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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1921
Page
7
The petition of rail executives to abrogate national agreements and the Railway Labor Board's stance suggest a move away from universal pacts toward a national coverage. Union leaders seek fair wage changes while resisting unwarranted pay cuts. executives emphasize regional wage distinctions tied to property values and returns.
Senate committee reports the Dillingham proposal after the Johnson Bill, which sought a one year immigration ban, passed the house. Both measures aim to limit newcomers, with 5 percent of current nationalities allowed, while critics warn of mass unemployment and economic strain from new arrivals.
Columbus reports say Governor Davis seeks to end annual voter registration as part of cost cuts but faces legislative election committees who accuse him of stealing their thunder. Ohio citizens favor macro reforms to election laws, citing waste and labor needs, urging cooperation to avoid jeopardizing reforms and potential 1922 defeat of responsible men.
East week s report on the business conditions in the United States shows considerable increased activity in various manufacturing centers while orders for season.
A midwest wholesaler reports higher physical sales than last year despite lower prices, while purchases from manufacturers rise. In markets, 73 declines out of 92 price chances, notable deflations in food, and large drops in livestock prices. Steel industry prices fall 20 percent from 1920 peak, and prices reach near 1916 levels. Clearinghouse data show reduced loans and deposits. bank reserves rise toward five percent. Failures up 76, mainly small firms. Winslow Bill aids rail funding, easing losses. Overall, signs point to gradual normality despite cautious outlook.
Elyria Feb 15 Breeders of Holstein cattle in Lorain County will host four meetings this month to discuss the merits of the breed. Plans show meetings Feb 13 19 and Feb 18 19 at Amherst council chamber Elyria Court Room Center Grange Hall and Wellington town hall. Ohio Holstein progress noted with 30 counties forming clubs and Ohio ranking third in purebreds with ten million dollars in value.
Elyria February 16 Charles W Tatt resident engineer for Morris Knowles Company Pittsburg reports to city hall staff about a strange egg delivered yesterday. The egg is larger than a hen egg and globe shaped like an electric light with unusual slender form. He debates whether to eat or keep it as a souvenir of an Ohio hen's artistic ability.
Elyria reports about thirty measles cases among children while the new Lorain County court house nears completion with corridors being frescoed. Plans for the May term in the key courtroom are under consideration. Local notes include a European trip plan by several residents and a farm purchase near Hudson Michigan. The Lorain County Teachers Association set for February 26 in Lorain with addresses by Professor Clark and Superintendent White. The city band sold scarlet uniforms to Eastman College in Poughkeepsie and bought new ones. R F Hoyle shipped five and a half carloads of dried apples to Germany, totaling 180000 pounds.
New York February 13. Mrs Ruth Ruick holdt says a mysterious man’s hypnotic powers compelled her into theft and a double life. She admits using the names of wealthy women to obtain money, furs, clothes and jewelry by fraud and reports she was driven to crime by the unseen influence.
ADE MARTIN notes bootlegger Ike Mopps has the contracts for two banquets this week. The speaker quips that ancient Rome lacked our own oil races, reflecting rustic humor and local color in the column.
The senate judiciary committee instructed Secretary Houston to withhold further credits or commitments to any foreign government until the committee can review all facts on foreign loans and report to the Senate. The action came after Houston did not appear to present loan data.
Elyria February 16 residents along East River and East Bridge streets protested a large billboard at the intersection, warning auto drivers of obstruction if completed. They urged the city to pass ordinances limiting eye sore structures amid plans for additional billboards citywide.
Mrs. Henry M. Chamberlain, 81, has been missing since July. Her daughter and granddaughter refuse to discuss the case, while police probe a baffling mystery surrounding her disappearance and alleged mind control by a mysterious man. A New Haven doctor’s wife, Mrs. Ruickholdt, faces grand larceny charges after a jewelry theft confession tied to a hypnotic scheme.
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