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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1923
Page
1
In a district map shaped by vacancy following Rep. death, Finis Garrett, a Democrat, is discussed as a potential successor. Plans call for a $300,000 county road re rehabilitation project, with Garrett’s name tied to future leadership, amid ongoing political maneuvering and anticipated peak competition for Garner’s seat.
June reports show Elyria Construction Co winning both road contracts, Henrietta Center road at 34,467.53 and Pittsfield Belden road at 100,618.21, each bid $1,000 under estimate. June 13 set paving for Sprague road. county and Cuyahoga split 66,000 estimate. Avon and Huntington roads await later action.
Two divorces were granted this morning after petitions citing cruelty and grounds of loss of companionship. One case involved Elvira McCloud on cruelty grounds ending her marriage to the former spouse under Elyna’s maiden name. Details indicate official decrees issued by the court and mention of subsequent surname changes.
Clara Phillips the murder convict neared San Quentin to begin a ten to life term for the murder of Alberta Meadows. Her husband Armour L Phillips, claiming innocence, said he would testify if allowed, insisting he bore responsibility and future public scrutiny. The train stop at Logan Heights marked parting words as guards accompanied Phillips.
Three young men were arrested by federal authorities in Wheeling on a white slave charge. They allegedly took two girls from a city to Bridgeport in a Mann act case. One suspect, Burton, was jailed with others held on 2500 bond as a heatse set for next Monday.
A 16 year old boy is arrested after a man was shot in Lorain on Thursday afternoon. Police describe the youth as seen fleeing the scene and issuing a cryptic clue to his identity. Investigators continue to piece together the incident as witnesses provide limited details.
Raymond Mercer, 25, foreman at a sand and gravel pit in Round Bottom Ohio, was caught in a belt this morning. He was pulled into the machinery and fatally injured, his body thrown against a wall.
London dispatches say Winston Churchill the British statesman and Tory leader will be offered the ambassador to the United States post to succeed Sir Auckland Geddes who presently holds it. The reports place the move in the Geddes era and name Lloyd George among possible influencers.
Charleston dispatch reports John Stanley, former Lancoln county deputy sheriff, sought dead or alive by state police and locals after the killing of Mrs. Columbus Adkins near Branchland. Stanley allegedly shot Adkins four times as she walked by his home, three bullets hitting her heart. He and Adkins had long been at odds. Stanley has a wife and two children.
A report states an assailant abducted Grace, a young girl, in this county while her guardian was distracted. She was taken to Memorial Hospital and found unhurt. Police have a suspect description and continue the investigation.
Berlin reports show Germany tipping toward civil war as Ruhr and Saxony violence claim lives and wounds rise. The mark worsens and inflation accelerates as diplomatic failures and public despair fuel unrest.
Three men died when a speeding automobile struck an electric car in Woonsocket. James Thibault, 25, died instantly. Vallie Gueramont, 27, and Amend Chatut, 24, died later from internal injuries. Two others escaped with minor injuries. Chatut was the driver.
Stanley Malick, a small boy, was knocked down yesterday afternoon in front of 142 Woodford avenue. The car was driven by H C Greenfield of La Grange. He was taken to hospital with bruises to the head and later sent home.
Electrical power and light were interrupted here for a time this morning due to a ground on the high tension system and trouble at the Lorain power house. The disturbance left machinery beside elevators out of commission after delays while the issue was corrected.
Mrs. Nettie Mo Clate, state representative of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, witnessed Gov. DeHeny sign a bill mandating instruction in the public schools on the constitutions of the United States and Ohio. Mrs. Clapp is the wife of Harold T. Clapp, a Cleveland musician and Republican.
Cleil Highley aged 28 and his five year old step daughter Catherine Muller drowned last evening five miles north of Dayton in the Miami River during a family picnic. Mrs Cleil Highley and Thelma Miller Jr. were rescued after a difficult struggle as the group swam to safety. Highley’s body was recovered about midnight and search resumed at dawn for Catherine. The mother was prostrated by the tragedy.
F L Shaw of Savings Tposit Bank and Trust Co. is the first to file a petition with the board of elections for the upcoming primaries. He seeks the office of city treasurer and all petitions must be filed on or before the 15th day of the month according to law.
Eleven Lorain streets bids have been tabulated with three projects highlighted as contentious. The process shows bids to pave 13 streets, with a decision expected once all bids are reviewed and contractor selections finalized. In related dispatches, Greek banks faced panic from currency depreciation prompting emergency funds from the National Bank of Greece.
Edward Elias Shangha broker Theodore Saphler Shanghai businessman Manuel A Verea Mexican globe trotter Jerome A Heles New York American businessman were released by Shan tung bandits after four weeks captivity. They arrived Lincheng after escort to half way by bandit guard Henley headed to Pek ing while others to Shanghai. All in good health and pleased at release negotiations for remaining prisoners continued favorably.
In Norfolk on June 2, a report details that 21 of Massasot’s crew, about half the ship, protested abuse and cruelty aboard the voyage from New York to Port 1.0, with several Americans among them, amid shipboard tensions and unrest.
June reports from Chiswick Exsland note a defeated American woman winner in a Waddlesex championship final. In Washington Julius Kahn chairs military advisory hearings. revenue from estate taxes cited. Japanese and Spanish protest actions filed with the State Department over a Supreme Court ruling banning liquor on foreign ships in American ports.
Federal agents will be sent into New York state immediately after Governor Smith signed the repeal of the Mullan Gage enforcement law. The move shifts enforcement burden to the federal Volstead Act, while Smith warns state peace officers to continue strict enforcement under the Volstead law.
This morning Charles Krapp appeared in police court after being arrested yesterday on a charge of disposing of baseball pool tickets. He pled guilty and was fined $50 plus costs. Mayor Jones warned that city ticket sales must stop or there will be further prosecutions. Krapp promised to cease immediately, saying he had enough.
Harriet Johnson files a petition in Onoroge court seeking alimony from William Johnson of Lormin. She says she was a professional nurse with a lucrative Uniontown business before the marriage, moved to Lorain, and after marriage he grew morose, spoke little, spent time with other women, and refused to share their automobile. She contends she left him and, being without funds, asks the court to grant reasonable alimony.
An explosion of gasoline at 4.35 yesterday afternoon in the dry cleaning department of The Peerless Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. on Second Street caused about $75 in damage. No one was in the room. Ernest Crisp stepped out just before the blast. Fire fighters used about forty gallons of chemical extinguishers. A skylight blew out and a large drying machine was destroyed. the brick building sustained little interior damage. Crisp suspects matches may have been dropped in pockets among customers awaiting service.
Parents of a missing Cleveland girl report worrisome clues as authorities from Cleveland to Washington and Geneva coordinate searches. Reports mention a possible rap assault and a disrupted international opium conference as tangential notes amid the widening search and official updates.
The State Supreme Court will overhaul the bar exam after the June tests. A full high school diploma before studying law and a four year rather than three year program will be required. The change will affect night law schools and eliminate studying law in a law office. A prescribed course of study will be necessary.
State Day agents raid the Basle lodge in Mansfield on June 2 uncovering a home brewing outlet as authorities confirm the raid. The scene reflects ongoing enforcement actions by the state prohibition office amid a crackdown on illegal alcohol operations.
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