Serious traffic accidents hit Lorain county with injuries
A string of accidents in Lorain county over the weekend left several injured and one fatality. John J. Murphy, a Cleveland Big Four engineer, died in a Wellington siding wreck Sunday night. Others injured include Vernon and Pearl Stevens and Donald Hufner in a head on collision on Lorain’s Weat avenue and Sixteenth street, plus injuries to Harry Sheare near Center Ridge road. Baron Jewelry Co. owner Sol Slutzker was hurt when his car collided with Carl Lattig’s vehicle. Lattig later died in St. Joseph’s hospital. Additional injuries occurred to six Elvira youths after a crash on 28th street subway, and to John Mikolwitz and Irene Bauer from separate incidents.
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Lorain County
Wellington
John J. Murphy
Big Four
Cleveland
Weat Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Vernon Stevens
Pearl Stevens
LaGrange
Donald Hufner
Parkview Avenue
Lorain
J. W.peabody
Elyria R. D
Peabody
Hofner
Harry Sheare
Pyle
Here
Center Ridge
Sheare
Sol Slutzker
8Th Street
Baron Jewelry Co
Carl Lattig
Sheffield Lake
Washington Avenue
21St Street
Lattig
St. Joseph's Hospital
Grafton
John Stienie
Kenneth Lattig
Elvira
Pyle Runner Injured in Auto Crash
Jarry Sheare, a forty nine year old Alaskan runner in C C Pyle's Cross Country marathon, was struck by an automobile two hundred feet east of Ridgeville Heights Tarage while running on the road to Cleveland. He suffered head and hip injuries but x rays showed no fractures and doctors call his condition not serious. The car owner H Llebergild of Niagara Falls was allowed release after his father declined charges. A nineteen year old chauffeur drove the car. the accident left Sheare unconscious, four witnesses said, as he was thrown twenty feet and somersaulted twice. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital and is disqualified from the race. He had been among the first twenty five finishers. Continued on Page 2.
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Jarry Sheare
C. C. Pyle
Elyria
Sheare
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ridgeville Heights
Tarage
Cleveland
H. Llebergild
Niagara Falls
Joseph Maiden
Shearer
Siebergild
Liebergild
Red Grange
Italian Champ First To Pound Way Into City
Italian champion Giusto Umek, famed as Trieste’s national champ, arrives as the first entrant from Fremont in a 63 mile city endurance feat. He is followed by Salo and New York runner Harry Abramowitz, with Mike Joyce and Andrew Payne from Claremore pushing toward the $25,000 prize in Mr Pyle’s sponsored event in Elyria.
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C. C. Pyle
Elyria
Mr. Pyle
Fremont
Giusto Umes
Triest
Umek
Salo
Harry Abramowitz
Bronx
New York City
Mike Joyce
Joyce
West Avenue
Broad Street
Andrew Payne
Claremore
Oklahoma
National Hospital Day Tour At Elyria Memorial Hospital
Fifteen groups toured Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday as part of National Hospital Day. The two and a half hour visit covered Gates Hospital and the nurses home, with strong interest shown in the laboratory X ray and anesthesia departments. Visitors declared they had not realized the institution's completeness before the tour.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
National Hospital
Elyria
Gates Hospital
New York GOP Chairman Endorses Hoover for Presidential Nomination
George K. Morris, New York State Republican chairman, announced his support for Herbert Hoover. After a ten day statewide tour to gauge delegate sentiment, Morris said Hoover is an overwhelming favorite and there is no longer a reason to withhold endorsement.
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New York
George KK “Morris
Republican State Committee
Herbert Hoover
Morris
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Fined $100 For Driving While Intoxicated Justice 8
J. George this morning assessed Charles McCallum and Jeroica $100 and costs for possession of intoxicating liquor after deputies found a quart bottle in his possession. McCallum pleaded guilty to the charges.
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J. George
Charles McCallum
McCallum
Sheriff's
Air Mail Week Celebrations May Mark United States Stance
In Washington on May 14 the United States anticipates joining other powers to defend the thousands of foreigners in Tien Tsin if the situation worsens. Officials note that 4,800 U S Marines in Tien Tsin will act independently, not under a unified command, as the Nationalist drive nears the city.
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Washington
United States
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Edith Peck Announces Run for State Senate Nomination
Edith Weld Peck sister of John Weld Peck former U S district judge will seek the Democratic nomination for state senator in Cincinnati Ohio as learned today.
