Air mail pilot leaps from wreck to save life
Beaver Falls Pa Oct 21 Harry Sievers air mail pilot on the Pittsburg Cleveland route saved his life and a sack of mail when his plane’s motor died at alt 100 feet He leaped with a parachute abandoning the cockpit as the craft plunged and burned near McKeesport after boarding a mail bag and jumping to the ground He was uninjured and was picked up by a passing motorist
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Beaver Falls
Harry Sievers
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Sievers
Bettis Field
Pittsburgh
McKeesport
Third Lonardo Murdered in Cleveland
Cleveland October 21 police arrested a close friend of rival bootleg sugar leader Salvatore Todaro, suspected as the gunman in the slaying of Frank Lonardo, the last of three Lonardo brothers linked to the sugar racket. Lonardo was shot while playing cards in a barber shop rear room, nine bullets fatal, as investigators doubt the motive was robbery. The barber shop owner and two other men were detained and police traced Lonardo’s movements from home to Kelles’ restaurant before the shooting, with an out-of-town gunman suspected.
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Cleveland
Frank Lonardo
Lonardo
Salvatore “Black Sam” Todaro
John
Big Joe
Frank
Daniel de Phillips
Peter Mercurio
Louis Kelies
Phillips
Frank Irving
Gentile Frank
Kelles
Mercurio
When Dr Bevard Began Dentistry in Elyria
A biographical sketch notes that R R Bevard, a Cleveland native, was a dental student at Western Reserve University at 21. He moved to Elyria in 1907 to practice and has continued there since. He lives at 119 Cornell Avenue, is unmarried, enjoys travel and music, has spent five summers in Europe, and remains active in piano. His boyhood ambition was to become a dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Bevard
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Elyria
Lorain county bar backs three bond issues total 2.54 million
Lorain County Bar Association gave approval at its morning meeting to three bond proposals: 2,000,000 for a high level bridge in Lorain, 425,906 for a sanitarium, and 116,900 for a sick and invalid building at the County Home. Dissent was voiced by Elyria attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Bar Association
Lorain
Elyria
Bar Association
David Aiken
Lo-rain
A. R. Webber
George Glitsch
Lorain Bridge Bond Plan Aims For 1931 Finish
If the county approves a 32 008 000 bond issue for a new high level bridge over the Black River at Lorain, construction could start early next year and be completed in 1931. Architect Wendell P Brown says the project would employ up to 350 to 400 workers and require 14000 cubic yards of excavation and 40029 cubic yards of concrete with about half a million dollars in local labor wages.
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Black River
Lorain
Wendell P. Brown
Cleveland
Brown
Seven union organizers found guilty in police murder case
A Charlotte superior court jury convicted seven union organizers of second degree murder in the strike killing of Gastonia Chief of Police O F Aderholt. The jury deliberated for about an hour before returning the verdict. In a separate item, Lima searchers failed to locate the city airport as Lieut. Art Gavin crash landed a Ryan monoplane in a pasture south east of the city. Gavin escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Lima
Art Gavin
Gavin
Arnolds To Go On Trial Again December Second
Elias Arnold and his son Arthur 18 will go on trial December 2 for the second time on charges of stealing Melvin Horst four year old Orville. The date hinges on Chief Justice Marshall of the State Supreme Court assigning a judge. Common Pleas Judge G A Starn who sentenced the elder Arnold to the penitentiary and the son to the reformatory will not preside. Attorneys said no change of venue would be sought. The new trial was ordered by the Supreme Court which ruled the testimony of Junior Hannaman had been given too much weight.
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Bulletin Wooster
Elias Arnold
Arthur
Melvin Horst
Orville Bar
Marshall
State Supreme Court
Common Pleas
G. A. Starn
Arnold l
Weill
Supreme Court
Junior Hanna,n
Red Cross Roll Call Opens Friday in Elyria
Elyria's 1929 Red Cross Roll Call will open Friday night with a workers' dinner at the First Congregational church. Harvey C. Cheney chairs the campaign with Dr. A. E. Piper as principal speaker and A. L. Werner directing music. The district quota is 4,500, covering Elyria and Lorain county except Lorain city and northern townships.
