Heat Wave Grim in Midwest and Ohio Strikes Hard
The midwest suffered extreme heat with dozens of deaths as temperatures peaked near 96 to 99 degrees in cities like Chicago Columbus and Portsmouth. Relief appeared likely with cooler air from the lakes forecast for tomorrow and scattered snow in the mountains offering distant respite.
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Middlewest
Rabbit Ear Pass
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Denver
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
Kansas City
Kansas
St. Paul
Mina
Texas
Columbus
Ohio
Mercury
United States Weather Bureau
Portsmouth
Olio
Canada Cuba and Finland elected to League of Nations council
Canada Cuba and Finland were chosen as non permanent members of the League of Nations council in Geneva. They filled the vacancies left by Belgium San Salvador and Czecho Slovakia upon expiration of those terms.
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Musienn
Geneva
Canada
Cuba
Finland
League of Nations Council
Belgium
San Salvador
Czecho-Slovakia
Teacher Here 32 Years Resigns
Superintendent and A Maston read to the board of education on Wednesday the resignation of Miss Amy Saye who taught seventh grade at the Ely building She had been advised by her physician not to teach this year and the board accepted the resignation The board instructed the clerk to write a letter on her behalf expressing appreciation for her services Miss Saye has taught in Elyria for thirty two years Members of the board praised her work and expressed great confidence in her ability.
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A. Maston
Board of Education
Amy Saye
Ely
Miss Saye
Hits
Elyria
Miss Kemble Becomes Dean of Elyria High Girls
Elyria high school appoints Miss Marian Kemble as the new dean of girls after the school board action last night. Kemble, PE supervisor, accepted the post after the board’s consideration and superintendent RC Maston’s recommendation.
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Elyria High School
Board of Education
Marian Kemble
Miss Kemble
Rc, Maston
Elyria School Board Considers Temporary Relief for Crowding
Superintendent R C Maston told the board that city buildings are in the best condition but many rooms are crowded. The Washington building will use the high school auditorium for study to relieve congestion and Maston will propose an expansion plan. John Howlett was hired as tru ant officer. Two visually impaired children will transfer to a Lorain class. Mrs M H Daniels appointed substitute for Amy Baye. David Lloyd to transport crippled students. Night classes for workers to continue.
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Elyria City
R. C. Maston
Board of Education
Washington Building
Maston
Washington
John Howlett
Girl Arrives in New York To Start Hop
Ruth Hilder arrived in New York in her orange monoplane American Girl and announced plans to fly to Paris despite protests and recent disasters. She emphasized weather would decide the voyage and said she wanted to be the first girl to cross the ocean. Having flown 42 miles from Wheeling to Roosevelt Field, the 23 year old wore plus fours and a leather windbreaker.
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Girl
New York
Hop
Ruth Hilder
Paris
Lindbergh
Miss Elder
Wheeling
W. Va
Roosevelt Field
Weather Clues Slip as August September Go Backward
The piece notes unusual ozone and backdated weather pages for August and September. It describes hats stored away, labor day lake closures, and hot sun driving beachgoers to waves. Farmers praise heat for corn, ice cream makers cheer, and office staff seek cooling drinks amid humidity.
Assistant Librarian of Ohio Supreme Court Dies Suddenl
Columbus Ohio September 15 R L Hoyt 63 assistant librarian of the Ohio supreme court died last night after a brief illness heart disease listed as cause. The obituary notes his service and short bout of illness before death.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus, O
R. L. Hoyt
Miners face court action to oust from company houses
Belmont county Belmont court hears two cases by Powhatan Coal Mining against about 800 idle miners living in company houses. Judge Avera rules for operators, bringing total wins to 38 with twenty more cases pending. Guards and deputies remain on duty amid open shop rumors and county actions.
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Powhatan Company
H. H. Grave
National Guard
Sherif Hardesty
Child Recovers From Effects Of Tablets
Eleanor Standen four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Standen of 123 Spruce street was rushed to Elyria Memorial hospital after swallowing cathartic tablets. Neighbors delivered her to the hospital where she is reported as all right today.
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Eleanor Standen
Bert Standen
Spruce Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Eleanor
Tariff War Seen as U S France Move Toward Clash
Washington reports a possible tariff war as France refuses to negotiate a most favored nation treaty. The U S may respond to the French counterproposal on reciprocity, with powers to raise duties up to 60 percent and even declare embargoes against discriminatory nations.
