Open Letter on Rates From Electric Company Manager
J B Johnson general manager of Lorain Jo Electric Company writes an open letter outlining the firm’s views on rate increases and necessary investments. Publisher J J Burke replies in a public letter. The exchange discusses costs, proposed 50 cent monthly rises for customers, new power lines, and outcomes for city lighting and service reliability. The letters frame the debate over electric rates and city development.
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Electric Company
Chronicle-Telegram
Columbus
J.B. Johnson
Lorain Jo, Electric Company
J. J. Burke
Chronicle Telegram
Mr. Johnson
Burke Lam
J. Hewenstine
Chamber of
Cumingree
Hewenstine
Elyrivi
Etty Cornell
nightWorld
Lurain Owe House
Hyrta
Delane
Iurin
Ilytia
Shily
Msn
Dounsun
Chamber of Commere
Benendarias
Lorain Lawyers Sue For Fees In Water Works Case
Three Lorain attorneys Glitzeh Resek and Aiken sue Henry and Ella Lange et al for attorney fees in the city water works appropriation case. The City of Elyria is named a defendant. They claim 185.25 remains due after 1225.57 feet of land sold for 2028.69, with a lien on the property and a request to restrain Elyria from paying the right of way without settling the claim.
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Lorwin
George L. Glitseh
G. A. Resek
J. FL. Aiken
Henry
Ella Lange
City Water Works
City of
Elyria
Patrolman Dies After Car Crash While Seizing Suspect
Columbus report states Patrolman A. Sehnalder died from a fractured skull after attempting to prevent an escape. He and suspect William Adams, from Ironton, were riding in a motor that lost control and struck a street car. Adams is in critical condition with a fractured skull.
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Columbus
Sehnalder
Willam Adams
Ironton
No Britain Coal Strike Drafted Yet
London September 24 coal miners of Great Britain will not strike next Monday as threatened. A meeting between Prime Minister Lloyd George and representatives of the triple alliance led to the suspension of strike notices previously filed.
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London
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Triple Alliance
Antonn
Woul
Mean by name to Wcall e dk Vales
Fragmentary OCR text yields two unclear phrases. The item appears to be a brief local notice or snippet with no clear event, names, or dates to identify a coherent news item. No verifiable entities or actions emerge from the readable portion.
Death of Western mining promoter Denton baffles police
Police in Los Angeles probe the sealed cellar burial of Jaco Cey Denton, a wealthy mining promoter, with no clear signs of violence. The case hinges on a misfitting revolver and conflicting sightings of his disappearance date, while a will naming Frances Denton prompts further inquiry. Ottawa Ohio reports an attempted jail escape by Edward James, a former journalist, who was nearly free after climbing the window wire but remained injured and recaptured.
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Los Angeles
Jaco Cey Denton
Homme
Denton
Ottawa
Ohio
Putnam County
Edward James
James
Liberty
Hal
Allen County
Criminal Trials Begin in Common Pleas Next Monday
Court of Common Pleas will start criminal trials Monday morning. The first case is William Newell charged with grand larceny and car theft without the owner's consent. Newell currently held on $2,000 bail. Several jailed defendants who have pleaded not guilty may change pleas as their cases approach.
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Court of Common Pleas
William Newell
Ami
Newell
Expect Barber Strike To Be Long Battle
An early poster and 2060 circulars outline union barber positions as a citywide strike widens into a drawn out conflict. Nine union and insurgent shops clash with weeks of potential disruption ahead. several strikers have forfeited cards or taken new work in Lorain Oberlin and elsewhere.
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Othig
Wnen
Lorain
Oberlin
Auto crash kills Jupiter Oil executive near Newark
Charles A. Deibel of Columbus, 712 Wilson Avenue, representing Jupiter Oil Co., was instantly killed when his car skidded on the National Pike one mile east of Jacksontown. Companion John J. Eberle escaped with injuries as the vehicle overturned. They were en route to oil fields near Cratfot. body taken to Hebron.