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Elyria
First Congregational Church
Harvey C. Cheney
A. E. Piper
First M. E
A. L. Werner
Robert Hand
Cheney
Elyria District
D. A. Baird
Wally Roe
Henry Fagels
Lorain County
Lorain
Werner
Man Dies In Auto Crash While Planning Country Living
Carl Hillman of Lexington, Lorain, aimed to retire from Lorain steel mills and live in the country. His car left the road on Butternut Ridge, struck a tree, and Hillman died from a fractured skull. Sheriff and coroner confirmed the fatality after discovering the body this morning. he had left his daughter's home late last night.
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Carl Hillman
Lexington
Lorain
Hillman
Butternut Ridge Road
Clarence E. Adams
Ward
Myles E. Perry
Blast Fatal To Fireman, 12 Injured
Worcester Mass October 21 An explosion in a $200000 warehouse fire killed Fire Lieutenant Richard Swenson with a fractured skull and left Captain Henry Kane with a broken leg in addition to injuring twelve firemen. Swenson died at city hospital after the blast.
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Worcester
Mass
Richard Swenson
Henry Kane
City Hospital
Suit on Thaw heads to jury in New York
A $100,800 damage suit against Harry K. Thaw over an alleged beating of Miss Estardus, a former nightclub hostess, at a New Year’s party was expected to go to the jury late today after Thaw testified.
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Thaw
New York
Marcia
Estardus
Harry K. Thaw
French Tiger Fights Off Death
Paris on October 21 Georges Clemenceau the indomitable fought off death from a heart attack that nearly ended his career. The aged Tiger who led France against enemies during the war lay gasping for breath through the night and was kept alive by camphor and oxygen injections. He whispered it is not for this time to Dr Charles Laubry as he rallied after five administrations of oxygen. His spirit and sturdy physique prevailed and Clemenceau was moved to a chair for relief from the choking sensation. The heart condition is complicated by slight pulmonary congestion.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Ceach
Tiger
France
Charles Laubry
Clemencear
Eagles Meet In Ohio To Continue State Campaign
About 145 officers of subordinate Eagles Aeries assembled at Elyria Hall for a district conference on October 20 1923 to plan a continued statewide member recruitment drive. The drive has added around 20600 new members with Elyria contributing 355. State leaders outlined centralized publicity and prizes while local aeries conduct the actual campaigns.
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Order of Eagles
Elyria Eagles
Ohio
F. OG
Elyria Aerie
F. E
Aerie
A. R. Gerber
Ohio Aerie
Gerald C. Nau
Elsha
M. L. Brown
Springfield
H. J. Berrodin
Akron
John Abie
Marion
J. L. Mathis
Poincare Undergoes Second Operation In Paris
Former Premier Raymond Poincare underwent a second operation for prostate removal in Paris. The surgeon issued two bulletins declaring the operation successful and noted at 10 a.m. Poincare was in favorable condition.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Lorain County voters numbered about 40000 for upcoming election
Lorain County election officials reported approximately 40000 eligible voters through registration or otherwise for the polls on Tuesday November 5. Elyria accounts for 11000, Lersin 14000, and 15000 reside outside the two cities.
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Lorain County
Board of Elections
Elyria
Lersin
Personnel named for Elyria sewage plant execution
Service Director John N. Eidt announced the completed mechanical staffing for Elyria’s new $400,000 sewage plant off Gulf road. Chief operator Herman Bloem, 29, from Rock Valley Iowa, leads with two assistants Horace Ryan, 32, and Harold Bassett, 27, both Elyrians selected from top exam rankings.
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James R. Collier
Herman Bloom
Bierd, Lydon and Grandpre Company
Elyrians
Horace Ryan
Harold Bassett
Ryan
Bassett
Bloem
Rock Valley
Iowa
Gulf Road
West Avenue
LaGrange
Elyria
Princeton Avenue
Eaton
Elyria High School
Chemist Collier
Reecanthy
John N. Eidt
Civil Service Board
Cart Pusher Seriously Hurt In Street Collision
A cart pusher identified as Tony Estos of South Prospect Street was seriously hurt when struck by a car driven east by Alvin Brooks near the city limits on Cleveland street. The cart had no lights and the victim was hospitalized at Elyria Memorial with multiple lacerations. Several other weekend accidents caused injuries around Elyria including a five year old struck near Elyria Country Club and teens injured on Elyria LaGrange road.
