Brindel accused of extortion in New York building trades
In a 1920 Elyria Dispatch excerpt, Robert T. Brindel, head of the Trades Council of New York City and business agent of the Dock Builders Union, faces extortion charges. He allegedly used strikes to force payments, earning an estimated 30,000 a year from a 115,000 member union. The piece urges repudiation of such leaders to restore labor’s public standing and notes the law is pursuing the case.
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Elyria Post
City
Kiyrie
Lorain
Ohio
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Wabash Ave
Robert H Ward
National
Ali Baba
Robert T. Brindel
Trades Council of
New York City
Building Trades Council
Dock Builders’ Union
Is He a West Pointer Read in a Separation Suit
A New York City wife cites her husband’s ultimatum demanding exclusive attention to his interests and his sole decision on children and household affairs. The writer suggests the husband may have served as a sergeant or lieutenant, speculating on his military background and duty to a wife.
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New York City
Trouble brewing in India reflection on British rule
The dispatch notes trouble brewing in India after years of administration by Great Britain. It argues Britain’s genius in governance remains praised, yet as colonies advance their desires grow, and Britain may soon seek relief by relinquishing control, drawing a parallel to Ireland.
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Great Britain
India
Ireland
Chop suey cost under Chicago council investigation
A High Cost Committee of the Chicago City Council probes chop suey pricing, arguing the panel should reveal the report’s contents. The note questions how anyone can know what is in the report or if the chop suey price is fair, linking the inquiry to the electricity rate vote.
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City Council of
Chicago
Waak Cashier Captures Bandit in Dayton Bank Fight
Dayton reports a cashier named Waak helped daunt a bandit during a revolver duel at a Vandalia bank vault attempt. The clash ended with the bandit’s capture, while another item notes a Cincinnati blames Weed for a death.
Grange Favors Open Shop and Bargaining
National Grange endorses open shop policy and collective bargaining. Prominent members Robert Bainbridge Fields and Mrs. Gardner of La Grange, along with relatives, meet after more than fifty years. The report notes the gathering in Boston with regional details.
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Boston
Mass
National Grange
Robert Bainbridge
Fields
Gardner
How Newspapers Sell Publicity And The Costs Behind It
A piece on the economics of newspaper publicity explains the value of space, with line pricing and an inch rate, while noting the staff costs from proofreaders to pressmen. It laments the cost of sustaining local booster efforts and ends with a brief obituary: Alexander McDonnell, a Custer massacre survivor, dies in Omaha on November 20.
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Omaha, Neb
Alexander McDonnell
Fights Election Contest in Georgia
ES Fuller of Savanagh Ga Republican candidate for representative will contest his opponent election. One ground is that only one ballot box was paid to be used in Chatham county. The successful candidate was J W Overstreet a Democrat.
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ES Fuller
Savanagh
Chatham County
J. W. Overstreet
The Color of Eggs and Shell Color Facts
The article explains that egg color does not affect nutrition and that market prices favor uniform shell colors. It notes Boston prefers brown eggs and New York white, but most markets care mainly about cleanliness and freshness. Pure colored eggs come from pure breeding and crossbreeding reduces color uniformity.
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Boston
New York
France
England
Plymouth Rocks
Fifty Years Ago Local Election Record From Black River Township
Wesley Perkins of Amherst submits a half sheet of old fools cap with the 1817 Black River township election record. It lists judges Joseph Quigley Quarius Gilmore Adoniram Welch and clerks Daniel Perry John Morrell. Voters include Joho S S Reid Daniel T Baldwin Jacsu Shupe and others. county officers tally shows seventeen votes for certain candidates. A note recalls the first white child born in Amherst in spring 1812.
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Wesley Perkins
Amherst
Black River Township
Huron Country
Joseph Quigley
Quarius Gilmore
Adonirram Welch
Daniel Perry
John Morrell
Joho S&s. Reid
Daniel T. Baldwin
Jacsu Shupe
Joseph Quisler
Quarius Gimore
Adoniram Webb
Read Webb
Stephen Cabel
Cheleah Smith
Frederick Ous
Daniel Oustine
We Cabel
Kenry Oustine
Jam O'Neal
George Kelso
Shupe
Ausherst Township
Correction on Polishers Strike at Seneral Phonograph Suprises
Voice of the People letter from Elyria Ohio on November 14 1920 requests correction of a misstatement in the Cheodele Telegram about Polishers at the Seneral Phonograph Suprises. It claims two pol isher s were discharged last Friday while four remained, union talks followed, and Polishers Local Union No 2 planned a strike after company refused concessions.
