Wu forces win at Ma Chang Kuan Hsien and Fengtai
Reports from Peking say Wu Pei Fu forces scored a sweeping victory at Ma Chang Kuan Hsien and are driving toward Fengtai. The gates of Peking closed. British vice counsellor E S Bennet wounded by a bullet while observing fighting.
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Peking
Wu Pe
Machang Kuan Hsien
Shan Sin Tien
Fengtai
E S Bennet
Chang Tso- Lin
Machang
Kuan Hsien
Mde
Chang Tse Lin
Wu Tientsin
Chang
Machang Chang Sin Tien
Serious Flood Inundates Brandon and Surrounding Areas
Brandon city reports hundreds rescued by mounted police as the Assiniboine river swelled, flooding lower towns including Alexander. The flood covers miles, shelters the homeless, and ruins farmland while relief boats operate. Casualty reports are unconfirmed and conditions mirror the 1904 disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon City
Man
Assiniboine
Alexander
Virden Valley
Kenway
Europe looks to bankers to solve reparations problem
Morgan's acceptance of a place on the committee is suggested at the Genoa conference as Europe seeks bankers to resolve the reparations issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Morgan
Genoa
Pittsburgh Chamber Tour Visits Elyria in Industrial Exposition
Representatives of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce arrived on their annual trade tour by train and car. They were greeted by Elyria citizens and taken on a tour of local business and residential districts before visiting the Elks hall for a one day Industrial Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Elks Hall
Arrest Made in $75,000 Bond Theft
Springfield Massachusetts May 4 John C Nemirow of this city arrested today in connection with the 75000 bond theft from a Hartford Connecticut physician last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
John C Nemirow
Hartford, Conn
Kills Girl Says She Set Date Jilted Him
Report from Washington describes a man confessing to killing a schoolteacher, Rebecca Nelson, four miles west of Manly Iowa after she refused his escort. He then attempted to rob a bank but was overpowered by bank employees. Police say Irving Bonker admitted the shooting and claimed intoxicants influenced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Irvin Bonker
Manly
Rebecca Nelson
Poison insurance records sought in Cleveland cases
May 4. County prosecutor Edward C. Stanton directs a search of industrial insurance records to determine if two children of a jailed woman, reportedly victims of accidental poison, had life insurance. City Chemist Knapp analyzes a soldier’s organs from last year in a suspected foul play inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Edward C. Stanton
Knapp
Elira Colgan 76 Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs Elira Colgan 76 wife of the late James Colgan Sr died at her home 724 West River street yesterday afternoon after fifteen years of illness She leaves children Anna Colgan John Colgan Elyria C C Tillack Lorain William Detroit and three stepchildren James C W and Mrs C W Mara Funeral services are set for St Marys church Saturday at 9 am with burial in St Marys cemetery
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Eliza Colgan
James Colgan
West River Street
Anna Colgan
John Colgan
Elyria
C. C. Tillack
Lorain
William
Detroit
James
C. W
C. W. Mara
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
PGE TEACHERS FOR ELVA SCHOOLS
The board of education held a special meeting and approved the engagement of 126 instructors for the coming year. Supt. F. M. Shelton presented the list with recommendations. many new teachers are training at normal schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
M Stevens
Supr
F. M Shelton
Ruth McFadden
Bucyrus
Hathaway
Kiwanis Plans Industrial Plant Visits and Toronto Trip
The Kiwanis Club held its regular monthly meeting and announced plans to visit Elyria industrial plants each Thursday after lunch. Final arrangements were made for attending the Toronto Convention in June. Afterward members visited Hilks hall to welcome the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Toronto
Hilks Hall
Pittsburgh
Intercede Effort To Deport Elyria Woman to Canada
A local Elyria woman Gladys Sharon, once Gladys Wall, faces deportation to Canada amid an intervention by friends attorney Nieding and Senator Burke. Burke investigated and urged action to Senator Willis to prevent a potential miscarriage of justice. Sharon had citizenship altered via marriage to a Canadian husband, after which she returned to Elyria from Windsor. The case mirrors Isabella Hay’s earlier intervention.
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Gladys Sharon
Canada
Nieding
Burke
Isabella Hay
Willis
Washington
Sharon
Gladys Wall
Texas
Windsor
Memorial Day committee meeting to plan observance
A memorial day committee meeting is called for tomorrow evening at the tax commission office in the basement of the courthouse to appoint subcommittees for duties. Supreme Court Judge Benson Hough is set to deliver the address. Washington reports Allied powers must fund American troops on the Rhine if they wish to keep them long term.
