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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
5
A 1923 editorial debate on self reliance versus government aid notes the drift toward state solutions in modern society. It acknowledges class failings and stresses individuals should act first, yet concedes government may be needed to counter powerful interests and protect the vulnerable.
Judge Gary's 12 hour day policy faces opposition as public sentiment grows and press criticism mounts. Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Republic Iron and Steel report ending open hearth 12 hour shifts at workers' request, accepting lower pay but maintaining production, signaling a shift away from the old system.
Fragment reflects on personal attire and mindset with stray phrases about work and a bill. It references a person and unclear context, offering little clear factual detail or events.
A compact chronicle of dates: edict against Bible Societies in 1861, Croton aqueduct bridge completion in 1848, Henry Clay's death in 1852, plus notable 1864 Prussia Denmark clash and 1873 Khartoum return. Also birthdays of Goethals Borah Mayo Frazee and others, and conventions opening today in Troy and Wenatchee.
ABE MARTIN notes the latest in truckshopping as a feller would not own a closed car unless given. He says companies are civil and helpful to home, even as dishes pile up.
One hundred years since Zephaniah Swift Moore’s birth and Amherst College’s early leadership are noted. Italian poet Leopardi is celebrated as the country’s greatest since Dante, while Archbishop Christie observes a silver jubilee. Harding tours Montana with speeches, Massachusetts playground instructors meet, Swedish Americans celebrate Gothenburg week, and Connie Mack visits town amid bootlegger quips.
A fragmentary column compiles cheeky notes and gossip from readers and staff. Mentions from Alex Altfeld about Colorado, Slim Fitch in North Carolina, Tim Terrell’s election as Exchange Club president, and other light anecdotes about local figures and events.
Pierrepont Noyes, American on the Rhine land commission, warns French policy echoes July 1914 brinkmanship. He notes Britain's patience under humiliation as France's stance risks setting Britain and Germany against the world, believing France may regard Britain as a defeated foe.
The speaker recalls the poplars felled and shade lost, reflecting on time since first viewing the field. A blackbird departs, the grove fades, and the speaker fears his own passing, contemplating transience and mortality in nature.
A student narrator recounts working incognito in a ship’s kitchen on a Lake Michigan voyage. He documents brutal heat and hard labor for cooks labeled as “pig” or “kitchen scullions” by passengers and crew. He confronts anti democratic slurs and reflects on Lincoln era democracy as a civic remedy.
Elyria Red Rover Hook and Ladder Company practiced for a coming Amherst firemen’s tournament. A swarm of bees settled on Broad Street, creating a nuisance until Dr. Peckham used a tin pan and soap box to hive them.
Major John Bullock a Civil War veteran dies suddenly at age fifty five. Engineer Bert Hodgian of Elyria piloted the train from Toledo to Cleveland covering 103 miles in two hours and four minutes, a record for the era. Hodgson and his fireman received cash gifts for the feat.
Mrs. Pam e Morgan wife of Artemas Boobe Gr died at her Broad Street home. She was a pioneer who came here after marrying in 1823 and spent her life in the Rocky River area under local military organization care for petals.
Alexander Meiklejohn, longtime Amherst College president, resigns at the trustees’ request. He has championed rigorous studies and education for all, stressing minds that think clearly and criticizing soft thinking postwar and post 1914 catastrophe. He led Amherst since 1912 after eleven years as Brown University dean.
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