Ballot impoundment in Cleveland mayor fight prompts new election bid
In Cleveland on November 12 and 13, 1920, Judge Fred Walther and later Judge Carl Weygandt hear bids by Harry L. Davis supporters to nullify last Tuesday’s municipal vote on the city manager form. Ballots are impounded under sheriff custody, and election board officials face a broad fraud charge including marking ballots, illegal registrations, and destruction of Davis amendment boxes. A second election is sought under court orders.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Warither
Board of Elections
Harry L. Davis
Walther
Board of Election
A. J. Hirstus
Election Board
BE. J Hanratty
James P. Mooner
Nathan E. Cook
Council For the
Davis Committee
Davis
Frst
Carl V. Weygandt
Weygandt
Asida
Harry GU. Davis
A. J. Hirsting
T. T. McDonough
Thomas
Farrell
Harry L. French
Alex Bernsteen
Walter DP. Mears
Wiliam J. Kennedy
Victor
Connell
Community Chest Drive Opens With Enthusiastic Elyria Meeting
Elyria workers packed the Methodist church dining hall for the opening Community Chest dinner. Guy B Findley outlined the campaign plan, praised volunteers, and urged full effort to reach the 88900 goal while Chief Stankard and postmaster Frank B Pauly urged civic duty and cooperation.
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Elyria
Methodist Church
Guy B. Findley
Frank B. Pauly
Middletown
Ohio
Jack Flynn
W. S. Palm
al Hannaford
Gertrude Boylan
Florence Hill
Jack Chamberlain
Don Granger
Lawrence Webber
Thay
Mr. Webber
J. B. Thatcher
Bill Struck
Peter Reese
St. George Stevens
Community Service Council
Mr. Stevens
Br. F. Allen
Guy ‘Findley
Findley
A. M. Hannaford
Three Die in Cottage Fire at Batavia
A cottage fire in Batavia claims the lives of Jesse Darlington 25, his mother Nancy Darlington, and 1 month old Joseph. Maggie Darlington survives with burns after she and Jesse’s attempt to rescue their child led to a kitchen blast.
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Batavia
Jesse Darlington
Nancyarlington
Darlington
Joseph
Darlingto
Maggie Darlington
Bery
Cotte
Temp plunges as Midwest storms sweep in
A bitter cold plunge from a 45 mph wind walls off the Midwest as a front crosses from the north. Chicago suburbs report wrecked homes and a business building after a blast from a pocket of wind. Niles Ill and Niles Center suffer notable damage with injuries to a resident family member. Des Moines and Kansas City see sharp thermometer drops, with forecasts predicting 20 degrees in Springfield and 1 degree in Chicago. The storm disrupts air service across the region while cold blasts push into the Deep South and Southeast as unseasonably warm spells fade.
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United Press
Middle West
Chicago
Niles
Ill
Bo Olson
Niles Center
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Dallas
Texas
Sioux City
Great Lakes
Des Moines
Sprinfield
Atlantic States
Alabama
Georgia
Arrest Man on Liquor Charge in Lorain
Lorain on November 12 Steve Pal ly, 80th Street and Vine Avenue, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of intoxicants in municipal court. He was released on $800 bond by Judge J. F. Hesnick pending trial. Palagr was arrested Friday by the local prohibition authorities with assistance from B Rankin.
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Lorain
Steve Palyl
80Th Street
Vine Avenue
J. F. Hesnick
Sub Collides With Drifter in Portland Harbor
In Weymouth Eng Nov, the submarine L-56 collided with a drifter from the battleship Revenge in Portland harbor. The drifting vessel carrying 54 persons sank immediately but all aboard were rescued. damage to the submarine was not reported.
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Weymouth
Eng
L-56
Revenge
Portland
Mayor fines Everhart for obstructing officer in liquor raid
William Everhart, address unknown to police, was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court after pleading guilty to interfering with officers during a raid on a home linked to alleged liquor. Officers Sweet Sayles and Hurd, with Rankin and Deputy Smith, raided Mrs. Tom Jones on 1/4 Elbe Street. Mrs. Jones was jailed on liquor charges.
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Wiliam Everhart
Harry Harry Hinkson
Everhart
Sweet, Sayles
Hurdland O
BE. Rankin
Frank ‘Smith
Tom Jones
Elbe Street
French and U S Reach Provisional Tariff Agreement
Bulletin from Paris reports Minister Maurice Bokanowski stating a provisional tariff pact with the United States has been reached. New French rates on incoming American goods will be published in the Official Journal within 43 hours, with negotiations for a permanent treaty to follow.
