Obsl Oberlin double murder leaves husband sought
Two Oberlin women, Mrs Florence Grant and Mrs John Robinson, were killed in a home shooting. Otis C Grant, 60, husband of one victim, fled the scene after driving up in a car. Neighbors heard two shots, Grant waved to a neighbor, then drove away. Mrs Grant died from a temple wound, Mrs Robinson died soon after at Allen hospital. Authorities tracked Grants movement as deputies hunted him. possible destinations Columbus or Chicago were named but unconfirmed. Grant had previous divorce suit filings accusing him of withholding support.
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Oberlin
Florence Grant
John Robinson
Otis C. Grant
Grant
North Wain “Street
Robinson
Allen Hospital
Te Hospital
South Professor Street
Shoeriff
Elyria
Columbus
Chicago
Thomas Henderson
Cleveland
Fn Hiyvyria
Frances J. Grant
Common Pleas Court
W. B. Thompson
Ams
Memorial Day plans announced with speakers and decorations
Memorial Day committee outlines events for May 30 with a 1 30 p m speaking program by W H Phillips of Oberlin at the band stand in the park and a Memorial Sunday service at 10 30 a m at the Congregational church. An auto committee requests disposable and usable cars and volunteers to collect veterans needing rides. Flower needs are noted for nearly five hundred graves. a list of local Civil War veterans is provided and names of those who died last year. Deputy organizers urge all military and civic groups to attend as a unit and offer contact points for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maron D. Smith
W. H. Phillips
Oberlin
Jas. Hewitt
E. J. Stankard
Henry Miller
Staty Autos
Congregational Church
Automobile Committee
Mason D. Smith
Maon D. Smith
Chas. Abbey
Monroe St. John
Bieber
Chestnut
Ridge
I. D. Clark
Grafton
Frank Diedrich
Ridgeville
Wm. Gratz
Lodh St
Alfred Herold
River St
Thomas Hunter
Oberlin Road
J. A. Kaley
Park Ave
Lord
West Ere
Andy Marshall
Turner St
H. Niller
North Ridge
Chas
Spieth
N. Stearns
Walnut St
Whites
Kaiser
Wm. Sayles
Grefton
Samuel Daugherty
LaGrange
Henry Bissett
X. E. Sperry
Spruce St
Adam Hanmer
Geo. Campnell
Tucker
Clayton Smith
Masong D. Smith
Five Men In Airplane Lost In Alaska Search Planned
Five men missing in their airplane for two weeks may have met disaster on the ice and snow between Wiseman and Point Barrow. Matt A. Niemenen, a former Kelly Field flyer, arranged to search today after landing in Fairbanks from Anchorage in Alaska’s fastest plane. Thirteen days earlier Noel Wien, P. H. Merrill and their passengers L. Virgil Hart Charles G. Clarke and Jack Robertson departed Wiseman bound for Point Barrow and return, with no word since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Wiseman
Point Barrow
Matt A. Niemenen
Forrmer Kelly
Eight Die In Kentucky Mine Blast
Eight trainers were killed in a gas explosion at Black Steer Coal Company mine No 30 near Kin, Kentucky. Seven bodies recovered. rescue crews search for Frank Romite age 33, believed buried by rock fall.
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Harlan
Black Steer Coal Company
Kinnear
Frank Romite
Vapr
Rebike
County Narrow on Dredging Black River at Lorain
Lorain County commissioners lack legal authority to spend public funds to dredge the Black River in Lorain to aid navigation. Attorney General Turner issued the opinion to County Prosecutor A. Baird of Elyria. The city of Lorain had financed the dredging and asked for county help, but the county questioned its right to appropriate funds for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Columbus, CO
Black River
Turner
Oan
A. Baird
Elyria
Lorum
Italia Blazes Pole Flight Under Nobile's Dirigible Reach
At Kings Bay Spitzbergen on May 4 General Umberto Nobile circled the North Pole in the Italia after midnight, placing an Italian flag and blessing at the exact spot. The dirigible, ice coated and roaring, then headed back to base as plans to descend with meteorologist and engineer were shelved by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Nobile
Ile
Roald Amundsen
Ike Amundsen
Pole
Italia
Car Crash Injures Man Near East Bridge Undercut
Morace Ives of Indian Hollow Road sustained head cuts when the car he rode in collided with a support post at the East Bridge Street undercut. Driver Fred Ives and Ralph Bruce escaped unharmed. Horace Ives was taken to Ilyria Memorial Hospital for attention after police noted the left rear wheel skidded 19 paces before impact.
