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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1922
Page
8
Republican slate lists CARMI A. THOMPSON for Governor and WILLIAM H. CHATFIELD Jr for Lieutenant Governor THAD H. BROWN for Secretary of State HARRY B. DAY for Treasurer C. C. CRABBE for Attorney General BIMEON D. FESS for U S Senator FRANK E. WHITTEMORE for U S Representative J F BURKE for State Senator ELMER F. COTTON for County Treasurer WALTER G. LUDWIG for County Recorder WM G MITCHELL for county offices
A civic note endorses Judge A R Webber for the Common Pleas bench of Levain Conte. For forty five years his public stance is described as unequivocal and on the side of virtue against vice, justice against injustice, and right against wrong. The endorsement claims his election is assured due to reputation and character.
The piece argues voters should reject the Wine and Beer Amendment to the Ohio Constitution, warning repeal of liquor laws would permit unregulated sales and alcohol to all, urging local enforcement rather than national acts. It also critiques Newton Baker, De Valera’s presidency, and George Harvey while noting Britain and Ireland political tensions.
Fragmented OCR notes recount everyday political chatter, sports mentions, and regional names across Ohio. It references Martha Roch, Grand Rapids, St Louis, and various names with scattered events, hints of conventions, ads, and local commentary without cohesive narrative.
A garbled OCR excerpt references political figures and a council meeting, mentioning Thompson, Teint, Chub, and Grorgy of England. The piece threads through disjointed phrases about a ten week period, a city council gathering, and unrelated interjections. The readable fragments hint at a satirical or cryptic column with political jibes and names.
Turbulent scenes erupted in Milwaukee as a large crowd gathered for the 13th anniversary celebrations of the Czecho Slovakian Republic. Amid the unrest, a fire destroyed several properties and a man named Mitch J. faced removal. Oscar Hiseradt and a $5,000,000 claim were mentioned in connection with mineral land disputes. A dispute over a car sale led to a repaired return and a tense confrontation with local authorities. The day featured religious processions, protests, and police activity across multiple districts.
Elyria readers protest Ordinance 546 granting city employees a 10 percent wage cut while citing rising utility rates and costs from Citizens Gas Co Elyria Telephone Co and electric rate hike support. A resident recalls a costly fire response proving value of service and urges defeat by a large margin.
Political ad backing Judge McClaran for a two year term as Judge of the Court of Appeals. The piece lauds his education at the University of Wooster and Gaston University Law School, long legal practice, and farming ties. It also endorses him as impartial and qualified, listing numerous county officials who support him and urging voters to elect him regardless of party.
Middleton QO October 28 authorities discover a body near the Cincinnati and Dayton trestle fifty feet from the site where Mrs Florence Beatty and her three year old daughter Florence died Thursday night. The finding challenges the theory of a grand accident or foul play in the earlier crush incident.
Abe Martin notes a lack of political enthusiasm as a torchlight procession wanes on Uday. He questions where the money went and laments missing ante funds.
Sixty years ago ninety Lorain County men sought substitutes with only twenty completing three years per service. H C Chapman arrived and advertised paying top price for army horses. Elyria post office moved to M W Hitchcock’s store at Mill and Dread. Grand jury met two days, nine indictments mainly for assault and battery. Lorain Bank installed a Yale lock but a traveling man opened it in nine and a half minutes prompting a switch to a Halt lock from Cincinnati.
Henry J. Burns, charged with the brutal murder of his wife Mrs. Mary Burns, whose body was found in a shallow grave five miles northwest of Painesville Ohio, maintained his innocence during questioning by Prosecuting Attorney Ralph M. Astrander. The remains were buried in Barnesville cemetery today.
In Cleveland on October 28 Wayne H Wheeler and C Home Dun were scheduled to discuss the beer and light wines amendment to the Ohio constitution. The campaign event was to be held at city clubs, presenting the wet and dry issue to local audiences. Women factory workers in Japan earn an average of 30 cents for a 12 hour day.
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