Captain Gray Dies In Balloon Altitude Attempt
Sparta Tennessee November 5 Captain Hawthorne C Gray veteran army balloon pilot was found dead in his balloon S50-241 in a tree top near Stites seven miles from Belleville Illinois. He departed yesterday at 2 22 p m aiming to set a world altitude record using a 500 900 cubic foot hydrogen bag The last log note read Threw out ballast bags at 40000 feet The airship drifted low over the wooded valley and was found collapsed in a tree Gray body identified by a sewn note in his clothing Doctors said death likely from heart failure or suffocation Authorities moved the altimeter to guard pending arrival of air service officials from Belleville and Nashville
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Sparta
Tenn
Hawthorne C Gray
Scott Neld
Stites
Lodar
Belleville
Farmer Boys
Gray
Stiles
Graf
Air Service
Bellevile
Nashville
Denver strike clash ends with peaceful policing
In Berwind Canyon Calo Nov 1 800 men and 40 women picketers clashed with 16 special officers sent by Governor Adams. The crowd swarmed the county bridge and attempted a demonstration meeting at the Berwind mine. Seven speakers were arrested. Mitka Savlich the protest leader was handcuffed after a broken wrist incident. The crowd seized 23 prisoners and faced mine guards armed with pick handles.
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Denver
Calo
W. W
Berwind Canyon
Wm. F1. Adams
County Bridge
Triple of Berwind
Mitka Savlich
Man Arrested For Driving While Drunk Fined
Frank Wack a former Elyria resident was fined 100 dollars plus costs and his driving privilege suspended for six months after a hearing before Justice S J George. Wack was arrested yesterday by Deputy Claude Bivin while driving a truck near Ridgeville.
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Frank Wack
Elyria
S$. J. George
Wack
Claude Bivin
Ridgeville
Hiller Sentenced to Hang for Winnipeg Murder
Nelson, a.k.a. the strangler killer, was found guilty in Winnipeg for the murder of Mrs. Emily Patterson. He was sentenced to hang on January 15, the date to be set by the court.
Sheriff Explains County Liquor Arrest Report
Sheriff Mathews today released an analysis of October liquor law arrest records for Lorain County. The report covers arrests by the sheriff's office and state officer O. E. Rankin across several counties, totaling 11,289 in fines with 5,000 paid and 6,509 unpaid, and notes eight prisoners in jail for nonpayment while outlining district-wide credit for Rankin's role. The sheriff emphasizes the report reflects territorial coverage and does not fault Rankin's work.
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E.G. Mathews
O. E. Rankin
Chronicle-Telefram
The
Sheri
Rankin
Sherif
Tankin
Columbus
Lorain County
Ortaher
Hig
Common Pleas Court
Jai
O. E H. Rankin
Lorain
Elviia
Elyria
QO. BE. Ran- Rin
Lorain Municipal Court
G. E B. Rankin
Mathews
Gambling raid at Clark Street ends with multiple arrests
Police in a booze raid on Clark i street found liquor and eight men in police court this morning on gambling charges. Seven pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars plus costs, while one man was fined twenty five dollars for permitting gambling. Condos pleads not guilty to liquor possession and faces a hearing tonight. A poker game with a $4595 pot was found in Condos Place with liquor under the table.
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Clark i Street
E. W. Briggs
Joe Saia
James Berry
FE. Powell
Sandlin
Sam Koupis
Max Stutzgar
Harry Tinkson
James Condos
Clark Street
Condos
Conlos
Man Fined $200 For Liquor Possession
Joe Pilski of 133 Quincy Street was fined $200 and costs by Mayor Tunkson on liquor possession charges. Prohibition inspector O B Rankin, with officers Sayles Hurd and deputy Frank Smith, reported finding thirty or forty bottles of beer and whisky at Pilski's home amid complaints of bootlegging.
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Joe Pilski
Quincy Street
Tunkson
O. B. Rankin
Sayles, Hurd
Frank Smith
Pilsky
Rankin
Pilski
Lorain Youth Sentenced for Assault After Jury Verdict
John Restle, 20, appeared in Judge W B Thomp son’s court on a statuary charge and was found not guilty by a jury but guilty of assault and battery. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs totaling 100 and sentenced to two months in the Toledo workhouse.
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John Restle
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
Lucille Mackedt
Cleveland
Toledo
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks four train discontinuances in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio November 6 two protests against the Pennsylvania railroad plan to discontinue two Mansfield to Toledo trains and two Columbus to Sandusky trains will be heard by the Public Utilities Commission next Wednesday. The commission will also hear Big Four railroad’s request to abandon service on its Delaware Springfield branch.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio
Columbus
Mansfield
Toledo
Sandusky
Public Utilities Commission
Big Four Railroad
Delaware- Springfield
Hamilton Dean Proposes School Uniformity Vote Pending
Mrs. Maude Morninestat, dean of girls at Hamilton High, announced a proposal for uniform dress. The suggestion originated from students and will be considered after a vote in a few weeks.
