Elyria Board of Trade meets campaign to raise funds
Elyria's Board of Trade campaign extended to today as workers near the goal with 1,831 left. J B Johnson pledges 1,000 toward the shortage. sales army teams must raise 831 more. Thursday night totals show 5,770 raised, with 3,480 from sales divisions and 2,290 from sustaining fund.
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Elyria
Board of Treate
J. B. Johnson
Disvision
Board of Trade
Credit Bureau
Robert Coburn
G. D. Nicholas
OUST STEWART AS HEA CHICAGO DEMISE OF DIRECTOR
News from Chicago reports Col. Robert W. Stewart being ousted from the Standard Oil of Indiana board after Rockefeller pressure. He faces offers from Harry F. Sinclair and possible leadership in a Phillips Skelly oil merger. Stewart may not seek immediate new roles, choosing rest after a campaign against John D. Rockefeller Jr. continues to unfold.
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
Whiting
Stewart
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Harry F. Sinclair
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Sinclair
Phillips and Skelly
Bis
New York
John D. Jr
United States Senate
Four Die In Dynamite Blast At Nebr Barn
Four persons were killed and four fatally injured when dynamite stored in Carl Hollander’s barn exploded after a fire touched off the blast. Seventeen others were less seriously injured. The dynamite was to be used for ice jam dynamiting on the Elkhorn River. The dead were members of the local volunteer fire department who fought the blaze.
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Scribner
Nebr
Carl Hollander
Schooley and Son Plead Guilty in City Contract Case
Former Cleveland councilman Liston G. Schooley and his son L. G. Schooley Jr. pleaded guilty to indictments accusing them of using elective office to profit on a city contract and aiding and abetting the offense.
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Cleveland, O
Liston G. Schooley
L. G. Schooley, Jr
Safe robbery at Martina Mosaic Tile Company in Cincinnati
Yeggmen cracked the company's office safe in Cincinnati and escaped with stocks and bonds valued at 10,000 dollars and 130 dollars in cash. Detectives say the securities were given to the company 28 security and likely of no value to the thieves.
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Cincinnati
Martina Mosaic Tile Company
Buckley Sentence Set For Monday In Bribery Case
W N Brumbaugh and W B Turner Dayton attorneys conferred with Harry Abrams first assistant U S district attorney on filing an appeal for Bert B Buckley former state treasurer convicted of conspiracy to bribe a federal agent Buckley to be sentenced Monday by Federal Judge Benson W Hough Attorneys plan to seek a stay of execution
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Buckley
Cincinnati
W. N. Brumbaugh
W. B. Turner
Dayton
Harry A. Abrams
U. S
Bert B. Buckley
Benson W. Hough
Two Severe Quakes Reported in Alaska
Reports from Dutch Harbor say two severe earthquakes struck Alaska. The first at 11 p m Wednesday night and the second at 1 a m Thursday morning, with wireless messages from ships near Atka Island noting a quake and storm but no damage reported.
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Alaska
San Francisco
Dutch Harbor
Atka Island
U S Planes Patrol Rio Grande Report Rebel Entry
United States army planes patrolling the Rio Grande reported no fighting today as they observed rebels entering Piedras Negras opposite Eagle Pass Texas. The patrol noted activity but no clashes.
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U. S
Rio Grande
EL Paso
Texas
United States Army
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Probate Judge J. E. P. Johnson Dies During Gall Stone Operation
Celina Ohio March 8 Probate Judge J E P Johnson a widely known jurist died today during gall stone removal surgery He was serving his second term and had been in office for several years significant local legal figure passes after operation in Celina Ohio March 8 (text preserved despite OCR)
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Celina
J. E. P. Johnson
Johnson
Schooner Early Bird wrecked off Asshteagus Va
Coast guard reports the schooner Early Bird went ashore at Asshteagus Va and was a total loss. Crew of five were rescued by the local coast guard station.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Early Bird
Asshteagus Va
Pleads Guilty To Auto Theft In Medina Area
John Miller aged 60 of Chappel Street faced auto theft charges after a joy ride in a coupe taken from a Chapel Street building. He pled guilty in police court and was bound over to the grand jury with bond set at one thousand dollars. The incident involved a female companion and the owner Thelma Hollis of Elyria reported the car stolen. Miller was found with the vehicle after a search.
