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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
3
A reported bandit raid on a Perth of the City business, with masked suspects in a car taking between 8000 and 9000 dollars and injuring a clerk. Sheriff J Eick says the club denies the holdup and suspects a political fix amid the investigation.
Officials kept suspects’ identities under wraps while Lakewood detectives and Police Chief Christensen prepared for grand jury action. Authorities sought papers to extradite Mrs Kaber from New York where she is detained.
The U S Census asks homeowners with recorded mortgages to answer a third-time mailed questionnaire. The penalty for noncompliance is fines. Data on how many homes are mortgaged and mortgage amounts is confidential and used for a general housing survey.
Chicago June 6 union leaders issue referendum orders to 250000 maintenance of way railroad employees. Voters decide if they accept wage reductions ordered last week by the United States railway labor board across ninety three railroads.
A local syndicate has purchased 1,500 acres of coal lands in Pike county Indiana near Petersburg. A stripping mine will be opened.
The Supreme Court upheld Western Union's claim that it cannot be held liable for failure delay or error in message transmission during the period of federal wartime control. The ruling centers on war time regulatory authority and carrier responsibility.
Columbus June 6 Franklin county recorder W A Kieshinger says lawyers favor Monday for filing deeds or leases in four years at the county records office. Tuesday leads for mortgages on real estate and chattels. Wednesday is the day for cancellations.
An important meeting to be held Wednesday at the G A R hall. State delegate G A R Brown will present questions for the national convention at St Ethiemonta. Neigh Pa. E. Scott will lead the discussion on topics vital to members. Clerk Lone Brown invites all members to attend.
A Coblenz despatch reports two American soldiers attached to the Rhine occupation army were killed at Agdrach as they were mobbed by a quarrelsome German crowd. The murderer escaped.
Ohio National Guard officials lead 450 members of the first and fourth regiments to Camp Perry for preliminary target practice. Col. Robert Handrich of the fourth infantry commands the riflemen detail. Winners to join state matches at Camp Perry in June 1926, with the rifle pit in heavy use until September 22, closing the national matches.
Laura Bromwell, 23, famed American woman aviator, died when unsafe safety straps failed during a single seat Canadian airplane loop at Mineola. The Cincinnati native held two women’s air records and was engaged to be married to George Davis. his reaction at the field was recorded.
Grand jury charges Mrs Eva Kaber 50, her mother Mrs Mary Brickel 69, and Marian McArdle 20 with murder plot. Kaber already indicted. Brickel confessed after hours of questioning naming Kaber as planner and McArdle as an accomplice.
The Supreme Court ruled that inheritance and estate taxes may be deducted in calculating net income for tax purposes. Thousands of income tax cases are affected by the decision which may deprive the government of substantial sums collected as estate taxes.
FRANK P. WHITE reports Pueblo Colorado flood of June caused inundation of business and poorer districts. Water swept through Pepper Sauce Bottom and The Grove, forcing evacuations amid looting, fires, and collapse. Authorities, workers, and volunteers race to restore order as death toll estimates range widely.
A batch of license notices lists couples from Lorain Oberlin and Elyria including Nick Dolles 28 baker and Ida Toth 19 of Lorain with Justice Theodore Somers 49 manager Utica New York and Helen E Smith 26 stenographer Elyria. Other pairs include Samuel Mungeon 49 laborer and Mamie A Lewis 54 hairdresser Oberlin Justice Milton L Hirschheimer 30 clothier Canton and Florence M Koch 20 Lorain. Rev Silber Cleveland James L Linehan 40 machinist Lorain and Fay M Hawkins 38 clerk Elyria Justice Hughes Raymond H Schwepe 27 foundryman St Marys O and Lil Nan A Dieterich 28 alteration Lorain Father Johnson Lorain.
Three masked bandits stopped K. D. Lake on the Sunbury road near Columbus about 10 p.m. They forced his auto to halt and searched his pockets finding only five cents. They returned the money saying he might need it and handed back the five cents with a peculiarly courteous explanation.
