Fordney Attacks High Government Spending Estimates
Chairman Fordney of the Ways and Means committee condemns Secretary Houston's expense figures as "ridiculously high" and cites a potential $1.25 billion in reductions. He argues consolidation of soldiers relief and War Risk Insurance could save about $100 million and trim 35,000 Washington clerks, criticizing the bureau's efficiency and underscoring waste in federal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee of Congress
Houston
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Washington
U.S. Shipping Board
War Risk
Senator Curtis Proposes Centralized Senate Appropriations Control
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas seeks to amend Senate rules to refer all general appropriation bills to the Committee on Appropriations. The plan mirrors a House rule change, consolidating jurisdiction currently shared by Naval, Military, Agricultural, Indian, Pensions, and Post Office committees. Amendments would be restricted to not increase appropriations except to carry out existing law or a prior resolution, or if proposed by another committee or executive department head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Congress
Pensions
Post Office
Curtis
Governors Courtesy in Appointing Willis as Senator
The account contrasts Governor Cox offering to appoint Mr Willis to the United States Senate immediately after President-designate Harding’s resignation with President Wilson’s refusal to congratulate Mr Harding on his election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Willis
United States
Harding
Wilson
Little Boy Blue in Political Jumble on Roosevelt
The note questions Franklin D. Roosevelt’s political fate after the recent campaign. It asks if he has traveled to Haiti to revise a constitution he claimed to have authored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haiti
Christmas Wish Lists and News Rounds Up
A jumble of letters from children ask Santa for candies dolls and supplies. The page also reports multiple crime and politics notices including a $5000 theft at Safe Crackers and arrests in anti crime raids, plus an update on American troops in Germany and a Manila murder charge case.
Ten Years Ago Elsvia Students Win Prizes in Essay Contest
Fifteen Elsvia students won prizes in a school essay contest on How to Make Elsvia a Better Place to Live. Winners include Vilida Weller, Git, Mariandee, Weldouw Parke Jasonson, Elizabeth Mandir, Claude Bires, May Nouging, Inez Iradley, Alfred Up Taw Rudy, Paul Savage, Rufus Brush and Helen Walser. Each received one dollar for merited entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsvia
Alice Watts
Vilida Weller
Git
Mariandee
Weldouw Parke Jasonson
Elizabeth Mandir
Claude Bires
May Nouging
Inez Iradley
Alfred Up Taw Rudy
Paul Savage
Rufus Brush
Helen Walser
The Ham Tree Act and Layered Oddities of a Political Tale
A fragment from a 20th century newspaper column blends satirical verse with political caricature. It references Half Moon Mountain, Pete Lasher, Aleck Summons, and Aleck’s knife incident amid a Teddy Roosevelt era uproar and playful walnut ballad. McIntyre and Heath are likened to Lenin and Trotsky in a droll historical jibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Half Moon Mountain
Pete Lasher
Aleck
Lorain Man Paroled From Reformatory
The Old Board of Clemency met Saturday to parole inmates of the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield. Two released immediately, others to be freed on January 1, January 16, February 1, February 18, March 1, and March 15. William Brewer of Lorain was the only one from this quarry to be paroled and will be released on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Clemency
Ohio Reformatory
Manusfield
Wiliam Brewer
Lorain
U S Government Interest Sparks Immigration Warning
A humorous note reflects on U S government concern over immigration dangers and on protecting American workers. The piece nods to editors using Irish news for sports humor and comments on clean streets as a community standard, mentioning fines as a deterrent.
Weekend thefts and old time city memories unfold
A Penfield farmer reported a doll bug and candy taken from his car on Cheapside after a brief shopping trip, later duplicating gifts to watch for the culprits. Sunday brought a public stir over the first sleighs, a West avenue speedway, and nostalgia for old racing days as residents recalled past city life and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crosier
Penfield
Standon Cheapside
Crosier
Thig City
Turmier
Vas
West Avenue
Mel Pounds
John
Alex Parkes
W. OE. Miller
Dave Howell
Geeree Padaway
Fifth Street
Broad Street
Sign of the Cross and the Red Cross Stamp Drive
A poem urging readers to support the Red Cross stamp fundraiser by buying stamps, selling them to neighbors, and contributing to relief, ending with a call to action for boys and girls to keep up the effort for peace on earth. The author W. E. Aust appeals to compassion and community effort to aid sick and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
W. E
Irish Leaders Held by British After Red Sunday
Prof. John McNeill former president of the Irish volunteers and Sinn Fein leader J Duggan were arrested in Dublin by British authorities after Red Sunday. Sixteen people died in Dublin that day, most of them British soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McNeill
The
Irish Volunteers
J. Duggan
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Chamber of Commerce to Issue Elyria Map
A city map by the Chamber of Commerce is planned to aid reference showing new avenues, streets, and county improvements. The rapid growth of the city has produced many new streets and additions, with public importance noted. A separate notice mentions bath robes at reduced prices from The Robinson & Hancock Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Tosue
Elyria Map
Bath
Robinson & [Lancock Co
ABE MARTIN and Mrs Late Bud Attend Afternoon Party
In a Cleveland report Nina was stills captured and fifty two arrested over the weekend amid a mash surge. A mistaken pencil sharpener was used as a coffee mill in a separate incident as Mrs Tilford Moots poisoned her family this morning.
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Late Bud
Tilford
Cleveland
Nina Stills
Lynch Velde
Dinner Stories at a Girls' Academy Muddle
A museum of garbled dialogue shows a principal scolding a pupil for neglect and a quirky exchange with a collector about theft and payment in a chaotic scene. The snippets hint at social friction, a misfit dinner tale, and a scene of urban life with teachers, collectors, and a wary judge in a farcical plot.
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Emil Calman Gen'l. Mgh
Second &T
Elyria
Chic
Voud-Elam Matter
Elyria Postofice
Fuée
Wy Mall
Mlyria
Withi Lorafo
Ohio
Too Asociated Press
Onja
Audit Bureau of
Burman
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Wabash Ave
Robert E. Ward
National Advertising
Apteciated
Little Boy Blue
Danta Claus
Santa Maux
Agnea Roser
Oberlin
Santa Clara
Thelma Emervy
Lake Ary
Elien Fiening
E. O
Youngstow Doe
Safe Crackers
Pederal Stores Company
Pindlay
Conatantine Athen
Lree
Tlotarantine
Panis
Dee
Germany
Henry T. Allen
Coblers
Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Fevant
Quike
Nour
Juan Conmy
Feurth
Ab Hirst
Harry
Casacity
B Aayer Conway
Moulton
Tom
Jate
Stanley Frost
Dutton’s
Babe Ralleigh
Ralleigh
Skeeter Sheets
Babe
Henry
Jim Hopper
Lark
Lat
Jane
Beas
Outing Tree
Reformatory
U. S
Hag
Takey the
Cake
Erin
Arepot
Cuttom
Charles Hupp
Princatonay Me
B. J. Duggan
Abe Martin
Robinson & Hancock Co
Arion
Aha
Soeything
Wier
Postie
Miller, Cuntory Bloch
Electric Service Co
Brown Hotel Bldg
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