Two Explosions Blast Ohio Match Plant In Barberton
Seven injured and possibly fatally harmed as two blasts at the Diamond Match plant in Barberton cause $200000 damage. Fireman Jay Steele blinded, others burned. windows shattered citywide. Minnie Clark lauded for staying at the switchboard to summon help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Diamond Match Company
Barberton
Jay Steele
Barberton Fire Department
Babcox & Wilcox Company
Match Works
Nick Smith
Frank Weatherfield
William Swathart
Kentiore
H. A Rudd
Minnie Clark
Slass
Wellington Gate Tender Sees Wife Meet Death While Bringing Supper
Mrs. Wm. Paley was killed by a fast freight at the West Main street cross of the Big Four Railroad in Wellington. The act occurred at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening as she crossed the tracks to bring her husband’s supper. The husband, a gateman, witnessed the tragedy but could not prevent it. The body was moved to the Wadsworth morgue with funeral details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Curtice
Wellington
Wm. Paley
Drinks Wood Alcohol and Still Alive
George Emery a regular at the police station bought a quart of wood alcohol at a hardware store claiming it was for painting. He drank the poison and was found unresponsive but woke enough to be taken to the police station. The next morning he recovered enough to be discharged as the police chief said he had been punished enough by the drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Emery
New Auto Damaged in Crash with Street Car
Dudley Price backed his Paige into the path of a westbound street car in front of the East End Market House. The collision tore off the tire rack and ruined the left front fender, sending the auto to the shop for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Price
East End Market House
Price
County Treasurer Reports Tax Payments in $1 Bills
County treasurer Walter Ludwig notes June taxes are late and that many taxpayers paid in one dollar bills. He cannot yet quantify the shortfall as mail bearing checks is still being opened. The shortage is indicated by the prevalence of $1 payments and the need to obtain dollar bills from banks to make change.
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Walter Ludwig
Man and wife killed by electric car in Ohio accident
Dayton June 22. An Ohio Electric traction car struck a automobile killing M. Arch er and wife of 415 Madison street Paris HL at the entrance to the Ohio Masonic Home near Springfield this morning.
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Dayton
Ohio Electric Traction
Archer
Madison Street
Paris
Ohio Masonic Home
Springfield
U S Rejects Philippine Islands Independence
Washington June 22 Harding rejects immediate independence for the Philippine Islands after a mission led by Manuel Quezon seeks full autonomy. He promises continued good will and domestic self rule but says the time for independence is not yet.
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Washington
U. S
Philippine Islands
Harding
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Philippines
Mrs. A. V. Hageman Hurt After Train Incident
Mrs. A V Hageman sustained serious injuries after being thrown from an observation car on the Canadian Pacific train in British Columbia. Her left wrist was broken and she suffered internal injuries. she did not regain consciousness until the night before report. She is expected to recover.
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Lorain
A. V. Hageman
Canadian Pacific
British Columbia
Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson Shocks London
London reports Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson, former chief of the British Imperial General Staff, was shot dead on his Eaton Place doorstep after unveiling a memorial. Police say two men arrested. one civilian and one constable wounded as crowds panicked. The attack spurs a Lords Commons pause and renewed Irish policy debates.
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London
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Wilson
Ulster
Ireland
Unionist Army of Volunteers
Scotland Yard
House of Commons
Field Marshal Wilson
Ulster Special Constabulary
Common Report
Belbeck
Pettigo
Eaton Place
Royal Irish Regiment
Henry H. Wilson
Lord French
Irish Republican Army
O'Connelly
O’brien
Commons
Ward’s Love Nest Visited Amid Fist Fights
In New York on June 22 Pinkerton detectives report women who visited Walter S. Ward’s apartment amid the Peters slaying case fought verbally and physically while Ward watched. A Labor Day morning quarrel erupted between a red haired visitor and a brunette, driving Ward from the room for an hour. Jewelry valued at 3000 dollars disappeared during the night as Edgar Huggins testified others stayed in Ward’s apartment through the tense events.
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New York
Walter S. Ward
Baker
Clarence Peters
Ward
Pinkerton
Edgar Huggins
Poinciana
Lorain Police Chief Weighs Knickers for Officers
A Lorain report says Police Chief Theodore Walker considers ordering Lorain’s two policewomen to wear knickers to ease arrests. Officials and the public speculate on how the plan would be received and implemented.