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Cleveland Street
Tony Estos
Prospect Street
Alvin Brooks
RD. 1
Elyria
Brooks
Efitoi
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Joseph Lenowlerniecz
Elyria Country Club
Oberlin Road
Satturdar
Elyria-La Grange
la Grange
John Thorr
Tuberculosis patients sent to sanitarium from Lorain County
Three residents of Lorain County diagnosed with tuberculosis were sent to Williamsport Sanitarium on Saturday, according to the county commissioners. An additional five county residents with tuberculosis, including one from Elyria and four from Lorain, remain on the waiting list for Mount Vernon Sanitarium.
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Lorain County
Williamsport Sanitarium
Elyria
Lorain
Mount Vernon Sanitarium
Hoover Heads to Dearborn for Edison Light Jubilee
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover arrived in Dearborn to participate in the 50th anniversary ceremonies honoring Thomas Edison’s perfected electric light. The trip includes a dedication of the Edison Institute of Technology and a reenactment of Edison’s 1879 filament light moment. The president’s schedule spans Detroit, Cincinnati, and Louisville with large crowds expected.
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Dearborn
Mich
Hoover
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Dearborn Station
Henry Ford
Edison Institute of Technology
Grand Trunk
Ford Aust at Party to Honor Edison in Dearborn
Detroit article reports Henry Ford hosting a Golden Jubilee tribute in Dearborn to celebrate Thomas A Edison’s invention of the incandescent light fifty years earlier. About 5009 Americans led by President Hoover attended with Edison, while others listened by radio. The event began at 10 AM with the Hoovers and the Edison couple arriving at Old Smith’s Creek station.
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Dearborn
Smith Creek
Greenfield
Ford
Edison
Detroit
Fred W. Green
Michigan
John C. Lodge
Detroi
Milan
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Cincinnati
Louisville
Mich
Henry Ford
Thomas Alva Edison
Hoover
Tadio
Smith’s Creek
Grand Trunk
Rev Irion Preaches First Sermon at St Pauls
Rev Ernst Irion delivered his first sermon at St Pauls Evangelical Church, with both English and German services drawing large congregations. Mrs Karl Lehman becomes Sunday school superintendent, and Mrs Charles Ashbrook now leads the senior girls class once led by Mrs Paul Berkline who recently moved to Marion Ohio.
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Ernst Irion
St Paulsvangelical Enuren
Karl Lehman
Laster L. Liewerlin
Charles 5. Ashbrook
Paul Berkline
Marion
Ohio
Hallowe'en Plans to Be Made in Ely Park
Final arrangements for Ely park's municipal Hallowe'en party will be decided today. A meeting of the Hallowe'en committee is set for 4 15 p m at Ely Hall with Mayor James A Hewitt presiding. Reports from committees will be reviewed and final plans drafted.
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Hallowe'en
Ely Park
Hallowe‘en Committee
Ely Hall
James A. Hewitt
World to Hear Ford Edison Hoover Young Einstein Tonight
World leaders including Edison Hoover Ford Einstein and Young were due to broadcast tonight through two major networks. Einstein would speak from Atlantic via telephone while others address from the Edison Technology School in Dearborn Michigan. Broadcast times span 7 30 to 8 30 p m EST with NBC and CBS carrying the programs. A second item reports a man and six children killed by gas in a three room New York apartment after a water pot toppled a stove flame. Walter Cavannagh and the children died. a neighbor’s knock failed to summon help in time.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Herbert Hoover
Heavy Ford
Albert Einstein
Oren D. Young
United States
Einstein
Edison School of Technology
Dearborn
Michigan
Nafiensl Broadcasting Contrary
Columbia Broadcastiing
Walter Cavannagh
Tethel
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U. S
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Aiken
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Joseph T. Robinson
Dem
Arkansas
Charlies G. Dawes
Great Britain
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
MacDonald
Italy
Boran
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Stimson
Reed
Robinson
Ambassador Dates
Gibson
Tead
Hilary Jones
William V. Pratt
Waal
Arnolds
Dr. Piper
Clemenceau
Eagles
South Prospect Street
President Hoover
Rev. Irion
Young
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