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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
1
An engineer led an investigation of sanitary sewers and river pollution near the city. He found severe conditions with raw sewage dumped into the river from plants below the city, one end near Floridaleau, carrying refuse downstream until river level rises. The inspector urged a proper disposal plant site, noting current conditions were unacceptable.
Elyria hosts Chautauqua at the High School grounds opening tomorrow afternoon at three o clock. European artists lead the program followed by Whitney in To Walked Jimmie and the comedy Nothing but the Truth. Lectures include Paul W Ward on European industrial trends. Musical features include Pinafore and the Licht Opera Company with performers from New York.
Seven Americans liberated from Russia arrived today in the United States. The first to be released was Mrs. Marguerite Harrison of Baltimore, believed to be in Germany or Holland. Red Cross doctors screened the arrivals who included Captain Emmet Kirkpatrick and others from San Francisco Brooklyn and New York City.
Mayor Jones defeats James Hewitt by two to one in re election. Winslow barely reelected by thirteen votes in the first ward. Bradley, Carson, Mueller, Stark, Tucker win precincts. Guthman auditor Standen treasurer Baird solicitor. Gerald S. Martin nominated for President of the Council who opposed the gas rate hike.
The Chronicle Telegram reports a picnic mishap at the grounds yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs W Tran of LaGrange suffered a fractured collar bone for him and a bruised ankle for her when their car skidded at Second and West, overturning before the start.
Yesterday the city’s voters rejected those tied to derelict legislation and backed the public interest. The piece argues the paper must reflect the people’s will, citing majority opinion over special interests and urging leaders to stand with the majority when convictions demand it.
Henry Godhart faced a grand jury on a concealed weapons charge after a city court continued the case due to lack of evidence. Officer Crehan and Fireman Kov an testified the suspect discarded a Savage automatic during arrest and a separate item was found in his possession. Godhart was bound over under a $500 bond he could not furnish.
Mrs Mary Dominic a Crabbead violator was released from county jail after her husband Rock Dominic paid a 750 dollar fine. Judge John M Harding of Lorain imposed the fine and a motion for a new trial followed payment.
Six hundred Michigan tourists pass through the city this afternoon en route to Cleveland where they will camp tonight at Edse water park after camping in Fremont last night. The party of 150 families travels in 140 autos carrying tents cooking utensils and a portable electric lighting plant and fire fighting apparatus. Captain Horton leads the group aided by his army experience. They plan to enter Pennsylvania and West Virginia from Ohio.
Charles Hosier aged five saved his ten month old brother and two sisters from a blazing home near Tra and Boetzama. He carried the baby to the barn and moved Helen and Gracie to safety before returning as flames consumed the structure.
Herbert Cummings faced final hearings in police court after a Saturday arrest that yielded 357 quarts of bonded whiskey, four license plates, two revolvers, about seventy five car keys, and a wire to start locked cars. Cummings was fined $500 and costs and jailed for nonpayment. Sullivan pleaded guilty to illegal transportation of liquor and also received $500 fine and costs, with Federal Agent Fred Counts continuing the case and potentially seizing the Cadillac used in the operation.
Mrs Thomas Hill president of the county W C T U attends a joint county picnic in Oberlin with the League of Women Voters. She will deliver an address during the event.
A temporary alimony hearing for Louis Higgins in Elyria was postponed after attorney Guy B Findlay argued the court lacked jurisdiction due to a pending divorce case in a Cleveland court. Higgins had been ordered to pay Helen Higgins $10 weekly following their divorce suit in Flagler brain county court. Higgins had also filed a divorce suit against his wife in Cleveland about the same time.
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