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The
Tax Commission
Court House
Supreme Court
Benson Hough
Washington
Rhine
Common Pleas Court
Elyria
Board of Elections Re Elects Officers
The board met in this city yesterday afternoon and organized for the present term. F A Stetson was elected chief deputy. A contest for chief clerk pitted A S Sayers and Judge Duffy both of Lorain. after five ballots Sayers was re elected on the final unanimous ballot. E E Sperry of Oberlin was elected deputy at the Elyria office and Miss Mary Seward of Elyria was chosen stenographer and deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
F. A. Stetson
A. S. Sayers
Duffy
Lorain
Saegers
E. E. Sperry
Oberlin
Elyria
Mary Seward
Baritones and Tenors Race for Mrs Caruso’s Hand
Baritones tenors and basses of the Metropolitan Grand Opera seek the hand of Mrs Enrico Caruso widow of the famed singer as they compete for her consideration. The players differ on whether she will marry again with Mrs Caruso not yet considering remarriage but the competition continues.
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Metropolitan Grand Opera
Enrico Caruso
Police Raid Hobo Camp at Telegraph Road Corner
Sheriff Backus and a posse raided an old house at Telegraph road and Murray ridge last night, arresting twelve hoboes occupying the premises. Neighbors complained it was a regular roost for tramps who had set a permanent camp there. The house contained old cooking utensils and a cellar fireplace. The detainees were driven to town, held overnight, and warned to stay away from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backus
Telegraph Road
Murray Ridge
Followed Women Lakewood Men Are Fined
Two Lakewood men Frank Monney and G F O Donnell were arraigned in police court on a complaint by Naomi Harfling and Ella Carr of Louisville Kentucky. They said the men trailed their car from Pittsburgh and sometimes crowded it during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
Frank Monney
G. F. O'Donnell
Naomi Harfling
Ella Carr
Louiseville
Pittsburgh
Drivers fined after car veers into ditch incident
Manley faced a reckless driving charge with a $25 fine plus costs while O'Donnell was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness. A pint bottle of liquor was found in the car. The men paid fines and the women continued on their way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley
O'Donnell
Truce End to Irish Civil War Foes
Dublin reports a cease in guerrilla fighting between Irish free state supporters and the republican army. A Sinn Fein commission drafted terms for armistice to halt operations except training, with no reorganizations and joint protection of property. Four days granted for news to spread.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Irish Republican Army
Free State Army
Carl Eeireann
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Katherine Clark
Irish Peace Committee
Knight Smnt NOH RE FOR GOVERNOR
Akron report from March 4 states Congressman C L Knight says he remains in the Ohio governor race unless Governor Davis exits. Knight accuses the Daugherty Halley faction of harassing Davis and aims to pressure Davis’s decision, noting a possible coalitional effort to remove Davis.
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Knight Smnt Noh
Akron
Ohio
C. L. Knight
Washington
Davis
Daugherty-Halley
RudiIynicka
Hamilton County
Halley
Divided Views on Municipal Court at Ex change Club Meeting
At the Exchange Club, proponents led by F A Stetson and Harry Redington favor establishing a municipal court, aligning with Loram's model to relieve the common pleas dock et and police court caseloads up to 1000. Judge H G Redington opposes as unnecessary and criticizes trial delays. Elyria Lawyers Club previously supported the measure.
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Exchange Club
Loram
F. A Stetson
Harry Redington
Court of Common Pleas
Elyria Lawyer's Club
H. G. Redington
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I. Pierpont Morgan
Left
Sir Robert Kindersley
Center
M. Delacroix
Belgium
Agec
Ternational Bankers’ Committee
J. P
Savage
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Labor
Bureau
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
William Rice
Wellington
John Brown
War Finance Corporation
House Banking and Currency Committee
Elira Colgan
PGE
ELVA
Aiwants Club
Lewis
Haron Onstake
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
White House
Harding
Antonio Scotti
Enrico Aruso
Andrea de Segurola
Don Rafael Jiar
Gloria Caruso
Y.M.C.A
Hudson
Richardson
Kansas
Edwin B. Earley
Methodist Church
Matt Ranish
Ljubroa Pavlick
Hanish
United States
Ranish
Hogoes
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