Firemen left posts during Vestris disaster hearing
New York Nov 23 John S Adame chief engineer of the Ves tris charged firemen left their posts at 10 20 p m on Monday the Vestris went down Officials of the commerce department heard that officers had to take firemen posts The firemen refused to rematch their posts fearing for their lives Adams said the water rose too fast to continue work The government seeks to fix responsibility for the 114 lives lost Tuttle's inquiry opened with an affidavit from Edward Miles Walcott who described fear on deck before the SOS signal and recalled Captain Carey fighting to save boat No 6 amid the wreck
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New York
John S. Adame
The
Vestris
Commerce Department
Veatris
Adams
Ives
Department of Commerce
Attoney
Charles H. Tuttle
Fedini
Tuttle
Edwid Miles Wallcott
Citzen
Walcott
Wallcott
Fo Dager
Sting
William J. Cary
Carey
Sur- Iace
Lorain Police Chief Bans Raffles This Thanksgiving
Lorain Police Chief Walker announced that raffles and Thanksgiving lotteries will not be allowed this year. The chief said raffles held on turkeys geese and other gifts would be treated as gambling like any other game of chance.
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Lorain
Walker
Stock market soars then slips as traders take profits
New York stocks surged to historic highs in the forenoon before retreating in the afternoon as investors cashed in gains. Quotations were sparse and trades delayed, with gains ranging from one to 12 points and a few exceeding 30 points in extreme cases. King George holds his own amid illness and rests in the afternoon.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Senator King to push Philippine independence bill
Senator King of Utah announced he will introduce a bill for Philippine independence at the December session. He said independence would allow a tariff on island sugar to satisfy protection demands of certain sugar interests.
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Washington
King
Dem
Utah
Whitney Estate Valued At 178 Million In New York
Payne Whitney, capitalist and sportsman, died May 25 1927. The estate’s appraised net value is 178,803,655 dollars. The death tax to be paid totals 20,000,000 dollars, with 15,600,000 going to New York state, 4,000,000 to the federal government, and 100,000 to other states.
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Whitney
New York
Payne Whitney
New York State
Hatchet Murderer Captured in Omaha to Lincoln
The so called Hatchet Murderer suspected in three Omaha killings has been captured in Omaha. He and his captors are en route to the state penitentiary in Lincoln for safe keeping. Warden Fenton confirmed a call from Omaha Detective Inspector Danbaum stating the prisoner and his guards left Omaha for Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
Hachet
Omaha
Fenton
Danbaum
Noted financier Thomas Fortune Ryan dies in New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan, a major financier and director of the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad and Guaranty Trust Co, died at his New York home at 12 30 p m. He was 77. Born in Nelson county Virginia, he rose on Wall Street after arriving in 1870 and became a stock exchange member in 1874. He shaped street railway and lighting systems in New York and Chicago and reorganized railroads in the South.
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New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Guaranty Trust Co
HIF
Ryan
Nelson County
Virginia
Wall Street
Baltimore
The
Stock Exchange
Chicago
South
World Problems At PlaGUSS Conference In Oberlin
Oberlin discusses world problems on the Causey Conference with 700 at the King Bosworth rooms listening to Dr Harold J Moulton on Inter allied Debts and Reparations and 706 at club rooms hearing Prof Carl Brinkman describe Germany ten years after WWI. Moulton warns Geneva debt conference may fail due to uncompromising nations and US reluctance to accept debts and reparations in cash. Brinkman notes Germany’s organized effort to pay reparations and regain goodwill through taxes on transportation fines and large industries. Continues on Page 2.
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Oberlin
King-Bosworth Club
Harold J. Moulton
Tooms
Carl Brinkman
Heidelberg University
Germany
Geneva
Moulton
Brookings Institute
United States
France
Brinkman
Hoover Wins Ohio in Official Count for Hoover over Smith
Columbus Nov 23 President-Elect Herbert Hoover carried Ohio by a majority of 763333 votes over Governor Al Smith per official count. Hoover total 1627545, Smith 864210. Myers Y Cooper defeated Democrat Martin L Davey for Governor by 28786 votes. Official figures for other state offices show party totals across Lt Governor Secretary of State and other posts, with total state vote 2599869, a new high.
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Columbus
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
al Smith
Secretary of State's Department
Hoover
Smith
Myers Y. Cooper
Martin L. Davey
Cooper
Davey
John T. Brown
George, S. Myers
George Cam Braden
Clarence J. Brown
Carl W. Smith
Joseph T. Tracy
Daniel E. Butler
Gilbert Bettman
Supreme Cour
Robert H. Day
Florence E. Allen
Ind
Frank W Get Dunlavy
Frank Monnett
A. L. Talcott
Borrowed Car Collides With Parked Auto in Alley
Dick Knuckle drove a friend’s car along Woodford avenue when it struck a parked vehicle owned by Wetzel at 271 Columbus street. Both cars sustained minor damage in the collision discovered yesterday.
