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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
7
A Constantinople dispatch reports continuing earthquakes in the Ardahan district of Georgia with 140 known dead 33 badly injured five villages destroyed and 44 partially destroyed as of today January 15.
Capitol news highlights Senate formal consideration of ceding Isle of Pines to Cuba to settle a postwar title dispute. House moves $39 million rivers and harbors bill and backing for a $150 million public buildings program nationwide. House panel approves Stalker bill tightening Volstead Act penalties.
Cattle 300 head, market steady. Calves 300, market active top 15.00. Sheep and lambs 100, market up 0.50, top 10.00. Hogs 6,000 head, markets slow. Yorkers 11.00, mixed 11.00, heavies 11.25, mediums 11.25, pigs 8.00, roughs 9.00, plays 6.00.
Clarence Brown, 26, shot and killed his lover Alma Double, 19, then fatally shot himself after a lovers quarrel. The tragedy occurred at the home of Alma’s sister, Mrs. Harold McCullough, near Chicora in Butler County, the coroner’s office reported.
Dorothy Ellingson, 16, arrested after a two day search, confessed to fatally shooting her mother Mrs. Annie Ellingson in their Third avenue home. She said the motive was admonition about going out with men. The mother was shot in the back while tying her shoes.
Washington police arrested three youths suspected of planning a robbery at the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Shepherdstown West Virginia. The arrests came after officers intervened late last night preventing the holdup and escape.
About 50 South Lorain business leaders met to organize a local bureau to work with the Chamber of Commerce on civic matters. T. W. Morgan was named to lead the rules committee for a body to be formed on Thursday night January 22.
Harold F. McCormick prosecutes a trust action in Indianapolis to set aside $8,917,604 worth of Standard Oil stock claimed by his ex-wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick. He seeks the funds as a trust for his nine months old granddaughter Anita Oser, tied to the elopement and marriage of Mathilde McCormick to Max Oser.
Cairo January 15 the opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb was scheduled for February 18 under an agreement between the Egyptian government and Howard Carter American Egyptologist.
The session recessed as lawmakers debated proposed measures on child labor amendment ratification, statewide referendum, and a slate of new Senate and House bills. Proposals include restricting Justices of the Peace jurisdiction, roadside parking rules, reduced jury challenges, dog registration upgrades, highway maintenance through villages, and osteopathic practice access. A joint resolution calls for a temporary joint committee to study reapportionment and reappointment steps.
In Lima Ohio on January 15 quarrel among Mennonites over seizure of their church escalates. A common pleas court suit seeks to bar several members from using the building and to compel return of keys and church property.
Eva Jan 13 report: The pulp mill of the Tanners Ferry Paper Company at Warpers Ferry near Charlestown burned, along with the Harpers Ferry Lighting Plant that supplied Brunswick and other cities. Damage is estimated at $110,000.
City officials in Jacksonville Florida ban White Cargo a Broadway drama after complaints from prominent business leaders and leading civic clubs. The production was set to run for two days starting tomorrow at a local venue.
Two autos sustained minor damage in a Broad street collision yesterday afternoon. Drivers were D. Coon of 1135 Fast River street and Ed Sanders of Brookford O. A fragment of high explosive from a revolver bullet damaged a Lake avenue window Tuesday night. police clarified it was not a torpedo cartridge. An EK. Brown Cleveland owned auto on Woodford burned from engine backfire at 3 11 p m yesterday, Engine Co No 1 preventing total loss.
W Averill Harriman of W A Harriman and Company banker completed the purchase of Ladkin and 19 other horses from the late August Belmont estate for about 250000 dollars. The acquisition secures Harriman ownership of a renowned racing stable.
Bulgarian peasants near Plevna unearthed a 22 karat gold vase weighing 390 ounces. Sofia’s mayor sent the artifact to the national museum for safekeeping and display.
Receipts total 400 cattle with calves 300 and hogs 6000. Cattle and calves down about 50 cents and sheep and lambs 26 cents lower. Hog prices range from 9 to 11 dollars with tops near 10.85 for mixed and heavies around 11.06.
Belden school faces closure January 30 unless a petition is completed and presented to the state board of education. If approved, the county board can levy three mills on the June apportionment to fund the rest of the year. Community leaders including Jacob Haury Henry Barth Arthur Wise Vernon Bannister and Fred Hoff organized the petition drive amid debate over bus needs and road improvements.
Examiner Young reports improper payments to special deputies in justice courts across Lorain County totaling 517.50 and notes deputies’ rewards misused by Sheriff Underhill. The review calls for repayments, contract requirements for prisoner housing, and restates earlier findings affecting Oberlin and South Amherst.
An unnamed official is described as honest yet making a mistake in head rather than heart, highlighting a flawed decision or misjudgment at the top. The remark underscores a tension between integrity and wrongheaded policy.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Irish of Lorain will attend the Elks dancing party tonight. Mira Lida Imhoff of Cleveland was the guest of Elyria friends last evening. Philip Schultz of Fay Company is in New York on a buying trip. a correction states he is not with Saul’s store. Sophronia Stevens of Wear Street is hospitalized from injuries sustained while coasting at Cascade. Mrs H D Bradley Inez Bradley and Lillian Gray attended the Rebekah Lodge open installation at Oberlin. Mr and Mrs Gordon Raweon announce the birth of a daughter on January 14. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Benjamin Schmidt of East River on January 14. A son born to Mr and Mrs George Ridenour of Avon at Memorial hospital on January 13. John Chamberlain has joined the radio department of the Ohio Public Service Company in Warren Ohio. Prep A B Storms of Baldwin Wallace College and Mrs Storms will attend the annual alumni dinner Friday at the Church of Christ. Miss Helen Doane, daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Doane, is pledged to Kappa Kappa Gamma at Ohio State University in Columbus.
The document lists the Ohio Conference program with times and speakers from January 80 to February 1. Rev. P. O. Ortt Coshocton opens with a closing address followed by devotional services, gospel sermons, and reports by the executive committee. Notable speakers include Rev. E. H. Wichern Cleveland Rev. T. J. Bater Cleveland Rev. W. S. Hot tel Chicago and Atty. Paul B. Fisher Chicago. The program spans Friday to Lord's Day with multiple devotional periods, music, offerings, and the closing address by Rev. B. Davidson Lorain.
A Chinese woman attended the International Labour Conference in Geneva during 1921 showing early participation of women from Asia in global labor forums. Her exact name and affiliation are not specified in the fragment.
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