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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1923
Page
1
U S Senator Royal S Copeland of New York calls for radical, health focused coal crisis reform. He argues the annual coal strike end and proposes lasting legislation to protect families and public health, urging action if Atlantic City talks fail.
The Department of Labor announced that American consumers paid 7 percent more for food in July versus June, with a 4 percent rise for the period ending July 15 and a 48 percent increase over ten years. Increases varied by city, led by a 6 percent rise in Columbus and smaller gains elsewhere, while potatoes surged 31 percent and several items rose about 2 percent.
President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes hold discussions with Mexican envoys in Washington this afternoon. The meeting follows a report from Beecner Warren Barton Payne regarding the Mexican negotiations.
Dispatches from Melilla report 500 deaths in new Rift tribe attacks on the Moroccan front. Spain orders all army corps ready for field service as General Echague and Abdul Krim direct forces. Battleships head to Morocco to bombard rebel positions. Public sentiment turns pessimistic.
The Catholic Home Company reunion at Cascade Park drew over a thousand attendees. Thirty-one prizes were awarded with numerous children and adults winning in races and contests including 100 yard dashes, cart wheel events, and ball throwing competitions.
Police arrested two for illegal liquor possession at 1501 West avenue home of Mike Grober. Grober, a former loop saloon operator, fined $1000. Steve Lavandosky jailed after pleading guilty to raisin jack found at his home. Officer Sweet’s uniform damaged during the raid. A separate accident on Broad street injured E Holliday as a City Ice Company truck struck him, with Joe Gaines driving. A Corry, Pennsylvania dispatch notes Hoover killed and Margett seriously hurt in Tiffany Ohio area.
Toronto dispatch reports the Tuins of Wawa Hotel in Ontario destroyed by a Sunday blaze. At least nine known dead, 25 still missing including several Americans. hotel guests numbered about 300 with heavy evacuation and a costly loss. An inquiry proceeds as investigators search for bodies amid extensive refugee arrivals.
Columbus police seek two white men after Sheriff Van Camp was shot dead on a highway near Brooksville Indiana at 3 50 this morning. The men fled in a touring car heading north according to officials.
A new ruling changes how citizenship papers are issued at the county clerk's office. Applicants may now must appear on designated days each month when a government official is available. Hearings run today and tomorrow as the last sessions of the month, with postal notices sent later to confirm future appearance dates.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will stay in the Coolidge administration. The decision was announced at the White House after a long conference with President Coolidge, following Mellon's brief meeting with the president and his report on a recent trip to England.
Maj. Henry J. Curran, immigration commissioner at Ellis Island, objects to Sir Auckland Geddes charge that the island is dirty, overcrowded and unfit for British subjects arriving in the United States. The dispute centers on conditions at the immigrant inspection station.
Bergdoll the American draft dodger who recently killed one man and wounded another during a kidnapping attempt declares he will never return to the United States. He boasts no force can compel his return and notes he might have gone back with his mother but now refuses.
Torrential rains continue in Manila for a full day causing widespread flooding. Officials report the city is under eight inches of water and rising conditions remain perilous for residents and traffic.
Washington reports President Coolidge weighs anti mob legislation as mob uprisings alarm governors. The Dyer bill may be expanded to cover all masked groups and any mob violence as a federal crime, with penalties and enforcement extending to lynching related acts. The measure faces political battles but gains support from the American Bar Association and some states.
Peter Harrison aged 19 son of Mrs Sarah Harrison formerly of Elyria now of Collinwood died in Lake Erie while bathing at Euclid Beach Saturday evening. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 12:30 PM at his late home 16408 Redpath Avenue Collinwood. Burial to follow.
A delegation led by Julius Barnes of the U S Chamber of Commerce met President Coolidge to urge a broad program favoring private enterprise. They pressed tax reform lowering super rates, private merchant marine, stricter immigration quotas, limited government in business, a separate tariff board, and American entry into the World Court. The group warned current levies push capital into unprofitable ventures and called for policy shifts to stimulate investment and trade.
A wave of outlaw activity in Detroit continues after Sunday assaults that left a policeman dead and several others wounded. A General collector was among those targeted as the rash of thefts expanded citywide.
The city playground season ends with a large Field Meet at Cascade Park on Wednesday August 22 from 1:30 to 5 and 6 to dark. Champions from six city playgrounds will compete in horseshoe pitching tennis and other events for all ages including a special free ice cream cone giveaway at 4.00 hours for children under 14 who attend by 1:00.
Columbus report based on State Vital Statistics and Ohio Public Health Association data shows auto fatalities rise with 5,312 deaths in ten years ending January 1 last. Males account for 4,053 and females 1,279. last year fatalities reached 333 versus 192 in 1913.
A fire at 821 Broad Street damaged a large dwelling owned by Mrs. Evelyn Doyle and occupied by August Schiff. Estimated loss runs to about $2,000 after a strenuous effort to reach the attic. Firemen battled the blaze in a difficult attic access situation.
In Atlantic City the United Mine Workers and United Mine Operators resume talks on a new contract set to start September 1. John L. Lewis and Samuel Warriner voiced guarded optimism while opposing the check off system and pressing wage and labor terms.
Steubenville reports rising tension after a riot injuring three. City officials consider an ordinance to prohibit any meetings by the Ku Klux Klan or similar organizations, as authorities predict possible further demonstrations amid anti Klan activity.
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