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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
1
Minneapolis May 20 after a week of rioting Gov Floyd Olson brokered a peace between strikers and employers. An accord reported with two minor wording changes will be submitted for ratification. The city faced violence, one death, and 390 injuries as 6000 strikers clashed with police in the market district.
Six Lorain residents faced arraignment before Common Pleas Judge W. 5B. Thompson on liquor permit violations as part of a broader crackdown. Eleven state inspectors operated undercover in Lorain last week, with more arraignments hinted and three Joe Doe warrants reportedly issued but not yet served. Local authorities expect warrants to be served today.
Readable forecast notes the weekend outlook for Toeot with temperature ranges, chances of precipitation, and wind. Weather services warn residents to prepare for light rain showers and cooler evenings Saturday into Sunday.
Prestwick Scotland May 25 Towson Little of San Francisco advanced to the final of the British amateur championship by defeating Leele Garnett of Great Britain. Little won at the nineteenth hole after tying at the eighteenth. He will face James Wallace, an unemployed Scottish carpenter, in the 36 hole final tomorrow, with the winner promised a job.
A third gang member was found wounded after a failed hold up of the South Holland Trust and Savings Bank. One bandit was killed and two companions wounded in rifle and shotgun fire as residents and vigilantes engaged the robbers near Jefferson Park Hospital. The incident followed the East Chicago police killings, with suspects fleeing in a black sedan.
Malcolm Thomson of Lorain County will speak at the Elyria Lawyers Club regular noon luncheon this Saturday at Hatley Newell. He plans to discuss experiences from his time in the state legislature and the related duties he held, with a note on a new position he printed for.
May 25 Cleveland reinstates and trades right pitcher Wookey Ferrell and Dick Porter to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Weiland, Bob Seeds, and cash believed at 25000. Ferrell ends stormy Cleveland career and heads home to Guilford North Carolina to join the Red Sox upon official notice. Porter will wear Boston colors in the next game.
East Chicago Indiana May 25 authorities charged John Dillinger with two new murders and the killings of two patrolmen. Police and federal agents hunted the outlaw across highways following a car pursuit near Gary where a machine gun barrage felled Patrolmen Martin O'Brien and Floyd Mulvihill. The gunfire happened as they shadowed the suspect vehicle, with the bandit car firing without warning. A prior Dillinger killing occurred five months earlier when William O'Malley died in the East Chicago First National Bank holdup while Dillinger awaited trial.
Dense smoke rising from the North early this afternoon spurred Elyrians to alert authorities. Officials traced the haze to a South Lorain National Tube Company site where no unusual activity was found and smoke likely stemmed from burning fuel in contact with the air.
Walter J. Wright announced an extension request to move the June tax collection to July 29 due to late January tax receipts. He expects no longer extension beyond July 20 this year. Delinquent taxpayers with both real and personal taxes may avoid penalties by paying all 1982 taxes and delinquencies, under the Whitmore Bill amendment.
The Young Men's Forum will elect officers for the coming year at the final meeting of the season at the YM C A tonight. Discussion will include a report on The NRA as presented by Darres.
Toledo Hope for peace on fourth day of strike at the Electric Auto-Lite plant ends in riots with two dead and many wounded. Troops and machine guns guard the wrecked facility as forty are arrested. In Minneapolis Governor Olsen reports a substantial agreement between striking truck drivers and employers after fears of violence and shortages. New Orleans sees heavy waterfront patrols amid Lens shoremen strikes and sporadic violence. San Francisco merchants push to reopen docks while Longshoremen refuse terms. Washington government ready to push Wagner Labor Relations bill to curb strikes and unrest.
Robinson remains in critical condition after emergency appendectomy during wartime duties. A hospital ship accompanies the operation while the destroyer Hale arrives at Tague Cove, aiding the transport and relay of critical care to Balboa.
Annual memorial service for soldiers sailors and marines who lost their lives at sea during wars involving the United States will be held Sunday afternoon at three o clock at Washington Avenue. All patriotic organizations are invited.
In Toledo O May 25 unrest flared around the Electric Auto-Lite plant with deaths and many injuries as National Guard troops and strike breakers clashed with rioters. Authorities say the mob has dwindled under guard control and talks for peace proceed led by mediation efforts from Charles P Taft with representatives from the company union and military officials.
In Toledo Ohio on May 25 guardsmen fired seven gas shells into a growing crowd surrounding the Auto-Lite plant. Two rioters had been killed earlier as clashes continued with workers and sympathizers, while calls grew for arbitration and troop withdrawal. Coroners urged ambulances free passage through bloodied streets amid feared new outbreaks.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor discusses the Toledo strike. He notes workers have been on strike since February and March after plant management refused collective bargaining. He warns the dispute could trigger broader repercussions across industry as workers organize and push for bargaining rights.
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