Booze and Gambling Found in McBride's Place
Police raid on McBride's West Broad Street pool room uncovered liquor in a five gallon container and $37 in pool tickets. J H Tarrant faces liquor and pool ticket charges after pleading not guilty and case delayed to next Monday. Neighboring raid at Grace Gardner's 1260 East Avenue found liquor and disorderly conduct charges. Others charged include Mike Deegan Elyria and several locals.
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Tom McBride
West Broad Street
J. H. Tarrant
McBride
Tarrant
Huquor
Grace Gardner
East Avenue
Defense Day Planned for July Fourth
President Coolidge approves a voluntary national defense test and nominates July 4 as the exhibition date. He rejects Armistice Day, urging governors be told the plan is purely voluntary and that Congress authority is sought if needed. The letter outlines the test's colonial muster day style and state-wide discretionary participation.
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Washington
Coolidge
National Defense
Davis
War Department
Army of
United States
Congress
Met
Abduction Scare in Asheville Demands Five Thousand
In Asheville New Jersey the father of 14 year old Pansy Lindsey received a ransom letter signed by the Blackhand demanding 5090 dollars for the girl's return. Authorities suspect a hoax due to the Lindseys' limited means. In Rome Mussolini's location sparked anxiety as he left for the north and did not reach Milan.
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Asheville
N. J
Pansy Lindsey
Blackhand
Lindseys
Rome
Mussolini
Milan
Predappio
Bologia
Mutilated body of six year old Joseph Azar found in shack
The partially decomposed body of six year old Joseph Azar, nephew of Thomas Azar, millionaire king of the St. Louis colony, was found today in an abandoned shack behind the Azar residence after a week of searches. He disappeared last Monday after being seen playing handball near his home as crowds hunted for clues.
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ST. Luwuss
Joseph Azar
Thomas Azar
St. Louis Colony
Azar
Wellsville Home Bombed Again in Ohio
An unoccupied two story residence owned by Rocco Garibaldi was destroyed by a bomb and fire in Wellsville Ohio May 25. Damage is estimated at 3000 dollars. Police probe a possible link to a February 22 murder of Roccio Benvento, Garibaldi cousin.
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Wellsville
Ohio
Rocco Garibaldi
Roccio Benvento
Garibaldi
Colder May 24 Brings Frost and Damage Reports
Elyria endured a sharp temperature drop from near ninety to 36 as May 24 brought a cold snap not seen in 55 years. A heavy rain and hail storm followed, with frost last night and reports of varying damage near Cleveland and along Lake Erie. Warmer weather is forecast, but tonight’s frost risk remains low.
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Elyria
Cleveland
L. C. Hecoca
Lake Avenue
Green House
Seven Johns Hopkins Seniors Admit Unkissed State
Baltimore May 25 Seven members of Johns Hopkins University graduating class disclose they have never kissed or been kissed. Sixteen report love disappointments while 74 students say they would marry for love. Forty three of 140 admit violating the Volstead act with intoxicants. thirty nine deny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
J. H. U. Hullabaloo
Supreme Court Set to Decide Key Cases Before Adjournment
Washington May 25 The United States Supreme Court opens at noon for a lengthy session before summer adjournment. Sixty six cases are under advisement with many nationwide issues awaited including Oregon school attendance under 16, Senate power to enforce investigations of a bank, and presidential removal of postmasters without Senate consent.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Senate
Daugherty
Ohio
Bank
Harry Raugherty
Dayton priest Rev. Frohmiller dies at 75 in church study
Father John B. Frohmiller founder and longtime pastor of Holy Rosary Church in Dayton collapsed in his study at Holy Rosary church last night. The 75 year old priest, who would have marked fifty years in the Catholic Church, was found by his sister Mary. He had led the parish since its 1888 founding, dying unexpectedly after six decades of service.
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Dayton
John B. Frohmiller
Holy Rosary Church
Frohmiller
Mary
Holy Rosary
Germany backs treaty to ban chemical warfare at Geneva
At the Geneva conference on May 25 Germany indicated willingness to sign an international treaty banning all chemical warfare. The German move followed an American push to prohibit exporting poisonous weapons. Representative Theodore Burton introduced the resolution, which Germany supported.