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Lorain
Theodore Walker
Don Knickers
Ward Murder Case Sees New Evidence Revealed
New evidence unearthed by Westchester DA Frederick Weeks challenges Walter S. Ward’s self defense claim in the killing of Clarence Peters. The material was presented to the grand jury before Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschauser in White Plains New York.
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White Plains
Walter S. Ward
Ward Baking Company
Clarence Peters
West Chester County
Frederick 5. Weeks
Grand
Supreme Court
Joseph Morschauser
Favor Ohioan to Head International Kiwanis
Edward Array of Columbus Ohio will be nominated for the presidency of Kiwanis Club International at its meeting in Toronto. The report comes as the organization conducts its annual session.
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International Kiwantans Toronto
Edward Array
Columbus
Ohio
Kiwanis Club International
Belmont says woman president possible and necessary
Mrs. O H P Belmont, president of the National Woman's Party, at Beacon Towers argues sex should not affect fitness for office. She asserts ability and integrity matter, praises airing women’s viewpoints, and notes plans for a permanent party platform with national council deliberations underway.
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Port Washington
N. Y
United States
O. H. P. Belmont
National Woman's Party
Beacon Towers
Mrs. Belmont
Woman’s Party
Divorce Case Opens Over Bootlegger Controversy
Ignatz Kodeleski sues Francis Kordelski of Lorain in a divorce case heard by Judge W B Thompson. Witnesses and friends fill South Lorain as both allege extreme cruelty and gross neglect. He alleges illegal liquor manufacture, arrest with a $500 fine, and misused funds. she claims similar cruelty and alleges assaults. Attorneys seek property division while spectators wait.
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Ignatz Kodeleski
Francis Kordeleski
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
South Lorain
S. J. George
Cherry Crop at Height Brings Plentiful Sour Berries
The cherry market is at its height with a larger crop this year. Sour cherries are exceptionally plentiful and the market is glutted. Prices run as low as ten cents per quart. Birds are active, but farmers and housewives alike are canvassing and canning cherries.
Extra Murder Mine War At Carbondale And Marion
A telephone report from Carbondale states twenty six prisoners were shot by captors during a march through woods as they tried to escape. Twenty were killed while running and six were recaptured and shot near a cemetery. twenty two prisoners reportedly escaped. Another report from Marion cites prisoners taken by striking miners at a Southern Illinois Coal strip mine shot in the woods with death toll varying from ten to thirty.
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Carbondale
Ill
J.T. Turner
Murphysboro
Marion
Williamson County
Southern
Tlinois Coal Company
Mutinous Troopers Loot and Kill in Kiangsi Uprising
Reports from Nanchang describe mutinous Wu Pei Fu troops looting burning Kiang Fu Chang Shu and three other cities, killing thousands as foreigners and missionaries seek evacuation. Refugees flood the region as gunboats move to rescue endangered civilians. Dr Sun Yat Sen seeks haven in Shanghai after government collapse.
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Nanchang
China
Wu Pei
Kiang Fu Chang Shu
Tsai
Kiang-8
Br Sun Yat Sen
Amhafile
Taat
Wa Pei Fu
Klangfu
Rapine
Pilage
Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
Republic of South China
Canton
Elyria Leads Eagles Parade at Sandusky State Meet
The Elyria Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles paraded in Sandusky closing day events. Steve Leser served as state marshal and led the parade. Elyria band and Lorain delegates impressed crowds. Lorain won a $50 prize for best appearance. Leser was elected district 6 delegate to the national convention in St Paul. John Carpenter re elected outside guard of the State Aerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Aerie Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Sandusky
Steve Leser
Elyria Band
Lorain
St. Paul
John Carpenter
Aerie
Incendiary Attacks Leave Two Dead in Belfast
June 22 report details two persons killed by snipers in Belfast as incendiaries destroy four buildings and fires rage across the area. Local authorities and emergency crews respond.
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Belfast
Grand Jury Not to Convene Until Fall
Prosecuting Attorney Lawrence Webber said no special grand jury will be called this term. He noted few inmates are ready for trial, and that heat would hinder jury sessions and proceedings.
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Lawrence Webber
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Match Factory
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Max Hayes
Cleveland
Labor
Matthew Woll
Federation
Wid
Kiang Si
Elyrian Heads
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