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Peck
Cincinnati
Edith Weld Peck
John Weld Peck
U. S
Aged jurist dies in Sandusky Ohio
Judge George C. Beis aged 70 died at his home in Sandusky Ohio on May 14 after a recent near death illness and a relapse two weeks earlier. Beis had served on the bench for years and was respected in legal circles.
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Sandusky, CO
George C. Beis
Autos Crash Into Train Kills Eight, Injures Five
A charity race between two autos near Erie Pa ended when both cars collided with a Pennsylvania passenger train bound for Earle Pa. Eight people died including Clare Hayes 21 and his family. five were injured and two women and a baby were not expected to live. The drivers race to beat the other led to the fatal crash. The wreck occurred as the Hayes car hit the locomotive and the Thomas car struck the tender. The injured were taken to Erie hospitals.
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Pennsylvania
Erle
Clare B. Hayes
North Sheango
Farmer
Arlie Hayes
Yerett
Melvin
Gary
Therr
William Thomas
Shion
Ward Thomas
Albion
Donald Hayes
Virginia Thomas
Betty Thomas
Monte Thomas
Whitlam
William
Hayes
Thomas
Rairoad Crossing
Erie
Thomases
Kinsman
O. James Palmer
Palmer
William B. Wunz
Pilmer
Wellington Siding Crash Fatally Injures Engineer Murphy
John J Murphy a 40 year old Big Four engineer from Cleveland died after his freight engine struck an extra train at Wellington on the West Main Street crossing. The crash wrecked the caboose and left Murphy with fatal injuries despite ambulance transport to Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin where he died two hours later. Coroner Myles Perry ruled accidental death noting Murphy could have survived if he had remained in the cab. He leaves a widow and three children.
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John JJ. Murphy
Cleveland
Wellington
Murphy
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Columbus
West Main Street
Myles Perry
Four Escape From Perry County Jail
New Lexington Ohio May 14 Four prisoners escaped from the Perry county jail last night Sheriff Harley McNabb reported The fugitives are George Ramsey 26 Charles Frank 50 Harry Arbaugh 50 all jailed on robbery charges and Clifford Miller 20 held on an attempted train wreck The sheriff said he noted the escape on checking inmates this morning and警警rd surrounding towns have been alerted
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New Lenington
Perry County
Harley McNabb
George Ramsey
Charles Frank
Harry Arbaugh
Clifford Miller
McNabb
St Louis to Welcome Bremen Crew After Lindbergh Feat
St Louis prepares a two day welcome for the Bremen crew East West explorers of the Lindbergh trail arriving at Lambert Field this afternoon. Maj Fitzmaurice Baron Huenfeld and Capt Koehl will transfer to smaller planes to the old airfield for a municipal reception near which German officials will host a dinner with the German consul.
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ST Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Bremen
Lambert St. Louis Field
Fitzmaurice
Baron Huenfeld
Capt. Koehl
Air Mall
Belden Students View Court Proceeding Under Judge Webber
A group of Belden high school students visited town under Principal H L Swick to observe a civil case in court. With no docketed action, Judge A R Webber instead delivered a lecture on court proceedings to the students.
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Belden High School
H. L. Swick
A. R. Webber
Planes Reach Waypoint From Greenly Island Flight
On May 14 at 8:15 a.m. one of the two U. S. Mines flying toward Greenly Island departed from the harbor at St John New Brunswick for Pictou Nova Scotia. Captain Baker piloted the lead plane. Gen Fecht planned to follow shortly.
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U. 8
Greenly Island
ST John
N. B
U. S
Pictou
N.S
Baker
Fecht
Fear Ten Prominent Men of Mass Have Drowned
Rockwood Maine May 14 Ten prominent Massachusetts citizens were reported missing and believed drowned after a Moosehead Lake accident. Captain James E. Lays, Brockton police, swam a quarter mile to shore and is believed the sole survivor. Missing include Fire Chief William Daly Sheriff Earl P Blake former Mayor Harry C Howard highway commissioner G Fred Wahlberg Dr Arthur F Peterson Dr Frank A Moberg Dr David Bridgwood Knut Salander John Sandberg and Captain Sam Budden.
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Rockwoood
Maine
Massachusetts
Moosehead Lake
James E. Lays
Brockton
Wiliam Jr. Daly
Earl P. Blake
Plymouth County
Harry C. Howard
G. Fred Wahlberg
Arthur F. Peterson
Frank A. Moberg
David Bridgwood
Knut Salander
John Sandberg
Sam Budden
Elyria Sign Declared Best in Ohio by Major Berry
Major John Berry of the Cleveland Airport telegrams Elyria Kiwanis President A H West that the Parsh Coal and Lumber Company roof sign, painted last Thursday, is the best in Ohio. The large Elyria sign spans 449 feet long and 21 feet high.