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East Bridge Street
Morace Ives
Indian Hollow Road
Fred Ives
Indian Hallow Road
Ralph Bruce
Horace Ives
Ilyria Memorial Hospital
Senate Overrides Coolidges Vetoes
In Washington on May 24, the Senate overwhelmingly overrode President Coolidge on three bills. Night postal clerks receive a 10 percent salary differential, fourth class postmasters get heat and rent allowances, and the Oddie bill creates a 10.5 million federal road aid fund for Indian reservations and public lands, passing by 57 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Senate
Oddie
Falls over cliff leaves teen with fractured skull
In Steubenville on May 24 Wray Kinswatter a 14 year old student is hospitalized with a fractured skull after tumbling from a cliff during a hiking tour his companions failed to see him fall and a search party later found him in a creek near a wooded district authorities reported the accident occurred while the group was exploring the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Wray Kinswatter
Bitt
Lyiog
City Again in five Thousand Damage Suit
The City of Elyria is again a defendant in a damage suit as Sarah Rathbun Ver ton seeks $5,000 for injuries after tripping over a fallen limb on Persons court May 24, 1926. The petition states the limb had lay across the walk long enough for the city to remove it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Sarah Rathbun
Verton
Lmb
Jury awards 600 to Frank Young in auto collision suit
A Lorain man Frank Young wins 600 in a common pleas court against Nina Dunning over injuries from a night collision on Sept 11 1926. Trial began yesterday before Judge A R Webber and concluded this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Webber
Frank Young
Lorain
Nina Dunning
Common Pleas Court
Wilkins And Eielson At Oslo
George N. Wilkins and Carl B. Enelgon arrived in Oslo after flying over the world from Point Barrow Alaska to Dead Man's Island Spitzbergen. A huge crowd greeted them enthusiastically.
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Oslo
Norway
George N. Wilkins
Carl B. Enelgon
Point Barrow
Alaska
Dead Man's Island
Spitzbergen
Committees Named For Ely Memorial Project
At a recent meeting of Ely Memorial supporters a memorial type committee and a financial planning committee were named. The type committee includes Frank Wilford chairman R Silsbee C Maston Charles Tucker Robert Rice and two ladies Mrs Josephine Cushing and Mrs A B Taylor. The financial plan committee includes John Parseh chairman T N Cook Mrs A M Hannaford Lawrence Webber Frank Flienberger Guy B Findley and Miss Mabel Marsh. The town shows strong interest as residents await a concrete plan for the Heman Ely memorial in Ely Park. The Chronicle Telegram reports letters of inquiry and suggestion. Committees begin work immediately with a likelyupdate soon.
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Ely Memorial
Jas. Hewitt
Charles Tucker
A.C. Hudnutt
Frank Wilford
John Parseh
T. N. Cook
A. M. Hannaford
Lawrence Webber
Frank Flienberger
Guy B. Findley
Mabel Marsh
Jiegin
Heman Ely
Ely Park
Chronicle-Telegram
Buried in West Virginia Mine Disaster Death Toll Rises
Bluefield West Virginia May 21 1946 Bodies of 17 coal miners killed in a Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company explosion were prepared for burial. The last four bodies were recovered after a mine shaft fire was extinguished. Thirteen had been taken earlier. State mine officials planned an investigation and suggested a friction spark may have ignited the gas. The latest recoveries included J Bernard Shambblin George Miller Allie Lower and Bill Salyers, all of Yukon.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company
Yukon
J. Bernard Shambblin
George Miller
Allie Lower
Bill Salyers
Political battle in brief at Texas Democratic convention
Democratic supporters threaten revolt over Governor Moody action to examine delegates for neutrality as Smith allies claim 12 district delegates favor New York governor. New York Republican chair Norris says Roosevelt and Fish discussed NY delegation. Nebraska's McMullen urges 100000 farmers to confront Republicans over irrigation bill. Lowden reaffirms farm relief stance. Democrats plan harmony platform with strict law enforcement. Executive committees review testimony. Republicans reported $471,594 and Democrats $140,668 in primary campaigns.
