City gas ordinance debated as Elyria council lauds supporters
The Elyria Gas & Electric Co letter lauds civic leaders and industrial groups for backing a two year natural gas rate ordinance. It notes potential further adjustments if a new supply develops and mentions nearby Medina’s reactions and a referendum debate. The piece cites Medina paper commentary on rate rises and a forthcoming election context involving a Calla Wayhinger nomination by the abolitionist party.
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Citizens Gag & Co
Elyria
Ugust
Citizens’ Gas & Electric
Hard to Get Jury to Try to a Murderer
Defiance Sept 1 Seating of a jury moved slowly as men refused to sit on the case of Joshua Botkin farmer charged with beating to death Arthur Gerald Bullock three year old son of its housekeeper. Most jurors excused on prejudice. county sentiments run strongly against Botkins. he is kept under heavy guard to protect him from a mob.
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Joshua Botkin
Arthur Gerald Bullock
Botkins
W C T U Picnic At Riverview Park
The WC T U held its annual picnic at Riverview Park with good attendance after lunch. At a prior meeting Mrs C Martin proposed dividing the Union into Saez West and Middle divisions with officers under a general president. Grace Jackson reported 1217 temperature essays last year, 600 from the high school, and several new members joined.
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WC T. U
Riverview Park
C. Martin
Saez
Grace Jackson
ST. B
Champney sued for damages by Olive Blakeslee in Cleveland
Olive Blakeslee files a $10,000 damage suit against Arthur R. Champney after his divorce petition claimed his wife lived with a woman connected to a Cleveland house of ill repute. Blakeslee says the statements ruined her public standing and seeks damages.
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Arthur R. Champner
Olive Blakeslee
E. 63Rd Street
Cleveland
Champney
Tenderloin
Blakeslee
Lightning Tattoos Tree On Stomach Of Dead Man
A freak lightning strike killed 28 year old Michael Barnes and his two horses near Middletown. Doctors found in the lower abdomen an exact imprint of a hackberry tree, matching the scene Barnes was shoveling gravel beside when struck. No other injuries were observed. The body was found in a stooped position with a shovel in hand.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Michael Barnes
Barnea
Three Arrested in Vering Two Stolen Autos
Police arrested three individuals in Elyria this afternoon after two autos were reported stolen. Buck, Del Browgat, and Lampe were brought in for questioning as investigators name suspects, with evidence tying the theft to a local street scene near 9th Street.
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OLICE
Elyria
Wanner
Delmira
Little Son
Robert Davia Anto
Mike
Irish in New York Rally for Longshoremen Strike
Irish in New York rally to support a longshoremen strike as dock pickets parade with banners. One sign urges Irish workers to stay brave and not fear Britain’s penalties while another asks if "MacSwiney die" and notes a rise in Irish sentiment with "twenty million Irishmen" aware of the cause.
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New York
MacSwiney
New York City
Cleveland line to spend 46060 on new rails
Supt J A Nestor said the Cleveland Columbus and Southwestern Electric authorized laying new rails on Middle Avenue and West Bridge Street. The cap enditae totals 46060. Work from the end of the double track on West Broad Street to the West Bridge Street undercut will start within two weeks, with full Middle Avenue rail laying delayed until sufficient section hands are secured.
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J. A Nestor
Cleveland
Columbus
Southwestern Electric
Middle Avenue
West Bridge Street
West Broad Street
West Fridge Street
Nestor
New Street Signs Consideration By Local Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce plans to place street signs citywide as electric poles allow. With few signs at street corners and many new streets open, Secretary Howenstine invites suggestions and submissions to aid visitors and residents in navigation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Howenstine
Lorain County Electric Co
Lorain Woman Seeks Divorce From Paul Markovich
Mary Markovich of Lorain files for divorce alleging extreme cruelty quarrelsome disposition and multiple attacks by Paul Markovich. She seeks alimony and a divorce decree.
