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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1926
Page
1
Col. William Mitchell ends a 28 year army career after Secretary of War Davis accepts his resignation effective February 1. Mitchell had tendered his resignation after a five year suspension from service was upheld by President Coolidge in a terse, laconic notice.
New Philadelphia Ohio January 29 Prosecuting Attorney James Patrick may seek a special grand jury to indict Harvey Haver 41 of New Commerzstown for the murder of his wife Katherine whose body was found on an abandoned farm five miles from town Haver confessed choking her during a quarrel claiming self defense He pleaded not guilty at arraignment and said he killed her to defend himself If indicted he faces first degree murder with possible electric chair verdict pending trial Complex neighbor testimonies support the version but no counsel has yet been retained
Dayton reports Lieut John A. MacReady attempted to break the world altitude record from Mc Cook Field at 10 10 AM in zero weather. He reached 86 000 feet according to instrument readings, as he and fellow aviator Lacointé chase the title after prior high marks set in 1921 and 1923.
Boston reports a 26 mile per hour gale driving temperatures to four above zero. Twenty fires broke out across the city as residents faced a severe cold snap and dangerous conditions through the day.
Buffalo New York January 29 reports the falls nearly dry for the fifth time since 1900. Masses of several feet thick blocked the water flow from the upper river, creating a stark, arid view of the famous cascade.
A twelve year old colored boy was turned over to juvenile court after confessing to robbing the Laundon bicycle shop three times in eight months and stealing guns each time. Lo Tenzo Washington, colored, was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail for receiving stolen property. A sister testified she gave the gun to Washington. Three rusty guns were identified as evidence and other stolen firearms were said to be hidden in Oberlin.
The senate foreign relations committee approved the Lausanne treaty renewing diplomatic and commercial relations with Turkey. Three senators Swanson D Va Harrison D Miss Shipstead FL Minn voted against it. The committee also approved extradition pacts with Mexico and Czecho Slovakia.
Crews of several liners report extreme weather as waves reach up to seventy feet. The British freighter Antinoe is feared sunk after rescue of its crew by the U S liner President Roosevelt near Cherbourg. Passenger and crew injuries occur aboard the France and Aquitania as ships contend with unseasonable, deadly seas. Additional distress from the Bremen attempting to aid the Laratan persists with 24 crew members missing.
Washington faces the coldest weather in years as a 30 mile per hour gale drives temperatures to just above zero. The extreme cold grips the capital with high winds and dangerous wind chill.
Muskegon dispatch details five seamen stranded on stormbound ice off Michigan. Army planes planned to air drop food and fuel to the three remaining trapped fishermen as weather improves. The Hel en N and the Indian remain at risk of ice collapse while the rescued trio receive medical aid and nourishment.
Two fires in Cleveland cause nearly 200000 in damage. The Kelley hotel on Woodland Avenue is nearly destroyed, forcing 300 guests to find shelter. The Pearl Road Methodist Episcopal church on Pearl Road and Memphis Avenue sustains heavy damage, with losses between 75000 and 160000. Firefighters battled the blazes as residents faced a 5 degree below zero night.
Cleveland January reports jurors in a federal court deliberation over Joulah Kirby controller of the Cleveland Viscount Company accused of using the mails to defraud. Judge Billitte instructed on intent as jurors sought guidance during the day. If convicted on all counts, maximum sentence could reach 70 years.
In Ossining New York January 29 two slain men Emil Klatt and Luigi Rapito were executed in the electric chair for murder. Klatt killed Gregorio George for 250 dollars and Rapito killed Asa Kitne in Ogden over a woman. Warden Lawes presided as the unidentified executioner used the switch. Klatt wished McNamara be kept jailed until 1940.
Philadelphia reported an Arctic chill with temperatures around seven degrees at eight in the morning and other parts of Eastern Pennsylvania colder. The state saw a dramatic 82 degree drop in 24 hours as the cold spell intensified.
