Eleven more plead guilty in Niles rioting case
Eleven of the defendants indicted in the Niles riot case entered guilty pleas today, raising total pleas to fourteen. Four were charged with assault with intent to kill, four with shooting with intent to kill or wound, and three with carrying concealed weapons. all pled guilty to assault and battery. Judge James S. Thomas will sentence them tomorrow at 9 o’clock as trials for remaining defendants resume Thursday morning.
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James S. Thomas
Portsmouth
Six Lorain County Townships Report TB Reactors at 5 Percent
Tuberculosis testing of dairy cattle in six Lorain County townships shows 297 reactors out of 6,023 on the first test and 28 on the retest after 60 days. Penfield township tested 12,299 cattle with 60 reactors first and five on the retest. Wellington township logged 1,545 cattle with five reactors on the second test. Continued on page 3.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Lorain County Tuberculosis Eradication Association
Geo. Warner
Wellington
Penfield
Wellington Township
Desperate Pair Try Jailbreak near Salisbury
A posse and angry citizens led by Worcester sheriff scour Croppers woods near Berlin for Andrew and Luther Baevans, fugitives who escaped after wounding guards. Bloodhounds secured to track them.
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Salisbury
Wilmer Purnell
Worcester County
Berlin
Andrew
Luther Baevans
William Davis
William Purnell
Arthur J. Foster dies in Cleveland
Arthur J. Foster husband of Catherine Burns and former city resident died yesterday in Cleveland. He leaves brothers James and sisters Eliza Mrs. William McNamara Mrs. John Toner and Sister Estelle of Ursuline Convent. Family home 1438 H 109th Street. Funeral Thursday at 9 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Church corner Ansel Road and Superior Avenue.
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Arthur J. Foster
Catherine Burns
Foster
Cleveland
James Burns Elyria
D. P. Keefe
P. J. Burns
James
Eliza
William McNamara
John Toner
Estelle
Ursiline Convent
H. 109Th Street
Chapman Goes on Trial for Murder in Hartford Court
Gerald Chapman, famed criminal and mail robber, appeared in Hartford on March 24 to face charges for shooting policeman James Shelley during a December New Britain department store raid. The courtroom scene drew a large crowd as Judge Newell Jennings presided and defense objections over juror qualification were raised. Parts of the article note Ford heir William Clayford's birth and George Wickershaw’s U S representation at League of Nations meetings on codification of international law.
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Hartford
Gerald Chapman
James Shelley
New Britain
Conn
Chapman
Muncie
Jud
Frederick Groehl
Newell Jennings
Judge Callahan
Boston
Judge Jennings
Ford
William Clayford
Edsel B. Ford
Geneva
George Wickershaw
New York
United States
League of Nations Committee
Humble Elyria Youth Seeks Promise of Walking Again
Gerald Wilson, 20, of Gilman, Iowa, who has been bedridden since birth, is undergo ing surgery in Kansas City after generous gifts funded his hospital bill. Surgeons at Christian Church hospital plan to operate on both legs within days, aiming to restore ability to walk. Local philanthropists Dave Manville and Charles Hagerty have raised funds for his care and a benefit show is planned. Gerald remains hopeful and determined to walk out of the hospital in months.
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Kansas City
Gerald Wilson
Lettmen
Towa
The
Christian Church Hospital
Gerald
Gilmen
Dave Manville
Charles Ottongerty
Gilman
Manville
Hagerty
County officials pledge to enforce spring weight and speed limits on motor buses
In Lorain county the commissioners announced enforcement of state spring road limits for motor trucks on main highways. C. H. Perry on the Cleveland Norwalk line was arrested on two counts, charged with operating an overloaded bus and speeding beyond the limit. He pleaded not guilty and bond was set at 100 dollars per charge.
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Lorain County
C. H. Perry
Cleveland-Norwalk
Oberlin Road
Perry
F. A. Underhul
George Rhoads
Charles Murray
S. I. George
OHTA
Rheads
Sheriff’s Department
Lakewoody
Columbia Township
Ohio Merchant Ends His Life in Tiffin
Hume R. Gray, 48, wealthy Tiffin businessman and treasurer of the Gray and White Company, ended his life with a revolver bullet after years of paralysis. He had recently returned from Hot Springs and discussed that physicians could not improve his condition. Gray, who led poultry and dairy operations with branches across Northern Ohio, leaves a wife.
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Tiffin
Hume R. Gray
Hot Springs
Gray
Gray and White Company
Ohio
British royalty attend officers versus locals football match
In Leghorn King George V and Queen Mary watched a match between Royal Navy officers and a local team before planning a visit to Bordighera to see Queen Margherita. The event signals royalty gatherings as they travel through winter resorts during March.
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Leghorn
Italy
Tornado Toll and Newport Fire Blaze Report
A five state tornado toll totals 813 deaths and about 3000 serious injuries with Illinois and Indiana among the hardest hit. Property losses are estimated at 50 million dollars as relief efforts mobilize nationwide. Newport city hall, valued at 300000, burned killing fireman John H. Malloy and injuring another with mayor Sullivan rescuing records.
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Tre
Wivtesa
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Wewport
Khiyasc
Newport
John H. Malloy
Malloy
Sullivan
Ishtabula Man Taken to Hospital After Collapse
In Ashtabula H W Joslyn was found unconscious on the Lake road near Stop 66 and brought to St Joseph s hospital where doctors diagnosed heart paralysis. Also reports a 19 year old girl found unconscious on Midlothian boulevard in Youngstown after alleged mistreatment and a Akron school board resolution stating 20 percent of married women teachers will not be rehired when their terms end.
