Elyria Thanks Workers as Community Chest Campaign Closes
Elyria expresses gratitude to the community for the 1925 Community Chest Campaign. The note credits the Executive and Special Committees, team captains, workers, factory heads, and downtown supporters including Artemas Beebe and E F Allen for a successful drive. The message highlights unity, learning, and renewed fellowship from the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Artemas Beebe
Todd Moise
E. F. Allen
A.C. Hudnutt
Tragedy Strikes Samtown Farmer Crushed Under Tractor
Claude Simmons age 29 of Samtown near Camden died after his tractor slid over a river bank and crushed him while at work in a field along the Vermilion river. He died that night and leaves a wife two children a Philadelphia mother and sister Mrs Daisy Parker of Norwalk.
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Claude Simmons
Samtown
Camden Center
Vermilion River
Philadelphia
Daisy Parker
Norwalk
Farmer burned as Ashland barn destroyed in blast
A lantern exploded in the hands of Clarence Fogel a farmer northeast of Ashland causing severe burns to his hands and face. The barn and its contents burned with livestock saved. Property loss estimated at 10000 dollars with 1400 dollars insurance.
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Ashland
Clarence Fogel
Fogeli
Benefactor Monroe Patterson Dies in East Liverpool
Monroe Patterson aged 72 a wealthy pottery manufacturer who recently deeded the city two five thousand dollar serial athletic fields and established a home for working girls died here after a week long pneumonia illness.
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East Liverpool
Monroe Patterson
Mexican jailed in peace proceedings for threats in Lorain
Julian Roque a 45 year old Mexican was committed to the county jail in default of a 500 bond after peace proceedings in Common Pleas Court on behalf of Los Arellano who says he threatened her life Roque was brought from Lorain after arraignment in police court and bound over to the Common Pleas Court Roque cannot speak English Lorain police seek to verify if he is the man wanted in a Fort Worth murder case
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Julian Roque
Common Pleas Court
Los Arellano
Roque
Lorain
Fort Worth
Tex
Steamer Rams Schooner In Fog Storm Off Norfolk
The steamer Montgomery of Ocean Steamship Company reports a collision with an unknown schooner in dense fog and rain near Thomond Shoals Lightship. The schooner was last seen at Balin 22 miles south southwest, and the Montgomery proceeded northward with damage in a southwest gale.
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Norfolk
W. Va
Norfolk Coast Guard
Montgomery
Ocean Steamship Company
Lia
Savannah
New York
Isles
Thomond Shoals
North Carolina
Balin
Temp Shoals
Chicago Factory Blast Kills One
An explosion at the Peratol Chemical works in Chicago killed one man and injured several others. The blast shook the entire neighborhood and caused extensive damage.
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Chicago
Peratol Chimiical
Farm class blasts stumps and rocks at two farms
Birmingham Florence High School agriculture class uses dynamite for a stump and rock blasting project. On Wednesday they cleared orchard stumps at M Ey lary’s property in Birmingham and on Thursday they broke large boulders on the Sturtevant farm in Florence under supervision of Mr Gillam. Students named include Louis Kingsley Donald Mason Elmer Clary Dean Palm Norman Bauman Arnold Kropf Lewis Ladrach.
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Birmingham-Florence High
M. Eylary
Birmingham
Sturtevant Farm
Florence
Gillam
Louis Kingsley
Donald Mason
Elmer Cla
Dean Palm Norman Bauman
Arnold Kropf
Elmer Clary
Lewis Ladrach
Examination Points to Possible Strangulation in Mrs Shearsley Death
Columbus authorities reopen inquiry into the fur nace tragedy after Franklin county Prosecutor King reviews a chemist report on Mrs C V Shearsley lungs. Dr F Long found no carbon monoxide in five tests and suggested death by strangulation or suffocation with the body later placed in the furnace. Pathologist Dr H M Brundage to report next week as Rev Sheatsley maintains his wife may have killed herself.