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Mary Markovich
Lorain
Stll
Paul Markovich
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Local Homes
Admission notes list F. T. Comings on West Broad street Miss Jean Guild on Twelfth street Frank Swallow Elyria Darwin Sharp Kipton. A son born to Mr and Mrs Harold Perry Stanford avenue. A son born to Mr and Mrs Chas Woodford East River street. Discharged Lilian Toad Oberlin Mrs Walter Hykrant and baby West River street J W Emert Middle avenue.
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F. T. Comings
West Broad Street
Jean Guild
Twelfth Street
Frank Swallow
Elyria
Darwin Sharp
Kipton
Harold Perry
Stanford Avenue
Chas
Woodford
East River Street
Lilian Toad
Oberlin
Walter Hykrant
Baby
Weat River Street
J. W. Emmert
Middle Avenue
Flag decorates theater facade with electric sign
Proprietors Metals Basnon and Reisinger of the four movie houses announce the American Theatre front will be redecorated tonight. The flag display will include an electric sign mounted over the facade restoring patriotic features.
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Metals
Basnon and
Reisinger
Anid
MacSwiney Sinking Rapidly in Cork Jail
London reports Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, on a hunger strike since August 12, has sunk rapidly in Brixton Prison. He can no longer speak due to weakness and numbness in limbs, signaling a grave health decline amid ongoing political tensions.
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London
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Briton
MacSwiney
Stamford Ham
King George
Horatio William Bottomley
Bottomley
Will Postpone Annexation Hearings
The Elyria annexation case is postponed to September 15 after an all day session. Nelson Abbe testified for the defendants, presenting a petition with thirty residents of Carnate opposing annexation and confirming signatures. He described the land’s character in Carlisle and other city areas, with examination occupying the day.
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Elyria
Nelson Abbe
Cleveland Street
Carnate
Carlisle
Kiwanis Luncheon at Chamber of Commerce Tomorrow
The Kiwanis club plans a regular luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium tomorrow noon with Dr. Batteridge in Cleveland today arranging a prominent speaker. Nine persons are confined to Mamo fal hospital after a severe collision of two green Ith ara vehicles between Elyria and Oberne beet Sunday.
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Kiwanis Club
Chambe of Commerce
Tomorow
Batteridge
Cleveland
Mamo Fal Hospital
Elyria
Oberne
Troops Fight Mob in Coal District
Williamson West Virginia Sept 1 United States infantrymen fought mobs in two skirmishes firing more than 1000 rounds and using machine guns in one encounter. A subsequent clash at Thacker involved heavy fire, with no reported fatalities. A mob near Chattaroy challenged officials at Howard colliery. Colonel Burkhardt led a conference with civil authorities as rumors of martial law circulated.
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West Virginia
Cornwell
Morrow
Kentucky
Chattaray
Howard Colliery Company
Tymt
Thacker Coal and Coke Company
Thacker
Burkhardt
Hoboes report freight train hold-up near Amherst
R G Powts of Akron and George Jones of Toronto said four men with flash lights and revolvers stopped them on a freight train near Amherst last night. Each man reported losses of 13 and 20 dollars. Police searched the railroad yards and arrested eight men but could not identify the robbers. Powts said he suffered a scalp wound from a revolver butt during the incident.
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R. G. Powts
Akron
George Jones
Toronto
Can
Amherst
Powls
Old Offender Arrested After High-Speed Chase
Abraham Rappert claiming to be a Fremont Motor Co salesman was arrested in Cleveland on a warrant by Justice Chamberlain for speeding and resisting an officer. He had run through Avon Lake at nearly sixty mph, refused to stop, fired at by a pursuing officer, then later charged in Cleveland with shooting with intent to wound. He will be tried as soon as he is brought here.
