City Council Requests 359,910 Budget for 1926
The council approved Mayor Hinkson’s 1926 general expense budget of 359,910 dollars, noting the final allocation depends on the county budget commission’s tax-derived funds. They also appropriated 20,000 dollars for street resurfacing and considered street paving on East Broad Street. Additional items include planned depot street sidewalk work, sanitary sewer timing decisions, Third Street resurfacing, possible State aid for East Bridge Street, a donated 50 gallons of white paint for traffic signs, and an ordinance for delinquent sidewalks on several streets.
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Hinkson
County Budget Commission
East Broad Street
Prospect
Winckles Street
New York Central
Depot Street
Etste Board of Health
H. Squire
T. C. Conway
Third Street
James Hewett
Lorain County Automobile Club
Monroe
Bend
West Avenue
Middle Avenue
Beech
Caroline Streets
Seven Coaches Overturned In Santa Fe Derail Near OKC
Seven coaches rolled over when Santa Fe passenger train No 06 derailed a mile north of Oklahoma City. No injuries reported. Railroad officials say a holdup was planned as a large wrench and missing bolts were found near a joint. detectives investigate clues.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Okla
Santa Fe
Rotary Club hears Judge White on current national events
The Rotary Club welcomed former Judge Pierre A. White of Cleveland who argued reforms cannot raise the government above its limits and that citizens must be protected from foreign hordes. He urged balance in foreign goods and urged capital and labor to respect the Supreme Court while decisions rely on majority votes.
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Rotary Club
Judge White
Pierre A. White
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Americans on trial for Canadian murder near Plattsburg
In Montreal on June 2 two young Americans Charles and Francis Aiken of Plattsburg New York faced trial in Kings Beach court for the murder of George Benton a 41 year old farmer. The crown charged they were seen driving toward Plattsburg in a truck the night of the May 7 1924 shooting and that windshield fragments matched the truck's frame.
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Montreal
Quebec
George Benton
Bernard de Lacolle
Farmer
Charles
Francis Aiken
Plattsburg
N. Y
Kings Beach Court
Plattsburgh
Benton’s
Crown
Elyrians Pay Speeding Fine
Two Elyria men faced city charges for speeding on Lorain streets. B H Benjamin and Ted Springosky each paid 10 dollars and costs. A separate civil dispute sees A Loller suing National Surety Co for 224.86 after an upheld justice court judgment remains unpaid. J I Stewart, indicted for disposing mortgaged property, was rearrested in Wellington and released on 500 bond for Thursday hearing. The Tornado Club ceases operations as the Northern Ohio Reconstructive Co dissolves.
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Lorain
Elyria
B. H. Benjamin
Ted Springosky
Sues Surety Co
Cc. A. Loller
National Surety Co
Justice Conaway
Surety Co
J. I. Stewart
Wellington
Underhill
S. J. George
Tornado Club
Northern Ohio Reconstructive Co
Lorain County Day Planned at Wooster
The Ohio Experiment Station sets June 10 for Lorain county farmers and wives to visit. They depart Wellington at 7 46 am and 7 30 am from the courthouse to join at Litchfield, led by D W Swanger. Earl Jones of the Ohio State University soils and crops department will conduct the tour. London dispatch notes nine men found guilty of Sir Lee Stack murder. sentence due Saturday. Cairo reports arrest of eighteen communists as a plot is broken up. Monkeys not welcome at New York hotels. English traveler Dyott brings his monkey to a third hotel. Glen Maiden, 10, of 148 Clinton Ave, Wayne County, injures left arm falling from a corn crib on a Wooster-area farm.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Lorain County
Wellington
Court House
Litchfield
D. W. Swanger
Wellington High School
Medina
Earl Jones
Soils and Crops Department
Ohio State University
London
Lee Stack
Sudan
Sirdar
Cairo
Central News
New York
George M. Dyott
South America
Dyytt
Brown
Glen Maiden
Clinton Avenue
Wayne County
Wooster
Funeral today for Thomas Marshall
The body of War Time Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall will be moved to the bed room of the New Willard Hotel in Washington for a 4:00 p.m. funeral. Rev. Charles Wood will conduct services attended by President Coolidge, Cabinet members, and other officials. Mrs Marshall will travel to Indianapolis at 6:50 p.m. for services at the Marshall home and Crown Hill Cemetery interment in Indianapolis with possible later transfer to Marion, Indiana.
