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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
5
Lorain news item notes J. S. Knox, founder of the Knox School of Salesmanship and Business Efficiency of Cleveland, will discuss "the power of salesmanship" at the chamber of commerce tonight at eight. Public invited.
Lorain on February 10 reports say Just Seportg of 2914 Pearl Avenue told police a thief entered his room while he slept and stole a watch a bunch of keys and a pair of corduroy trousers.
Isabelle Barber of East Avenue City accuses David Barber of gross neglect of duty and refusal to support the family. She contends he is capable of work and has abused their son, seeking divorce, alimony, and custody of their two children.
The Commonwealth of West Virginia presents its first witness in the murder case against Sid Hadd and twenty others accused of killing Detective Alrt Felts. A jury of twelve farmers teachers and workers is seated as 557 witnesses have been called and the charge remains willful deliberate and premeditated murder with possible verdicts of death mercy or life imprisonment.
Advertised remedy Peterson Ointment allegedly cures chronic eczema and itching piles. Quotations from Ming Mary Hill of Pittsburgh and A Ruger of Racine praise rapid relief. The ad notes price at 60 cents and offers mail order from Peterson Ointment Co.
After a fatal shooting and suicide, reports detail a love triangle involving Maurice Pausen and his former wife Mary Pausen, with defendant Franz Popp claiming to seek a marriage license that had been annulled. The couple’s upstairs confrontation ended with three bullets in the woman and one in the man. Police describe a struggle evidenced by torn clothes and a ruined room. Pausen, injured at work, lies in St Joseph’s hospital.
New York stock openings show mixed moves with copper leading gains as Anaconda climbs above 53 7-8. Reading falls under dissolution review, steel issues firm with Crucible up to 941-2, and utilities like American Woolen and American Linseed bid higher. Commodities open with wheat down, corn flat, oats mixed, and pork and lard futures lower. Weathered by opening Liberty bonds and Victory notes quoted with varied yields.
A West Side incident described as a wild west show turned chaotic when a steer charged Patrolman Southam and Birkline. Officers used a lasso and improvised barriers to subdue the horned beast as it bolted toward Telegraph road, forcing a reluctant pursuit past hay loads and stalled wagons.
Advertises Katelka as a true hair grower that stops hair loss and dandruff, claiming legions of users and baldness conquest. Offers a money back guarantee and directions with a small box called KOTALRO available at busy druggists.
Ashland Ohio Feb 10 Norwalk high school basketball arrives for Friday night action as one of northern Ohio's strongest teams. The Orange and Black have already defeated Mansfield and also beat Lorain and Sandusky this season. Coach Barnhart notes the visitor's record makes this the toughest game on the schedule and Frentz’s Mansfield showing provides a third scoring option for the forwards.
Cleveland reports Butter prices at 43 1 2949c and early 71 2 48c, potatoes $1.80 per sack, with mixed gains and declines. Cattle receipts 250 slow, calves 300 strong, top $18. Sheep and lambs steady, top $9.50. Hogs receipts 3500, market around $10, with yorkers at $10. Pigs $10.50, roughs $7, stags $5.50. Canton note: Carl Beatty youth arrested in Albuquerque leads to arrest of Robert McDonald and J Reber of Quaker City Motor Co. damageus garage theft fence case.
The Church of Christ Sunday School boys anticipate a Fathers and Sons Banquet to be held in the church on Wednesday evening February 16. The boys are preparing their appetites for the feast and amusingly guessing the main dish, with many expected to attend for a lively evening.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for stuffed noses from colds or catarrh. It claims the antiseptic healing cream clears air passages, soothes swollen membranes, and stops nocturnal breathing struggles with a small bottle from the druggist.
Lorain Feb 10 Frank Pruszkowski of 1038 West 20th Street asked police to help regain entry to his home which his wife had barricaded. Officers accompanied him to the house and learned the claim was true while the wife was suing for a divorce and advised him to find other quarters until the suit is settled in court.
LORAIX Feb 10 Funeral services for Mrs Marie Smithberger who died Tuesday at home 158 East 30th Street will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the family residence with Rev Theodore Merfen pastor of St John’s Evangelical church officiating. Her grandson will serve as pallbearer. Interment will be at Elmwood cemetery.
The Labor Wage Board denied the Association of Railway Executives request claiming that the 232 decision does not fix wages for unskilled workers and uphold the existing national agreement wages. The board ruled that railways must continue employing under the scales drafted during the federal administration era, keeping the current wage structure in effect. Jewell called the decision a pleasant surprise and requested a delay to confer with Walsh before proceeding.
One holdup in New York snatched $2 and a stickpin from Al Jennings on his way from Brooklyn to Manhattan. He quipped, Like old times, as he fled. Other bulletins note a sea rescue near Halifax of an Belgian ship crew, a suicide in New York, the death of critic Huneker, Germany’s attendence to an indemnity talks, a midwest aviation tragedy inquiry, naval orders to Nicaragua, a divorce decree in San Francisco, and a Senate resolution on German indemnity.
Pittsburgh and Lorain reports show the United States Steel Corporation and Carnegie Pension Fund paid 1920 pensions totaling 779,766.50 with 3,264 participants and an average monthly pension of 22.10 dollars. The fund, established by Carnegie and US Steel, lists ten-year trends and average beneficiary ages around 65.78 years.
The report shows Carnegie Steel and its subsidiaries distributing substantial funds across units. The Edgar Thomson Works at Braddock leads with 36,487.17 in retirement awards, followed by the Homestead plant at 35,873.80. City Mills receivers total 22,142.24, while Youngstown, Ohio plants receive 312,453.97.
Elyria reports a spare tire was taken from Morrig Guin ea’s auto parked at Lake Avenue and Bath Street at 9 oclock last evening. He notes he had recently lost his automobile and is lucky the thief did not take the fiyver again.
Elyria police report that Aliam Danford of Spruce Street said a number of his tools were stolen from the West Side Lumber company plant during the night.
Reports from London say Belgian army units in Germany clashed with residents of Adx-la-Chapelle. A patrol fired on a crowd, wounding several people as fighting broke out amid occupation events.
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