Five Die As New York Crossing Gate Failure Causes Crash
An early report details a Brooklyns grade crossing open at night when four sedans met a train, killing five and injuring two others. Investigators question why the gate was not lowered. carmen deny signals. Victims include Arthur and Doris Davey and Minnie Groves. James Groves dies later in hospital. John and Anna Davey hospitalized in critical condition.
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New York
Wey
Coca
Long Island
Brooklys
Porkeys
Richerd
Forristal
Adelyph Jaecker
Arthur Daveyr
Eleanor Daver
Doris Davey
Minnie Groves
Groves
James
John Davey
Anna
Royal train discord shadows Queen Marie tour
Tension grows aboard Queen Marie of Roumania’s American tour as factions dispute duties aboard the special train. Sam Hill dominates events at Maryhill and Portland while Major Washburn clashes with Col. Carroll over access and loyalty, threatening unity during the voyage.
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Marie
Washington
Marie of
Roumania
America
Blaine
Ward
Sam Hill
Hill
Marshill Museum
Maryhill
Portland
Ore
Royal
Hull
Stanley Washburn
Queen Marie
Washburn
Col. Dolin BH. Carroll
Fine Improvements at North Ridgeville Congregational Church
North Ridgeville Nov 5 extensive improvements have been made at the North Ridgeville Congregational church under Pastor Rev. E. C. Young. Interior repainted and new carpet laid. walls and ceilings in neutral colors with brighter accents and Gothic harmony. Donations largely from the Ladies Benevolent Society with broad participation.
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North Ridgeville
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Wihich
North Ridgerilie Congregational Church
Conspiracy Probe Ties McPherson Death to Ormiston
Prosecution investigators pursue links between Mrs McPherson case and Kenneth Ormiston a former radio man with ties to Carmel by the Sea. They seek the owner of costly wearing apparel found in a blue trunk and test traces on towels and clothing. Mrs McPherson reportedly stayed ten days at a Carmel cottage with Ormiston as thousands mourned.
Quicksand Tragedy In Mine Yields Bodies At Shaft
A partial report describes a mine accident where workers were trapped by quicksand. Rescue teams recovered two bodies from the adjoining shaft as crews continue efforts at the scene.
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Barnes
Restoration plan for historic frigate Constitution at Boston yard
Secretary Wilbur announced the Constitution will be placed in dry dock at the Boston navy yard for refurbishment. Public contributions total 225000 with an estimated 150000 more needed to reach full restoration. A new fundraising campaign is planned for fall and winter as four and a half million schoolchildren already contributed.
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Washington
Boston Navy Yard
Naty Wilbur
Contested Philadelphia Election Questions Vare Seat
Senator Norris accuses Philadelphia polling methods of manipulating ballots as he challenges the legality of Vare as senator. He argues a majority vote could determine seating with fraud claims shifting the standard from two-thirds expulsion to simple majority approval.
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Philadelphia
Ware
Ugsday
Sam D. Wilson
Norris
Norr
Peninsvivellian
Besn ‘Yally
Vare
Senate
Traud
Local News In a Few Lines About Y M C A Boys Division
Jack Slekkinen, secretary at the Elyria Y M C A, seeks contact with former ten year division members. He plans to reach Cleveland ten year players to organize a reunion with games like checkers and ping pong.
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Jack Slekkinen
Elyria Y. M.C
Slekkinen
Cleveland
Lot Cats
MLC. A
Pleads Not Guilty To Traffic Ordinance Violation
Edward Braun of 427 West 2293 Street Lorain pleaded not guilty in police court this morning to violating a traffic ordinance. Police say his sister failed to stop at Sixth Street yesterday and hit a car driven by Johan Kovacks. The car belonged to Braun and the warrant was issued for him. The case was continued until late afternoon.
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Edward Braun
West 2293
Lorain
Rulley
Braun
Sixth Street
Johan Kovacks
A H West Declares Candidacy for City Solicitor
A H West announced his bid in the Republican primaries for Elyria City Solicitor. He has practiced law in the city for six years after serving overseas in World War I. Ammonia gas leak remedied by firemen at 364 Broad Street reported as one of the hardest outages in years. Firemen shut off the leak from the ammonia pump on the refrigeration system. Building permits issued include remodel at 565 Broad Street, addition at 109 East Bridge Street, and garages at 243 Gates Avenue, 422 West Second Street, and 110 Bailey Court with costs ranging from 100 to 400 dollars.
