Hoover to Lead 10 Day Cruise to Porto Rico and Virgin Islands
President Hoover leaves tonight for a 10 day voyage aboard the battleship Arizona from Hampton Roads with a crew focused on shakedown duties and spick and span preparations. He will visit Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands with limited shore time and his wife remaining in Asheville to visit their ill son Herbert Jr. The trip is described as largely work and inspection, with a speaking tour awaiting upon return.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Hurley
Wilbur
Ponce
Arizona
Navy
Norfolk
Mr. Hoover
Daugherty Sentenced to Ten Years for Bank Misuse
Former Ohio State Bank president and brother of ex attorney general Harry M Daugherty was convicted March 4 of misapplying 4350 dollars of bank funds. Common Pleas Judge Charles Bell sentenced him to 10 years in state prison and a 5000 dollar fine after overruling a motion for new trial. He offered no comment as the sentence was pronounced.
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Washington, C. H
Daugherty
Removal of Mayor Walker Demanded in New York
New York officials file formal charges with Governor Roosevelt seeking removal of Mayor James J. Walker on grounds of incompetence and neglect. City Affairs Committee accuses Walker as public demands for investigation of Tammany City government grow amid corruption probes and Seabury inquiry developments.
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Palm Springs
Calif
U.P
Roosevelt
James J. Walker
New York
John Haynes Holmes
Robby Stephen S. Wise
Albany
Appellate Division
Samuel Seabury
Phones Co. T. Crain
City Lab
Walker
California
Ear
Crain
Roncevelt
Crains
Jurge Seabury
Woman Dies In Auto Blaze Near Laurelville
In Ohio on March 18 Mrs. Myrtle Watles, 47, of Five Points, Pickaway County, was cremated when a car on the Rimatone road in Hocking County caught fire. Driver Jesse Riley, 38, Five Points garage man, was badly burned while escaping through the top after gasoline leaked inside ignited. The couple was returning from a visit when the gasoline ignition occurred.
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Chillicothe
Myrtle Watles
Five Points
Pickaway County
Rimatone Road
Hocking County
Laurelville
Ross County
Jesse Riley
Riley
Watles
Ohio Weather Forecast Promises Rain and Warmer Temps
An Ohio forecast calls for rain and rising temperatures with cloudy skies in the east and cooler air in the southwest. Yesterday’s high was not specified, while today’s low is listed for several locations. The Eastward wind pattern suggests warmer weather tonight, followed by a cloudy period and a colder Thursday night.
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Ohio
Survivors Rescued From Sealer Viking Off Newfoundland
A relief fleet combs ice off Horse Island for Viking disaster survivors. Capt. Carter reports Boothic rescued three men John Johnson Alfred Kean and Fred Best while Henry J. Sargent is among the wounded but not seriously injured. Authorities tally 127 accounted for with possible missing.
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United Press
Johns
N. F
Viking
Boothic
Carter
John Johnson
Alfred Kean
Fred Best
Newfoundland
Horse Island
Henry J. Sargent
Sargent
United States
Welty Discusses Tax Matters at Elyria Farm Bureau
Monroe H. Welty former Lorain County auditor spoke on taxation during a meeting of the Elyria Township Farm Bureau at the Gulf Road School. Forty five members attended. An entertainment program followed the business session featuring a community sing led by a quartet and several musical numbers.
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Monroe H. Welty
Lorain County
Elyria Township
Gulf Road School
Quartette
Johnson
Lester Youtzy
Charles Hammer
Hammer
Frank Chambers
Howard Carek
Neva Carek
Miss Darek
Percy Chambers
George Cotton
Fined $10 For Having Knife
Louie Beckey of Lorain told Judge W. B. Thompson he merely placed a 10 inch knife made from an old file in his pocket during a disturbance at a Ler tin restaurant dance. The judge fined him $10 and costs and ordered him to return to work.
