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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1926
Page
8
A Christmas sermon urges reflection on giving beyond material gifts. It recalls Bethlehem’s star, Christ’s life, and the world’s past wars, warning that future conflicts threaten civilization unless people renew faith and commit to peace. The piece cites moral duty, civic restraint, and hope for justice.
An item lists events on this date across history from 130 to 1918 including Napoleonic assassination attempt and Scott Antarctic voyage. It notes a prior day sale of the Chicago Daily News and catalogs today’s birthdays of John F. Sinclair Willam S Rev Robert L Paddock Maj Gen James H McRae Emanuel Lasker with places and ages.
Seventy five years ago today a Capitol fire destroyed part of the Library of Congress. The President and Mrs. Coolidge will light a national Christmas tree in Washington. Papal greetings were to be delivered to the pope by cardinals. The past and varied customs across Europe and the Americas include Poland, Hungary, Porto Rico, Norway, Lithuania, and Latvia with feasts, carols, pageants, and symbolic foods.
Observers in Central American affairs say Guatemala wisely installed Gen Lamaro Chacon as president following the death of President Orellana last September. A former soldier who avoided constant revolutions, he pursued commerce and culture for peaceful progress and has been twice elected by the national congress.
The text notes an officer serving as vice president and the automatic succession to the presidency after President Orellana's death. It states Gen Chacon will be inaugurated March 15 for a full six-year term, marking a formal transition of power.
By Harry E. Hull late General of Immigration Clary Hull commissioner general since June 1926 has led a long public career from Williamsburg Louisiana alderman to mayor to postmaster and congressman. The piece covers immigration statistics, the effectiveness of examining aliens abroad, and the work of the border patrol along the Rio Grande and Gulf coast.
A fragment from a long-ago local page recalls a heavy snowstorm and street clearing with Salvation Army baskets for the poor. It notes a Christmas gift from the Knights Templar and box rent changes at post offices while residents protest street double tracking on West Bridge Street.
Robert Parker, longtime Lake Shore depot ticket agent, resigns after many years. He plans time in Dakota before returning, while the paper ponders if Blynebs will be paved in his lifetime.
Critics note Edwin Arlington Robinson preserves a formal style across decades. The piece contrasts his steady method with Yeats and reflects on reverence, suffering, and enduring faith through biblical allusions and dated lines.
London reporters note a new municipal step as volunteers authorized by the London Public Morality council begin official censorship. The group led by the Bishop of London and including religious leaders monitors theatres night films postcards and books under Chamberlain oversight.
In West Plains Missouri on December 23 the Razorbacks were reported to be active in the region. A note mentions W. G. Speaker failing to shoot a razorback while attempting to brand for a Texas rancher. A Cultural reference to English Christmas beliefs is included about mattress turning leading to death within a year.
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