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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1921
Page
1
The Republican majority plans to push the navy appropriation bill to conference Monday under a special rule to limit debate. They will seek admin guidance on the Borah amendment and may broaden it to cover all nations and imitate armaments as well as ships. Democrats threaten to oppose the Porter peace resolution as part of the strategy.
The mystery of a stolen headstone at Ridgelawn Cemetery was solved when Bellevue Monument Co. told police the stone had been sold earlier and the buyer did not pay the coat of 13.75. Mrs. Tarry of 111 Lake Avenue reported the loss.
A overheated kettle of grease sparked a blaze at the Cream Fried Cake Company plant on Livingston Avenue and Earl Street in Columbus. The fire caused about $17,000 in damage and spread to nearby residences and a repair shop with minor losses.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 4 Allan R. Howley of the Aero Lab of America said Akron pilots R alph Upson Bernard Von Hoff lan and Wade T. Van Orman will represent the United States in the international balloon race at Brussels Belgium in September The trio traveled the greatest distance from the national race start in Akron May 21 Upson flew the Birmingham semi centennial with C G Andrus as aide and covered 423 miles Von Hoffman from the St Louis review club with Hugo Mueller as aide was second and Van Orman third with W P Seiberling as aide
George Black of Marion owner of property in Marion and Ande an Indiana purchased a controlling interest in the Colnbug coal company which operates a mine in the Hocking district near Nelson He. The purchase covers 280 acres and is estimated to contain about half a million tons. The company’s main office will be moved to Marion with Marion set as the distribution point.
In Canton on June 4 Albert Kroehle of Cleveland John H Taylor of Newark and Charles A Young of Springfield won titles at the 38th annual Ohio trapshooting regatta Kroehle captured the individual championship with 196 of 200 targets Taylor kept the sessional title by breaking 94 00 and Young won the all and amateur state championship with 329 of 350 across the shoots doubles and handicap events
An elderly woman narrowly escaped injury when Yellow Line car 56 derailed at West Avenue after leaving the loop around 1 PM Saturday. The rear of the car swept about 100 feet along the street before grinding back onto rails. Rail condition is poor due to an expired franchise and ongoing paving delays.
Mayor Evans ordered unemployed colored men to work cleaning up the burned district known as little Africa after the June riots. Hundreds are clearing debris as rebuilding starts. The death toll stands at 30 with several in critical condition. 100 World War veterans guard the area as the militia withdraws. Conditions in Tulsa are reported normal.
Nellie Chapman Locke, 46, died Saturday at Memorial hospital from accidental poisoning mistaken for medicine. She had been confined since late April, visiting her mother and brother in Elyria. Husband Harry Locke resides in Los Angeles. Funeral plans not yet set.
Seymour D. Parker, a New York scenic artist and the Keith's theater stock company designer, suffered a sudden stroke while awaiting at the Southern hotel in Columbus. He lies seriously ill at Protestant hospital, a year after his wife died from a paralytic stroke.
Rev. Geo W Jackson longtime Canton First Presbyterian pastor and Marietta moderator died suddenly at his Oxford home from a stroke. He helped lead an anti vice crusade in Canton years ago. Born near Wooster he graduated from Wooster College and requested burial there.
A motion was filed in Columbus requesting the state scheme court issue an order directing the Columbiana county appellate court to certify its record in the case of Arthur Tranter versus David McLane and F. P. Wherry.
Thelma Louise Siffert six months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malancthon Siffert of Navarre, found dead along the Ohio canal bank. Police say the mother confessed to the killing as coroner investigates. father says he woke to find wife and baby missing, prompting the manhunt. The mother has suffered poor health for months.
Mayor A. R. Jones and his wife return with Charles Sartor and wife from Virginia where their eldest son graduated from a military academy. Police court Monday is expected to be busy with over six arrests, mostly for intoxication, during the mayor’s absence.
New York interests aim to acquire the Ohio Electric railway system including about 600 miles of lines valued at 22 million dollars. Dayton and Western trackage would be excluded. Officers and stockholders are drafting a full reorganization plan. Receiver B J Jones will seek a separate receiver for the Columbus Zanesville and Newark division.
Chicago on June 4 reports building activity expected to resume after weeks of wage disputes between contractors and the union, following an agreement to arbitrate the dispute.
Tulsa, Oklahoma race riots are cited by several Republican senators as accelerating an anti-lynching bill. Senator Mec Cormick of Illinois has introduced the measure in the senate, with a favorable committee report expected Monday.
