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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1924
Page
1
The 1924 Democratic platform panel faces a sharp clash over Klan condemnation and League of Nations endorsement. Fourteen party chiefs draft the platform while anti Klan and anti League factions threaten to pressure a convention floor vote.
The nation wide drive has hit Tennessee with house to house canvassing in several cities. Spanish American War veterans in Chattanooga back the movement and aim to place patriotic emblems in every home office and public building by July 4. Governor Austin Peay and state officials support the effort. Major Noel Gaines of Frankfort Kentucky originated the drive and reports success in multiple states.
G A R commander calls a meeting of patriotic organization committees at Legion Hall in Elyria to discuss a Memorial Hall. Proposals include a $100 000 township bond issue voted at the November election or August primaries, or buying a $40 000 dwelling near the Square to convert into the hall with per-organization pledges and pro rata interest.
Mayor Harry Hinkson launched a strict drive against open mufflers in Elyria after Lorain County Auto Club requested action. He warned of wholesale arrests if not stopped, with violators facing a $5 fine. Carl Calkins and Ansell Handrosh fined $1 each in police court for traffic ordinance violations.
Albert Eighmey a sailor aged 3 years died yesterday afternoon in the east side railroad yards near Abbey Road after complaints of chest pains. The body was taken to Taylor's Funeral Home. His father Charles Eightey of Sandusky and 365 Main Street Conneaut was notified and will bury him in Ridgelawn Cemetery after a funeral at Taylor's Funeral Home led by Rev. W. L. Walker tomorrow at nine o'clock.
A thoroughbred Scotch Collie named Scotch Collie owned by John Miko of 993 Keat River St. was poisoned. City Chemist E. G. Curtis confirmed strychnine in the dog's stomach. Irrevts reported as evidence point to the Mitowh yard as the scene of the attack.
Federal government moves to break Standard Oil control over gasoline and prices charging thirty major oil firms with Sherman Act violations. The suit, led by Attorney General Harlan Stone, targets Standard Oil entities and related companies alleging price fixing and patent pooling to restrain interstate and foreign commerce in cracked gasoline.
Four youths from Cleveland aged 13 to 19 were arrested by Sheriff Fred Underhill at Columbia where they had camped in an automobile for two days. Gertrude Endicott 14 Thelma Batt 13 Joseph Cooney 19 Eugene Ehlert 18 were turned over to Cleveland authorities amid claims of kidnapping by their mothers whose photos ran in local papers. Officials say the group are incorrigibles.
Six people were injured in a triple collision at Ridgeville when a Michigan car headed west struck two trucks in rain slick conditions. The Rumsey car going east, driven by Elmer Rumsey, also collided. Mrs. Lovell suffered a pelvic fracture and Mrs. Allen a fractured rib. others were bruised or cut. Victims were taken to Memorial Hospital by Sudro’s ambulance and passing motorists.
Frank Jackson fined $25 and Henry Opfer fined $5 for intoxication charges after Lorain autos collided at Penfield Junction. Sheriff Underhill arrested the pair. Nicholas Schrimp also from Lorain drove the other car. No injuries. They were arraigned before Justice S. J. George.
June 26 Troy New York. Tom Cofield, a farmer, was bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake while in tall grass near a house. He was tended by a physician within 46 minutes and captured the snake alive afterward bringing it to friends.
At Madison Square Garden in New York on June 25 the Democratic National Convention faced chaotic bouts as anti Klan factions fought over banners and clashed while Oscar Underwood and Joseph T. Robinson were named as presidential candidates. The scene shifted between floor rows and parades as delegates urged a strong anti Klan plank and McAdoo supporters waved flags and banners aiming to rally support for their nominees.
The American Legion met last night and reported about 75 applications for the Federal bonus. To handle distribution the hall will stay open each evening this week and Saturday afternoon. A committee led by Haines Gottfried Walter Allen and Georgy will explore restoring the Boy Scouts in the city, a program used in many cities.
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