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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1923
Page
5
A Dayton passenger train collided near the Union Station causing fatalities. A movement of bodies followed the wreck with reports of a large crowd and several victims including a young child. Details are fragmented amid the chaotic scene and ongoing investigations.
An advertisement describes P. D. Q a new chemical insecticide claimed to kill bed bugs fleas and ants. The 35 cent package is said to be potent enough to destroy insects and their eggs, with use guidance for household protection and storage.
A Norfolk train collision claimed the lives of Bert Williams and four of his relatives including his wife Mrs Bert Williams 53 daughter Sarah 14 and Mary Louise 3 plus Elmer Williams 20 and a three month old infant. Jesse Gross driver and Soles Kindred helper survived after leaping from the truck as the train approached while Iy standery perished at the scene. Bert Williams was away in Dayton with another son Logan injured in a prior factory accident.
Columbus May 22 Local real estate boards will decide a Taft taxation bill referendum per the executive committee of the Ohio Real Estate Boards Association. Of 25 members, 14 attended, 11 backed referendum and 3 opposed. President John F McCrehen said petitions will be circulated if local boards favor, with 10 days given to vote.
Senator Simeon D. Fess told Cincinnati life underwriters that tax laws are revised so often that revenue district employees cannot keep up. He warned many citizens also struggle to understand income tax amid constant changes. The piece also notes the Church of St. Anne De Beaupre in Quebec, burned in 1922 and now under rebuilding.
Chicago sponsor Harry C. Meek urges President Harding to proclaim a nationwide Father’s Day to honor fathers and bring the old man into his own. The plan envisions a national observance through presidential action.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth defended wealth invested in tax exempt securities before a Cincinnati business club. He urged curbs on immigration and said floor leadership in the House is a thankless job, promising to do all in his power if pressed into duty. The report also mentions a separate line about narcotics production and Rome’s roads, though details are unclear.
The First Congregational Church invites patriotic orders to join Memorial Sunday Services at 10:45 a.m. on May 27. The invitation extends to soldiers sailors and members of patriotic orders and their families, with pastor Joan Grant presiding and many locals mentioned in accompanying notices.
May 22 La Grange community wraps around family visits and movements. Rev and Mrs Knapp visited Berlin Height daughter family while Thad Rawson and sons from Cleveland spent Monday with B L Adams family. Numerous locals attended events, visits spanned Cleveland Elyria Litchfield Twinsburg and Hastings Relief Corps prepared for May 30 and Decoration Day plans.
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