Plea Guilty Leads to Pen and Reform School Sentences
Six Lorain defendants admitted guilt before Judge W B Thompson in Common Pleas Court. Steve Crerna Fred Burbak and Ridolph Tomasic were sent to Mansfield Reformatory. Ivan Fundak pleaded to non support and received a one year term in Ohio Penitentiary. Frank Fisher faced similar fate. Lorenzo Padilla admitted petty larceny and paid $5 plus costs. All others had previously pled not guilty or changed pleas.
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Nuty
W. B. Thompso
Common Pleas
Steve Crerna
Fred Burbak
Ridolph Tomasic
Lorain
Mansfield
Thompson
Parje
Ivan Fundak
Ohio
Frank Fisher
Lorenzo Padilla
Clear& Wreckage
Padilla
Idar
Flood isolates villages as rivers spill banks in Luzerne county
Severe flooding swamps LUTEMAC TOWN and surrounding areas after heavy rain. Readying Readying Read 1 mile of Read ing Railway bed washed away at Clark’s Alley. Bridges and poles lost. towns including Shamokin and Clarks Valley cut off. Water up to 20 feet deep. crops and livestock in peril. dams threatened as Susquehanna and tributaries rise.
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Mauch Chunk
Aueh Chunk Creek
Henryerman
Lewis
Harrisburg
Clarks Alley
Susqueanna
Three Drowned at Scranton in Flooded River
In Scranton Pa a search for three bodies continued after a bridge over Rush River was washed away by heavy rains. Samuel Langman and Emery Avery were among those on the bridge when it collapsed. a woman’s identity remained unclear. Survivor William Forell is hospitalized with a broken leg. Edward E B Go Home notice follows.
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Scranton
Earch
Jermin
Rush River
Samuel Langman
Emery Avery
Oman
William Forell
Y M C A Membership Drive Aims Big Turnout At Oct 15 Campaign
Leaders announce twenty teams of men and boys will enter the field next Monday night Oct 7 for a four day drive. Don Baird and Jim Thomas head two divisions with teams naming themselves Bair-Kats and Fhom-Kats. Captains include Emerson Poste Ralph Standen Bull Timms Oscar Dunn Joe Boddy Dave Hyman Lawrence Webber and E L Moody. The boys division grows to twelve teams under Kenneth Heidrich Tom Moody Dave Horan Bob Goacher Gerald Hultz Ralph Kirby Phil Colgan Art Buswell Max Chapman George Hewatt John Heckler Victor Kaminsky. The campaign runs through the year under the motto Build Men with a program to develop strong bodies alert minds and clean lives. A kickoff reception for new members is set for Mon Oct 15 with a speaker of international renown. Between 900 and 1000 members are expected to join.
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Don Baird
Jim Thomas
Emerson Poste
Ralph Standen
Bull Timms
Oscar Dunn
Joe Boddy
Dave Hyman
Lawrence Webber
E L. Moody
Hudson
Plead Not Guilty in Embezzlement Case
A. G. Forgarssy a former stockbroker for a steamship and foreign exchange office pleaded not guilty to an embezzlement charge. The grand jury indicted him for stealing 296 dollars from Joe Bolenyk. Judge W. B. Thompson set bonds at 1000 dollars and the case was continued to the next term. Forgarssy traveled from Akron to appear.
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A. G. Forgarssy
Lotain
Grand
Joe Bolenyk
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas
Forgarssy
Akron
Modern Woodmen Initiate Big Class in Elyria
Modern Woodmen of America opens a campaign for new members in Elyria with Basil M La Vergne establishing the main office. An initiation class will be held Wednesday evening October first at the K P hall with Cleveland officers and degree team, National Lecturer W F Gilroy of Canton, and delegations from Lorain North and South Amherst Cleveland Berea La Grange and nearby lodges attending.
