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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1926

Page

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Two Men Taken After Truck With Whisky Impounded

Officers pursuing a truck on East Broad Street halted it with gunfire. Three men in a pursuing car were ordered to move on. The truck carried about 2400 bottles of Canadian whisky and two dozen cases of William Penn whisky. Miller and Arrietta pleaded not guilty in police court. Bonds set at 1500 and 600.

Southant Sarl East Broad Street George Miller East Aiith Street Cleveland Thomas Myers Toledo Polter Willer Bellevue Arrietta Miller Detroit Harry Hinkenw

Arraignments in Canton First Degree Murder Case

Leawiz Meyer was arraigned before Judge A W Angier on a first degree murder indictment in the July 18 shooting of Canton publisher Dan R Mellett. Mazer and Hen Kudner were brought into court, given pleas, and offered counsel after stating they were broke.

Canton Leawiz Meyer A. W. Angier Dan R. Mellett Clapee Pere Mazer Hen Kudner Witep Oper Court Mazer Agler

Traffic Signals Returning to Broad Street After Short Gap

Ohio Public Service Co. installs four rented traffic signals for Broad street sections including West Arenas Court and Mill streets Middle Avenue and East Avenue. Signals made in Fort Wayne Ind. activated with a monthly rental of 1250 dollars per light. An automatic curb relay is provided by the light and power company.

Broad Street Ohio Public Spice Co Fort Wayne Ind West Arenas Court and Mill Streets Middle Avenue East Avenue Cobr The Light and Power Company

El Vriang to Vote on Two Large Bond Issues

Elyria voters will decide November 2 on two major bond proposals. A sewerage disposal plant bond of 9 000 will go to Elyria residents. Lorain County voters face a 2 780 levy for a bridge across Black River at Fourteenth Street, named Lorain County Memorial Viaduct.

Elvriang Board of Elections Elyria Black River Fourteenth Street Lorain Lorain County Memorial Amherst

Ohio canal survey outlines retention and park use

A state senate committee report on Ohio canal system recommends preserving five reservoirs for recreation and leasing dams for income. It supports retaining several canal segments with hydro potential while converting other areas into public parks along the Tuscarawas and nearby rivers, including sites at Middletown Grand Rapids and Independence. The plan also cites specific reaches around Cleveland Akron and Barberton with current users and values.

Columbus Senate Ohio Middletown Grand Rapids Independence Tuscarawas River Miami Erie Maumee Point Napoleon Mimi St Maris Ferier Delphas St. Bernard Ostmmit lExchange Street Akron Barberton

Arrest of Mrs. Aimee McPherson Expected Today

Aimee Semple McPherson the Angelus Temple evangelist was expected to be arrested on conspiracy to manufacture perjury charges. Her followers sent telegrams to urge a fair deal as district attorney Keyes prepared likely criminal complaints including perjury conspiracy and subordination of perjury.

Aimee McPherson Los Angeles Aimee Semple McPherson Angelus Temple McMherean Asa Keres Sech Keyes Caureme McPherson Vinnie Kennedy

New York to Paris flight delayed by gasoline leak

Captain Rene Fonck’s New York to Paris non stop flight was postponed at Roosevelt Field due to a gasoline tank rivet crack. About 13 990 pounds of fuel remained in the tanks prompting repairs and a possible Saturday morning attempt if weather and repairs allow.

New York Paris Roosevelt Field N. Y Rene Fonck Sikorsky Captain Fonck Fonck Igor Sikorsky Willam Curtin Navy

Padge checks in favor of Daugherty in wartime graft case

In New York Sept 18 trial testimony in the Daugherty Miller case linked former attorney general Harry Daugherty to a $144,000 German financed effort. John D Durkin, King’s secretary, admitted a check to Daugherty with no purpose noted in the checkbook. Buckner pressed for details as Durkin described deposits and other King checks marked deficit for Ohio Republican party.

New York John T. King Harry M.daughe United States Daugherty Thomas W. Miller Whien King John D. Durkin Emory R Buckner Buckner Richard Merton Daugherty and Miller Durkin Durstin Merton Max Steuer Ohio Republican Party

Nine Nations Elect to League Council in Ballots

At Geneva on September 16 the League of Nations assembly elected nine non permanent seats. Eight nations were chosen on the first ballot and Czecho Slovakia won the ninth seat with 27 votes. The German delegation feared a French bloc forming with France Poland Roumania and Czecho Slovakia. A second item reports 300 gallons of whiskey found on a stalled truck in Wooster with driver Sam Link Cleveland taken into custody.

Geneva League of Nations Assembly League Council Czechossovakia Council France Poland Roumania Czecho-Slovakia Orville Highway Sam Link Cleveland

Girl killed by bullet during play in Charleston

Dolly Hicks seven of Campbell Creek was killed instantly when her younger brother fired a gun while they played Indian. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Luthor Hicks.

Charleston W. Va Dolly Hicks Campbell Creek Mr. Luthor Hicks

Two Killed and Three Hurt in Cleveland Rainstorm

Torrential rains in Cleveland yesterday left two dead and three injured. Lucy Kent, 31, was struck by lightning while hanging laundry. Ernest Huff, 26, of Slavenna died after their car skidded on flooded streets and capsized. Three others suffered lesser injuries in traffic accidents linked to the storm.

Cleveland Segit Lucy Kent Ernest Huff Slavenna Ohio

Elyria Man Charged with Manslaughter in Ashland County Crash

A. R. Powell of East Avenue Elyria is jailed in Ashland County on a manslaughter charge over a fatal automobile crash one mile north of Sullivan. Carl Baker, also of Elyria, faces liquor possession charges and was held on $200 bond after minor injuries. The pair, plasterers by trade, were en route to Mansfield when the crash occurred.