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Washington
Insana
New Willard Hotel
Thomas Riley Marshall
Charlies Wood
Church of the Covenant
Marshall
Capital
Indianapolis
Crown Hill Cemetery
Marion
Ind
Bootleggers Again Arrested in Lorain Case
Andrew Plach of Cleveland and John Evans of Akron were arrested by Officer Clark in Lorain for attempting to deliver a five gallon can of diatechol. Plach had prior Elyria offenses with a $700 fine and casis. Both pled not guilty and are held on $800 bond each for a June 10 hearing.
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Lorain
Andrew Plach
Cleveland
John Evans
Akron
Clark
Plach
Elyria
Mrs Edward Parsch Dies at Fifty Nine in City
Mrs Edward Parsch of 127 Clark street died last evening at eight o'clock aged fifty nine. Born in Fremont she moved to the city about fifty years ago and trained as a nurse serving many patients. Survived by her husband and four sisters Mrs Margaret Crisp Mrs F M Stevens Mrs S Fisher and Miss Rose Mariariety. Funeral at St Mary's Church Thursday at nine with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Edward Parsch
Clark Street
Drs. Parsch
Fremont
Margaret Crisp
F. M. Stevens
S. Fisher
Rose Mariariety
Columbus
St. Mary’s Church
Ridgelawn
Police Fines Pull In Over Three Thousand In May
The police department reports May collections totaling 3410.45 from fines and costs. Additional receipts include vendors' licenses 33.00 building permits 52.00 soft drink license 26.25 and miscellaneous 12.20, bringing city total to 3535.90.
Women to witness slaughter of cattle in Ohio report
A women’s committee will travel to Cleveland’s slaughterhouse to witness the humane slaughter of condemned tubercular cattle from the district and will report the trip at Oberlin’s Brange Hall on June 30. In Lorain, orthodox Jewish members announce plans to leave their church and build a new liberal one. In Shanghat, Soviet propaganda spurs a general strike with violent anti foreign sentiment. total deaths reach twenty with many injured.
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Cleveland
Oberlin
Lorain
Conspiracy Trial Details Payoff in Whiskey Ring Case
In Cleveland on June 2, a Columbus attorney Warren E. Barnett received $25,000 as part of a whiskey release conspiracy tied to 1921 shipments from the Haynor distillery at Troy. The funds were said to benefit Jesse Smith and Abe Ungerleider, with other defendants including J. B. Russell and Merle B. Copeland on trial. The testimony cited $15 per case payments and a later political contribution, while Ungerleider admitted the money went to Smith.
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Cleveland
Warren E. Barnett
Columbus
Haynor
Troy
Jesse’ ‘Smith
Abe Ungerleider
Barnett
J. B. Russell
Prohibition Direc
Tor
Ohio
Merle B. Copeland
Smith
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Ungerleider
Walter D Mears
Jess Smith
Ungereider
Brookhart-Wheeller
Department of Justice
Armand Drug and Candy Company
Youngstown
Harry Grogsberg
Second Church Near End Strives To Reach $25,000 Goal
The canvass to fund the Second Congregational church on the west side has surpassed $23,000 and may reach $25,000 by canvass end. Pastor Wiseman is pleased by broad support with gifts and pledges. only one pledge exceeded $609. About $15,000 more is needed to complete the building fund. Call 41 723 to arrange visits from volunteers. Local residents are urged to donate.
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Second Congregational Church
Hev. Wiseman
West Side
Wiseman
Rev
Elyria
Elyrian Annual Goes On Sale At Elyria High
Eleven hundred students celebrate the Elyrian annual now on sale detailing school affairs and activities since September. The 140 page book includes full color photos of clubs, senior features, class history, prophecy, and poems, with staff listings led by Editor George Moody.
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Elyria
Elyrian
George Moody
Kenneth Wheldrich
Ass’t
Nelson Fitch
Harold Jantz
Exchange
Florence Decker
Pauline Storer
Elsie Altfield
William Dutch
Virginia Goodwin
Ronald Dunn
Charles Daney
Leo Blaser
Robert Newton
Miss Edwards
J. J. Vaughn
Shank
Ship captain exonerated in loss of nine
Toledo June 2 Captain Stockford of the Sand steamer Kelley Island was exonerated from blame in the final report by federal steam boat inspectors. They found section plates had been removed from the vessel by chief engineer Frederick Holder, allowing water to enter and cause the capsize. Holder was among the nine who died.
