Thirteen Die In Explosions As Elyria Hosts Horse Races
Elyria becomes Ohio horse racing hub with 20 plus top race horses at county fairgrounds. Hotels filled, tents and workshops set up, and night races under bright lights draw owners from many states and Canada. Notable stables include EH Baker and Calumet’s Wright. Observers note a historic shift back toward horse racing, with events running from 7:45 to late night as crowds expected to number thousands.
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Elyria
Ohio
Flyria
Horseworld
Fair Grounds
United States
Canada
Lyria
New York
Pennsyvania
Indiana
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Colorado
Awa
Kansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Missouri
Ilinois
Michigan
West Virginia
Virginia
EH. J. Baker
St. Charles
Winnipeg
W. MM
Wright
Lexington
Calumet Stables
J. B. Reynolds
Kansas City
O. P. Turd
Memphis
Tenn
Fairgrounds
Kiska
Horss
Grand Jury to Consider Murder and Bigamy in Lorain
The Lorain county grand jury begins its second session of the April term with plans to indict Barian Riza for first degree murder in the June 24 1929 ball park killing of Frank Berrim and to indict Hazel Autry Rogers Williams on a bigamy charge after marrying Robert Williams while still married to Will Rogers. About 15 other cases await investigation as the session proceeds.
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Lorain County
Hazel Autry Rogers-Williams
Robert Williams
Cleveland
Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Don W. Myers
Williams
Rogers
State Tax Commission May Recommend Income Tax
County Auditor Monroe H. Welty reports the state tax commission may propose a state income tax to the legislature next year after a Columbus meeting. The panel also considers removing autos from the personal property tax and raising automobile license fees annually.
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State Tax Commission
Monroe H. Welty
Columbus
Elyria Schools End Year As Hundredth Charter Anniversary Nears
More than 3000 Elyria public school students begin the final week of the 1929 1930 year. High school seniors finish regular work and prepare for a hundredth anniversary observance. An exhibit of special departments will be held at the Technical Building tomorrow. Grade school pupils continue through Wednesday with some examinations. Thursday is an off day while teachers finish reports. Friday reports cards are issued and summer vacation begins.
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Elyria Public Schools
Elyria High School
Tragic Deaths Across Ohio Over Weekend Across Ohio
United Press reports nearly a dozen deaths from automobile crashes boat accident and drowning across Ohio over the weekend. Including James Wise 20 of Newark who drowned at Buckeye Lake after falling from a boat. Webster Edgeman 29 of Detroit killed when his race car overturned at Farm er near Defiance. a youth named Nat Kirsch killed in a multi car crash near Delaware. Samuel Miliron 60 killed by a switch engine in Portsmouth. Albert Hinckle 22 and Harald Dye 25 killed in Cincinnati when their car was struck by a freight train. Thomas Shea 28 killed in Columbus in a collision with a street car. Teva King Columbus killed in a crash near Huntington W Va. Ross Vanscoder 29 Bliss College student killed crossing a road. Also police report theft of 45 dollars, a black dress and shoes from Mrs A E Burdy of 102 Malcolm Court during grocery shopping Saturday night.
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United Press
Ohio
James Wise
Newark
Buckeye Lake
Webster Edgeman
Detroit
Farmer
Defiance
Nat Kirsch
New York
Delaware
Chicago
Samuel Miliron
Norfolk and Western
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Albert Hinckle
Harald Dye
Elmwood Place
Thomas Shea
Columbus
Teva King
Huntington
W. Va
Charleston
Ross Vanscoder
Bliss College
Garul On Throne Sun At His In Romania Rise To Power
In Bucharest on June 9 King Carol II resumed the throne as Julius Maniu was reappointed prime minister and began forming a new cabinet after a week of political upheaval. The 37 year old monarch returned from exile for love, his son Michael accompanied him, while Princess Helene refused reconciliation. The controversy over the divorced pair threatens the dynasty as custody arrangements for Michael arise.
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Rumania
Carol II
Julius Maniu
Carol
Michael
Helene
Carols
Madame Lupesgi Hearts Broken Over Love and Exile
London reports Madame Magna Lupescu, once linked to Carol of Roumania, is heartbroken at separation and ex patriation. She laments love lost and predicts no future with Carol. Inter lake dispatch notes potential union moves between Roumania and Hungary under Carol’s rule, per Barbu Ionescu.
