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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
16
Jack Lait reports Cleveland observers note dull afternoons at the Republican convention. Reporters juggle schedules, search for scoops, and mock the proceedings while delegates, wives, and lobbyists mingle amid gossip about nominees.
Cleveland reports a Ladies Day at the Republican convention where Paul Howland proclaims women will share half the roles and votes in party affairs. The crowd cheers as the rule on fifty fifty is announced, with women gaining influence while men maintain major power in key areas.
A noisy account from a political gathering filled with sharp, humorous jabs at convention attendees. The narrator mocks the event crowd, noting hat snatchers, hotel excesses, and colorful anecdotes about attendees and vendors, including references to Mr. Bryan and local personalities.
A lingering account from the convention details mixed reactions to Mr Cooper's speech and the platform. Pressure to choose a vice presidential candidate prompts speculation on Borah Lowden or Hoover, with potential bolts if the caucus fails to unite.
A fragmented passage critiques entente cordiale among elites, likening courtly behavior to pretended courtesy. It contrasts self interest with calling opponents “the diating gwatched counsel” and hints at misattributed opinions about the speaker. The text reads as a reflection on professional hypocrisy.
At the convention a parade and crowding moment gave way to formal nominations. California and Massachusetts spoke for Calvin Coolidge, with Mrs Florence Porter and others seconding. The roll call showed Coolidge leading with 1065 votes to La Follette's 34 and Johnson's 10 as final tallies.
Susie Schmitz sues Mathew L. Jackson for 2500 in a personal injury case alleging May 24 crash on Lake Avenue near the New York Central undercut. She claims Jackson drove rapidly and was intoxicated, causing a wreck that injured her left limb and back, kept her from work, and shows careless negligence.
A jury in Judge Webber's court found the will of George Gardner Harrison valid, rejecting claims by Dawd Darry and Elma Chisholm that the will should be void. The verdict admitted the will to probate and dismissed objections by the December court respondents.
In Convention Hall Cleveland June 12 Cooper of Wisconsin, veteran and anti Coolidge figure, read the minority La Follette platform before a hostile crowd of 13 thousand. He faced boos as he proclaimed minority ideas while the majority backed the Coolidge program, leaving Wisconsin isolated and unmoved at the roll call.
Police and federal agents hunt Gerald Chapman a notorious mall robber who escaped Atlanta twice. They link him to a truck yard heist in New York that stole $100000 in jewelry and diamonds. Chapman once headed the Leonard Street mail truck robbery and is sighted along Broadway after his latest escape.
Four men, two with bullet wounds, were captured in Newport after the Clintonville bank raid near Cincinnati. Bank stockholder Frank Buchanan, 60, was killed in yesterday afternoon’s attempted robbery. The four arrestees, all Newport residents with criminal records, are Robert Mullen 25 Charles Mullen 40 Chas Hall 28 and George Farrell 26. Armed posses guarded routes to Newport Covington and Dayton.
Marion Ohio on June 12 report Karl Shuster aged 18 was killed instantly and Roy Conley was left unconscious when a tree they stood beneath was struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm near Morral last night.
Joe Vintella of Lorain pleaded guilty before Judge W. B. Thompson to an assault to kill charge. He struck a companion with an iron bail wrapped in a handkerchief, nearly killing him. the injured man’s condition was serious but not life threatening. Vintella admitted memory lapse and described a chaotic incident.
Kiwanis members heard the National Republican convention via wireless as Denver opens. A dinner is set for Monday at the Y to mark zero hour with Welling ton Club guests expected and a Kiwanis ball team planned with Charles Hill managing.
Julia Flynn of Lorain obtained a divorce from Edward J. Flynn in Judge Thompson's court on grounds of extreme cruelty. She received $10,000 worth of premarital real estate and was restored to her maiden name Julia Hennessy. he retained $300.
Roswald Adams of Wellington won a verdict of 304 against John Flynn of the Elder Tire Shop Elyria. Adams sought 3690 after a fire at Wellington caused by an explosion of high power gasoline from Flynn's vulcanizing shop damaged his building.
In Columbus Ohio on June 12 Harry Claysmith colored resident of Cleveland filed again for the gubernatorial nomination. Also on June 13 the state industrial commission reported May accident claims rose by one third while labor death claims decreased. Governor Delahey’s first opponent James C Beatty pottery jobber of Liverpool filed for the nomination with secret Brown.
After a cloudburst hit Mansfield on Tuesday night, officials estimate damages at 5 million dollars. Health authorities order boiling drinking water. Residents return to collapsed flats to clear debris as floodwaters recede and two bodies are found in the streets. Casino Park, once Mansfield’s main summer amusement spot, was destroyed.
Elias George of Amherst drove east on Cleveland street when two autos tried to pass. He swerved into a filling station yard to avoid a collision, the truck overturned, and he sustained a broken arm. He was taken to Memorial hospital for treatment.
James Wogan aged 40 of 159 High street died this afternoon after a long illness. Born in Dublin he lived here twenty two years. He leaves his wife and three daughters Ruth LaBurne and Bernadetta. Burial from St Agnes church time to be announced.
In New York on June 13 the French Olympic committee announced changes to scoring for the Games drawing sharp mockery from critics who claim the move shortchanges the United States in the tally. The announcement elicited widespread humor in sports circles as officials assess the impact.
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