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Louie Beckey
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
Beckey
Lertin
Arterig At & Dance
Vessel Citrine Wrecked in Fog Off Glasgow
Glasgow bulletin reports the steamer Citrine wrecked last night in fog near Glasgow. The ship sank immediately. two crew members swam ashore while nine others were reported drowned according to the owners’ announcement.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Citrine
Veterans Rush Loan Bonus Costs Soar
World War veterans flood the loan bonus program with 1,372,000 applications in two weeks, triggering Treasury demands for up to a billion dollars. Brig. Gen. Frank Hines estimates total cost, with $600 million needed by April 11 and $100 million weekly thereafter. Many recipients spend on autos and radios amid unemployment strain.
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Washington
Omar Khayyam
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Veterans Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Hines
Hellen
I$a Congress
Chest Conference at Elyria Memorial Hospital Thursday
The next all day chest examination conference will be conducted by Dr. Griesinger of Cleveland at Elyria Memorial Hospital on Thursday March 19. The Public Health Council schedules these conferences monthly through the year for diagnosis and attendees are referred to their physicians. The Hospital City Health Department and County Health Department will furnish information upon request.
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Griesinger
Cleveland
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Public Health Council
County Health Department
Surety Company Sues County Over Construction Debt
The Federal Surety Company filed suit against the Board of County Commissioners for 10140 dollars claiming the county owes Willoughby Construction Company. The surety says the construction firm assigned its claim to them, but the commissioners have ignored the assignment. The commissioners stated they were informed by Willoughby Construction in their response.
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Federal Surety Company
Board of County Commissioners
Willoughby Construction Company
7 Legen
Compan
Akron Mary Outland linked to Potter murder probe
Cleveland reports continue as Akron Mary Outland, alleged sweetheart of Pittsburgh Hymie Martin, stands by her alibi for the February 3 Potter murder. Investigators probe her statements from a midnight to 2 am interview, while relatives press for truth. Police seek corroboration, sending attested photos to other cities for alibi checks.
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Cleveland
Akron
Mary
Outland
William E. Potter
Fred C. Alber
Alber
Pittsburgh
Hymie” Martin
Central Police Staion
John E. Toner
Martin
Dormont
Potter
Pearl Chambers
Kurt Gloeckner
Mary- Hymie
Five Killed In Tunnel Cave-In Near Quincy Calif
Five men were reported killed today by a cave-in of a tunnel under construction for the Western Pacific extension near Ceddi e. Sheriff deputies investigated as details were lacking.
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Quincy
Calif
Western Pacific
Ceddie
Automobiles Collide on Telegraph Road Bridge
Cars driven by Mrs. O C Knoble of Kipton and R L May of Amherst collided on a narrow Telegraph road bridge over the New York Central tracks yesterday around 2 0d. m. Deputy sheriffs said occupants were not injured.
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O. C. Knoble
Kipton
R. L. May
Amherst
New York Central
Telegraph Road
Fire damages auto in South Amherst driveway
An automobile owned by George Opra of South Amherst was slightly damaged by fire last night in a driveway at 138 Woodford Avenue. Wiring and grease around the engine were burned and the firemen cited a short circuit in the starter cable as the cause.
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George Opra
Amherst
Woodford Avenue
Two American Women Killed in China Missionaries
In Yunan-Fu China two Seventh Day Adventist missionaries Mrs Vera M White of Battleground Washington and Mrs Victoria M Miller of Spokane Washington were killed in their sleep last Sunday. Their husbands were away and a servant who was discharged was suspected. No arrests had been made. Two children in the house were unharmed. Earlier reports had said rioting during a coup d etat but later dispatches did not confirm that.
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Peiping
China
Yunan-Fu
Vera M. White
Battleground
Wash
Victoria M. Miller
Spokane
Lorain business man ends life in Jackson hotel
Theodore C. Metzger, 56, Lorain clothier and prominent civic figure, shot himself in a Jackson hotel after a period of financial worry. He purchased a revolver, left letters to family and friends, and was found dead at 3 a.m. by a hotel porter. Metzger had led Metzger and Robinson Clothing and faced ongoing scrutiny of Port City Mortgage. He left $73.03 cash, stocks valued at $60,000, and notes naming contacts to notify.
