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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
7
A 1923 discussion on Henry Ward and Samuel Crowther's thoughts about work and recognition. It argues that focusing on visibility harms real labor while true merit is rewarded by character and self-respect, as contrasted with Ford's approach to rewarding based on actual effort.
The piece notes Senator R. M. La Follette will sail for Europe on August 1 with three more senators expected to visit Europe this summer to share their views. It also covers Mayor Hylan’s attack on New York papers and mentions William Hale Thompson’s scattered followers planning for 1924, plus Lady Astor’s liquor bill advancing in the Lords.
A meandering Ohio column lists anniversaries from 1758 to 1920 with names like Louisbours Florence Crittenden and Henry Brockmeyer. It notes past events, birthdays of John R Voorhis and George Bernard Shaw, and upcoming events including Harding’s Vancouver welcome and a Ku Klux Klan court hearing.
Medina visit for a Kiwanis event as Elyria’s ball squad wins the Kiwanis championship amid a serve of colorful notes. A baseball scene includes a batter from Akron, George Chamberlain, and pitcher Laddie Malik, with cheering and humorous asides from S. J. George and Ernie Whitney among attendees.
The Dearborn Ford for President club head Rev William Dawe, a long time Methodist minister and organizer of the 300 Ford clubs, forms the nucleus of a new third party to back Henry Ford. Dawe, born in Cornwall, England, has lectured widely and helped build Detroit churches. at 70 plus, he remains active in political work. The Crown Prince of Sweden, soon to marry into the British royal family, is noted as a well read European figure.
Thirty five years ago gas wells were sunk with pressures from twenty to forty pounds. Elyria Canning Co. employed 150 workers. Twelve Lake Shore coaches carried eight hundred to the Odd Fellows picnic at Vermilion. About 1300 people paid ten cents to view the Joan exhibition hailed as the most complete. A new well at the county infirmary 18.5 feet deep reportedly flowed 3500 barrels of soft water daily.
Dr Sun Yat Sen, president of the South China Republic, demands China’s independence and predicts a six month unification if foreign powers withdraw. He argues foreign aid sustains corruption in Peking and keeps military leaders in power, threatening a world war within a year if tensions continue. He cites America’s role in dragging China into war and criticizes the Washington conference outcome. The southern government is labeled de jure while Peking remains de facto, propped by foreign funds and maritime customs revenue.
The piece presents Walt Whitman’s voice recalling an enslaved Ethiopian woman, her turbaned head and bare feet, as Union Army imagery passes by. It contrasts her presence with Sherman’s march and the slave trade’s trauma, ending with the woman’s gaze and greeting to regiments.
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