Louig Edick pentay theater manager claims advertising can do almost anything. He placed a classified ad in a local daily and the next morning was summoned from a town four miles away with an offer to supply a live lion for the show.
Mrs. Katherine Clemons Gould, who won a separation from Howard Gould, declares in an interview that American women are the worst gossipers in the world and responsible for scandals against women who go to court. She also says American men make the worst husbands.
Mary and Doug engage in bicycle riding to promote health. The photo suggests Mary wants to show she can share stunts with her famous husband and proves he does not monopolize adventurous acts.
Trustees of the Ohio Automobile association meeting in Washington approved a uniform bill of sale form for second hand cars to be filed with county clerks by August 1. The Atwood anti theft bill aims to drain the thief’s market by registration. cooperation from clubs statewide will provide notarial services free to members and a 40 cent fee for non members.
The state highway department announced road contracts worth 4.9 million dollars covering 2,738 miles of water bound macadam on the Ashland and Oberlin road in Lorain county. Elyria’s E H J Hart won a 30 856 bid and Highway Construction Co of Elyria won 65 178 01 for nearly 2 miles of bituminous macadam on the same road. Thirty six contracts were for construction and twelve for maintenance and repair.
Norwalk councilmen and city officials toured Elyria's new filtration plant during a swing around the L. S. E. circle. They evaluated track base options for Main Street and noted the concrete base with welded joints as the preferred method. A. V. Brown, chief engineer of the L. & F. B., led the stop at the plant.
Reports indicate a widespread flood toll with 35 dead identified, hundreds of bodies in morgues, and estimates ranging from 160 to 600. Pueblo remains under martial rule with lootings checked and relief efforts organized. Soup kitchens feed refugees as disease fears rise and Red Cross nurses battle epidemics. A civic group appeals to the federal government for 5 million dollars in aid to begin immediate repairs.
Vermilion Ohio special meeting vets the previous bid rejection in the village paying project. A. C. Schultz threatens injunction to block work unless allowed to proceed. Officials discuss readvertising the contract with Patternon Construction Co. of Lorain and specify limestone use over gravel.
At a Chicago convention Judge Julian W. Mack, president of the Zionist Organization of America, was defeated as temporary chairman by Judge Henry L. Dannenbaum in a 229 to ? vote. The clash centered on control of a 160 million dollar Palestine fund and Mack proposed charter changes for Karen Hayesod to ensure funds go to the Palestine foundation.
Oberlin resident A F Geh ring, Western Reserve graduate with 22 years in education, named superintendent of Monroeville schools in Huron county at an annual salary of 2900 dollars. He succeeds J F E Smith who moves to Cuyahoga Falls near Cleveland.
Lemuel Gilson aged 90 died Sunday at his granddaughter's home. He lived in Vermilion with his daughter Mrs. Jenny Phelps. Survived by one daughter and two grandchildren Mabel Cooper of Brownhelm and Raymond Phelps of Columbus. Funeral at 1 pm Wednesday at Mrs. A J Cooper home, burial South Amherst Cemetery.
The committee stated hundreds of lives likely lost with exact counts awaiting debris removal. Early reports claimed the Fountain River rose suddenly and the Arkansas River approached its banks, though verification was hindered by ongoing conditions and river proximity through the city.
In Colorado Springs two feet of snow covers Pikes Peak area as the Cog Road washes out from mountain runoff. Manitow at the base faces potential destruction from heavy rains and rising creeks. The mayor issues a proclamation urging able citizens to report and help stem the flood.
More than 100 miles of Santa Fe railroad tracks in the Arkansas valley below Pueblo are under water today. Officials say floodwaters reached into the district, with towns such as Neposta Monaendin Rocky Ford Swink La Junta Animas Fowler Powers Lamar and Granada flooded.
A local dining guide highlights affordable city meals ranging from 25 to 40 cents with weekly board options at $8.00. The listings emphasize value and variety in inexpensive menus across several eateries.
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