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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
9
Porain June 24 The National de Cu plant reports increasing operating capacity with No 4 blast started to bring five furnaces to full operation. The plant will reach 100 percent production by raw materials. No 6 butt mill resumed after months of shutdown.
Coroner sets inquest for victims of Thursday’s mine warfare as 25 000 townspeople view non union dead. Union leader Hugh Willis cites operators for breaking agreements and says massacre by strikers was inevitable while noting many miners own homes and are American. Coffins ordered as more bodies are found near Propes field.
The known dead rise to 23 and sixteen injured in a dynamite blast at the Southern Illinois Coal Company mine. Property damage is estimated at 250000 dollars with the mine almost a total wreck. Sheriff Melvin Thaxton says additional troops are not needed and no further trouble is anticipated in Herrin.
William Rockefeller dies after pneumonia at Rockwood Hall with son Percy E. and others at the bedside. John D. Rockefeller, notified, attended meetings in New York before funeral plans and burial at Sleepy Hollow. The Rockefeller fortune, mainly Standard Oil securities, valued up to 260 million dollars amid a vast rail and industrial web.
Scotland Yard held five men and a woman of mystery in connection with the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. The two identified killers Connolly and Shen admit shooting Wilson. Police search for a mysterious car and examine movements of suspects while releasing others.
Dr and Mrs Van der Pyl and Mr and Mrs Burke depart New York aboard the White Star Line for Liverpool to join a July seminar at Toynbee Hall London on economic and social problems. The party includes lecturers from Europe and the United States and various organizational representatives. In Dublin on June 24 the Irish republican army denies any link to the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson in London.
June 24 stock market ends steady with government bonds and rail bonds holding firm. Liberty bonds show varied closing prices with multiple issues quoted at near par to above par levels. Openings for Liberty bonds list first 4 1 45 at 100.02 and other series around par, indicating stable but mixed demand.
The Oberlin Industrial conference runs June 23 to July 1 under the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association. About 320 working girls from Ohio and West Virginia attend at Oberlin College with dormitory housing. Discussions cover minimum wage, industrial work, and vocational opportunities. Notable speakers include Malcolm Jennings and Miss Grace Coyle.
Industrial expert and strike arbitrator Raymond Robins will lecture in Finney Chapel Oberlin on Tuesday June 27 at 1 30. He discusses Roosevelt and his message in a summer lecture series first ever held here. Robins has Red Cross Russia experience and strong international reputation.
William H. Robinson a longtime railroad man and Oberlin resident for seven years died at his North Pleasant street home Friday evening. He would have been seventy seven on Saturday. The funeral was at the home with Rev. H. T. Hill officiating, and the body was sent to Cleveland for burial.
Oberlin notes report a regular Pansy chapter gathering at the church on Wednesday June 28 with initiation and refreshments. Other Oberlin items include travels, engagements, awards in English contests, births, and local social news. A Cincinnati report describes a mob chasing an electrician after he accosted a girl.
The program features Leis Weber new drama The Blot about poverty and low wages affecting a college professor and family. Colonial presents The Invisible Power promising heartfelt drama, and Dreamland offers The Man Who Married His Wife with a light social message. Also upcoming footwear sale and bankrupt stock at Leader on Broad Street.
Ninety-one miners jailed in Fairmont on June 24 for a strike at the Hoult mine of Shamrock Fuel Co. will be freed on bail of 500 dollars each. Eighteen others connected with another uprising are held on 1500 dollars bail each. Also noted, A C Rubber Co has organized with Huntington as president and Stetson as vice president. They will take over Hill Rubber Co patents. Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co sues for receiver for Bannon Theater Co and Elyria Theaters Co, alleging 3604 and 1129.26 dollars owed for advertising.
On May 31 it became clear France would occupy the Ruhr basin. Dr. Rathenau, not a politician, joined the cabinet at public figures urging his proven executive ability. Former head of General Electric in Europe, he previously led reconstruction and represented Germany in allied conferences.
A notice announces a bankruptcy sale sponsored by Leader at 347 Broad Street with imminent opening. The message urges readers not to miss the event and hints at a forthcoming date.
Dr. Walther Rathenau was killed by gunfire in his car after a pursued attack by three men who also threw a hand grenade. The shooting sparked Reichstag turmoil as Socialists denounced the assassination and called for a general strike amid warnings of a growing menace from reactionaries and hostile powers.
A gun hijack ending with the official killed as three masked assailants fled in a murder car. A hand grenade dropped but did not explode. Police scouring the city and suburbs. One of the three assailants reportedly a woman.
Union Village Vermont Mrs L A Guimann reports fatigue weakness and nerves improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She says she regained strength enabling nine hour workdays in a steam laundry and urges other women to try the remedy. The ad notes many similar letters praising the medicine’s benefits for women’s ailments.
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