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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1921
Page
5
Ohio faces crackdown on fraudulent stock schemes as the Department of Commerce, under new head W H Jewly, vows stricter safeguards for investors. Gov Harry L Davis backs tighter blue sky laws to curb charlatans and protect savings in Ohio markets.
A state official pledges to overhaul the securities department and stop fraudulent fundraising, stating the aim to prevent promoters from gutting even a toothpick by subsistence and to enforce power to curb such practices.
Enumeration shows 2444 boys and 2463 girls among 5 to 17 year olds in Elyria. Ages 14 and 17 have high counts while 5 year olds are fewest. detailed totals list five to seventeen year olds with precise counts for each age.
International dispatch from London dated July 20 reports Reptiban creatures facing a surprising return as public interest rekindles curiosity about serpent species and their role in local folklore.
Fashion pages note mascots and animal motifs, from lap dogs to chameleons and reptiles, appearing in outfits and home decor. Shops in London echo the trend, replacing domestic cats as popular accessories and beeping harmless reptile props gain hobbyist appeal.
In Chicago on June 20 Anthony Jorgese, who claims to be Chiragzo, married Wize Laura Fansen of Evanston. He wore two decorated eyes black and purple and purple and black, while authorities report the attack left him with visible eye injuries and a tense scene at the ceremony.
Joseph Decmaris of Suncook and Marguerte Brliste apply for marriage intentions with the City Clerk of Mancesthier. Both were previously married.
Blue Dell inspires readers to enhance their meal prep as tips and recipes highlight how to make dishes more appealing. The piece emphasizes practical cooking ideas and appealing presentation to encourage better home dining.
A telegraphy driven imaging device, recently perfected to send photographic records over wires, will be adopted by European police. It enables dispatch of a suspect’s fingerprints from Paris to London, Rome, and other cities, asking for prior conviction details in real time.
Jona Comabee and his team set up voting booths at precincts for the upcoming Primary. The crew, praised for speed and efficiency, has become expert at placing the booths in ready positions.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co. reports its first quarterly payment on an annual 9 percent dividend. For the first six months this year the company shows satisfactory business and installed 78 5,000 telephone stations, with steady growth.
City officials decide to proceed with the paying program as planned despite current conditions. Contracts will be let within days and work will begin immediately. Bonds will be sold as soon as arrangements can be made, with final details to be smoothed out later.
Four Laren youths named George Katz Ray Ghendisch Alvin C Smith and Stephen L Denster earned pharmacist certificates after tests in Columbus in late June and approval by the state board at its Cedar Point convention now in session.
Clifford W Smith, recently appointed secretary of the United States Shipping Board, is described as a Washington newspaper correspondent formerly based in Benwon Harbor. The report notes his residence and signs of personal detail, though the text is fragmentary and cameras.
The Amherst village council approved a request by the local Eagles organization to erect a war memorial and to purchase four benches. Bids for street work were invited with a July 21 bid deadline, and a special meeting will arrange bond sales to fund paving projects after August 1.
A Collie described mad and biting three dogs in Amherst yesterday remains at large. The owner is unknown. Dogs belonging to Rer Ezcl and Clay Loung were bitten and watched for developments as a hunt failed. In Defiance, a group of women pressed public school caretaker Benjamin Lyide more than the committee’s authority.
The Supreme Court turns down an application and sends the case back for oral argument next fall. The dispute centers on a Toledo ordinance challenged as unconstitutional, after Lae County Court refused to stop city officials from enforcing it. The decision follows an appeal from residents opposing the ordinance.
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