Rum Row Smuggling Blockaded Off New York Coast
Long Island Sound blockade tightens as government ships close in on rum runners off Staten Island and New Jersey. Seventeen boats join the fleet moving northward under pressure while shore contact remains difficult for smugglers. A separate create from New London reports an early dry navy blockade centering at Montauk Point to curb liquor traffic.
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New York
United States
Prohibition
Coast Guard
Staten Island
New Jersey
Long Island
New London
Conn
Long Island Sound
Montauk Point
Twelve Mile
Lumut
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Honors War Dead in Memorial Plan
Elyria VFW passes resolution to deem all who died in foreign wars posthumous members from Mexican War onward. Special Memorial Day services planned with over 200 in uniform, plus tree planting in honor of Rollin Hinkson and Wilbur Gilson. City officials attend as flags and silk regalia are displayed.
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Elyria V. F. W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
WFP
WFLW
Woman's Club of
Elyria
Buesis
Hewitt
Harry Hinkson
Rollin
Tigerconderoga
Wilbur Lynn Gilson
V. FP. W
Coblenz
Argonne Drive
Hinkson
V. Flw
Johnny Peltz
Wham Rigo
James Elemes
China” Young
V. F. Ww
Ohio Marshal Is Given Pen Sentence
Ohio marshal Arthur W. Hecker received a three year sentence in Atlanta penitentiary and was fined 4500 for impersonating a federal officer and extortion, after a judge blasted him as a lawless element undermining the nation. Police also seized 250 cases of Canadian beer at a rail siding in Cleveland and three of six men were arrested. Pete Ay, a Negro, was captured in Canton as the second suspect in the Nick Zounkourles holdup murder at the WS Grocery store.
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Cleveland
Ohio
D. G. Westenhaver
America
Arthur W. Hecker
Formr Village
Atlanta
Negro
Delth Canton
Peteay
Sherff
Alrio
Nick Zouncourles
Drowns After Faint Along Baltimore Ohio Tracks
Thom McCarick a 40 year old unmarried man fainted while walking along the Baltimore Ohio tracks west of Newark Ohio last night and fell into a pool of water where he drowned. His body was not found until this morning.
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Newark
Thom McCarick
Baltimore
Advertising Men Say War Does Not Pay in Teaching
Sir William Vena of Manchester told New York advertising club delegates that war yields no profit and advertising drives progress. He praised Britain’s return to the gold standard and predicted stronger US-UK trade as Americans adopt quicker, more experimental advertising while Britons remain cautious. He said German political events do not unsettle British commerce.
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New York
May
America
Williiam Vena
Manchester
England
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Houston
Tex
Sir William
Great Britain
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
Mrs Ida M Preston Dies at 60 in Elyria
Mrs Ida M Preston aged 60 died May 7 at 3 a m after sixteen years residency in Elyria. She leaves husband F J Preston a daughter Sylvia Dawley three grandchildren and a brother Frank W Brown of Detroit. Son Alva W predeceased her. Funeral at daughter Sylvia Dawley home 1355 East Ave May 9 at 1 p m Rev W Burner officiating. Burial at Strongville Ohio.
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Ida M. Preston
F. J. Preston
Sylvia Dawley
Frank W. Brown
Detroit
Mich
Alva W
Elyria
East Avenue
Adjournment Sought in Logan Gas Hearing in Columbus
Prelim evidence on Logan Gas Company rate increase for 94 030 customers in 71 northern Ohio municipalities is presented to the State Utilities Commission. Attorneys seek adjournment for several weeks while cities study volumes. contractor David R Williams testifies on line valuations.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Gas Company
David R. Williams
Tulsa
Oklahoma
National Gas Line
Sandusky Boxer Soldier Shoots Self at Park
Sandusky lightweight boxer known as Soldier Schoepflin shot himself in the head at Winnebago Park this morning. Physicians say he will die. No reason is known for the act.
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Sandusky
Schoepflin
Winnebago Park
Death of Mrs. Alice B. Curtiss in Chicago
Mrs Alice B Curtiss wife of Albert O Curtiss former Elyria city auditor died in Chicago yesterday at 2 00 pm The remains will be sent to Elyria She had served as deputy in the probate office under Judge Hinman She is survived by her husband son Donald and sister Grace Bruce Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 30 pm at Hurst Funeral Parlors Rev E B Redhead officiating burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery Also mentions Governor Gore visiting Mind situation intense in Fairmont West Virginia as mine strike sharpens tensions after a dynamiting report
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Alice B. Curtiss
Albert O. Curtiss
Elyria
Chicago
Fairmount
W. Va
Howard
Gore
West Virginia
Joseph Pritchard
Cleveland
Harry Obermyer
Wood County
Fred Obermyer
Woodcountry
Wise
Rockne to Speak at Dayton Stadium Dedication
Notre Dame athletic director Knute K. Rockne will deliver the dedication address for the University of Dayton stadium on June 7. The announcement was released today in Dayton.
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Rockne
Dayton
Knute K. Rockne
Notre Dame University
University of Dayton
Clock Falls Seven Stories Injuring Five in Brooklyn
In New York Brooklyn a large clock being lowered from the Garfield building crashed seven floors to the ground. Five persons were known to be injured as bricks and debris showered on passers by when the cable slipped.
