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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
8
Market notes show cattle and hogs mostly lower in Cleveland with mixed calves and sheep stable. Chicago closes with cattle demand steady to higher on select lots, hogs pressured by softness, and grains edging up in futures. eggs and butter market unsettled.
A vast floral tribute gathers from 20 623 contributors with each giving a dime to form a blanket of 2 043 flowers. The remainder of fund proceeds will support the Ray Chapman memorial tablet at League Park as the Chapman case unfolds with Carl Mays facing a charge.
The fragment notes Maye has not played since a return in the New York Cleveland series with Les at Polo Grounds. It mentions a $26 payment and a slow-time frame, suggesting reduced activity and recent absence from play.
In Winchester Kentucky a pistol duel erupted over the arrest of bootlegger Cam Estes. Police Chief R G Philpot and Deputy Sheriff Reed were fatally shot. Estes was wounded as he tried to escape. Special Officer Joseph Spivey and Carl Estes were injured. The incident followed a raid near the railroad depot as city and county officers disputed custody of the suspect.
Testimony on suffrage proceeds with expected continued hearings. Two affidavits accuse a suffrage advocate of bribing Representative Harry T Burn of McMinn County. Publications in the Nashville Tennessean and Nashville Banner reported the allegations yesterday.
Lyman Knowles and Capt George Norton died in a public tragedy. Knowles, longtime Republican leader and Ebra township official, celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with wife and family before passing. He leaves a son Robert Knowles Elsha and daughters Mrs Ernest Dale Oberlin and Mrs Minna Johnson Jives. Norton and his wife lived with relatives near Bosta as funeral plans remained pending.
A man who bought a home in California intended to visit relatives near Louisville and then go to Louisiana in August to spend the rest of his life.
South African sprinter B. G. Rodd won the final heat of the 400 metre Olympic run in Antwerp on Aug 20. Clocked 49 3-5 seconds, 12-5 seconds off the record. England's leader finished second, Sweden's Eng dahl third, and American Frank J Shea fourth.
In Antwerp on August 20, Foss Chicago AA won the Olympic pole vault event with a vault of 13 feet 5 1 8 inches breaking the world mark which stood at 13 feet 2 1 4 inches set by an American athlete.
A local note highlights M. B. Wright, the promising athlete, rising in June competition. The report emphasizes Wright's improving times and potential impact at upcoming events, naming the event venue and noting the June timeframe without detailing specific results.
The Interstate Commerce Commission set August 27 for hearings on wage award increases for the Armenian railway express company. The request seeks another 16 percent rise in addition to the 12 percent already authorized, to meet the road labor board’s wage order.
The railroad labor board awarded about 343 million and the request for a 91 percent increase amounts to roughly 70 million dollars annually. The figures reflect disputed compensation levels and ongoing wage discussions involving rail carriers and unions.
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