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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
4
In West Virginia on February 15, Avelia Pa miners connected to a conspiracy at the Clifteeville mine pleaded guilty today. The cases involved about a dozen miners linked to alleged wrongdoing, with further charges pending until February.
Lorain February 15 post mortem on Frank Salata, found dead Tuesday morning, shows skull fracture from a rear blow and multiple bruises. Salata carried $3,750 life insurance payable to his daughter. Police investigate possible murder. one man grilled with no new details.
Akron Feb 15 Mystery surrounds the death of Arthur Speicher 33 a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co employee Speicher died after a blow from an iron pipe while repairing a fire pit His death attributed to the blow but no one was present at the incident Coroner reports further investigation Speicher leaves a wife and two young children.
Amherst Feb 15 The fairs Aid Society of the Methodist church was entertained by Mrs Frank Snyder and Mrs C A Alexander at the church parlors yesterday afternoon. About 30 ladies attended and a delicious lunch was served by the hostesses. Columbus Feb 15 The bill riding for unified traffic regula throughout Ohio was introduced in the Senate and house simultaneously to reduce auto casualties.
Feb 15 notes from Bakers Crossing record social visits and business trips. Warren Knapp and family visited Laborie household in HomerVille. C H Dirlam and A P Crapper traveled to Rochester and Wellington on town business. Edith Wilcox and Gladys Hewitt are mentioned visiting family. Hallie Kelsey, ill, shows gradual improvement along with other recovered neighbors.
An ad-like fragment urges readers to request a free trial of a rupture treatment claiming to tighten muscles and close openings without need for supports. It targets men and women, warns of gangrene risks, and promises a simple mail offer from Adams N.Y.
Margaret Chriss of Toledo files a suit against Gustave Beelleer seeking 16000 dollars for injuries from a September 4 collision on Jefferson Street. She alleges hospital treatment after the wreck left her badly shaken and with lasting internal injuries impacting her health.
Fire of unknown origin at Buckeye Lake destroys multiple cottages in the Flamegate area. Losses total 21506 dollars with only one cottage occupied by Mrs. Charlotte Burns and son Duvall who escaped unharmed. Insurers cover part of the damage. owners include Frank Bailey of Columbus and several Columbus residents with 3500 dollar claims.
Valparaiso university main building destroyed by fire today as students and firemen battled the blaze in zero weather. An unknown cause left $75,000 fire damage while $25,000 worth of library books were removed.
The Fred J. Smith Recreation Company of Cleveland won the 1924 Journey of the Ohio state howling association award at the annual delegates meeting. Officials of the American Railway Express Company and police say John Whitehead, a payroll clerk, died by his own hand, not in a fight with bandits as first believed. Mrs. Margaret Shook, widow of a man killed by a motor truck, and her eight children fled zero weather when their cottage eight miles north of here burned. The Ohio United Mine Workers deny responsibility for the death of John Major, a strip mine operator of New Lafferty, in a remark at the annual convention.
The Durkeville column lists local residents visiting relatives and attending events from Elyria to Grafton and Olmsted. Families such as the Barths, Boxes, Wilsons, Durkees, and Reisingers figure prominently with church and funeral attendance, calls, and Sunday gatherings noted among neighbors and friends.
Wireless messages reported a violent southwest gale driving the wooden steamer Nika afloat rudderless three miles west of Tatoosh, while the Santa Rita shelled distress for 45 minutes, and the Tuscan Prince went ashore on the Washington coast. Crews were rescued from Nika and Coolcha. Kewanee aided Santa Rita as a wrecking scene unfolded along the Pacific Northwest coast.
French and Belgian authorities are taking steps to detach the Rhine land into an autonomous state under French protection. In Essen, officials named include Major Arnatein and Director Klein among others. Reports allege ration distribution by the French in the Ruhr, with aid directed to a “Rhine republic.”
A scanned price list shows various market rates for dairy and farm products. Butter and prints per pound, eggs and poultry rates, cheese and oleo prices, alongside apples, beans, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, potatoes and sweet potatoes per unit, with several specific per unit figures and per bushel or sack amounts. The entries reflect historical wholesale pricing for common goods from butter to produce.
New York stocks opened higher with Chandler Motors up 2 points to 74 1/2, Studebaker +3 8 to 118 5/8, Crucible Steel up 1, U.S. Steel at 107 1/4, California Petroleum and American Smelting up modestly while railroads and sugar issues showed limited changes. Regional reports note slow cattle and strong hogs, with Chicago grains opening higher on wheat and corn, and a Detroit trial linked to a high-profile murder plot adding national intrigue. Opening Liberty bonds quoted with varied bid levels as market activity broadens in early trading.
Brownhelm High School boys and girls defeated Henrietta on Friday on the local floor. The boys led by Moore Lindsley and Coates, with Meyer and Bauman, posted multiple field goals and several fouls as Amherst and Lerain contingents awaited. The community noted a string of wins for the B H S clubs and B A C squads, with local social notices including visitors, church events, and hospital updates.
In Luxor Egypt on February 15 the outer chamber of King Tutankhamen’s tomb began final phase of removal of two statues as preparations continue to open the inner chamber Sunday. Dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and Viscount Allenby are due to attend the door breaking.
Bulletin from Washington reports E E Dudding warning Governor Pinchot of a possible convicts revolt at Western Pennsylvania penitentiary if relief is not provided. Other items note Senate opposition to the Anglo American debt settlement, Bonar Law opposing Versailles revision, Norris calling for direct election of president, and assurances on future funding agreement ratification. Locational updates include New York trial coverage and Pullman wheel failure near Elizabeth, with a record speed flight between Cleveland and New York piloted by C B D Collier.
Red Bank reports Mrs. Maggie Hearn aged 45 died after being struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train while crossing a trestle at this point. The fatal incident occurred February 15 as she attempted to cross the tracks, authorities said.
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