Red Cross Roll Call Headed By H S Calvert In Elyria
H S Calvert will head the Red Cross roll call in the Elyria chapter with Mrs J E Thatley as vice chair. Roll call runs November 2 to 9, with a dinner on November 1 at the First Congregational Church. The drive follows a year of extensive relief work, including 95 calls and major overseas missions, prompting renewed enrollment efforts.
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Calvert
Ul Red Cross
J. E
United States
Florida
Mississippi
Red Cross
Rain County
Elyria
Anna Red Cross
Lorain County
Avon
Brown
City of
Lorain
Payne
Lorain Man Goes On Trial For Blackmail
Lorain resident Tassoff facing charges of attempting to extort 5900 from Mrs. Mary Thomas. Jury impaneled as state opens case. Tassoff alleged to have written a threatening letter. Preliminary hearing in Lorain municipal court sent Tassoff to grand jury for indictment.
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Eodore Tassoif. Lorain
W. R. Thompson
Mary
Thomas How Lorain
Tassoff
Thomas Aucust Stassoff
Montecipal Court
Tassound
Munitions Out Of Date Warns Sider In Chattanooga
Sider warned in Chattanooga that U S munitions are outdated and near expiration. He urged immediate action by Congress to authorize a national weapons replacement program and to fund it through regular agents, noting the life of ammunition and the need to bridge gaps before war.
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Sider
J.S
Sattanooga
United States Army
Forrest
Hanford Sider
National Manufac “Gs Association
Earth Shock In Missouri
Ashall Missouri reports a net earth shock felt at 7 in the evening. Doors and windows opened, dishes rattled, but no structural damage or flatting reported. Local residents describe shaken rooms and tremors lasting briefly. Authorities say no injuries or major damage.
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Ashall, Mo
Organize Vets Council For County In Lorain
A Lorain meeting resulted in the perfection of the Lorain County Veterans Council with J. J. Peltz of Elyria named chairman and Dr. W. H. Emery of Lorain as secretary. Dr. Emery of Gilmore camp of Spanish War Veterans called the gathering. The group plans a Nov 16 meeting at 8 p.m. in Elyria to coordinate veteran welfare and address countywide concerns. Representatives from Oberlin Elyria WoRain and other areas attended.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Roosevelt Witness in Oil Trial Testimony Renders Details
Theodore Roosevelt Jr testified in the Fall Sinclair Teapot Dome case outlining Navy war plans and storage for 45.9 million barrels of fuel oil. He said he learned of the lease in late April 1922 and stated he was not consulted by Fall or the Navy secretary who signed the lease. Subsequent witnesses Kistler and Beatty described evasive responses from Fall when lease talks arose. Beatty claimed Sinclair had acquired prior claims to Teapot Dome.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Roughrider
Roosevelt
F. E B. Kistler
A. L. Beatty
Fall
Wisler
Kistler
Beatty
Sinclair
Teapot
Convict Lorain Man of Larceny
A Lorain jury found J. F. Malloy, alias J. Littel, guilty of grand larceny. Sentence was suspended pending parole application by Malloy’s attorney. He was charged with taking $27 a $20 watch and a pocket knife from a fellow boarder at a Lorain boarding house.
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MW. B. Thompson
J. FE. Malloy
J. Littel
Borain
Malloy
Thompson
Lorain
Brown Offered Post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Washington October 26 William F Brown of Toledo Ohio was reported to have been offered the post of assistant secretary of commerce to succeed J Walter Drake who has resigned Brown has been a leading figure among Ohio Republican leaders and is understood to be considering the offer
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Walter F. Brown
Commerce
Washington
Toledo
J. Walter Drake
Brown
Ohio
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Municipal Liquor Case Bonds Set
Clemente Martino of 123 East 19th Street and O E Rankin, a state inspector, faced a municipal court plea on a charge of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. Martino bound over to the county grand jury on $4,000 bond. Charges of possession and possession of implements were continued. Thomas Dominick of Elyria Avenue pleaded guilty to possession of liquor and a still, fined $1.9 and costs.
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Loratn
Clemente Martino
E. 19Th St
O. E. Rankin
Thomas Dominick
Elyria Aveé
Doctor Sends Ruth Elder to Bed in Lisbon
American trans-Atlantic airwoman Ruth Elder was ordered to bed at the American legation in Lisbon after two weeks of excitement. Minister Fred Morris Dearing said she suffered abdominal pains and a bad cough, delaying plans to depart for Madrid. A doctor diagnosed fatigue from yesterday’s crowd reception and urged rest.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ruth Elder
Fred Morris Dearing
Miss Elder
Madrid
Dearing
Schwartzbard Acquitted by Assize Court in Petliura Killing
Samuel Schwartzbard, Russian Jewish war hero, was acquitted today by an Assize Court in Paris of the assassination of Russian anti Bolshevik general Simon Petliura. The verdict triggered a violent outburst as Jews from many nations cheered and were forced from the courtroom by police.
