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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1924
Page
8
Mrs Annie Willow confessed to involvement in the brutal murder of her husband by Ralph Shadel last December. The incoherent story covered life on the tram, her ties with Shadel, and the plotting of Willow's death, entered as evidence in court in part in Pennsylvania Dutch and part English.
A forest fire near Amoskeage village threatens the settlement and has destroyed a large quantity of valuable timber. The blaze broke out before noon and, driven by a north wind, grew rapidly. Aid was summoned from this city to help battle the flames.
Rotary International held a lecture at the Elyria Rotary Club meeting in the YMCA. W. W. Lockwood, YMCA secretary in Shanghai, described China as a land of promise with vast resources and modern schools, noting 7,000,000 students and rapid progress in business and industry. He urged American business interest abroad and spoke on YMCA work and India government details.
Sunday visitors included Fred Wilmot of Elyria, Anna Connell of Cleveland, and Mike Connell of Olmsted Falls. Whesler was in Cleveland. No family has moved from A Segig's house on the Town Line. Sepa Gis Lhe 220 Open Liberty Bonds New. Tommy Gibons versus Burke at 15 rounds in New.
A local chiropractor offers hours 9 to 11 am and 2 to 6 pm with evening appointments. Contact is Office 2195 and residence 41384 for scheduling and inquiries.
Oberlin High School powered to a 12 to 0 victory over the Cleveland Y M C A Prep team Saturday on Oberlin’s field. The invaders dominated most of the play with line plunges and end runs. Cleveland threatened only in the final minutes with a series of runs to Oberlin’s five yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Cilas and Summons carried much of the work for Oberlin.
The passing of Senator Brandegee aged 60 ends a long Connecticut political career. He began at 24 in state politics, served in the Connecticut House, then six years in Congress before joining the Senate, where he aligned with conservative, regular party causes and played a role in major debates including the League of Nations and the Versailles proceedings.
Oct 14 notes from South Ridge detail a church event hosted by Holzworth Ing and Beatrin at Eaton organ, with callers at J P Bechtel’s home and visits from residents of Lorain and Elyria. Community members, including Mr and Mrs R H Collier, John and James, plus Fred Kuhl of Cleveland, are mentioned with Sunday calls and visits.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a political clash involving Senator Henry Asbot Lodge of Massachusetts and an attack by the League. It mentions a transformative strategy, a death impacting party decisions, and references to financial troubles and real estate notes. Details are fragmentary and uncertain.
A fragmented OCR item notes an age car and no passenger reference with unclear wording. Details are incomplete and entities are not clearly identifiable from the readable text.
Florence Vera Sebmaak died in Toledo as funeral services were set to be held. Friends and family gathered as mourners prepared to pay their respects and honor her memory in a local ceremony.
The British Labor Party faces defeat in the House of Commons and blames two men. Attorney General Sir Patrick Hastings withdrew prosecution of Communist James R. Campbell for sedition, while Sir John Simon pressed for an inquiry into the Campbell case, prompting Labour critics to question the actions and trigger the setback.
Fragmented OCR notes report Cincinnati debates between a British team and an Oxford, England team, with J Malcolm MacDonald among the debaters. Also mentions London Mecca dispatches and various political figures noting campaign finance inquiries and labor concerns.
The opening of trading shows mixed results with industrials down fractions to a point. Woolworth falls one point, Gulf States Steel down half, U S Steel steady, General Electric up about five, and Union Pacific near thirteen and a half. In Cleveland and Chicago reports diffuse activity across cattle calves and grains with varied price movements and opening quotes for wheat corn and oats.
Washington reports say President Coolidge will finish his White House bid with a major speech and several short impromptu talks, while depending on the press and radio to present his views to the public. In Chicago the Prince of Wales and a crowd farewell followed a day of sightseeing and dancing before his departure. Hoover released nine months trade figures showing U S exports about 3.12 billion and imports near 2.90 billion. Trials continue in Frederick Maryland for Dorothy Grandon’s tarring and feathering. jury challenges arise. Davis campaign train proceeds toward Springfield with a sweeping ride through the Midwest. In Middleburg Pennsylvania district attorney Miller seeks the electric chair for Mrs Willow in the Willow murder case.
October dispatch reports Papal Nuncio Ceroni departing for Paris to reset contacts as misstatements suggested Rome and the Vatican had severed ties.
Newark police report Dennis Beatty 89 caretaker of the Farmers Market House found fatally stabbed at 4 10 am. The body bore fifteen knife wounds with the fatal wound in the back penetrating the heart. Robbery suspected as a billfold and collector's bag missing, a small bag of money left on the counter.
A Madrid dispatch reports a government decree orders all men born 1922 to 1924 who had been exempted from military service in the Moroccan campaign to report for duty. The measure affects those previously spared and aims to fill howitzer and infantry needs abroad.
New York October 14. The stock exchange opened with a scramble for bonds of the new German loan worth 200 million dollars. The bonds sold to first buyers at 94 38, up 23 8 points from the Morgan syndicate offer. An advance of bo tiuch was considered unusual by traders used to eighth or quarter jumps on favored securities.
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