French Premier Laval Heads to Washington Visit
French Premier Pierre Laval travels from Le Havre toward Washington to meet President Hoover. His 19 year old daughter Josette joins the trip as Laval seeks frank talks on debt reform and arms limitation, with journalists aboard and no definite agreements expected. Josette expresses eagerness to meet American girls and study U.S. customs.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
France
le Havre
Hoover
Washington
Josette
Laval
Havre
Pramer
Larval
Reguar
Walter EB. Edge
Josette Laval
Tasette
Tammany Accuses Roosevelt of Conspiracy
New York Oct 16 Tammany Hall opens a campaign against Governor Franklin D Roosevelt. Daniel F Colahan former Supreme Court justice and Tammany legal board member accuses Roosevelt of conspiracy in creating 12 new Supreme Court justiceships. Samuel Seabury, city prosecutor, defends the governor and denounces a bipartisan plan to seat seven Democrats and five Republicans on the new bench. Colahan's amendment censuring Roosevelt is rejected.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Samuel Seabury
Seabury
Colahan
Colaan
Sweetheart Of Killer Found Guilty In Quadruple Slaying
ANN ARBOR Mich October 16 Catherine Keller sweetheart of red Smith convicted of being an accessory in the quadruple Ypsilanti slaying. The jury was out 65 minutes.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Catherine Keller
Red Smith
Jony
Dnutes
Weather forecast for Ohio tonight and Saturday
Ohio forecast calls for generally fair conditions with a cooler spell in the north and extreme west and possible light frost in the northwest. Across the 56 hour outlook the Western high region brings clear skies tonight and Saturday with temperatures near normal.
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Ohio
Thiscinity
Bandits Take 3800 From Bank In West Manchester
Two men robbed the First State Bank of West Manchester Ohio and escaped with about 3800 from the vault and cash drawers. Assistant cashier R. P. Reyer and customer Mrs. E. J. Wehrley were forced to surrender money as the robbers fled in a Ford with license 871591. They headed south and east after leaving the scene.
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West Manchesvver
R. P. Reyer
E. J. Wehrley
West Manchester
Eugene Boyer
Germantown
Thief Steals Singer Sewing Machines in City Burglary
Police investigate a burglary at Singer Sewing Machine Co. on Middle Avenue. About three sewing machines and other articles valued at roughly 500 dollars were taken. The break in occurred between 6 PM and 9:30 PM yesterday. A rear window was broken and a flashlight beam was seen by a resident nearby.
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Singer Sewing Machine Company
Middle Avenue
Harold Childs
Hurd
Parker
Storer
Lindberghs on board ship head to aid distressed freighter
The liner President Jefferson carrying Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh diverted to assist a disabled Japanese freighter Yonan Maru south of the Aleutians. The freighter, lost heavy deck cargo and took on water in a gale, with hatches broken. radio silence hindered contact. The Jefferson races to reach the Yonan Maru and keep Pacific stations updated.
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Bulletin
San Francisco
President Jefferson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aleutian Islands
Jefferson
Portland
Shanghai
Pacific Coast
495 Bushels Of Apples Given By Henrietta Man
Elyria doctors may credit EB J Darby Hen rietta township orchardist for apple donations that fill 495 bushels plus one today. The apples will be distributed at city hall to aid needy families, following a bread and buns donation by H W Guthrie. Mayor James A Hewitt notes the timing after the last supply ran out.
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Elyria
EB. J. Darby
Henrietta Township
Darby
James A. Hewitt
H. W. Guthrie
Situation Eases in Orient Amid Manchuria Talks
Postwar peace machinery faces strain as Japan signals no war in Manchuria and the League of Nations debates US participation. Tokyo hints at withdrawal. Japanese and American officials urge peaceful settlement. Domestic critics of Secretary Stimson grow, with Sen. Johnson praying for US steadiness until Congress reassembles.
