Missing Schooner and Capone Tie Spreads Fear Across Chicago
Chicago police target gangsters in a broad raid as 26 public enemies are pursued including Al Capone. Matthea Caponer, Capone’s nephew, is arrested at Grand Crossing and claims innocence while confirming he attends a Vella Nova school near Philadelphia. The crackdown follows raids on labor union offices and aims to curb racketeering.
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Suletin
Chicago
Matthea Caponer
Yourger Brother
al’ Capese
Miami
Fla
Nioter
Scarface al
Aparigion
Xounter Capone
Grand Crossing
Matthew
Capones
Philadelphia
Brother al
Young Capone
John P. McGeorns
John H Lrle
Bangtters
LaPorte May Buy Elyria Water Say Hewitt
Mayor James J. HtL said LaPorte may purchase Elyria water after East Carlisle Improvement Association applied to buy water and lay mains along Grafton Road to La Porte and Butternut Ridge Road. The association with twenty five members plans further discussions at a meeting.
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Elyria
Carlisle
Grafton Road
la Porte
Butternut Ridge Road
James J. H Tl
East
Oberlin Road Widening Underway In City Project
Oberlin Road widening began this morning for a segment from West Avenue extending west about 129 to 590 feet. John S. Erdt, director of public service and safety, said Massey and Woodford Avenues work is progressing, with rapid progress on the Eighteenth Street storm sewer project. The 30 inch and 24 inch water mains on West Avenue are nearly finished and digging has started on Sixteenth Street.
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Oberlin Road
West Avenue
John S. Erdt
Public Service and Safety
Massey and
Woodford Avenues
Erdt
Eighteenth Street
Sixteenth Street
Only Boys Will Lead Cheers This Year
Elyria High plans an all male cheer squad for this year after the athletic board voted to remove girls from the team. The squad size drops from five to three and students will elect the trio from six boys nominated by the board who competed at this morning’s assembly.
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Elyria High Schools
Shool
Bovn
Athletic Board
John Eckler
Eugene Forester
Duke Gull
Oli
I Arm
Explosion at River Herbert Victoria Mine Kills Seven
An explosion at the Victoria Mine interior near River Herbert traps miners, with at least seven dead and three bodies recovered. Thirteen escaped workers later reentered to assist in a rescue, as families gather at the mine entrance and Henry White, a former miner, retrieves his son William's body.
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Trueo N.S
Victoria
River Herbert
Henry White
William White
Girl Hops Off At San Diego For New York
Ruth Alexander, famed aviator holder of the women’s altitude record, launched from San Diego at 6 28 AM EST for a one stop transcontinental record flight to New York with Wichita as the planned stop. Her Barling monoplane carried 117 gallons of fuel, weighed 780 pounds empty plus fuel and herself.
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San Diego
Cali
Ruth Alexander
Tosenfold
Diesen
New York
Miss Alexander
Wichita Kas
Alexander
Wichita
Boulder Dam Construction Under Way In Nevada Desert
The first unit of Boulder Dam began construction today after an official nationwide ceremony led by Secretary Wilbur. The site, seven miles south of Boulder City, Nevada, hosts the $165,000,000 water and power project as work starts in a wild desert area.
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Boulder Dam
Intercor Ray
Nevada Desert
Wilbur Hamed Apike
Ile Brane
Two Youths Held for Holdup in Lorain County
Federal authorities were to be notified today after two youths were arrested in Bemidji Minnesota for a Labor Day night holdup and robbery on the Lake road west of Lorain. They held up three Clevelanders, took about 12 dollars, and stole a new Ford with the bill of sale in the rear. The victims Frank Lase and Martin Vergolino reported the crime to Lorain police. Sheriff Clarence E Adams said the suspects were likely to be transported to Ohio for trial after being brought across several states.
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Bemidji
Minnesota
Cleveland
Frank Lasela
Martin Vergolino
Lorain
Sherif Andrew Jackson
Beltham County
Sus- Picien
Adams
Coast Guard searches for missing South Coast after schooner vanishes
The steam schooner South Coast with about 18 men aboard, traveling from Crescent City to Coos Bay, disappeared off Cane Bianco Oregon. A deck house, oar boat and logs were sighted north of the area while weather stayed calm. Cahokia headed to the last known position as Hobdu-Wall Co officials investigated the loss of the 1887 wooden schooner weighing 501 tons and 151 feet long under Captain Stanley Sorenson.
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Crescent Lith
Cahr
Coos Bay
Permis
Cape Blanca
Company Oecials
Stanley Sorenson
Improvement Association of East Carlisle Meeting Friday
The Fast Carlisle Improvement Association will meet Friday at 6 o'clock in the school building. Local residents are invited to attend to discuss community improvements and upcoming projects.
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Improvemeat Assn
East Carlisle
Fast Carlisle Improvement Association
Teal Apparatus Invented by Elyrian
Cleveland Ohio September tests are under way by Clifford Ball Airlines on a mail plane with automatic controls. Pilot Ed Couples completed a first air mail run from Pittsburgh to Cleveland in a self guiding plane. The Guardiansire automatic control, invented by Otto Green of Elmira New York, functioned perfectly, with the aircraft following its course without pilot aid. Joe Martin, operations manager for Clifford Ball, said officials were pleased with preliminary tests.