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Medina
John Miller
Chappel Street
Miller
Mayror Hewitt
Chapel Street
Meane
Thelma Hollis
Ford Road
Elyria
Judge Appoints Attorney for Nord Receiver at AutoMatic
Judge W B Thompson designates J J Smythe as attorney for W G Nord receiver for the United Automatic Company and grants Nord the right to buy an automobile for use in his duties as receiver.
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W. B. Thompson
J. J. Smythe
W. G. Nord
U. S. Automatic Company
Nord
Stinson Aims for Endurance Flight Record
Stinson and Randolph C. Page launched from frozen Saginaw Bay in a Stinson-Detroitter named Sally Sovereign to set a world endurance record. They must fly beyond 67 hours, targeting about 85, carrying 800 gallons of fuel in a nine thousand pound craft, cruising a 24 mile course.
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Bay City
Mich
Eddie Stinson
Randolph C. Page
Saginaw Bay
Sally Sovereign
Stinson
Amherst Bank Opening Delayed As Assessments Gather Pace
Amherst Ohio March 8 A bank reopening target slips as stock assessments at Amherst Savings and Banking Co are extended to next Monday. Directors say $120 per share was voted Feb 27 to fund a restart after December closure. Delays in payment may push the bank’s reopening beyond March, with reorganization and new officials planned for March 15.
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Amherst, O
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
J. J. Smythe
Smythe
Education Board Seeks Drain Protection at Ely Stadium
The Board of Education of Elsria filed a petition in common pleas court seeking a temporary and permanent injunction to block Albert Abram oska of 316 Harvard Avenue from blocking a drainage ravine beside the Ely stadium field. The board says it spent heavily to install a proper drain and Abram oska plans to excavate into the ravine, risking heavy damage to stadium property if drainage is disrupted. A hearing on the temporary injunction was scheduled in common pleas court.
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Albert Abramoska
Harvard Avenue
Ely Stadium
Common Pleas Court
Board of Education
City of
Elsria
Abramoska
Street Battles Kill Three in Wehrden Near Heide
Berlin dispatch reports a street fight between fascists and communists in Wehrden near Heide, Schleswig Holstein. Three people were killed and seven seriously injured in the clash, highlighting escalating violence in the region.
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Berlin
Wehrden
Heide
Schieswig-Holatein
Rebels Take Juarez Mexico as Juarez Falls to Rebels
Rebel forces gained control of Juarez Mexico today after Federal troops raised the white flag. At least four rebels were killed and many wounded as fighting spanned from 5 30 a m to about 10 00 am. Civilians were injured by stray bullets and damage occurred in El Paso across the border.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Revolutionary Key Center
Border Key Point
Miguel Valle
Fire erupts in body truck at Clark and Prospect
Engine Company No. 2 answered a still alarm at 7 am reporting a body truck on fire at the Clark and Prospect corner. Firefighters used chemicals to stop the blaze, which investigators suspect started from faulty wiring near the motor. The truck was temporarily out of service but not seriously damaged.
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Clark
Prospect Streets
Pleas Guilty to Burglaryand Grand Larceny
Thomas O Neill of Chicago pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny. Bailed 500 by Judge James A Hewitt at police court. He was arrested near coal docks as he tried to board a freight train. a railroad detective made the arrest. A large batch of stolen carpenters tools from a Longford avenue house bound for Brice Ickes was found on him. He admitted the theft and said three companions fled. remaining tools missing.
