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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
2
A strong editorial urges strict penalties for assaults on public officials. It stresses the danger to sheriffs police and deputies in Lucas county and Toledo and calls for swift thorough enforcement of laws to protect those who uphold order and justice.
The railroad system will not be turned over to owners until March 1, a relief to readers of the costly crisis. Government action without credit for bonds would risk collapse of rails and rolling stock, with receivership looming within weeks. Congress should address the issue before March to provide a remedy for the lamentable situation.
A fragmentary tale claims a Scott and wife sailed with a baby born aboard and gained wealth from passengers. It alleges cash gifts of seven hundred dollars and an automobile, leaving them richer by about two thousand dollars, though the narrator dismisses it as luck or misreporting.
Rockefeller has added an immense donation totaling five hundred million dollars. Half supports raising college salaries, the other half funds global medical research. The gift marks the largest single contribution by an individual in history, continuing a lifetime pattern of philanthropy noted by past addresses and Sunday offerings.
The speaker criticizes Rockefeller and Carnegie for greed and dominance, arguing future justice will demand fair profit division and reduce reliance on traditional charitable acts by the era’s two leading financiers.
A historical piece on salesmanship education for girls in Boston and nationwide. It highlights school and store cooperation, real promotions, and future career paths from clerk to trainer, with references to education bulletins and emerging continuation schools for young clerks.
Boy readers are urged to consider plumbing as a career, tracing its rise to sanitary engineering. The piece argues education is essential, advising focus on physics chemistry and mechanical drawing, and stresses the plumber’s role as an independent business owner.
A fragmented item notes social life declined as the country neared Prohibition. Pinky Kerr laments dwindling service and small comforts like a six cent cigar, while ABE MAPTIN hints at formal events dampened by the era.
Marquis Shigen Obu Okuma argues for revising Anglo Japanese alliance to fit new world conditions while preserving peace in the Far East and India. He says England and Japan should act with mutual trust, and that America and Great Britain could form the emitter of a broader league. He cautions the league of nations cannot guarantee disarmament.
Paducah Kentucky report states McCracken County citizens awoke to find a corps of women police officers as a Christmas gift from the county board of commissioners. The women had not served as police before, previously working in health dispatch roles.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain will sail for South America in June, according to the Belatr ikband Chiquiele-Telexram Wint Ads.
West Ridge residents report a crowded Friday evening program at Christa tree ceremonies. Miss McGuire is thanked for an excellent program and a class gift. The Jubilee supper, birthdays, and visits from relatives are noted. A local death at Kokomo is reported, and many family gatherings around Christmas are mentioned.
Dec 20 reports say great inundations across Alsace with the river overtopping banks near Strasbourg. Traffic disrupted in the Vas river valley. Nancy on Dec 2 notes floods rising with lights and newspapers disrupted as offices flood. Charles Miller dead in a Worthington Big Four wreck. a fireman and brakeman injured.
Washington December 26. President Wilson's proclamation placing railroads back under private control changes the timing of a transfer and may affect labor talks. Officials expect the move to ease tensions but unknown shifts remain as workers press for higher pay and better conditions before contracts and inventories are finalized.
A garbled report discusses the Shipping Board with proposals on operating passenger ships and restraint on sale of intoxicating ship supplies. It references private owners, a neutral stance toward German vessels, and possible cooperation with American and foreign ships amid policy talks.
A Bucharest dispatch reports American efforts to access Romanian oil under government supply. Refined petrol figures are cited, with shipments planned to Amel ia Uyova via Constantinople and a stated value of 5 150 004.
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