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John Berry
Cleveland
A. H. West
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Parsh Coal and Lumber Company
Ohio
Berry
A. Tr. West
Kiwanis Club
Elyria
Oberlin Man Ben Jones Fined in Liquor Possession Case
Oberlin resident Ben Jones was fined 300 dollars and costs by Judge W B Thompson in common pleas court after pleading guilty to possessing intoxicating liquor. Deputies C W Ives Harvey Crehore Vincent Gray and Steve Cowie conducted the raid on his Oberlin residence Saturday night.
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Ben Jones
Oberlin
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Jones
Sheriff's
C.W. Ives
Harvey Crehore
Vincent Gray
Steve Cowie
Know Ohio Week Proclaimed By Governor Donahey
In Columbus on May 4 Governor Vic Donahey proclaimed the week of May 20 as Know Ohio week. The Know Ohio League, including business and civic groups, aims to promote Ohio’s scenic historic places resources and natural advantages and says knowing Ohio is a patriotic duty. The governor notes state highways enable a day’s trip to far corners, benefiting all residents and fostering better citizenship.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vic Donahey
W.R. Hopkins To Address Kiwanis May Party
City Manager William R. Hop king will give the address of the evening at the annual May party of the Elyria Kiwanis club at Spring Valley Country Club. The event honors the wives and lady friends of Kiwanis as special guests.
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William R. Hopking
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Spring Valley Country Club
The
Kiwanis
Herron Given Life Sentence in Sister-In-Law Murder
William D Merron, a former painter, was convicted of second degree murder in the death of Viola May, 20, Herron sentenced by Common Pleas Judge E B Lindsay to life with two days in solitary confinement on February 7 annually. May disappeared February 7, body found in the Tuscarawas river weeks later.
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New Philadelphia
William D. Merron
Viola May
Herron
Common Pleas
E. B. Lindsey
Miss May
Tuscarawas River
Metcalf Fined For Damaging Show Case In Clark Street Eatery
Robert Metcalf, a city mechanic, pleaded guilty in police court to malicious destruction of property after smashing a restaurant show case valued at $50. He agreed to pay a $20 fine and costs and said he would settle with Charles Carros for the damage. Also, funeral services for former state senator Charles J. Howard, 62, will be held in Barnesville tomorrow after his death in a Baltimore hospital.
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Charles Carros
Clark Street
Robert Metcalf
James A. Hewitt
Metcalf
Carros
Barnesville
Charles J. Howard
Baltimore
Political Battle in Brief Involves State Delegations
Senator Cole Blease plans a South Carolina Democratic Convention resolution to oppose any presidential candidate backing repeal of the prohibition amendment. RNC figures Tuilles and Morris resist pledging the New York delegation to Kansas City. Georgia Democrats vow to campaign for uninstructed southern delegates to back Senator Walter George at the Democratic National Convention.
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Cole Blease
South Carolina
Charles D. Tuilles
Republican National Committee
George K. Morris
New York
Georgia
Walter George
Fitting Memorial Idea Sparks Public Square Plan
A reader from Elyria Ohio responds to the Chronicle Telegram editorial praising a memorial for the Public Square donor. The writer suggests forming a committee to develop plans and methods to carry out the project and offers full cooperation from the mayor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ohio
Oberlin Mock Convention Opens With Parade and Speeches
Oberlin preparations culminate as campus flags, bleachers, and a mammoth tent go up for the mock convention opening at 7 tonight. Delegates parade at 6.15 across the campus before remarks by Congressman James T. Beg. The unit rule is rejected, allowing each delegate to vote for their chosen candidate.
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Oberlin
Douglas Rugh
Chapel Plaza
James T. Beg
WHE
Cleveland
Resolutions Committee
Committee On Rules
Chest Conference At Elyria Memorial Hospital Thursday
Lorain County Public Health League announces a chest conference at Elyria Memorial Hospital from nine to four on Thursday. Advanced arrangements are with Dr G E French or Dr C W Barrett. No treatment will be provided. a complete examination record will be kept for a full diagnosis by specialists.
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Lorain County
Local Man Fined for Driving While Intoxicated
Elyria resident Frank Chismar was fined 100 dollars and costs and had his license suspended for six months by Justice J. George after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Maiden.