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Toledo, CO
Stockford
Kelley Island
Pelee Island
Frederick Holder
Holder
Divorce Case Filed By Lorain Woman Over Cruelty
Marjorie Emerick a minor from Lorain seeks divorce from Edward Emerick married since 1922 with two children. She alleges habitual drunkenness and extreme cruelty including a beating that required a doctor. She seeks alimony child custody and an injunction against interference. Brown elected state official chairman at Columbus. Mine inquiry grants temporary injunction to coal companies. 200 Mine Workers defendants. Cattle group selects Holsteins for county and state fairs.
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Marjorie Emerick
Edward Emerick
Lorain
School Board Promotes Biology Teacher and Hires New Staff
The board of education met and approved several staffing changes. Superintendent Mastin recommends E. B. Adams as assistant principal of the high school in recognition of years of service. Adams has taught for ten to twelve years. New hires include Margaret Roberts Elyria R D Leola Luce 221 East Avenue currently in Cleveland Mable Brown Oberlin RD Clara Hankin Styria and Elizabeth Work presently teaching in Martins Ferry Ohio. Clerk Rockwood authorized to purchase necessary school typewriters. Opening date for the first semester is set for Tuesday September 5 and follows Labor Day.
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Board of Education
R. C. Mastin
E. B. Adams
Adams
Margaret Roberts
Elymia
R. D
Leola Luce
East Avenue
Cleveland
Mable Brown
Oberlin
Clara Hankin
Styria
Elizabeth Work
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Rockwood
Three Die in New York Kerosene Tire Fire
Two explosions and fires caused by kerosene used to ignite tires in a New York garage basement left three dead and four injured, one fatally. Victims include Alexander Christopher 23 and John O'Brien 28, both burned pouring kerosene on old clothes. Thomas Healy, 3, among the dead.
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New York
Alexander Christopher
John O’brien
Thomas Healy
Lorain Mourns Gertrude Meesig Meesic Qugcumbs Death
Mrs Gertrude Meesig wife of Charles Meesig of 2049 Clifton Ave Lorain died at St Josephs Hospital after an illness of about a year. Survived by husband four children two daughters two sons four sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral at St Johns Church Lorain Thursday at 9 A M Father P A Logan to officiate burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Gertruda Meesig
Charles Meesig
Clifton Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph's Hospital
Meesig
Elstia
Fred Bilby
Norwalk
Martin Dunlap, Jr
Clinton Ave
Arthur
Henry
Henry Windbeahl
Sandusky
Frank Walters
Frank Fritz
Monroeville
Alexsius Rossmas
Nor
St. John’s Church
Elyrian Presides At State Meeting In Columbus
Columbus June 2 joint three day conventions of the Ohio Hospital Association and the Ohio Dia retic Association open this afternoon with illness forcing R W Stewart of Youngstown to miss and H Pelton of Elyria to preside. Dr E F McCampbell and Dr William H Walsh will speak at sessions and a banquet speaker is listed. A separate report notes Michael Stanich of Cleveland bitten by a dog on Case road while walking to work, with a dog catcher to investigate.
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Columbus
Ohio Hospital Association
Ohio Diaretic Association
R W Stewart
Youngstown
H. Pelton
Big- Tin Memorial Hospital
Elyria
E. F. McCampbell
Ohio State Univ . College of Medicine
William H. Walsh
American Hospital Association
Elks Home
Martin H. Fischer
Cincinna‘i
Dean
Michael Stanich
Douse Street
Cleveland
Court House
Heat Wave Claims Drowning and Falls Across Midwest
Lorain reports the first drowning of 1925 as 12 year old Russell Ward swamps in Black River while seeking relief from heat. A 15 year old, John Carrier, barely saved him and both boys endangered by currents. Cleveland endures record heat with three deaths. showers expected to ease heat next day. Chicago notes eleven dead from heat and storms as June reaches new highs across the Midwest.
