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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
15
The state of Merida plans to outlaw aged and indigent homes, targeting the Loyal Order of Moose proposed for Orange Park. City officials fear Moose residency would sway elections and threaten local governance, deeming the plan a menace to Florida municipalities.
A dramatic fire roars through a 38 story New York building under construction. Scaffolding ignites, planks fall across blocks, and firefighters fight the blaze at extreme height without elevators. An airplane with colored lights hovered above as observers watch the dramatic scene.
An editorial argues farmers must push for tariff reforms themselves not rely on government. It asserts government should ensure free competition and no blanket protection. The piece contends farmers could buy on world markets if tariffs are not imposed and cautions against mixed positions.
The piece questions juror availability as literacy and newspaper reading rise. It cites the Snyder-Chay trial where juror pools exhausted quickly and asks if the jury system might be abandoned or if jurors who have read accounts could be the best option, noting some groups find this acceptable.
Yesterday and today anniversaries list events and births from 1805 to 1900, noting figures like Martineau and Hickshead Quakers, Sam Houston victory, dock protests, and a Lagos cathedral foundation, plus notable birthdays and a duchess daughter born one year ago.
Readers note a flurry of events across cities including Mantua hosting Virgil anniversary ceremonies while Austin prepares for a national Akrugs Clubs convention. A day air mail link is set for Pittsburgh to Cleveland and Rochester hosts a national conference on motion pictures in education. Various regional gatherings follow in Memphis San Antonio Oregon Stockton Colorado Springs Pinehurst Sulina Grand Rapids Tyler Galveston with multiple associations listed.
A wife acts publicly affectionate to her husband, prompting others to misread the display as love. She says at home she forgets such acts, but she maintains the show to shape perception while her husband remains distant.
A muddled report notes blame shifting from the open saloon to money issues amid public disorder. It mentions a man stumbling over a wheelbarrow in the dark and being rearrested at the end of a lengthy probation sentence.
John E Edgerton president of the National Association of Manufacturers urges American industry to resist socialist reforms and preserve free enterprise He argues labor participation through stock ownership and rejects the closed shop while praising U S industrial supremacy and democracy.
A reader reflects on Eva Gore-Booth's The Little Waves of Breffny and the charm of small roads and coastal scenes. The piece contrasts grand ocean storms with intimate shorelines and twilight winds, noting how Breffny’s waves stir the heart. Copyright 1927.
Brighton diary items recount visits from Mr and Mrs Strout and daughter to Newark and family, Ridgeville trip with Fern Rook and others, Easter gatherings with Dwight Selley and family, and locals like Mr Ray Rook, Miss Phyllis Hughes, and Mrs Herb Goss noted as ill. Several residents travel to Columbus and Millersburg area for holidays and studies.
John Ea son Hitchcock a near lifelong Oberlin resident died after months of illness. Nephew of former postmaster General Hitchcock, he once worked for a Philadelphia newspaper and studied libraries in London. He donated his vast newspaper and magazine collection to Oberlin College before his death. An Oberlin ordinance also moved to require transient retailers to obtain licenses, ranging from 2 to 200 dollars. A first night of the Oberlin Master Star play grandpa drew a large crowd at the high school.
The bulletin lists visits and gatherings across area residents including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Day, the Moshier family with son William, the Holmes family of Litchfield, and many others. It notes Easter services attended by several couples, a S T L meeting at Miss Virginia Greene on April 22, and plans for the Brighton WCTU Institute with Wellington, Wentland, and Rochester joining on April 28.
Charley Boroway pleaded guilty to placing poison in milk to endanger his infant son. He was sentenced to a reform school term from 2 to 156 years at Mansfield Reformatory.
Logan April 21 Chief of Police Steward was found dead in bed with death attributed to heart trouble. In London a department store described skiing in warm weather using chemical snow on sloops. In Klein Scotland a man received 12 months for stealing 12 chickens from a lock fast poultry shed.
Walworth England Browning birthplace is proclaimed the world living memorial of the post, honoring the poet and his legacy with a symbolic designation in the town.
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