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Thomas O'Neil
Chicago
James A. Hewitt
O'Neill
O'Neil
Brice Ickes
Longford Avenue
Arthur Goetz
Gods
Canton Girl Bound Over To Federal Grand Jury On Automobile Charge
Pretty 17 year old Virginia Craig of Canton was bound over to the federal grand jury in Cleveland on a $3,500 bond for transporting a stolen automobile. Sheriff Adams arrested her after she tried to sell a car to Elyria Buick. The vehicle belonged to the brother of Rufus Dawes, former vice president of Evanston Illinois. Her father posted the bond and took her home to Canton. She told a revised story to Assist US Attorney Leuck about alleged nurse training in Evanston and hospital touring.
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Virginia Craig
Canton
Clarence FE. Adams
Oberlin
Elyria Buick Company
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Vice Press
Rufus Dawes
Evanston
Dent
United States
Howell Leuck
Leuck
Miss Craig
Chicago
President Hoover Cabinets First Meeting With News of Policy Silent
Washington March 8 President Hoover and his cabinet held a White House meeting lasting about an hour and fifteen minutes to discuss the Mexican rebellion reports but offered no policy hints. Secretary Hyde called the session uneventful as cameras interrupted with photographs of the new official family.
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Washington
Hoover
Kellogg
White House
Agriculture Hyde
Curtis
Navy Adams
Mitchell
Adams
Navy
Leaves Jail Arrested And Jailed Again
C I Baker left county jail after grand jury failed to indict him for operating an automobile without owner’s consent. An attorney then had him arrested for taking 11 dollars with intent to defraud over a broken painting contract. Baker was tried before Justice John Conaway, fined 10 dollars plus costs, and jailed again for lack of payment.
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C. I. Baker
Baker
John Conaway
Fire at two story cottage on Maple Street
Firefighters from Hose and Engine Companies No 1 were called yesterday afternoon to 169 South Maple Street. They found a chimney fire in a two story dwelling occupied by the William Young family. The flames died down without further action.
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South Maple Street
William Young
Western Ohio Tremors Shake Multiple Cities
A sequence of earthquakes was detected by the St. Xavier College seismograph in Cincinnati area at 4:06 to 4:18 a.m. affecting Sidney Bellefontaine Piqua Cincinnati and Dayton with windows rattling and some foundation movement. Authorities noted minimal damage though alarms and inquiries flooded local offices with reports of tremors across western Ohio.
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Cincinnati
St. Xavier College
Ohio
Vincent V. Herr
Herr
Two Earth Shocks Rock Buildings at Sidney
Two distinct earthquakes shook Sidney Ohio and nearby areas early today. Buildings rocked, windows shattered in some places, and several houses loosened from foundations while people fled to the streets and cars to see the tremors. No severe damage reported.
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Sidney, O
Sidney
Death toll in Europe mounts amid wild weather
Severe storms across Europe and the eastern Atlantic have claimed at least 53 lives with 40 bodies recovered in Madeira where a landslide flooded fishermen homes. Thirteen travelers froze to death near Svillengrade, Bulgaria, while King Boris was isolated by snow. Ships like the Leviathan suffered huge waves and injuries, and Baltic ice hindered shipping between Germany, Denmark, and the Scandinavian peninsula. The Traver ice breaker sent S O S from Kiel as ice damaged its voyage.
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London
Marcus
Madeira Islands
Europe
Atlantic
Sao Vincente
Svillengrade
Bulcaria
Morning Post
Boris
Bulgaria
Chamkorta
Leviathan
de la Salle
Houston
Texas
le Havre
Baltic
Germany
Denmark
Traver
Kiel
Chicago Gunman Suspect Held In Lorain
Lorain police hold two suspects believed to be a Chicago gunman. Francis OConnell was arrested Thursday night in a Broadway bar carrying a .38 revolver. Patrolman Kaitter secured his arrest and the guns prints were sent to Chicago for identification. He was arraigned before Judge Strenick and placed under a $1040 bond.
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Francis O'Connell
Broadway
Walter Kaitter
o’Connell
Chicago
O'Connell
F. J. Strenick
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Col. Stewart
Schooley and Son
Bulletin
Education Board
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Masonic Building
Bellefontaine
Piqua
Hamilton
Oxford
Wapakoneta
Lima
Indiana
The
Piqua Daily Call
Shotter
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Cherbourg
Lorain
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