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London
Madame Magna Lupescu
Carol of
Carol
Roumania
Hungary
Barbu Jonescn
England
Ionescu
Marie Happy As Son Returns From Exile
Dowager Queen Marie of Roumania declares unbounded happiness at King Carol II returning to the Romanian throne. She denounces abroad reports she fled Romania when told of his impending return and says she planned her Oberammergau visit weeks before any suggestion of his return.
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Berlin
Marie
Roumania
Carol II
Carol
United Press
Oberammergau
Five Arrested on Liquor Charges in City Raids
Police raids on Saturday resulted in five men charged with possession of intoxicating liquor. Names include Walter May 33 of 529 West River Street and William Thomas alias London 39 of 29 Chestnut Street, Henry McGee 50 of 29 Chestnut Street, Edward Pinkson 50 of LTCG West Avenue. Bond set at 500 dollars each. trials slated for Tuesday morning. Concetta Gangarie 33 of 33 Eighth Street also arrested for possession with home brew found. trial Tuesday. Several gallons of liquor confiscated across the raids.
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Chestnut Street
Bath
Walter May
West River Street
William Thomas
Concetta Gangarie
Eighth Street
Former Lieut Governor Bloom Dies at 72 in Ohio
Former Ohio lieutenant governor Earl D. Bloom died at Toledo State Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after a month as a patient. A Bowling Green native, he served two terms and part of a third, later becoming state commerce director. Funeral services will be held in Bowling Green with burial in North Baltimore. He leaves a widow and daughter and several siblings. In Springfield police seek Charles Edwards in connection with a double murder.
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Earl D. Bloom
Toledo State Hospital
Bloom
Rawling Green
Vic Donahey
Wood County
Ohio Northern University
Bowling Green
W. A. Varhis
Methodist
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R Bloomdale
Ohio Northern
Jie
Warwick Rowland
State Bank
Methodist Church
Louis and
Horace Bloom
Hammansbore, O
Frederick W. Mark
Philadelphia
Breach of Promise Suit Filed Over Oberlin Romance
Fred W. Morley of Angola Indiana sues Mrs Ruth Grant Markham formerly of Oberlin for 50000 alleging engagement for marriage in 1929 and planned wedding in 1930. Markham and husband Cyril E Markham Philadelphia deny engagement and say Morley sought money, including a note for 1090 dollars, and tried to extort funds. Morley allegedly offered to settle out of court before filing.
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Common Pleas
Fred W. Morley
Angola
Ind
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Oberlin
Morey
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T. B. Grant
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Grant
Cyril E. Markham
Philadelphia
Morley
Markham
Summer Bible School Faculty Announced for Elyria
Plans for the Elyria Summer Bible School opening June 16 at 8 30 o clock are nearing completion. The best teachers obtainable have been secured, many specialists in boys and girls work. Teachers include Mrs G Davidson Mrs R T Ketcham Miss Fanny Brown Howard Comstock Denver Bible Institute Miss Winifred Fay Miss Helen Sherman Miss Mary Short Miss Mary Louise Warrison Miss May Lyman and a kindergarten teacher to be announced later. Miss Ruth B Taylor will supervise again this year. The three weeks training runs during morning hours only from 8 30 to
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Elyria Summer Bible School
G. Davidson
R. T. Ketcham
Fanny Brown
Howard Comstock
Denver Bible Institute
Winifred Fay
Helen Sherman
Mary Short
Mary Louise Warrison
May Lyman
Ruth B. Taylor
MacDonald Plans Flight to Canada on R-100 Dirigible
The Daily Express reports Premier J Ramsey MacDonald aims to fly to Canada aboard the British Dirigible R-100 in autumn if the political situation allows. Other leaders would accompany him. The dirigible’s flight was postponed to autumn due to damage in a recent test.
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Britain
Canada
London
Daily Express
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Bodies pulled from quarry after auto party crash near Souderton
Two well dressed women, aged about 40 and 60, were recovered from an abandoned quarry near Souderton Pennsylvania after a car with a party of automobilists plunged into 50 feet of water last night. The victims were identified as members of the group.
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Quarry Hole
Souderton
Hawley Smoot Tariff Bill Ready For Final Ballot
Washington June 9 The Hawley Smoot tariff bill moved to final votes in both chambers after conferees agreed on the last rate dispute. The measure will be reported to the Senate with minor changes in watch duties reducing jewels’ rates from 20 to 15 cents and removing the 15 cent duty on dials.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bill to Limit Use of Injunctions Reported Adverse
Washington June 9 The bill to limit the use of injunctions in labor disputes was adversely reported to the senate by the Senate judiciary committee. No formal vote was taken but it was understood the lineup was 10 7 against the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
New Record Altitude Set by Navy Aviator Soucek
Washington June 9 Lieut Apollo Soucek Navy aviator sets a new world altitude record for planes of all types in a flight from Anacostia Naval Station. A Bureau of Standards barograph confirms a height of 43 166 feet, beating Germanys William Nuenhofens 1920 record by 1372 feet.
