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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
4
Five armed bandits attacked an American Express horse drawn truck in downtown St Louis while transporting cash to a bank. The guards fired, two bags with about 3200 dollars were taken, and a car crash ended the pursuit. Bank officials value the shipment at over a million dollars.
A summary of proposed legislation in Congress includes reforms to immigration and labor laws, tax and price controls, and tinkering with Prohibition. Measures favor Coolidge positions clash with tariffs and debt settlements, while enforcement and customs receipts highlight government activity.
President Coolidge extends congratulations to Uruguay's President Serrato and Chile's President Alessandri on the Monroe Doctrine centenary. He lauds the policy as a shield for U.S. security and a force for peace and cooperative security across the American continent.
A flight to set a new world altitude record by Lisut John A. MacReady ended early near Dayton due to mechanical trouble after reaching about 37 009 feet. He plans another attempt within days to reach 50 020 feet, aiming to surpass his previous 34 500 foot record.
The treasury ended the year with a surplus of 209 657 460 dollars. Total receipts reached 4 007 123 480 and expenditures 3 697 478 020. Receipts were 768 000 009 dollars above original estimates, while expenditures ...
An OCR fragment promotes Todds Tonic as a daytime and nighttime remedy sold at a drug store location 109 S College Avenue. The ad mentions a tonic tablets product with a slogan A Dose at a Night Makes is Right and cites H.I Neaman as successor to Wood Pharmacy.
Trading in New York reflected broad confidence in President Coolidge as rails led gains with New York Central 3 4 up to 105 1 2 and Reading 79 7 8. Chicago grain advanced with wheat 1 8 to 1 4 higher and corn 1 8 to 1 4 up. cattle calves sheep hogs and livestock values reported across Cleveland and market activity noted as steady to active depending on category.
A resident recalls repeated hospital confinement and minimal nourishment with only gruel water fed four times daily, suffering severe weight loss before a remedy advertisement promises relief. The account references May's Wonderful Remedy and a claimed one dose cure with money-back guarantee, offered by druggists.
Richard E. Kropf, newly elected Royal Arcanum Supreme Regent, cites total fraternal sick and death payments in the United States since 1868 at 3.795 billion dollars. He notes Royal Arcanum as a leading early adopter of higher single-member policies, with broader adoption by others. The order, founded in 1877 in Boston, now counts thousands of members in the United States and Canada and assets above 14 million dollars.
Miami offers a busy scene with municipal checker tables and horseshoe courts under royal palms while winter visitors enjoy yachting, dancing, polo, and luxury hotels. The city’s climate averages 68 in winter and 80 in summer, attracting all classes to open-air recreation and affordable rooms and apartments for permanent residents.
A fragmented reminiscence of a White House figure described as Belle of the era who shaped Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. The piece portrays her political influence with her husband and her swift involvement in pushing governance in the House of Representatives.
Notes on Bessie Love long in films and a rising star in Los Angeles. The piece references her work in Mrs Wallace Reid’s Human Wreckace and Maurice Tourneur’s Torment, plus other industry chatter about premieres and upcoming projects.
In Mossbach Germany prosecutor Nebelstop asks for sentences from six months to three years for four defendants in the Bergdoll kidnapping plot to seize Grover Bergdoll. Griffis and Sperber seek three years, Gagan one year, Nelson six months.
Griffis emerges as the central figure in the Bergdoll affair. He studied at Oxford and Columbia, worked as a press correspondent in Europe, and later served with the American Graves Commission. He is linked to the plan to seize Bergdoll and had suppor t from his superior Col Harbord. Mossbach December 7 reports Gravity sentence of eighteen months with Nelson acquitted.
W J Jordan a 30 year old brakeman from Columbus and formerly of Xenia was instantly killed when a locomotive and five cars of a Pennsylvania railroad freight train derailed at the Whitethorne Avenue crossing. The engine struck a derailer causing the wreck. Other crew members suffered minor bruises.
A new off lamp claims 94 percent air efficiency with no odor smoke or noise and outperforms 10 ordinary lamps after government university testing. Inventor L T Johnson offers a 10 day free trial and local agency opportunities promising $250 to $300 monthly with no experience or money.
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