Tragic Death On Train Tracks Near Elyria Depot
Tony Montague 45, a railroad section worker, was killed when he stepped in front of westbound No. 81 near Elyria depot. The head was severed. seven children survive. Eyewitnesses include engineer T G Duross and fireman G E Duryea. The body was moved to Friday Funeral Parlors for Saturday services.
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Slyria
Tony Montague
York Central Railroad
Yla
T. G. Duross
Lakewood Avenue
Lakewood
G. E. Duryea
St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland
Duross
J. B. Keller
Eastern Avenue
Toledo
I. J. Lehman
Elyria
I. Cypher
Norwalk
J. W. Morgan
Amesbury Avenue
Syria Senator Opposes Governor Over Emergency Measure
SOLUMBUS March 24 Gov Harry L Davis and State Senator Burke of Elyria remain deadlocked over passage of the administrative 8S5 emergency measure. The emergency clause faces opposition from the Elyria registry while Davis supporters claim opposition centers on one man. Burke notes pressure to rush the reorganization bill and says the public should know some senators oppose undue haste to declare an emergency. The governor replies Burke shows inconsistency and pledges to uphold party reorganizatio n promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Harry L. Davis
J. F. Burke
Ebria
Davis
Lny
George H. Bender
Meblican
4Ator
Burke
Maurice Maschke
Cuyahoga County
Assembly
Gov. Davis
Senate
Thut
Burke’s
Republican Party
Elyria Exchange Club Discusses Franchise Proposal
At a Thursday noon meeting the Elyria Exchange Club reviewed amendments to the constitution and heard the report of the public affairs committee. Members Calman Ihington and Stetson join the permanent committee investigating the 25 year yellow line franchise as civic groups plan another joint gathering to seek a definite resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Exchange Club
Chamber of Commerce
Iblic
Mesers
Calman
Ihington
Stetson
Exchange Club
Chamber of Commerce to Complete Industrial Survey
Elyria officials say the Chamber will finish a comprehensive study of local industry within two to three days. The report will cover employment across factories and trades, bank deposits, freight tonnage, electric power, costs of living, building permits, fire losses, and weekly trade updates. It also notes city hall, health, building trades, and agriculture activity and will be shared with outside firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Aso
Board of Health
Four property entrances found open in Elyria
Police on patrol reported two open windows at the B. and O. depot and the Elyria Lumber Co office, with no one nearby. The rear door at Fleischman Yeast Co. and the Elyria Telephone Co. were also found open. Authorities were notified to prevent burglary.
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Elyria
Elyria Lumber Co
Fleischman Yeast Co
Cleveland Street
Elyria Telephone Co
Go Trhm
Make Counter Charge in Gross Petitions
Two Lorain women answered and crossed petitions in divorce cases filed by their husbands. Jeanette Morlock denies claims of dishonesty and insanity and cites her husband Albert Morlock’s income and assets while seeking alimony. Emma Van Horne accuses her husband of extreme cruelty and abandonment and seeks dismissal of his petition with property awarded in her name free of dower.
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Elyria
Lorain
Jeanette Morlock
Albert Morlock
Tiorain
Joe Barons Fined in Ellria Police Court Case
Elyria report states Joe Baro a Western Heights grocer was arrested two months ago for selling hard cider with more than one half of one percent alcohol. He was fined $100 in police court today.
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Elyria
Joe Baro
Western Heights
Death of James Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore
His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons died at his Baltimore home today at about noon in the eighty seventh year of his age. The senior Roman Catholic cardinal in the United States was created a cardinal in 1886 and was beloved for his humble presence and public service. Easter services will proceed with no pontifical mass at the cathedral, altars remain decorated, and the cardinal’s annual tenebrae attendance was not observed for the first time in 50 years.
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Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons
Clergy Respond To CardGibbons Death In Nationwide Tributes
Clergymen from St Marys Catholic Church and others across denominations mourn Cardinal Gibbons death. Reverends Redhead Grant and Winters note his influence on public life and ecumenical respect. They praise his work for welfare, progress, and inspiration beyond creeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Redhead
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Bessie Jones Seeks Divorce From Ulysses Jones
Elyria report states Bessie Jones of Lorain files for divorce alleging habitual drunkenness and prior divorce on that ground. She cites neglect and requests legal relief on February 1. The article also notes a separate thrift report referencing 1919-20 school year totals across 2,620 schools and 1,430,936 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Bessie Jones
Lorain
Ulysses Jones
Thrift
Fox Furnace executive and worker arrested in Elyria case
Henry Wick general manager of Fox Furnace Co and L White a boiler operator face charges in Justice Hughes court March 29 for running a boiler over thirty horsepower without a licensed engineer. White was fined $3 for the offense. The arrests came after E C Jacobs of the local stationary engineers union pushed the action. Authorities anticipate other Elyria firms with similar violations will also be targeted and a state boiler inspector will be called in to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Henry Wick
Fox Furnace Co
J. D. Hughes
L. White
E. C. Jacobs
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Township bills introduced by Rep Elmer Cotton
Elyria reports Representative Elmer C Cotton introduced two township related bills in Columbus. One allows township trustees to rent township buildings for official use. The other extends trustee terms from two to three years while keeping three trustees per township.
