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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
7
A 1923 Amherst College dispute described with trustees and President Meiklejohn. Undergraduates protested removals and diploma refusals, while Yale’s freshman push for curriculum control is noted. The piece argues trustees should affirm Amherst as a liberal college despite internal rifts.
The piece critiques Samuel Gompers for claiming to speak for organized labor on the Eighteenth Amendment and notes that many labor leaders support its enforcement. It also comments on business finance rates, critical thinking, and reactions to French Dry laws.
A compact recap lists events from 1759 to 1913 including Wolfe landing near Quebec and the Genoa troop arrival, plus 1891 gunboat gatherings in China. It notes today’s notable births Sir Herbert Ames Helen Keller Julius Klein Atwood May Irwin and ongoing conventions in Seattle Atlantic City Cleveland and more, with a satirical aside about political figures.
The column jokes about the presidential race with references to Warren E. G, Alaska trip plans, Elyria golf, Harding as a former cornetist, a special train, Jack Dempsey, Eskimo pies, and a mock notion that Anheuser Busch might run on the Democratic ticket. It frets about speeches, Bartenders Union ties, and Ford as a rival candidate using a Pierce Arrow.
For the first time in Lorain County jail history inmates enjoy music with meals. A prisoner requested a phonograph and an inmate offered an accordion. Trusties play the music during meals until lights out at night.
Pittsfield will host its annual Fourth of July celebration offering music speeches fireworks a picnic lunch and a day of merriment. residents invite the locality to join in the festivities and help celebrate the holiday.
James Monroe announced a professorship at Oberlin College during a town visit. William Powell of Murray Ridge delivered the first home grown Early Ohio potatoes. The editor of the Demo crat urged building a stone pile stockade to force tramps to work on roads. Property owners were urged to replace Cheapside frame shops with brick. Elyria High School graduates include Dell Hinds Anna Northwood Henry W Ingersoll Beulah Carter Louis Hart Wallace Cathcart Ina Peckham Chauncey Rittenberg Anna Erne Horatio Hall Kate Hains.
Salem workers digging for a new building uncovered a bottle of beer with contents intact at a former brewery site. Authorities estimate the relic dates back to pre-Volstead days, likely at least 32 years old, placing Salem in a humorous claim to early historical beverage heritage.
Assistant secretary of the treasury Elrot Wadsworth warns that U S entry into European affairs could bring serious consequences. He argues Europe has faced a major postwar crisis and that ongoing Ruhr occupation creates uncertainty for finance and industry. He urges impartial aid and noninterference to allow global stability and economic reorganization.
William Cullen Bryant voices delight in spring fields and nature as birds, winds, and scents rise. The speaker feelings turn to sadness over a distant beloved, noting the earth’s gaiety contrasts with longing and absence.
Edward M Morgen marks fifty years in the U S Postal Service culminating as New York City postmaster. He began as a letter carrier in 1871 at the Old Dutch Church station and rose through clerical work to city delivery chief, assistant postmaster, and postmaster under Roosevelt Taft Harding.
Londoners relish fogs as the foggy season arrives. An American officer recalls a fog so thick he hit lamp posts while others light matches and burn fingers. The anecdote shows how Americans and locals alike complain about the city weather and its gray veil.
A reflective line declares that true richness lies in self respect and upright spirit, even when material means are low. The world may hold one in trust, but inner integrity grants enduring strength and dignity.
A leading financial institution seeks above average men to represent it in the field. Offers include a starting salary, commissions from the start, automatic wage increases, rapid promotion, and open opportunities. Benefits include instruction, time outdoors, vacations, sick leave, medical care, group insurance, and a savings plan with strong returns. Applicants should be 25 plus, preferably married, and known in their communities. Previous sales experience helps but is not required.
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