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Washington
Apollo Soucek
Anacostia Naval Station
Bureau of Standards
Navy
William Nuenhofen
Germany
Riots Erupt in Kapadwani After Mubarram Procession
Serious rioting between Hindus and Muslims breaks out at Kapadwani in Kaifa district as a sequel to the Mubarram procession. About four hundred people believed injured in the fighting.
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Bombay
India
Kapadwani
Kaifa
Dayton and Portsmouth Lead in Early Census Gains
Preliminary census returns show Dayton, Ohio at 200,225 residents, up 7,666 since 1920, and Portsmouth, Ohio at 42,536, up 9,525. The gains mark notable southern and middlewestern expansion as the Census Bureau reports early figures.
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Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Portsmouth
Five bullet wounds kill Woo Sam in Tong feud clash
In Minneapolis on June 9 a man aged 55 named Woo Sam died from five bullet wounds police attributed to rival Chinese Tong faction members. Sam said he recognized some assailants as belonging to the On Leong Tong.
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Woo Sam
Sam
Grand Rally Day Sets Tone for School Start
The notice urges parents not to overlook the 11 30 time for both boys and girls with music included in the daily program alongside supervised play. Admission is free. Classes begin Monday this year to avoid delaying the Grand Rally, with emphasis on perfect attendance and punctuality.
Bettman Files Candidacy for Re nomination as Attorney General
Columbus June 3 Attorney General Gilbert Bettman files for re nomination as a Republican. In a accompanying statement he thanks voters for their support in the last election.
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Columbus, CO
Gilbert Bettman
Bettman
Floats To Be A Feature Of Pageant In Elyria
Elyria marks its hundredth anniversary with a Thursday pageant procession featuring at least 614 floats already entered by 20 or more high school departments and 14 city organizations. Groups will depict milestones from Elyria High School’s history including the first log school house, the 1839 charter, and the 1925 class, with alumni invited to ride in period conveyances. The parade runs at twilight to the high school stadium, with a program about 8:20 p.m. and organizers including Charles Pergons, Carl L. Smith, Kellogg Day.
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Ilyria High School
Selyria High School
Kiwanis Club
Heman Ely
Wear Avenue
Rotary Club
W. QO. McClellan
M. Co. A
Franklin Building
Old West Avenue
R. C. Maston
John Armitage
Walter S. Kohn
Board of Education
Charles Pergons
Carl L. Smith
Kellogg Day
Take Pull of Senator on Prohibition
The women's organization for prohibition reform polled the senate and found 21 members favoring the current dry laws, eight against, and 23 non-committal. Of those non-committal, 13 would not answer, 10 would not define views clearly. Several admitted they hid their position to avoid defeat. Listed refusers and backers include Republicans and Democrats from multiple states. Page 3 continues.
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Woman's Organization For Prohibition Reform
Senate
Women's Organization
McCalloon
Ohio
McMaster
S. D
Hastings
Del
Lafollette
Wis
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N. D
Pine
Okla
Shortridge
Mich
Gillett
Mass
Cutting
N. M
Kean
Black
Ala
Overman
N. C
Gould
Phipps
Colo
Bingham
Conn
Copeland
N.Y. Walsh
Tidings
Broussard
Wagner
N. Y
Fatal natural gas explosion tunnels San Francisco dam
Sunol California June 9 an Alameda tunnel blast attributed to natural gas killed seven workers and fatally injured another with eight men in the tunnel. Water department officials say seepage from Sunol area gas deposits caused the explosion. the dam remained intact. In Detroit a separate dynamite tunnel blast under the river killed six and injured ten with eighteen men in the shaft. Homer Abel helped raise the alarm and survived.
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Calif
Alameda
Calaveras Dam
San Francisco
Spring Valley Water Company
Alameda County
Water Department
Detroit
Water Board
Homer Abel
St. Mary's Hospital
Girl Motorcycle Rider 18S Injured In Lorain Crash
Rose Fazekas, 19, of Lorain, was hospitalized in Elyria Memorial with a crushed foot after riding on a motorcycle tandem with Charles Singer. The pair were near Lake Avenue when Singer tried to pass an auto and cut in, causing her leg to be caught and injured.
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Stop 47
Lorain
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rose
Charles Singer
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Singer
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