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Rose
Washburn
Bucharest
Sam Hill
Carrell
HSH
Hill
Jobn
Carroll
Maryhill Museum
Uke
Carrols
Vancouver
Seattle
Hum
A. H. West
Elyria Cty
Squad Co. 1
Broad Street
Wiliam Daram
R. E. McDonald
East Bridge Street
Stella Hardy
Gates Avenue
W. H. Barnes
West Second Street
Walter Roosevelt
Bailey Court
Man Who Killed Grandmother Declared Insane
Paul Weese, 21, confessed killer of his grandmother Flora Rickard, 78, was declared insane and awaiting transfer from the county jail to Lima State Hospital. Weese admitted the murder saying he acted as others urged him. raised by his grandmother after his mother’s death 29 years ago. Rickard was stabbed thirty times with a kitchen knife.
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London. O
Paul Weese
Flora Rickard
Lima State Hospital
Weese
Rickard
Alleged speed trap judge killed in Alto accident
George Collins of Wesley City near East Peoria in Tazewell county, famed for speed trap tactics, was killed when his car exited the road and overturned in an Alto accident near Peoria.
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Alto
Peoria
George Collins
Wesley City
Tazewell County
Man Found Guilty of Assault Faces Death Penalty
A. B. Christie formerly of Minneapolis was found guilty by a circuit court jury in Orlando Florida for assaulting a young local woman. The verdict carries a death penalty and Judge Frank Smith scheduled sentencing for later the same day amid a crowd of about 60 spectators and heightened security.
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Orlando, Fla
AB. Christie
Minneapolis
Orlando
Frank Smith
Funeral arrangements set for Robert Crellin Sr crushed under truck
Cincinnati reports the death of Robert Crellin Sr after a heavy truck wheel collapsed on him. Funeral plans were being made as the city mourns the incident. Also noted is a drop in Great Britain's trade union membership since 1920 in the world of industry.
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Cincinnati
Robert Crellin Sr
Great Britain
Star witness Gibson seeks testim ony delays in Mills murder case
Somerville New Jersey November 5 The state may face delays in obtaining star witness Mrs Jane Gibson in the Mills murder trial as she lies seriously ill in Somerset hospital with pyelonephrosis Doctors say recovery may take time and the court must decide today if she can testify The witness once identified Henry La Bruvere Carpenter Eleanor Mills Frances Hall and Willie Stevens at the Phillips farm following the night of the crime in 1922 and investigators fear she may not survive to testify
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Somerville
N. J
Jane Gibsos
Halil- Mills
Gibbos
Somerset Hospital
A. Alexander Lawton
Alexander Simpson
Mira Gibson
Gibson
Lawton
Frances Stevens Hall
Henry
Willie Stevens
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Philins
Jenny
Phillips
Henry D. la Bruvere Carpenter
WANTS PAY FOR HORSE SHOT IN CUSTER FIGHT
Washington reports a 1900s bill seeks reimbursement for William G Heiler a retired Indian wars scout who rode to bring medical supplies after the Custer Massacre. Heiler states his horse was shot and he and other scouts owned their mounts. Senator Lyne J Frazier supports the bill in Congress.
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Washington
Custer
Uncle Sam
William G. Heiler
Harley
Major Reno
Lyne J. Frazier
North Dakota
Congress
Hunt for liquor sources supplying uni students grows
Federal agents probe alcohol sales to coeds at Midwest universities. Women agents operate undercover at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Capt. R O Merrick investigates in Indiana while Urbana Champaign and nearby towns study student drinking. Ten students expelled in Illinois for intoxication. Dean Thomas Arkle Clark confirms drinking among students and liquor sale at local drugstores.
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Uni
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
R. O. Merrick
Hoosier State
Rok
Urbana
Champaign
University of I
Thomas Arkle Clark
Death of Joseph E Farell 81 Former Loreto Resident
Word reached here of the death in New York of Joseph E Farell 81 a former Loreto resident He is survived by brothers Charles and James and sisters Mrs James B R Seward and Mrs A C Teasdale Elyria Two sons Thomas C and Ralph H Farell live in Toledo Funeral services are set for St Agnes church Cleveland at 930 Saturday morning Burial will follow at St Johns cemetery Also noted is a nine month British export decline of over 3 4 billion due to the coal strike.
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New York
Joseph E. Farell
jLoreto
Charles
James
James BR. Seward
A. C. Teasdale
Elyria
Thomas C
Ralph H. Farrell
Toledo
St. Agnes’ Church
Cleveland
St. John’s Cemetery
Aquatic Star Sybil Bauer to Wed Editor in New York
Miss Sybil Bauer famed aquatic star and holder of 33 world records confirmed plans to marry Edward Sullivan, sports editor of the New York Evening Graphic. She said the engagement followed a long courtship and that she would retire from swimming after the wedding.
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Chicago
Sybil Bauer
Todrey
Edward Sul- Ilvran
New York
Eveling Graphic
Miss Beuer
M. Bullivan
Air Meail
Market summaries from Cleveland and Chicago Nov 5
Cleveland market news reports produce prices for eggs cheese poultry and apples, with Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetables, potatoes and grains. Chicago quotations cover butter eggs poultry potatoes wheat barley timothy seed clover lard hogs cattle and Liberty bonds values.
