Death Penalty Sustained for James Lyon in 1926 Murder
Ohio Supreme Court upholds the death sentence for James Lyon for the 1926 murder of Frank McGrath during a burglary at the American Express office in Norwalk. His brother Leonard received a life sentence. Both were captured after fleeing to Alpena, Michigan.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
James Lyon
Frank McGrath
Norwalk
Huron County Court
Lyon
Leonard
McGrath
Amirican Express Company
Leonard Lyon
Ohio
Alpena
Mich
Ohio education budget cuts eyed by House committee
Ohio six state supported colleges face net cuts of about 14 million in Governor Donahey’s budget. House finance panel trims total requests to 11.96 million with Bowling Green State Normal and Kent State Normal among the largest reductions. Ohio University gains 1.01 million. Ohio State and Miami see smaller shifts. faculty salary funding faces reductions and a 15 dollar annual student fee hike is proposed to cover the shortfall.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
House Financing Committee
Uuy
Finatics Committee
Greco State Normal
Ohio State University
Kent State Normal
Miami Universty
Walkerforce University
Ohio University
OK State
Cornerstone Laid for Cleveland Talon Station
The cornerstone of Cleveland's new 60 million dollar Talon station was laid by a stonemason. The ceremony marked the city’s fifty year dream and the construction of the largest structure between New York and Chicago. The van Sweringen brothers oversee the project with the New York Center Minicreata Trade. the tower building is slated for occupancy in July 1928.
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Cleveland
New York
Wada
van Sweringe
Ahoss
Tugnee
New York Center
Local Police Seek Pay Rise From City Council
Elyria police petitioned the city council for a salary increase citing long years without rise and rising living costs plus job hazards. Officers currently earn 159 dollars per month and the petition was referred to the finance committee.
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Petition Council
Finance Committee
Elyria
Druggist Sued for 10000 in Arsenic Case
Frances Paraska, 15, of Lorain, sues Rudolph Kubasak, drug store owner, for 10000 claiming a prescription was filled with dangerous arsenic. The suit filed in common pleas alleges a harmless dose first then a poisonous amount on the second fill caused violent sickness and lasting weakness. Paraska, through Helen Paraska, seeks damages for medical bills and suffering.
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Frances Paraska
Elyria Avenue
Lorain
Rudolph Kubasak
East 28Th Street
Court of Common Pleas
Helen Paraska
Frances
Plantif
Lorain Lifelong Paroled by Donaney Clemency
Lorain lifer Mie Kost, serving a life sentence for second degree murder after killing his wife in 1921, is pardoned by Donaney. Kost, a Hungarian, had been imprisoned six years and nine days. eight children led efforts for his release. Clemency limits include abstaining from intoxicants, church attendance, and one year on parole.
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Way
Donaher
Mie Kost
Lorain
Kost
Kest
Becauke
Ohio Board of Clemency
Dodge W. B. Thompson
Lawrence Webber
Clemency Board
Churen
Fire destroys Sinclair Refining warehouse in Toledo
A large blaze at the Sinclair Refining Co warehouse in Toledo destroys the building and 206,900 gallons of gas and oil. One fireman is injured, and workers narrowly escaped as flames spread rapidly after a lead light was dropped during pump repairs. Fire crews from nine stations battled to save adjacent storage of 190,000 gallons of gasoline.
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Toledo
Sinclair Refining Co
Northern Chinese attack at International Settlement gates
Northern Chinese soldiers stormed the gates near North Station at the International Settlement and clashed with British forces. At least ten Chinese and two British soldiers, from a Durham battalion, were wounded or killed in the brief engagement as Cantonese regulars moved to displace northerners.
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International Settlement
Shuanghat Mar
North Station
Ranger Road
Durham
TF Warroch
Cantonese armies seize cities as riots across Yangtze rise
News from Shang hai and Nanking report Cantonese nationalist forces captured Shanghai Soorhow Nanking and Wuhu extending unrest over 175 miles along the Yangtze. Consular observers note looting and anti foreign incidents with soldiers quartered in churches and widespread chaos in the region.