A fierce northeast gale hit New York City on January 29, toppling signs and telegraph poles and injuring many. Three people died, including a seventy year old man in a shack and two men swept from a barge. Injuries mounted as winds ripped through harbors and workplaces. Weather officials warned the cold would persist for days with a deepening frost by midnight or tomorrow. George Wildey of South Orange suffered a dislocated shoulder, Mary Holden fractured a leg, and Charles Reid endured broken ribs and a smashed collar bone while at work on an Orange County farm.
Don L. Granger as administrator of the estate of Wilford Granger filed a suit against J. T. Wardy and Estella Hardy alleging Hardy truck struck Granger at work on April 13, causing his death. The suit claims the truck driver was speeding and careless, seeking $2,428 including funeral expenses.
A tragic incident reports a four year old boy named Roy Dillonwale died after inadvertently ingesting strychnine tablets mistaken for candy. The event occurred in courtisters an hour after the tablets were swallowed.
A jury of eight men and four women found Nerte Magyar not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Govorke Fevebery at Loran. Fevebery threatened Magyar, who beat him to the draw and killed him. Fehevery was armed with a knife. The trial revealed Magyar had compelled Feheavery to leave a boaming house and had him arrested earlier. After the verdict Magyar shrugged, showing his usual stolid manner.
Elyria faced extreme cold as the temperature plunged through the night, reaching 14 degrees below zero at 1 am per Oberlin official A. T. Princehorn. Morning frost clung to pedestrians while many cars stalled or froze radiator blankets, marking one of the coldest periods in Ohio since 1917.
In Steubenville Ohio on January 29 a Weirton West Virginia fire forced multiple families from their homes in icy conditions. Mrs Mary Pelish reportedly gave birth to twin boys as the blaze gutted the village.
Cleveland, Jatt 29. A man alleged to have stolen $100,000 in Liberty bonds from millionaire John R. Osborne was arrested in Cleveland while awaiting arrival of California authorities. Harold J. Wittaker alias Dapper Jack and The Duke was taken after a $10,000 bond cashing in Indianapolis led detectives to him. He offered to repay $90,000 if not prosecuted.
In Ohio the bitter cold persisted with readings from 14 to 22 degrees below zero in several locales. Columbus reported 4 to 10 degrees below zero at 6 am, with Cleveland and Toledo among the coldest. Zanesville and Muskingum county towns logged 12 to 18 below, while Marion reported high demand for charity as food clothing and fuel were needed following a seven degree plunge.
A January 29 report notes the cold wave gripping the Midwest easing slightly after dipping into middle western states. Officials forecast a modest rise from extreme south zero temperatures with snow flurries expected in some areas as the system moves east from the Canadian plains. Local communications remained generally normal today.
Washington dispatch notes the World Court fight will stay an issue through many senatorial campaigns this year. It highlights Republican fear over anti court factions backed by Democratic support, and threats tied to Ku Klux Klan influenced opposition to incumbents who voted for the court. The piece also notes likely delays in U S adherence to the protocol due to many nations requiring formal acceptance.
Five workers were killed and two injured in a mine explosion at the Chicago Wilming ton and Franklin Coal Cay, hailed as the world’s largest mine. About 1200 miners entered the shaft when the blast struck at 7:40 a.m. Initial reports said several were trapped, with later company notes claiming no one remained in the shaft by a certain hour. Investigations began amid rumors of smoking being blamed and a possible pocket of gas. Names of some victims and locals tied to West Frankfort are listed among the casualties.
In Pittsburgh, Jan 39, miners and operators met at the Bellevue Gratford hotel in a joint conference trying to salvage a new basis for talks. Five hours of discussion yielded no progress as plans submitted for peace were still under review when the committee adjourned.
Joseph Renningl, editor of a Hungarian newspaper in Cleveland and noted platform lecturer, will address the Opes Forum Sunday at the Methodist church on The Lost Culture of the Immigrant. He will discuss two phases: lack of welcome in America and insufficient assimilation by immigrants. W. McClellan, Y M C A secretary, says Renningl is a sought after speaker nationwide. Rabbi Solomon Goldman, ill, cannot yet speak and will be scheduled for a later date.
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