Bannon Takes Control Of Four Elyria Theaters
Quen J. Bannon completes buyout of Elyria Theaters Co stockholders becoming sole owner of the Colonial American Strand Dreamland. He plans immediate re incorporation and says he has options on additional county amusement properties. A major summer resort project west of Lorain with hotel and beach facilities is outlined with an estimated one million dollar outlay.
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Elyria Theaters
Elyria
Quen J. Bannon
Elyrian Theaters Co
Dreamland Theaters
Bannon
Lorain
Clveland
Cedar Point
Call for Pardon and Amnesty for 113 Political Prisoners
113 so called political prisoners in U S jails urged Congress to recommend to President Harding a pardon and general amnesty on the claim the war is over and none were convicted for overt acts against the government. Albert DeSilver Otto Christianson and others testified that only a fraction of the 15 000 espionage violators remain jailed.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Albert DeSilver
New York
Otto Christianson
Chicago
United States
Lorain Masons Settle Strike With Contractors
March 16 report says bricklayers on a two week strike settled their dispute with contractors. They will be paid their current rate of 1.12 per hour until April 1, after which they receive 1 per hour or a rate Cleveland may set when the wage scale is adopted.
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Lorain
Cleveland
Appeals Court Here On Monday
The Court of Appeals will meet here Monday to hear one or two cases. One case is Dackher vs Lauer, where Decker won a verdict of 1006 dollars for slander.
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Court of Appeals
Dackher
Lauer
Decker
Radio Phone Concert At Cleveland Tonight
A radio concert is scheduled in Cleveland under the Electrical League. The program includes a quartet, violin and University quintet selections, recitations, a pennant race talk by a sporting editor, and additional features for an engaging evening.
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Electrical League of Cleveland
Petit Theft Report At Fair Grounds Log Cabin
Police report a theft from a log cabin on the fair grounds. Items stolen include a canvas awning, an alarm clock, and a bottle of neatsfoot oil. Owner is George Lynch, trainer for Dr. Clement's horses.
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Fair Grounds
George Lynch
Dr. Clement
22 Year Old Youth Faces Gallows in Washington
John McHenry, a 22 year old condemned in the national capital, recounts his final hours and thoughts before a scheduled hanging. He reflects on God, judgment, and the possibility of salvation, hoping for a reprieve that never comes.
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John McHenry
National Capital
Henry
Wage Board Probes Erie Railroad Contracting Out
Investigation of the Erie railroad by the U S railroad labor board with labor department help was ordered. The move follows B M Jewell of the Federated Shop Crafts alleging roads including the Erie contracted out work during the wage hearing, challenging the legality and wage scale adherence.
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Chicago
Erie Railroad
United States Railroad Labor Board
Department of Labor
Labor Board
The
Erie
B. M. Jewell
Federated Shop Crafts
Firebug suspected in Chicago Union depot blaze
Fire Attorney Shirley T. High and assistants continued the arson inquiry into the Union depot district fire. If arson confirmed, murder charges may follow for Fireman James McGovern’s death. Insurance and property experts estimate losses at 8 million dollars, with under half insured.
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Chicago
Union Depot
Shirley T. High
James McGovern
Öreburg
Poland and Russia Near War Strain
War threatens Poland as Moscow officials issue a note protesting raids by Polish irregulars over the Russian frontier. The Soviet note warns that continued raids would be a cause for war declaration.
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Warsaw
Poland
Rusisia
Moscow
George Tchitcherin
Grand Opera Star Admits Separation
St Louis March 16 Mme Margarite Matzenauer admits she and husband Floyd Giltz bach have separated. She says she ordered Glitzbach from her New York home January 26 and asked her attorney to file for absolute divorce on adultery grounds. She denies reports of a pregnancy.
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ST. Louis
Mme
Margarite Matzenauer
Floyd Giltzbach
Glitzbach
New York
Matzenauer
Oberlin Road Resident Dies At Home
Philip Lloyd Brown aged 34 of 124 Oberlin Road died suddenly at 12:30 last night. He had been ill for some time but was said to be improving. He leaves a wife and mother. Funeral at home Saturday 2 PM conducted by Rev Noel Burial at Ridgelawn.
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The
International News Service
Washington
Jesus
Heaven
Hell
Mets
Philip Lloyd Brown
Oberlin Road
Noel Burial
Ridgelawn
Lloyd George Resists Tory Resignation Demands
Criccieth Wales March 15. Premier Lloyd George will not resign despite Tory demands. He plans to press ahead with the Genoa conference program and a general election later this summer unless coalition ranks nationwide revolt.