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Washington
U. S
France
Brock and Schlee Abandon Pacific Flight Plan
In Tokyo on Sept 16 the agents announced William S Brock and Edward F Schlee abandoned their attempt to cross the Pacific via Midway Islands and Honolulu. Earlier they had flown more than halfway around the world and planned to return to the United States by steamer if their monoplane Pride of Detroit could be embarked on Inez Korea Maru.
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Tokio
William S. Brock
Edward JF. Schlee
Pacific
Midway Islands
Honolulu
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Shree
United States
Detroit
Brock
Schlee
Japan
Lanahal
Sand Island
Midway
Three Yeggs Hold Up Akron Cleveland Bus
Cleveland police and Summit county authorities searched for three highwaymen who robbed an Akron Cleveland bus of 50 000 in diamonds yesterday. Leonard Heine, a New York City diamond salesman, lost the sample cases while other passengers were unhurt. Heine fainted during questioning and was recovering from shock.
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Cleveland
cCleveland
Summit County
Leonard Heine
New York City
Henne
Heine
Central
Degan files $15,000 suit against Southwestern Bus Co
Hazel L. Degan of Lorain sues the Southwestern Bus Co in common pleas court claiming injuries from a New Year’s Day bus crash between Elyria and Grafton. She alleges the driver operated the bus carelessly, driving it into a ditch and injuring her back and spine.
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Southwestern Bus Co
Common Pleas
Hazel L. Degan
22Nd Street
Lorain
Elyria
Grafton
GANG WARFARE IN TOLEDO
Toledo dispatch reports a fresh gunfight as five men in a large green sedan fired on an unidentified pedestrian in a downtown street. The victim escaped as police and scout cars roved the city after night reports. In Warren, voters rejected a charter amendment to adopt a city manager form of government.
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Toledo
Warren,o
Warren
New Rules Issued In Fight Against Corn Borer Pest
Columbus announces new regulations to curb the European corn borer. Agriculture director C. Truax says farmers must destroy all stalks and stubble by May 1 following harvest to prevent surface pests from appearing between May 1 and July 10.
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Columbus
Agriculture
C. ¥. Truax
Agriculture Department
Truax
Youth Await Fate On Ohio Death Row
Floyd Hewitt sits behind bars in Ohio State Penitentiary awaiting the Ashtabula appeals court ruling on whether he will be among the state’s youngest to face electrocution. The death verdict was appealed after his arrest in the Conneaut double murder of Mrs. Celia Brown and her infant, with a lumber button linking him to the crime. Hewitt, who proclaims innocence, shows no fear as a faded Victrola and music echo in his cell.
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Columbus
Floyd Hewitt
Ohio Penitentiary
Ashtabula Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Hewitt
Celia Brown
Jeen Fred
Conneaut
Philip Orlock
Leo Halterman
Isadora Duncan Dies In Auto Shawl Accident At Nice
French dispatch reports Isadora Duncan died after her Spanish shawl tangled in a car wheel. Friends said an hour earlier she spoke of wishing to die and sought death. Duncan was pulled under a rear wheel and her spinal column broken as onlookers watched danger unfold.
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Nice
France
Isadora Duncan
Mary Desta
Miss Duncan
Destroyers Sail to Meet Levy liner Escort to Cherbourg
In Queens UWS Ireland on Sept 15 American destroyers Treacle and Borle departed to meet the Leviathan and escort the liner and its American Legionnaires to Cherbourg. The move recalls wartime convoys through the submarine danger zone.
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Queens Uws
Ireland
Treacle
Borle
U. S
Airplane Forced Landing Near Murray Ridge Spurs Scare
Two flyers lost bearings in the dark and narrowly missed a house on Adelbert avenue at Murray Ridge. The plane landed safely in a field with no damage or injuries. Bystanders summoned an ambulance as the pilots, en route from Kansas to New York to enter a New York Spokane race, could not be identified.
