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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
2
A reader's editorial condemns three lynchings in South Carolina as a chilling regression. It notes a white mob killed three blacks after a court verdict of not guilty and urges renewed faith in law and justice to ensure equal protection for the Negro. The piece laments the impact on humane progress and calls for renewed effort to uphold civil rights.
The speaker argues that direct primaries deepen citizen interest by giving individuals direct voice in selecting candidates. Politicians backed by special interests seek to separate people from institutions and block direct democracy. The message calls Ohio to rally this fall against returning to rules by the few.
A syndicated column notes German hunger with horse meat and a noted novelist Count Bandissin who self-destructed after wealth vanished. It argues Americans overlook European distress and contrasts with U.S. hope among the poor and urban slums. It cites bread’s alcoholic content and two small jokes from Ohio papers, all in a satirical tone.
A concisely dated roll of anniversaries from 1644 to 1894 and today’s birthdays for notable figures. Highlights include William Penn born in 1644, Admiral Charles F. Hughes born 10 years ago today, and Lillian Gish born 30 years ago today. Also notes a Navy Day observance and upcoming conferences in Philadelphia and Ashbury Park.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson widow of the late President marks her fifty fourth birthday today with celebratory observations. The event highlights her long widowhood and public profile during a period of national reflection.
Melvin A Traylor rose from clerking in a Kentucky grocery to become president of the American Bankers Association at age 48. He moved to Texas to study law, held various bank posts, led several Texas banks, then served as president of the National Stock Yards Bank in St Louis and headed Chicago banks. In 1914 he led the Chicago Live Stock Exchange National Bank and in the past year served as first vice president of the American Bankers Association, renowned as an agricultural economy expert.
A compact appreciation of Chesterton's poem The Donkey praising its genius and enduring value. The passage notes the poem’s vivid images of a world where fishes fly and forests walk, the devilish parody of creatures, and the speaker’s defiant burdened humility, ending with a remembered triumphant hour.
Daily News Letter reports that the San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons will require dental students to endure a five year program. The faculty has just decided to institute the extended curriculum starting this academic cycle, signaling major changes for admissions and training.
A garbled column blends a drunken brag with lines about culture, art value, parental delinquency, and early 20th century figures. It mentions Otto H. Kahn praising art as wealth and crime prevention, Berkeley police concerns, Egypt cancer notes, and V K Wellington Koo’s rise, all in a fragmented sampler of contemporary commentary.
Arctic region reports a man seeking divorce leaves home in anger and is absent for days, prompting his wife to depart. The brief incident reflects tribal customs and triggers social discussion.
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