LA VOCE DEL POPOLO ITALIANO (The Voice of the Italian People) was founded by cousins Olindo G. and Fernando Melaragno in 1904. Cleveland's first Italian newspaper, it was also published as L'Italiano and Il Progresso Italiano in America before assuming its permanent appellation on 2 Apr. 1910.
LATINO magazine was the outgrowth of 2 previous Hispanic publications, all of them operated by José Peña. A graduate of Lincoln-West High School, Peña purchased a struggling tabloid named El Sol soon after its debut in 1972. Publishing at first out of his house on W. 38th St., Peña nursed it into a weekly of 8-16 pages and 3,000 circulation before it ceased publication in Aug. 1976.
LATVIANS. One of Cleveland's smaller ethnic groups is composed of men and women who trace their ancestry back to Latvia, a small land along the Baltic Sea that enjoyed political independence from 18 Nov.
LEMKO HALL, located in TREMONT, 2337 W. 11th St. at the corner of Literary Ave., was initially a saloon built in 1909-1910 which remained the home of the saloon owner, Andrew Koreny, and his family, until purchased by the Lemko Assn. Home Branch No. 6, a branch of the Lemko Assn. of the U.S. and Canada.
LIBRARIES, ETHNIC. The large number of immigrant groups that have come to Cleveland have had a profound effect on its libraries, requiring the major public library to evolve a noted collection of works in foreign languages and leading to the establishment of a variety of private libraries by various nationality groups.
LINDSTROM, E(chel) GEORGE (24 Feb. 1879-2 July 1968), was an author and historian and the founder of Lindstrom Typesetting Co.
LITHUANIANS. The settlement of Lithuanians in Cleveland follows historical patterns similar to those of other East European nations.
LITTLE ITALY, one of 5 major Italian settlements in Cleveland (see ITALIANS), is located from E. 119th to E. 125th streets on Murray Hill and Mayfield roads.
LOGAN, WALTER (19 June 1876-11 Mar. 1940) was a violinist who helped organize the CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA and, as a pioneer musical director, was the first to produce operas for radio broadcast.
LOPEZ, ABELINO "AL", JR. (30 August 1944—28 October 2014) was a career educator and Hispanic community leader who helped to found Esperanza, a mentoring and scholarship organization that became a pillar of the HISPANIC COMMUNITY of North
LORENZ, CARL (31 March 1858-30 April 1924) was for 37 years a key staff member of Cleveland's German-language daily, the WAECHTER UND ANZEIGER. The son of an architect or builder, Lorenz was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and studied languages in the University of Genf, Switzerland, and later in England.
LOUIS KOSSUTH'S VISIT to Cleveland in 1852 was part of his fundraising tour of U.S. cities aimed at raising money to achieve Hungarian independence from Austria. Prominent Clevelanders invited Kossuth to stop here during his 16-state, 152-city tour. Though the Hungarian population of Cleveland was small, the Hungarian Society of Cleveland and the Ladies Hungarian Society were organized to prepare for his visit.
LYNCH, FRANK (5 Nov. 1836-27 Feb. 1889), volunteer Army officer in the CIVIL WAR, was born in Canada but had moved to Cleveland by the outbreak of the War. On 14 Aug. 1861, he was commissioned captain, Co. G, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In late Oct. 1862, he was ordered to open a recruiting office in Cleveland, which he established on Superior St.
LYNCH, THOMAS M. (November 28, 1926 - December 6, 2017), an accountant with the international firm of ERNST & YOUNG, served in his retirement as Executive Director of the Domed Stadium Corporation, forerunner of the
MARGOLIES, SAMUEL (20 December 1877 - 6 July 1917), educator, Zionist, and rabbi of ANSHE EMETH CONGREGATION (1904-16), was brought to America from his native Russia by his parents, Moses Zebulon and Nellie Margolies in 1882. In 1890 he returned to Russia to study at Telshe Yeshiva, coming to the U.S. 8 years later, graduating from Harvard University in 1902.
MARIJIN SPOLEK (the Marian Society), 1890-93, was Cleveland's first Slovenian organization, from which evolved several pioneering groups. Cleveland's fledgling Slovenian community was shocked in 1884 by the accidental death of one of its members, Peter Podrzaj. Slovenian men did not expect to stay in America, were supporting their families back home, and few had emergency funds.
MAROTTA, ANNE LAUGHLIN (January 1, 1932 - December 22, 2016) co-founded the Cleveland Foodbank and, with her husband, VINCENT G. MAROTTA, developer of Mr.
MATOWITZ, GEORGE J. (24 Apr. 1882 - 28 Nov. 1951) was born in Humenné, Slovakia. His father Karl Matowitz was a cabinet maker. Seeking an opportunity for a better life, Karl brought his family to Cleveland in 1892. The family settled on Woodland Ave. George’s education in Cleveland began in the old Brownell School but he was unable to attend for long.
MATZEN, HERMAN N. (15 July 1861-22 April 1938) left a rich legacy of public sculpture in his own city of Cleveland and elsewhere. Born in Denmark, he came to America as a boy and was educated in Detroit, Mich., before returning to Europe for art studies.
MCEVOY, DR. ROBERT J. (July 13, 1921 - September 24, 2016), was a well-known pediatrician for 50 years on Cleveland’s West Side, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant disease in children.
MEANS, RUSSELL (Nov 10, 1938 - Oct 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist, writer, and actor, who founded the CLEVELAND AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER and was a central figure in the American Indian Movement.
MILLER, MILDRED (16 Dec. 1924–29 Nov. 2023) was a prominent mezzo-soprano with New York’s Metropolitan Opera Co.
MLAKAR, FRANK (May 15 1913-1967) a Slovenian-American author, was born in Cleveland, Ohio to SLOVENE parents. His parents had arrived separately to Cleveland in 1907, and married in 1910.
MONITOR CLEVELANDSKI could trace its origins back to Polonia w Ameryce (Poland in America, est. Jan. 1892), Cleveland's first Polish newspaper. Located on E. 65th St., the original weekly was edited by John Malkowski and included among its incorporators such Polish-American businessmen as Stanley Lewandowski, MICHAEL KNIOLA, and Matt Dluzynski.
