Traffic a real problem in city traffic study
The City Council faces a traffic regulation debate shaped by a Commerce Department survey of over 1500 merchants nationwide. It shows parking limits and narrow streets hamper shopping, with auto patronage rising and downtown shopping at risk unless better car distribution, garage service, and bus access are provided. Elyria’s council plans an extraordinary study before any further auto restrictions.
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United States Department of Commerce
Department
Elyria
Lorain County
Elyria Traffic Ordinance Should Be Studied Thoroughly
A lengthy editorial urges a full public discussion on traffic controls before rushing any ordinance changes. It notes the survey the government conducted informs conclusions and tabulations, and stresses caution to protect life and property while considering merchants and vehicle owners.
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Fic
Elyria
Who's Who In The Day's News Senator Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham of Connecticut is profiled noting his birth in Honolulu in 1875, Yale education, and roles at Yale, California, Harvard, and as professor of Latin American history. He served as lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator, with aviation work in World War I. The piece also discusses congressional debates over military aviation funding and a recommendation to close small posts to boost training and aviation budgets.
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Hiram Bingham
Honolulu
H. L
Yale
University of California
Harvard
U. S
Santiago de Chile
Connecticut
United States Senate
Bingham
France
South America
Congress
Senate
House
Lic
War Department
General Staff
Uncle Niles Turner Recollects Melodeon Hall Meeting
A 104 year old man recalls an early gathering at Melodeon Hall where men and women aimed to halt gambling. He notes changing social norms as girls once resigned upon marriage while now seeking higher pay.
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Melodeon Hall
Gamblin
Niles Turner
John F. Dillo Co
Notable Births and Deaths in Historical Figures
Anniversaries mark Rouget de Lisle born 1760, author of the Marseillaise who died in 1836. Jared Sparks, born 1789 in Willington Connecticut, Harvard president and biographer, died 1866 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Paul Tulane, born 1831 near Princeton New Jersey, founder of Tulane University, died 1887 in Princeton. Montgomery Blair, born 1813 in Kentucky, Lincoln era postmaster general, died 1883 in Silver Spring Maryland.
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Rouget de Lisle
France
Jared Sparks
Washington
Harvard
Willington, Conn
Cambridge
Mass
Paul Tulane
New Orleans
Tulane University
Princeton
N. J
Montgomery Blair
Lincoln
Kentucky
Silver Spring
Notable Figures Born and Died Across History
A mosaic of historical notes lists John Sherman born in Lancaster, Offim died in Washington, James Bryer born Belfast and died in England, James Gordon Bennett born New York died in France, Ottmar Mergenthaler born Germany died Baltimore. It recalls Marie Antoinette becoming queen, Fort Ticonderoga capture, Grant at Centennial Exposition, Lindbergh’s San Diego to St Louis flight, and birthdays of McMaster Wilbur Jett Lindsay Lipton Alfonso. Also mentions a horoscope and a 3000 year old artifact found in a Nevada cave, plus meningitis spreading in Shanghai and a note on ice cream cones with caps.
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John Sherman
Lancaster
Ohfim
Washington
D. C
James Bryer
Belfast
England
James Gordon Bennett
The
New York Herald
New York
France
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Germany
Baltimore
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga
Grant
William M. McMaster
United States
South Dakota
Taconic
Iowa
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Boonesborough
Robert C. Jett
Virginia
King County
Samuel M. Lindsay
Columbia
Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Lipton
Glasgow
Scotland
Prince Alfonso
Costs of War Exceed One Billion Yearly Says Treasury
On the twelfth anniversary of U S entry into World War I treasury experts estimate the U S cost of the conflict at 37 billion dollars with about 1.2 billion a year in continuing expenses. From 1917 to 1921 total estimated war cost is 27.18 billion. Interest on debt veterans care and war claims drive ongoing costs, which slowly decline but may take years to settle.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Germany
Time loans and pensions in postwar era worries
Government expenditures press on after the Mexican War of 1848 with ongoing pensions. The text warns of economic strain, using vivid imagery of explosions and electric flashes as metaphor for fiscal shocks affecting daily life and consumer credit.
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Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
A. G Hudnutt
Clare George
Robert EB
Ward, Inc
Chicago, & So
Wabash Ava
Fittsave
Detroit
General Motors
Coolidge
Army
Humboldt Mountains
Nevada
Shanghai
China
Day’s Hardware
Thomas
Wilmot Printing CO
Cleveland Beach
Sam Gerace Orchestra
Hallworthy
Oberlin Road
J.A. Lewis
Ereynea Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Sanday
A. B. Sauer Music Co
Broad Street
Musical Headquarters
City Hardware Co
Julius
Hyman
Maurice M. Hyman
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