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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1925
Page
4
Report from New York on a massive land boom with women and men racing to snap up property. Histories of fortunes emerge as boardwalk plans and real estate sales push fortunes into millions, with firms selling multiple times daily and buyers racing to cash in before markets shift.
A family of six in Weirton is hospitalized in Steubenville after ingesting chicken soup made from leftovers. Joan Druzik, his wife and four children are reported poisoned. the parents are not expected to recover.
A large crowd enjoyed an all day outing with sports dancing and a grand celebration at Crystal Gardens. Organizers hope the 1926 gathering will represent the entire state. Robert Pulley aided in making the day a success. In Mexico City federal troops pursued a bandit gang that had robbed R Hodges, superintendent of the Pencles Mining Company, of 4009 pesos.
Advertiser touts Red Haarlem Oil from Holland as a quick remedy for weak kidneys and bladder, claiming it heals irritated organs and relieves backaches and rheumatic pains within hours. Sold in tasteless pellets for six cents, with money back guarantee and druggist endorsements.
Wilkes Barre miners Schinski and Michael Stewen died in a hospital today, raising the Lehigh Valley Coal Company Jance Mine disaster toll to five. Nine of seventeen rescuers were in critical condition, with five others injured. Officials and inspectors surveyed the mine to determine the blast cause.
Merrill Gay of West Avenue was badly cut when a baseball struck the parkside ball and crashed through his car windshield as he drove past Edgewater Park. He was treated for facial and hand cuts. the Athletic Club offered to cover windshield damage. Gay’s injuries are not serious.
Frederick Maryland residents debate use of whipping post after magistrate Guy Motter sentences Robert Shroper to ten lashes for wife beating. Sheriff Albaugh administers the sentence with a blacksnake whip, sparking talk of harsher penalties and questions about appropriateness amid Civil War era references.
Robert today filed a state district court suit challenging anti evolution laws enacted by the last session of the Tennessee legislature. The action mirrors another suit in Dayton and cites alleged privileges and penalties related to the education policy. The case details lack a coherent link to prior charges and show unresolved questions about the law’s applicability.
A round of small items from Aug 4 reports include a railway payroll comparison and wage notes for May, a fatal car collision near Elyria, two boys fatally injured by a dynamite blast near Lima Waynesfield, no action by the New York boxing commission on Jack Dempsey, and a stomach contents test in Pomeroy to probe suspected poisoning in a farmer’s death.
Reports say several deaths occurred during prohibition raids spurring Treasury action to curb gun violence. In Richmond, Va, Aug 4, Virginia Democrats trooped to the polls under fair weather conditions.
Dickie Kerr, once a star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, was reinstated today into organized baseball by Commissioner Landis. Kerr had left the club after the Black Sox scandal and spent years in semi professional play.
City panel considers eight inch concrete paving on West Eighth extension under supervision. A ban on burning rubbish in city limits is urged, with expansion to possible outside limits. A cemetery site report is planned for the next meeting as testing continues.
Fragmentary OCR note lists produce items and prices with scattered words such as cheese poultry sweet potatoes tomatoes and markets Cleveland. No clear events or names to confirm a full report.
Stock quotes show steady market for Telecarps and cattle with varied bids for steers cows and calves. Sheep and lambs receipts indicate weak to fair demand and hog prices range across several weight classes with ready to strong market signals.
An advertisement promises freckle removal in four days using a cream. It claims skin becomes clean and youthful with no risk to money if the product fails, offering a purchase-price refund through druggist avenues.
Riv and Mrs. Hi. K. Finley and family joined a beach party at Municipal Beach Lorain yesterday. The group included George Turnbull and daughters Nancy and Jenny, Carl Martin and three sons, Frank Hand, T. T. Elliot and four children, Harold Briggs and two children, R. Baird, E. Draper and two children, George Sweet, E. B. Fisher, L. A. Obitts and family from Elyria, and Mrs. Elijah Miller and son Kermit of Lorain. A picnic supper was enjoyed at 7 o'clock.
Wellington Aug 4. Mrs Hill and Mrs Harvey Dettiger hosted visitors including John Watson Hazel Ramsey from East Cleveland Ohio. The King couple returned from a Wisconsin honeymoon and will reside with the W S Holland home on South Main. Atlantic City’s Jack Bureau and Akron’s Claude Tadiosk family visited Wellington.
A fragment mentions a race event tied to a meat market setting with unclear specifics and involved parties. The readable text hints at a local event name but lacks clear dates, locations, or outcomes to confirm details.
Rev. W. C. Fowler pastor of Island Christian church was fined 25 and costs in Wheeling West Virginia for assaulting former teacher R. M. Rice after a church service. Rice said Fowler knocked him down and kicked him. Fowler claimed he merely passed and Rice fell, while he kicked his hat. The dispute stems from church friction.
In Marietta Ohio Rev Arthur Suber of Dowell and Rev Hernan Tugue of Churchtown were charged with intoxication and disorderly conduct. A postponement was ordered to Thursday morning as they were in Columbus on business and sought a continuance. Nearby aviator L H Scott pled guilty to intoxication and disorderly conduct and pointing a firearm at an officer. sentencing deferred to Thursday. The altercation at Scott's home involving his wife sparked the case.
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