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Cleveland
York State
Ohio
Toledo
Timothy
Miearch
Chicago
U. S. Shipta
Wisco
Minnesota
Inano
North Dakota
Red River
Ohios
C. Timothy
Wrestling Promoter Posts 100000 Dollar World Title Purse
November 3 Chicago promoter Doc Krone announced a $100,000 purse for a World title match between Lewis and Joe Stecher. The planned bout in Chicago aims to secure the title, with the match set for early next year at a major venue.
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Lewis Stecher
Chicago
Doc Krone
En Lewis
Joe Stecher
Union levy supports miners in coal strike
The Trades Union Congress unions voted a voluntary penny daily levy per member to aid the miners in the coal strike, rejecting any compulsory levy. The plan aims to raise about 15,000 pounds and includes a public appeal for donations.
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T.ondon
Trades Union Congress
Baby Girl Born To Eaton Couple Navy Family
Mr and Mrs George Cornish are the parents of a fine baby girl born November 3 Both mother and daughter are doing nicely at the Navy home.
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Eaton
Navy
George Cornish
Eight Branch Offices Open for Lorain Auto Tags
Lorain County announces eight branch offices to issue 1927 auto license plates with sales from December 1 to 10. A group plan lets factories and businesses designate one person to apply for all tags, reducing wait times.
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M. H. Welty
Lorain County
R. E. Hakes
Pi&ce
Lorain County Auto Club
Elyria
Yale Seismograph Records Severe quake in Newhaven
Yale University seismograph logged a severe earthquake in New Haven Connecticut. The instrument showed the maximum at 3 18 this morning with the tremor described as undoubtedly severe and centered about 2 000 miles distant to the south.
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YALE
Sale of Sealskins Brings Government Thousands
The United States government earned $315,288 from a sale of more than 8,600 sealskins from an Alaskan island where the Pacific seal herd is harbored. The event was reported from Washington, D.C. in November.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Alaskan
Pacific
Merchants Plan Christmas Displays for City Stores
Merchants discuss decorating the city for Christmas with two formal store displays on December 2. Committee members assign tasks on lighting advertising and promotions, consider bankruptcy stock rules, and study Sunday closing hours while canvassing business lines for guidance.
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Merchant Affairs Committee
Board of Trade
E. M. Holcomb
Frank Berson
Wees
Messrs. Schultz
H. E. Agate
Messrs
Stut
Hutchings
Board of
Japan Plans Five Year Naval Ship Construction
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet approved a five year naval ship program totaling 301 million men with 74 ships including four cruisers, 12 destroyers, four submarines, three gunboats, two special service ships and one aircraft carrier. The 1927 appropriation of 4,729 thousand men funds two cruisers.
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Tokio
Four Persons Seek Divorces In Common Pleas Court
Four divorce petitions were filed today in the court of common pleas by three women and one man. Grace B. Hain sues K. D. Haines of Cleveland claiming association with questionable characters and seeks restoration of her maiden name Grace B. Marler and alimony. Her complaint cites her husband’s late hours at dance halls. Rose Brar, a minor, filed through her mother Mary Tomke seeking a divorce.
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Court of Common Pleas
Grace B. Hain
K. D. Haines
Cleveland
Grace B. Marler
Touts
Bya
Lotavista
Rose Brar
Mary Tomke
Custody and Guardianship Petitions Wave Through Lorain Courts
Nellie Furs Lorain seeks guardianship for Donald J Rum sey a minor and asks restoration of her maiden name Nelte Borthwick. Joseph Towke of Lorain files for custody of six of seven children and accuses Mary Tomko of leaving his Lorain home.
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Aumour
Nellie Furs Lorain
Donald J. Rumsey
Nelte Borthwick
Joseph Towke
Lorain
Mary Tomko
Eria
Y M C A Launches £35050 Debt Drive in Lorain
Lorain on November 5 began a campaign to raise 35050 pounds to clear the local Y M C A of debt. The drive targets 600 donors and aims to set the Y free from indebtedness, with funds to be secured shortly. Southern New England sources most lumber from the South and Pacific coast and incurs high freight costs.
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Lorain
M- Bean
New England
Pacife
Farmer Claims Cure Via Alayr's Remedy After Operations
A farmer writes that after painful gallstone surgeries and a third operation he found relief from Alayr's remedy. He reports two bottles used on a friend's Iowa recommendation and full course, claiming pain vanished and a permanent cure. The ad promises the product treats catarrhal mucous, chronic inflammation, and digestive ailments with a money back guarantee.
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Gail
Iowa
Taki Alayr
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