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Dick Knuckle
Fox Furnace
Woodford Avenue
Knuckle
Wetzel
Columbus Street
Full play by play account of Lorain-Elyria clash
Chronicle Telegram will publish a full play by play of the annual Lorain Elyria football game in its City edition. WHS will receive a detailed account delivered to homes by Chronicle Telegram carriers.
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Lorain-Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle-Telegram Whs
Work on Billy Sunday tabernacle begins in Columbus permit granted
Construction starts today on the Billy Sunday tabernacle at the corner of Sifth Street and West Avenue. Foundation cross pieces are in place and uprights are being set. Officials say the structure will be finished within ten days following a permit issued yesterday by the department of public building in Columbus.
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Sifth Street
West Avenue
Department of Public Building of the State
Columbus
Eight plead not guilty when arraigned
Thirteen prisoners indicted by the Lorain county grand jury were arraigned this morning to enter pleas. Four pleaded guilty and eight not guilty. Pleas of guilty included Bernardo Jiminez of Lorain for carrying concealed weapons Frank Johnson and Thomas Chenault of Cleveland for burglary and larceny John Kelsar of Lorain for burglary and larceny. Others entering not guilty included Benny Dombroski of Lorain auto stealing George Chapple and Delmar Lindel of Jackson Michigan auto stealing Wilbur Gygle of Cleveland robbery Sandy Hawk of Elyria entering a dwelling at night William Carrick of Elyria driving while intoxicated Clarence Casper of Lorain non-support with bond 500 and Chauncey Baker of Wellington auto stealing. Joseph Koserack Floyd Friend and Clarence Young were not present. Judge A R Webber to sentence those who pleaded guilty tomorrow and trials for not guilty start Tuesday morning.
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Lorain County
Grand Jury
Bernardo Jiminez
Lorain
Frank Johnson
Thomas Chenault
Cleveland
John Kelsar
Benny Dombroski
George Chapple
Delmar Lindel
Jackson
Michigan
Wilbur Gygle
Sandy Hawk
Elyria
William Carrick
Clarence Casper
Chauncey Baker
Wellington
Joseph Koserack
Floyd Friend
Clarence Young
A. R. Webber
Three Bank Yeggs Captured After Trafford City Robbery
Duquesne Pennsylvania police reported that less than two hours after four men robbed the First National Bank of Trafford City three were captured and jailed in Duquesne. Some loot was found in the car, with about 19000 dollars reported stolen though recovery unconfirmed. A railroad night watchman alarmed at Trafford City was abducted but not in the captured vehicle.
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Duquesne
First National Bank
Trafford City
Po Uce
Fourteen Officers to Handle Elyria Lorain Game Crowd
Fourteen police officers will manage the Elyria Lorain football crowd tomorrow. Police Captain Meyers leads the detail with officers Birkline Kray Southam Crehan Hamlin Waldron Sweet Sayles Gibson Witter Obitts Sawyer Brown and Captain Meyers assigned to the game.
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Elyria-Lorain
Meyers
Birkline
Kray
Southam
Crehan
Hamlin
Waldron
Sweet
Sayles
Gibson
Witter
Obitts
Sawyer
Brown
Bank Held Up at Trafford City Robbed of 18000
Four men held up the First National Bank of Trafford City shortly after opening today and robbed the institution of a reported 18000 dollars. Police searched for the suspects as the tale of the bold early morning heist spread across the town.
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Trafford City
First National Bank of
Hoover's Reach Tropical Sun Belt Aboard U S Maryland at Sea
On the U S Maryland in tropical sun Hoover and party endured heat as shipboard routines continued. Mrs Hoover knitted on deck while Hoover prepared Latin American speeches and viewed Mexico's coastline hills. Deck golf and Ben Hur screenings punctuated a busy voyage toward Corinto, with plans for an official welcome and a river expedition in Ecuador.
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U.S
Maryland
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Mexico
Ben Hur
Corinto
Nicaragua
Dizz
Moncado
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Public Hearing Set On City Zoning Ordinance
The city will hold a public hearing next Monday at 7 30 p m on a long awaited zoning ordinance prepared by city planning engineers and the city council. It would divide the city into business and residential sections and pave the way for final passage in coming weeks, says City Clerk Harvey Chenery.
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Council Chamber
Harvey Chenery
Tugs Seek Thousand Islander In Lake Huron Sinking
In a southwest gale and driving snow, Lake Huron searchers hunted for the passenger steamer Thousand Islander adrift after breaking from tow near Thunder Bay Island. The Thousand Islander, a small river steamship used around Detroit, had no passengers aboard and crew were taken aboard the Collinwood.
