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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1938
Page
4
In 1849 Erie railroad workers proud of Morse code orders faced a konflikt when a telegrapher Charles W. Douglas wrote longhand messages. The company approved the alternative, appointing Douglas as chief train dispatcher, making him the first train dispatcher.
Major J W Powell of the Bureau of American Ethnology coined the word amerindian to distinguish American Indians from East Indians after noting Amer labels on specimens in the Washington National Museum. The term survives as amerind to mark American and Indian distinctions.
A compilation of notable births and deaths from history. Includes Benjamin West born in Springfield Pennsylvania and died 1820, Joshua Bates a Boston merchant turned London banker who died 1864, Father Theobald Mathew born 1806 died 1856, and other figures with various dates. Mentions battles and explorations, with scattered references to Poland, Cuba, and Spain in a broad historic survey.
League of Nations votes condemn Mary for Covenant breach over Ethiopia. Yankees win World Series. Today’s birthdays include Alatson, Houghton, Helen Hayes, Beatrice Huskle, Kermit Roosevelt, Arthur Lovejoy, and Edmund Walsh. Commentary notes a quarrelsome nature and urged energy to unite and build.
Bible readings from Acts 16 6 10 discuss God guiding Paul by opening or closing doors. The speaker explains that when paths are blocked it may signal direction toward a different route. The message emphasizes discernment between obstacles and divine guidance.
A brisk tour through invention’s rise from Duryea’s horseless carriage to modern air travel and wireless, then pivoting to looming global conflict, nationalism’s harms, and political shifts. The piece reflects on rapid tech progress, wartime strains on economies, and Britain’s caution after the Munich pact.
An Oklahoma conference of nine governors calls for repeal of narrow provincial laws that curb interstate commerce. Texas Governor Jami V Aired warns that rising trade bans inch the U.S. toward a de facto confederation, as states use use taxes, port duties, inspections, and mandatories to shield local business. The issue echoes liquor import restrictions upheld by the Supreme Court, risking retaliations and widespread economic harm. A stray joke about a bachelor appears at the end.
Two years after the Hoare Laval peace plan for Ethiopia caused a political storm Sir Samuel Hoare warns Chamberlain and Daladier that public support is essential. He recalls mobilization and civil defense as keys to selling any European peace plan at home.
The excerpt questions London Paris and Moscow stances on a wartime policy, accusing Chamberlain Daladive and others of yielding to German demands. It labels the move as a colossal theatrical spectacle, unseen in world history, and notes sharp reactions from Communists and former leaders.
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