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Cleveland
Clifford Ball Airlines
Ed Couples
Pittsburgh
L. V. Scroggins
Couples
Otto Green
Elvrra. Onin
Joe "Martin
Clifford Ball
the Lyme
Uncle Sam
Utah
Florida
Center
Wyoming
Atlantic
U. S
Arkansas
Merchants Hear Mayor Mazor At Aid Inc Meeting
James A. Hewitt will address Elyria independent merchants at the Y. M. C. A. Aid Inc meeting tonight. The mayor’s talk is expected to cover The Distribution of the Tea Dollar.
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Mazor
James A. Hewitt
Aid. Inc
Elyria Independent Merchants
Y. Woc. A
Lorain youths accused in attempt to extort protection money
Two Lorain youths were held by county authorities after allegedly trying to extort 200 dollars from a Lorain woman by promising protection from Sheriff Clarence E. Adams for one year. The woman, known as Mrs. Check, notified Adams after the incident.
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Lorain
Sherif
Clarence E. Adams
Mrs. Check
Adams
Mrs Check
Elyria
Don W. Myers
Loraio
Sperf
Underworld
Nubhe Ff
Sensational federal court plea shocks Canton area
In Cleveland Ohio on September 18, Ed Drunkesdrod pleaded guilty to liquor conspiracy charges in a federal case heard alongside the trial of Canton safety director Ed Curns. The first government witness, Earl Stroup, now an Otis penitentiary convict, testified with a sensational underworld tale as the proceedings unfolded.
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Canton
Buletin Cleveland
Art
Ed Curns
Four Lorain County men paroled at reformatory
Four Lorain County men sentenced to Mansfield reformatory over the past five years will be among 153 inmates to be released on parole in the next two months. Clifford Ringer, paroled Oct 3, 1929, for forgery. John Tomasak, paroled Nov 15, 1929, for auto theft with owner’s consent. Louis Horvath and George Dobrosky, paroled Nov 1, 1929, for auto theft.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Lorain County
Reformatory
Columbus
Clifford Ringer
W. B. Thompson
John Tomasak
Asrer
Louis Horvath
George Dobrosky
Enterprise Wins Fourth America's Cup Defense at 3:10
On Sept 18 at International Race Course aboard U S S Rane Harold S Vanderbilt guided Enterprise to a 3 hour 10 minute win over Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V. Enterprise finished at 1 50 053 completing a triangular 30 mile course. Shamrock V followed eight minutes behind. Lipton hints he will not challenge again.
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Thomas Lipton
United States
Wight
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Sir Thomas Lipton
Lipton
J. & S Kane
Harold S Vanderbilt Grove
Enterprise
Shamrock
Ameriaa
Racine
Schibley Seeks Parole From Ohio Penitentiary
William H. Schibler former Amherst Savings Bank president appeared before the Ohio Board of Clemency seeking parole from the Ohio Penitentiary where he began serving a one to 30 year term for misapplication of bank funds. He said an agricultural job awaited him in Ashland if released and termed the bank funds transfer to U S Automatic Corp Amherst a mistake in judgment for which he was willing to be punished. The board took the case under advisement.
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Colmbus
Ashland
Shibley
U. S. Automatic Corp
Amherst
Ruth Alexander Record Holder Dies In Plane Crash
Ruth Alexander, 20, a noted San Diego aviatrix, was killed at Lama Portal near San Diego after taking off for New York. Her monoplane crashed in a residential area as observers heard the impact and alerted Lindbergh Field officials. Authorities from the Department of Commerce and Coroner’s office investigated. the body lay at an undertaker's pending inquest.
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San Diego
Calif
Ruth Alexander
Aviatrix
Lama Portal
Here
New York
Department of Commerce Offiials
Schuyler C. Kelly
Alexander
Legion Is Short 1700 For Trip To Boston
Elyria officials and the mayor urge funding to send the Elyma American Legion Drum and Bugle corps to Boston for the national convention. A benefit football game was held at Ely Stadium last Friday but about 1700 remains needed. The mayor hopes Elynia’s team can compete and asked donors to send checks to the mayor’s office. The corps plans to depart in two weeks if funds are raised.
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Elyma American Legion
Elyna
Legion Post
Elynia
Boston
French Fliers Visit Lindbergh Birthplace in Michigan
The French Fliers Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Hellerie on a goodwill U S tour exited Detroit City airport at 12 39 PM heading to Chicago. After a welcome at City Hall they toured Selfridge Field Mt Clemens and viewed air stunt displays before visiting the birthplace of Col Charles A Lindbergh.
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Detroit
Dieudonne Costes
Maurice Hellerie
United States
City
Chicago
City Hall
Costes
Bellonte Tedar
Selfride Field
Mt. Clemens
Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh
Call an Expert in furniture repair and refinishing
Furniture and upholstering repair men are listed in the Call an Expert column. They will remodel your old bed dressers tables repaint and refinish them. Don’t fail to have this done. Call them for an estimate today. Furniture in good condition can always be profitably disposed of through the Want Ads.
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Turu
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Elyria Water
Hewitt
Elyrian
Community Service Council
Pest Community Chest
Bulletin
Holoup
Vanderbilt
Schibley
Legion
Lindbergh
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