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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1926
Page
5
A Detroit woman plans a fast to raise funds for her husband condemned to hang for a Chicago murder. Police halted the act and she petitions court to permit fasting, with the judge ordered to hear reasons against it. The piece argues fasting as healthful and potentially life preserving.
The piece notes a House motion to cut two million from a deficiency bill intended for law enforcement, with 33 in favor and 266 against. It argues wets’ rising noise hasn’t boosted support and that legislators up for re election heed voter sentiment back home.
Riots erupt in several regions as Royalists hold meetings and demonstrations in Paris. With conditions grim and hopes fading, a single barrel government is seen as the only way out. If Caillaux cannot restore confidence in financial plans, France may face a dictator.
The woman evangelist defends her kidnapping story as the case unfolds and begins denouncing doubters. Increasing skepticism suggests she may soon condemn many who doubt her tale, with early doubts about the episode intensifying as proceedings continue.
A Baltimore man in a deranged state shot nine people before capture. The speaker suggested he should join Chicago's police, claiming he could be a strong asset if directed at the "right people" for government work.
In London last year about four thousand wives filed divorce suits, with husbands acting as judges or respondents. The article notes wives tracked grounds carefully and faced discouragement from their spouses, affecting the likelihood of reconciliation or support.
A collage of pithy lines from Ohio newspapers features quips on feminism finances farming and local life. The snippets note witty takes on women, debt, and municipal parking while joking about Charleston dancers and upcoming changes to public performance safety gear.
A roundup of 1896 milestones notes Gen Edward Crass killed at Gettysburg, Garfield shot in Washington, and Carnegie era rail charter grants. It marks cornerstone layings, monarch oaths, and clashes on the Somme, with civic celebrations in Richmond and Weymouth and nautical and agricultural price notes.
A rural speaker notes hard times and feverish climbs in life, mentioning a hopeful but wary view of a certain career for a woman of charm, and the wary expectation of mixed dividends from such a path.
Arthur Meighen becomes prime minister as Conservative opposition lacks a majority in the House of Commons after the October elections. Born in Toronto, his career includes roles as Secretary of State for Canada, Minister of the Interior, and External Affairs, with long ties to the Privy Council. The Liberals and Progressives hold substantial seats, foreshadowing a possible general election in autumn.
Washington reports on hog prices for 1927 with experts predicting fall hogs at eight to nine dollars per hundredweight if corn yields are average. Current hogs for sale now place sellers in a favorable position, but new hog producers may face discouraging prices. The Sarle formula, developed years ago by C F Sarle of the United States Department of Agriculture, guides price expectations.
The report notes farmers facing declining prices and breeders’ incomes shrinking while demand lags. It cites Cornel l University economist G. R. Wurrey and local figures detailing farm profitability, with references to wartime shifts and market pressures affecting agricultural livelihoods.
A fragmentary item notes a contract to reerect a Phoed factory on Wash avenue was let by nins who hus Mm, reflecting a ten year old development.
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