Red Cross Roll Call Workers Rally In Elyria
Red Cross roll call workers and officers of the Elyria Chapter gather for a dinner meeting at St. Pauls Church at 6 15 tonight as the official drive opens Monday. William S Hepner of Washington will speak, with township committee leaders from Graf ton Rochester Brighton Camden Kipton and other towns attending. The Eastern Area includes many states and regions from Alabama to West Virginia. Over one hundred officers and workers have already reserved for the dinner.
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Elyria
American
Red Cross
St. Paul’s Church
Grafton
Rochester
Brighton
Camden
Kipton
Russia
Pittsfield
Carlisle
Huntington
Wellington
Oberlin
Henrietta
la Grange
Columbia
Fields Corners
la Porte
Ridgeville
William S. Hepner
Washington
Bruening Government Wins Confidence Vote in Reichstag
Berlin, Oct 16. Chancellor Heinrich Bruening's reorganized cabinet won its first test of strength in the Reichstag. A motion of no confidence was defeated 294 to 270 with three absentees, a 24 vote margin for the government.
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Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Reichstag
Police To Give $50 Monthly To Buy Milk
Police 23 officers pledged $50 each for four months to fund milk for undernourished schoolchildren after funds from the school board could not be legally diverted. The money will go to the Parent Teacher Association for distribution, with donations starting November 1.
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Police Department
Parent- Teacher Association
BE. J. Stankard
Carl Martin
Elyria Halloween Parade Set For Friday Night October 30
Elyria to stage a city wide Halloween celebration Friday evening at 7 30. Parade led by Police Chief H J Stankard welcomes all in costume or spirit. Music by Elyria Post American Legion drum corps and Elyria High School Band. Cider served after the parade in Ely Park by committees for children and adults.
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Hallowe’en
Elyria
H. J. Stankard
American Legion
Ely Park
Farm Bureau to Elect Delegates at Lorain County meeting
Lorain County Farm Bureau will hold a special meeting at the Elyria Y M C A on November 6 to elect two delegates and two alternates to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Columbus November 10 and 11. W G Caskey remains ex officio. Principal speaker E J Bath will discuss New Tax Laws.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
Lorain County Bureau
W. G. Caskey
County Bureau
E. J. Bath
County approves hearing on Cowley road in Grafton twp
County commissioners scheduled a hearing on road improvement in Grafton township. The project is estimated at 3162 dollars for a 1.5 mile section. Caroline Rising sues Arthur Bowman and Frank Bowman for 124 dollars claimed on loans.
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Cowley Road
Grafton Township
Caroline Rising
Arthur
Frank Bowman
Suit Filed Over Auto Collision Damages in March
Anna Popehus of Cleveland sues James Woods of Mansfield for 515 dollars alleging damages from an automobile collision in Oberlin on March 31, per the petition.
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Anna Popehus
Cleveland
James Woods
Mansfield
Automobile Coure
Sioney Oberlin
Federal grand jury indicts Cannon and aide in corruption case
The Federal Grand Jury indicted Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and Ada L. Burroughs, his political secretary, on ten counts under the federal corrupt practices act. The charges stem from Anti-Smith Democrats funding in the 1928 campaign, with about $65,000 contributed by E. C. Jameson and only $17,000 reportedly recorded.
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Bulletin
Washington
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Ada L. Burroughs
Cannon
James Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Anti-Smith Democrats
E. C. Jameson
New York
Miss Burroughs
Anti-Smith
House of Representatives
Bishop Cannon
Atlanta
Richmond
Jameson
Senate Campaign Fund
House
Congress
Lawsuits Cite Grapes Converting To Wine Violating Prohibition
Federal judge Merril Otis held that sales of grape concentrates which become wine when used as directed violate liquor laws. The Ukiah Grape Products Co Inc of New York faced the test case in Kansas City Missouri on October 16.
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Kansas City
Merril E. Otisa
Ukiah Grape Products Company, Inc
New York
Appeals Court Hears Dual Appeals Over Bridge Fees and Deposits
The Second District Court of Appeals heard Dr. A T Grills seeking to block $26 400 paid to architect Wendel P Brown for a Lorain bridge never built and an appeal over a $9 000 Savings Deposit Bank award to Eleanor Hughes. Prosecutor Don W Myers questions the Brown claim as pending briefs are filed and a decision is pending. Foreclosure and promissory note actions involving Nicolaien and Maria Gimben against Lulu and Carroll Hunt were also discussed.