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Lorain
Russell Ward
Black River
Mercury
John Carrier
Ward
Cleveland
Ohio
Marietta
Lima
C. H. Benedict
Wooster
Thomas Moran
Frank Mikloski
Chicago
Midwest
Boone County Officials Lose Alleged Election Victory
Charleston June 2 The State Supreme Court ruled that all Boone County officials including H. H. Andrews elected last November on the Republican ticket were illegally chosen. Fraud was practically admitted by counsel for the Republicans. The decision was held up 30 days for possible re hearing.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court Today
Boone County
H. H. Andrews
House of Delegates
Spanish American War Heroes Honored in Washington
War Department awards silver stars and citations for gallantry in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish American War. Posthumous citation goes to Private Eustace Watkins for bravery at Monterey oil tank fire on September 14, 1914, to his father H. R. Watkins of Burlington. Also cited are First Sgt John P. Manley of Cincinnati for gallantry at Santiago and Major Edward F. Bell of Detroit for gallantry at San Pedro, Macati.
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Washington
Cuba
Philippines
War Department
Eustace Watkins
Monterey
Cal
Watkins
H. R. Watkins
Burlington
John P. Manley
Cincinnati
Santiago
Edward F. Bell
Detroit
Mich
San Pedro
Macati
B. and O. Plans Half Million Improvement
Lorain officials report negotiations with the B and O railroad to buy lake front city property for a $500,000 upgrade. New docks and machinery will be installed, as stated by Service Director William A. Miller after a council session on June 2.
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Lorain
Service
William A. Miller
B. & O. Railroad
Lake Front
Bids Settle Road leveling at Mill Hollow Brownhelm
Brownhelm officials opened four bids for leveling the west Hill in Mull Hollow and awarded to Zilch Bros for 1961 dollars and 10 cents, below the engineer's 2614.90 estimate. Separately Russia road work near Country Club drew Henry Hart as low bidder at 29837 dollars 75 cents against a 33576.54 estimate. In New York General O Duffy's Irish guard parade passed with no injuries as protestors were dispersed. An American, MacMartin, was reported killed in Shanghai riots.
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Mill Hollow
Brownhelm
Zilch Bros
Russia Road
Henry Hart
Building Permits Total in May Reach 112000
May building permits total 112 095 dollars with fifty two projects. Twenty one new dwellings are planned at 85206 dollars. Jacob Roehl to build a 10000 dollar residence at Park and Dennison. Pekras to build 7800 dollar dwelling and Stolzenberg 6500 dollar. First Savings and Loan spends 10000 on Cheapside home. Park Dairy adds 3500 to plant. Repairs estimated at 4800 dollars.
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Jacob Roehl
Park and
Dennison Avenue
John Pekras
Henry Stolzenberg
First Savings and Loan Co. i
RIDAAPING PLOT SEEN AS PUBLICITY STUNT S In Los Angeles
sensational charges claim arrests of tares men in a kidnap plot against Mary Pickford for 200000. S. Hahn, acting to preside, accused master mind C Z Stevens and vowed to mock the police if brought to trial. Incorporations rise in Ohio up to May 1925 with 2366 new filings. Wool shipments planned by Ohio Woolgrowers Association to Columbus warehouses from Elyria and Wellington districts.
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Los Angeles
Tares
Mary Pickford
Hahn
C. Z. Stevens
Hann
Ford On Fire on Middle Avenue Roadster Catches Fire
A county Ford roadster ignited on Middle Avenue when all wiring burned out. Central Fire Department was dispatched to extinguish the blaze. No damage reported.
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Ford
Iveyor
Fie Ledlay
Middle Avenue
Central Fire Department
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Committee On Parks and Bridges
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Elyrians
Egypt
Thomas Marshall
Shanghai
Amercan
Blue Jackets
Pekins
S. S
Libya
C. C. Chappelear
Circleville
Senate
Roy Hirstins
Cuyahoga County
Wheeling
W. EB. Baker
Panhandle
West Virginia
Elkins
Far Boice
Ernest Pierce
J. D. Hadley
Holstein Friesian Association
C. Y. Rowland
E. D. Adams
Gertrude Meesic
Mull Hollow
RMNS
Coen O'Duffy
Cvic Guard
185Th Infantry
Clan-Na- Gael
O'Duffy
M. P
MacMartin
State Department
United States
Ofice
Thad H. Brown
Ohio Woolgrowers Association
Elyria Feed and Coal Co
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