DRAFTER OF GAS FRANCHISE PUSHES HARD ON CITY
Former Elyria service director Martin Mueller urges City Council to ignore a gas rate increase request and sue the Gas Company to force compliance with the franchise. He laments a low bond, defends heat unit provisions, and accuses officials of failing to safeguard gas users. Council members report heavy citizen protests and warn of political fallout if the franchise is approved.
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Otto Mischer
Martin Mueller
Elyria Service
Mr. Mueller
Transchise
Mueller
Elyria
Jones
Burke
J. F. Burke
Chronicle-Telegram
Go Ling
Cantle
Cautle
City Demands Gas Equity From Company
A plea to Elyria City Council accuses the Gas Company of discriminatory gas supply and pressure. The letter warns of severe health risks this fall and winter and urges action to force rate adjustments or hire to ensure equal service.
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Elyria
Harmony tops agenda as Ohio Republicans meet in Columbus
Republican leaders open the state convention in Columbus with aims to heal rifts from the Harding Wood primary fight. Plans include naming Harry M. Daugherty and William H Boyd as electors at large and having them address the gathering. W B Boyd of Cleveland and former Wood supporters will discuss harmony while delegates from Chicago trail set to arrive.
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Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
William H Boyd
Cleveland
Chicago
Daugherty
Boyd
Myers
Cooper
Cincinnati
Wood
Buck
Nef
Neil House
Senator Watson
Indiana
Tomorow
W. B. Boyd
Harry L. Davis
Senator Harding
Pioneer Woman Lydia Hamlin Dies in Carlisle Township
Lydia Lu tinda Fauver Hamlin, mother of attorney L. D. Hamlin, died Sunday at her home in Carlisle Township Stop 13 Elyria Grafton. Born April 5, 1840 in Haton Township, she married Noah Hamlin March 27, 1860 and is survived by four sons and a daughter, with funeral at LaPorte M B Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday followed by interment in LaPorte family plot.
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Lydia Lutinda (Fauver) Hamlin
L. D. Hamlin
Carlisle Township
Elyria- Graftonna
Noah C. Hamlin
LaPorte
M. B
Collision damages autos after backing from curb
Police record shows Ed die Marsh and Frank Roulando had moderate damage to their cars Saturday night in front of the Schwert restaurant on Andwur Block when Marsh backed from the curb.
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Eddie Marsh
Frank Roulando
Marsh
Program For The Day Of The Marine Detachment
Bugle call at noon by a marine detachment with colors and Star Spangled Banner. Call to order by Vice Chairman J B Kremer. Invocation by Monsignor P L Ryan. Reading of the call for the convention by Secretary E G Hoffman. Address by Kremer announcing temporary organization and presenting Homer S Cummings as temporary presiding officer. Keynote by Homer S Cummings. Committees announced and adjournment.
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J. B. Kremer
Montana
P. L. Ryan
Archdiocese of
San Francisco
E. G. Hoffman
Kremer
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Lauck Attacks Anthracite Profiteering at hearings
W J Lauck former secretary of war labor board and consulting economist for the United Mine Workers testified before the anthracite coal commission in Scranton Pa charging profiteering and monopolistic control in the industry. He cited official stats showing profits rising 89 percent and production up 12 percent from 1912-14 to 1916-18 while workers seek a $6 minimum wage to align with bituminous standards.
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Scranton
Anthracite Coal Commission
W. J. Lauck
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers of America
Lauck
Auto Mishap Near Dover Injures Three Men
Ralph Dunham and two men from 124 Lewis Street, Charles McCallion and Wilfred Hadaway, were badly bruised in a road crash near the Cuyahoga county line at Dover. McCallion and Hadaway were discharged from Memorial Hospital, while Dunham remains in critical condition with suspected skull fracture. The trio were en route from Cleveland to Elyria when the accident occurred.
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Ralph Dunham
Middle Avenue
Charles McCallion
Wilfred Hadaway
Lewis Street
Cuyahoga County
Dover
Jenkin
Memorial Hospital
McCallion
Hadaway
Young Dunham
Cleveland
Elyria
Municipal Well Is Again Condemned
The municipal well near the central fire station on Second St is condemned by City Chemist E. G. Curtis. Analysis shows contamination and typhoid germs, making the water unfit to drink and likely leading to permanent closure.
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Central Fire Station
Second St
E. G. Curtis
Night Burglary Call At Knights of Columbus No Break-In Found
Police were summoned to Knights of Columbus rooms in the early hours Sunday after a member said he heard ransacking noises. Investigators reported no evidence of any burglar or break-in despite extensive search.
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Knights of Columbus
Delegates Open Democratic National Convention in San Francisco
Delegates gathered at noon in San Francisco Convention Hall as Homer S. Cummings gave the keynote and party leaders prepared for fights over platform and candidates. McAdoo’s boomed return stirred opinion while prohibition and other issues dominated early discussions as committees planned rules and officer slate.
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San Francisco
Cummings
California
Homer 5
Nere
McAdoo
Chicago
Palmer
Cox
National Committee
Love of Texas
Love At
Bryan Proposes Profiteering Crackdown and Producer Organization
San Francisco report outlines a Bryan plan mirroring the federal trade commission to curb profiteering. It pledges the Democratic party to remove profiteers, close doors to returns, and cut unnecessary middlemen by promoting producer organization to prevent excessive pricing.
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San Francisco
Federal Trade Commission
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Four divorce cases filed in common pleas court
Ellen Wada seeks support and alimony from Joseph Wada in a dissolution from Woodford avenue barber business. Flora Currey accuses Charles Currey of repeated assaults and seeks injunctions, alimony, and name restoration. Julia Berki files for divorce from Chas Berki on three years of willful absence. Edith Lawson accuses Charles Lawson of neglect, cruelty, and adultery and seeks name restoration.
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Court of Common Pleas
Ellen L. Wada
Compales
Joseph Wada
Woodford Avenue
Flora Currey
Rochester
Charles Currey
Judge Grants Two Divorces In Uncontested Hearings
Judge Thompson granted two divorces on Saturday with no contest. John Henri was granted a divorce from Karl Henri of Lorain for willful abandonment over three years. Cartle Forwards Priests secured a divorce from Monroe Priest of Amherst for gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Thompson
John Henri
Karl Henri
Lorain
Abe
Cartle
Monroe
Amherst
Local men bound for Columbus Republican State Convention
Prominent Republicans from Elyria and Lorain County depart for Columbus to attend the Republican State Convention Tuesday and Wednesday. F M Stetson chairs the County Executive Committee and delegates J W McHenry Elyria and Charles Heimann A R Lewis Lorain join the slate. Other attendees include Alayer Jones J Burke and County Commissioner W B Richmond.
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Illyria
Loraum County
Columbus
F. 4
Stetson
J. W. McHenry
Elyria
Charles Heimann
A. R. Lewis
Lorain
Alayer Jones
J. Burke
W. B. Richmond
Henry Eady Retired Druggist Stricken Ill at Home
Friends report Henry J. Eady a retired druggist is very ill at his home at 243 Sixth Street after a period of poor health. He was briefly in hospital two weeks ago before returning home where his condition has worsened.
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Henry J. Eady
Sixth Street
Eady
Areg Gist
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Lydia Hamlin
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
GOAL
Profiteer
LAUCE
Secretary of
Elia Boyg Mart
Chas. TicCallion
Wilford Hadaway
Convention
Oig
McAday
Delcates
Meredith
Agricultural Department
League of Nations
Resolutions Committee
Senator Glass
Virginia
Bryan
Frofteering
Henry Eady
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