17 Apr 1923
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1923
Page
1
Across April 7 to 17 reports recount attempts to set world dancing endurance records and long hours of performances. Misss and Misses from multiple places pursue extended marathons surpassing prior marks, with observers noting fatigue and safety concerns.
Reading ordinance advances to final passage prohibiting long distance marathon dancing and imposing fines for violations. Fire chief named in action. Dr. Royal Copeland voices warning that 20 to 5 hour marathons exhaust the heart and nervous system, risking permanent damage and even death in some cases.
Fragmented OCR notes describe April proceedings with jocks at a conference in America, referencing oil, wide importance, and international stance. The text mentions the Near East, United States reports from Port An Princ, and discussions on manufacturing, finance, and ratings amid unclear context.
Twenty six members of the Lars county Poultry Partners are seen at a county poultry fair. A member presented a prize egg and spoke about improving flock care. Veteran poultryman from New London attended and offered tips. The association announced a reward of RRA for an arrest in connection with a style checkers incident.
The fire department responded to two calls after dinner today. The first was from Fisher Bro on East Broad Street about an overheated stove affecting a boiler. The second came from a house behind the Central Print Shop threatening a nearby building.
Entry gained by breaking a rear window. Two men suspected as several shoe pairs of different sizes were tried on. John Gray found $35 secreted in an overcoat. Intruders held and selected footwear from the front of the store.
Washington April 17 Prices for life’s necessities average 12 percent higher than a year ago with an 11.4 percent March over February rise noted by the labor department. Building materials and metals posted large gains due to lumber, brick, steel, iron pipe, nails, roofing tin, copper, lead and zinc. Smaller increases appeared in farm products, foods, clothes, chemicals, house furnishings, and miscellaneous commodities. Raw sugar rose 18.2 percent and granulated sugar 17 percent from February to March.
Labour members of the House of Commons created an uproar this afternoon as the government refused to prattle against France's policy in the Ruhr. The scene took place in London amid ongoing tensions over Ruhr actions and British policy.
Fragmentary text details construction delays at Universal Crane Co with references to plant sites and engineers, plus disjointed notes about protests, a president, and unrest in Canton related to conflict around Sun Yat Sen era government.
Henry Schmittgen of R D Illinois is hospitalized with burns after rescuing his three tots from a fire that gutted their Abbe yac home. The blaze began around 6 30 a m from a chicken brooder, trapping the family in an upper room and consuming the house and all belongings. Schmittgen is reported comfortable and expected to recover.
This morning Joe Latino of South Amherst pleaded guilty to rape with consent and was sentenced to an indeterminate term at Mansfield Reformatory. Prosecutor Wehner said the case of Sarah Wanless of Ridgeville, indicted for keeping a house or a fame, would be called tomorrow. Other cases include Peterees of Lorain on non support and Bernard Herrin and Howard Walker charged with driving a motor car without consent and larceny, set for trial Thursday morning.
The administration will back an amendment to the Transportation Act to consolidate the nation’s trains into a few large systems. This follows a White House meeting between President Harding and Senator Cummins of Iowa, chair of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
Dublin April 17 One man was killed and ten wounded in clashes between free state troops and republican irregulars at Castle Tosreen today. A former state officer named Sommers commanded the irregulars. Seven took shelter in the castle as troops moved to dislodge them. a blast from a casement wounded seven.
A brief, fragmented transcription mentions Della Tremont and a sequence of words referencing a shopping context in New York and nearby shops. The readable content hints at a casual record of a late day trip with mentions of purchase or travel in a local setting.
In Tallahassee on April 17 a letter from St. Louis claiming Klan authority threatened to intervene in Florida convict conditions. The missive, addressed to Judge T J Kneshaw and G Stimson, names North Dakota officials aiding a death inquiry into Martin Tabort. Sheriff J R Jones testified he received 20 dollars per prisoner for delivering convicts to Putnam Lumber Company, moving them from Tallahassee to Perry, a 10 mile trek, netting 15 dollars per convict.
In a Covington hearing, a federal suit seeks to bar the sale of 10 500 barrels of Old Jordan whiskey valued at ten million dollars. Plaintiffs Thomas W. Hinde of Chicago and Solomon Rosenbloom of Pittsburgh, partners of defendant John B. Thompson of Harrodsburg, sued to stop the sale. Bache and Company of New York claimed ownership to 14.40 cases after paying 252 004 for them following a purchase from Clifford T McAllister.
Marie Rihm and Esther Colman, arrested with male companions near Lorain, are paroled today. Judge HOC Wiens oversees the proceeding as other co-defendants face continued hearings on future dates.
Three men accused of belonging to rum running bands were captured for identification after a gun battle that killed Deputy Sheriffs B. C. Estopinal and August Esteeve near Violet La. The seizure of two truckloads of liquor and a manhunt followed the ambush on the Lake Borgne canal bridge. Federal agents and local police searched New Orleans and St Bernard parish for the remaining suspects.
A donor endows the University of Kentucky at Levington with one million dollars and a 16,000 acre timber tract near Quicksand, Kentucky. The gift, from E. V. Robinson of Cincinnati and Fort Thomas, will fund mountain schools and be administered by UK trustees. The land and income come from the Robinson and Momb ray Company holdings.
A Toledo man described as an auto bandit was killed in a confrontation. Police reported the incident occurred during a pursuit and identified the deceased and a suspect involved. Further details and official statements were pending later reports.
The Lorain Elyria yellow line streetcar was ordered removed last night by City Council under a suspension of the rules. The action, urged by Councilman Ashley Rawson, faced opposition from Councilman Carson who warned it could derail broader transit plans. Rawson argued the time had come to act to ease downtown congestion by routing cars via West avenue and Third Street, East avenue and Broad Street, or risk blame for unfinished paving on Lodi street.
The board of education held a special meeting to consider paving the north side alley used for coal deliveries to the school heating plant. Property owners offer to pay their assessment but legal questions remain over whether the board can cover their share under existing statutes.
Columbus Supreme Court upholds the state constitutional prohibition on Sunday movie openings. The decision affirms the law as constitutional, reinforcing restrictions on commercial cinema operations.
Weather disrupts field work as persistent rain halts spring planting across counties. farmers report stalled progress, with many fields too wet to prep, while forecasts call for additional moisture and cooler temperatures through next week.
The council debated street improvements including paving key avenues, repairing the Will Street area, and surface treatment on Abbe Road. Officials proposed sharing costs with property owners and to begin work after assessments, aiming to ease local access and safety.
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