeves of the First Baptist denounces long faces and long tailed coats in the ministry Then a church member buys the preacher's frock coat for ten cents, declaring religion should not be symbolized by such attire.
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Lima
Warren L. Steeves
First & Baptist
Church Brotherhood
Steeves
Mev. Steeveer
Harding to attend Coolidge inauguration ball
Marion Jan 27 Dr George T Harding 80 father of the late President Harding said he will attend President Coolidge’s inauguration on March 4 He and Mrs Harding will be guests at the White House event in Washington D C
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Hardings
Coolidge
Marion
George T. Harding
President Harding
Jorge
Coolldge
Mrs. Harding
White House
Fatty Arbuckle divorce granted to Arminta Arbuckle
Paris reports the Seine Tribunal granted a divorce to Mrs Arminta Durfee Arbuckle from Roscoe KE Arbuckle once famous comedian. Arbuckle, previously tried three times and acquitted of manslaughter in the Virginia Rappe case, was married in Los Angeles on August 5, 1908.
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Paris
Seine Tribunal
Arminta Durfee Arbuckle
Roscoe KE
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckles
Los Angeles
Skinner testifies in Love divorce case as decree granted
In Indianapolis on January 27, fuel dealer John Skinner testified in the divorce suit Love versus Love. Superior Judge T. J. Moll remarked he did not know a Skinner in the coal business as Mrs. Erma P. Love was granted a decree from John W. Love.
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Indianapolis
T. J. Moll
John Skinner
Love Vs. Love
Erma P. Love
John W. Love
East Liverpool Jail Turnkey Charged In Gun Theft
Following the East Liverpool Wellsville liquor raid conflict a warrant was issued charging City Jail Turnkey William A. Cline with the theft of a revolver valued at forty dollars by Justice of the Peace M. K. Zimner of Lisbon.
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Liverpool
Midnight Wedding in Elyria Unites Violet Thompson and W J Boddy
Miss Violet Thompson of Cleypland and W J Boddy son of W C Boddy Bradford Can wed at midnight in Elyria. Rev Edwin Kirby officiated at the groom’s home 214 Seventh street. They plan to reside at 316 Seventh street and honeymoon in Cuba after depot completion.
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Elyria
Violet Thompson
Cleypland
Egent
C. and B. Steamship Line
W. J. Boddy
W. C. Boddy
Bradford
Can
Edwin Kirby
Methodist Episcopal
Seventh Street
New York Central
Walsh Construction Company
Florence Decker
George Street
L. Sewell
Hamilton
Ind
Decker
Paul Ahldrum
Walsh
Boddy
Cuba
Zero Weather Predicted For Ohio Tonight
Ohioans faced near zero temperatures with the forecast calling for a drop to zero or below tonight if fair conditions hold. Weather officials said temperatures begin moderating late Wednesday with readings last night at Toledo two above, Cleveland four, Columbus six, Cincinnati eight, and Parkersburg twelve above.
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Columbus
Settlement House Radio Stolen From Western Heights Site
Thieves broke in at the Western Heights Settlement house through a window and escaped with a five-tube neutrodyne radio valued at 150 dollars. The radio, built in a mahogany case, belonged to Earl Eppley of Telegraph Road and had been used at recent settlement house events.
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Western Heights Settlement House
Earl Eppley
Telegraph Road
Poor Musician Paderewski Offered Job in Switzerland
In Geneva a joke pranked a Vaud cantonal village dance committee by claiming the unemployed Paderewski could play for their New Year ball. The committee invited the supposed pianist at Morges, near Lausanne, offering pay and refreshments. Paderewski replied with a gracious decline.