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Paris
Samuel Schwartzbard
Simon Petdura
Petlura
Ukraine
Paign
Substitute Found For Ordinary Rubber In Latent County
In Washington on Oct 26 the U S Bureau of Standards reports a new rubber called Gnayale Rubber. Tested by the bureau, it compares favorably with plantation or hevea rubber and is produced from a shrub grown in Mexico and California.
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Washington
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Mexico
California
Woman fined for keeping son out of school
Mrs Nellie Whitcomb of Middin avenue was fined five dollars and costs totaling 12.45 for failing to send her 14 year old son Stuart Arrott to school. The offense occurred in Justice 5 court after warnings from the county attendance officer F G Alexander raid.
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Nellie Whitcomb
Middinave
Court of Justice
J. George
Stuart Arrott
F. G. Alexander
Stuart
Galion bank robbery loss fixed at 175000 dollars
Oct 26 Galion Ohio. Actual loss from the June 28 robbery of the Galion Commercial Savings Bank was 175000 dollars, first revealed in court today as B P Beall cashier testified Wilbur Pretty Hand of Toledo 31 aided in taking cash and securities. Previous figures ranged from 75000 to 115000. Beall identified Hand as a bank entrant. George C Bryce Toledo attorney faced reprimand for rough cross examination.
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Bucyrus
Galion
Ohio
Commercial Savings Bank
B. P. Beall
Wilbur “Pretty” Hand
Toledo
Beall
Hand
George C. Bryce
Instant Apology Sought by Camp Gilmore Veterans
Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald refuses to reply to Lorain Post Spanish War Veterans demands for an apology over statements defending state inspector O E Rankin. Camp Gilmore Lorain demands instant apology for what they call a slur, while McDonald reiterates Rankin justified in tear gas use during a mob threat.
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Theodora Walker
Lorain
Rankin
Lorain Organization
Vice Donahey
McDonald
Lorain Veterans Organization
Gilmore
Magruder Removal Shocks Navy Chief to Be Relieved
Washington October 26 The Navy plans to remove Philadelphia yard commander Rear Admiral Magruder on November 6 after a dispute over a magazine article. Secretary Wilbur will release correspondence today from Magruder about the navy being over extended and over organized. Steubenville Will Not Host 1928 Legion Convention Officials say city facilities are insufficient prompting state Legion to consider other venues after Cantons' bid.
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Washington
Wilbur
Thomas P. Maguder
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Magruder
Mary Tider
Steubenville
Legion
Omctais
Argonne
American Legion
State Legion Department
Canton Conception
Ohio
Hoover Leads In South In Closely Watched Campaign
Louisville Ky Oct 26 Political conditions in the lower Mississippi Valley favor Secretary of Commerce Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination. In five valley states Democrats and Republicans alike are in suspense as parties await convention outcomes. Hoover’s flood work earns respect while many Republican lieutenants wait to see who controls the convention. Democrats split between Smith and anti Smith camps with many leaders counting on uninstructed delegations. Louisiana likely to instruct for Smith, though New Orleans wets consider Reed of Missouri a possible alternative. General belief holds Hoover could carry some states if party rules or sentiment shift, but no other Republican candidate is widely discussed.
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Louisville
Mississippi Valley
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
al Smith
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Smith
New Orleans
Reed
Missouri
Fen
Curtis Signs In As Active Republican Nominee Candidate
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas announced himself an active candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in a letter to Roy L. Bone state bank commissioner and secretary of the Kansas Curtis for president club. He rejected the idea of being a favorite son and would accept support of an instructed delegation at the 1928 Republican convention.
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Topeka
Kans
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Roy L. Bone
Kansas Curtis For President Club
Bone
Curtis
Pastor Sues for 50000 Over Church Exclusion
Rev Winfred Altwater of Lodge Avenue Presbyterian Church of Toledo sues Clyde Meek and 16 other members for 50000 damages alleging they made false slanderous statements after being excluded from church membership on March 3. The petition cites reports to church members and to the Toledo Presbytery and a written accusation filed with clerk Rev F A Kutler.
