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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
3
A council request advances Powell to a city office with duties tied to sewer and street work. The proposal calls for a salary of 175 per day for Roosevelt men and 125 per month for day workers, plus funds for new levels and major projects. A salary review and finance reference follow the request.
Dec 2 reports nine federal signs indictments in Grand Rapids over alleged corruption and conspiracy connected to Truman H. Newberry's election. The car dealer named as an organizer is among those charged. Officials describe the move as political in intent ahead of the campaign.
Negotiations begin on resuming diplomatic relations between France and the Vatican. Prospects appear favorable for restored ties after prior tensions dating to the early 1900s, with historical visits and protests shaping the context of current discussions.
Fragmentary report notes one mittens frozen to death on a sandbar island in the Missouri. Other victims or details are unclear as the river rose and residents warned but forced to move.
On December 2 a mob lynched a man after he shot and killed Hansel Rosier, son of a local resident. The body was found near a tree by a church today, and physicians reported the cause of death.
A damaged OCR snippet lists Dr and Mrs J D Cooper with court and daughter, Mr and Mrs Clarence Oak Street with a son Joe Gung, and mentions Chapel Avenue and other names including Mrs Marl Becker, Mrs Harrie, and Chas East Broad. It reads as a jumble of addresses and personal notices with scattered street names.
December 2 report notes over ten thousand dollars in valuable fish seized at a police station. In a separate incident a streetcar accident left Mike Bander of J Joseph's Hospital with injuries but he walked away from the scene.
Henry Clay Frick died in New York City after illnesses from ptomainea poisoning in November. He was 69, a key figure in Wall Street and a longtime director of United States Steel Corporation since its 1901 founding, believed to have a fortune near two hundred million dollars.
The Eagles lodge opened the division fair last night at its Strund Street building. The crowd packed the hall to capacity and danced to Converse's orchestra. Attendees enjoyed various schemes to coax money from attendees as the fair continues through the week.
Orin Boy, who had been unconscious for six days after a bicycle accident, began to regain consciousness today at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The injured boy, who suffered a brain concussion, was struck by a car driven by Rev. A. A. Rade of the Church of the Na.
Rotarians announce plans to entertain youngsters at the noonday Rotary luncheon at the YMC A and to perform a program by Imperi Jubice quartet. They will donate Christmas rent to Lorain County Children’s Home, appoint committees for a fair, and hold a New Year’s kanee for members and families. The event aims to bring cheerful anticipation to all club members.
The Tattersall Dairy Co has begun construction of a new dairy plant at East Broad and East Bridee streets. It will be one of the finest in the state and is slated to open April 1. New machinery has been purchased and funds were invested to ensure a credit to the city.
Medina Der reports Mr and Mrs WF Wideman celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. The Wideman family notes long lives with ages cited for relatives, while remarks from Wideman reflect feeling younger than his 62 years. The piece references family history and a potential record.
Representives from the Ohio State hatchery at Put-in-Bay are in Lorain recruiting fishermen to collect spawn. Workers will earn five dollars a day plus sixty cents per ten quarts. The schedule aims to collect 14 288 quarts of spawn to yield about a billion fish. Walter Smith, John Gutcher, Arthur Olsen, Wayne Koppen and William Weldon returned from Canton after attending the MLC A conference, led by Mr. Mills.
Big Rapids Mich Dec 2 A search of Mercy hospital ruins was under way to see if more than the three dead were trapped after a fast moving blaze last night The main exit was cut off and about 40 patients were carried out through second story windows Some seriously ill patients remained in critical condition from exposure The property loss was about 100 000
A Sunday evening audience in a Baptist church heard Dr. Neighbour preach on whether Christians should dance. He argued believers must follow Christ and sacrifice worldly pleasures, noting seven tenths of 500,000 fallen women in the United States for dancing. The sermon avoided sarcasm yet delivered a firm call to adhere to biblical standards.
The National Taube Co laid off about 200 from plant No 1 and the Tall Mill, closing for repairs. The shut down is not expected to last past next week. Many Elyrians join area layoffs at Lorain shipyards as 1500 of 1900 workers face reduced wages and possible pay equalization across industries.
District Emigration Officer W. T. Shockley and Judge Redington naturalized 75 foreigners in a distributed daylong process. Some applicants were denied for poor information or conflicting marriages, including a Lorain man who could not name Lake Erie and a German wife ineligible due to her citizenship. The event ended with indignant refusals and missing papers. Wellington Rubber & Novelty Co. plans to expand capacity by adding three buildings.
The council referred the cemetery superintend ent salary rise to 3500 dollars a year to the finance committee. It received a detailed cost letter from Citizens Gas Free about labor and material costs. Memorial Hospital Gates Home for Crippled Children and Nurses’ Home reports were filed. A lot on East ridge street for a coke storage plant was referred to the building and land committee. Oil of Black Pierre for chemical work was delayed pending state accounting department guidance. A Cambridge allotment blueprint for Rest Side was received. The disputed bill from Schiffer Subr Coal Co. was unresolved. The legislature authorized bonds and the city treasurer’s bond increased from 250,000 to 509,000.)
Andress of Elyria Savings Bank spoke to the city council about upgrading the sewer for a new building on the Audiar hotel site. He argued the present sewer is not deep enough for modern blocks and urged connecting to the West Avenue system. A committee will report on the request this year.
Elyria city officials including the Safety Service Director and the Board of Education plan immediate action to restore municipal skating ponds at Hinckley grounds near Th. Ton McAisley and Jeffersoun Sunou. A December 9 public meeting aims to raise funds for a monument honoring two Hinckley bays listed on the public field.
Chicago and Cleveland market summaries show futures and cash prices for corn wheat lard and other commodities. Cattle calf and sheep receipts at Cleveland are listed with price ranges and timely closing figures. Prices vary by delivery month and commodity with mixed gains and losses across sessions.
City officials weigh paying a dentist bill for repairs after a fire injured three workers. The bill, tied to dental work for a firefighter who lost teeth, raises questions of pension and coverage, with no clear ordinance authorizing payment. Officials seek state guidance on legality and funding.
An old advertisement extols Begg's Mustard plaster for rheumatism and rheumatic pains. The yellow box claims concentrated heat in a plaster form reliving aches and swelling, urging purchase at a price in cents and citing A C Welly & Co of Leloy as the supplier.
Government extends restrictions to permit free import of large quantities from all countries except Russia under control, ordered yesterday by officials. Local tensions rise as streetcar service faces stoppage amid disputes over mayoral reelection and council actions.
In Bay area notes, John Handy a farm hand, acquires property from an unknown party amid oblique references to Bath Dee 2 and Duke of Opalto Ieg Naples. Prince Alfunsa of Dragna and Luho of Oparte appear in fragmented mentions with no clear outcomes or dates.
President Wilson appointed J. W. Alexander of Missouri as secretary of commerce, succeeding Wm. Bedell. The decision comes amid a broader push to issue bonds and support the Irish relief effort in the United States, with Walsh named national director in charge of the campaign and bond certificates valued at ten million dollars slated for distribution around May 16.
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