Lawyers Seek New Trial in King Case
Elyria report says Mayor William F. Grail of Lorain has filed a motion for a new trial over the removal of A. A. King, chief of police. Five grounds allege the verdict lacks weight, improper civil service handling, improper evidence, and questions of court jurisdiction and appeal rights. The judge will set a hearing date and decide on appellate reach.
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Elyria—Aattorneys
William F. Grail
Lorain
A. A. King
Civil Service Commission
William F. Grall
Claims Court
Thompson
Court of Appeals
Glitsch
Dng
Amphatic
Rose
Grall
Civic Organization Sub Committee Sets Framing for Elyria Transit
In Elyria the Civic Organization sub committee of eight clubs met at the National Bank director's room to review electric railway franchises. They compared Elyria proposals with Lorain Yellow Line and Green Line precedents, drafting recommendations for approval at the main Civic Organization meeting tomorrow night.
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Elyria
Civic Organization
National Bank
Flyrna
Lorain
Simmons Fined for Assault and Battery
Elyria report states Glenn Simons, indicted for cutting with intent to wound, changed plea to guilty of assault and battery. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs, ending the criminal term of court.
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Elyria
Glenn Simons
Delaware Resorts Near Extinct Form Of Jail Punishment
In Wilmington Delaware on March 29 four convicts at New Castle County workhouse received 140 lashes with a cat o nine tails setting a record since 1873. Warden Plummer administered the blows to Leonard Barrett 49 lashes Horace Archie 40 lashes John Richardson 40 lashes and Warren Lewis 20 lashes. The quartet faces a combined 41 years in prison terms for robbery highway robbery larceny and related crimes.
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Wilmington
Del
New Castle County
Plummer
Leonard Barrett
Horace Archie
John Richardson
Warren Lewis
Veterans organize Public Service League in Ohio
Ohio World War veterans form the Public Service League of Ohio at Columbus. T. H. Brown of Columbus is named president and state Senator Arthur Day of Cleveland vice president. A nine member committee will plan a permanent organization and incorporation.
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Columbus
Veterans of
Veterans Public Service League of Ohio
T. H. Brown
State Civil Service Commission
Arthur Day
Cleveland
Plan Libation Prosperity Week Observance In Elyria
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce directors will decide next Monday evening whether National Prosperity Week from April 4 to 11 will be observed in the city. The campaign urges sensible spring buying to restore national prosperity, noting prices won’t return to former lows due to production costs.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Marital Woes Aired In Divorce Court
In Lorain, two divorce cases were filed. Rose Filkins accuses John Filkins of neglect and cruelty including abandoning the family for four months in 1911 and later multiple separations seeking divorce, alimony, and child custody. Stanley Budlovich sues Angella Budlovich now in the old country for failing to join him after nine years in America. she is said to be living with another man in Hungary.
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Elyria
Lorain
Rose Filkins
John Filiking
Stanley Budlovich
Angella Budlovich
Old Country
America
Hungary
American Yeomen Celebrate 24th Anniversary in Elyria
Nearly 100 members of the American Yeomen marked the order’s 24th anniversary with plans for a silver society celebration next February. An extensive membership drive aims to add at least 100 members in a year and form a new class of 60 to 100. The event included an elaborate banquet and talks by state and local managers, with emphasis on reviving active lodge activity and a noted Akron meet performance. The lodge plans to initiate a large class in Oberlin on April 5.
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Rolf
Erie Homestead
Cleveland
Akron
Oberlin
Dawes to Lead War Insurance Investigation
President Harding appointed a nine man and two woman committee to investigate the World War War Risk Insurance Bureau and related veteran care. Brigadier General Charles G Dawes leads the panel joined by John L Lewis Douglas Robinson Theodore Roosevelt F W Galbraith Jr Milton Foreman Henry Berry and others.
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Washington
White House
Harding
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Board For Vocational Training
Charles G Dawes
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Indianapolis
United Mile Workers of America
Douglas Robinson
New York
Roosevelt
Franklin D’oler
American Legion
Thomas W. Miller
Delaware
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Elyria Boy Dies After Mysterious Illness
Joseph Dirck, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Dirck of Telegraph road, died at St Marys hospital after a lengthy illness described as bleeding of body tissues that later burst. A freshman at Elyria High School he had to quit work in January. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Lorain
Joseph Dirck
Alfred Dirck
Telegraph Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Elyria High School
Minister in Hospital After 10 Dispute Over Collection
Akron dispatch reports a Monday night brawl at a colored church on Bluff Street over a preacher collection. Rev Ellick Donnel was taken to city hospital with a badly cut left forearm. A R Graves was cut about head and face. Mansfield Wade was sought for cutting with intent to wound and John Morris, 21, was arrested on suspicion.
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Akron
Bluff Street
Ellick Donnel
City Hospital
A. R. Graves
Mansfield Wade
John Morris
Greeks Advance Forty Miles Toward Angora
Greek forces on the Anatolian front have captured Katala and advanced about forty miles toward Angora. They occupy Eski-Shehr and have taken numerous Turkish prisoners and war materiel. The Greeks are now roughly 130 miles from Angora, with Kutaia and Siki-Shehr noted as important Bagdad railway junctions.