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Woodmen of America
Hlyria
Basil M la Vergne
K. of P. Hall
Cleveland
W. F. Gilroy
Canton
Lorain
Amherst
Berea
la Grange
W Alonzo Brown
Elyria Camp
Donabey Hits Surplus Funds as Tax Burden
Governor Vic Donahey accused former Governor Harry L. Davis of leaving the treasury with unnecessarily large balances that created substantial tax burdens. He spoke before local Democrats in Columbus while Davis seeks the Republican nomination. Donahey pledged to keep vetoing what he called foolish legislation.
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Columbus
Harry L. Davis
Vic Donahey
Donahey
Davis
Train Wreck Near Quitman After Washout
Railway officials work to send rescue parties to a passenger train wreck ten miles west of Quitman Georgia after two weeks of heavy rain caused washouts. Unverified reports say the train overturned but all passengers are safe.
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Quitman
Atlantic Coast Line
Here
South Georgia
Divided Government In Ireland Opposed By DeValera
London reports as Ramsay MacDonald backs an Irish bill while De Valera in Dublin asserts Ulster must fall under a supreme Irish parliament. He argues one sovereign Irish state with regional parliaments and vows to resist foreign authority, eyeing a republican majority in Dail Eireann through constitutional means.
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International News Service
Dublin
Rkamonn de Valera
International News Service Today
Ulster
de Valera
London
Free State
Ireland
All Ireland
Irish Free State
Munster
Leinster
Connaught
DeValera
Dail Eireann
Republic
Broken Romes Revealed By Mad Chicago Murder
Chicago scene unfolds a murder linked to Julia Able Douglas owner of a riding academy and a six year secret marriage claim. The case implicates George Plummer ex-police chief of La Grange and a divorce suit, as Munding details jealous acts and a deadly shooting affecting two children. Munding says he married Douglas six years ago at Crown Point though her parents deny it.
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Chicago
Julia Able Douglas
Douglas Riding Academy
North Shore
George Plummer
la Grange
Illinois
George Munding
Riding Academy
Munding
Wheaton
John Hesterman
Pean
Crown Point
Indiana
Toledo
Julia
Hinsdale
Plumber
Plummer
Bear Kills Girl Before Watching Mother in Chico
In Durham California on September 30 a 3 year old girl, Georgia Pepper, was fatally attacked by a bear owned by neighbor W. H. Quimby. The bear, long chained and fed by locals as a pet, grabbed the child as she passed its cage, dragging her inside. The beast was shot by townspeople to recover the body.
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Chico
Cal
Georgia Pepper
Durham
W. H. Quimby
Peppers
Bank Bandits Loot Dowell Bank for 1500
Four bandits attacked the Dowell bank injuring Cashier W A Lafont and a bank guard before fleeing in an automobile with 1500 dollars in cash. The village marshal was wounded in the neck. The incident occurred at noon.
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Dowell, Ms
Dowell
W. A. Lafont
Five Arrested For Disorderly Conduct In City
Police last night arrested five people on charges of disorderly conduct and lodged them in the city jail. Clarence Cogan 20 and Glenn O'Dell 21 of Fitchville Ohio were apprehended at the Ohio Hotel and released by Chief E J Stankard. Tom O'Neill 23 of 141 Lake Avenue Charles Davis 26 of 24 Park Avenue and Mary Mulroy 19 of 411 West River Street were taken at River View Park entrance and held for court Thursday.
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Clarence Cogan
Glenn O'dell
Fitchville, O
Ohio Hotel
E. J. Stankard
Tom O'Neill
Lake Avenue
Charles Davis
Park Avenue
Mary Mulroy
West River Street
Riverview Park
Rotary Club Speaker Fails to Attend Luncheon
Rotarians were disappointed today as Fred N. Withey of New York failed to appear to address the weekly club luncheon. Withey, a public speaker for National Surety Co., was slated to speak on Gambling on Human Nature. CAL PLEDGES SUPPORT SACRAMENTO California President Coolidge pledges aid to waterpower reclamation and metal mining development in a message to the American mining congress noting a rapidly growing country cannot limit its considerations to immediate needs.
