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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
13
A day by day World War history feature by Clare Kinnaird from 1934 outlines events twenty years after the war. The piece notes celestial references and a holiday sentiment while mentioning San Salvador Far and the invention of St Stephen in Hungary.
August 3 1914 reports President Wilson broadens US food policy as Germany declares war on France and drives through Belgium. General Helmuth von Moltke the elder leads Germany's army at the start of a deadly conflict while namesake ties to past wars loom.
The text outlines Germany's peacetime army expanding to 1.7 million with 2.2 million in reserve and 7 million more available, arguing a rapid military machine can be produced from short-term levies. It accuses Germany of forcing harsh options on Europe, including the invasion of Belgium, provoking neutral sympathy and undermining treaties, while King Albert pleads with Britain.
An obscure chronicle notes that on August 3 1492 Queen Tsa Belias jewels did not fund the epochal voyage of discovery. The text casts doubt on royal patronage guiding a historic sea expedition and hints at alternate sources of backing.
Notable tidbits begin with Colum Dezan and early naval feats. The text notes Columbus style voyage funding by Lunsde Santangel, then moves to the first use of the Stars and Stripes, Fort Schuyler, and a 1933 Supreme Court rebating case against Standard Oil. It closes with a 1924 note: The Power of Sympathy, the first American novel, by Mrs. Sarah Wentworth Morton under a pseudonym Phenia.
The weekly column records visits and calls from Reverend and Mrs F A Ashburn Avon Mrs F H Lewis and daughter Eleanor and son James attend Rowena Circle at Lake Avenue. Families Kiesel Baldwin Heckel plus Markley Girls Four H club members are noted with outings to Vermilion on the lake and a car trip by Mrs Cobb Mrs Lewis Mrs McCarty and Mr Prindle. The piece closes with a political musing that politics should be a form of social service.
Aug 3 notices list visits and guests from Lorain Amherst Avon Lake Oberlin Vermilion and Leipsic. Families including Ackerman Eschtruth Cox Heckel Papay Pongrass Morris Snodgrass and Rea are noted with relatives and grandchildren visiting or staying. No major events, mostly social calls and overnight stays across Ohio towns.
Charles M Schwab, 72, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, is reported seriously ill and confined to his palatial residence Immergrun at Loretto Pennsylvania after a bout of indigestion.
Fort Worth reports link between hot weather and violence with Dr. E W McDiarmid of Texas Christian University noting heat increases quarrels and killings. Police records show July as peak murder month with recent years averaging multiple homicides. drought and rain prayers also appear in rushed reports from Indiana and India.
The report shows nearly half of the city's murders occur during the peak heat months July August and September, highlighting a seasonal pattern tied to high temperatures.
About 50 000 in federal funds will fund a Gettysburg battlefield building program to aid visitors. Five buildings are planned including two entrance buildings. Guides will be stationed at the new facilities, with expansion possible if the pilot proves convenient.
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