Indictments in Cleveland land purchase probe named
Cleveland March 1 New indictments in the city land purchase investigation were voted by the county grand jury. Public names will be released later as two true bills are presented Judge Samuel K Kramer. One indictment reportedly targets Harmon G Atwater missing real estate man and former partner of councilman William F Potter. County prosecutor Ray T Muller returned from Florida to take charge. Atwater had arrest ordered in Boynton, Florida. The other indictment reportedly targets a city official frequently mentioned in the land deals.
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Cleveland
City Land Purchase
Samuel K. Kramer
Harmon G. Atwater
William F. Potter
Ray T. Muller
Florida
Atwater
Boynton
Fla
Nine Dead in Floods Sweep South and Midwest
United Press reports flooding across the south and midwest with nine deaths confirmed. Six drowned near Lincolnton Georgia as floods swamp Georgia towns Milledgeville and Augusta. Kentucky and Ohio also affected as rivers rise and transport disrupted.
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United Press
Midwest
Georgia
Kentucky
Lincolnton
Megro
Louisville
South
Milledgeville
Augusta
Oconee
Okmulgee
Selma
Tombigbee
Carona
Catawas
Swannonna
Plane Upsets Pilot Suffers Slight Injury
DAYTON O March 1 Bill HecConnell popular Continental 2.7 mail pilot nursed a sore head today after two aiplop in the plane. He was flying near Springshore Onto when the motor sputtered and quit. He tried a dead landing in a field but the plane skimmed the earth knocking the pilot unconscious briefly. He recovered consciousness minutes later and fled.
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Dayton
Bill HecConnell
Continental
Bill
E&kies
Air Mail
Springshore
McConnell
March Brings Lamb Meteorology and Coastal Wrecks
Paris reports eleven fishermen lost along the French coast as storms battered ships near Dunkerque Quimper and Sables Colonne. In Elyria spring fever returns with lighter weather, budding baseballs, car sales, and early housecleaning as residents welcome warmer days and await March winds and April warmth.
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Paris
Dunkerque
Quimper
Sables Colonne
Buckley Regime Probe Sparks Ohio House Action
Former Ohio State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley denounces a House resolution calling for a legislative probe into treasury irregularities. Rep. Frank Cave promoted the measure amid suspicions linked to Buckley’s election last fall. The plan proposes a four member committee, legal advisor, an investigator, and a $19,000 budget to pursue further inquiries beyond the session. Buckley, awaiting sentencing March 11 after a bribery conviction, faces federal disbarment actions tied to a Cincinnati case.
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Columbus
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Frank Cave
Mansfield
Fred M. Bushnell
Rep. Cave
House
Treasury Department
Cincinnati
Benson W. Hough
Attorder
Adolph Gruber
Ohio
Whatsor
Treasury
Seven Die as Air Tank Blast Hits Stone Mountain Georgia
An explosion at Stone Mountain in Atlanta, Georgia killed seven workers and seriously wounded eight others, three of whom are not expected to survive. Investigators believe neglect to turn a petcock caused the tank to explode, with a roar that shook the neighborhood. Among the deceased were foreman C. C. Davis and two other white men, all residents of the nearby Village in the shadow of the Stone Mountain memorial project.
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Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Tim Wrak Tnse Eere
C. C. Davis
QO. S. Cowan
John Galze
Dairymen Cut Milk Price In Cleveland Area
Cleveland March 1 dairymen cut milk price to 12 cents a quart as Ohio Farmers Milk Service announces new pricing. The move follows a shift into retail by dairy cooperative members and prompts other milk distributors in the city to match the reduction.
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Cleveland
Ohio Farmers” Milk Service
Tnc
Dauryarn'’S Association
Autos Tangle On Lake Ave
Two southbound cars collided while attempting to pass a parked auto on Lake Avenue. D R Marley of No 2 Rural Court suffered damage to his right rear fender when hooked by the bumper of a vehicle driven by Mrs Anna Sas of Thirty Fourth Street Lorain.
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Lake Avenue
D. R. Marley
Rural Court
Anna Sas
Thirty-Fourth Street
Lorain
Jury Sends Home After Four Civil Settlements
A panel of about twenty jurors listened to evidence in four civil suits in common pleas court but were sent home to return Monday as all four cases were settled prior to trial. The Goldstein versus Zaffer rent suit was decided in favor of the plaintiff. Swidler note suit was dismissed at Swidler’s costs. Gann versus Aldrich garage rent was settled out of court. The First Wellington Bank versus Evans note suit was settled as well, leaving the court in a lull for the day.