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Shanghat
Shanghai
Soorhow
Nanking
Wubu
China
Yangtze
Miangsi
Wuhu
Bexs
Thery
Marines Under Fire Near Shanghai Rescue Mission Report
United States Marines headquarters reported intense exchange of fire in the Shanghai area as a squad of American volunteers rescued three American families beyond the North Szechuan road. They faced a shower of sniper fire with no marine casualties alleged at dispatch time. A British warship, Vindictive, came under fire further south and returned fire as brisk engagements continued about a mile below Shanghai.
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CHIVA
Tire Shangital
United States Marine Headquarters
Shetty
Szechuan Road
Shanghai
Snow Heavy In West States On Second Day Of Spring
The weather report notes heavy snowfall across Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska and the mountain states as spring begins. Temperatures remained unusually low with a predicted rise in temperatures not yet evident. The US Weather Bureau tracks wind and conditions across the central basin.
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Ctucago
Martinae
West
Middle West
Buriay
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Mountain States
Pennington Slated for New Post of Day Commissioner
Secretary Mellon today sent to President Wilson names for the new prohibition and customs commissioners. If approved, J. D. Pennington of Pittsburgh will become prohibition commissioner, with Ernest W Camp of Saginaw named customs chief and Major H. H White slated as assistant commissioner. Frank Dow of Maine is to be promoted to assistant commissioner of the customs bureau. Effective April 1, the treasury posts create the prohibition and customs bureaus and hundreds of agents are to be dropped.
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Wasitiington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mettan
Nolidge
Prohibition
Commissioners of Customs
Mellon
The
Treasury
J. D. Pennington
Pittsburgh
Ernest W Camp
Saginaw, Mich
Customs Division
Treasury Department
H. H White
Texas
Maryland
Colombia
Prohibition Bureau
Frank Dow
Maine
the Treasury
Andrews
Customs Bureau
Mallon
Customs
Aged man fined on two liquor charges
Lewis Sands, 72, of 259 2 Sixth street, was fined 100 dollars for possession and 3500 for selling liquor after pleading guilty in the court of common pleas. Judge Thompson ordered the liquor destroyed. about 1500 gallons were found at Sands' home per C. L. Rankin.
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Lewis Sands
Sixth Street
O. B. Kane
Dudge Thompson
Courts of Common Pleas
Thompson
Sands
C. L. Rankin
Child Hit by Car Fractures Leg on West Avenue
Seven year old Laulsa Stahl of TL17 Is West Avenue was struck by a car driven by W J Mason at 8 50 pm on West Avenue near 74 South Main St Oberlin Mason stopped after the impact and the child was taken to Elyria Memories hospital for a fracture reduction The child and her brother Ferdinand were playing near the curb when she darted into the street as Mason’s car reached the center of the road
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Laulsa Stahl
West Avenue
Lenee
W. J. Mason
South Main St
Oberlin
Mason
Elyria Memories Hospital
Louie
Merdinand
Sudenly
Masan' Iar
Wayement
City Council Debates Drainage After Heavy Rain
Residents from Cornel Avenue Kenyon Avenue Oxford Street and surrounding streets urge action on street flooding. Officials hear complaints while the committee on sewers and drains is asked to investigate and report back.
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Nue
Oxford Street
Crom Adams
Lomd Streris
Het Trean
Cornell
Aml Renvan
George Rivinlor
Chaiman
Tye
Flee Varamity
Kensean
Lone
Basd
Mmi
Counewmnahy
Kenyon Avenue
BR. W. Jaycon
Bond Street
Laitoy Huringer
Hong
Osford Ayn
U S Will Start Negotiations On Waterway Project
Washington March 22 United States will begin negotiations with Canada on the St. Lawrence Great Lakes waterway. Secretary Hoover announced the move aims to remove president and Kellogg delays. The effort follows the deficiency appropriation bill and a Senate filibuster setback.
