Booze fueled death blamed in Elyria sea collision line
Captain blamed as Elyrian Peter Connelly dies after a fall at his Chapel street boardinghouse. He expired at Memorial hospital after a 7 30 Sunday morning collapse linked to alcoholism from strong liquor. Coroner orders autopsy. police seek the source of the drink and consider prosecution.
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Peter Conelly
Chapel Street
Aled Fmt Memorial Hospital
Connelly
Chas. Cushing
M. D. Perry
Jenkin
Youngstown
Mickey Kline
Polte
Citizenship night at technical high school to grant papers
The Citizenship night program at the technical high school starts at 8 PM Tuesday. Twenty two from Elyria one from Grafton and two from Oberlin will receive final citizen papers. The Americanization Council and Kiwanis Club organize with remarks by Mayor Asaph Jones and Hon. Geo H Chamberlain. A Bulgarian student will sing and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Technicalhigh School
Elyria
Tom Grafton
Oberlin J
Americanization Council
Kiwanis Club
Ochette
Hart Holcomb
J. L. Birdsall
Ralph Williams
Carleton Squires
George Philpott
Lawrence Ebber
Chas. Carpenter
Asaph Jones
Geo. H. Chamerlain
Bulgaria
Hog
Oberlin
Theublic
Draft Dodgers Sought in Vermilion and Litchfield
Uncle Sam continues the hunt for draft dodgers after the war era. Officers are asked to watch for Lee Beaker Prentice of Vermilion and Thomas Albert Austin of Litchfield. Reimbursement of actual expenses up to $59 will be allowed for officers who apprehend them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Peraders
Lee Beaker Prentice
Vermilion
Thomas Albert Austin
Litchfield
Auto Catches Fire. Fire Dept Responds Quickly
A car caught fire from a short circuit and the fire department arrived at 1 30 this afternoon. The blaze was extinguished with only small loss.
Tariff bill delayed by profiteers and bankers debate
At Lorain two more ships for the Pittsburg Steamship Co will be built this summer, one completing in November and the other in spring. In Washington Senator Frank B Willis denounces importers and international bankers as conspirators blocking tariff relief, arguing the tariff won’t curb productive trade and that debt payments should come in goods, not money, harming American workers.
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Lorain
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
Washington
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Willis
Two Suspects Held In Stark Home Robbery
Police pursue two suspects tied to a Stark Avenue home invasion. A. J. Stankard and Detective Zarnke search Cleveland for silverware stolen from A. L. Stark. ARrests were made in Norwalk after initial arrests in Toledo. Items traced to Sandusky Norwalk and Elyria.
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A. J. Stankard
Zarnke
Cleveland
A. L. Stark
East Avenue
Norwalk
Toledo
Sandusky
Elyria
Senators Clash Over P O N Nominations Rally Ends in Near Fight
In Washington on May 22 senators Phipps of Colorado and Watson of Georgia nearly fought after a dispute over post office appointments. The quarrel began when Watson accused Phipps of trying to name postmasters objectionable to him. They rushed toward the corridors and were separated by friends. Watson challenged a hall brawl and warned he would stamp out Phipps, but the confrontation was halted before blows could land.
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Washington
United States Senate
Phipps
Colorado
Watson
Georgia
Senate Committee On Post Office
Itp
Senate Chamber
Doctor Sues Memorial Hospital Over Laboratory Contract
Dr. L. D. McMillan files suit against Memorial Hospital seeking 500 dollars in damages after contesting a 1921 contract for directing the pathological laboratory. He asserts a one year term at 3600 dollars yearly with 50 percent outside work and 30 days notice, but claims discharge without notice after 12 months and partial payment of 3100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. McMillan
Memorial Hospital
Dayton man drowns in Grand River near Lansing
A. W. Schoff twenty two a tree surgeon from Dayton Ohio drowned in the Grand River when a canoe carrying himself and C T Stier and J B Nesting capsized at Lansing. Stier and Nesting were rescued.
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Lansing, Mich
A. W. Schoff
Dayton
Ohio
Grand River
C. T. Stier
J. B. Nesting
Inquest Opens Over Seiner Seine Sinking Egypt
Captain Barzic faces inquest at Brest for ramming and sinking the Peninsular and Oriental liner Egypt with 98 lives lost. He defends backing his ship to seal the hole as fog and confusion hindered rescue. American consul Williams investigates possible American victims.
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Brest
France
Barzic
Seine
Egypt
Schwerer
Brest Martime
Herbert O. Williams
Robert Bevan
Williams
Tratt
Bevan
International News Service
Elyria Theft Case Against Girl Dropped
Mary Rose Boone of Gwensbors accused a girl of grand larceny tied to a note for 1000 dollars lent by Boone’s brother to Bishop Nicholas. Sheriff Backus arrested the girl in Owensboro and brought her to Elyria. she pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. Prosecutors sought depositions, but the evidence was deemed insufficient. Judge Thompson ordered the case dropped and later announced a settlement.