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London
Katala
Angora
Eski-Shehr
Athens
Angara
Kutaia
Siki-Shehr
Bagdad
Peters Wins Cabinet Sewing Machine in Market Draw
J L Peters timekeeper at Overland factory of 144 Harvard Avenue won the $100 Cabinet Sewing Machine in a drawing at New City Market Saturday night held by Mayor Jones. Peters held ticket number 6010.
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J. L. Peters
Overland Factory
Harvard Avenue
New City Market
Jones
Peters
Delaware Peach Crop Believed to Be Ruined
Delaware reports indicate the entire peach and apple crop may be ruined by last night and today’s high winds hail sleet and frost. Blossoms turned black like fire and strawberry and other small fruit crops were damaged. Estimated losses run into the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Slain Baby Found in River Linked to Murder
In Elyria a plump newborn girl was found murdered in the east branch of Black River near East Avenue. A 14 year old boy, George Berkline, saw what looked like a doll in the river and retrieved the body, which coroner M. E. Perry ruled homicide by drowning. A towel strip tied around the neck weighed down the body, suggesting deliberate killing before the infant was tossed into the water. The scene at LaPorte bridge remains unsolved.
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Elyria
Black River
7Th Street
East Avenue
George Berkline
Officer Berkline
Young Berkline
Berkline
Frank Smith
Harry H. Smith Co
Galli
Delia & Galli
Monument Makers
M. E Perry
Perry Tuesday
Coonville
LaPorte
Corner Perry
Chronicle-Telegram
Perry
Hughes greets French envoy on Wednesday in Washington
Secretary of State Hughes will receive Rene Viviani the French extraordinary envoy at the State Department at noon. After presenting credentials he will be received by President Harding at the White House at 4:30 p.m. A telegram notifying Jules Jusser of New York of Viviani's arrival was dispatched today.
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Washington
Rene Viviani
State Hughes
State Department
M. Viviani
Harding
White House
Jules J. Jusserand
New York
Viviani
Cincinnati Veteran Printer Tidball Dies at 94
Valentine Tidball, a longtime Cincinnati veteran printer, died at his Norwood home at age 94. He lived in Cincinnati and Norwood, contributing to local journalism for decades.
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Cincinnati
Valentine Tidball
Norwood
Chamber of Commerce to Organize Building Company
Elyria board of directors met last night and set a next meeting for Monday evening to organize the Chamber of Commerce building company. They will also consider plans for a new auditorium and rush work to completion, with arrangements to handle stock subscriptions.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Building Company
Dublin captain shot near castle in daylight attack
Dublin reports Captain Cecil Lees, claimed to have ties to the British secret service, was assassinated within a short distance of Dublin Castle by four assailants. The Elyria note mentions the Lorain County Fish and Game Club banquet at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to elect officers for the coming year.
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Dublin
Cecil Lees
Secret Service
Dublin Castle
Elyria
Lorain County Fish and Game Club
Chamber of Commerce
Six Victims Reported In Chicago Paper Warehouse Blast
Six bodies were recovered in a devastating blast at a four story paper warehouse on Chicago's near south west side. Fire and police worked through the ruins as coroner estimates warned the death toll could reach ten with around 60 others injured. A possible gas main leak is being investigated and a three year old girl’s body was among those recovered.
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Chicago
Peter M. Hoffman
Sandusky Boy Burglar Held by Police
Elyria police hold Herman Schultz, 16, for Sandusky police over burglarizing a Sandusky jewelry store and stealing items valued over $100. He and his brother Edward resided previously in Sandusky. Herman allegedly sold loot for 34 dollars after entering a store, trying on a suit and returning later window via the rear.
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Elyria
Herman Schultz
Sandusky
Young Schultz
Edward
Robert
Smith Block
Edward Schultz
Herman
Brown Hotel
Edward Schwitz
Rotary Club Boosts Boys Camp Initiative
Elyria Rotary members discussed the boys camp on Vermilion River, with Emerson Poste reporting on youth work. The club voted to support the project and purchase Strongheart tickets for camp outreach, while the yellow line franchise committee promised a forthcoming report.
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Elyria
Rotary Club
Fred Caley
Cleveland Automobile Club
Emerson Poste
Vermilion River
Strongheart
Akron Traction Car Leaves Track In Gorge Crash
A March 29 Akron bound Northern Ohio Traction train leaped from the rails at a curve near a gorge as the front motor derailed striking a pole and embankment. The limited toppled on its side at six o clock last evening and passengers escaped by climbing from windows. The 150 foot drop to the Cuyahoga river preceded the wreck.