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Fred N. Withey
New York
Withey
National Surety Co
CAL
Sacramento
Coolidge
American Mining Congress
Girl Who Is Blind Deaf And Mute Wins Fame As Pianist
Helen May Martin of Geneva Ti has lived thirty years without hearing or sight yet headlines piano recitals in Kansas schools and civic events. Born deaf blind and mute she learned music by memorizing notes and now tours as a concert pianist.
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Helen May Martin
Geneva
Kansas
Helen
Bronx Baby Death Probe Seeks Motive Behind Starvation Claim
District attorney McGeehan of the Bronx opened the final stages of an inquiry into reports that a severely deformed infant born at Hunt's Point Hospital was allowed to die as part of a stated plan. He will question a nurse who spread the death instruction story and determine if the child ever lacked proper care.
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New York
McGeehan
Bronx
Hunt's Point Hospital
McGoshan
Darrow Addresses Lorain Lions on Slain Robert Franks Case
Attorney Clarence Darrow, defender of Loeb and Leopold, spoke to Lorain Lions at noon today about the Chicago slayings of Robert Franks. Darrow plans a Cleveland vacation.
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Chicago
Lorain Lorain
Clarence Darrow
Loeb and
Leopold
Robert Franks
Lorain
New York Philadelphia Double Header Called Off
A scheduled double header between New York and Philadelphia in Philadelphia was cancelled due to rain. The afternoon games were not played, leaving no results to report.
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New York-Philadelphia
Philadelphia
New York
Japan Italy Accept Compromise On Aggressor Clause
Geneva Sept 30 Japanese dispute threatening League peace plans is nearly settled as Japan and Australia accept a compromise formula addressing the aggressor clause of the arbitration protocol.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Japan
Australia
European corn borer spreads toward central Ohio
Columbus reports state and federal efforts to curb the European corn borer as infestations spread from the lakes region toward middle Ohio. Director Truax warns of doubled township infestations by end of 1924 and outlines four farmer measures including shallow cutting, siloing corn, shredding fodder, and burning crop remnants to minimize damage.
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Columbus
Lakes
Ohio
Truax
International News Service Today
State Agricultural Department
Five Franklin County Jail inmates try to break out
Five prisoners planned a jail escape at Franklin county jail but a letter to a local woman from Lee Ogden, held on auto theft charges, was intercepted. The inmates had nearly cut through bars and sought better saws, aiming to exploit a sheriff’s office administration change. President Coolidge orders a sugar crop probe to the Agriculture Department for beets and cane sugar.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Lee Ogden
Sheriff’s Office
Washington
Coolidge
Department of Agriculture
White House
Peter Witt to Speak Here Wednesday
Cleveland politician Peter Witt will speak Wednesday evening at the High School auditorium under the Elyria La Follette Club. The public address aims to inform residents about local issues and civic matters.
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Peter Witt
Cleveland
Elyria la Follette Club
Louk Traffic Ordinance Drafted for First Reading
Elytia readies Ordinance 735 after council committee review. City Solicit or D W Myers notes changes adopted from last Tuesday meeting amid interest from departments and merchants on parking limits no parking zones main thoroughfares and Stop and go enforcement authority for police.
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Elytia
D. W. Myers
Myers
Broad Street
Police
Bomb hits home of Toledo lawman and family
The home of Thomas L. Burton in Toledo was partially wrecked by a porch bombing that left his wife and children shaken but unharmed. Children Jackie, 5, and Dover, 15, slept nearby as cast iron fragments shot into adjacent houses. Authorities suspect a bootlegging gang, linked to Burton’s past liquor case, rather than a repeat bomber.
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Toledo
Thomas L. Burton
Jackie Burton
Dover
Burton
The
Terminal Railroad
4000 Killed in Chinese Revolt Near Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports four thousand combatants killed and wounded in the heavy battle of the Chinese civil strife outside Shanghai. The article notes the casualty figure as the heaviest in the conflict’s history and mentions an anticipated next major engagement at Sang Kiang.
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Shanghai
Sang Kiang
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Perna
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Loeb
Modern Woodmen OF America
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Eamonn DeValera
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Ment
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Rotary Club
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Washington,d. C
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Italy
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