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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
4
Club owners and players weigh protective headgear for batters after the Ray Chapman tragedy. A special American League meeting, convened last week, is expected to address safety amid routine agenda items.
Philadelphia, Aug 24. American League club owners convened for a special meeting called last week. No objectives were announced, but reporters expect the gathering to yield results regarding the Chapman death and related matters.
Prince Carol of Romania visited New York on August 24 meeting crowds as he moves from incognito to public appearances. He attended receptions in his honor and plans for further entertainment were arranged before his Saturday departure for England. His identity quickly became known amid the throngs.
Census figures released show Bennington Vermont up to 9,982 residents, an increase of 1,294 or 14.8 percent. Kenosha Washington rises to 40,472, up 19,101 or 89.4 percent. Bakersfield California reports 15,638, an increase of 6,911 or 46.4 percent.
In Oberlin on August 24 residents note a boom in honey production as local beekeepers reap large yields. Henry Braithwaite of Morgan Street gathered 250 pounds from a cap hive while others expect thousands of pounds and a ton from the town’s prolific apiaries. The high output follows a dry flowering season that boosted bee activity.
Walter C Hughes, secretary of the national confectioners association, says prohibition benefits many sectors. He notes savings banks, soft drink firms, ice cream makers, and movie theaters reported higher profits, with candy still playing a smaller role among those profiting, in a letter to the state department ahead of the International congress against alcoholism.
A local discussion links candy consumption to economic freedom under prohibition. The piece notes a theory that increased money to spend drives vice like candy eating, while questioning logic behind the view. In Lorain, a civil service trial for ex police chief A A King proceeds amid charges and mayoral disputes.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles holds its seventh annual picnic at Riverview Park on Sunday August 29 with a sport program to run until evening. Prizes await ladies and children in event activities. A morning ball game between married and single men starts at 10 30 and the tug of war is at 1 20.
Simple home remedy promises quick relief from colds as a Bulgarian blood tea is described to sweeten the mouth, cleanse the system, and purify the blood. It urges drinking hot at bedtime to flush away the cold and claims to banish the sniffles with daily use.
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