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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
12
Arnius T. Haeberle, American consul at Sao Paulo, reports revolutionaries control the city and the governor has fled. He says protections for American lives and property are assured by the revolutionists.
The doomed man Muir faced reprieve talk as he left Bordeaux jail and reached West Mount Station. At Valley Field crowds gathered to witness the hanging, the operation bungled, and it took fourteen minutes to cut him down after the gallows march began.
In Montreal on July 11, Walter Muir was hanged for murder. The event stirred the family as 17 year old Bertha Rose La Croix died of a heart attack upon reading a newspaper account of the hanging.
At 8:15 Muir walked to the gallows with firm steps and Wag adjusted the cap at 8:21. A contusion marked the hanging and at 8:35 Muir was cut down and pronounced dead. Officials planned an investigation after the execution as the town witnessed the prisoner en route to the gallows. A stay petition failed late yesterday in the high court.
Amherst Ohio announces the Quarrymen picnic will be held Saturday August 21 at Cedar Point after a Cleveland committee meeting with the New York Central lines and Cedar Point company. Special train departs Elmra at 7 30 with return at 8 00. Rates include 25 cents for adults and half fare for children five to twelve.
A scanned advertisement urges readers to trust Kojene antiseptic claims praising its germ destruction, throat and tonsil relief, and skin benefits. It touts seventy five times stronger action than common antiseptics, claims one tablespoon treats a tumbler of mouthwash, and promises refunds if not pleased.
In CTICA, July 11, Stanley Kurkowske, 30, lies dying after a shot in a strawberry patch dispute. Police seek farmer Charles Lobardo, charged with firing the fatal shot amid quarrel over berries.
Paris July 11 Johnny Weissmuller world’s greatest swimmer added 12 new records to his list as the International Swimming Federation stamped approval on performances in multiple freestyle distances and backstroke events. The federation recognized 36 records with 26 by American swimmers including Helen Wainwright and Sibyl Bauer achieving marks in women’s events.
A roundup of July 11 reports: American round the world flyers reach Constantinople. Suzanne Lenglen ruled out of Olympic tennis by doctors. Ulster boundary row debated by Privy Council in Belfast. Soviet industry to stay under state monopoly per Trotsky remarks. mutiny confined to La Luz barracks in Sao Paulo region. Persian troops killed in tribal clashes near Turtan. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler to campaign against prohibition in the United States. Carmen Fernandez de Bles to host a Cuba radio beauty talk July 19.
Philadelphia report from July 11 details a noon street shooting in downtown Philadelphia. One man died, a woman was severely injured, another woman lightly hurt as crowds watched. Authorities pursue accurate identification of suspects.
A family notes rapid relief from long term stomach and digestion issues after two courses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. They celebrate a reunion claiming the treatment eased stomach gas and intestinal inflammation and avoided surgery.
Mrs. Kate Zaremba of Stop 13 Lake Avenues owns Plymouth Rock pullets hatched in February that have laid regularly since June 1. She notes it is unusual for pullets to begin laying before seven or eight months old.
New York trading opened with fractional losses across most sectors. Oil shares bore the brunt of selling amid oversupply concerns, with Sinclair down to 17 1 4 and Cosden near 26 1 4 as volume stayed light. Some leaders like United States Steel and American Can held narrow gains, while sugar and refined product prices pressured markets further.
The report shows grain futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with fluctuating bids. It covers July through May contracts and notes small changes and unsettled bids. Cleveland livestock receipts show a slow cattle market and active calves with top value. hogs up about 100. Liberty bonds in New York list opening prices for several issues with slight movements.
A reader, Mrs Mary Burnett of Nigra Ulnopis, credits Tanlac with curing her after influenza left her nervous, bilious, and exhausted. She reports improved appetite digestion and strength enabling daily tasks, and promotion of Tanlac through druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
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