A. R. Powell East Avenue Ashland County Wil- Nek Ford Oberlin Sullivan Powell Elyria Ashland Carl Baker Mansfield Baker

Beekeepers Meet at Medina With National Experts

Lorain County Beekeepers Association members will attend the Roaj Langstroth meeting in Medina on September 21 23 and 25. The event will bring together national bee culture authorities with renowned speakers on the program and is expected to be one of the year’s most important meetings.

Medina Lorain County

Acquittal in Provident Sheriff Slaying Trial

Mike Dragovich of Provident, a minor, was acquitted on the first ballot of firing the shot that killed Sheriff Sam Dunfer. The defense argued Dunfer was accidentally shot amid an exchange of gunfire at a Provident garage used as a rendezvous. Jurors found the firearm used could have been fired by a deputy.

ST. Clairsville Mike Dragovich Provident Todarateur Sam Dunfer Drapovich Reid Duntee Aleporte Ryan Rims

Opposition to Paris voyage by American Legion grows

Washington reports rising opposition to chartering steamers for the American Legion 1927 convention in Paris. State units and veterans groups oppose the pilgrimage amid Parisian hostility and safety concerns. Officials contemplate potential cancellation at the Philadelphia gathering with cautious support or quiet approval likely.

Paris Washington American Legion Legion Philadelphia

Slayings lead to arrests in Cecil County pursuit

In Cecil county near Elaton a man is jailed and another surrounded by a farmer posse after a killing linked to two pork companions near Chester. Walter Varden of Chester was attacked last Friday. Wilson Biddle and Wales Webb were captured following detective pursuit as Webb fled into a cornfield with his wife taken into custody.

Elaton Carn Helel Cecil County Polivr Bn Walter Bid " Varden Chester Pasann Ploenve Scott Anna Klemsky Wilson Biddle Biddle Wales Webb Suspert Webb

Five ships hunt for lost freighter Loyal Citizens

Five ships search the Atlantic for the freighter Loyal Citizens missing since Tuesday afternoon amid a rising storm. A hurricane is reported near Cape Hatteras while Denhaag and nearby vessels assist the rescue effort and continue a broad search area southwest of Bermuda.

New York Atlantic Loyal Citzens Jesa Hera Bermuda Florida United States Weather Bureau Cane Hatteras Denhaag Amsterdam Maton Rouge Roe Ransi Andy Cate Lasal

Pleads Not Guilty to Liquor Charge in Cleveland Case

Thomas Kershaw of 23 West Avenue pleads not guilty in court to possessing liquor. Police found four gallons of alleged rot under his home. he claims the heater was placed there while away. Bond set at 460 by Mayor Harry Fankson. case adjourned to Saturday morning. Frank Jacobs, dean of Mahoning County bar, dies from motor vehicle collision injuries.

Thomas Kershaw Weet Avenue Kershaw Wras Olatts Zaarnicke Wershaw Harry Fankson

City Attorneys To Discuss Gas Data Meeting in Columbus

City solicitors from Ohio municipalities travel to Columbus for a conference on gas data. They will hear W. F. Wallis, consulting engineer, present findings and may set a date to file before the Public Utilities Commission regarding rate increases by the gas company in Elyria and neighboring areas.

Colianbus Ohio Cotates W. Ef. Wallis Sansulting Kanena City Clvinnati New York Gregis Public Crile Ties Commission Ges Elyria Ghia

American merchant Jacob Rosenthal murdered by Mexican bandits

Jacob Rosenthal, a retired American merchant from Woodmere N Y, was kidnapped by Mexican bandits Sunday near Cuernavaca and stabbed to death. Official dispatches report federal troops clashed with the bandits and Rosenthal's body was recovered.

Mexico City Jacob Rosenthal Woodmere Rosenthal Cuernavana

Prisoners Help Reinforce Skunk River Levee Near Fort Madison

About twenty five inmates from the state penitentiary joined local farmers eight miles north of Fort Madison to shore up the Skunk River levee. They worked alongside guards with cement, sand, and mud to strengthen the levee as water rose above normal level. Officials feared possible breaks could flood bottom lands though current banks show no imminent danger.

Fort Madison State Penitentiary Skunk Pyisenera Valles

American Gunboat Battles Chinese Battery on Yangtse Reach

The American gunboat Pidgeon exchanged shots with a Chinese shore battery on the Yangtse river. Many shots were fired, but no Americans were injured. The event was reported by the American legation today.

Cotnese Pidgeon Fhepper Yangtse

Youngster Killed by Auto in Cincinnati

A seven year old boy named Fu gone Taut Silver was killed in Cincinnati Hamilton County in the 90th automobile accident victim this year. The youth was struck by a car driven by 20 year old William Rast who was arrested on a manslaughter charge.

Cincinnati Fugone Taut Hamilton County William Rast Foe

Floods Across 10 States Trigger Largest Disaster Since Civil War

International News Service reports the nation faces a major flood across ten midwestern states. Thousands lose land under up to twenty feet of water, with property damages estimates soaring. Dams and levees failed, transport disrupted, and pestilence fears rise as homes are abandoned.

International News Service Midwestern

Severe storm floods Cambridge streets after night of terror

Cambridge Ohio records severe storm damage with 3.7 inches of rainfall in early hours and 7 inches in a night. Water flooded roads sewers and reached first floors. one wall collapse injures John Longworth. lightning struck homes and a barn. widespread but limited damage reported in the valley.

Cambridge Cambridge Loyday Debria Ita John Longworth Vellar Crushitt Gooey Dard Watt Wes Tows Fifth Street Great Los

Too Many Women Pressing at Elections Protest

Womens clubs in Youngstown Ohio filed a formal protest against election officials who began substituting men for women as election judges. The board defended the move by saying there are too many women presiding at elections.

Youngstown

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