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Akron
Northern Ohio
Limited
Cuyahoga River
Hospital Notes Elyria and Oberlin Admits and Births
Hospital notes list admissions: James Waldron 113 Water Street George Knipper Ab bey road R D Dyke 33 South Pleasant Oberlin Mrs Edward Arnold 312 1 2 West Avenue Mrs Fred Elsworth 329 E Bridge Street Mrs Anna Tunington 420 West 3rd Street Births: Dennis Helpin and John Kalter families welcomed a daughter and a son Discharged: Chester Atkinson Thordore Sheppard Donald Wittenbrook
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Elyria
James Waldron
Water Street
George Knipper
Abbey Road
R. D. Dyke
South Pleasant Street
Oberlin
Edward Arnold
West Avenue
Fred Elsworth
E. Bridge Street
Anna Tunington
West 3Rd Street
Dennis Helpin
West Street
John Kalter
North Ridgeville
Chester Atkinson
Olmstead Falls
Thordore Sheppard
Donald Wittenbrook
Wellington
Collision at Essen Kills Fourteen Guards and Rebels
In Essen in the Ruhr district fourteen people were killed and 46 wounded in a violent clash between the security police and communists. Essen hosts the Krupp works and major iron and steel industry facilities. Three of the dead were police officers.
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Berlin
Essen
Ruhr
Krupp Works
Widow Denied Share of Estate in Probate
Dayton dispatch reports Howard Parry of Miamisburg died leaving a $15,000 estate. His widow, accused of deserting him in time of need, was denied any share under the will in probate proceedings held today.
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Dayton
Howard Parry
Miamisburg
Famous naturalist dies on train bound for West Park home
John Burroughs world famous naturalist died on a New York Central express train en route from California to his West Park New York home. He collapsed in a Pullman compartment at 2 am as the train passed through Kingsville Ohio. Born Roxbury New York April 3 1837 he spent winters in California and lived to age 83. He authored many nature study books familiar to schoolchildren.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Burroughs
California
West Park
New York Central
New York
America
Roxbury
Treasury
National Bank
Gross Petition Filed by Bessie Dinkins
Elyria Ohio reports Bessie Dinkins files answer and cross petition in divorce case against William Dinkins. She cites his arrest and murder conviction in Asheville North Carolina with one year imprisonment and alleges gross neglect of duty after release. She seeks custody of their child and alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Rbessie Dimkins
Lorain
William Dimkins
Ashville N. C
Marriage Licenses Listed For Four Couples
Dan Varlonoff a 29 year old farmer wed Frances Elevo 27 at Loran with a justice of the peace officiating Jesse N Barber 38 manufacturer wed Inez Wesbrook 23 at Ely ria and a justice of the peace. Charles R Guthrie 21 steel worker wed Luella Stone 19 at Lo rain Rev W B Winters officiated Dave Prosser 21 farmer wed Elsie Pickard 19 Carlisle Justice J D Hughes presiding.
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Dan Varlonoff
Farmer
Frances Elevo
Loran
Jesse N. Barber
Inez Wesbrook
Elyria
Charles R. Guthrie
Luella Stone
Lorain
W. B. Winters
Dave Prosser
Elsie Pickard
Carlisle
J. D. Hughes
News Stand Proprietor Slain After Resistance
Youngstown report says Philip Lowenthal a 36 year old news stand owner was shot in the right lung by two armed robbers who demanded money. He resisted their attempt and they fled without loot.
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Youngstown
Philip Lowenthal
Mary Dorenzo Granted Divorce in Elyria Court
Judge Thompson grants divorce to Mary Dorenzo of Lorain from Pasquale Dorenzo on extreme cruelty. She receives custody of children except son Albert placed with Albert and wife, with weekly visitation rights for the mother.
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Elyria
Thompson
Mary Dorenzo
Lorain
Pasquale Dorenzo
Albert
Albert Dorenzo
Elyria Health Report Says City Free From Contagious Diseases
Sanitary Policeman F. H. Williams announced Elyria is comparatively free from contagious diseases. He noted two smallpox and two diphtheria cases with cards nearly lifted, and ten to twelve chickenpox cases in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Eulyria
F. H. Williams
Hunger strike girl charged in $18,000 jewel robbery case
New York police report Harlem prison inmate Miss Catherine Brown has not eaten for two days while awaiting trial for stealing 18 000 from employers and turning it to her lover. Bail dropped from 5000 to 2000 but funds remain unfurnished. The sweetheart, also a mystery, has visited twice.
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New York
Catherine Brown
Harlem
Soviets Demand Pardons for Release of Kirkpatrick
The Soviet government agrees to release Emmet Kirkpatrick if New York authorities pardon two American communists Jim Larkin and Benjamin Gitlow. Gitlow, Larkin imprisoned after anti red raids, are cited as the exchange terms. Three hundred Russians returning to Soviet Russia were barred at Libau despite entering peacefully, with Bolshivik authorities ultimately allowing access.
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Moscow
Berlin
Emmet Kirkpatrick
Baron Wrangel
Crimean
Jim’ Larkin
Benjamin Gitlow
New York
Larkin
Gitlow
New York City
Department of Justice
Revolutionary Age
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Mayor’s Counsel Claims Court
Simmons
Unio Veterans
Public Service League
Beal & Hearne Undertaking
Hughes
Prosenger
Kirkpatrick
Louise Bryant
United States
Soviet Russia
Lithuania
Libau
Russia
Interior
Ruppia
Weses
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