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Smith
Texas
Dan Moody
Houston
New York
George K. Norris
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Adam McMullen
Rep
Nebraska
Frank O. Lowden
Memorial Day Luncheon Honors Civil War Survivors
Nine war survivors aged from Civil War era through 1917 were feted by Elyria Kiwanis at Hotel Newell. George Chamberlain recalled Civil War days and displayed a post dedication Gett ysburg book with Lincoln and Everett passages as veterans from all city organizations attended.
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Elyria Kiwanis
Hotel Newell
Ohio
Georgia
George L. Collinter
George Chamberlain
Chamberlain
National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Edward Everette
United States
Lincon
Supreme head of W B A feted here
Members of the Woman's Benefit Association of the city will entertain the Supreme President Miss Bina West of Port Huron Michigan at a luncheon May 26 at the Newell hotel. Miss West has national prominence in fraternal work and politics as a Republican National Committee member for Michigan a Kansas City convention delegate at large and national committee member for arrangements. Since 1892 she founded the Woman's Benefit Association and has urged progressive policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Benefit Association
Michigan
Kansas City
National Committee
Miss West
Taxes Mail to County Tax Payers for 1927 Half-Year
County Treasurer Arthur H Waters announced that 2 3 4 million dollars in tax bills for the last half of 1927 are being mailed to county taxpayers. Taxes must be paid to the treasurer by June 20 to avoid a 10 percent penalty. No extension will be granted this year to avoid hampering the county commissioners summer program.
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Arthur H. Waters
Waters
Coroner Sees Juries Favor Drunken Drivers in Deaths
Lorain County coroner Myles Perry criticizes juries for exonerating drunken and reckless drivers involved in fatal crashes. He praises Judge Strenick Elyria Mayor Hewitt and Justice George for enforcing state drunk driving laws, notes three homicides and two accidental deaths this week, and comments on a cycle of violent deaths using shotguns.
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Lorain County
Myles Perry
Perry
Strenick
Lorain
James A. Hewitt
Elyria
S. J. George
Common Pleas
Thompson
Webber
163 Dead as 162 Bodies Are Found in Mine Disaster
MATHER Pa May 24 One hundred and sixty two bodies had been recovered today from the Mather mine of the Mather Coal Company wrecked by an explosion Saturday. One of the 15 rescued alive died in a Waynesburg hospital bringing the death list to 163. The missing were believed to be 33. The search would take days as bodies lay buried under rock and slate. Red Cross checks indicated 63 men escaped unaided. Officials had earlier put the trapped total at 210.
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Mather
Mather Collieries Company
Waynesburg
Red Cross
Gypsies Take $1000 From Victim
William Lectic of Farrell, Pennsylvania, reported to police that fortune telling by gypsies cost him one thousand dollars. He was told to put money in a memory bag they gave him. later he found only two one dollar bills inside. The gypsies had already left for another town.
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Youngstown
William Lectic
Farrell
Lectic
Boy suffocated in sand pile near Cleveland home
In Cleveland on May 24 John Markham seven years old was suffocated while playing in a sand pile with his brother Stanley eight. They had dug a tunnel to the pile when another boy slid down and buried John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Markham
Hin Home
John
Stanley
Lorain man held on manslaughter charge in bike fatality
In Lorain on May 24 solomon Witham of Lorain is jailed after a truck struck 10 year old Harold Mittendorf on 9th street. Harold died at St Joseph's hospital at 11 55 p m. Police and county coroner investigate. authorities say speeding and defective brakes may support manslaughter charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Witham
Solomon
Theodore Walker
Myles E. Perry
Perry
Young Pleads Not Guilty to First Degree Murder
Luther Young pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge W B Thompson in common pleas court. A special jury will be called for his murder trial set date to be announced. Young was arrested in Buffalo days ago on the 1925 Lorain killing of Wilbur Nance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Young
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas
Young
Buffalo
Wilbur Nance
Lorain
Duel near Oxford campus sparks student confrontation in England
In Nuell Oxford England on May 24 a revival of 18th century dueling practices was revealed with confirmation that a duel occurred near the Oxford campus between Graham Eyder-Mantel, son of a parliament member, and Maurice Green, a student editor. Eyder-Mantel reported a minor shoulder injury to Syres-Montell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuel Oxford
England
Oxford
Graham Eyder-Mantel
Maurice Green
Syres- Montell
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