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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1924
Page
7
The article argues the president needs unbiased prosecutors vs oil-linked lawyers. It urges selecting men of integrity and proven nerve like Hughes or Untermeier to aggressively pursue the oil scandal, drop conflicted figures, and restore public trust before the presidential election.
The labor government in England outlines policies to Parliament under Ramsay MacDonald as leader of a minority cabinet. He avoids snap votes, seeks wide foreign policy moves, and aims to stabilize unemployment and trade through relations with the Soviet Union and Germany and a potential armament conference. The two party system nears breakdown while public hope grows for a fair chance for Labour.
A historical rundown lists events from 1817 to 1922 including a railroad disaster at Williamsbridge New York, Fordney tariff act, and Harding urging a sales tax. It marks today’s birthdays: George Askwith, F Houston, Rt. Rev. Georgi Guertin, Donald Brian, Anita Stewart, with origins and ages tied to those dates.
On February 17 entries recall Amboyna torture by Dutch in 1624. Gen. Joan Sullivan born 1740. Treaty of Ghent ratified 1815. Gen. William F Smith born 1824. Gen. Francis J. Herron born 1331. National Congress of Mothers formed 1847. Sir Wilfrid Laurier died 1919. Rev. A. N. Shelton killed 1922.
One year ago today February 16 Leon Bourgeois resigned as President of the French Senate while the United States Senate passed a British war debt binding measure to the Union.
Sunday February 17 field officials in New York seized coal bound cars for Canada. Nevada repealed its prohibition statute and adopted a Volstead style national prohibition law.
George Kennan born in Norwalk Connecticut 79 years ago today. James A Farrell president of United States Steel Corp born in New Haven Connecticut 61 years ago today. Rt Reverend Joan J McCort Catholic bishop of Altoona born in Philadelphia 64 years ago today. Edward E Browne representative in Congress from Wisconsin born in Waupaca Wisconsin 56 years ago today. George Harvey former United States ambassador to Great Britain born in Peacham Vermont 60 years ago today.
Today marks the birth centenary of Clara Moore and the sixth birthday of another timeless figure. In New York a gathering will discuss Palestine reconstruction while National Music Week kicks off. Sir Wilfrid Laurier died five years ago and Gen William F. Smith was born exactly a century past, shaping Missionary Ridge. Switzerland votes on a plebiscite to extend weekly working hours from 48 to 52.
The excerpt critiques a legacy of erroneous mining habits passed down through generations. It argues a collective fault in society's approach to resource use and calls for reflection on inherited practices shaping present behavior.
ABE MARTIN quips about having wood to saw as Jake Bentley notes shifts in talk about marriage. The rustic humor contrasts serious thoughts on matrimony with everyday chores and small town wit.
The piece urges viewing life as steady progress from youth to old age and promotes honest patriotism as the path to global betterment. It cites leaders like Grer and Zangwill and warns against blind reform, urging removal of root causes for a humane, cooperative world.
The piece notes Horr and Warner planning a new chase warehouse at the freight depot in Wellington. It references the Old Folks concert at the town hall with choirmaster W. N. Briggs, plus songs sung for the audience. Sixty Elyria residents chartered a train to Cleveland for Theodore Thomas Concert Co. at Case Hall. J. T. Houghton resigned as chief engineer of the fire department, with calls to reconsider. Library trustees who burned building sue to move location lose suit. A mass meeting was also mentioned.
Dr Wilhelm Ishacht, president of the German central bank, argues experts favor a gold bank as the repair plan. He cites keeping the bank free from political influence and depositing capital abroad while using credits abroad or notes against foreign exchange to support reparations.
Mr and Mrs C E Bolton of Cleveland called a meeting to close a very strong issue in Elyria. The announcement outlined the objective as finalizing the matter in the city. The event drew local residents and officials to discuss the tenor of the proposed closing.
A reader recalls an opera evening filled with culture satire and colorful costumes. The narrator notes guests in evening dress, a Salome portrayal, and the overblown spectacle including a mock dance of the seven veils and a faux head scene.
Fragmentary verse invokes a dying lady and wandering moon as Shelley contemplates weariness and change. The speaker questions endurance and meaning while cosmic imagery shifts like a joyless eye.
T W O Connor resigns as chairman of the United States Shipping Board at the urging of President Coolidge. An Ireland native, he came to Buffalo in boyhood, worked as a harbor fireman and engineer, led the dockers union, and served on the Shipping Board since 1921 as vice chairman. During World War I he helped prevent dock strikes and aided longshoremen wage settlements.
A brief, nostalgic note inviting readers to place want ads in the Chronicle Telegram feature. Sellers and buyers connect through compact listings, with a tone echoing classic local classifieds and community exchange.
Lincoln Lump Coal sits in silos shielded from rain and snow at West Side Tamber and Coal Co. It pays to buy sheltered coal.
The Vic tor Records weekly list includes operatic selections Mefistofele and Sonnambula by Feodor Chaliapin, plus Wanderer and sacred pieces by the Trinity Mixed Quartet. New fox trots by White Man's Orchestra and Warings Pennsylvanians, and a note on sixteen pianos in the basement showroom. Special payment terms and the claim of an electric motor Vic trola underscore sales pitch.
This week new goofla keep op busy unpacking and putting away for Spring trade. The Spring B P 8 Paint opened filled 37 large boxes and 17 barrels weighing 8885 pounds. Included Patco wall paint China lac for floors and wool work 100 feet of rubber hose on reels and 1000 in sections 8830 square feet of Pearl rust proof screen wire 73 cans of Valspar varnish 1080 paint brushes 38 Coldwell Lawnmowers. A carload of screen doors and windows is distributed to Elyria Oberlin Wellington Medina Berea dealers this week 116 bundles of doors and 220 dozen windows. 523 Miller combination padlocks came for the new High School Building. Winchester Flash Lights tools and two big orders of mixed hardware were unpacked. This week introduces Boss George Myron Day who started at Dad's hardware store after E H S and C B C graduation 20 years of continuous service interrupted by a year in France.
George spends much time in basketball and gardening. He lives at 123 Gulf Street with his wife and two children. He serves as quartermaster of the American Legion and holds an officer role at the East Side Community Church.
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