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Washington
United States
Canada
St. Lauwrence-Great Bales
Commerce Hooser
Coolidge
Kellogg
Panda
Senate
Hoover
Chronicle Telegram Last Minute News Highlights
Chronicle Telegram readers learned of flood conditions along the Attite, Edward Browning’s favorable ruling against Peaches, riots in Shanghai, Sinclair petition for a new trial, Bart Carroll’s Supreme Court sentence in Atlanta for perjury, and the murder of an art editor in New York City as part of late edition coverage.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroni tele-Telegram
Edward Browning
Shanghai
Filis
Sinclair
Supreme Court
Bart Carroll
Atlanta
New York City
Chronicle - Telegram
Bcene
Gas Rate Case Reopened In Columbus Hearing
Logan Gas Company, owned by Columbus Electric, faces rate disputes as the Utilities Commission reopens the hearing. A. J. Newman testified on property details while opposing counsel argued over time spent. The company seeks to raise rates from six to five cents per hundred cubic feet for usage under specified thresholds, with three test cases anticipated.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
Columbiaan and Electric Company
Delaware Corporation
A. J. Newman
Ohio
Newman
Erand
Logan Company
J. E. Mulling
Moore
Sam
Maria
Wes
Logain Company
Anticles Fgm Foro Paper Heads to Jury Trial
In a chaotic transcript from a Dearborn Independent context, attorney William Henry Gallagher for Sapiro agrees to file an amended declaration by Monday to remove certain allegations. The testimony centers on alleged helas articles and the credibility of witnesses, with Aaron Sayured and other names appearing in the lengthy cross examination.
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Aaron Sayured
Washington
Vinardoan
Ito Witham
Cameron
Edifne
Dearborn
Abrogation Paves Way For Lifting Of Arms Embargo
Washington reports the State Department ended the anti smuggling treaty with Mexico prompting questions on a broader arms embargo. A March 22 notice in Mexico City preceded public petitions from 41 states urging President Coolidge to oppose lifting the embargo.
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Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Coolidge
Washington
State Department
State Department Today
Kellogg
Aml
Andy Hag
Moria
Nietieo
United Press
Tie State Department
Vasiean Feders
Bowdon Futhars
Lene
Abe Daeoties
Ebber
Peta
Aise
Beate Oink
Archbisop Regis Comey Named Pittsburgh Archbishop
Arch bishop Regis Comey retires as bishop of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese after two months illness at age 74. He is named archbishop in Pittsburgh, receiving the honorary title on resignation.
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Pittsbuergh
Pon
Regis Comey
Canesic
Pittsburgh
Army transport Chateau Thierry heads west with four dead
Washington reports the army transport Chateau Thierry carrying influenza and mumps patients and four corpses. Surgeons from the medical corps race to curb the outbreak aboard en route to San Francisco. The War Department named the deceased: Goran P. Brown Westville Ohio. O D Not Grover Daniel Johnson March 18 influenza pneumonia. Daniel Sertozo March 20 influenza Belgiumport Connecticut.
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Washington
United States Army
Chateau Thierry
Lodiy
San Francisco
Schedle
Wasengers
War Department
Goran PL Brown
Letne
Westville
Not
Grover TL
Daniel
Rochs Monnoe
Abert
Johnson
Influrenza
Preamonia
Thennett
Wis
Daniel Sertozo
Nuenza
Beilgeport
Conn
Man Pleads Guilty in Domestic Assault Case
Schindler pleaded guilty to assault and batters charges after being accused of hitting his wife and child. He had recently been released from county jail on an old fine and was brought to police headquarters on complaint by his wife.
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Bows Bétandier
Alcben
Poate Seamuet
Schindler
Garity
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Onis Suncold
Lorain Lifer
Donaney
Tolle
West States
Pennington
Michigan
ALA
John D. Penningon
Pittsburzeh
Rankin
Waa
Cornel Avenue
Kenyon Ave
U. S
Hronicle -Telegram
Logan Gas Co
Anticles
Aaron Sapiro
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Solletin
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