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Paris
Maurice Bokanowski
United Press
United States
Brokanowski
Oficial
Death Of School Boy From Heart Trouble At Ely
Coroner Myles Perry ruled death of Arthur Prindle a heart condition. The 14 year old collapsed at Ely school yesterday morning as classes began. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church tomorrow at 2 pm, Rev. R. T. Ketcham officiating, burial in Columbia cemetery. Body to rest at Taylor funeral home until service.
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Myles Perry
Arthur Prindle
Ely School
First Raptt
R. T. Ketcham
Columbia Cemetery
Taylor Funeral Home
Prince of Wales Escapes Riots After Armistice Day Ceremony
London Nov 12 A flare of rioting marred the Armistice Day close at the Cenotaph. The Prince of Wales was hurried to safety by Scotland Yard as torchlight processions veered into streets. Churchill and the Earl of Craven led one such procession. Police used night sticks. eight people were reported hurt. The Prince then traveled to St James Palace by car.
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London
Britain
Prince of Wales
Scotland Yard
Wales
Winston Churchill
Earl of Craven
Scotland
Churchill
St. James Palace
Wali
Four violent deaths reported in Lorain county area
Four violent deaths occurred in the Lorain area. Louis Gregovitz, 38, and Monica Carothers, 9, died in auto accidents. Al Martin, 49, of South Whitley, Indiana, was killed when struck by a freight train. Louis Smithberger, 50, drowned after falling from a pier while fishing.
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Lorain
Torain
Louis Gregovitz
Monica Carothers
AL. Martin
South Whitley
Ind
Louis Smithberger
Toledo Man Fined For Drunken Driving By Judge
Thomas Lloyd of Toledo was fined 100 dollars and costs by Judge S J George for driving while intoxicated. His driving privilege is suspended for six months after arrest by deputy sheriffs west of Oberlin. A companion, John Parker of Toledo, was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Toledo
Thomas Lloyd
S. J. George
Lloyd
Oberlin
John Parker
Kills Wife Then Personal Crisis Ends in Tragedy
GADIZ O Nov. 12 A domestic tragedy ends with Doyle Donaldson 32 shooting his wife and then killing himself with a head shot. A note in his pocket reads Forgive me for what I am doing It is the only way out My wife has been untrue A small revolver lay beside the body Donaldson leaves two small children.
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Gadiz
Doyle Donaldson
Donaldson
Witness Victim of Attack in Bellevue Murder Trial
Leo Coughlin, a state witness in the James Noso murder trial, was attacked on a Bellevue side street after giving testimony. He suffered a severe scalp wound and facial injuries, and remains confined at home as authorities investigate the assault.
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Bellevue
Leo Coughlin
James Noso
Delaware County
Noso
Alfred Burgett
Coughin
Coughlin
Lights Match Sparks Sewer Gas Explosion in Columbus Home
At Columbus on November 12 Albert Landberger struck a match in his basement igniting accumulated sewer gas. The blast, fueled by gas flowing to the main sewer line, blew manhole lids onto garage roofs but caused no damage.
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Columbus
Albert Landberger
McNary to lead farm bill talks with Coolidge aid
President Coolidge names Senate Agriculture Chair McNary as co author of a compromise McNary-Haugen bill to replace the Price Stabilization plan. Debenture subsidies are rejected by McNary who prefers an equalization fee. A serious compromise is sought though not assured as Coolidge upholds general relief principles.
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Washington
Coolidge
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
L.haji
McNary-Haugen
Congress
Amore
Gale Roars Across Northern Ohio
A 60 mile per hour gale swept from the northwest across northern Ohio, uprooting trees, tearing signs and felling wires. The temperature plunged more than 25 degrees overnight and forecasters expected snow and below freezing temperatures. Early workers faced near‑balancing winds.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Journal Entry Awards Plaintiff One Thousand Dollars
A journal entry filed today in the ten thousand dollar case of Steve Chris tof against Volecio Doinof, presided by Judge A. R. Webber, granted the plaintiff one thousand dollars. The trial, before the indre last summer with a waived jury, involved an alleged conspiracy to break a lease for a restaurant near the Falcon Motors plant. All parties to the suit took exception to the ruling.
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Journal Entry
Steve Christof
Volecio Doinof
A. R. Webber
Indre
Falcon Motors
Suft
Two Missing In Tanker Blast
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Two crew members were reported missing from the tanker Beta after an explosion in the forward section. A third crewman was severely burned while trying to smother flames. Coast Guard cutters were guiding the vessel toward New York harbor as messages indicated the ship was moving under its own power and the fire was out.
