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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1922
Page
9
A 1922 editorial argues taxis and interurban buses will replace electric cars, but warns of hardships if the Southwestern line fails. It urges fair road-use charges, strong liability bonds, driver examinations, and stringent protections for passengers to prevent unpaid damages and public risk.
The speaker argues that if electric suburban lines face competition, the public must be protected and expect responsible competition. They stress that residents deserve clarity on any competing ordinances and the impact on service.
Yesterday in Ohio compiles brief items from early state history and birthdays. It notes 1803 Chillicothe legislature, 1805 Athens County formed, 1818 Morgan County organized, 1850 Hiram College charter, and 1877 Hayes inauguration. It lists several birthday honorees and light local anecdotes from the era.
Today marks the Festival of St Davia in Wales and Ash Wednesday beginning Lent. The Federal week celebrates National Canned Foods Week as Ottawa hosts the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy meeting. Liberal party representatives in Ontario meet to choose a provincial leader. The St Lawrence river ship canal proposal headlines the National Rivers and Harbors Congress lith convention opening in Washington.
Jim Armitage reports Dolph Ebert is laid up with two infected eyes and cannot see. Jake Shaffer Doc Reynolds and Ernie Whitney visited him. The host offered a bottle from the cellar and they shared a drink before another.
Twenty years ago the Disciple Church under Pastor E W Allen held a revival and cleared a church mortgage during a jubilee celebration. Potmaster Allen and his wife were surprised on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Chas Bateham, Elyria photographer, planned to move west and opened a gallery in Norwalk, while N Park Wooster returned to Elyria from a Honduras trip expressing contentment with the USA.
In Cascade the town faced anger over dumping refuse and steps by the city to stop it. The probate office listed ninety four veterans of the Civil War to place new signs. The 369 old chairs in the E church were sold and replaced with cushioned chairs and new carpet installed.
The speaker Ike Lark notes he has not left town except when the grand jury convenes, suggesting part of a broader reflection on why there aren’t more fashionably dressed women visible during the festivities.
The fire department answered a roof fire at J. Schuster's home at 135 Homer Street at 6:25 pm last evening. It was the thirty ninth fire in two months, indicating a busy period for responders and prompting reminders about fire prevention.
Cincinnati reports fire department member Peter Schraffenberger died this morning due to injuries from a wreck while returning from a fire. He had served with the department since 1889. City council refused to approve a wage-reduction ordinance for many city employees, sending it to nine committees for consideration.
Cincinnati March 1 Charles Uhl rescued his four children from a blaze caused by a defective flue. The fire spread before the children could reach safety and the father re entered the home to save them.
The text notes a burning home where the oldest child was 12, and mentions carrying them to safety. It then states that since 1870 the death rate in England has declined nearly 50 percent.
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