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Lorain
H. W. Joslyn
Ashtabula
Lake Road
Stop 66
L. P. Taylor
Cleveland
St. Joseph's Hospital
Gire
Youngstown, O
Midlothian Boulevard
Louise Williams
Akron
Board of Education
Lorain Council 10 Plans For Future Discussion
Lorain March 24. The city council will meet as a committee of the whole with fire and police department heads tonight for a general discussion of city affairs. No definite program is in view but various matters of interest to the city will be discussed.
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Lorain
Fire and Police Department
Grass fires keep volunteers busy after rainfall
A string of grass fires over the weekend with three on Saturday and three more Monday prompted No. 1 station crews to respond to alarms on Rush street 3 p m 254 Ohio street 499 p m and near the Western Automatic Screw plant at 6 p m A hose line from the plant helped halt a two block spread in the last blaze.
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No. 1
Rush Street
Ohio Street
Western Automatic Screw
Suspension of Clifford Upheld by Board of Education
The board upheld the suspension of Earl Clifford from public schools after repeated disciplinary breaches. Principal Shively had barred him from athletics for absences and out of town games, despite parental excuses. Attorney Lawrence Webber urged clemency, while a five-teacher delegation defended the principal’s firmness and fairness.
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Board of Education
Earl Clifford
Shively
Clifford
W. W. Brown
Chicago
Lawrence Webber
Traffic tangle drags in Elyria courts over Broad street crash
Two lower courts handle cases stemming from a Broad street collision after police say George Hall sped about 50 miles per hour. Hall accuses Frank McMullen of triggering the crash. McMullen denies the charge as both seek trial dates. Also a Lakewood man, Oscar Reisland, fined $1 in traffic court. Separately Moscow court annuls Saghalien island oil concession to Sinclair interests.
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Broad Street
George Hall
Harvard Street
Hinkson
Hall
Court of Justice
S. J. George
Frank McMullen
Valley City
McMullen
Elyria
F. A. Underhill
Middle Avenue
West Avenue
Milton Obitts
George Walton
George
Oscar Reisland
Lakewood
Moscow
Saghalien
Asia
Sinclair Oil Interests
United States
Sinclair
Senate committee urges passage of state appointments plan
Columbus March 24 four of Gover nor Donaher's key state commission picks may be held up until after the April 16 assembly return. Rules committee approved most appointments but not Huffman Archer Bloom Hopkins and others yet. It did recommend confirmation for several university and state board posts. Agricultural panel backs the Riges cattle testing bill with a 700000 appropriation. Westover derides the Brown gasoline tax measure as Tea Party era taxation.
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Columbus
Denahey
Senate Rules Committee
Assembly
Rules Committee
James W. Huffman
Chandersville
Hart D. Bloom
Bowling Green
State Talties Commission
Wm. EK. Hopkins
Cincinnati
State Tax Commission
R. W. Archer
Cleveland
State Civil Service Commission
Senate
Donaher
Ohio State University
Herbert
State Board of Optometry
F. A. Stengle
Marion
C. Gray
Toledo
Ohio University
Wilson McKee
Athens
Samuel I. McCune
Fred G. Leete
Ironton
Senate Agricultural Committee
Chas. A. Westover
Mahoning
New Grafton State Farm Well Pumps Fifty Gallons Per Minute
State Senator Comings with Arthur Waid from Auditor Tracy s office and others visited the new well on the Grafton State farm yesterday. A pump started and discharged fifty gallons per minute without lowering the level. Water samples were taken for Columbus analysis to decide if the state institution will be located there. Plans to sink a second well were made and work will begin at once.
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Comings
Arthur Waid
Tracy
Wmn. Knox
State Health Department
Frank Couzins
Grafton
Grafton State Farm
Columbus
Cabinet reports strong business as recession fears ease
Washington reports a generally healthy business climate with unemployment described as normal and key industries holding steady. Wheat speculation stirred some reaction but did not dent overall activity. a cabinet update noted continued gains across sectors.
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Davis
Treasury
Melton
Careless Smoking Suspected in Death at Lorain Rooming House
James Ritchie, 60, found dead in his rooming house at 1212 Broadway Lorain last night. Police believe bed fire started by smoker's carelessness. Spanish steamer Gaipuzida reported sinking near whalepoint whalepoint is on Long Island Bahamas group.
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Lorain Rooming House
Lorain
James Ritchie
Broadway
Fre
Richie
M.arseilles
Gaipuzida
Awhalepoint
Whalepoint
Long Island
Bahama
West Indies
Proposals and Trial Marriages in Borneo Described by Explorer
Dr. Eric Mjoberg recounts Borneo customs noting that women propose, trial marriages last four months, and divorces cost 75 cents. He reports drinking orgies and wakes that restart after deaths, with natives seeking slaves for life beyond. He plans research at Bussey Institute, Harvard.
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Boston
Borneo
Malay Archipelago
Eric Mjoberg
Bussey Institute
Harvard
Ex Service Man Pleads Guilty in Bootlegging case
Walter Collopy of Cleveland, arrested on two liquor transportation charges, pleaded guilty in Lorain police court. He was fined 1000 dollars and costs, and his auto was confiscated. Collopy, an ex service man unable to find work, said he turned to bootlegging and was jailed for non payment of fine.
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Lorain
Walter Collopy
Cleveland
Tos Auto
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