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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1921
Page
2
A federal court jury finds City Judge James A. out and six Port residents guilty of conspiring to violate prohibition laws. Judge West sentences A. B. Anderson to two years in Leavenworth penitentiary.
Edger Spore a suspended Lorain police officer is released from county jail after serving days and paying a $100 fine for pleading guilty to an assault tied to the kidnapping of Dry Detectives Shaw and Hites at Lurain last June He is a former Elyria resident who married an Elyria girl and was indicted with four others on robbery and weapon charges.
Word arrives of the death of Chauncey Peck at his Toledo home. He served as a deputy sheriff in a large city and had a brother in Ohio. He lived in the area for years before returning to Toledo. Funeral services are to be held at the Congregational church in Brocuhtvin.
The indictment names Governor Shafi and several treasurers over misuse of funds. It alleges large personal profits from fees and investments by Curtis, Armnur & Company, and Swift & Co. Interest totaling about 2.9 million was unaccounted. The case involves government contracts and sessions set for an upcoming date in Washington.
Wisconsin reader Mary Ruapst from Kenosha recounts a severe female illness with bowels inflamed and ulceration. After six weeks bedridden, she was urged by doctors that recovery was impossible. A neighbor suggested Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which she credits with restoring her health and encourages others with similar symptoms to treat the underlying cause.
The three day run at American Theater opens Sunday showcasing Pinero’s Mid Channel. Clara Kimball Young stars as a dramatic force in this acclaimed screen adaptation with Ethel Barrymore previously in the role. The film promises lavish settings and a piercing look at married life’s crisis through a photodrama of modern love.
The YMCA A dorms defeated the Bankers team last night by eleven to seven. High grade field goals highlighted the match as Clays delivered standout plays and Proehoots, Lord, and Danerrien contributed important points for the winners.
Market notes describe a quiet Toledo market with heavy goods and fair activity. Weather appears clear, with wheat and other staples traded at various prices. Several buyers and sellers are listed in brief, along with minor price movements and routine market chatter.
NY stocks fluctuated with some gains as railroad and oil shares rose modestly. American Tobacco and Mexican Petroleum advanced while others like Standard Oil of New Jersey and Northern Pacific posted fractional moves amid a cautious trading mood.
A draft of a Washington conference plan shows the United States seeking a broader pact to limit land armaments and include major powers, with France Germany and others urged to reduce forces. The effort faces French reluctance and the challenge of reaching all nations maintaining large standing armies. London reports Lloyd George preparing to visit Washington to push progress amid stalled Irish talks.
A fragmented note reports a hogs event and a person named Love drawing attention with a prm fee. Details are unclear but the item centers on a local rural scene and a monetary matter.
In New York the liner Tanamo, carrying Governor L. Monte Relly of Porto Rico, caught fire after approaching port. Fireboats and land squads battled the blaze for hours, flooding the vessel to six feet deep water before extinguished. Passengers remained anxious as crew fought the flames through day and night.
Mrs. Josephine Galletti of Cleveland was bound over to the Franklin county grand jury under $2000 bond on two felony charges. She allegedly concealed a revolver and conveyed it into the reformatory with a view to aiding her brother Sam Purpera, who faces execution in a payroll robbery case.
Local column records visits and greetings among Oberlin residents. Notables include Mr and Mrs W C Christy entertaining relatives from Fremont and Canton, and Mrs Daves extended visit with W G Maller in North Professor Street.
A vintage advertisement touts DR CAREY MEDIC VEST TABLETS claiming to quickly add weight and energy. It instructs readers to weigh weekly, measure with a mirror and tape, and warns against use by those with normal weight.
Wellington district notes report a Monday advertising banquet, a Masonic lodge banquet, Twin Beds stage show, and a harvest home dance with about one hundred attendees at the school gym. Local notices include Mrs Van Wormer receiving word of her brother Charles Chester’s death in Indiana and other community items.
Social roundup from Wellington and nearby towns recounts visits to Cleveland and Lorain, alumni homecomings for Thanksgiving, district teachers meeting, birthdays and family gatherings. Residents mentioned include Gaughtera Walthour, Frank Walsh, Webber Bevier, William Lashley, Kenneth Brouge, Miss Mary Fowler, J B Grissinger, Nina Puder, Mr and Mrs Marl Jameyron, Byron Hradish, Gwendolin Weaver, T M Metager, Mr and Mrs E A Snyder, Mildred Snyder, O C Kobart, Kathryn Heal, Harrel Edwards, L Hand, Bla Vincent Hand, Milas Hegre, Margaret Heggie, Alfred Hostler, Miss Jean Williams, Miss M Ferris, Wanda Garrett, Orpha Wilcox, Mrs George Smith, and others. The Friday/Saturday events include a ninth birthday celebration, a youth dance, and Thanksgiving in Lorain.
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