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Elyria
Cheodele-Telegram
Bonaler
Diss Aargei
Ers
Unusual noises at Broad Street store alarm residents
Pedestrians stopped to listen as eerie sounds echoed from a Robinson Hancock store on Broad Street. Neighbors debated sending for police or fire services while a Chronicle Telegram rep observed Bil Dengate attempting to serenade Tariten Squires. A resident lamented a neighbor’s icy walks and the need for enforcement, joking about issuing a warrant himself.
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Robinson- Hancock
Broad Street
Lsten
Neir
Chronicle- Telegram
Thera
Bil Dengate
Posins Soda Cearossa
Tariten
Real Estate Transfers Across Lorain County and Nearby Towns
A sequence of real estate transfers is reported, listing buyers, sellers, lot numbers, towns, and payments. Names include J. G. Neufer W. C. Dunlap F. H. Matlock J. Youdech L. W. Merrick H. W. Viets R. W. Austin Lorain Housing Avon Lake M. Moore G. H. Nygren Oberlin J. Carter E. Bachtel Sheffield H. J Winkson R. Fargo Amherst Lorain J. N. Oakes Ridgeville J. Molnat Lorain M. Guthrie J. J. Mitchell Lorain N. Pejonich Lorain T. Janiesek Lorain H. F. Seary J. Molnar W. Wilhelm M. Rather Lorain M. Peer Ondo Lorain Amherst Ward Parsons etc.
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J. G. Neufer
W. C. Dunlap
Elyria
F. H. Matlock
J. Youdech
Lorain
L. W. Merrick
H. W. Viets
R. W. Austin
W. Carwile
C. J. Snyder
Loaing Avon Lake
M. Moore
G. H. Nygren
Joe
W. H. Hutchison
al W. West
Oberlin
J. C. Carter
E. Bachtel
P. Pulos
W. D. Carvour
Sheffield
H. J Winkson
R. Fargo
D. Whyte
C. Koi
Amherst
E. N. Avery
WH. J. Swan
A. K. Douglas
A. M. Hawk
Wellington
B. Knap
M. W. Smilth
N. Harkina
C. Fulton
A. Moore
J. Prokopowicz
C. Nolan
K. Chester
B. H. Wallace
F. Schaefer
J. Brezo
J. Molnar
Ward
J. Ward
Avon
K. Ackerman
L. Resk
Amnerst
Co. W. Menz
Garon
Abe Martin Elmer Moots’s new car tale in Kipton area
Abe Martin Elmer Moots has a new car yet still uses his buggy for sparkin. In Kipton and Lagrange notes, Rev 8 K Meak accepts a Baptist church call, George Nichola tours the village in a wheel barrow, and electros wet disputes unfold with local color.
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Elmer Moots
Kipton
K. Meak
Ron
Baptist Church
Lagrange
George Nichola
Bill Wolf
Dinner Stories of Nap and a Convalescing Soldier
Private Napoleon Booker Washington Simpson seeks leave to visit a wounded buddy in a field hospital. An army horse questions him about a dark complected man named Johnson, convalescing now. Nap waits as asked, while a British colonel demands unasked orders and mistakes soup for dishwater, exposing army humor.
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Napoleon Booker Washington Simpson
Johnson
Napoleon
Merchants see aero advertising proposition in classifieds
Classified column advertising notes an aero advertising proposition for merchants. The brief item signals a marketing opportunity and directs merchants to seek details in the classified section.
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Aero
Sugar Price Cut Keeps Sugar Falling
Denver reports another sugar price reduction of 60 cents per hundred pounds as the market moves to lower costs. The announcement follows ongoing efforts to ease inflation and stabilize supply in the commodity sector.
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Denver
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SRW Chronicle-Telegram
Senate County Printing and Poliicking Company
Olives
Kirre
Sung News
Bslt Rockety
West Pointer
Weed Alchol
Cincinnati
Weed
Sewer B. Wester
Pullman
Grange
Biya Wat
Vaoksonio Ve
Piace
the Pressmen
Ani
Bis
Custer
Georgia
Faller
Lo- Tain and
Medina County
Lewis Tile
David Abbott Vars
Voice of
The
People
Rio
Frank Noles
Tauch
Frank
K. Mulica
M. Lubie
J. Gentile
J. Crehore
Grace
F. Klein
A. Glover
Wee
Carlisia
la Framboise
A. Tadoo
Avon Lake
E. M. Knepper
P. W. Schuster
Avon Village
Blakeslee
J. Hostinge
Carilale
J. H. Rupert
W. H. Oaley
Penfield Two
Carwile
R. Payne
W. HH. Ofley
Gordin
Eenfield Two
Abe Martin
H. G. Roby
W. Broad St. Elyria
American Theatre
Bell
Eastern Heights
J.C. Crisp & Co
E. Loeffler CO
W. Broad St
F.S
Roth Phanes
Willard
Toy and Doll Department
Harry H. Smith Co
Elyria, O
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