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New York
New York Harbor
Coast
Remus murder trial prep in Cincinnati crowd setup
Pretrial proceedings begin for George Remus former bootleg king charged with October murder of his wife Imogene. Judge Chester R. Shook oversees depositions from eight cities to prove alleged conspiracy by Mrs Remus and Frank L. Dodge. Jury venire of 75 summoned. trial 3 weeks plus expected.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Imogene
Chester R. Shook
Remus
Charles H. Elston
Charles R. Taft
Frank Ll. Dodge
Fines Imposed in Lorain Liquor Raids
Lorain authorities fined Jar Reynovich of Camden Avenue 500 dollars and costs for illegal liquor possession and Clemen te Marino of 19th Street 1000 dollars for liquor possession after dry raids. Municipal Judge J. F. Strenick announced the penalties as police and state prohibition officers conducted the operation with O. E B. Rankin aiding the probe.
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Lorain
Jar Reynovich
Camden Avenue
Clémente Marino
19Th Street
J. F. Strenick
Reynovich
Marino
O. E B. Rankin
Lindbergh Flies to Mitchell Field Nonstop from Michigan
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh started solo from Selfridge Field Michigan in an army pursuit plane at 18 am for Mitchell Field New York. Weather was favorable and the famed aviator expected to finish the fourth hour flight in about four hours.
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Lindbergh
Mitchell Field
Selfridge Field
MT. Clemens
Mich
Chas. A. Lindberg
N. Y
Wean Injured by Board While Working as Carpenter
Abraham Beet of Stop 9 Cleveland Road received a head laceration Friday after being struck by a board while working as a carpenter. His injury was treated at Flynn Memorial Hospital.
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Boarty
Abraham Beet
Cleveland Road
Flytia Memorial Hospital
Rain Outlook For Coming Week In Ohio Valley And Tennessee
Weather forecast predicts a period of rain from Monday or Tuesday through Friday with rising temperatures Monday, cooler midweek, and a warmer end of the week. Regions include Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
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Wastington
Ohio Valley
Tennessean
Ohio Cold Wave Grips Columbus as Temperature Drops
Nov 12 Central Olio crawled from between blankets to a chilly floor as forecasters warned of a cold wave. Temperature plunged from 64 to 44 degrees overnight with a cutting wind. Snow flurries expected. much colder conditions forecast for Ohio tonight.
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Columbus
Central
Olio
Ohio
Pinchot Enters Fall Sinclair Jury Probe
Former Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot testified before the grand jury probing alleged tampering in the Fall Sinclair oil jury case. He met with district attorney Peyton Gordon, then faced the jury amid high tension and pending disclosures. Burns detectives reported records of calls, and Pinchot was linked to the mystery man in government plans.
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Washmurun
jFormer
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Mayflower Hotel
Burns
Grand Jury
John W.H. Crim
Court House
Gordon
Pinchot
William Y. Long
Harris KR. Lamb
Wargent
Local Woman Fined for Possession of Liquor in Court
Bertha Jones of 244 Blue Street was fined 200 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in common pleas court to liquor possession. Police and State Prohibition Inspector EB Rankin testified she tried to discard the liquor. authorities say she obtained hats camplas from the star.
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Bertha Jones
Blue Street
Drudge
WW. B. Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Fourth killed in gun battle in Alabama town
A father and son were killed along with two policemen in a gunfight on Main Street in Ofpa Alabama. Edward Nix and Lee Clark were wounded, along with bystanders Mrs. Effie Davis and Grady Pa Lt, as Cleve Dauphin and his son Dauphin engaged police after fleeing in a car. The youths returned with a gunfight that left four dead and several injured.
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Ofpa
Ala
Fath
Cleve Dauphih
O. C. Dauphin
Edward Nix
Lee Cla
Effie Davis
Grady
Dauphin
Nix
Clark
Daupt
Clirk
Dauphins
Two Deaths Reported by Lorain Coroner
Two deaths are reported in Lorain with coroner's notes. Ames L. Martin, electrical maintenance foreman of Whitley, died when a crane broke and a bale dropped on him at the Nickle PV project. Louis Smithberger of East 80th Street drowned after he slipped on a pier at Black River while fishing. his body was later found.
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Cora Myles Perry
Lorain
Friday Ames L. Martin
Whitley
Diana
Janet
Dra Louis Smithberger
East 80Th Street
Black River
Selberger
Fractured Arm Report From Local Incident
A fragmented OCR note reports an arm fracture involving Howard Veshares 278 Real Street. It mentions a Pel incident and steps to a facility named Rirtia Veseral for treatment, with unclear details about the cause or outcome.
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CIGD
Howard Veshares
Prifac
Wit
Rirtia Ves
Eral
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Carl Plocher
Ar. Plocher
Stankard
Elyrians
Ife
Elyria Memorial Hospital
E. J. Stankard
A. C. Huduuit
Frank B Pauly
Pauly
Chamber’ of Commerce
Paslor Anossanad
Frange
Lowain
Gale
N.ohio
Ugh Cologr
Oki
Sinclair
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