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Second District Court of Appeals
A. T. Grills
Wendel P. Brown
Lorain
Dr. Grills
Common Pleas Court
Brown
Roy Vandemark
Don W. Myera
Savings Deposit Bank
Common Pleas
Eleanor Hughes
Nicolaien
Maria Gimben
Lulu
Carroll Hunt
Pittsfield Township
United States Invited to League Council over Manchurian Crisis
The United States will participate in League of Nations council sessions on Manchuria. Secretary of State Stimson named Prentiss Gilbert as representative with debate rights but no vote, after the council overrode Japan’s opposition 18 to 1. Briand announced the invitation while citing Kellogg pact aims.
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Washington
Manchuria
Orient
United States
League of Nations Council
Japan
League Council
Tokio
League
Prentiss Gilbert
Geneva
Debuchi
China
Stimson
Seague Council
Hiram Johnson
California
San Francisco
Congress
America
Aristide Briand
Briand
Relief for flooded 12th street homes via new relief sewer
Residents of 12th street between Middle and West avenues will gain relief from basement flooding caused by heavy rains through a new overflow outlet to be built starting Monday. City Service Director J N Hidt says the 12th street project, part of a broader relief sewer program funded by a 1927 $900000 bond issue, will not cost property owners and will provide work for about 200 men.
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12Th Street
Middle
West Avenues
East Avenue
Wooster Street
J. N. Hidt
Eidt
Black River
Blain Street
Man Killed by Train at Lorain
An unidentified man about thirty five was killed near Lorain station when, attempting to board a Nickel Plate train, he fell between the cars. Coroner Thomas A. Peebles called the death accidental and noted the body and head were badly mutilated.
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Lorain
Thomas A. Peebles
Edison’s Hours Are Numbered
Thomas A Edison lies in a coma at West Orange as his physician Dr Hubert Howe rushes from New York to his bedside. Early morning reports indicate the inventor has entered a coma from which he cannot be roused, signaling imminent death.
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West Orange
N. Y
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert
Howe
New York
Edison
Japan Cabinet weighs League participation in Manchurian talks
TOKIO Oct 16 The Japanese Cabinet closed a special session without resigning from the League or acting on its invitation to American participation in Manchurian peace negotiations. The cabinet may reconsider its stance taken when Kenkichi Yoshizawa was ordered to oppose U S involvement at Geneva. It awaits Washington’s reply on whether the United States will accept the invitation despite Japanese opposition.
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Tokio
League
League of Nations
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Geneva
Washington
United States
Zeppelin Akron Starts 48 Hour Test Flight
The Zeppelin Akron lifted from the Akron air dock at 6:50 am on a 48 hour test flight likely to be the last before Navy control. The airship headed southwest with an unannounced course as observers noted the expedition.
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Akron
Navy
Action Filed By Impayer Of Westm Nurses Home Fight
Dr C B Weedman of Wellington files an injunction in common pleas to halt the county board of health building a 425000 tuberculosis sanatorium nurses home and to bar four appointed commissioners from further pay The petition cites ten reasons including that the home is unnecessary and that compensation tied to expenditure is unconstitutional The case names County Auditor C S Kelser and the four commissioners Laura Martin AC Calhoon IJ Smythe and WH Phillips plus county commissioners C D Murray George Rhoads and Thomas Peebles not to receive extra pay beyond regular salaries
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County Building Commission
Common Pleas Court
C. DB. Weedman
Wellington
C. S. Kelser
Kelser
Laura Martin
A C. Calhoon
I. J. Smythe
W. H. Phillips
Common Pleas
C. D. Murray
George Rhoads
Thomas Peebles
Commission
Republicans To Begin Campaigns This November
Republican candidates plan to launch campaigns next week following a meeting of the Republican campaign committees. Mayor James A. Hewitt announced the move and said arrangements and schedules for meetings and speakers will be released as plans are finalized.
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James A. Hewitt
Committee
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