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Frank Chismar
Elyria
J. George
Justice Court
Chismar
Joseph Maiden
Three Arrested and 50 Cases of Beer Taken near Cleveland
Three men were arrested by border patrolmen at Willoughby today as 50 cases of Canadian beer and a speedboat were confiscated. Two automobiles believed to transport liquor to Cleveland and other northern Ohio points were seized. The men named were Richard Zimmerman Samuel Bulte and Ray Dietz all of Cleveland. Robert Burr head of the border patrol said they offered no resistance.
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Cleveland. O
Willoughby
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard Zimmerman
Samuel Bulte
Ray Dietz
Robert Burr
Mine tipple fire at Kimberly targets Davis mine
Incendiaries set the tipple and hoppers of the Joseph Davis mine at Kimberly on Sunday. Bloodhounds traced leads to a miner’s home, but no arrests yet as the state fire marshal investigates. Navis reported threats promising destruction of the mine.
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Tipple
Kimberly
Nelsonville
Joseph Davis
Navis
Minn
Drunken Driver Receives Jail Sentence in Cleveland
William Cook, a Cleveland truck driver, was fined 125 plus costs and sentenced to ten days in jail for intoxicated driving. He pleaded guilty after his truck struck a high tension pole at West avenue and Oberlin road, causing another vehicle to veer into a ditch. John Kenney, also from Cleveland, was fined 5 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.
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William Cook
Cleveland
James A. Hewitt
Cook
West Avenue
Oberlin Road
Edward Youngblood
Abbey Road
Hewitt
John Kenney
Poor Memories Found Here In Police Court
Elyria police court hears intoxication cases where accused forget where liquor came from and claim gifts or Lorain trips. Mayor James A. He witt sentences many with five dollars plus costs and commitment until fine paid.
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Elyria
James A. Hewitt
Lorain
Lowden Denies Trading Delegates With Dawes
Washington May 14 Frank O Lowden of Illinois denied to the senate campaign investigating committee today that he had any agreement to trade delegates with Vice President Charles G Dawes but said they were close friends and shared views on agriculture He said his campaign spent about 64000 through Chicago headquarters and that known expenses of thirteen candidates interrogated to date totaled 440181
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Washington
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Lowden
Republican Party
Chicago
Mellon Praises Hoover Draws Mixed Signals Across Party
Washington May 1 Secretary of the Treasury Mellon praised his cabinet colleague Herbert Hoover, prompting split interpretations. Hoover backers saw a clear endorsement and potential victory, while Coolidge supporters viewed it as a hint of a draft Coolidge. Observers thought Mellon’s praise may aid Hoover while keeping options open for a Coolidge surge. Senators Norris Borah and Watson offered differing readings, shaping the 1920 Republican jockeying.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Iis Cabinet
Jerbert Hoover
Hoover
Coolidge
Keystone State
Commerce
Pennsylvania
Norris
Borah
Repub-ican
Melion
City Must Pay Five Thousand For Park Addition
A probate court jury under Judge H. C. Wilcox awarded Anton Gutowski $4759 for property on Worl Street at Cascade Park entrance. The city of Kigra will appropriate the land for park purposes.
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H. C. Wilcox
Anton Gutowski
Worl Street
Cascade Park
Kigra
Sam
Commissioners Approve $10,000 for Lake Road Upkeep
The Board of County Commissioners voted to appropriate $10,000 for maintenance of Lake road east of Lorain. The state also appropriated the same amount for the road upkeep.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lorain
State
Three Killed In Auto Plunge In Jefferson Co
In Stubenville Ohio a car from Cleveland plunged over Norton's Hill, killing 20 year old Miss Billy Smith and injuring three others. Richard Jenkins, 39, suffered internal injuries and may die. J A Wolfe 27 and T A Welling were also hurt in the early morning crash.
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Stubenville
Norton's Hill
Jefferson County
Billy Smith
Richard Jenkins
J. A. Wolfe
T. A. Welling
Cleveland
Prince Carol To Leave England
Prince Carol of Roumania will depart England before Thursday per host former Roumanian Ambassador Ionescue who spoke with reporters after visiting the home office. The official visit was under scrutiny amid alleged political activity affecting Roumanian governance.
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Prince Carol
England
London
Prince Carol of
Coal Mine Closure Ordered at Sundar Creek Col
A Sundar Creek Company mine near Columbus Ohio, employing about men, was ordered closed as confirmed today by A Smith, chairman of the companys board. The action was reported by FR and noted as a significant move affecting the local mine operations.
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Columbus
Sundar Creek Company
Ing
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