Serbian Woman Accused of Poisoning Husbands and Lovers
Reports from Berkerkul Serbia describe Madame Renfel charged with killing two husbands and thirty two suitors using arsenic. Authorities say she stored bodies in zinc cans in her cellar labeled with victim names ages and days of courtship. She allegedly confessed jealousy drove the killings and killed her son to keep the secret.
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London
Lucretia Borgia
Borgia
Madame Renfel
Berkerkul
Serbia
Anti-Saloon League Founded In Oberlin Eighty Years Ago
May 24 marks the anniversary of the Anti-Saloon League founding in Oberlin as Dr. Howard H. Russell and a group organized the movement in Spear Laboratory. Wayne B. Wheeler soon joined as general council and legislative superintendent, with offices in Washington DC. Officials urge pastors and Sunday Schools nationwide to note the anniversary in services and prayers.
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Howard H. Russell
Oberlin
Spear Laboratory
Oberlin College
Anti-Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Doctor Russell
World League Against Alcoholics
Westerville
Doctor Wheeler
General Council
AntiSaloon League
Washington, D. C
Mary A Burke editor’s mother dies in Cleveland home
Mrs. Mary A Burke mother of J Burke editor of the Chronicle Telegram died at her Cleveland home 6205 Fir Avenue Monday night at 1030 She was nearly 88 years old and had lived with her daughter Mrs W J Humphrey Funeral is set for Thursday May 21 at 2 PM from her late home Born in Ireland she came to America at age 12 with family after long migration ending near Marlette Michigan
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Mary A. Burke
J. ¥. Burke
Chronicle-Telegram
Fir Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Still Trying for Juror I Opard Gad Crimin al Court Set
Still trying for juror I opard gad in Chicago as two trials run parallel before Judge Thomas J. Lynch. William D. Shepherd, smiling, entered the courtroom where jury selection begins to try him for the death of his foster son William McClintock.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Lynch
William D. Shepherd
William McClintock
Lberty
Tam
Trist
Shepher
Crowe
Inowest
Olson
Coyotes Cook Rabbit Stew Report Stirs Camp Talk
Nevada State Game Warden George S. James reports a coyote scene near Steamboat Springs at Carson City. He saw the animal carry a killed jackrabbit to a natural boiling cauldron, depart, then return with two pups and present the rabbit to them.
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Reno
George S. James
Nevada
Steamboat Springs
Carson City
Warden James
Relief Effort Gathers for Pittsfield Cyclone Damage
A relief committee formed at Pittsfield Congregational Church to aid Pittsfield LaGrange and nearby areas after Saturday’s cyclone. Andrew P. Lincoln selected as chairman with Mrs Lincoln secretary and O McKee treasurer. Oberlin and Elyria Red Cross volunteers join the relief drive. Salvation Army Captain Walter Jeffries and Captain Purvein coordinate food distribution and debris cleanup, with 1000 sandwiches and twenty gallons of soup planned for volunteers.
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Pittsfield Congregational Church
Pittsfield
LaGrange
Andrew P. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
O. McKee
Oberlin
W. Porter
J. A Edwards
H. Wangerine
Henry Smith
Sherburn
Wideman
J. Whitney
Congregational Church
Oberli
Elyria Red Cross
A. Kalassy
Etrete
Salvation Army
Walter Jeffries
Grafton
Purvein
Lorain
Jeffries
Board of Trade Seeks Funds for Cyclone Rehab
The Board of Trade secretary Harvey Hooke seeks contributions for rehabilitation work after the Pittsfield LaGrange and surrounding cyclone disaster. Committees already form ed in Pittsfield LaGrange and Oberlin and funds will be distributed through Hooke. Henry Peat gives $10 after visiting the devastation as Elyria helped Lorain, now neighbors south and west receive aid.
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Board of Trade
Harvey Hooke
Pittsfield
LaGrange
Hooke
Oberlin
Henry Peat
Elyria
Lorain
Mr. Hooke
Nash Motors stock soars on New York exchange
Nash Motors common stock traded at 401 a share on the New York Stock Exchange. The rapid rise of 208 points from January and 304 points from last year’s low follows a reported earnings surge and a 40 percent increase in production, with current earnings at 43 a share, per President C W Nash.