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Columbus
C. V. Shearsley
Bexley
Franklin County
King
F. Long
Sheatsiey
Long
H. M Brundage
Shearsley
Shaatsley
Rev. Sheatsley
Skearsley
Elyria Raises 93568.32 for Community Chest Campaign
Elyria celebrates a successful Community Chest drive with a total of 93568.32 raised. Campaign manager A C Hudnutt and the organizing team praised Todd Morse Mrs Artemas Beebe and factory workers for their tireless efforts and unity.
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Elyria
U.S. A
Y. M. CA
A. C. Hudautt
Todd Moise
Louis Iglaur
Artemas Beebe
Lawrence Webber
Artemas Beet
Community Chest Organization
Crazed Mother Hangs 7 Childern and Self in Ohio Basemen t
Ruth Burkhart 32 of Mas left notes to family pleading to be good as she and her two children Nellie May and Donald Jr were found dead in the Canton basement. Police cut them down after being summoned by the father Donald Burkhart. The notes claimed the children were already dead. In Miami Florida wealthy silk maker M M Belden said he would seek an official inquiry after his pleasure cruiser Cocoon was fired upon by a government rum chaser.
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Canton
Ruth Burkhart
Mas
Nellie May
Donald
Donald Jr
Ed M. Ertle
van Oliver
Donald Burkhart
Miami
Fla
M. M. Belden
One Hundredth Anniversary of First Congregational Church
Guests begin arriving for the church centennial homecoming and anniversary celebration invitations extended to former members. Attendees include Mrs. John P. Dunee Cleveland Mrs. C S Baicham Norwalk Miss Nettie Brush Cleveland Mrs Williams Currier Toledo Mr and Mrs Sherman Coy Lakewood and many others from Cleveland New York Philadelphia Madison and beyond. Continued on Page 2
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First Congregational Church
John P. Dunee
Cleveland
C. 8
Baicham
Norwalk
Airs Nettie Brush
Her
Wiliams Currier
E. B Williams
Toledo
Sherman Coy
Alice Smithe
Lakewood
W. EB. Cadmus
New York
Malcolm Ely
Amy Powell
Reading
N. J
Helen Bowen Garfield
John x. Manuel
Gates Gardner
J. Tl. Grant
Fairfield
Conn
P. Gates
Warren
Holly Palestine
Tex
Chas. Joslin
Lorain
Charlotte Ruth Kreidler
Fremont
Harriette Ely Marshall
Philadelphia
Paul Harlan Metcalf
Madison
Hiram Ormsby
Winifred Nevins
Flint
Harriette
Alice Pomeroy
Grace Felgate
Walter Saunders
Frank
Wealthy Latin leaders gather at London farewell banquet
At the Savoy Hotel two hundred affluent Latin American Society members and guests attended a farewell banquet for Senor Don Augustus Edwards, retiring Chilean Minister to Britain. Lionel de Rothschild presided as wealth totals at the event were estimated around 32 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Savoy Hotel
Don Augustus Edwards
Chiltum
Britain
Lionel No de Rothschild
England
Nine Sailors Die As Mine Explodes Off French Coast
A fishing smack Yvonne picked up a floating mine off the French coast and its explosion killed nine sailors while the boat was towing the device toward port. In Washington, debates open over the publicity clause in the income tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolougne
Yvonne
Washington
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STUMP
Miinister
NFET
Hudnutt
A. C. Hudnutt
George
Todd Morse
Mrs. Beebe
Todd
Moise
Varias
Community Service Council
Comine
Louis Iglauer
J.B. Jonson
Lee Gilmore
Guy Findley
Snes
Russell Waldorf
Mose Wilder
J. Stankard
Wwe
George Richwine
J Atlas
Jake Shafer
Cle
Tucker
Tod
W.O. McClelan
David Hyman D. A. Baird Wee
Wm. Damm
Aes
Aee
Harshaw, F & G
Universal Crane Reese
S. H. Squire
Western Automatic
A J H. Hurst
Sec. Stevens Jr
Elsha Foundry
Harry Crandall
Perry Fay Co
A. M. Hannaford
Starr
Colson Co
Eoleware
Columbia Steel
Fox Furnace
Annes
Ali ‘Elyria
Pioulder Co
American Lace Co
Mother Hares
Benguet
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