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Criccieth
Wales
Two Lorain Men Put On Trial For Larceny Charge
Peter Chapar cus and John Kontas of Lorain are on trial in criminal court charged with larceny and receiving stolen property for allegedly taking two cartons of cigarettes from the walk in front of the American Express Co. Four other defendants are slated for later trials.
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Peter Chaparcus
John Kontas
Lorain
American Ex Press Co
Boy Dies Completing Dare In Maumee River
Russell Helton a 12 year old boy drowned after his canoe tipped in the Maumee river at Toledo on March 16 while attempting a center current dare. Tommy Eckert 12, a playmate, jumped in to aid him and was saved when bystanders threw lines to him.
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Toledo
Russell Helton
Maumee
Tommy Eckert
Helton
Washington Discusses Quick Resolution of Soft Coal Strike
March reports say President Harding may appoint a special arbitration panel to mediate between soft coal miners and operators if a strike begins April 1, though Labor Secretary Davis has not considered the plan. Officials expect a short disruption with limited economic impact and renewed talks for wage settlements.
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Washington
Harding
Department of Labor
Labor Davis
Davis
New York
J ‘elSsé-toauh
Atlantic City
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Murray
Hazelton
Allies Double-Crossed U.S. During War
Senator Reed charged in the Senate that Great Britain France and Japan double crossed the United States before and during World War I and would do so again, calling the four power Pacific treaty a quadruple alliance and labeling the Allies as secretive and perfidious.
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Washington
Allance
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Great Britain
France
Japan
South African Labor Revolt Suppressed by Government Troops
An official communique from Johannesburg reports the South African labor revolt in mine fields has been crushed. Strikers who led the uprising face severe punishment amid Bolshevist outrages, looting, and drunkenness in unrest centers. Government forces have captured 6,000 prisoners.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Time To Plant Your Sweet Peas
Time to plant sweet peas is tomorrow as the best date for an early crop. Plant when the ground is cold and not too deep for rapid growth given rich soil. flowers may appear within six weeks.
Quo Agreement After Nine Hour Jury Session
After a nine hour session the jury in the Ed Goldstein burglary tool case failed to agree and was discharged. Goldstein of Cleveland had been jailed and placed under $400 bail this morning which he expects to furnish.
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Ed. Goldstein
Cleveland
Goldstein
Egypt Declares Sovereign State and End to Protectorate
Cairo issues government rescript declaring Egypt an independent sovereign state ending the British protectorate of 1914. Sultan Ahmed Fuad becomes King and martial law is abolished as steps begin toward a parliament. Britain reserves communications and foreign interests while reporting disorder at Cairo.
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London
Cairo
Egypt
Sultan Ahmed Fuad
Great Britain
Britain
Lorain Woman Seeks 28000 Damages in Streetcar Fall
Mary Muichalogz sues Lake Shore Electric for 25000 after a Lorain street car fall. attorney Lee Stroup represents plaintiff while George L. Glitsch and Adolph Resek defend.
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Mary Muichalogz
Lake Shore Electric
Lorain
Lee Stroup
George L. Glitsch
Adolph Resek
Mrs Geo Shaffer Dies in La Grange
Mrs George Shaffer 58 widely known here died at her LaGrange home Wednesday after a brief illness. She was healthy until Sunday when a severe cold led to death. Survived by two sons Ernest and Fred Jen ny with stepchildren and in law relatives. Funeral Friday at home with burial at Elmwood cemetery.
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George Shaffer
la Grange
Shaffer
Ernest
Fred Jenny
Fred
Arthur Shaffer
LaGrange
John Shaffer
Elyria
Martha Brown
Wakeman
John Wheatley
Lorain
Elmwood Cemetery
Erdey Sues Molnar for 265 in Elyria note and costs
Joseph Erdey filed suit against Joseph Molnar in Elyria seeking 215 on a note 10 borrowed money and 40 for material and labor. The action asks for total judgment of 265.
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Joseph Erdey
Joseph Molnar
Elyria
County Fund Hits Record In Lorain County Bank Balance
Lorain county treasurer Walter Ludwig reported bank deposits across ten local banks totaling $1 860 1680 and $2 085 07 in cash. Since year start $24 350 advanced payments to municipalities were distributed. Taxable property value rose by about $7 000 000 and tax collections reached roughly $4 000 000, $500 000 more than last year. Delinquent taxes for 1921 stood at about 2 1 2 percent of the tax duplicate, among the best in the state.
