02 Feb 1924
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1924
Page
1
Feb 2 report says former president Woodrow Wilson grows weaker under constant opiate comfort. Doctors state last hours are near with no pain and focus on easing his final moments.
In IGEPORT Connecticut a Ringling Brothers plant was destroyed by fire causing about 250000 in losses. The blaze leveled the plant and adjacent structures as animals were moved away from the flames. Fire crews checked the flames and contained the scene.
Three people were hospitalized after a fog shrouded accident in Veland. A fourth escaped death when a man plunged from a 250 foot ledge after colliding with a machine.
News described a crowded press shack and frantic telegrams reaching the Wilson home as Woodrow Wilson's health deteriorated. Cordell Hull and Herbert Hoover called but did not enter. Mrs Wilson faced the strain with faith doctors deemed hopeful. William Gibbs McAdoo and Mrs McAdoo planned to travel to Washington to be with the ailing ex president. A prayer in the House opened the session, led by Chaplain James Shera Montgomery.
Hamilton February meeting of Chamber of Commerce and American Legion planned a homecoming for Lieut. Corliss Hooven Griffis arriving from Germany. Citizens bands and committees will meet the train and escort him to his parents’ home. A dinner will precede a mass meeting where the city will formally welcome him.
New York Central Railway and allied lines granted a five percent raise to conductors and trainmen, eliminating higher pay applications. Engineers and firemen had a similar rise. A further contract discussion with Brotherhood officials and executives is set for Tuesday to finalize terms across lines including Boston and Albany, Michigan Central, and others.
A Green Line car and a Lorain bus collided at Court and Broad as passengers alighted. The bus driver, found without 1924 license plates, was taken to the police station. Officials note injunctions in higher courts block current license fee collections, allowing 1923 plates for larger buses until proceedings settle.
Mrs Lena Beltz 65 died Friday at 12 50 pm at her daughter Esther Brillhart’s Spruce street home. Survived by husband Abram R Beltz and seven children and two sisters. Funeral Monday at 1 pm from Evangelical church Greenburgh Rev Starkey officiating burial Greenburgh cemetery.
Bernice Ander Son of Elyria sued the city of Lorain for 10090 damages after she slipped on a defective sidewalk and injured her ankle. The Lorain Common Pleas Court dismissed the case this morning at the plaintiff's costs.
High naval officers failed to agree on moving oil reserves tied to the Teapot scandal from the Bay Department to the Interior Department. Rear Admiral Latimer testified that Secretary Denby urged the transfer, while Alls Gregory and Griffen strongly opposed the move.
In Indianapolis on February 2, United Mine Workers delegates refused to grant Alexander Howat, suspended Kansas miner leader, a hearing. Howat charged the platform and, amid wild scenes, was seized by miners and forcibly removed from the convention.
A collection of brief items from London Rome Madrid and Paris report on the Ulster Irish Free State talks Mussolini gains votes in southern Italy Orlando retires Ramifications in Britain France Spain and Morocco noted. Postings include Kalmar Ramsay MacDonald Poincare exchanges and a Morning Post jab at Frank Kellogg.
Next Monday the Court of Appeals will hear the dispute between Lorain city firemen and volunteer firemen over representation on the firemen pension board and eligibility for benefits. About forty witnesses are expected amid cross fire between department branches.
The yellow line announces an earlier start on Monday with cars leaving on the even hour and every twenty minutes after, ten minutes sooner than the previous timetable. Regular mill runs will also be maintained.
Two men died and three others were injured in a collision between a car and a Long Island Rail Road train at Laurel Park Long Island early today. Victims were grooms Harry Judd 25 and Clarence Dalton 24 from Westbury area estates. Injured are Bernard Slowey in serious condition and grooms Jack Swan and Peter Small.
Sheriff Underhill arrested J. W. Johnson, an electrician at National Tube Co., who was wanted in Susanville, California, on a charge of issuing bad checks. Susanville’s sheriff is en route after him. Johnson said he expected the arrest and had trouble sleeping recently.
Mary Roesch died at her Murray Ridge home yesterday afternoon at age 76. The funeral is Monday at 2 o’clock at Sudro Funeral Home with Rev Paul Bourguin officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
The weather bureau forecast shows frequent snows in the north and rain or snow in the south across the Great Lakes area next week. Temperatures start above normal, then trend steadily colder mid to late week. In the Ohio Valley expect rain early, then occasional snow or rain with above normal temps at the start and much colder middle and end. In Columbus, a separate note reports a 15 year old Nelson Sipe confessed to stealing 26 cars last month, saying he committed joy rides and stole seven cars in one night.
Washington Feb 2 reports reveal Doheny employed four Wilson cabinet members including McAdoo Lane Gregory and Garrison. McAdoo received 250000 in four years. Paris Feb 2 Harry F Sinclair plans U S return potential Feb 12 sailing. White House says Sil Strawn can serve as prosecutor. Senate confirmation needed. Fall refuses to testify citing constitutional rights and Walsh resolution. Navy witness Robison defends handling of naval lands and storage tanks in Hawaii.
Marshal Edmunds reported a man matching the assault suspect description was captured in Oberlin. The alleged assailant, joined by officers Sweet, Johnson and Crehan, led to Join Kovatch of Detroit, about 30, who denies involvement. Miss Ava Walker, assaulted Thursday, is at her Columbia home and will be contacted by telephone.
Former Toledo mayor Adolph Unger and 24 co-defendants face trial for alleged violation of the Volstead Act in a Miami area case. Unger continued his defense on the witness stand as proceedings proceeded this morning.
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