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Hamilton
Maude Morninestat
Hamilton High Schools
Crash at Shanghai silk factory traps hundreds of workers
November 5 Shanghai reports a silk factory floor collapse as 600 women workers fled a fire alarm. About 1,200 killed or injured, with 170 injured seriously and many more hurt by rushing relatives. Foreign and Chinese police, plus Red Cross, assisted.
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Shanghai
Foreign Settlement
Red Cross Branch
Red Cross roll call workers report strong response
About 100 workers met at the Newell hotel for the annual Red Cross roll call luncheon and reported a good response. Judge A R Webber addressed the gathering and solicitors will reconvene Monday at noon at the same hotel to present updates. Meanwhile Otterbein University students denied involvement in a grandstand fire on campus.
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Red Cross
Newell Hotel
A. R. Webber
Blaze Columbus
Otterbein University
Howard Jennings
Will attempt Redfern route around world in spring flight
In St Joseph Michigan William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee plan a non stop flight to South America along Paul Redfern’s route. They expect to reach Rio de Janeiro with proper preparations, likely using The Pride of Detroit monoplane used previously around two thirds of the globe.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
South America
Paul Redfern
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Schlee
Iito
Elyrian Hurt in Collision at Granville
Three Miami university cross country team members and a professor were injured in Granville when a taxicab driven by William Pickering collided with another car driven by Richard Shanley. Injured are Robert Goacher Elyria with a compound fracture, Leland Dutton Lorain with facial cuts, Ralph Pumphrey with minor cuts, and Prof. Paul Dunn Oxford geology instructor at Miami. Pickering, a Denison student, was transporting the athletes to a cross country run in Deedsfield after Granville.
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Granville
Miami University
William Pickering
Richard Shanley
Robert Goucher
Elyria
Leland Dutton
Lorain
Ralph Pumphrey
Paul Dunn
Oxford
Miam
Pickering
Denison University
Deedsfield
Teachers Assn Elects at Northeastern Ohio Convention
Closing sessions of the Northeastern Ohio Teacher's association convention were held with a planned resolution to condemn political intrusion into school curricula. Speakers included Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Austin and John S. Clifton. Over twelve thousand teachers registered. J. W. Moore was named president, John R. Williams vice president, and B. F. Stanton re elected secretary treasurer.
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Cleveland
Northeastern Ohio Teacher's Association
William H. Thompson
Chicago
Percy V. Pennybacker
Austin
Tex
John S. Clifton
J. W. Moore
East Palestina
Ohio
John R. Williams
Painesville
B. F. Stanton
Alliance
Princess Anne Marries Duke of Puglia in Naples
Princess Anne of Bourbon wed the Duke of Puglia with Kings Victor Emmanuel and Alfonso of Spain as witnesses. About two hundred thousand people watched the wedding procession from a grandstand along San Ferdinand square. In Cleveland, Harry McLaughlin was named business representative of the Cleveland Federation of Labor, succeeding Charles J. Smith.
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Naples
Anne of Bourbon
Duke of Puglia
Victor Emmanuel
Alfonso
Spain
San Ferdinand Square
Cleveland
Harry McLaughlin
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Clere- Mehaughlin
Jin
Charles J. i Smaith
Millions for cruisers approved by Coolidge
Washington report says President Coolidge approved about 40 million dollars for cruiser construction in the navy budget, an increase over last year. About 7 million will modernize battleships Nevada and Oklahoma, with other spending largely unchanged.
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Navy
Known Dead In Vermont Flood Wide Casualties Reported
The known dead in the New England floods numbered 22 with unconfirmed reports of heavier casualties. Names listed include Ralph Winters Barre Vt Gerald Brooke Barre VT Mrs Justin Carroll Decker MA Mrs Irving Reynolds West Hartford VT and others Across Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut the disaster toll grows as officials confirm missing and endangered residents amid flood damage.
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New England
Ralph Winters
Barra
Gerald Brooke
Barre
Justin Carroll
Decker
Mass
Irving ‘Reynolds
West
Hartford
West Hartford
World Speed Record Breaker Sets New Distance Limit
In Venice Noe a pilot named De Barnard? reportedly surpassed the world speed record for airplanes by averaging 477.87 kilometers per hour (296.827 mph). Officials present verified the time and announced the record.
