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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1921
Page
1
Rail and rail union chiefs gather in Chicago to negotiate an October 30 strike settlement at the Museum annex. The conference, led by the labor board, aims to avert a nationwide walkout as officials weigh possible timelines and procedures.
London October 25 reports say Irish peace talks were eased yet not finished with crisis not fully resolved. The conference tentatively resumes at 4 pm at Downing Street with King George said to have intervened to avert collapse. Irish delegates had prepared to return to Dublin but cancelled the plan.
Oct 25 Finney chapel hosted Raymond Robbins of Illinois representing cooperative capitalism and Dr. Thomas of New York City advocating socialism. The discussion highlighted alleged inequalities under the Composities system and argued wealth concentration with two percent owning a majority of U.S. wealth.
The case in Cuyahoga county docket shows Cromwell not in court by noon and the plaintiff testifies she left home, received Cromwell’s furnished apartments, clothes bought in New York, and that they lived as husband and wife though he kept his own establishment. She says they planned marriage.
The suit alleges that on October a Lorain man, Frank Syscela, was run into by another vehicle on Lorain Street. He was struck on the head and rendered unconscious, leaving him in a serious condition. The plaintiff seeks $10,000 in damages.
Elyria Day invites residents to two free shows at the American and Colonial theaters on Thursday. One film, Sentimental Tommy, has Judge Ben Lindsey's endorsement. The Chronicle-Telegram offers three prizes for the best window displays, judged on beauty and salesmanship, clearly marked Elyria Day.
Washington Postmaster General Hays announces a $5000 reward for any post office employee or other person who helps bring in dead or alive any mail robber tied to the New York City holdup. Post office reports suggest mail losses will not exceed $50000. The notice appears amid other tax and cotton ginning news from Washington.
Samuel Untermyer, New York attorney, testifies before a committee on labor disputes accusing United States Steel of obstructing industrial peace. He claims the firm backed closed shops and allied interests to curb bargaining, and says removing the company could yield peace within six months. West Virginia coal operators exert influence over elections and courts, according to H. W. Houston, who cites threats against his life in Logan county.
Postoffice inspectors sought three armed robbers who halted an automobile truck on lower Broadway and escaped with four registered mail pouches selected from seventeen. Officials could not estimate value but suggested it could reach a million dollars and warned the pouches might contain bank mail. This marked the first such robbery in New York in fifteen years.
Elyria fireman Lesley M. Severy of No. 3 company loses his Samuel Street home in a coal stove explosion. He and his wife were in the garden when the blast struck, forcing neighbors to help and 2,000 feet of hose to battle the blaze. The single story house and contents were destroyed.
Washington reports the first armament conference session will shift from November 11 to November 12 to avoid conflicting with memorial services for a well known American soldier. A final decision on further postponement remains under consideration as officials review the schedule.
Edward W. Kidney age 79 years 9 months 1 day died yesterday at the Soldiers Home in Sandusky His remains will be brought to Elyria for funeral at Wm C Sudrow parlors on East Broad street He is survived by two sons Morris of Michigan Archer of Elyria and a daughter Mrs Alice Rose of Cleveland Funeral services set for 1 30 Wednesday at the Congregational church Olmsted Falls with burial in Olmsted Falls cemetery
The Chronicle Telegram announces Elyria Day with prizes for letters praising ad merits. Entries invite readers to explain how merchants’ ads appeal, with $5 for first, $3 for second, and $2 for third, due by October 25 at the Telegram office.
Mellon orders quick distribution of new regulations authorizing manufacture and sale of beer for medical use. Pharmacists can fully legalize beer sales to aid drug trade, with no extra bonds for pharmacists. Ohio maintains McCoy law and will arrest violators. medicinal beer remains prohibited in Ohio despite federal rules.
Washington October 25. A movement to expel Representative Blanton Democrat of Texas from Congress is pending. Representative McLaughlin Republican of Nebraska says he is drafting a resolution to urge Blanton's expulsion. Representative Mondell, majority leader, says a move might be made and the Republican steering committee has considered its course.
Twelve year old Ben Blythe of Lewis Court caught a silver catfish near a foot long in the park fountain around 6 p.m. He used a simple apple twig, white string, a hook and two worms, fishing quietly. The fountain still holds fifty-eight or fifty-nine silver cats and two large black bass, inviting others who know how to coax them.
Lamar Poole, Atlanta police chief, announced evidence of a plot to dynamite two southern railroads after 312 pounds of dynamite were stolen from a rock quarry. Twenty sticks were found in an unfinished sewer wrapped in paper bearing locomotive and tunnel drawings. The Georgia Railway and Power Company reported the theft totaled 31 pounds, nearly 1,000 sticks.
Berlin October 25 President Ebert asked former chancellor Wirth to accept his old post and form a new cabinet. The Wirth cabinet resigned last Saturday amid a political crisis over the Upper Silesian decision.
Navy reports four vessels ordered to patrol the Gulf of Mexico from Pensacola to locate seaplane 809% missing after its crew Lieutenant Darby and Chief Machinists Mate Wendil disappeared while photographing the Mississippi delta. Gas supply exhausted, gale conditions hinder search and rescue operations.
Special correspondent Allen L. Benson describes Thomas A. Edison at age 75 reflecting on a self described fact that only about two percent can fully understand written or spoken ideas. Edison laments limited public imagination and critiques government by a lawyer class while noting progress from ancient times to modern machinery. He recounts his father’s death and details about his own lifelong pursuit of learning from others.
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