The big news locally was the upcoming dedication of the new First Congregational church in Downtown Lorain. (The earlier version of the church was destroyed in the 1924 Lorain Tornado. This one (unlike the other) was built with brick. "A masterpiece of modern church architecture" is the way it is described in the article.
It's still a beautiful structure, one hundred years later.
The big international headline was "Millie" Gade Corson becoming the first mother – and second woman – to swim the English Channel. (Here's the Wiki entry with the details.)
Elsewhere on the front page were the usual reports of crime, mayhem and tragedy – you know, the kind of news that sells papers: National Tube employees robbed at knife point; a huge prison break (24 convicts) in Ionia, Michigan; police chase and capture a man in Elyria by firing a shot in the air; also in Elyria, one woman hit by a car and another woman stabbed; a lawsuit against Bauer Dairy involving a boy and a milk truck; a trio of auto accidents in Lorain; fatal auto accidents in Dayton; a gas station coupon book scam.
Human interest stories included the burial of screen star Rudolph Valentino, and his brother's unsuccessful attempt to get there in time for the funeral.
There were also the 'lighter' stories: "Miss Lorain" getting ready to go to Cedar Point and compete for the honor of representing Miss Ohio at the Atlantic City beauty pageant; the impending beginning of school in a few weeks; an unusual 86 degrees temperature in Lorain; and the return of D. J. Boone, the superintendent of Lorain Schools, from his vacation in New York.
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