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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
6
The mayor opposes raising gas rates now arguing the city should wait until the gas company's franchise obligations and mains to Ely additions are extended. Citizens largely back restraint while opponents cite conservation needs and fears of shortages. The piece questions whether higher prices will solve supply issues.
The School Board moved to raise teachers pay, arguing public educators deserve better compensation. It notes historically low wages have hindered recruitment and retention, and urges ongoing increases to reflect dedication, education, and service to students.
The Chronicle-Telegram notes a hurried push for higher salaries faced scrutiny by the city council. Meetings adjourned Monday and Tuesday to discuss the issue, with actions aligned to a planned approach. The paper acknowledges earlier missteps and urges continued attention to fire department salaries in future planning.
Instructions describe making a simple flying weather vane style airplane from pine and tin. Details cover body, propeller, wings, rudder, balance tests, and adjustments for wind to trigger tail and propeller action.
On Long Island a stingy farmer is mocked for refusing papers. A bumbling chain of mishaps follows as his son visits bees, the father injures himself, the cow dies, the wife spills cream and breaks teeth, the baby ruins a carpet, and the daughter elopes with the hired man. The piece pivots to a jab about rejection slips and writers growing wealth.
The piece notes Berkman’s stance after thirty five years of mixed views on America’s institutions and presses for a harsh fate. Another line hints at possible violence if the situation worsens, reflecting volatile public sentiment.
Irving T. Bush is cited as a possible running mate for General Wood on the Republican ticket. He is presented as a prominent publican and speaker with working class sympathies, a Dutch American heritage, and a Brooklyn shipping-plant leadership background.
Abe Martin riffs on a rough day in town noting how misfitting pants and a bumbling incident disrupt his plans. The humor leans on the character’s blunt, folksy style and small town misadventure.
The article profiles Senator Champ Clark a veteran of Missouri politics born in 1850s Kentucky educated at Kentucky University admitted to the bar in 1875 and long served in the U S House including as Speaker Clark led Democratic efforts at the Baltimore convention and remained a major national figure with decades in the House.
A fragment reports a Russian woman's protest against being sent away, reflecting radical viewpoints. The note underscores the tension between pacific sentiment and wartime duty as seen in Arkansas Gazette coverage.
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