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Geneva
Germany
Theodore Burton
Japan earthquake toll and damages rise in Hyogo
Tokyo May 25 526 killed and about 65900000 in damage cited by Hyogo Prefectural office as the latest figures for the Saturday quake in Hyogo Prefecture. More than 1000 injured with 652 houses collapsed and 678 burned in Kinosaki Toyooka and surrounding villages. Relief efforts under way with barracks for the homeless, Red Cross aid, and material shortages easing as roads and railways slowly reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Hyogo
Nippon
Hyogo Prefectural
Kinosacki
Toyooka
Yogo
Nipbon Island
Kyot
Kinoshia
Red Cross
Kobe
Osaka
Lutheran Conclave: Ohio District Walther League Meets
About 400 leaguers gathered at St John s Lutheran Church for the 32nd Annual Ohio District State Convention of the International Walther League. Rev Abram of Valley City preached the convention sermon on salvation by grace through faith. Officers were elected and reports showed steady growth despite bad weather. Continued on Page 6.
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Elyria Radio Corporation
WGBL
Rth
Ohio
International Walther League
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's Church
Abram
Valley City
Laura Thompson
St. John’s Choir
Harry C. Muhly
Grace Church
Frank B. Miller
Ak- Ton
Fred W. Loose
Lorain
Deadlocked Jury in Singer Murder Case Reported
New Haven May 25 The jury deliberating since last Saturday in the Olympia Macri murder trial of John Sheik Bag namo faces deadlock as foreman Frank M Platt says the situation is hopeless. Judge Avery urges a final effort after five weeks of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Frank M. Platt
Olympia Macri
John
Sheik”) Bagnamo
Avery
One Dead and Dying in Dayton Collision
May 25 Dayton reports one dead and another near death after an auto crash near Xenia at three a.m. Six white Dayton men were arrested for violating the dry code. The dead man, Clyde Thorston, 40, a Black man, suffered a broken neck when the car overturned. Richard Curry, Black, was fatally injured. Police arrived to investigate the crash.
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Dayton
Xenia
Clyde Thornston
Richard Curry
Congressman's Liquor Trial Delayed Yet Again
Washington May 25 Congressman John Langley of Kentucky facing conspiracy to violate the Volstead act was granted a separate trial and a continuance and severance were approved as his home state case stands pending. The government didn’t object. Retrying a coal case the U S Supreme Court remanded to Arkansas for a new trial in Coronado Coal Co v United Mine Workers of America as evidence of guilt on district No 21 proved sufficient.
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Washington
John Langley
Kentucky
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Langley
United States Supreme Court
Arkansas
Coronado Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Burns kill woman on Hinks farm near West Milton
Dayton Ohio May 25 Mrs Ellen Hinks 70 died in a morning fire at the Hinks farm near West Milton. The blaze destroyed tobacco seeds and caused the fatal burn injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ellen Hinks
Hinks
West Milton
Elyria Day a Huge Success for Merchants
Elyria merchants hailed Elyria Day as a great success last Tuesday with shoppers present in many stores. One merchant said the idea is catching on and cooperation in selling builds a strong community and mutual profits. Tomorrow and every Tuesday will feature Elyria Day with bargains expected to be as good and attractive as the first.
Calcutta Skirmish Over Smoking Taboos in Tibet
May 25 Calcutta reports Tibet will not tolerate smoking to appease gods. Tibetan authorities rejected Calcutta agents’ pitch to import cigarettes and levy duties, saying tobacco could anger powerful gods and harm public health.
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Calcutta
Tibet
Newburyport Suspect Admits Identity in Maine Slayings
Harry A. Kirby, accused of killing Miss Aide Hayward and shooting her aunt Mrs Emma Townes, admitted who he was but denied guilt. He led police to Bowdoinham woods as bloodhounds searched nearby while Massachusetts state constables combed Wilmington. Kirby surrendered peacefully after being recognized from photos and brought to Newburyport headquarters for questioning.
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Newburyport
Maine
Harry A. Kirby
Aide Hayward
Emma A. Townes
Hayward
Winthrop
North End
Kirby
Bowdoinham
Massachusetts State Constabulary
Wilmington
Newbury
Augusta
Frank Pond
Pond
Presbyterian vote in Fosdick case favors no action
In Columbus Ohio on May 25 the Presbyterian General Assembly adopted the report urging no action on the Fosdick case. The harmony faction scored a first victory as scattered votes opposed the recommendation. The assembly also telegrammed President Coolidge requesting expedited construction of the Coolidge dam near Sacaton New Mexico to aid drought troubled Pima Indians. Representatives argued the Pimas never fought whites.