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New York
Nash Motors
New York Stock Exchange
Means seeks immediate transfer to Atlanta for 16 year sentence
In New York Gaston B. Means, ex department of justice agent, asked the district attorney to move him to Atlanta penitentiary to begin a 16 1/2 year term after a conspiracy charge. In Columbus municipal Judge Throckmorton was acquitted of bribery charges after a trial before Judge Rogers.
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Washington
New York
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
Atlanta
Columbus
Dean
Throckmorton
Common Pleas
Rogers
Community Night At New M E Church Draws Local Groups
Four community enterprises The Board of Trade The YWCA The YMCA and the public schools attended Community Night at the Methodist church. J F Burke presided and Rev Edwin Kirby urged a community right and church uplift through the new building. Local pride and moral aims were emphasized.
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NEW M. E. Church
Methodist Church
Board of Trade
Y. M. CL A
J. F. Burke
Edwin Kirby
Kirby
Citizenship Night at City Council Chamber
Wednesday's Citizenship Night, organized by the Americanization Association, invites the public to welcome new citizens admitted by Judge Thompson. Elyria VFW Post 1079 supports the event with Americanization efforts and gifts of vellum copies of the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address presented by Major J. F. Bach. The program at 7:30 includes invocation by Rev. W. L. Burner and other speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americanization Association
Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Elyria Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chas. Muhlelland
Department of the Veterans’ Activities
Lincoln
J. F.bach
Roosevelt School
W. L. Burner
J. A. Hewitt
Mabel Marsh
Ohio Council of Religious Education Convention Meet
Rev. A. S. Stokes Watson of Zanesville is expected Friday at 7 30 PM at the YMCA to meet committees and others interested in the Ohio Council of Religious Education convention. A large attendance is desired as final arrangements are made for the coming event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Stokes Watson
Zanesville
Ohio Council of Religious Education
Mrs Emma S Price to Speak at First M E Church
Mrs Emma S Price of India will address Elyria at the First M E Church this evening and extend greetings to the community. A friend of Prof Robert Rankin of Lucknow College, she edited the Indian Witness after her husband’s death and has been in the United States since last September. She will soon sail back to India and is currently guest of Mr and Mrs R L Rankin of Earl Court.
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India
Emma S. Price
M. E
Evenin
Elyria
Price
Robert Rankin
Lucknow, College
Lucknow
Indian Witness
R. L. Rankin
Earl Court
Mourners Protest as Trials Open in Cathedral Bombing
In Sofia on May 19 mourners hiss at defendants on trial for complicity in the Svet Kral Cathedral bombing that killed about 160 people. Demonstration by bereaved relatives marked the day as courts hear the cases against imprisoned suspects.
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Hiss
Sofia
Svet Kral
Paris plans perfumed air for the metro to curb odors
Paris on May 19 reported plans by Prefect of Police Morain to vent the metro with new air shafts and apparatus. The city weighs ozone purification or aromatic sprays to scent stations and tunnels, with residents requesting violet, Quelques, or lavender scents.
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Paris
Monsieur Morain
Plan Creation or New Tax Aimed at Ohio Reform
A special legislative tax committee will meet in Columbus on Wednesday to form a permanent organization and outline a program for a modern tax system. Fifteen primary tax paying organizations will advise, with Senator Chester C Bolton of Cleveland as chairman. The meeting will set an executive secretary and subcommittees to study taxation and revenue issues in Ohio and other states, aiming for more efficient revenue and reduced government costs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Special Legislative
Chester C. Bolton
Cleveland
Wise lover denies charge in poisoning case in Medina
Walter Johns of Cleveland was arraigned in Justice Ainsworth's court on a first degree murder charge in the death of Sophie Hasel. He pleaded not guilty as his preliminary hearing was set after consultations with his attorney.
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Medina
Ohio
Walter Johns
Cleveland
Janet
Johns
Seymour
Luck
Wood County
Harry Obermyer
Ind Congregational Building Fund Rises Over $15,000 Milestone
The Second Congregational Church campaign for a new building at Lake Avenue and West Street reported last evening a boost to $2,007, bringing the total to $19,115 as West Side residents contribute generously and volunteer subscriptions.
