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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1924
Page
4
Stocks in New York rose in forenoon trading with notable gains in motors. Studebaker jumped 1 1/4 to 93 1/2 while 4 Truck gained 1 to 85. Houston Oil climbed 1 3/4 to 73 1/4 and other oils moved higher. Raul II and ABC Steel posted slight advances, with Steel up 1/2 to 99 1/1.
April 2 Port Sudan report says the British steamship Frangestan carrying 1200 religious pilgrims is on fire and may require abandoning ship. Fire has spread to the baggage room and shelter deck as crews fight the blaze under tense conditions.
A Cleveland dispatch notes Sen. Chasen isco to Ohio and Coolridge allies urging a June convention appeal. Columbus reports “Not guilty” cited in a public day announcement amid party actions and city declarations.
Fragmentary report describes a fatal shooting of a mother and a claim of attempted release. The material references Barbara An ef, Mrs Stearns, and a desire to sell her body after death for $1 to fund a home for a disabled husband and daughter. Details are garbled.
In a fragmented ad a Dr. Pierce claims a cure related to tablets and a hotel in Buffalo New York. The notice invites readers to send for a free medical trial and advice.
Mrs Edna Sheldon Blair of Washington DC leads efforts to found Plattsburgs for training women in Republican principles and campaign basics. Camps opened in New York Rhode Island and Columbus with a Cleveland session planned for April to equip women to teach others and vote intelligently. A separate dispatch reports revolutionary forces near the Honolulu coast aboard the USS Milwaukee.
April 2 wheat prices steady with minor unchanged shifts. Lard futures show May at 10.77 and September at 11.25, while references to Overland and Chicago indicate regional market activity and transportation notes amid a historic commodities snapshot.
R L Carter of the B and O railroad reports a break in at a Lorain warehouse on April 2 with copper wire valued at 44 dollars stolen. Local authorities investigations are underway and no suspects are named in the fragment.
England's richest infant, daughter of Lady Mountbatten, stands at the center of a high society circle. Reports hint Wales as a potential godparent as families court influence and prestige in British aristocracy.
In eastern Quebec the maple syrup season opens as producers report a bumper flow. The inlet from the region is described as the largest in the world and the season is noted for heavy production, with Canadian output exceeding other provinces.
Flood waters swarmed the Ohio Valley, crippling Allegheny County Pennsylvania where McKee's Rocks residents were marooned. The river reached 29.2 feet, the highest since 1913, causing over 1.5 million dollars in damage and forcing thousands to flee. two deaths reported as streams burst their banks.
The clipping lists local names and gatherings at Brighton homes including Mr. and Mrs. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, and Mrs. Garrett. It mentions a funeral service held Tuesday in Brighton and a school auditorium contest judged by Ewell and others, with several community figures named.
Mrs. Leo Hani plans a visit to Netlie Ward in Akron. Miss Helen Mr. and 3 dinner gi latter's ore y on Sunda i of MMur- Sunday after. John Cleveland daughte r Somels. of Elyria visited this Sunday. Miss Etta Kiplinger of La Grange spent Monday evening at a cousin’s home. Bailty Dute, near Brownheim, has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Walter Fowell and returned home Sunday. Murray Ridge school held a program with songs and recitations by grades six and seven students.
fragmentary OCR lists names Di we, eT Cook, Loom lt Freela and others among Marion graduates.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Albrecht and son Donald spent Sunday with relatives in Amherst A April 2 spending the j at the home of his Mr and Mrs Di Pallas of Elyria visited at the home of Chas 1 Sunday Vernon Schubert and family of Elyria Mr and Mervin Schubert and My Berg of mhe BU Will Schubert s and family were Sunday at the Ernest Sanders Bome in Pittsfield Ralph Krace of W Saturday and Sunday here Mr and Mire tertained a on Among those ams Mr and in spent So Will Simms a nd M Fred Ger were Pred Krases in Friday evening at Daniel Hoehs in Oberlin Those who attended the funeral of Mrs Hen Grugel in Amherst last Thursday afternoon were Mr and Mrs Carl Berg and son Harold Mr and Mrs Fred Berg Mr and Mrs Chas Hasen flue Mr and Mrs Frank Hasen flue Mr and Mrs Wm Schubert Miss Vetta Schubert Mrs S Nash and son Chester Will Berg Emma Bers Carrie Schenk Mr and Mrs Clarence Albrecht Mrs Ed Schramm Clyde Bartlett and Mr Alvah Gibson
Medina April 2. Fred Falk of Wad is ordered to turn over to the state 1441.37 collected from liquor fines. The money had been held as the state’s proportion.
Marshall Thomas J. Lucas faces charges for illegally collecting $129.50 squor i ne fees. Desks in school buildings were ransacked with $17 fees also taken. State Examiners Patterson and Whitney probe illegitimate allowances to Road Foreman Fred Thompson. Chippewa Lake, a summer resort, plans a dining hall seating 5000, touted as the largest in Ohio.
Fourty thousand coal miners in the southwestern bituminous fields walked out today after wage talks failed. United Mine Workers district officials ordered the men not to report to work as soft coal mines in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas were affected.
The Lorain Supreme Court decision upholds a law restricting bus routes on streets occupied by street cars. The ordinance forbids buses on streets where they compete with streetcar lines, and bus owners argued constitutional problems.
April 2 report that Col William Joseph Simmons former Ku Klux Klan emperor will address rebels at Lorain High School auditorium Friday night. The Lakeview club cites split rebel faction. topic undecided but meeting open to the public.
The Lorain Chamber of Commerce reports a new credit bureau with 33 000 ratings on file and 7 000 more expected soon. It also announces a traffic department led by D M Thurst to address merchant traffic problems. The Ohio Inspection Bureau says no rise in local fire insurance rates despite earlier station closures and reduced fire fighting forces.
Samuel Gascoigne of 624 W. 14th Street reports his automobile was stripped last night. thieves took all movable items and left the car ruined in front of his house.
April work starts on a subway beneath the Lake Shore Electric tracks near Longfellow school to protect children. The project will proceed in a few days with safety precautions for students.
April 2 report says the Board of Control rejected two bids for two years police patrol work totaling 312,000. Board believes the job can be done for significantly less.
Lorain April 2. Tomorrow night Woodland lodge Knights of Pythias will attend the county meeting at Oberlin and present the third degree.
A doctor endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming dramatic relief for his wife's chronic stomach trouble. He says he has 25 years of medical practice and has recommended the product to others. The advertisement asserts the remedy removes catarrhal mucous and inflammation in the digestive tract and offers refund after one dose.
Miss Myrtle Cain, former Minnesota labor member and the nation’s youngest female legislator, travels to Washington to lobby for the National Women's Party backed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Washington reports European nations play a major role in commercial finance to protect currency exchange rates. Philadelphia notes Ralph Greenleaf the billiards champion filed for divorce citing desertion. Washington says President and advisers expect his nomination on the first ballot in Cleveland in June. Cumberland Maryland describes intense suffering after a blizzard blankets the ground with nearly a foot of snow following the Potomac flooding.
Joseph Stankowitz sued Lorain for damages claiming loss of a leg. The case was dismissed this morning in Judge Webber's court with no collection possible.
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