Dayton dispatch reports a ten cent per hour wage cut for Dayton and Western Traction Company workers after reductions by Oakwood and D. S. X lines. Unorganized Oakwood/D. S. X workers may resist while organized lines prepare to follow if orders go to unions.
Dr H M Brundage conducted a digestive examination of the late Frank Roach 35 Marion death occurred Tuesday Investigators will decide on charges based on analysis results The death certificate cites burst blood vessel from excessive vomiting Dr A A Starner attending physician urged examination
In Warsaw Indiana Virgil Decker 18 is on trial for the murder of his friend Leroy Lovett 20 of Elkhart whose body was placed on a railroad track after being killed in a cabin by the Tippecanoe river. The Lovett family including his father mother and sweetheart testified as witnesses as prosecutors argued the Deckers plotted the death to claim a $24000 life policy.
New York June 4 Babe Ruth home run king of the Yankees faced possible jail time after being arrested for speeding on Riverside Drive. He was summoned to appear in traffic court next Wednesday for a second offense, with judges commonly jail sentences for second violations. The same traffic officer made the arrest both times.
In Tokio on June 4 a cabinet crisis emerged following the resignation of War Minister Tanaka. Some papers say a private council may impeach the ministry and many call for Premier Hara to resign immediately.
Gofer Sunderman, 21, a tool dresser, was probably fatally injured at St Marys West Virginia when he was caught under a falling drill ing machine mast. Two others were only slightly injured.
Private funeral services are set for E. P. Jones age 48 who died Saturday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Services will be at 405 Park Avenue Monday, with burial in Pittsburgh Tuesday. Jones was former secretary and treasurer of Elyria Enamel Products Co. Despondency from business reverses is believed to have led to the deed.
Columbus June 4 That Robert T Harrs Cincinnati republican has been chosen secretary of the state tax commission succeeding George L Gableman Portsmouth democrat. Gableman finished his fourth year as secretary on June first.
Dublin reports Thomas Keene a Sinn Feiner was executed by British authorities in Limerick for ambush participation. A fire at the national shell factory and a transport depot burned partly, suspected incendiary in origin. Munitions production at the shell factory had ceased long ago.
The Sunday Chronicle Telegram will not publish on Sundays due to a nationwide paper mill strike causing a severe newsprint shortage and prohibitive costs. The Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co. states the decision aims to avoid curtailing daily editions until paper supply normalizes.
Pueblo Colorado, cut off by washouts and floods, endures immense destruction with 142 bodies recovered and estimates of 500 to over 2,000 dead. National guardsmen and citizens search the Arkansas Fountain flood zone downtown where foreigners suffered most. Message from the stricken city requests food water and tents urgently.
The American Therapeutics Society urged President Harding and Congress to remove city law limits on doctors prescribing alcohol. The convention, led by Dr. Jacob Dineer, adopted a resolution declaring alcohol a drug with definite action and essential in many conditions, calling for freedom from undue restrictions.
Lieutenant Commander Neuman, the fourth German officer arraigned in the war criminals court at Leipsig, was acquitted today on the ground that he acted under orders from superiors which he was bound to obey.
Five early morning fires in Chicago forced crowds outdoors near White City amusement park. The largest blaze began in a concession and spread to several buildings. additional fires in apartment voids prompted arson suspicions. Authorities investigated possible incendiary origins.
Reports from Pueblo indicate martial law has been proclaimed and state rangers control the scene. Estimates of dead range from 1,500 to 3,000 with the Arkansas river flood destroying Grove district and leaving the city without food or heat. Damages are pegged at 10 to 20 million dollars amid fires and disease fears.
Meager reports from the flood region in eastern Colorado suggest a very heavy death toll outside Pueblo, with estimates in the hundreds. Four dead are confirmed at Sterling, the only town with uninterrupted wire communications.
Special relief trains depart Denver at night to deliver food clothing and medical supplies to Pueblo. Red Cross police and volunteers load the cars as hundreds of nurses and physicians volunteer their services for the stricken area. A fleet of aeroplanes gathers at Humphrey Field to deploy staff correspondents and news services as all bridges and railroad lines into Pueblo are washed out by floodwaters.
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo June 4 The estimated deed in the flood relief plan notes that poorer classes ignored warnings to evacuate. Local officials urge compliance to reduce risk as waters rise and damage increases.
An agent for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway estimated property losses at 15 million dollars as floodwaters from the Arkansas and Fountain rivers inundated Pueblo streets. The disaster left bodies in the water and many residents stranded without aid, with widespread destruction and fear of fire after a fierce electrical storm.
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