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Newark
Ohio
Charles A. Deibel
Wilson Avenue
Columbus
Jupiter Oil Company
National Pike
Jacksontown
John J. Eberle
Cratfot
Hebron
Claim Vote Fraud In Pike County
Secretary of state Smith receives a petition from Joseph Smith of Waverly Pike county alleging fraud in the recent primary. It seeks removal of Dr George B Nye Stewart West and A S Keschle for allegedly casting votes unlawfully with Nye aiding. A second affidavit raises incompetency accusations against the whole Pike county election board.
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Columbus
Smith
Joseph Smith
Waverly
Pike County
George B. Nye
Stewart West
Pike County Election Board
A. S. Keschle
West Keocle
Nye
Ohio Hoses of Representatives
Phillip Sehwart
Makning
Stewart and
Keeble
G. 3. Hill
Ky C. Smith
Davey Leads Democratic Rally in Wooster Tonight
A Democratic rally features Congressman Martin L. Davey as principal speaker at the new Democratic headquarters on West Broad Street in Wooster Brock. He urges voters to support his record and cites Republican I. Knight’s wartime record as not up to ten American principles.
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Martin L. Davey
New Democratic
Wooster Brock
West Broad Street
Davey
Larain
Theaorth
I. Knight
Alton
Congress
Judge Refuses New Trial in Waterworks Case
Probate Judge Wilcox denies a motion for a new trial in the waterworks appropriation case involving Anna Was hree Hoge. He will render judgment on the jury verdict after a weeklong trial. The defense indicated an appeal. The jury awarded Hoge 12500 for 3.5 acres opposite the pumping station and 3100 exemplary damages to adjoining property.
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Wilcox
Anna Washree Hoge
Hoge
Water Works
Green Line Fires Four Cleveland Crew Members
R. E. Gilmore, president of the local motormen and conductor union, and motormen R. Burton and P. Blazer along with conductor George Gelderman were dismissed from the Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern. The three former crews were involved in the rear-end collision between Oberlin and Elyria on August 29, which killed one person and injured more than forty. A separate report notes a Panama Canal traffic record for August with 266 ships carrying 1,040,740 tons and tolls of $936,200.
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R. E. Gilmore
Motormen and Conductor's Union
R. Burton
P. Blazer
George Gelderman
Cleveland
Columbus
Southwestern
Oberlin
Ehiyria
Fherson
Washington
Panama Canal
Autos Collide in Backing Incident at Cheanalde
In Cheanalde, two vehicles collided during a backing maneuver near a train yard. The Loeftus car sustained damage along with a second unidentified machine. No injuries are mentioned and the incident appears to be a minor street collision.
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Tno
Loeftus
Eute
Aton
Three More Killed In Turmoil As Riots Rage
Rome reports further bloodshed in Turin where disturbances persist. Dispatches say a bomb hit San Carlo s Square near the central police office with no casualties, while police and military avenues lead to 200 arrests. Workmen’s league resolves restraint to aid metal workers talks.
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Rome
Turin
Romie
San Carlos
Council of the
Workmen's League
Aed
Avanti
Local Legion Men Free to Go to Cleveland
Elyria post of the American Legion plans a big turnout for Mondays Cleveland parade. Dan Syplons and Lorain’s National Tube Co notify former soldiers to join, with special cars from Elyria and Myriad station at 10 50 a m. About 200 Elyria members expected to depart. Lorain county delegation will line 26th Street near Chester Ave. The parade begins at 2 p m with many locals reserving stands along Euclid Avenue.
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Elyra
American Legion
Cleveland
Dan Syplons
National Tube Ou
Lorain
Mlyria Yost
Lerson Willeave
Green Ling
Elyria
Euclid Avenue
Break Down Delays West Avenue Paving Work
A plant breakdown halted West Avenue paving yesterday noon, delaying repairs until the boiler cooled. Report notes interest for visitors to the Walhead yard and details the asphalt process from barrel to finished product, with a methodical crew at work.
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Walhead'a Voal
West Avenue
Trinidad
Two Die In Accidents In Gallipolis And Ohio River
Gallipolis Ohio September 24 Lafayete Dennis was killed and Edward Ayers probably fatally injured in an accident at the Vulcan mine on Thomas Fork. Patric Maloney of Nitro West Virginia drowned while bathing in the Ohio River last night and the body has not been recovered. Capital Coal Rungfire Cheyenne Wyoming September 24 Coal in the bunkers of the state capitol building has burned more than 17 hours as laborers remove hundreds of tons from storage chambers inside the walls. The fire is blamed on spontaneous combustion and the structure is not in danger. Hotel Threatened Canton September 24 The police report a note warning the Courtland hotel was to be destroyed yesterday at 12:45 pm. The hotel was guarded, but no suspects were found on the property.
