29 Oct 1927
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1927
Page
1
October 29 report says Twenty or more seamen dead and others missing as fierce gales and rain lash Britain and Ireland. Small coastal and inland vessels heeled from moorings while telegraphs and phones suffer widespread damage.
A Toledo man, 31, convicted of robbing a savings bank in Gal i June 28. Trial details show arrests and testimony from a spectator at the scene. Court proceedings and hearings followed as the case moved toward sentencing.
A lively Halloween party at Elyria featured a juggling act by Dr C S Kelsey and a stage program with names like Rosvon Kauffman and Lehman. Winners earned prizes for ghost stories, a best couple, most original joke, and town eventing, as festivities closed with many nuts distributed.
Former secretary Slemp met with President Coolidge at the White House. Slemp declined to comment on his views about Coolidge's reelection. The conference occurred as discussions on the 1928 campaign continued.
Washington forecast to Oct 29 5 includes periods of showers in the Valley and Tennessee region with moderate temperatures most of the week and a much colder spell at the end of the period.
Sidney Ohio October 29 Alphonse Beers was fined 26000 and given a ten year prison sentence after pleading guilty to appropriating funds as Shelby County treasurer He claimed he was taking funds for country relief and said he lost 37000 from his office to the hack.
In Bahia and Rio de Janeiro relief services assist survivors from the Italian liner Pranempessa Mathlila after a port arrival. A cargo vessel Roasetth reported 27 survivors aboard and was due to reach port today, as efforts continue to locate missing persons from the incident.
A Utica woman choked two of her children to death and attempted to strangle a third before slashing her own throat. The victims are Gloria Reta, 8, and Rasgorond Hinzo, 10 months. A gas meter reader helped read the meter and alerted authorities.
Det 4 29 rescuers formed a human chain to save Mrs Blanche Race of Detroit from the American Falls. Vandergriff of Peoria 1 and relatives from Cleveland helped pull her to shore after she reportedly fainted or slipped and drifted toward the falls. Police noted a telegram about an apparent drowning in the Niagara River near Goatsland.
Republican leaders at city hall projected a sweeping victory for Hewitt and the party on election day. He outlined street work plans, a new fire engine, rest room funding, and a sewer disposal project while contrasting his record with past deficits and noting budgetary surplus under his administration.
Paris October 29 Prince Carol of Roumania flew to Paris to plot against his rival for the throne and reveal details of a $900000 plan tied to his Nenilly Villa burglary. He said he has led the effort for three years and could be better suited than a stranger to push the project. He described a rumored scandal involving Manoilescu and a spy plot, and hinted at bold actions if required.
Charles Bridges and William Cass of Lorain pleaded guilty before Judge W R Thompson to a statutory charge. Bridges received an indeterminate sentence at Mansfield Reformatory. Cass was sentenced to six months at the Toledo Work House.
Lorain officials and judges meet as bar association delegates urge new wings or annexes to ease crowding. A proposed bond issue could finance a courthouse addition, with auditors noting a $600000 headroom before debt limits bite.
Police probe a peculiar murder at Dr. Jacob Gross a quiet New York dentist shot in his office. A suspect described as a man with disreputable appearance prompted a citywide search amid evidence like a dental pick a chart of teeth and a bloodstained towel.
Calumet City incident reports a Pennsylvania passenger train colliding with a Davenport to Chicago motor bus. Ralph Rhodes and an unidentified man killed. ten seriously injured. Miss Marjorie Mose, 18, fractured skull, expected to die amid Missouri University students en route to Chicago for Northwestern Missouri game. Fog hampered driver visibility and the train struck the bus near a telephone pole.
Washington reports the government conspiracy case against former interior secretary Albert B Fall and Harry F Sinclair is nearly complete after two weeks of testimony. Witnesses include Standard Oil of Indiana chair Robert W. Stewart and Charles W. Thomas. The defense plans further witnesses as the trial resumes Monday.
Akron O Dec 29 An air mail line from the Great Lakes to the gulf via Akron will be established soon. Captain William F Centner US Department of Commerce airway extension superintendent says its setup depends on extending the Cleveland Louisville line to New Orleans. Centner is here to complete his survey of the Cleveland Akron Louisville route which he expects to be in operation in the spring.
In New Philadelphia an October 29 probate court dispute centers on a five month old baby girl Tad ma Marie. Mothers Mabel Ray Wade Sworth and Ellie Mann contest custody with Mrs. Mabel Fisher also asserting a claim.
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