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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
11
A rain driven stampede at Yankee Stadium in New York City killed a young girl and a sixty year old truck driver and injured sixty two others. The scene showed crowd panic, lack of clear information, and strong calls for better safety exits and planning to prevent future deadly crushes.
Friends congratulate C E Rowland as he leaves Elyria on June first to become Assistant State Director of Agriculture In the new post he will oversee the Ohio State Fair The move is seen as a well earned promotion reflecting credit on Rowland Lorain County and its achievements and city and county pride is voiced for his larger field of work.
A reflection on mid May weather notes persistent cold wet days delaying Spring farm work. Yet blossoms bloom fruit trees are in bloom birds sing and lilacs display full beauty. A quoted poem celebrates lilac May with birds and sun.
Straw hats appear in shop windows signaling summer style and bold dress. The piece traces straw hat use from antiquity through Mercury and Praxiteles to Edmund Spenser and eighteenth century poets noting their hats and decorative stephanos and greenery lined tops.
A snapshot of Ethelbert Stewart noting his background with the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics and detailing how postwar overproduction driven by high wartime prices and night shift work, aided by mass production, hurt the U S cotton textile industry and echoed globally with exports rising in 1920 and Japan expanding cotton goods output.
A brief note records a slim pickings scene after a stretch of canned salmon openings. Mentions a man’s claim of attending a circus and a quoted line about youth, with a reference to Tell Binkley, age fifty, noted this morning.
The passage notes India China and Brazil expanding cotton goods output over the last decade to meet domestic needs and states these nations have become our major customers as a result. The trend highlights regional self sufficiency initiatives and rising demand for textile products.
A long list marks anniversaries of famous figures from 1688 to 1927 including Albert Durer Alexander Pope Baron Tyndhurst and Clara Barton. Today's birthdays feature Glenn Curtiss John L Hines Gustav Lindenthal John White Richard Cabot Mabel Taliaferro. The piece ends with a zodiac note predicting refined tendencies and possible religious influence.
A speculator is placing funds on stag horn assets as market observers note a risky gamble. The move suggests confidence in commodity style instruments with potential for gains if the horn market rallies amid volatility. Analysts caution on unpredictable swings and liquidity limits.
The article notes wheat prices about 15 cents a bushel lower than last fall, suggesting low prices will drive demand for farm relief legislation. It critiques belief that a large Farm Board alone can halt crop overproduction and price declines.
The piece contrasts failed hold-your-wheat strategy with price declines and flags political risk to Hoover’s freight-cut plan. It questions tariffs on hides and sugar, urging targeted protection for farmers while avoiding broad industry boosts. It notes Farm Bureau and Grange analyses and long-running tariff tensions affecting sugar and dairy sectors.
Berlin prepares bathing accommodations for thousands of residents as the city seeks to add new beaches along the numerous lakes surrounding the capital. With the nearest sea hours away the population relies on local lake swimming spots and planned beach developments to improve resort access this summer.
Lakes sport thousands of summer villas and dozens of bath houses, most municipally owned, undergoing enlargement to handle larger crowds. Wannaee leads with 350000 baths in 1924 and over 900000 last year, prompting four dressing halls, a pavilion, restaurant, and two new streets to boost access for expected record crowds. The piece ends with a note on the traditional kiss of charity in Christian rites.
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