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Gallipolis
Capital
Rungfire Cheyenne
Wyo
State Capitol
Capitol
Canton
Courtland
Mrs Fultert Breaks Hip in Memorial Hospital
Friends of Mrs N A Holbert at 230 Eighth Street regret to learn she has fallen and broken her hip and is now in Memorial Hospital. Her daughter Mia Ensign, who was in Canada during the accident, returned home at once upon hearing the news.
Oberlin Woman Dies After Interurban Crash
Ruth A. Sayles 87 died at Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull suffered when the auto she rode in was struck by an interurban car on East Broad Street. Her husband received only minor injuries. She had been unconscious since the Sunday accident. Funeral services will be held in Oberlin.
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Ruth A. Sayles
Sayles
New Oberlin
Oberlin
Memorial Hospital
East Broad Street
Roth
Mr. Sayles
King Case Hearing Set For Saturday Morning
Mayor Grail of Lorain with M. F. Peer and Harry Shhiff of the civil service commission will appear before Judge Redington to show cause why A. A. King should not be immediately reinstated as Lorain chief of police. King was suspended July 22. Grail says he will be on hand to present his case. The civil service commission says delays in the hearing are the fault of King’s attorneys.
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Grail
Lorain
M. F. Peer
Harry Shhiff
Civil Service Commission
Redington
A. A. King
King
Grall
Shang
Fire Department Tackles Grass Blaze on Malcolm Court
The fire department responded to its first alarm in weeks to subdue a grass fire on Malcolm Court that threatened nearby property. Chief Bates warned the dry spell could yield more fires as withered grass and fallen leaves increase fire risk.
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Malcolm Court
Bates
Thirty Teachers Take Kent Course
Thirty teachers attended a meeting led by Professor Wilbur to enlist participants for the Kent State Normal school extension program. He will return to the high school building next Monday night and the class is expected to grow. Eligible are teachers from city and rural schools.
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Wilbur
Kent State Normal School
Marriage Licenses records show diverse applicants
Thomas F Bauer aged 84 of Post Office Street Jersey City Missouri applied for a marriage license alongside Jen Me Relners aged 26 from Lorain Tela Gravenn.at and Ahmeda Jones, listed among local applicants, with details incomplete in the fragment.
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Thomas F. Bauer
Post Office Stork
Jersey City
Jen
Me Relners
Turee
Lorain
Tela Gravenn
Agiover
I Ahmeda Jones
Itt
White Sox fixing inquiry looms over 1919 World Series
Chicago and Cleveland eyes on the investigation as gamblers pressure, promising to expose plots if the White Sox win the pennant. Henry Brigham says the grand jury will push the case, naming Chicago, New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis gamblers. Rube Benton testifies he was offered a bribe to lose, mentioning Eddie Cicotte, Claude Williams, Chick Gandil, Hap Felsch and others, with $100,000 demanded for throwing games.
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Chicago
Ptand Jirre
Tucson
White Sox
Ind
Cleveland
Ban Johnson
Erith
Mr. Johnson
Pikyars
Henry H. Brigham
Aitendana
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Calla
Hoyne
Cajon
Tennes
Jacob C
Rube) Benton
Buck" Herzog
Hal Chage
Heine” Zimmerman
Benton
Beaton
Eddie Cleottda
Claude Willems
Chick ~ Gandil
Hap Fels
Pittsburgh
Greene
Tella
Saber
Haba
Clinton N.C
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Robert Bossum
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Britain
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Tosar Court
Frances Denton
Phoenix
Arizite
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Jaal Denton
Lawson
Jonl Denton
County Jate
Harding
Marion
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DUBS
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Raisin
Miss Violet Oliver
Violet Oliver
California
Wilson
Misa Oliver
Barber
Green Line
Panama Canal Record
Otuly
Logal Legion
Robert H. Goddard
Clark University
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Earth
Duty Sayles
King Case
Kent
Ruben Benton
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