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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
3
Carl C Dickey contends in World's Work that press power remains strong though its course changed to calmer, impartial reporting. He cites The New York Times as a model of news without editorial bias, urging editors to separate opinion from daily news and let the public form its own views.
A Martins Ferry Times letter laments Ohio grade crossings and urges funding to eliminate dangerous spots. It cites the New York Central crossing at Ridge road to Fields Corners, noting a family killed there and arguing lives saved outweigh costs. The piece contrasts Britain’s low danger crossings and mocks political machinery relying on "nuts."
Recaps notable events and birthdays from past and present in Ohio era notes. Includes political figures Henry Clay, Mount Etna eruption, Garibaldi, and shipwrecks. births of Maurice Maeterlinck and Pat Harrison. a plan by Gifford Pinchot. and reflections on voting rights and postwar sentiments.
The report marks Eliza Allen Starr as born and celebrated on her centennial, notes the ecclesiastical calendar remembrance of John the Baptist, and mentions Oliver Wendell Holmes born 115 years ago with his son serving on the Supreme Court. It also lists Charles G Dawes heading to Lincoln to campaign and the League of Nations Council discussing the Mosul frontier and Turkey issues in Geneva.
The Wanderer, a famous whaling ship of old days, will soon sail from New Bedford to hunt whales off the South American coast. The era of wooden ships and iron men has faded as oil engines and fast steamers replace the romantic voyage.
Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland, president of the National League of Women Voters, warns that U lit eracy threatens the coming election. She urges a 25 percent turnout increase over 1920, citing only 49 percent participation then and the need for an informed majority to influence government through ballots.
A poetic fragment analyzes time and love across summers and years. The speaker laments lost joys and fond memories, noting children as emblematic of life’s fleeting seasons while time itself appears to slip away like a remembered verse.
Local moralizing note warns that living on borrowed funds is risky and highlights dangers of using a borrowed car. The fragment comments on thrift, responsibility, and consequences of debt in a coarse regional voice.
A 50-something native of Bell County, Mrs Miriam A Ferguson, wife of former Governor James E Ferguson, wins the Democratic nomination for Texas governor. Described as a home-loving, liberal woman with a strong heart, she faces speculation about how leadership would suit her. Her campaign notes her long ties to Texas and public life, though she had not prior political office experience.
Huntington reports the fifth annual Crile reunion on August 22 with about sixty attendees. Locals L. C. Crile and family led officers with L. C. Crile as president and Grace Crile as secretary. The group shared a picnic dinner then visited Chippewa Lake park. Norman Eisenman of Cleveland is visiting grandparents Conrad Naegele this week.
Mr and Mrs H D Bowan and party spent Friday to Sunday at Middlefield. E G Fortune and son Russell visited Lodi with Russell recovering well. Mrs George Hart attended Wellington for her father's death. Rudolph Eisenman of Cleveland visited with Naegele and Loomis families. Several others toured, hosted reunions, and attended the State Fair in Columbus while local road work near the center finishes and a public sale is announced.
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