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Lorain
Theodore C. Metzger
Jackson
Ohio
Metzger
West Virginia
Elyria
Mit
Theodore Metzgerr
Metzger and Robinson Clothing Company
Port City Mortgage Company
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Allen Metzger
Fred Metzger
Elmer Grimes
BE. A. Brown
Carl Hageman
Thomas Tristram
Theodora T. Robinson
Alger Talks On Farm Incomes At Township Meeting
Horton B. Alger, county agricultural extension agent, presented figures showing farm taxes rising faster than cash income of Ohio farmers from 1911 to 1928 at a Rated Township Farm Bureau gathering. Harvey C. Cheney discussed county and local taxes, noting most tax money returns to the township.
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Ohio
Horton B. Alger
Harvey C. Cheney
Biyria
Cheney
Alger
H. R. Moore
Brother of State Senator Anderson Dies in Shelby
Shelby D March 18 Post master Alva H. Anderson 67 prominent merchant and manufacturer and brother of State Senator Charles J. Anderson died at Shelby Memorial Hospital while undergoing an operation. He had been post master of Shelby since 1923 appointed by President Warren G. Harding.
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Shelby, D
Alva H. Anderson
Charles J. Anderson
Shelby Memorial Hospital
Anderson
Shelby
Warren G. Harding
Quarrel Ends In Fatal Shooting Near More Farm
Millerport Ohio, March 18. George Pike, 48, who shot and killed his wife at their farm home three miles north of More, remained in critical condition at Lancaster Hospital with a head wound. Mrs. Pike, 49, died at the scene. The couple’s children reported a quarrel preceded the shooting.
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Millersport
George Pike
Lancaster Hospital
Fragmentary report hints at a fatal incident and shooting
A partially readable police or court note describes a killing and wounding incident involving a neighbor, with unclear names and details. The text references a fence, a rider, and a sequence of actions but lacks complete facts to confirm dates or locations.
Lenox Hotel Fire in Lynn Claimed Three Known Dead
A basement fire at the Lenox Hotel in Lynn Massachusetts grew to a deadly blaze, killing at least three people and injuring eight. An unidentified young guest was found clutching a telephone instrument on the third floor as responders recovered the day clerk Arthur Harvey and guest A M Young of St Albans Vermont among the charred remains. Three guests remained unaccounted for and several others were reported missing earlier in the day. Police and fire crews announced all other 80 occupants had been located.
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Lynn
Mass
Tirte
Lenox
Arthur Harvey
A. M. Young
St. Albans
Vermont
Smale Guest
Benjamin Elsaman
Stockton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Martin Travera
Oliver Fortier
Boston
Appointment Is Protested By Drys
Cleveland March 18 William B Freeman has resigned as a state dry agent and John P Chesire of Lakewood was named successor. Local drys led by Harvey O Yoder protested the appointment saying they were not consulted Sears ignored us. Chesire was appointed on the recommendation of Bernice Pyke Democratic national committeewoman. Freeman had faced bribery charges from James Tamburro who testified he paid $100 for a still. Yoder warned Freeman would be back saying the department will need good men soon.
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Cleveland
William
Freeman
John P. Chesire
Lakewood
Harvey O. Yoder
Clarence Sears
Prohibition
Fresman
Yoder
Sears
Dity
Chestre
Bernice Pyke
Democratic National
State Prohibition Department
Four Enter Pleas Of Not Guilty In Local Court
Pleas of not guilty were entered by Charles McDonald of Elyria for robbery Walter Hagar aki for auto stealing Nick Amherst for robbery and Walter Leeniewski of Lorain for non specific charge when arraigned before Judge W B Thompson today Leeniewski was released on $200 bond.
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Charles McDonald
Elyria
Walter Hagaraki
Nick Amherst
Walter Leeniewski
Lorain
Deteriorated Sentence on Elyria Township Improvement Project
A mangled OCR fragment notes drainage work in Elyria Township with mentions of ditching and well improvements. It references county involvement and a report from this morning, but the text is fragmented and specifics are unclear.
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Elyria
Farm Lands Offer City Conveniences With Quiet Homesites
Real estate listings describe farm lands offering modern city conveniences while preserving rural peace. Developers tout accessible utilities, schooling within reach, and ample space for new homesites amid green surroundings. Residents anticipate a balanced lifestyle blending urban access with countryside calm.
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City Club
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Prince Albert
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Howling Brothers, Ltd
St. Johns
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Welty
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Sues County
Akron Mary
Ays
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George Whitmeyer
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