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Lorain County
Walter Ludwig
Ludwig
White and Black End Old Grudge In Deadly Shootout
Huntington W Va March 16 Hurburt Smith a Negro was killed and Karl Kates a white man badly wounded in a gun battle on the Ohio riverbank near Chesapeake last night. Smith had vowed years earlier he would get Kates. Both fired until their guns were empty. Jane Kates was struck in the chest.
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Huntington
W. Va
Hurburt Smith
Karl Kates
Chesapeake
Smith
Kates
Ohio River
Jane Kates
Death of Wellington man during horse team work
Joseph Hartzell aged 40 of Wellington collapsed and died this morning on Project Street while walking beside a team of horses he was driving. He had heart trouble and this ailment is believed to have caused his death. He is survived by three brothers Earl Fred and Frank and three sisters Fannie Wingert Mrs Albert Freeman and Mrs Dora Tence. Funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow night's Chronicle Telegram.
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Wellington
Joseph Hartzell
Lew Dibble
Project Street
Earl of
Fred
Toledo
Frank
Polk
Fannie Wingert
Albert Freeman
Dora Tence
Chronicle-Telegram
April Term Opens With Grand Jury Schedule
The April term of court will open on the third with the grand jury meeting on the fourth. The Common Pleas court opening day is the 10th and assignments will be made on the 10th. The grand jury and the civil jury have not yet been drawn.
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Common Pleas Court
24 Defects Cited In Theater Collapse Killing 98
Washington report by the American Association of Engineers finds twenty four defects caused the Knicker Dicker theater collapse of January 28. Nine relate to the structure and fifteen to district building code violations.
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Washington
Knicker- Dicker
American Association of Engineers
Grand jury probes labor trial fallout in Chicago
In Chicago on March 16 the special grand jury pressed ahead with probes into charges linked to recent acquittals of labor leaders. States Attorney Crowe rejected threats to his life and contempt claims by Judge Sullivan, as the first indictment named Patrolman Patrick Fee for attempting to bribe a witness in the Walsh case. Police investigated two bomb explosions tied to labor disputes and the assault on non union worker James Stevens.
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Chicago
Special Grand Jury
Robert E Crowe
John J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Crowe
Patrick Fee
Thomas Walsh
Sheet Metal Workers Union
Adolph Georg, Jr
James Stevens
Lorain Woman Sues Husband for Abuse and Firearm Attack
Carmela Nicola, proprietor of a South Lorain grocery, files for divorce from Joe Nicola alleging August 21 beating and kicking, a thrown flat iron, a rifle fired at her, threats, nonwork, and control of the family business. A temporary injunction bars disposal of property as alimony and custody requests proceed. Eva Hahn of Lorain seeks divorce from J CG Hahn on willful absence over three years.
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Carmela Nicola
South Lorain
Joe Nicola
Sud-Port
Eva Hahn
Lorain
J CG Hahn
Drown When River Boat Capsizes In Ohio River
Two men died after the tow boat Helper capsized in the Ohio River near Cincinnati on March 16. E. A. Burnside, 60, captain, and Mrs Edna Schleitker of Newport were trapped as the ship sank. Others aboard escaped by climbing through windows.
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Cincinnati
Campbell’s Creek Coal Co
Ohio River
E. A. Burnside
Point Pleasant
Edna Schleitker
Newport
Burnside
Schletker
John Wilson
Arthur Schletger
Steve Houze
Five Masked Men Feather and Glue Jitney Driver in Sulphur Springs
In Sulphur Springs Texas at 3 AM five masked men stripped glue and feathered a jitney driver on the public square. They told him to go home and behave, but the victim did not recognize any of his assailants and kept his identity private.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Calvin Jewell Faces Contempt Charge in Court
Calvin Jewell is cited to appear before Judge Redington on Tuesday March 21 to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. Ella M. Jewell alleges he has failed to pay $15 weekly support for herself and his minor children as ordered by the court.
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Calvin Jewell
Redington
Ella M. Jewell
Contested Soldier Bonus Bill Sent to House for Study
Washington reports the controversial soldier bonus bill was formally introduced by Rep. Fordney and referred to the Ways and Means Committee with a favorable report. The bill, costing about 4.099 billion dollars over twenty years, may be delayed until next Monday under a special rule or suspension. Cost projections detail cash, death benefits, vocational training, and farm and home aid across 1923 to 1945 with varying yearly totals.
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House of Representatives
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ways and Mean Committee
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Lorain Masons
John Vicheney
Wage Board
CAE
Firebug
Somo
Russia
U.S
Geo. Shaffer
Asks Small
Ines
Opegial
Grand Jury
Proges Tauals
Joseph W. Fordney
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