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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1923
Page
4
In Luxor Egypt officials announce the tomb of Tutankhamun will be resealed at the end of the week after dumping tons of material over the tomb to protect it during summer. Carter leads the excavation while a police guard blocks curious visitors from entering the outer chamber.
Cleveland February 20 two former mayors ex Governor Harry Davis and Mayor William S Serpid are named in suits for using the municipal garage Law Director Paul J Lamb announced today A report from the bureau of uniform accounting provides the basis for the action Ex Governor Davis owes the city 420.86 while ex Mayor Fitzgerald is charged with about 1000
Harry K Thaw, who killed Stanford White, won a temporary release from the Pennsylvania state hospital for the insane. Judge J Willis Martin ordered the visit to his mother in Pittsburgh with a special guard. Thaw must return to the hospital by March third.
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co begins remodeling to merge the banking rooms from the former National Bank of Elyria. Work runs day and night with multiple openings to connect the spaces for improved operations. Paw Paw Michigan reports an order denying a motion in a King Benjamin Purnell case and related custody actions.
Washington weather bulletin reports snow likely in the north and far west today with continuation tomorrow. Elsewhere east of the Mississippi is generally fair.
The condition of Mrs Daniel Lamb, a Black woman referred to as a babe, improved at Memorial hospital after being found by police Sunday morning. Neighbors care for two young children. Carl Taylor bought clothing and a doctor was called for the youngest. Associated Charities says they were not notified of the case.
John E. Crawford, 73, first conductor of the Cleveland Southwestern and Columbus Interurban line, died at his Berea home after a short illness. He had farmed in Berea since retiring as conductor a 28 year career. Surviving: his widow Amy M. Laurence, three daughters and three sons. Funeral services were held at the Berea residence conducted by the Berea Masons.
Mrs Barbara Klein 76 died at her son Frank Kleins Amherst home after a lingering illness. Born in Bavaria Germany she came to the United States in 1873 moving to Lorain with the steel mills boom. Survived by sons Frank John Jacob and Fabian plus eighteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at St Josephs Church Tuesday at 9 with Rev Chas Reichlin officiating burial in Calvary cemetery.
The dispute centers on a proposed bond for the Yellow Line with safety and performance requirements. Superintendent Coen refuses to extend to West Avenue and threatens to tear up tracks, while the council insists on access and a compromise to avoid delays on Lodi Street.
Sheffield Lake Village reports a February 16 meeting of the Garfeld Community Club and the Parent Teachers Association of Sheffield District No 2 at Garfeld school. Highlights included a play Our Lysander by Raymond Walker and shadow pictures led by Mrs Brown, with a luncheon afterward. The next meeting is set for March 14 in the school building.
In Marion Ohio on February 20 twelve year old Harry Edward Wagner and his eight year old sister Doris ran away from their Columbus home. They rode to Marion via the C D and M and walked eighteen miles from Delaware. They carried thirty cents and were placed at the main detention home after being picked up. The children said they wanted to go to Leaville Kentucky and were returned to their parents by Columbus juvenile authorities.
Altie Keller of Oberlin sues Henry Keller for divorce claiming she lent 4500 dollars to her husband in 1916 and turned over her Flor ence property in Huron county. She accuses him of bringing men of questionable character to their home drink liquor and of assaulting her. She seeks restoration of property rights alimony and custody of their children.
Cases in police court against Bernard Herrin and Howard Walker were continued for another week. Herrin remains hospitalized and may require appendicitis surgery. The pair allegedly conspired to steal J. F Burke's cat in a grand larceny charge.
Nelson Schroder twenty one of 116 Cornell Avenue fell from a crane at the Elyria Enamel Products Company and broke his right arm. He was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment. In Los Angeles February 26 Captain Home questioned private detective Charles Dana Collina about the murder of Earle Remington, confirming fear of bodily injury.
The Wisconsin assembly voted 65 to 14 to abolish the state national guard. All rules were suspended and the bill rushed to the senate. House socialists voted as a bloc to end the guard.
Private investigator H J Burton testifies in Massillon about liquor sales gambling and immorality in 1922. He describes visits to Major Vogt and police complicity, offers of protection, and alleged police inaction and improprieties at chief Tomer’s residence.
In Montreal two Alberta women face the death penalty for murder. Mrs Florence Lassandra is convicted of killing Constable Lawcon and Mrs Irene Christians is sentenced for killing her husband. Public opinion favors clemency but appeals are noted for Mrs Christians with no plan to appeal yet in her case.
Washington Feb 20 Orders from Secretary Denby limit disposal of material from twelve old battleships doomed under the Washington naval treaty. The orders were sent to all bureau chiefs and commandants of navy yards, indicating tighter control over scrapping and sale actions.
Market list shows butter prices at 57 1 2 to 58 1 2 cents per pound and 59e for firsts. Exes fresh eggs 00 for dozen, Western fancies 0. Beana navy 10 cents per pound, cabbage 2 to 2 1 2 cents. Potatoes in sacks 1.50 to 3.00 per 50 pounds, apples home grown 1.60 to 1.75 per bushel. Tomatoes 43 to 45 cents, onions 2 1 2 cents, sweet potatoes 1.15 per hamper.
Stock market opened irregular with gains in several active issues led by New Haven and Royal Dutch. Chicago futures showed steady to mixed movement with corn and oats up and provisions firm. livestock markets in Cleveland remained mostly steady with cattle and hogs trades dirroring receipts and demand.
Springfield court delays preliminary hearing for W M Cormer, longtime organizer of a Ku Klux Klan group, after overruling a motion to quad the accusation of riotous conspiracy.
Kipton society entries list Miss Margaret Lee Kipton and Mrs Jennie Davidson visiting Elyria and Oberlin friends, with extended family guests from Cleveland Camden and Wellington. Other items mention residents working at Columbia Steel Co and Rainy Day Garage, hospital stays, lectures at town hall, and church services at Camden Center.
President Harding accepts Governor de Mont Reillys resignation of Porto Rico effective April. The White House announces the move this afternoon in Washington.
Bulky briefing from Washington reports a new legal code on wartime map and regional rules validated by an international committee at the Washington conference setting revised warfare rules. Other items note postal speed promises from Birmingham and debt talks with Czechoslovakia.
Joseph Szogyi files for divorce from Ce celia Szogyi alleging she refuses to leave Hungary or join him in Lorain. He says he sent steamship tickets for her and their child, but she declined and now lives with another man.
The famous soubrette Minnie Palmer owned a diamond collection valued at 400000. The Cleveland diamond weighed 42 carats and was originally cast in excess of 40060, highlighting a notable piece in her storied stage career.
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