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Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Committee On
First Presbyterian
Dr. Harchurch
New York City
Apty Emerson Fosdick
Gengral Assembly
Harmony
General Assembly
Coolidge
Sacaton
N. M
North Olmsted Man Near Death In Train Crash
Cleveland May 25 T. H. Nelson 38 of North Olmsted was hospitalized at Berea with probable fatal injuries after a collision where a four passenger train struck his closed car at a crossing near Berea last night. Traffic halted for over an hour as wreckage fouled the locomotive tracks.
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Cleveland
T. H. Nelson
North Olmsted
Berea
Crossing
Trafic
Methodist church dedicates new building with fund boost
The Methodist Episcopal church of this city was dedicated with ceremonies by District Superintendent Dr J T Alton. A capacity congregation attended after a final subscription to complete the building fund raised an additional 11000 to cover interest charges and shrinkage not in the original amount. Dr Edwin Kirby led the morning service with Dr Ailen praying and the choir singing Jerusalem. Dr E Stanley Jones preached both services, urging strength in commitment and recalling Paul and Ephesus to illustrate spiritual power and action. Continued on Page 7.
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New Methodist Episcopal Church
J. T. Alton
Edwin Kirby
Ailen
Jerusalem
C. EB. Brodbeck
Divine Redeemer
E. Stanley Jones
India
America
Paul
Ephesus
John
Jesus
Christ
Memorial Day Tribute By G A R Vets In Elyria
Elyria honored Civil War veterans with a Memorial Day observance at First Congregational Church. Absent commander H H Hall illness shortened service. Senior Vice Commander Charles Abbey led the veterans role call listing dead include Thomas Andrews John Cole George Farmer Rives Rows John Daney Charles Warner and Henry Weight. Taps followed each name and Rev William Muir Auld gave the address.
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Elyria
First Congregational Church
H. H. Hall
Charles Abbey
Thomas Andrews
John Cole
George Farmer
Rives C. Rows
John Daney
Charles Warner
Henry Weight
Willam Muir Auld
Poppy Sale Fails to Meet Expectations in Rainy Saturday
The American Legion poppy sale suffered from heavy rain on Saturday keeping crowds away and limiting progress toward the 500 goal for the Child Welfare and Soldiers Rehabilitation Fund. Legion workers expected better turnout and higher sales despite partial achievements.
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The
American Legion
Legion
Memorial Day Services At Brownhelm In Cold Weather
Despite near freezing temperatures the Elyria post of Veterans of Foreign Wars held Memorial Day services at Brownhelm yesterday. Nine auto loads transported nineteen overseas veterans in uniform to honor ex service men of all wars. Rev. C F Wiseman of the Second Congregational Church paid tribute, noting Civil War veterans among fifty graves decorated by Elyria veterans.
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Elyria
Two Homes Bombed as Miners Strike Spreads
Moundsville West Virginia May 25 trouble flared in Glendale as two miners houses were bombed. Five men were arrested after blasts at Harry Smigal and John Polouski homes endangered a father and seven children at Smigal and five people in the Polouski residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Glendale
Harry Smigal
John Polouski
Smigal
Polouski
Elyria Evangelist Charles Taylor Speaks on Greatest Need
Evangelist Charles Taylor addresses a packed Baptist church in Elyria on Elyria's chief need with strong attendance all week. Elyrians awaited his insight into the city's most urgent issue.
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Elyria
Charles Taylor
the Baptist Church
No Relatives Bid Farewell To Mrs Wise Prisoner
Marysville Ohio May 25 Worn out by the motor trip from Medina and nervous strain of the trial Martha Wise self confessed prisoner retired at the state reformatory for women where a jury directed she spend the balance of her life. She will be assigned a cell and will eat with other prisoners in a shared dining room. On the trip she spoke of her children’s future and accepted her fate for slipping poison into water pails causing deaths of her mother and uncle and aunt. The journey was witnessed by Medina residents and the sheriff.
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Marysville
Medina
Cleveland
Lves
Martha Wise
State Reformatory For Women
Katherine Kaber
Emma Calvalto
Fred Roshon
Dina
Neal Ros
Long
Wadsworth
Gilead
Sophia Hasel
Fred Gienke
Gienke
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Gardner
Mike Deegan
Earl Nyles
J. W. Walker
May MacClean
Larain
Pangun
Chicago
East Glens Falls
N. Y
Daugherty’s Bank
Parotor
Ghurgh
Auto
FL Hardy
Fifth Street
Elyrian
Singer
Gongressman
Wan
Presbyterian Vote Act
Fosuick
Ghror
Oeven G. A. R Vets Anshter Totp Verre
Poppy
Brownbelm
Mrs. Wise
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