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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1924
Page
1
Rescuers pulled four survivors from the debris of the State theater after a tornado leveled the building. One woman among the group was rescued as others endured 48 hours buried under timber and rubble with doctors noting a good chance of recovery amid the disaster that claimed 70 lives in Lorain.
At Madison Square Garden New York on June 30 six Democratic National convention ballots failed to produce a nominee. William G McAdoo led briefly with 44.36 votes on the fourth ballot while Al Smith trailed with 26.1 votes. Cox and Underwood followed as dark horses. Total ballots 1096 required 731.
Governor Donahey left Columbus to appeal to Ohioans for funds to rehabilitate homes in Lorain after the tornado catastrophe. He said Ohio must help the distressed sister city and that state troops will stay while they can do good, with local authorities requesting aid at the Hotel Antlers.
Lorain mayor says a group of representative citizens will meet this afternoon to select a delegation to partner with Elyria. The aim is to devise a plan to rebuild and restore homes stores and the city morale after the disaster.
At 7 05 this morning a Portendan vehicle carrying three men was struck by a Cleveland & Southwestern street car at Stop 31 Dover. John Kontach 79 suffered a fractured jaw and broken hip Elmer and Robert Kolls were crushed and cut. Dr Stahl of Dover treated them. ambulances rushed them to Fairview Hospital. The street car was operated by Motorman Triplett and Conductor Olds.
The Lorain disaster prompted the Elyria Red Cross to urge immediate subscriptions to cover contracted bills and ongoing relief. Donations are to C. M. Braman at Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co or at Red Cross headquarters room 900 Lorain County Bank building. Home Service chairs cite coffee and sandwiches as immediate needs and ask contributors to deliver to Red Cross headquarters.
Lorain Mayor George Hoffman expresses deep appreciation to Elyria officials and all aiding citizens and agencies for their efficient relief efforts. He notes the remarkable support and praises the teamwork seen during the difficult period.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention CWB Ace in relation to an EL PUB event. Details are unclear but reference a municipal notice and potential venue naming.
A devastating Lorain cyclone left hundreds injured and thousands homeless as rescue work continued. Officials reported over 100 missing and property losses potentially exceeding 30 million dollars while martial law and National Guard patrols kept the devastated streets under control.
A special grand jury returns four indictments charging Albert B. Fall Harry Sinclair Eli Doheny and Edward L Doheny Jr with conspiracy to defraud the government through leasing the Naval Oil Reserves in California and Wyoming. Bribery charges cite a $100000 payment to Fall. The cases detail Teapot Dome and related actions and call for immediate arrests on bond for appearance.
In Lorain County a severe storm left a known dead and many injured. The list includes Grace Richards 40 Columbus Ray Richards 40 Columbus Lois Richards 5 Columbus and Matilda Diedrick 14 Avon Lake among numerous others across Cleveland Amherst and Elyria areas.
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