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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1921
Page
1
A 14 year old boy, Frageois Klaxop Jr., is accused of murdering 11 year old Janette Lawrence near Madison New Jersey. Police say a second suspect is expected. the youth is jailed awaiting grand jury action.
Elyria mayor Asaph R Jones announces October 16 to 31 as display period for service star flags to honor World War soldiers as the George Washington Memorial Association advances a National Victory Memorial Building plan in Ohio and nearby Lorain county. Detroit reports gauge loot from a bank and post office robbery at roughly 160000 to 300000 with officials uncertain. authorities say exact totals require full checking.
A weather-impacted fourth World Series game between the Yankees and Giants in New York was postponed due to an afternoon storm. About 20,000 fans endured the rain as the field drenched, with plans to move the game to a later date and provide rest for the pitchers.
Sinn Fein delegation led by Griffith arrives in London for talks opening Tuesday. Irish sympathizers give Fein envoys a loud ovation as De Valera remains in Dublin in continuous communication with the delegates.
The obituary notes Phillips died after a long residence in the city over the past years. Services are set for Monday morning at the local church with burial in St. Marys Cemetery.
In Orleans Louisiana on October 8 the thermometer dropped to 59 degrees with 22 degrees in 12 hours. weather bureau forecasts frost tonight across interior Louisiana. Cap Texas reports 34 degrees as the coldest point this morning.
Babe Ruth indicated he may not participate in any remaining World Series games. Speaking from the Yankees club house at Polo Grounds he described a 12 inch surgical wound in his left arm and growing pain with no sign of relief.
Mayor A R Jones writes to S H Lucas Kiwanis unemployment relief committee expressing City Administration’s appreciation and willingness to cooperate. He notes potential future steps and offers to provide names of citizens willing to assist in welfare efforts.
Gilbert Smith files a $500 personal injury claim against Melvin Witte of Detroit after a Ridgeville road collision. Smith alleges Witte’s carelessness caused the wreck and damaged his car and left him with an eyelid scar. Witte was recently fined for driving while intoxicated.
Cleveland police chief Franz W. Smith ordered captains to enforce all pity laws after a lengthy meeting. Authorities vow vigorous action to stamp out bootlegging and related violations in the city.
Columbus news item notes John Stack Coal Co of Lorain raises its capital by 15000 dollars, from 100,000 to 125,000. The filing appears under incorporations as of October 8. The move expands corporate resources for the firm.
Enrollment in Americanization citizenship classes for non English speakers rises to 105 students amid ongoing courses at four centers. Instructors report progress toward language proficiency and legal rights education as December deadlines approach for final exams before Federal proceedings.
Fire department members circulate petitions to city council opposing a proposed average twenty percent salary cut from the chief to Class C firemen. Police plan a similar petition as citizens and taxpayers sign in protest. Mayor Jones doubts full council agreement with finance committee and calls for thorough review at the next meeting on October 17. The move reflects widespread dissatisfaction with the proposed cuts and a demand for reconsideration.
Under the direction of Prohibition Director Haynes a large force of agents began a series of raids in Washington as 320 warrants were issued and more than 20 locations raided. Officials say the operation targets a rum ring running liquor by auto from Pennsylvania into the national capital.
McDowell County soon hosts a trial for C. E. Lively George Pence and William Salters in the Hatfield and Chambers killings with jury likely from the county. In Washington President Harding pushes immediate freight rate and wage reductions as part of unemployment relief at a national conference.
Thomas Proctor, once a high standing lawyer, now a pauper in the City Home on Blackwell’s Island, recalls that he slept in a rooming house opposite Ford’s Theatre. He aided men bearing Lincoln’s form to Proctor’s room the night the President died, a scene later photographed as Proctor’s current appearance.
Washington Oct 8 two bills proposed drastic coal industry regulation. One would empower the president to fix maximum coal prices in emergencies declared by the federal trade commission. The other would impose severe penalties for coal profiteering introduced by Senator Kenyon Republican of Iowa.
Joe Goldsmith found guilty of the murder of Mike Shrer in Akron on a year ago Angus war night. Judge sentences him at midnight to life with mercy recommendation. Local court records note the verdict followed a trial here.
Marian McArdle is on trial in Cleveland for aiding her mother and grandmother in the murder of her stepfather, Dan Kaber, a wealthy Cleveland publisher. The mother was already sentenced. McArdle seeks acquittal and presents a composed public image.
Rev. John A. Spencer an elderly retired clergyman was found guilty of first degree murder after six hours of deliberation for killing his wife by drowning her in Clear Lake on July 27. The jury recommended life imprisonment. Spencer known as the little pastor accepted the verdict calmly and faces sentencing Monday with possible appeal expected by his attorneys.
Lt. Gov Brown appoints Senate members Whittemore Sumit Kreider Henry Chatfield Hamilton Culbert Sandusky Endly Richland Rowe Cuyahoga Deweese to a special joint committee tasked with shaping a taxation program palatable to both chambers if Governor Davis calls a special session. House speaker Beetham has not named house members.
Two Cleveland and Detroit men were arraigned after a Ridgeville collision injuring one person. Frank Perew Mike Dwyer and Roy Arnold pled guilty to intoxication charges with fines of 19 dollars plus costs. M W Witte the driver was fined 50 dollars plus costs for driving while intoxicated.
An auto and a machine collided yesterday afternoon on East Broad Street. The Richwine Ice Cream Co truck driven by C Ward struck the end of a machine operated by CEF Dickson, causing slight body damage.
In Toledo on October 8 Fred M Hedrick 46 a minor official at the local traction company killed himself by swallowing carbolic acid He left a note admitting that he forged friends names to obtain funds for gambling He named several local gambling houses as factors in his ruin.
Bakers who sell loafs at 9 cents to retailers in this city charge 12 cents to Cleveland customers. No word on price cuts for Cleveland yet. Lorain buys bread at the same price as this city.
In McDowell county Henry Harbor was hanged for the murder of his wife at the Moundsville penitentiary. The execution occurred at 12 minutes past midnight after the trap sprung at 26 minutes past eleven. It was the third hanging in sixty days.
In Pittsburgh on October 8 fifteen hundred Pennsylvania car shop workers and engine repairmen were ordered back to full time. Nearly a thousand affected in Pittsburgh with more going on Monday to Buffalo Erie Olean New York Canton Ohio and Dennison Ohio. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad said 1200 men were recalled and J B Yohe predicted further recalls within weeks. In Cleveland on October 5 ninety Holton avenue car shop employees were ordered to return to full time duty Monday after a period of idle work.
Cleveland reports the coldest start of the season in 32 years with a 33 degree record on October 8 1883 forecast by weather official Emory Angnum. Today's low reached 38 degrees signaling a sharp early season chill.
Assignment of jury cases in common pleas court for the next two weeks lists cases to be tried in order. The schedule covers week of October 10 with numerous dockets including Barbless vs Penchesk Adams-Miller 16711 Childs vs Mosher F M Webbers 16745 Zapotochny vs Furdin and many others through late October.
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