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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1926
Page
1
Dorothy Gruser, daughter of Professor Harrison Gruser, was assaulted near her home at the university campus. She was dragged into a basement, bound, and injured. investigators and police were called as trustees and family sought details.
A damage suit alleges that a gas company’s mishandling of a gas line caused an explosion injuring a man on Lincoln Street. The claimant seeks restitution for medical costs and damages tied to the incident and asserts meter removal or flow interruption due to company carelessness.
An Alaska report dated May 18 states explorer Amundsen may return soon. He plans to head to Fairbanks and then to the United States via Elieworth, aboard the Norge, with a voyage toward the Pole and Cape Horn considered. Leonard Capella accompanies him.
The state of Longview Hamilton county faces approval for buying the Longview property for a state hospital for the insane. The Hamilton county board, welfare director John Harper and the county were named as defendants in a suit seeking to stop the transfer and challenge the price of about 22.5 million dollars. The state Supreme Court affirmed lower court action denying the injunctions and allowing the transfer to proceed.
Reported at a local meeting alleging Sheriff Fred Kohler profited from prisoner meals. Accusations include overcharging and inflated costs with a claimed $42 deficit in 11 months, while another figure cites $12,060 in profits. Others criticized jail supply prices and penny-mackets, urging scrutiny of prison-related finances.
London dispatch says the town of Bacau in Troumania was practically wiped out by fire today. Thousands were rendered homeless but no casualties were reported.
In West Carrollton two men, Harry Tutweiler aged 20 and Dr. N W Conde 54, were struck by a southbound auto as they crossed the road near Whitfeld two miles west. Tutweiler died at the scene while Conde was in serious condition.
A report from Warsaw notes Pook sustained a breakdown due to efforts to establish and coup. In Posen the leader Leo Fludenshi, vice marshal, heads a movement against the Pusudshi regime gaining strength. The Polish faction warns against bloodshed but vows to raise 30,000 troops if needed and calls for an immediate veto to the constitution.
A suit was filed against Merjorie V. Stafford and Cari Dhokes for $1,000 over a February collision on Oberlin Elhria road. The petition claims the driver was careless and negligent, with Wohl’s car described as a complete wreck in the wreck.
Lima May 18 Frank Phillips Dover Ohio senior at Ohio Northern officers said one of four in the car when the crash occurred near the Pennsylvani freight train delay may have killed Phillips' companions and injured him He regained consciousness after nearly four days in a coma doctors noted his continued unconsciousness was caused by shock but listed an excellent chance for a complete recovery
May 18 reports in Geneva say the League of Nations commission on disarmament opens its long work to explore possible disarmament measures. American delegates deny any panacea while subcommittees are created to press the inquiry with Spain and Uruguay vice presidents guiding committees.
Philadelphia voters open polls to choose the party leadership amid a heated contest among Willam S Vare George Wharton Pepper and Governor Grifford Pinchot. The race also acts as a referendum on wet or dry Prohibition and on reform versus machine control in the Keystone State.
City officials discuss site options for a sewage disposal plant and Crystal Springs golf course development. Council and committee members visit treatment facilities in Marion and Maxwood while Realty Company notes an option on Marpaga farm. Plans include removing existing dams on the property in the future.
John C. Felton, longtime Grove City mayor, was suspended by Governor Donaher amid a pending hearing over allegations linked to conduct at Beulah Park race track. Felton resigned just before the hearing. A. B. White briefly served as council president, then Felton automatically succeeded, and White was re elected council president.
In Florinch Italy on May 158 a strange phenomenon saw a milky morning sky giving way to a heavy fall of locusts. The swarm covered the landscape destroying vegetation and causing widespread dismay among villagers gathered to witness the event.
Tha Symons, representing Philo Camstock, asks the city for damages after Camstock fell on ice near 425 Thirteenth Street last December. He suffered elbow injury, bone chips, arm and shoulder stiffness, hospitalization, and an inability to work. The fall was caused by pond overflow at the Thirteenth Street School. no amount stated.
Britain faces coal shortage fears as railroads cut service by two trains. Miners federation leaders oppose renewing subsidies that would sustain wages. Talks between miners’ leaders and Premier Baldwin are set for tonight.
On May 18 Jerry Morais aged 27 was hospitalized with probable internal injuries and a bruised right leg after a collision between his motorcycle and a car in Cleveland.
A Central News dispatch from Nome reports severe flooding in northern Italy causing widespread destruction. Tadua is submerged with residents fleeing while seven people die in Tayi after an avalanche sweeps Coan.
Lorain counts commission es face a libel suit filed by Adelade Karine of Cleeland. The case involves an accident on August night near Amherst Harbor where George If Pater nas Mies Farmer, 9, was said to be in a car and a 40 foot fall into water occurred as Miss Farmer was alleged to be forced to leave a vehicle. The trial stalled as jurors were called and witnesses prepared. A separate report notes a teen named Jacob Weselbert died after a truck accident in Cleveland.
North Minnesota battles 84 fires across five areas scorching over 100000 acres. Eighteen fires controlled by rangers as volunteers mobilize 2000 to fight the monster blaze. Industries suspend work at two harbors. Duluth region rails consider halt to aid the effort. Kniferrier cave-in averted by sixty fighters amid active spreads. Wires report shorts before noon with fires in Lake counties St Louis Bennridge and nearby districts.
Two Australian lumberjacks were burned to death in a forest fire in the Allegheny National Forest region near Warren Pennsylvania. The blaze spread across thousands of acres with the fire covering several miles in Bear Creek district and baring large tracts of timber.
Testimony before a district committee cites Rose Machenberg claiming Dr Jane Cortes of the spiritual science church of Washington said seances were held at the White House with President Coolidge and officials present. The hearings on a Bloom bill to regulate mediums continue.
Seven armed bandits robbed a North St. Louis bank and escaped with cash after forcing customers to lie on the floor. The heist occurred just after opening hours as officers pursued the suspects.
On May 38 W EE Finas a former state senator from Delasare QO was elected state deputy of the Knights of Columbus of Ohio at the closing session of the convention in Marietta Columbus was chosen as the convention city for L227.
A meeting of the NaL Tarson Political League of Lorais counts will be held this evening at Port ershajlon Broad sires. Rates will be present for the county and an address will be given to James O'Mallies head of the Ohic Building Trades Council. Attendance is anticipated. A tentative report will be made on communes chosen at the best meeting to recommend endorsement by the bases.
President Coolidge presses for ratification of the French war loan settlement before adjournment, delaying Congress from its planned June 16 recess. The $2 billion debt pact will be taken up by the House first, with the Senate acting after French ratification, aiming for completion before the end of May.
Forest fires along the north shore of Lake Superior threaten two Manitoba towns as flames approach water works near Cloud Bay. Airplanes are used by forest patrol to move crews to new hotspots. Wind drives the fire toward Fort William and Port Arthur, endangering supplies and utility service.
City Council was asked to determine the funds needed for a new disposal plant to enable Texislation for cost assessment. Lee Solieter estimated the plant cost would be between a quarter and a million.
Authorities report a tramp attacked 15 year old Frieda Davis near a railroad crossing outside Canal Winchester Ohio. The girl was returning home when the assault occurred and her condition is not considered serious.
Prominent pianist Way-rs Karries Sammat, 42, died suddenly in a bath at the Hotel McAlpin in New York. Police believe a heart attack occurred while bathing. a trickling water line led to the discovery of the body. Deported five men to Europe and one to Canada were claimed by immigration authorities for smuggling from Canada.
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