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Toledo, O
Winfred Altwater
Common Pleas Court
Clyde Meek
Lodge Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lodge Avenue
Toledo
F. A. Kutler
Krebs Elected Commander of Legion
Krebs Elected Commander of Legion Kilyria Post No 12, the American Legion, elected Edward E. Krebs as Commander and named a slate for the coming year. The closely fought vote and installation by Eddie Herzog highlighted a gathering that also heard Leonard Terry report from the Paris Legion convention. Dr A R Agate resigned from the Home Financing committee, and B M O'Donnell was appointed to fill the vacancy. A Halloween dance invite and Armistice Day program were announced, with the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps taking part in Monday’s community celebration.
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Kilyria
American Legion
Legion Hall
Edward E. Krebs
Jerry Ferguson
A. R. Agate
Walter Barnes
George H. Allen
Leonard Terry
Mike Cyprak
George A Robson
Edgar J. Herzog
Eddie Herzog
Legion
Paris
Forbes
Hallowe'en
B. M. O'Donnell
Home Financing Committee
Willis Likely to Seek 1928 Presidential Nomination
Canton Ohio. Senator Simeon D. Fess at the dedication of Canton’s new Lincoln Junior High School said he believes Senator Frank B. Willis will seek Republican delegates for the 1928 presidential nomination unless President Coolidge clearly accepts. Fess noted Willis and Coolidge are key players and pressed for Coolidge’s explicit decision.
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Canton
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Lincoln
Willis
Fess
Coolidge
Senate
Arrest Two in Dry Raids in Lorain Municipal Court
Lorain Oct 2. Frank Snyder 2302 E. 29th St and Mike Susmyrar 2070 B. Sith St. pleaded not guilty to liquor charges after last night raids by the police booze squad and prohibition inspector Rankin. At Susmyrar’s home authorities found a still a bill of sale and 500 gallons of wine destroyed. They were released on $890 bond pending trial next week.
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Lorain
Frank Snyder
29Th St
Mike Susmyrar
B. Sith St
O. J F. Rankin
Frank Smith
Snamyar
Cashier of Defunct Bank Goes on Trial in Ohio
In Belmont County common pleas court, cashier W. HamKE Thomas of the Bridgeport Bank Co faces 22 charges and a six count trial over three days. Prosecutor Paul Waddell is aided by ex judge C J Lynch and Charles Heinlein, president of the bank and Bridgeport attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Clairsville
Bridgeport Bank Co
Belmont County Common Pleas
Whham KE. Thomas
Thomas
Paul ¥. Waddell
C.J. Lynch
Charles Heinlein
Banch
Bridgeport
Disastrous Principessa Mafalda Sinks Off Brazil
Reports place survivors between 1100 and 1150 of 1256 aboard the Principessa Mafalda after a late night sinking off the Brazilian coast. Officials from Navi gazione Generale Italiana confirm only a few missing and list 288 crew aboard. Survivors aboard multiple ships include Dutch, British, German, Italian vessels and the French Formosa bringing many ashore. Avelona's rescue tally quoted at 400 by Blue Star line.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Steamship Company
Bahia
Buenos Aires
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Principessa Mafalda
Rio
Genoa
Maralina
Athena
Empire Star
Baden
Rossetti I
Formosa
Lorain Man Is Robbed Here Last Night
A Lorain man, Joseph Konya of 1841 East 34th Street, Lorain, reported being held up by two men at 1 a.m. near the BR and Q crossing at West Street. They robbed him of 5.20 dollars. one robber was tall and the other short and stocky. Police searched but found no suspects.
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Lorain
Elyria
Joseph Konya
East 34Th Street
West Street
Konya
Okla Governor Under Fire in Political Power Struggle
Oklahoma City Oct. 2 A woman described as Mrs Colonel House of Oklahoma politics becomes the focus of fresh attacks on Governor Harry S. Johnson's administration. Democratic leaders backing a special session to probe the administration oppose the authority of Mrs D Hammond the governor's confidential secretary and allege she wields power behind the throne H Tom Knight Claremore a leader of the push for the session denies impeachment aims but vows real fireworks.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Colonel House
Oklahoma
Harry S. Johnson
D. Hammond
H. Tom Knight
Claremore
Bankers elect leaders for next year at ABA convention
John Geddes Lonsdale of St. Louis was chosen second vice president of the American Bankers Association at the 55th annual meeting in Houston. Thomas R. Preston of Chattanooga was elected president, with Craig B. Hazlewood of Chicago as first vice president. Lonsdale’s nomination was the sole nomination for the vice presidency. A committee meets Halloween night to finalize plans for the celebration.
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Houston
Tex
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Orain
War Department
Outtown
Vets
Navy
Camp Gilmore
Deglare Sect
Curtis Tn
Krebs
Julian Vesse
London
Blue Star Steamship Line
Avelona
Bankerd
Ead
Deirarce
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