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Common Pleas Court
Lsten
Fen
Samuel Goldstein
John Zaffer
Broadway
Lorain
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
H. Swidler
Swidler
Hugh L. Gann
J. ©. Aldrich
First Wellington Bank
Theresa Evans
Kohler Heads Elyria Foremen Club Officers
C L Kohler elected president of the Elyria Foremen's club at a smoker held by the club. George Tulk first vice president, Arthur Hiscox second vice president, Harry Warren third vice president. W O McClellan named secretary and treasurer. Attendance 233, among the largest meetings.
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Feafares
Elyria Foremen’s Club
C. A
C. L. Kohler
General Industries Company
George Tulk
Fox Furnace Company
Arthur Hiscox
Western Automatic Company
Harry Warren
Colson Company
W. O. McClellan
Monthly orthopedic clinic for crippled children at Gates Hospital
Thirty nine crippled children from eight northern Ohio counties attended the Gates Hospital orthopedic clinic led by Dr Clarence X Hevman of Cleveland with Dr M Melvin Clack of Elyria assisting. Participants hailed from Lorain Ashilang Mansfeld Norwalk and more. The clinic is held the first Friday of each month with the next session on April 5, 1820.
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Ohio
Gates Hospital
Clarence X. Hevman
Cleveland
M. Melvin Clack
Elyria
Elsra Chilaryn
Lorain
Ashilang
Mansfeld
Norwalk
Spencer
Greenwich Wellington
Galion
Amherst
Medina
Canneaut
Oberlin
Havanns
South Amherst
Shelds
Luca Clescland
Willard
the Gates Hospital
Neat
Underground fire shifts course toward Straitsville high school
A long smouldering underground coal fire near Straitsville, Ohio, threatens six homes and an $80,000 high school building. Workers under Thomas Richards attempted to halt the blaze with dynamite as spectators watched. The fire, started by a burning coal car in the 1880s, has since spread across hundreds of acres, destroying coal veins and soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Charch
Foil Plot to Hold Up Pay Train Near Windsor Power
Steubenville Ohio March 1 Reported armored car bandits plotted to rob the Windsor Power and Coal Company pay train yesterday. A sworn warning prompted a special stop to deliver a 25900 pay roll to Sheriff Ambrose Habig of Ohio County West Virginia Sheriff Irvin Charnock Brooke County officials and deputies and seven policemen. Machine gun nests surrounded the stop but the transfer proceeded without interference. A tipster who supplied the plan to E S Wade of the coal company is held for questioning.
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Steubenville
Windsor Power & Coal Company
Ambrose Habig
Ohio County
West Virginia
Sherif Irwin Charnock
Brooke County
A. M. Long
English Ship Shattered By Blast Sinks
In Buena Ventura Bay the English steamer Tritonia loaded with dynamite and gasoline exploded and sank. Three men were killed and many injured, with several crew members missing including the engineers. The blast unroofed the custom house 1,200 yards away and damaged nearby structures. Troops patrolled the city as most of the crew escaped in lifeboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Ventura
Colombia
Buena Ventura Bay
Child Injured By Auto In Front Of Home
Four year old Richard Martin of 54 Harrison Street was struck by a low speed auto driven by Thomas Taylor while he ran from between parked cars into the street. He suffered a broken right arm and abrasions but was not seriously hurt and was taken to hospital, then released after treatment.
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Richard Martin
Harrison Street
Richard
Thomas Taylor
Taylor
Cooking School Concludes After Four Day Course
The Chronicle Telegram Cooking School ends this afternoon after four days in the high school auditorium. Miss Ali McCarren, expert economist, shared new ideas on food preparation and answering questions. Over 100 women attended yesterday to learn bread recipes and baking powder use, with salad dressing and spring menus featured today.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Dev Mis Ali McCarren
Ncied
Elsha
Miss McCarren
Chronicle- Telegram
Merenamy
Hoover cabinet skips southern picks in new White House lineup
Washington March 1 President elect Hoover drifts away from southern representation as no southerner joins his eight known cabinet members. A promised surprise for commerce and agriculture posts remains unresolved while Hoover plans to delay selection of under secretaries for diplomatic changes and to rest after a hectic cabinet-building period.
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Washington
Hoover
South
Commerce and Agriculture
William N. Doak
Brotherhood of Mailroad
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Davis
Labor Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Elyria Opens Income Tax Office In Post Office Basement
The Elyria income tax office began full time hours today in the post office basement, open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through March 15 for 1928 tax returns. S. H. Waite of the U S Internal Revenue Service oversees the office, noting many residents have filed early. Unmarried earners over 1500 and married earners over 2540 must file. penalties for late returns include fines up to 1040 or imprisonment or both, plus 2 percent of tax.