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Adelbert Avenue
Murray Ridge
New York
Kansas
Spokane
Washington
Hospital Heads Meet Here Over Crippled Children Care
Ohio hospital leaders gathered at the Newell hotel to discuss compensation for crippled children care. They reported an average cost of 5.25 dollars per day per child versus about 3.25 dollars daily paid by the state welfare department. A committee will be appointed by J. R Mannix to press the state welfare board for higher funding. attendees included E R Crew, Florence Evans, Harry Graet, Louis Levy, and M F Reynolds. The group plans to meet welfare officials on Sunday September 25.
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Ohio
Newell Hotel
State Welfare Department
J. R Mannix
Elyna Memorial Hospital
Body Of Man Hanging In Tree In Canton
Investigation begins after a badly decomposed body is found hanging from a tree on Canton outskirts. Sheriff Gibson suspects a neck wound from a gunshot and believes the death was staged to suggest suicide.
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Canton, Q
Canton
Sheri Gibson
Blaze Ignited by Shorted Wire Damages Home
A shorted wire from the A battery to a radio at 112 Williams Street owned by CG Pressar caused a fire late Wednesday afternoon. The blaze damaged the radio, spread to curtains and walls, with damages estimated around 500 dollars. Squad Co. 1 and Engine Co. 2 battled the flames.
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CG. F. Pressar
Williams Street
Squad Co. 1
Engine Co
Judge Webber Addresses Kiwanis on Constitution Day
Judge A. R. Webber spoke at the Newell hotel during Kiwanis noon meeting on the Constitution of the United States. He traced its creation after the revolution, noted 19 amendments and no repeals, and emphasized slavery, prohibition, and the voting rights amendment as pivotal milestones.
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A. R. Webber
Kiwanis Club
Newell Hotel
United States
Judge Webber
Philadelphia
Webber
Ryote
Dusenbery Undercover Agent Fired in Budget Cut
W J Dusenbery an undercover agent for the state prohibition department is dropped from the service. Prohibition director B F McDonald says the firing is due to budget cuts not graft charges. Dusenbery had alleged liquor interests in Lorain offered graft money and notes the department investigated.
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Columbus
W. J. Dusenbery
State Prohibition Department
Lorain
Theodore Walker
McDonald
Walker
Dusenbery
Tyusenberg
Child Burned to Death in Ohio Barn
Irene Woebkenberg aged 19 months burned to death in a barn near Reading Ohio. Two other children playing in the barn escaped injured. She was alive when pulled from the flames but died before reaching the hospital. Lorain County Pomona Grange schedules a meeting with Old Glory Grange on Saturday September 17 with La Grange ladies serving dinner.
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Cincinnati
Irene Woebkenberg
Reading
Ohio
Lorain County
Pomona Grange
Old Glory Grange
Ladies of
la Grange
Elyria Board Seeks 46200 Budget for School Expenses
The Elyria city board of education votes to present a budget of 46200 for current school expenses, including 25000 for an improvement fund aimed at avoiding future large bond issues. The plan includes 290000 for teachers salaries and 39800 for janitors and workers, plus 6000 for a half time physician and a half time dental clinic.
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Elyria City
S. S. Rockwood
Rockwood
Welty
County Budget Commission
G A R Defies Labels as Confederates Tensions Divert Reunion
Grand Rapids Michigan September 16 Thirty seven thousand Grand Army of the Republic veterans voted to preserve their identity as defenders of the republic rather than be called old soldiers. A joint Civil War reunion of northern and southern armies was defeated without a vote. Mortality runs about twelve thousand a year and Commander-In-Chief Frank A Walsh warned the G A R will mostly disappear within three years. Election of officers was set for the afternoon.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
Republic
Frank A.walsh
Fie
Bondsman For Lorain Man Is Freed Of Bond
Sam Ehrlich of Lorain, bondsman for John Kestler, appeared in Lorain municipal court and asked to release Kestler from bond. The court granted the request. Kestler previously faced a serious statutory charge and was bonded for $10,000 before Ehrlich lost confidence after an earlier trouble on another charge.
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Sam Ehrlich Lorain
John Kestler
Lorain
Court of Common Pleas
Kestler
Ehrlich
Ehbrlich
Carry Damage Suit To Higher Court On Error
A petition in error moving damage claims of Frank Bender against Logan Gas Company was filed in the court of appeals after a jury verdict of 1 900. The explosion damaged a house during work on the premises and judge Webber presided.
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Ube
Frank Bender
Lorain
Logan Gas Comepany
Court of Appeals
Bender
Webber
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