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Elmer Cotton
Elyria
Elmer C. Cotton
Columbus
Two Elyria men fined for disorderly conduct
Andy Winder and Jim Barnes were arrested about 1:30 a.m. on the New York Central tracks in Elyria and fined five dollars each in police court. They claimed to work at National Tube Co and sought work in Gary Indiana after boarding a freight train. Police found a pair of pliers on Winder but he said they were found on the tracks and not used for wrongdoing.
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Elyria
Andy Winder
Jim Barnes
New York Central
National Tube Co
Gary
Ind
Potice
Winders
Martial Law Enforced in Hamburg Amid Communist Disorders
London dispatch reports 30 deaths in Hamburg Germany as 2,000 police clash with communists in the Heiligengeistfeld dockyard district. The police were mobilized and defeated in battle, with fighting continuing as martial law is imposed.
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London
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin
Heiligengeistfeld
Private Funeral For Diphtheria Victim
Victor Diskuran five year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Diskuran of 216 West River Street died last night from diphtheria No funeral services will be held and burial will be conducted by Welsh funeral directors Thursday afternoon with interment in St Mary's Cemetery
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Elyria
Victor Diskuran
Walter Diskuran
West River Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Elyria Civic Bodies Unite Over Yellow Line Franchises
Civic groups in Elyria move to form a united public affairs committee to oversee the Yellow Line franchise after council favored a sarcastic tone in its last session. The February 25 meeting at the Chronicle Telegram offices excludes council members but invites all civic reps to shape collective action.
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Elyria
Kiwanis
Rotary
Better Business
Woman’s Civic Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Lorain County Automobile Club
Manufacturers’ Association
Young Men's Business Club
Chronicle-Telegram
Redington
Traction Company
Surrender of gang leader and seventh member in Elyria case
Charles Cunningham 28, leader of a gang that pulled fourteen robberies, surrendered to police. Vane Hamilton 38, seventh member, was arrested. Both pleaded guilty to stealing a battery from Spaulding Coal & Supply Co and were bound over to the grand jury on $1,000 bonds each. Four gang members already sentenced. three juveniles sent to Lancaster Reformatory.
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Elyria
Charles Cunningham
Vane Hamilton
Hamilton
Cunningham
Spaulding Coal & Supply Co
Sol Mendelson
Furnace Street
Mendelson
Mike Swetz
Lancaster Reformatory
Elmer Cunningham
Joe Swetz
George Warner
Felix Serberski
Clyde Wilcox
Reformatory
Swetz
Young Warner
Ford
Thea Mendelson
Grand
War Hero Pickford's Body Returned for Native Burial
George A. Pickford, son of William Pickford of Carlisle, arrived in Elyria with an American flag draped coffin. He died in France on October 8 1918 while serving in Co A 331st Infantry. burial time was not set. Survived by parents, three sisters, three brothers and wife with two children. funeral details to be announced.
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Elyria
George A. Pickford
William Pickord
Carlisle
Jenkins Undertaking
Young Pickford
France
Jesse J. Ivester
U. S. Inft
New York
Co. A
331St Infantry
Youngstown
American Legion
Blanche Jackson
Ruth Harrison
Elsie Pickford
Chester
Edward
William
Injunction Blocks Traction Strike Pickets
Albany March 24 Supreme Court Justice Hinman grants United Traction Company a temporary injunction restraining striking employees from picketing streets. The order is returnable Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Hinman
United Traction Company
Marriage Licenses William Lant and Ivy Cecil
A justice of the peace issues a marriage license for William Lant 37 a fireman and Ivy Cecil 40 of Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William §. Lant
Ivy Cecil
Elyria
Arbor and Bird Day Observed by Lorain County Schools
Lorain County rural schools plan broad Arbor and Bird Day observance on April 8 under County Superintendent eight C Seale. Ninety nine teachers receive the 1921 Arbor and Bird Day Annual to aid lesson planning and activities including tree planting and bird house distribution. The pamphlet includes Governor Harry L Davis proclamation, Ohio garden scenes, two Oberlin bird nest photos, and 96 pages of articles and poems.
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Elyria
Lorain County
C. Seale
Ohio
Lorain
Obertin
Harry L. Davis
Oberlin
Found Dead in Elyria Home at 75
Charles F. Stearns aged 75 was found dead in his bed this morning at 117 Harvard Avenue Elyria. Death attributed to heart failure funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Elyria
Charles F. Stearns
Harvard Avenue
Red Cross field worker outlines peace time program
Elyria reports Miss Parrish a Red Cross field worker urged a centralized Health Bureau and a Disaster committee at the executive meeting. She described the typhoid response in Salem with four hospitals and over eight hundred cases cared for and noted an upcoming Lake division layette and dress quota for the Elyria chapter.
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RED Cross
Elyria
The
Miss Parrish
Salem
Lake Division
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James A. Reynolds
House
Brenner
Hawkins
Beck
Fivans
JOE Barons
John Frey
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
United States
J. H. Grant
First Congregational
W. B. Winters
Methodist Church
FOX Furnace
Hamburgh
Old Ladies’ Home
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