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Mary Rose Boone
Gwensbors
Nicholas
Iin
N.¥. C. Reuid House
Miss Boone
Backus
Owensboro
Webber
Mystery shooting in Fox River Park leaves man dead
In Aurora Illinois Eugene Hummer an accountant and his wife Bessie were picnicking in Fox River Park when a shot rang out. Hummer died at Aurora General Hospital and Mrs Hummer was lightly wounded. Police suspect fishermen or picnickers possibly under moonshine. Witnesses saw two cars speed from the park.
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Aurora
Eugene Hummer
Bessie Hummer
Hummer
Fox River Park
Aurora General Hospital
Embarrassed Hun Ambassador Lacks Credentials
In Washington on May 22, German Ambassador Otto Wiefeldt remained unreceived by President Harding after a week in the capital. He forgot his letters of credence in Berlin, rushed to obtain them, and cannot be presented until the papers arrive, while Russia’s Boris Bakhmeteff holds papers but lacks a country to represent.
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Washington
Cpr
Otto Wiefeldt
United States
Capitol
Harding
Dr. Wiefeldt
Berlin
White House
New York
Dr. Wieffeldt
Boris Bakhmeteff
Lorain Wage Cut Injunction Heard In Court
Judge Thompson heard the wage cut injunction filed by taxpayer J J O Doherty to block Lorain from enforcing a 20 percent pay reduction for fire and police. City Solicitor Wesley Grills argued the ordinance fits public finance law while Stroup and Rice contended no emergency exists. Briefs were ordered by next Wednesday with a decision not expected this week.
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Thompson
J. J. O'Doherty
Grills
Bursh murder jury dismissed after deadlock
The Los Angeles jurors in the case of Arthur C. Burch for the murder of J Belton Kennedy failed to reach a verdict. Judge Reeve discharged the panel after a 7 to 5 acquittal split with four women jurors voting for acquittal throughout.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur
C. Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Reeve
Industry Calls For Labor Help Across West
Chicago reports a sudden labor demand as farmers, lumber, steel, road builders, railroads, and lake vessels seek workers. From 10 000 jobless in three weeks to 300 500 remaining, many become the “gandy dancers” of a depopulating curb.
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Great
Middle West
West Madison Steel
Question Coalition 16 Dead in Ulster Fighting Reports
Belfast casualty toll rises with a railwayman shot dead at Midland Terminal and shipyard workers attacked. Sir James Craig urges calm after Twaddell assassination as Churchill speaks on Irish coalition and possible treaty implications. Griffith arrives in London with a draft constitution for consultation.
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Belfast
Ulster
Midland
William Twaddell
James Craig
London
Winston Churchill
England
Arthur Griffith
Dsij Eireann
Dublin
Citizenship Classes Aimed at Naturalization put in August
A Washington school building at Middle avenue and Sixth street will host citizenship classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7 30 to help residents prepare for the court examination. Mr E D Adams will supervise the program as the government urges applicants to join.
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Washington School
Middle Avenue
Sixth’ Street
E. D. Adams
Shoals sale to Ford deemed costly by Army official
Washington May 22 The government would lose between 1.275 billion and 1.4359 billion dollars if the Muscle Shoals water power project were leased to Henry Ford under his current offer. Army engineer Hugh L. Cooper told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the lease should be drafted by the committee and condemned the offers as foolish.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Hugh L. Cooper
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cooper
Senate
Auction of 232 War Housing Units in Lorain
In Lorain on May 23 at 9 a.m. special agent Joseph P. Day will auction 232 government houses erected during the war. The sale will be at the high school auditorium with both morning and afternoon sessions, and Day expects to sell all in one day.
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Lorain
Joseph P. Day
Ward Baking Heir Confesses Blackmail Plot Ends in Shooting
The heir to Ward Baking, linked to a New Rochelle address, identifies a blackmail scheme tied to Portchester road. A shooting at Kensieg Reservoir left a man named Peter dead and another victim in custody as investigators pursue the case. The elder Ward, once a major financier of the Federal Baseball League, confirms details to authorities. The slain man’s body was later sent to Haverhill Massachusetts.
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Navy
Hera
Ward
Kensieg Reservoir
Naval
New York
Catur Road
New Rochelle
Sheri
Portchester Road
Peters
Wari
Petar
Haverhill
Mass
Werner
Peters Haw
Peter
Women Peeved at Harding's Rebuff
Washington May 22. Women activists rally over President Harding not attending the National Women's Party headquarters dedication. A White House note to Mrs. Batelle of Columbus announced his absence without explanation. League of Women Voters credited with influencing his decision.
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Washington
Harding
National Women’s Party
White House
John Gordon Battelle
Columbus
Ohio
The
Woman's Party
League of Women Voters
League
Edith Ainge Jamestown
N. J
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