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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
7
Local paper masthead shows managing editor and office address at 321 Second Street. Publication details include pricing, associate press membership, and agency information for advertising and circulation in Elyria and surrounding counties.
A commentary contrasts President Wilson and William J Bryan as Democratic contenders. It argues Wilson favors present gains with alliances and a League, while Bryan pursues a just, future-focused idealism. The piece predicts Bryan may regain leadership if the party seeks true popular justice.
The piece debates Americanism versus internationalism and questions the cost of engagement abroad. It asks whether the United States should focus on domestic affairs and avoid foreign entanglements, or get involved in Europe’s conflicts while risking debts and national strain.
The piece criticizes President Wilson and his cabinet for seven years of mismanagement and scolds Congress for failing to resolve the country’s issues in a single term without restraint.
Snippets reveal questions for automobile license exams and odd editorial asides. The text notes traffic rules tests and gear failure procedures, while also containing remarks on Bryan and a joke about Reds deported to Russia.
A historical feature on washerwomen in Elyria and Lorain County detailing how prohibition transformed domestic labor. It recalls wartime dynamics, rising wages, and the shift from public laundries to home care, noting how many women left washing for family duties as saloons closed.
John Paul 55 of Pebbles killed himself with a revolver while his family watched. Ill health was listed as the reason. The incident occurred in Manchester on June 28 and was reported from East Liverpool.
Sylvia Bowen of Bowling Green Ohio completed the two year Commercial Teachers Course at Oberlin Business College last August earning an Ohio State Certificate. She has now been granted a Oregon State certificate to teach commercial branches in Oregon high schools. The Oberlin College business program is on the reorganized list of Ohio colleges indicating broader standing. Over one hundred students attend the summer term with higher fall enrollment expected.
Born in Lorain County and educated in Elyria Public Schools and Ohio Wesleyan University. Lawyer with A R Webber, four years as Police Prosecutor and Elyria City Attorney, seven years general practice. Promises economy and no permanent assistant, careful attention to county and township boards, better roads, and impartial law enforcement.
Dayton June 28 an apparently hopeless deadlock prevailed in the street car strike today. Thirty more motor buses were imported from Toledo but did little to relieve transportation. Two conferences were to be held with city manager Barlow by railway officials and striking car men. The strike is a major handicap to about 2000 delegates at the 21st encampment of Ohio Spanish War Veterans opening here today.
The twenty second annual convention of the Catholic Union of Ohio ended in Loveland. About one hundred delegates attended. The closing program included a requiem mass for deceased members, election of officers, and the selection of the next convention city.
A returning U S Army man, who sailed from the United States just before armistice and reached France in time to turn back, relates a humorous lesson from shared experiences. A Hoboken Red Cross encounter reveals the soldier’s blunt view on seasickness and wartime travel.
Myers administrator of Henry Myers Jr. wins verdict against Henry Funk of South Amherst for death caused by an automobile. jury awards the plaintiff $1,600.
Newark June 28 Mrs William Burke wife of the Burke Golf Company president suffered body bruises when the Burke car overturned north of Newark They were returning from a country outing Mr Burke was unhurt
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