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Elyria
S. H. Waite
United States International Revenue Service
Waite
Ans Tmic
Walte
Todas
Payroll Carrier Shot To Death In Philadelphia Heist
Three men held up payroll carrier Harry Fausebenner near the Stead and Miller plant, firing as he fell. The raiders escaped with the payroll in a waiting car, minutes from the mill.
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Philadelphia
Harry Fausebenner
Te Stead and Miller Company
Fauebenner
Gooper and Party Leave Today for Inauguration
Columbus March 1 Governor Cooper and his party along with the Columbus Republican Glee Club and Buckeye Republican Club members depart at 4 40 p m for Washington to attend the Hoover inauguration. About 140 travelers including 60 in the governor s party. They arrive in Washington tomorrow at 8 30 a m and will meet Senators Fess and Burton Speaker Longworth and Ohio congressmen. A call on President Coolidge is planned at noon. An Ohio Society reception follows at the Washington hotel Saturday night. The governor and staff will ride in the inaugural parade Monday led by a Warren Ohio band and attend President Hoover s reception in the afternoon.
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Columbus
Cooper
Columbus Republican Glee Club
Buckeye Republican Club
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Glee Club
Fess and
Burton
Longworth
Ohio
Cao Lidge
Ohio Society
Washington Hotel
Warren
Hoover
Elyria Board of Trade expansion plans explained to students
Principal G P Shively and educational director Henry Clark spoke to Elyria High School about the Board of Trade reorganization. Clark urged cooperation to expand industry and employment, stressing benefits for the younger generation and the city’s future residents and citizens. He asked students to report back to parents with details of the plan.
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G. P. Shively
Elyria Board of Trade
Henry Clark
Board of Trade
Blyria
Elyria
Clark
Plan To Mail 35000 Personal Property Tax Blanks
C A Phinney Lorain County assessor announced plan to mail about 35000 personal property tax blanks to 33009 residents on or about April 6. Returns are due by May 1 with taxes appearing in December duplicates. Last year’s personal property valuation was 25037.91900, likely higher this year. Public utilities and banks file returns to Columbus. March 1 is final day for corporate personal property returns.
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Lorain County
Columbus
Phiumey
Inaugural Day Schedule for Washington Ceremonies
The schedule lists events from 11:00 AM when Senate doors open to those entitled to seats, through 11:30 AM departure of the Presidential party from the White House, 11:43 arrival at the Capitol, 11:45 inaugural ceremonies for Vice President Charles Curtis, 12:00 Hoover sworn in followed by his inaugural address, 1:45 parade to Capitol, 2:45 parade to Teh-mtreet area with brunch and reviewing stand, and 4:00 PM Medal Inaugural Ball to start.
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Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Hooer
White House
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Charles S Curtis
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Capid
Tehmtreet
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brave rivermen Save Toledo Bridge From Ice Flood
In Toledo on March 1 a crew of veteran rivermen, smoke stained and grimy, saved the Cherry street bridge after two freighters, the W. C. Richardson and the Anderson, broke from moorings on the Maumee river. They attacked frozen sea-cocks with oil and torches, opened valves, and battled flaming oil for nearly an hour, preventing a wreck that would have struck the bridge. Mayor Jackson and Service Director Schroeder watched the rescue as the river surged.
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Toledo
Cherry Street
Maumeé
W. C. Richardson
Anderson
Wabash
Richardson
Clarence
Lasbeau
Labeau
Pers
Wiliam T. Jackson
William Schroeder
Truck helper fatally injured in Lorain crash
In Lorain Ohio on March 1 delivery boy Anthony Zoltai 17 of 1755 East 28th street died on the operating table after a collision between a local newspaper truck and a lumber truck at Ninth street and Reid avenue. Driver Harold Harris suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover. Coroner Mises E Perry investigates with no official report yet.
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Lorain
Ohio
Anthony Zoltai
East 28Th Street
Harold Harris
Ninth Street
Reid Avenue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Zoltat
Harris
Mises E. Perry
Tidal Wave Strikes Japanese Coast Causing Destruction
A powerful tidal surge hit the Japanese coast near Chiba and Tokio causing widespread devastation. Villages including Wasoliaon suffered major damage while areas near an eastern coastal islet reported extensive ruin and casualties rise into the hundreds with multiple towns destroyed.
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Bylletin Turio
Mare J
Silsang
Cload
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Cleveland Land Purchase
Vnell
Fek
Leo
March Lamb
ADKO
Lake Ave
Kohler
Bulletin
Nosoutherners
Elyria Income Tax Office
Gooper
TRIE
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