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Abraham Rappert
Fremont Motors Co
Cleveland
Justice Chamberlain
Backus
Rappert
Lorain
Bay Village
Avon Lake Village
Wagner
Jucas
Rifle victim improving after Monday shooting incident
Stanley Lisewaky, 21, of 215 17th street, was shot through the right lung Monday evening and showed some improvement at Memorial Hospital. Clarence Meyers, 16, of 13th street, remained in county jail. Lisewaky said there was no quarrel as they were playing, Meyers allegedly challenged him, and the gun was fired.
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Stanley Lisewaky
17Th Street
Memorial Hospital
Clarence Meyers
13Th Street
Lisewaky
Lisewsky
Young Meyers
Mayers
Democratic National Committee Chief Denies Campaign Funds Evidence
CHICAGO Sept 1 George White chairman of the Democratic National Committee told a senate committee investigating campaign expenditures he has no evidence to support charges by Governor Cox about Republican funds and quotas. Witnesses included Wilbur W Marsh Defoe treasurer who testified on contributions and the committee debated paid distribution of a story planned to aid the Democrats. White said he talked with Governor Cox last Sunday and that Cox did not provide actionable details to back the charges.
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Chicago
George White
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Cox
Sina
Democratic Aety
Democraticational Committee
Wilburt W. Marsh
Defoe
Edge Quiszes White
Edge
New Jersey
White
Uncle Sam
Freedom
Bat
League of Nations
Mr. White
Fred W. Britten
Moon
Washington
Fred W. Upblim
National Republican Teasurer
Reed
Upham
Craiiffin
Kenyon
Spencer
W. Jamiasg
New Age
Seeger
Polish Poles Advance on Grodno Front
Warsaw dispatch reports Polish forces have reached the Neuen river banks near Grodno as Polish and Ukrainian troops push along the Dneister and Bug rivers. Bolshevik forces retreat before advancing Polish and Ukrainian columns, with units near Przemyslany and Bueczacz mounting counterpressures.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Warsaw
Grodno
Neuen
Galicia
Dneister
Bug
Sokol
Przemyslany
Gemberg
Pawlenkos Wukainian
Bueczacz
Sereth
Has Leg Broken As Barrel Hits Him
Sam Swallow, an employee of the Highway Construction Co, sustained a broken leg at the Wallheidwick yard asphalt plant. He was unloading heavy barrels from a car when one rolled down an incline and trapped his feet as the barrel rolled over him, and he was taken to Memorial hospital by Sudro's ambulance.
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Sam Swallow
Highway Construction Co
Wallheidwick Yard
Memoral Hospital
Sudro
Swallow
WATER WORKS APPROPRIATION TRIAL POSTPONED
The water works appropriation case against Mrs. Anna Hoge was postponed after jurors included a deceased member and a move left. a new venire will be prepared and the case will be heard Thursday. Harold Halverman of Elyria was fined $50 in Lorain police court for driving an automobile while intoxicated. A chauffeur for M H Landers reported a woman's purse and a banjo stolen from a car parked on Olive Street.
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Anna Hoge
Wilcox
Harold Halverman
Riverdale Court
Elyris
Lorain
R.H Knight
M . H. Landers
Olive Street
Four Held on Charge of Attempted Burglary
Mayor bound over to the grand jury on $500 bonds each for Frank Rush Toledo George Sullivan Samacvia Mich John H Deving Philadelphia and Daniel Rose New York City charged with attempted burglary. Detected by New York Central railroad detectives in west side yards while tampering with ear peels. One inmate Buckley of Adams Harbor Ohio planned to rob the city. railroad detectives encountered a large number of reins.
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Mayor Jones
Frank Rush
Toledo
George Sullivan
Samacvia
Mich
John H. Deving
Philadelphia
Daniel Rose
New York City
West Side
New York
John H. Buckley
Harbor
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Calla J Wayhinger
Mia
Press For University
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C. H. Buck
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Lampe Eee
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Count Pulasso
Jacob Grens
Congress
Count Pulaski
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