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New York
Myan
Garfield
Brooklyn
Governor asserts Ohio authority to halt gambling at tracks
Columbus Ohio Attorney General Crabbe told a Shrine club meeting that the governor has authority under state law to stop gambling at race tracks and to shut down slot machines and punch boards. He argued the governor can prosecute petty gamblers and big operators alike and criticized Judge Kinkead over alleged letters. Crabbe noted investors have lost over 550 million dollars in blue sky stock schemes since the law's 1817 constitution.
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Columbus
Meg
Don
Ohio
Crabbe
Shrine Club
Common Pleas
Kinkead
Attorney General’s Department
Cates
Crabber
Blue Sky Department
Mrs Shepherd to Be Freed on Bail in Kenilworth
Mrs Julie Shepherd, accused of aiding her husband William D. Shepherd in a 16 year murder plot to obtain the McClintock fortune, remained in retirement at a Kenilworth home as bail set at $5,600 was posted after surrender to authorities.
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Shepherd
Chicago
Julie Shepherd
Wiliam D. Shepherd
Emma McClintock
Billy
Kenilworth
Open House At Memorial Hospital Observes National Hospital Day
Elyria invites citizens to visit Memorial Hospital Tuesday from 2 to 4 PM as hospital staff welcome guests. Dr H Pelton notes open house showcases operations and includes the Gates Home for Crippled Children. Graduating class commencement set for May 13 at First Congregational Church.
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National Hospital
Gay
Elyria
Memorial Hospital
H. Pelton
Elyria Hospital
First Congregational Church
Pelton
Gates Home
Multiple Quick Happenings Reported In Chicago and Nation
A Chicago pawn shop held up on May 7 with diamonds and jewelry stolen. loot amount unclear. The U S fleet sailed from Honolulu for Molokai maneuvers. A Dayton police shootout ended with a daytime gunman fleeing in Richmond. Major General Mason Patrick arrived in Nashville after forced landings near Johnsonville. Senator Selden Spencer of Missouri underwent a successful hernia operation in Washington.
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Chicago
Louis Bomas
Loop
FLIRS
Nashville
Tenn
Mason M. Patrick
Air Service
Johnsonville
Tennessee
Patrick
St. Clair Street
Spencer Washington
Selden P. Spencer
Missouri
Walter Reed Hospital
Cleveland Discount Co. bankruptcy blamed on mismanagement
The Cleveland Discount Co. failed due to improper management and not an unlawful conspiracy among bankers, per Attorney General Crabbe in a letter to Gov. Donahey. Special counsel Eagleson Green and Higley found charges unfounded, noting fraudulent stock concerns often blame legitimate interests. Governor Donahey had requested an investigation based on Frank F. Gentsch’s information.
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Columbus
Cleveland Discount Co
Cleveland
Crabbe
Donshey
Joseph Y. Eagleson
David E. Green
Charles Higley
Donahey
Frank F. Gentsch
Three Die At York Crossing After Carnival Outing
Three people die and a fourth is severely injured when a car collides with a Penns Railroad train at the Stoney Brook grade crossing in York. The victims are Carvin Weigsmut 17 Eya Diehl 21 and Mary Cooks 12, all residents of York. Walter Eisenhower suffers fractures and internal injuries.
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York
Stoney Brook
Penna
Sre
Carvin Weigsmut
Eya Diehl
Mary Cooks
Walter Eisenhower
Three divorce filings include alleged bigamy case
In Wheeling West Virginia on May to Judge W E Baker will announce his decision on the demurrer in the contempt case against officers and members of the United Mine Workers of America as Federal Court convened today. Herbert Pinn claims he married Mattie Pinns in Medina in 1923 and she hid a living husband. Johanna Pavlich says she married Frank Pavlich in 1913 and seeks relief for extreme cruelty. Ruth Brant sues Albert Brant alleging cruelty and nonpaternity while seeking custody and divorce.
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Herbert Pinn
Mattie Pinns
Medina
Johanna Pavlich
Frank Pavlich
South Lorain
Ruth Brant
Albert Brant
Monroe
Mich
Wheeling
W. VA
W. E. Baker
United Mine Workers of America
Tomorow
Jury hears sensational defense in Medina poisoning case
The defense hints at a major testimony tomorrow to claim Edith Hasel killed herself and sister-in-law Martha Wise bought the arsenic and orchestrated poisonings that killed three and disabled others. Court orders high schoolers out while witnesses, including Mrs Wise, are scrutinized amid alleged insanity claims.
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Medina
Alay
Edith Hasel
Valley City
Martha Wise
Prohibition in Iowa Sparked Debate Over Enforcement
Warne B Wheeler rejects a report claiming lax enforcement of the Volstead Act in Iowa. He says farmers remain backbone of the dry movement and cites continued violations while welcoming any political fight over modification. The Anti Saloon League chief maintains enforcement is strong despite criticism.
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Washington
Warne B. Wheeler
Generalissmo
Iowa
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Postal sales show rise in 50 cities in April
The Post Office Department reports 50 leading cities collected $29,083,231 in April, up from $26,918,448 a year earlier. Dayton, Ohio posts the largest gain at $184,168, up 23.57 percent, with Cincinnati second at $640,386, up 21 percent.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Dayton
Ohio
Cincinnati
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