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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
15
A newspaper column urges church leaders to focus on matters affecting millions rather than splitting over whether God formed man instantaneously or through evolution. The writer admits uncertainty and argues for prioritizing broader duties and issues facing Christians today.
A political analysis argues the break between Britain and France after a premier's conference signals a perilous split over Asia Minor oil, Ruhr control, and postwar power. It warns that covert arms moves, potential German revival, and troop withdrawals from Coblenz could isolate France and unsettle Europe.
The draft of informal newspaper notes covers Germany France reparations jokes, Constantine of Greece, news quips about Venus and a bathing suit, Eddie Foy's fourth marriage, and remarks on Dempsey Willard boxing odds. It also jokes about George Stevens and his community fund.
A Lakewood burglar told the paper he found religion after a police chief shot at him during a break in. He pleaded guilty to burglary, confessed his deeds, and was sentenced to the penitentiary. The piece mockingly notes Billy Sunday’s possible dramatic response.
A digest of Ohio history notes several events from 1877 to 1921 including steamboats sunk by ice in Cincinnati 1880 constitutional governor Charles Foster 1880 Marcus Hanna elected to the U S Senate 1898 Gov Willis first message 1915 decentralizing taxes and saloon decensing City Hall Columbus burned 1921 and a recap of notable figures born on this date: Joffre Howard G Kelly and the Marquis of Crewe.
Constable Plum aided by dry officers confiscates eighteen mince pies using a one ton truck during holiday periods. The report notes potential opportunism by groups like the Ku Klux Klan in January sales.
London marks a notable anniversary as Georges Carpentier, who recently relinquished Europe’s champion boxing title, is celebrated today. Born in Lens, France, Carpentier turns 29 on this date, linking his career upswing with a personal milestone in the city.
Five years ago today a great blizzard halted traffic across the Central and Western States. Robert Underwood Johnson, poet and former US ambassador to Italy, celebrates his 70th birthday. The Old Guard hall in New York hosts its annual winter social. Dr Emile Coney to lecture at Town Hall NYC. The American Engineering Societies host a dinner in Washington in honor of Prince Gelasio Gaetani, new Italian ambassador and engineer. The Bureau of Standards calls a general conference in New York to discuss radio standardization.
A satirical letter notes peevishness between France and Germany and jokes about avoiding another war financed by the United States. It mentions Harding pulling U.S. soldiers from Germany and Poincare implying peace, with quips about seizure of German territory.
Forty years ago extreme cold froze the river to six inches thick enabling ideal skating. The piece notes dogs and people braving the ice, with emphasis on communal outdoor recreation during severe winter.
Dr Edwin E Slosson lists potential power sources including Earth heat, mineral oxidation, tides, atomic energy, molecular momentum, solar boilers, and photo electric cells. He notes wind waves rainfall and vegetable oils as substitutes, and warns the world will exhaust stored capital for power requiring new income sources.
The town issued 280 licenses in Elyria. Fisher and Kelly moved their printing office into Massey Block and planned to expand. R F Hoyle discovered 1504 dollars in his till and sold it to H Ely for 100. Will Seward broke his leg coasting at Sixth Street School grounds. The National Bank elected directors A Bee Be, B Baldwin, H Musser, H Ely, E DeWitt, G R Starr, G G Washburn, J W Chapman, and William Jones, naming E De Witt president and H Ely vice president. One Australian oyster variety grows as large as a dinner plate and another can make a meal.
A compact excerpt celebrates a June day, noting nature’s vigor and a linked chorus of life. It evokes lush fields, flowers, birds, and creatures under a sunlit sky as James Russell Lowell’s lines reflect on nature’s tune and beauty. Read the Classified Columns for Real Bargains.
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