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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
7
An urban essay on craft and pride contrasts machine scale with personal artistry. It praises artisans from shoemakers to violin makers and envisions future success for the Broad Street shop that treats each shine as a masterpiece.
English tweed replaces royal ermine as Parliament opens with a labor movement rising. Leaders Baldwin Asquith Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald are cheered, while George’s long speech draws little applause. Carried by a wave of popular sentiment, the era may see commoners supplanting aristocracy.
Yesterday in Ohio and today’s anniversaries recount notable births deaths and events. Benjamin Franklin born 1706 in Boston and died 1799 Philadelphia. Haywood A Harver born 1824 Jamestown New York inventor of steel hardening process died 1893 Orange Nova Scotia. Royal Exchange cornerstone laid 1342 by Prince Consort. Henry Inman born 1804 Utica New York died New York City 1816. Cheng and Eng Siamese twins died 1874 in North Carolina. John Russell Young librarian of Congress died 1893 Washington DC born Downing Pennsylvania 1841. 1911 Mexican federalists battle Chihuahua. 1922 US Senate increases Federal Farm Loan Board membership. One year ago today France began Ruhr coal confiscation and President Harding bedridden with cold.
Today observes the Festival of St Anthony. It marks the birth centenaries of Haywood A Harvey inventor of Harveyized Steel and the Franklin Typographical Society’s 400th anniversary. Thrift Week honors Benjamin Franklin with midwinter events. Real estate boards convene in Augusta for a three day meeting as World War echoes appear in Cape Town court. Eastern Chamber of Commerce meets in Philadelphia to discuss major business topics. University rail cooperation discussions begin at the University of Michigan two day session.
A narrator recounts Chas tiring of the same car, considering a run for president of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce. Conversations reveal a restless mood about letters and fishing, while a trip to Oklahoma City unfolds. He arrives, claims a legacy worth one dollar and seven cents, with an attorney fee of three hundred dollars.
Today marks birthdays of David Lloyd George born Manchester 61 years ago, Baron Beatty born 33 years ago, Joseph H Young Salt Lake City rail executive born 42 years ago, and Jack O B Philadelphia born 463 ago today. The event notes highlight their prominence in politics, military history and transportation.
Louis Chase, manager at Sunshine Mills in Grafton, inherits a fortune from a distant relative who died in Oklahoma City. The unexpected bequest transforms his finances and prompts community interest in the family connection.
A Gossip column fragment recounts a wealthy heir Chase receiving word of an aunt's death, plans a trip abroad, and contends with lawyers and city life. It weaves in a Washington embassy protest over a new establishment, General Butler’s safety crackdown in Philadelphia, and social issues about strikes and resilience, with literary asides from Frederick OBrien.
ABE MARTIN frames a moral note as a fable about forgiving the past while troubles linger, suggesting a cautious hope as readers face looming resentments and hidden tensions in town.
Brig Gen Hugh A Drum, former AEF chief of staff, warned that postwar neglect of defense and cycles of rush to defense followed by defenselessness endanger the nation. He argued soldiers favor citizen soldiery, trained manpower, and disciplined resources over broad standing forces, stressing patriotism with duty and leadership.
The piece urges youths to dream and plan, noting how boyhood ambitions drive lifelong effort. It suggests older folk color the visions of youth and cites a Lorain County Agricultural Society meeting selecting A. H. Mooers as President and George H. Ely as vice president, plus a note on a Karen convert and an upcoming Women’s Engineering Society conference in Manchester.
A historical profile notes Viscount Kiyoura, born Kumamoto Island, rose from clerk to minister of justice and commerce, aided Marshal Prince Yamagata as one of the big four, earned a baronial title in 1902 for helping end the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and later was made Viscount for his wartime cabinet service.
Richard Bell of Elyria and Mrs Bertha McNelly wed at her La Grange home. Lorain County Farmer's Institute met at the courthouse with W C Sutliff elected president G N Carruthers vice president F S Reefy secretary and C Mills treasurer. Dealers in sleds and signs welcomed the first snow and good trade. Word from India reports Miss Alie John-
Fragmentary poem by Coventry Patmore reflects a farewell on a July afternoon with unspoken longing and gentle imagery. Miss Edith Pang, a young Chinese graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, now heads a girls' school in Peking.
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