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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
2
The article notes a revived debate over the death penalty in American states as the melodrama Moih te opens at the Tusater. It highlights how some states have abolished or retained capital punishment, with cases cited as exemplars of public passion and legal peril.
The piece discusses a condemned man in an electric chair and the complex mix of crime, guilt, innocence, and the influence of a mother’s loyalty. It frames capital punishment as a dramatic and contested moral issue, referencing real life cases and the tense atmosphere surrounding executions.
An East Indian hornbill, Jim, is the sole captive of his species in the United States, recently arriving at the Clacingati Zoological Gardens after a voyage of more than ten thousand miles. The article details his unusual birth, parental care, and the bird’s large size and formidable bill, plus kept conditions to avoid cold.
An evening accident on Wellington square led to three Cleveland men being arrested for breaking the state game laws. Ralph Logan and two brothers, identified as A May and Ulmer Ropinski, were fined 25 dollars per quail and 25 dollars for the ferret after a mayoral arraignment. Ulmer was not fined.
Twenty members of the Women’s Auxiliary attended a theatre party invited by M. Powell at the Lo Net Theater. The group enjoyed the show together after gathering as a unit.
A scrambled item describes a game start at 230 with Wellington boys rested and ready. It threads in a moon and earth speed claim, then shifts to astronomy asking why the moon behaves oddly and ends with a line about a typewriter and an India writer composing Bengali text.
A testimonial from Renecrally Via S Vo Green of Emporia Kansas praising a tonic as a cure for frail run-down conditions. The letter claims improved appetite weight gain and strengthened tissues due to fresh liver elements plus iron and beef then notes a $100 bottle price and a guarantee from C W Phillips Elyria Ohio.
Carlisle November 17 The Carlisle Grange held a Thanksgiving supper on November 15 for about 176 members and prospective members. Bert Squire led a push adding 30 new members, with 28 for the opposing side. total 58. Proceeds reached about $40.00. The event featured festive setup, oyster menu items, and a strong spirit of fellowship. A future chicken supper will honor the winning side at George Decker's.
Sister Margaret of the Order of St Joseph and St Agnes' church school on Lake Avenue died yesterday at the mother house in West Park. She has been connected with St Agnes' school since it opened over six years ago. Sister Margaret will be buried on Saturday with requiem high mass at West Park. At the courthouse yesterday after noon, December 6, a class of about two hundred will be admitted, the largest number in county history, with two witnesses required per applicant and two squads on different days to manage the crowd. Officials estimate twenty applicants per hour, placing a heavy workload on county clerks who must rapidly fill citizenship papers.
The examination of aliens who desire citizenship was completed. Thomas Sgouretis a B and O section hand from Yo tain was struck in the eye by flying steel while working near Elyria and is now at St Josephs Hospital for treatment.
Births far exceeded deaths in October with fifty nine births and sixteen deaths, per physician returns compiled by Health Officer Dr. G. E. French. The data notes October's higher birth rate in the city.
Leo Baker aged 48 died Wednesday at St Joseph's hospital Lorain after a brief illness of three days He was single and listed Elyria as his home but had been residing at 931 Broadway Lorain The American restaurant for several months Funeral arrangements were not announced.
New York November 17 Baseball clans prepare for the first winter pow wow to be held in Buffalo with the December 6 epasat conclave of the national agpection on the agenda action is expected in Buffalo December 6.
From Baltimore the railroad agent R A Ebs told the Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association convention at the Southern Hotel that further freight reductions are certain. The remarks were made during the Chipat area gathering, emphasizing impending price changes in shipping rates.
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