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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
3
The item is a damagedOCR of the Elyria Chronicle Telegram masthead and advertising notes. It lists offices in Elyria and national AP affiliations, with distribution and subscription details, and mentions Associated Press rights and foreign bureaus. No event or person is described beyond staff and syndication references.
The article reports on today’s primaries in Ohio and New Jersey with Harding needing a large Ohio victory to stay in contention. It notes Johnson and Wood contest the New Jersey delegation and discusses mayor Davis of Cleveland resigning to pursue the governor’s race with Ralph D. Cole as leading rival.
A Catholic Church committee led by Cardinals Gibbons and O Connell issues a long pastoral letter on economic hardship. It argues personal responsibility, moral conscience, and removal of root causes, warning against expedients and urging justice and charity guided by American principles.
The text argues law cannot compel love but true justice grows from voluntary obedience. It asserts both labor’s right to a living wage and capital’s right to fair pay, urging good will to replace hostility. Reconciliation, not confrontation, is key to practical recognition and peaceful resolution.
Washington April 27 The house rules committee opened a formal inquiry into the conduct of Louis F Post assistant secretary of labor in deportation cases involving radicals. The investigation could lead to impeachment and a house vote urging removal if the findings prove adverse.
The United States chamber of commerce would oppose granting a wartime bonus to soldiers. A resolution argues half a million southern Black veterans would quit work until the bonus is spent, triggering a spending frenzy and labor disruption. It also notes European finance needs and urges tax and policy reforms to encourage private investment without fueling inflation.
Market notes show lamb and cattle receipts with mixed price movement across regions. Chicago corn rose on rain and export demand while oats hit highs then retreated. New York cotton futures closed steady and United States Steel declared a regular dividend.
A testimonial from Mattie Cartwright of Tyler Texas describes eight years of stomach pain and a four year history of indigestion before Milks Emulsion. After starting the remedy the pain ceased after the first dose and she regained appetite and strength. The ad touts quick relief for chronic stomach trouble and constipation and offers a six bottle guarantee with refunds if unsatisfied.
Futures prices listed include May and July contracts for commodities such as oats, cash grains, and rye. Notable figures show oats at 112 and barley at 175 with other commodity numbers like 177 and 215 in the quoted slate.
Associated Press reports that Lloyd George’s March note to the Netherlands asserts exclusive Dutch responsibility for Emperor William II’s residence in Utrecht and custody, warning the former ruler remains a potential danger near the German frontier. The note accompanies documents on Count Hohenzollern extradition.
Louisville report states Edward F. Sims bought thoroughbred stallion Prince Palatine for 250000. The horse, sire of Donacorna and Prince Pal, is linked to leading Kentucky Derby candidates and will be moved from England to Sims Farm near Paris Kentucky. Only Tracery has fetched a higher sum in recent sales.
The Public Service Railway of New Jersey announced a voluntary ten per cent wage raise for 6000 workers effective May 1, impacting 146 New Jersey cities and costing about 1.2 million dollars. President Thomas McCarter cited high rents and living costs as the reason.
Miss Carrie T Salvage's skeletal remains, found in an attic of a partially demolished building, will be buried Friday in the Salvage burial lot. In Cleveland, ten people were overcome and several ill by gas in a four story apartment on Woodland Avenue. Fifty residents from twelve families were endangered as fumes spread through the building.
San Salvador April 27 Men women and children totaling over 800 were killed in fighting in Guatemala City during the revolt that toppled President Marus Estrada Cabrera, according to latest advices from Guatemala.
The house approved a bill to provide 300 million dollars for deficiencies in government railroad operations and 9.9 million dollars for miscellaneous deficits and sent the measure to conference.
Reported joining the rebels Deputy Basile Vadillo is freed by order of President Carranza. The evolution concerns Obregonistas influence with scattered insurgents across Sonora Tamaulipas Michoacan Zacatecas and Guerrero as campaigns organize.
Reports from Elyria and Youngstown detail light turnout in Ohio primaries. Republicans favored Harding Wood contrasts with weak Democratic participation. Write-in inquiries emerge as voters consider nonlisted names.
Reports from voters last Friday and today show Republican preference tallies for presidential candidates and delegates in Washington and New Jersey. Washington delegates to the national convention were chosen with 14 delegates total, while New Jersey voters focused on Johnson versus Wood as the GOP favorite alongside Democratic delegate pledges.
New York reports 1919 net profits of 15.5 million for the American Woolen Company after taxes and contingencies. Dividends of 2.8 million on preferred stock and 3.206 million on common reduced profits to 5.779 million. 1919 surplus reached 12.03 million, totaling 31.75 million with 1918. President William W. Wood notes 1919 was successful despite postwar adjustments and idle machinery due to withdrawn government contracts. Foreign deliveries totaled about 4.5 million with unfilled orders at 4.8 million and 13 million declined due to delivery issues.
The Labor Board discusses preferences for small railroads as insurgents indicate willingness to yield. In Cincinnati the Department of Labor appoints J R Thomas as conciliator in the Cincinnati Car Company strike. Detroit strike leaders extend ultimatum with no worker response. Lima machinists return to work after a dispute over the discharge of union president Henry McCreadie.
William Ray, a Black man, confessed slayer, is placed on trial in Indianapolis criminal court for first degree murder of 24 year old Martha Huff. A lynching mob was repulsed after he stabbed the victim 13 times. In St Louis a St. Louis Detroit game was deferred due to inclement weather.
Lawrence H. Webber seeks the Republican nomination for Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney in the August 10, 1920 primary. He notes his Lorain County birth and education, former Elyria City Attorney and Police Prosecutor, and argues for a paid tax payer funded office without a regular assistant. He pledges careful service to officials and boards and support for road legislation.
The Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand tonic is advertised as a nerve energizer for debility nervous disorders and hangover fatigue. It claims to restore vigor in a few days with a money back offer on the first box purchased. Sold for sixty cents by C. W. Phillips and dealers.
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