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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1923
Page
4
In Brussels on March 12 the Franco Belgian premiers Poincare and Theunis agreed to evacuate the Rhineland and Ruhr automatically and proportionately as Germany fulfills reparations obligations.
A severe gale swept Ohio after a night of heavy rain and thunder, killing at least two people and injuring many across the state. Cleveland recorded wind speeds to 36 miles per hour, with southern regions reporting up to 50. The storm caused widespread damage and cut wire communication with Mariotta for hours.
Steubenville reports a three year old, James Baker, son of Mrs. Julia Baker, decapitated when a heavy gale blew him under a rapidly moving traction car while he played on the sidewalk. The storm struck Steubenville this afternoon. In Barbarton pumps and dredges work to save industrial property after a Columbus Chemical Company lake failure. The UK is noted to have a higher proportion of women workers than any other country.
Richmond Ky March 12 a severe hail and windstorm abated to reveal the death of William Hall 38 a farmer and his four year old daughter Hvinn ten miles from here Rosa Lee Hall 15 was believed fatally injured Mrs Logan Griffith and her infant son were also killed in the same storm with another daughter injured in the area
An employee of a local gag station killed a 24 inch snake on the station lawn as signs of spring. Mt. Union college seeks 500 against the estate executors over a banquet alleged to have been made to the college. The Ohio State Laundry Owners meet in Springfield with officers Bonfils Mosier Stomebarger Lap hamp Hunter Shuber.
Oberlin Business College quintet defeated the Norwalk Independents 34 to 31 in a fast game. Oberlin led 20 to 10 at halftime after a rough first half on the floor, Norwalk rallying to close to within three late. Oberlin hopes to schedule games in Norwalk and nearby towns in the next two weeks. The lineup included Seagall Eaton Lavey Finley with Brooks and Furry as substitutes.
LaGrange High to stage its annual operetta Patricia at the town hall on Thursday March 15 with an orchestra and a strong student cast. Devotional exercises, club interests, and household arts studies are noted along with visits by county agents and plans for future contests and exhibits.
Report notes Adrianople as a potential setting for a Turkish clash in a Canadian film project. The article highlights production moves across Canada from Vancouver to Montreal and Quebec City, naming directors Henry McCrae and Cosmopolitan Productions. It mentions scenes shot in Vancouver and plans for future photo-play works “Heing the Plains” and “Snow Blind.”
Abe Martin notes a long year of thinking and plans a day out with Bud, reflecting small town humor and idle plans as he ponders daily topics in his column.
A dated, dialect filled reminiscence describes cheap doctors and misspent care. Residents discuss pricing, gas and electric bills, and a stubborn wind problem while recalling past remedies, mailman visits, and a house full of pink and white tablets. The piece ends with Mrs. Bud claiming she would feel better after treatment and rest.
The speaker expresses deep unease and a sense of being hampered by anticipatory waiting for a doctor bill. The tone compares medical charges to a looming sentence and reflects a wish to end the hardship and begin life anew despite the unsettled state.
OCR data lists various market prices for butter per pound prints oleo cheese York State, and fresh produce including apples beans cabbage onions lettuce tomatoes potatoes sweet potatoes and poultry live fowls chickens spring ducks turkeys live geese per pound per bushel or per bag. The fragmentary items show price ranges and measures such as per lb per doz and per bushel with quantities. Entities include butter oleo cheese York State apples Beans onions lettuce tomatoes potatoes and poultry items.
New York stocks opened irregular with fractional gains and losses across major issues including Baldwin, U S Steel, U S Rubber, American Can, Maxwell and Chandler. Cleveland live stock reports show cattle receipts and varied prices, while Chicago wheat and corn futures edged lower and July oats rose slightly. Liberty bonds opened with varied prices across issues.
Reports from London indicate Premier Poincare visits Brussels to bolster Belgian resolve as Ruhr occupation strains Belgian forces. French troops pull back from Cologne northern positions, easing regional tension. In Washington, the Allies propose funding the US army of occupation in Germany from future separations receipts, with Treasury tests at the state department.
Eliot Wadaworth representing the government in Paris negotiations declined to discuss the proposal pending a study of the urged plea for more time.
Dormitory residents at the Y M C A are invited to a Bolshevik Conclave next Tuesday at seven o clock. A Soviet committee plans a dinner and entertainment, aiming to form a Dormitory Soviet to oversee student activities. Jay Fitch leads the movement with Kenneth Campbell Harold Gearhart Walter Peake and William Schwing assisting.
Murray City reports Sam Dufford, charged with willful failure to educate his children, arrested three times this year and fined heavily on the third offense. Wheeling dispatch adds that Marland Oil Co. drilled six wells in Oklahoma in under a week, producing 11,440 barrels of oil and 25,000,609 cubic feet of gas, with many locals owning stock.
The Board of Commerce will decide in Lima on prosecution of G. KE. Gremory and M. I. Dennis, accused swindlers arrested in Akron over a misrepresented promotion deal. Police report two prisoners, amid ongoing efforts to tie defendants to Lima merchants.
March 13 1923 meeting at Masonic Temple 2 pm to attend the funeral of late Brother William I Dill. King Solomon's Lodge No 56 F and AM, invites members. Also note Suburban Day offerings and a Special Poultry Edition on March 14 with advertising copy due by 5 pm Tuesday.
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