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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1923
Page
7
An OCR fragment references fires, casualties, and costs from 1920. It mentions figures like 906,473 and 77,867, plus injuries and fatalities tied to blazes, with scattered names and personal notes. The text is incomplete but centers on fire incidents, damages, and affected individuals.
Federal state and local officials monitor a tense scene in Harrison Arkansas and nearby Trenton Missouri where vigilante actions and mob sentiment arose from bitter railroad strikes. Reports detail a citizens committee in Harrison expelling strikers and a shooting injury in McGregor’s case, with police raids and fines following the crackdown.
Medina January 23 The third annual Medina County older boys conference will be held at Wadsworth on February 3. BE Byrum M C A Secretary of high school work will be the principal speaker. Ohio Farmers Insurance Co held its annual meet at LeRoy showing net premiums 2915501.70 and losses 1861519.24 Final farmers institutes will be held this week at Montville and Liverpool with health commissioner D H Biges reporting 13 notifiable diseases.
Martins Ferry reports Rev Lewellyn Rose broke his arm when his Silverback engine backfired during cranking causing service interruption. Mt Pleasant notes Earl Price aged 20 attacked while en route to Hisck mine. two men hidden in a mine mouth forced him to remove his sweater. Middleport observes fiery crosses in hills near Pomeroy Bend as Ku Klux organizers form new chapters. MacArthur reports Ohio Fuel Supply Co well on Henderson farm yields two million cubic feet daily feeding mains in central and northern Ohio. Athens recounts Marion Wetherwell 70 died after being struck by a train while sleepwalking, severing both legs. Bucyrus notes Dan Heckert and son Theodore narrowly escaped serious injury after wagon crushed by freight train. Niles Kiwanis backs plan for municipal court serving Niles Girard and McDonald. Lima Federation of Women’s Clubs endorses bills to safeguard nameless children under state law. Defiance reports Arthur Cottwald 22 and Wilbur Ribiet 19 sentenced to five to thirty years in Mansfield reform school for assault with intent to rob and burglary.
Real estate transfers list several parcel deals with buyers and prices including 198 acres in Eaton for 3500 dollars and multiple lots in Cleveland Beach Sheffield Lake. One line notes Edwin T. Perkins as trustee transferring Lot 82. A stray sentence about a Jew’s harp origins follows.
Columbus January 23 Retiring State Fire Marshal H A Dykeman of Elyria was quietly presented a Gladstone traveling bag by the Columbus home office force after two years of service. A note from the office crew accompanied the gift wishing him happiness and success in future endeavors.
Staff Sergeant James C. Fox of Hayseville retires after 30 years in the U S Army and 22 battles in the Philippines. Richland Medina Ashland Holmes and Wayne counties plan inter scholastic basketball in Ashland College on March 2 with a county tourney Feb 24. Two men connected to a murder are charged with carrying concealed weapons, two true bills filed, two ignored. Justice of the Peace W D Doty resigns. Ackerman 21 jailed on forged checks with $2000 bond. his father lives in Fostoria. Final county institutes set for Jan 26-27 in Tomesville and Feb 9-10 in Savannah.
Oldsmobile Light Eight engineers report a new slanted valve design delivers greater power and efficiency with fewer moving parts. Valves are angled from the inside V toward the outer wall, positioned near the cylinder power seat, and operated on a central camshaft for a simplified mechanism.
An advertisement extols Kellogg’s Bran as a daily remedy for constipation and toxins, claiming it clears pimples, freshens breath, tones the body, and improves overall health. It highlights nutty flavor, versatile serving ideas, and availability in grocery stores and hotels, urging immediate daily use.
Senators press to recall Roland W Boyden the unofficial observer on the reparations commission, amid claims Hughes wants his Europe post kept, while administration spokesmen deny clashes with the president. Also notes on golf ball quality control, Eskimo health claims, and Miss May Francis named Iowa state superintendent.
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