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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1923
Page
3
The August 14 primaries produced no surprise as Mayor Jones won renomination by a large margin. The editorial urges greater citizen interest and warns against misinformation, noting low turnout and calling for openness and truth in public discourse.
In Lorain the renomination of Mayor Grail has shocked many who expected an ouster by the Governor. Opinions split sharply over his fitness, with some suggesting the vote signals Lorain’s desire for a leader the governor should remove, while others claim he’s misrepresented and supported as a martyr by discerning residents. A separate anecdote recalls a Covington man who attacked a landlady with a meat cleaver after receiving cruel fame and a dog owner facing legal duties.
Yesterday's in Ohio and Today's anniversaries list notable events and births from 1771 to 1917, including Sir Walter Scott, Mrs. Logan, Seminole War soldiers, Cologne Cathedral, and Union Pacific milestone, with a 1923 death for Sir John Hendrie. A year ago today notes a soft coal strike ending in ten states and rail mediation talks.
The page lists events from the Feast of the Assumption centenary birth of Orris S. Ferry to Moscow exhibitions and charts a day of conferences in Chicago Des Moines and Copenhagen. It notes agricultural experiments in Monroe to test aeroplane dusting for boll weevil control and critiques political campaigns and prohibition era rhetoric reflecting voter sentiment and public life.
Mme Emma Calve famed opera star born in southern France 57 years ago. Hon James Murdock labor minister born Brighton England 52 years ago. Ethel Barrymore actress recently divorced born Philadelphia 44 years ago. Marion De Vries U S Court of Customs Appeals judge born San Joaquin County California 58 years ago. Charles A Comiskey Chicago American League club owner born Chicago 65 years ago. Eugene Criqui featherweight boxer born France 30 years ago. A school near London shows 60 pupils have not seen a streetcar bridge or running stream.
Des Moines hosts the National Convention of Phi Delta Fraternity while Aberdeen South Dakota sees the state pharmaceutical association gather. Monroe Louisiana hosts the American Legion department meeting along with American Legion events in Wisconsin and North Dakota. Swine growers and Maine undertakers associations also hold sessions in Wahpeton North Dakota and Bangor Maine respectively.
A lighthearted column notes the post primary lull and jokes about policemen, fire chiefs, and champions being elected. The writer quips on voting bias, feminine influence at home, and candidates fearing defeat while fearing to lose city services.
ABE MARTIN remarks that European leaders act as they know the world to be and jokes about sending thoughts back home. The lighthearted quip hints at cross Atlantic viewpoints and reflects the columnist’s folksy humor.
A fragment of verse by Arthur Clough contrasts the ship’s forward voyage with its distant destination. Sailors aboard pace along the deck and watch the wake grow as storms lash the vessel. The crew exults in battling wind and wave, proud to endure the sea’s rigors.
A fragment from an old issue notes CLAUDE BLANCHARD’s Gun Cin event won by C E Hancock second, with Rev T D Garvin described as late pastor and founder of the Church of Christ in this city. Firemen from Elyria won an Amherst hand engine contest with the Aetna pump, water throw 164 feet. The Yellow Line offered eight tickets for 25 cents. The First Voters Club formed by Young Republicans reported 44 members.
James W. Gerard, former American ambassador to Germany, argues that reformers confront resistance from the current generation but that the second generation, educated in American public schools, will adopt and advance civic ideals. He urges raising children with ideals of country and life and avoiding prejudice to keep the nation free and open to worthy ideas.
Professor Charles Hodges of New York University argues the League of Nations offers the most practical route to Europe’s revival. He links four main business hurdles to Bolshevik unrest and postwar burdens, noting League actions from Barcelona to tariff reform, labor protections, economic surveys, and Austria’s financial reconstruction as stabilizing steps.
East Amherst residents and visitors share weekend trips and gatherings in nearby towns. Notables include the Life Reunion at the Griffin home with 68 attendees, and multiple families visiting Cleveland, Lorain, Wakeman, and Vermilion-on-the-Lake. President Coolidge is listed among historical state leaders in a local note.
Who s who profile notes John EB Raker, ranking Democrat on the house immigration committee, newly abroad studying immigration. Born February 3 1863 on a farm near Knoxville Illinois, moved to Lassen County California as a child, studied law, joined Spencer and Baker, defended in the Modoc lynching case, served as Modoc county district attorney and judge, long time congressman, reelected to the Sixty Seventh Congress, and plans attend the National Association of Retail Druggists convention in Boston the week of September 24.
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