21 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
1
The Leviathan the Queen of the Seas grounded off Robbins Reef in thick fog and sank deeper into mud. Tugboats failed to free her as 1,600 passengers watched in fear, and the ship’s final season voyage paused until tide rise tonight at 8.
A missing West Coast man was found dead from a bullet wound today. The incident occurred after a night of in some kind of dispute. The victim’s name and exact circumstances remain unclear as authorities investigate.
US dispatches report a suit from Athens and other counties seeking to restrain the collection of annual installments from a Connecting to Cleveland project. The action names state officials and agencies, with claims of improper fee demands amid a broader property revaluation context. The case references Mae Stannard, matron, and local officials in Ohio.
Captain Jeffries of the Salvation Army was presented a Ford car by West Broad street merchants as a token of appreciation for his city work. Holy Cross church on West avenue plans a Christmas celebration tonight with music and a general good time.
Funeral services for the late J. B. Plumb will be held at the Jenkins Funeral Home on Second Street Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Edwin Kirby, with interment at Ridgelawn. Nearby report notes Ohio Bell filed a tariff with the State Utilities Commission proposing a three cent increase per call for some long distance classes.
Seven people in Lorain and Elyria area face charges after a Lorain grand jury handed down indictments. Allegations include burglary, larceny, carrying concealed weapons, and driving a motor vehicle without consent. Names include James How, Hugh Knapp, John Zade, Charles Smith, John Shuff, and Charles Brennan.
The Barberton Branch of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company will pay a lump sum bonus to married employees' wives of 50 dollars each plus 10 dollars for every child under 13, with a maximum of 1000 dollars per family. Salaried staff receive a 10 percent year’s pay bonus.
George McGahan an alleged notorious bank bandit pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging possession of stolen government bonds in federal court Toledo. Bond was fixed at 75 000 with tight guard to prevent escape and he faces trial next month after arrest in Marietta and transfer from Columbus.
At Mrs Florence Kling Hardings request Western Reserve University will frame and hang a parchment naming Warren G Harding as Doctor of Law in the university library until the Harding memorial building at Marion is completed. The conferral was planned for 1922 but was canceled by Harding illness and his death.
Len McDaniel was found guilty of illegal possession of liquor at his Elxria restaurant on Lodi Street. Judge Major Jones deferred sentencing pending a motion for a new trial as attorney Don Baird was assaulted during court and Don Miers completed the defense.
Bulletin items report plans to push the soldiers pensions bill in the House immediately after Congress convenes in January. Also notes Canton unions threaten general port strike to force withdrawal of warships off Shaw Island, and Britain warns Afghanistan over frontier murders.
County records show about 130 people bound over or sent to court on liquor charges and fines totaling around 100000. In the city police court 139 drunkenness arrests and 56 liquor violations yielded 25000 to 20000 in revenue, with justice courts adding 55 drunkenness and 30 liquor cases. Coroner Perry notes only one death from liquor this period.
Coroner Perry reports seven deaths due to traffic violations by automobiles this year in Lorain County. The tally may reach near one hundred injuries as officials intensify a crackdown. Sheriff Underhill and local police have stepped up arrests, with Justice George More handling about two hundred county cases and the force imposing fines on most incidents.
Mexican regulars and rebels clash for control of Tehuantepec peninsula and Gulf ports. Advices say rebel detachments under Generals Ferrera and Vega attacked federals at the Port of Hermoza, with Federal losses around 194 and rebel losses 18 killed and 22 wounded. Federal troops prepare for further actions in Vera Cruz, Jalisco, and Queretaro.
The Chippewa Bank of St Louis on South Broadway failed to open its doors with deposits listed at 2 483 121 89. Police court fined Percy Munns ten dollars for disorderly conduct after an incident at Hovis restaurant. Louis Francie fined five dollars for guardians conduct related to Z V Jones arrest. Governor Donahey was informed Price Russell III is ill with typhoid fever in the city hospital Creston Wayne County home.
Ernest Vetter and his wife were found guilty of first degree manslaughter in Queens County for the beating death of Lorenzo J. Storey. The sentence ranges from eight to twenty years. Storey, Mrs. Vetter's former admirer, was killed at the Vetters' home after an alleged confrontation.
Superintendent Reuben Baus and county officials hosted a Christmas party for inmates at the county home. Guests from across the county watched a music filled program by local residents and Moose Lodge volunteers distributed gifts, with women receiving bandkerchiefs and fruit and men cigars and fruit. Santa Claus arrived as the crowd sang and the room later shared a supper prepared by Mrs Baus and helpers, delivering notable joy to the residents.
Mrs John Tomacki of 3 South Court was struck by a car driven by O WL Mark at the corner of East Ernad and Asi Ee Street. She suffered minor injuries and was dragged several feet. a Black and Tan bus on Oberlin Road also had a minor collision with injuries to a passenger.
Relief reports from Bogota indicate massive losses with about 3000 dead, 20000 homeless, and hundreds injured after the frontier quake near Las Granadas Lake along the Tulcan border. Isolation hampered details from Saturday’s shock.
An internal rift in the Protestant Episcopal Church over Bible interpretation eased as bishops and clergy signaled a Christmas truce. Bishop Manning urged prayer and peace while warning serious questions remain. Meanwhile a modernist victory in a separate debate between Potter and Straton drew mixed reactions and a disruptive crowd.
Chicago December 21 Detroit multi millionaire Henry Ford will be nominated as a third party candidate despite his declaration for President Coolidge. Roy M Harrop of Omaha Nebraska, head of Ford for president clubs announced the plan in Washington. Des 71 Widows of American war veterans will not be denied pensions if their husbands were beneficiaries during their lifetimes. Secretary of the Interior Work ruled today.
Columbus reports that legal opinion from the Attorney General's office states that keeping measurements of persons convicted of liquor law violations and imprisoned for failure to pay fines is legal, a policy advocated by State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald.
Monroe Patterson a wealthy pottery owner bought the seven acre Westend baseball park for 15000 and donated it to the East Liverpool board of education to be used as an athletic field for the city especially for children. The gift carries a condition that no admission is charged if Sunday sports are permitted.
Columbus December 21 James A White will seek the Republican nomination for governor next year and resign within a month as superintendent of the Ohio League He will not accept a position with the Anti saloon League in Washington say friends of Mr White
Charles G Dawes of Chicago, a banker and director of the United States husset industry, was named president of the commission to study Germany capacity to pay reparations. The assignment was approved by the Reparations Commission, with Dawes to begin work mid January and data collection starting in Europe and the United States.
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