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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
1
Political interest peaks as voters go to the polls for primary selections. Chronicle Telegram plans to publish election returns this evening from multiple polling booths with provisional extras as soon as tabulation ends. Registration clerks report unusually heavy registrations and transfers, signaling high interest.
Ohio coal operators and the State miners organization discussed a joint meeting to resolve a fair base scale dispute with Governor Donahey urged as a peace-maker. John T. Lewis would have final word for the unit, while operators signaled willingness to meet, seeking resolution without blocking interstate talks.
John Jarasausys of Samtel Street hid several bottles of liquor under the stairs at his home. A screwy driver helped remove the liquor this morning. Jackson pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $506 and ordered committed until the fine is paid.
In St. Joseph Michigan on August 9, Dr N Sowers of Benton Harbor testified in the east dissolution hearing that King Benjamin Purnell known for leading the House of David will not live beyond the next year due to chronic tuberculosis of both lungs. The physician stated he does not expect the patient to survive the coming twelve months.
Unknowns spell danger as a submarine 027 drifts near Midway Island with a lanterned mast visible. Navy records recount prior Pacific sinkings including Pearl Harbor losses and Kobe in 1923 while Japan’s Yokohama quake era saw many missing vessels. In Columbus Ohio, Attorney General Turner blasts costly public utility commissions as ineffective and proposes a definite contract pricing plan with a sliding scale and best bid franchise allocation.
President Coolidge and Secretary of the Navy Wilbur conferred in Rapid City on the Geneva disarmament breakdown. No immediate changes in naval plans were announced, but future expansion and an updated five year program were hinted at, with possible aviation developments and continued construction to defend the country.
Dr. Edwin Kirby pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church with Mrs. Kirby and son Ralph returned to Elyria from England. He reports higher living costs and rents abroad but notes rising standards, more comforts, and home ownership among English workers. The Kirbys spent time in London and Connecticut before returning by the Berengaria, arriving early today.
Norma C. Brown of Bloomington Illinois warned law enforcement audience that overconfidence risks undoing Prohibition enforcement. She argued passage of the tarh amendment won t end the fight and urged continued emphasis on enforcement amid organized anti prohibition activity. She urged voters to demand presidential candidates uphold 18th amendment enforcement.
Rapid City dispatch reports President Coolidge and Secretary Work to discuss shifting administration of the Philippine Islands from the War Department to the Interior Department. The plan may create a new interior island possessions department, following General Leonard Wood’s death. Potential candidate Carmi Thompson of Ohio is named as a likely successor. a final decision is not expected for a month.
Cleveland detectives grilled three young men and a woman arrested in Lorain on a tip that the city’s tape bandit was hiding there. Three victims failed to identify the men, but police say one suspect found with a gun may be connected to robberies. two others were recently paroled from Mansfield.
The Union Station tower, Mievereid, rises 708 feet above the concourse and could be seen from Elyria's city center about twenty four miles away on a clear day. Distinctive features of the tower were visible with the naked eye and through glasses.
Major General Leonard Wood was buried at Arlington National Cemetery after a rain shaded funeral procession through Washington. The interment included 19 gun salutes, musketry volleys, and taps as officials, veterans, and civilians watched the flag-draped casket carried to the Rough Riders plot near Fort Myer. The service featured Chaplains Axton and Watts, with a cross made in sand on the casket and readings from the Episcopal rite.
Canton voters face a high turnout as incumbent mayor Stanford Swarts and challenger Joseph Parker clash in a Democratic primary. Parker accuses Swarts of real estate collusion tied to a new development. the Republican side looms with former mayor Curtis poised to be a contender after Gov. Donahey’s 1927 ouster.
In Massachusetts the judge refused revocation and a stay of execution for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Governor Fuller and federal options remained as potential avenues, with details to be filed in Dedham.
About 30 000 workers across marine transport stevedore and textile sectors joined a half day protest in Philadelphia against Sacco Vanzetti executions. The Central Labor Union did not authorize the strike and cited Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers as the cause. Extra police guarded union HQ to prevent trouble.
Special Columbus police secret service detectives were posted around Governor Donahey’s mansion and the state capitol as a precaution against possible violence tied to the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Police chief Harry E. French initiated the move. Donahey agreed to the precautions.
George Herman caretaker at St. Mary's cemetery was arrested Monday night by O E B Rankin. Police found two gallons of liquor and one hundred bottles of beer at Herman's home along with a bottling outfit. He is ordered to appear in common pleas court Wednesday for arraignment on possession charges.
Extra precautions were taken at the U S Department building in Washington to prevent bombing by suspected associates of Sacco and Vanzetti. Six entrances were closed with two remaining open under heavy guard while a guard protected the diplomats entrance. Police guarded Secretary Kellogg’s residence and other official sites as inspectors blamed the collapse of a nearby building on improper excavations rather than bombs.
Dessau Germany Aug 9 The Coolidges are likely to be swamped with mail if Junkers Bremen and Europa succeed in their nonstop Atlantic flight Air mail will be carried westbound The Dessau post office reports most letters go to President or Mrs Coolidge Stamp collectors are largest contributors asking for returns Some mail requests endowments or charity and many pieces are addressed to Henry Ford.
Fire swept the Sandusky Boat and Cabinet Company late yesterday destroying most buildings under construction. President Ancomt Retmhe said the loss includes insured coverage and the majority of the damage is to unfinished sections.
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