Oberlin Mole Trial Ends With Teeth Loss Damages
In Oberlin a widow sued the Village of Oberlin for 500 dollars after a rough South Main Street road damaged her teeth. The jury ruled each side pay its own costs and the widow receive a new set of false teeth not exceeding 35 cents, with the condition tied to marriage to Dr Binford. Everett Papworth represented the widow. J D Yocom defended the village. A R Kipmton served as bailiff and clerk.
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Oberlin
Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Bmythe
Oberyn
South Main Street
New York Central Tacks
South Corporation
Everett Papworth
Doctor Trufant
J. D. Yocom
Doc Binford
A. R. Kipmton
When War Shakes Contracts Over Telephone Service
The letter argues that world war upsets economics and warns against using legal rights to price below cost. It urges the public to consider community needs, fair returns, and moral duty before forcing a company into bankruptcy. It compares cotton slump and bank risks to war hazards and asks what justice demands about lighting service pricing.
Through the Back Door at Colonial Theatrical
Mary Pickford's latest film Through the Back Door plays at the Colonial. It promises diverse locations from 1903 pleasure resorts to Long Island castles and New York's Great White Way with Ellis Island seen through an immigrant's eyes. Charles Rosher's photography, Marion Fairfax script, and directors Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford support Pickford's performance.
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Mary Pickford
Belgum
Long Island
New York
America
Ellis Island
Charles Rosher
Marion Fairfax
Alfred EB. Green
Jack Pickford
Miss Pickford
MARY _ PICKFORD
Jack
Father of War Hero Found Dead in Amherst
Coroner M E Perry investigated the death of Charles Krismus, 62, an itinerant farm hand in Amherst. He was found dead under a tree after failing to answer a noon dinner call. doctors ruled death from valvular heart trouble. He had one son who lost both arms in the late World War, status unknown.
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M. E. Perry
Amherst
Charles Krismus
Perry
Collecaesed
Eight Couples To Wed In Courthouse License Rush
Eight couples appeared at the court house this morning to obtain marriage licenses. Roy G. Autes and Gladys E. Wickens of Lorain. William Blankenship and Ruth Hublinger of Oberlin. John C. Milchert and Hulda Egli of Amherst. John T. Maurer and Bertha Tomanek of Avon Lake. Jim Rosso and Christina Verncal of Lorain. John C. Arndt and Rose P. Ott of Henrietta. Ervin Johns and Georgia Phillips of Rochester. Fred A. Skoog and Bertha Cronewalt of Lorain. Each couple listed with ages and occupations. ministers noted for several unions.
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Court House
Roy G. Autes
Gladys E. Wickens
Lorain
Pearce
William Blankenship
Farmer
Ruth Hublinger
Oberlin
John C. Milchert
Brownhelm
Rose P. Ott
Henrietta
Southerland
Ervin Johns
Georgia Phillips
Rochester
Fred A. Skoog
Clerk
South Bend
Ind
Bertha Cronewalt
Grant
Elyman Receives Appointment to Postgrad Work at Annapolis
Lieut. Harrison Elyman was appointed to the Annapolis Naval Academy in 1911 by Congressman James R. Mann. Since graduating in 1915 he served at sea, helped rescue Mexican refugees, served aboard a destroyer in the submarine zone in World War I, and spent two years with the Pacific fleet. He is assigned to postgraduate work at Annapolis and Columbia University and must report in early June.
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Lieut
Harrison
Annapolis Naval Academy
James R. Mann
Chicago
Academy
Mexico
Annapolis
Columbia University
American Williams Hart Portrays Policeman In The Cradle of Courage
In The Cradle of Courage at the American Theatres Hart the Paramount star takes a policemen role a departure from westerns. The film follows his rise from hardship to honor and love with Ann Little as leading lady and Thomas Santschi in the heavy role. The work is praised as a strong personal production matching The Toll Gate and Sand.
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Wiliams
Hart
Paramount
San Francisco
Ann Little
Thomas Santschi
William S
Kelly
France
Childs dress ablaze at altar candle fatal in Canton
Six year old Anna Catherine Wagener prayed at St. Josephs church before class when her dress caught fire from a candle at the altar. She died soon after as a classmate and a sister tried to help, inciting mourning and church closure for the first such accident in local Catholic churches.
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Canton
Anna Catherine Wagener
St. Joseph’s Church
Catherine
Painters Extinguish Blaze at Pekras Home
Painters at John Pekras’s home 319 Middle Avenue ignited varnish remover shortly before noon Wednesday but put out the fire before the fire department from Central Station arrived with full apparatus.
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John Pekras
Middle Avenue
Central Station
Help Wanted Blue Devil Works All Day for 13c
Classified note reports a Blue Devil job offer listed at thirteen cents per day. It mentions long hours and a demand for steady work, with the call for applicants to apply at the office.
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Blue Devil
Belief Man Will Accept Decision Continues on Page One
A long page segment outlines wage reductions for shop employees clerical staff maintenance of way workers and drawbridge crews. Reductions range from six to ten cents per hour with specific exceptions for mechanics helpers laborers and certain track crew roles. The document notes experience thresholds from one year to over four years affecting the rates.
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Sess
Limited Pay Cut Details Survive New Award Rules
The document notes various wage reductions for clerks and staff, with clerks facing 6 to 12 cent cuts and starting wages of 67.50 for six months rising to 77.50 after six months. Callers announcers and all other station employees see a 10 cent per hour reduction, as do gate tenders and watchmen. Office boys lose 5 cents per hour. Employees earning more than 30 dollars monthly are exempt from reductions.
Bound Over For Assault In Local Court
Ralph Hearne is bound over to the common pleas court by Justice George on a charge of assault and battery on Alvin Poolé with bond set at $200. The case against Andy Duscha for driving an automobile while intoxicated and malicious destruction of property was postponed until Thursday morning.
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Ralph Hearne
Common Pleag Court
George
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