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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
6
The Federal Railroad Labor Board faces scrutiny over its July 12 wage reductions. Critics demand clear proof that prevailing conditions justify cuts, noting the potential impact on 9,000,000 workers and the public, employees, and stockholders.
The Edison test drawing sharp reactions from editors across the country questions whether college graduates truly know essential facts. While some papers defend the value of learning how to acquire information, most conclude Edison’s method fails as a universal measure of intelligence.
A discussion contrasts a college course aim to train the mind for business life with the effectiveness of hard questions and practical tests. The Manchester Union and New York World weigh in on whether degrees give strategic advantages and lasting development beyond clever questionnaires.
Reports from Berlin say Dr Wilhelm Mayer may become either Chancellor or Foreign Minister in the new German cabinet. Mayer is currently the German ambassador to France.
Mrs Thomas Estill, Salvation Army leader in Washington for the National Social Congress, says modern American girls face blame for conditions beyond their control. She notes girls smoke and dress differently but argues the spirit of the times changes, not the girls themselves, comparing today’s girls to those of previous generations.
Flavia Oulette, once the fattest woman in the world, died at age fifty in Tewksbury Massachusetts. She weighed 680 pounds at her peak but had shed weight in later years. Born in Quebec, she was one of eighteen children.
Mrs Tipton writes that her husband will soon be rich enough for a divorce. The note mocks a man described with onion breath as a dandy chap erone.
The speaker urges clear, bold, tangible action and asks whether the Railroad Labor Board has fully weighed the consequences of its decisions on millions of Americans. The call emphasizes fairness and full accounting of impact before conclusions.
German residents saw a chariot race reenactment as the second battalion Eighth Infantry of the American Army of Occupation staged a sweepstake in Mogendorf. Yankee soldiers borrowed old fashioned chariot carts and presented a Ben Hur style thriller in Coblenz May 19.
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