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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
13
A 1920 article discusses women gaining voting rights and the duties that come with it. It argues the ballot requires new, unselfish civic idealism and that women, especially mothers, may elevate politics toward a higher moral plane while acknowledging the potential for both good and bad votes.
Ohio political veteran Jore E Burton emerges as a top contender in party primaries. The Cleveland attorney and former U S senator is noted for extensive service in Congress and leadership on waterways and monetary issues. His career spans Oberlin College, Cleveland law practice, multiple terms in the House, a Senate tenure, and key roles in national commissions and international parliamentary groups. Burton’s influence centers on finance, infrastructure, and interparliamentary cooperation.
A collage of short items: cheeky poems on life insurance and widowhood, rumors of a southern planter’s daughter visiting Great Bend, jail anecdotes from DeIdder, fashion notes on legs, political quips about Debs and costs, a border house split between Canada and the United States, and a satirical calamity howl about a world teetering toward economic and social chaos.
Abe Martin quips about mismatched couples and revolvers in the Eureka drawer as the campaign season opens with Debs and her barred status drawing attention. The remarks reflect the era’s sharp literary humor and political undercurrents.
About 15 000 admirals of Ray Chapman donated ten cents each to a flower fund. The remainder supports a Chapman memorial at League Park. Mayor Fitzgerald appoints a committee to raise funds for the memorial. Funeral set for tomorrow at St Philomenes church East Cleveland with notable attendees including B B Johnson. The Boston at Cleveland game scheduled for tomorrow is postponed. a doubleheader is planned for Monday.
A reader notes a long time sufferer, Mr James H Allen, claimed a personal discovery dissolves uric acid deposits to banish rheumatism. Crandall's Pharmacy is agent for Allemu in the area offering a money back guarantee if no benefit from one or two bottles.
A fragment from Harper’s Magazine recounts census taker questions and responses, including a reading illiterate woman’s tale, Mrs Barnett’s witty remark to Secretary Burleson, a deaf man’s note to a jailer about his upcoming hearing, and Gov. Parker’s lobby for woman suffrage. A quip about baby headlines the anecdote, with Willie’s schoolyard joke echoing parental blame.
Miss Martha A. Chickering leads YWCA work in Warsaw and has fled the Polish capital to Piedmont California, saying she will not return until hostilities end. The Bolshawks press Warsaw as combat actions escalate and a suspension of hostilities is anticipated.
The death of Mrs W Sump, formerly of 414 Lodi street, occurred yesterday at her home 615 E dirth street, Cleveland, after an illness of several weeks. She is survived by her children Charles and Alvin of this city, Mrs Andrew Savers of Chicago, Mrs Lottie Bohner and Ernest Sump of Cleveland. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 oclock at her late residence. Burial in Cleveland.
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