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Second Congregational Church
Lake Avenue
West Street
West Side
Short Circuit Hits Interborough Train in Midtown Panic
During the May rush hour a short circuit stalled a train near Lexington Avenue and Thirty fourth Streets. Fumes filled cars as passengers broke windows to escape. guards and ambulances arrived while dozens were treated for smoke suffocation and minor injuries. The line was tied up and many workers were late.
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New York
Interborough
Lexington Avenue
Thirtyfourth
Vanderbilt Hotel
Reverend Jones Resigns and Leaves Lorain with Family
Reverend T Howard Jones and his wife and daughter Lucille prepared to depart Lorain Ohio moving van furniture to the railroad for Great Barrington Massachusetts. He cited the sensational trial of his daughter and noted Lucille remains under a $1000 bond on charges tied to a meeting of young girls and men. The jury disagreed at her trial and the county prosecutor said no steps would be taken to hold her. bond would be forfeited if she is not present when called again.
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T. H. Jones
Lorain Lorain
T. Howard Jones
Lmtlle
Lorain
Great Barrington
Mass
Jones
Lucille
D. A. Baird
Thief Steals Car Top Then Flees In Old Flower
The thief who stole Carl Cushing’s new car nights ago returned and took the car top last night. He was seen by the garage owner, dropped the top in his excitement, then picked it up and escaped in an old flower. Police have a description and pursuit continues.
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Carl Cushing
Goolidge to Travel as Common Citizen to Centennial
Washington May 19 President Coolidge will travel as an ordinary citizen in a regular Pullman sleeper to Minneapolis for the Norse American Centennial celebration in June. He will ride as far as Chicago in a private car, with meals in the regular diner. The shift to a Pullman aimed to cut expenses, following last December’s Chicago trip.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Coolidge
Chicago
White House
Three Brothers Reunited After Half Century in Campello
Brockton Mass March 19 Three brothers Fred Bursaw 72 Alec 75 and Joseph have not seen each other for decades and plan a reunion at Fred Bursaw's Campello home. The trio were raised in Danville Quebec with Alec long in Chicago and Joseph in Malone New York.
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Brockton
Mass
Fred A. Bursaw
Campello
Fred Bursaw
Alec
Joseph
Danville
Quebec
Chicago
Josep
Malone
N.Y
Explosion Injures Two In Parma Township
A man and a woman were hospitalized after a dynamite and gasoline blast in a Parma township tool shed. Windows within 206 yards shattered, five miles rocked. a former construction worker was arrested, reportedly intoxicated, claiming unpaid wages.
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Cleveland
Parma
Pittsburgh Coal Company to close last union mine
Orders were issued to shut the final union mine operated by the Pittsburgh Coal Company in West Newton Pennsylvania. The F Hill mine, the last survivor of the crisis era, had peaked in 1923 with 34 mines and about 12 000 miners employed.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Company
Union
Pittsburgh Coal Company
F Hill
West Newton
Ponna
Concen
VILE PAMPHLET MET WITH CLEVELAND OFFICIALS
In Cleveland on March 13 the safety director asked the police to enforce powers over publications deemed indecent. In Paris on May 19 a preliminary educational campaign began in Paris morning papers to prepare French publics for war debt negotiations.
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Cleveland
Shuler
Barry
Paris
Today
API
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A Burke
Atlliam Harrison
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Eicher
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Cincinnati
Aleen Wiliams
Erlanger
Ohio Baptists
Toledo
Crooks
Wstaigt
Alton Motors
Gaston
Burke
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Broad
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Eagles Lodge
Water Works Committee
Beaver Park
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City Hall
Parks and Bridges Committee
East Bridge Street
State Board of Health
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IND Congregational Building Fund
Ciro Ncr
North Ridge
Underhill
Peter Lawlicky
John Belavic
South Amherst
Lawlicky
George
Jal
Ami
Belavic
Tony Malisick
Manfield Reformatory
Webster
Lorain Citiens
Vail
Walker
Avon Lake
Peter Darduck
Darduck
Dempsey
Jack] Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Phot Scott
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Freda Kuebler
Louis Koryike
Eloses
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