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Venice
Noe
Tentenint de Barnard
Tae
Planes rushed to flood area in Vermont relief efforts
President Coolidge ordered aid to the flood area in Vermont as reports of great damage emerged from Montpelier Ludlow and surrounding towns. Army planes from Boston were dispatched by the War Department under direct orders to assist Governor John E Weeks and the Vermont relief effort.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Vermont
Sargent
Ludlow
Montpelier
Boston
War Department
Corps
John E. Weeks
Elder boards liner for New York
Paris November 5 Miss Ruth Elder boarded a liner for New York from Cherbourg after a sky rescue, her trunk packed with mementos and diesel. She told Dr A L Hipwell she would rest ten hours daily during the voyage to recuperate from the sensational transatlantic flight attempt.
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Paris
Ruth Elder
Cherbourg
New York
Flood Devastates Vermont as New England Floods Spread
Nov 5 report details widespread destruction across Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire with thousands homeless and millions in damages. Death toll cited 22 with rumors of over 200. Montpelier hardest hit and isolated for two days. Red Cross volunteers National Guardsmen and police aid victims while disease and famine fears rise due to contaminated water and disrupted rail lines. Major Gen. Preston Brown coordinates emergency air inspection of Ludlow Vermont and Sargents family. Radio restored from Fort Ethan Allen after power plant outage.
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Boston
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Montpelier
Red Cross
National
Preston Brown
First Corps
Washington
John G. Sargent
Ludlow
Brown
Sargent
Fort Ethan Allen
Burlington
May Implicate Many Persons In Bank Crash
Findlay Ohio November 5 investigation into a 250000 shortage at Arcadia Bank and Savings Co. shifts toward implicating others besides Fred P Conway. Conway, the bank cashier, has confessed to defalcation and is held in Hancock County jail after arrest in Toledo. State and county examiners, led by Maj C W Miller, uncovered long standing discrepancies while tracing bank fund disbursements. Officials mention a person in Findlay and another in Toledo as potential accomplices. The bank in Arcadia may remain closed indefinitely, shocking the town and leaving its mausoleum of a lone institution.
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Arcadia Bank & Savings Co
Stata
Hancock County
Fred P. Conway
Conway
Toledo
Arcadia
State Banking Department
Maj. C. W. Miller
Conwar
Findlay
Auto Deaths Rise in Census Figures for 1937
Washington reports that auto fatalities will likely exceed previous highs as the nation enters the deadly season. Census shows 3,141 auto deaths in cities over 190,000 population up to Oct 4, with 4,800 in those cities last year and 6,628 for all of 1926. If this year's last three months match last year, 7,000 deaths are possible, though current rate suggests more than 6,696. The per 100,000 rate rose from 20.8 to 21.7.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Census Bureau Plares
Arcadia Stricken by Bank Shortage and Crippling Debt
Arcadians face widespread ruin as farm mortgages, unpaid machinery, and stock shortages hit. Villages gasp with fear as grain elevator firms and farmers' exchanges may close. Delmer Moots, 69, and Louis Worth describe personal losses while families worry over basic bills and a $247 furnace.
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Criel
Arcadia Mutual Telephone Company
Trinity Lutherans
Delmer Moots
Louis Worth
Enouga
Tulga
Okla
Oldest inmates admitted to Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus, Nov. 5. One of the oldest men admitted to Ohio penitentiary in its history was George Thonis, 73, serving a life sentence for second degree murder. Thonis was convicted of killing Pere Kalasis on May 24, 1927, in Pelmont county.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Tate
George Thonis
Dexree
Pelmont Co
Pere Kalasis
Montgomery County Game Warden Killed After Vehicle Accident
Dayton Ohio November 3 Harvey Le Monberk 61 Montgomy County state game warden was killed when a vehicle struck a water on the Divide Ohio line near here Le Monberk was on patrol at the time authorities said further details pending investigation
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Dayton
Harvey le Monberk
Montseather
Tate
Todas
Tevine
Ohio
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Teachers Assn. Elects
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Martin Shepard
Bennington
John Sabula
Rutland
Lucy Salter
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Charles Rubeck
Northampton
Charles A. Putnam
Milbury
Dorothy Putnam
Millbury
Marcella Cassius
Worcester
Anna Kannia
Westfield
Rolland O. Lyford
Milo
Carmilla Bardillo
Pittsfield
Harold Dewey
Limebury
Conn
Helen Moore
William Lampson
Canaan
Connecticut
Albert Blackmall
Westerly
Floqd
Elder Boards Liner
White Motor Company
Windsor T. White
Thomas H. White
Wolvern Thiduituire
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