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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1923
Page
3
Ohio Senators passed the Bender Bill with no dissent, signaling broad support for stronger temperance laws. The measure aims to align state enforcement with national provisions and empower officers to enforce prohibitions more effectively.
A candidate’s reply shows he’ll choose a stance after the state convention but the convention’s silence leaves him in a bind. The piece critiques party managers who craft platforms for loyal followers and nicknamed “the gang,” likening them to a clerk sizing collars for a crowd.
The region under French rule sees German miners and railway workers refuse to operate, triggering a general strike. France faces a financing challenge and must decide whether to import workers or deploy troops as tensions rise and the coal mines risk disruption.
Sir Robert Horne, former British Chancellor visiting the U.S., warns in a speech that a collapse of civilized Europe could occur if Germany’s capital and trade are not safeguarded. He argues confidence in Germany is essential and that forceful seizures would devastate Europe further, risking widespread unemployment and ruin across nations. He notes Russia’s decline, Austria’s bankruptcy, and Britain’s burden amid ongoing war impacts.
A collage of 19th and early 20th century items notes Ohio history from 1862 library reforms in Cimennaty to a 1853 railroad opening in Cleveland Norwalk and Toledo. It recalls 1876 Grant reception invites in Cincinnati and a year ago today Oklahoma City lynching guilty pleas. Birthdays include Charles R Flint, Albert Erskine, Richard Reed, Robert Grant, Davis Elkins, Edith Wharton. Perspectives touch on Wool Growers’ Association meeting in Spokane and North Western grain cost talks at Sioux City. Conventions opening in Winnipeg, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, St. Louis. Crabbes and Coue quips close item.
Today marks the fifteenth birthday of the Boy Scout movement. Seventy years ago the direct railway link between New York and Chicago was completed with the opening of the Cleveland Norwalk and Toledo road. The thirty fourth Madison Square Garden Poultry Show, the leading annual exhibition of its kind in the United States, will be opened in New York today. Woolgrowers from many sectors are gathered for the event.
Fragmentary note suggests interest in Arctic regions for settlement, mentioning Wrangel Island and opposition to new parachute-style skirts. The text is highly garbled with quotations and dialect, offering limited clear facts beyond intent to populate Arctic lands and critique of attire.
A collage of light notes and witticisms on topics from coal agreements and canning education in high schools to fashion, music, and politics. Mentions of tin milk canning, a Ford presidential room, Dempsey, Ziegfeld, and postwar American imagery reflect era humor and public figures, with curious questions about the Sultan and election chances.
Roland William Boyden, chosen as unofficial observer at the reparations commission sessions, faces possible recall as isolationists in the U S Senate press for his removal. Born 1863 in Beverly Mass, Harvard graduate, partner at Ropes Gray Boyden Perkins, bank director, and Beverly resident.
Nightly sleigh rides thrived a decade ago with trips to nearby towns and oyster suppers. C Parsch marked his 60th birthday with a gold watch from his children. Gregg farm land east of Lorain. 90 acres sold for 27000, now valued around half a million. Coldest fifteen years saw temperatures twelve below and fifteen inches of snow. Night officer William Elgar nabbed a burglar at Boynton's meat market. He faced penitentiary time. St Andrews Church installed a $1300 pipe organ with a large dedication concert. Norris Friend sues Titus Johnson for 10000 damages over a bull incident near Defiance.
In Chillicothe small manufacturers report work ending as school assignments at Sherman Tech, challenging brittle industries. Logan Elks lodge opens its quarters as a community welfare center with plans for countywide aid. Meigs County considers a four-road program funded by state aid. Lima notes wear scarred veterans Patrick Borne and Frank McCloskey traveling on foot from Pittsburgh on a wager.
News brief from MARTINS FERRY and nearby cities notes a party leaving Pittsburgh January 10 aiming to reach San Francisco by April 10. Included are local reports from Harpersville and Defiance about injuries, finances, and legal actions in early 1920s style. Andy Rush, a Harpersville boy, was injured in a coasting accident and is expected to survive after surgery on his arm and leg. Defiance reports criticism of a $1,386 delinquent tax collection payment as improper. Lima covers Dr. Simmons amid two embezzlement indictments. the justice of the peace is out on bond after a Bellefontaine arrest.
A collage of Burns verses about Bonnie Doon and lost love contrasts with a local crime note. Niles reports Constable John Williams indicted on two counts tied to a liquor raid, allegedly injuring Mrs Marie Wiltzie and her daughter Catherine during an arrest.
An advertisement promotes Musterole as a counter irritation for influenza grippe and pneumonia, claiming it relieves congestion and stimulates circulation like mustard plasters without blistering. It advises rubbing on with fingertips, promises warmth and cooling relief, and lists 35c and 65c jars and tubes.
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