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Cleveland
Lake Huron
Thousand Islander
Collinwood
Thunder Bay Island
Canada Steamship Lines
Detroit
Midland
Sarnia
Worker Fells at Work Causes Arm Lacerations
John Noeres, 216 Third Street, while employed by the Gallagher Burke Company, fell today and struck his left elbow on a sharp object, suffering lacerations treated at Memorial hospital. He was discharged to his home. The New York Stock Exchange voted to close tomorrow to allow brokers to catch up on bookkeeping. brokerage offices will remain open.
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Gallagher-Burke Company
John Noeres
Third Street
Memorial Hospital
Neeres
Chest Fund Reaches 84212 At Noon Today
Elyria Community Chest climbed to 841?2 with 6032 pledged at a fourth report luncheon at the Y M C A. the executive committee will end the drive monday night and a final dinner is set for 6 30 pm at the ymca. the drum and bugle corps of the american legion will help raise funds at the lorain elyria high school game. industrial division led with 360?3 to date while men and ladies teams reported totals and the largest pledge 2000 from I T S Rubber Company. final reports and home stretch notes wrap the campaign with praise for chair King Fauver.
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Elyria
Drum and Bugle Corps
American Legion
Lorain
Legion
I. T. S. Rubber Company
Charles Persons
Dorothy Snyder
A. B. Taylor
Lorain County Savings and Trust Company
Taylor
King Fauver
Chest Campaign
Fauver
Community Chest
Community Chest Orchestra
Kiwanis Quartette
Paul Wainwright
William N. Harding
E. J. Stankard
Robert Moore
T. F. Cushing
George Richwine
David P. Hyman
Roy Miller
Worth Fauger
Jack Sickkinen
Walter Kohn
Harry Ingersoll, Jr
WLU
G. E. Moyer
W. B. Richmond
Fred ‘Roth
Fla. Smythe
H. Redington
B. Gis
F. L. Woodruff
E. Hannaford
E. F Allen
Miss Burner
American Lace Company
Colson Company
Columbia Steel Company
Couch- Uthe Company
Elyria Attorney Named Official Counsel for Oberlin College
Elyrian attorney B Fauver was named as the official attorney for Oberlin College to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George B Siddall. Fauver, an Oberlin graduate, will serve alongside Clayton K Fauver of New York, a member of the college board of trustees.
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Elyrian
Oberlin College
B. Fauver
Elyria
Fauver
George B. Siddall
Clayton K. Fauver
New York
Austria Debt Settlement Talks Progress in Washington
In Washington on November 23 an agreement to settle Austria's 35 million dollar debt to the United States was worked out between Under-Secretary of Treasury Mills and Austrian officials. Terms will be reviewed by Congress before public release. Aimed at paving an Austrian reconstruction loan of about 100 million dollars from private sources, with Congress granting priority. Dr Schiller represented Austria, alongside Mills and Treasury and State Department officials.
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Washington
Austria
United States
Treasury Mill
Congress
Mellon
League of Nations
Schiller
Foreign Office
Mills
State Department
Treasury
Vessels in Distress Nationwide Amid Storms
Three ships were in distress today as a severe gale hampered rescue efforts. The Herrinwijk near Ireland could not launch lifeboats, Estonia rescued six crew members, and the Trandylvania stood by. Sekemaru ran aground in the Philippines with flooding on the engine room as US cruiser Memphis moved to assist. Grasham towed the Eastern tug toward Delaware Breakwater after eleven crew were sent to safety yesterday. Yero, a trawler, reported flooding and aimed for Queens town Ireland.
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United Press
An. Ros
Herrinwijk
Ireland
Ifa Boata
Estonia
Trandylvania
Sekemaru
Philippines
U. S
Memphis
Coast Guard
Grasham
Delaware
Eastern
Yero
Queenstown
Henchmen of Political Boss Guilty in Election Violence Case
In Chicago on November 22, sixteen henchmen linked to Morris Eller, boss of the bloody twentieth ward, were found guilty of election violence during the April state primary after 14 hours of jury deliberation. One defendant, Joseph Genaro, was acquitted on all counts. Sentences included fines from 400 to 1,960 dollars for various Eller aides and associates, with Morris Eller and his son Judea Emanuel Eller to stand separate trials amid challenges to the indictment's legality by a special grand jury.
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Chicago
Morris Eller
John M. O'Connor
Joseph “Pepin
Genaro
Eller
Cook County
Sxt
Harry Hovhstein
Heuven
Eller 20Th Ward
Joseph Breclaw
Sam Pollar
John Armando
Rocco Fanelli
Albert Braverman
Aubrey Reed
Judea Emanuel Elier
Variope
Granady
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