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Paderewski
Switzerland
Geneva
Vaud
Morges
Lausanne
Paderewaski
Alm
Cleveland picks Ambler Heights for government air field
Cleveland city officials select a 1000 acre tract in Ambler Heights bounded by Brookpark Road Nocky River Five Points Road and Riverside Drive as the government mail airplane landing field. William R Hopkins says the site has air corps approval and meets aircraft experts requirements. Glenn L Martin advisors assisted in the decision. The site is about thirty minutes from the public square and aims to position Cleveland as a leading aircraft center.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Avon Township
Cleveland
William R. Hopkins
Brookpark Road
Nocky River
Five Points Road
Riverside Drive
Ambler Heights
Hopkins
Wind Post Office
Glenn L. Martin
Daugherty Ordered Not To Testify In Washington Case
United States Judge Walter Lindley refused to allow former attorney general Harry S. Daugherty to testify in the Gaston Means mail fraud case and related matters. The court warned the defense not to pursue immaterial testimony after Daugherty implied there are severe and bound figures in official Washington.
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New York
United States
Walter Lindley
Harry S. Daugherty
Gaston Means
Thomas B. Felder
Washington
Daugherty
Deserter Husband and Wife Detained in Detroit Case
Mrs Ollie Hassan 19 mother of two who deserted her children and Ired Willideen 25 were held as fugitives from justice in Detroit after police responded to telegrams from Bartlesville Oklahoma. Hassan is said to have left her two children in Bartlesville.
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NAB
Detroit
Ollie Hassan
Ired Willideen
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
French Move Toward Funding War Debts Expected
The French government is nearing serious negotiations to fund four billion dollars of war debts. Washington sources anticipate a definite move within the next six weeks.
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Washington
Urge Telegrams On Child Labor Amendment Bill
Mrs. Nellie A. Hill of the Lorain County Women’s Christian Temperance Union leads a campaign to push support for the Child Labor Amendment before the Legislature. Appeals flood the county urging members to contact Representative Cotton and Senator Comings as the State WCTU backs the measure in line with past prohibitions.
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Lorain County Women's Christian Temperance Union
Nellie A. Hill
Ambitious Indian assassination plot revealed in London
London reports a startling disclosure of a carefully staged campaign to kill officials in India. The information comes from Sir Hugh Stephenson, Bengal government financial secretary, and outlines a broad scheme with extensive planning and targets.
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London
India
Hugh Stephanson
Bengal
Senate approves report on Stith bill designating agriculture base
The Senate ended its conference on the Stith bill and declared agriculture the basic industry of the nation as it approved the conference report today in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Proposals for Grafton farm site water test for state hospital
A state legislative investigation is proposed into the Grafton farm site as a potential location for a state hospital. Resolutions by Sen. William R. Comings and Rep. Richard F. Edwards cite affidavits claiming abundant water and an underground gravel bed suitable for an institution. State Engineer Ward supports testing the gravel bed to confirm water abundance. Continued on Page 2.
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Grafton Farm
General Assembly
William R. Comings
Richard F. Edwards
Cuyahoga County
George H. Bender
Grafton
Fas
Ward
Karen Drifted Two Months as Icebound Crew Rescued
The Icelandic schooner Karen, stranded off Bergen after two months adrift in ferocious seas, was sighted by a passing vessel. The exhausted crew received assistance as food and supplies were delivered and the ship finally reached safety.
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Bergen
Norway
Karen
Chinamans Concoction Was Chop Suey Drink
Akron police raided Gee Sing’s laundry and confiscated mash and a quart of liquor containing a two foot snake and other substances. Sing admits selling liquor but faces charges for possession and the legality of the drink.
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Chinaman
Aisron
Shakespeare
Gee Sing
Akron
Gee
Turner
Knitter
Lyttle
Sing
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W. R. Comings
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W. C. Wright
W. G. Sharp
Fatty” Arbuckle
Staner
Coal Man
Settlement House
S. R. Nichols
Fast Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Nichols
William C. Sudro
J. HI. Levy
Carl Drake
Drake
Sam Manzo
East Bridge Street
George Snyder
Manzo
Rocky River
Government Airplane
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OHIP
Geo Sing
Arreget
Bret
Abe
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