Gas Company Petition Sparks Critique in Elyria
Citizens criticize Logan Gas Company's request to raise natural gas and service charges in Bucyrus and Elyria. The editorial calls the $52 000 increase and nine dollar per family charge an unfair, tyrannical attempt backed by duress to force approval without proper investigation.
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Elyria
Logan Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Bucyrus
Ohio
The Smoke Nuisance in Public Meetings
At a recent council meeting the chamber was crowded with about fifty people many of them women. Smoking was common among men despite rules, prompting questions about prohibiting tobacco in council chambers to improve attendance and decorum.
Judge Gary Buys Opera Box at Metropolitan NY
Dispatches report Judge Gary purchased the opera box at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York from former owner Henry Fries for about two hundred thousand dollars. He may occupy the box only during performances and may not sleep there or take extra liberties beyond ordinary theater seating. The arrangement is described as lasting indefinitely, a notion the public deems excessive.
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Gary
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Henry ©. Fries
Kansas Progressives See Split Within Movement
In Kansas the Progressive Party faces fractures as factions emerge while the movement remains sizable enough to divide. Local observers note divisions in strategy and leadership across the state with potential impacts on upcoming contests.
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Kansas
Progressive Party
Electric power seen as key to prosperity in remarks
Brigadier General Gey E. Too of Westinghouse argues that human intelligence will yield greater prosperity through improved electrical development. General Tripp compares wages and power, noting American workers have higher pay but more mechanical power per capita than their British counterparts, supporting large public electric systems. The discussion cites Lloyd George era findings and Britain's public ownership debate, endorsing regulated public service to enable rapid, safe electrical growth while protecting the public. Also noted are brief obituaries or notices for Paul Bruchesi Luther A. Johnson and H. Ebbets.
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Gey E. Too
Woestinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Tripp
General Tripp
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Llox
Iiternment
Lford George Committee
Centenary Birth Dates Marked for Notables and Rail Sale
The piece notes the birth anniversary of Gen Jose H Lewis and Charles Pinckner, and the 3rd anniversary of Justus H Rathbone. It also reports the court fixed sale of the Denver Rio Grande railroad with minimum bid 17 933 700 dollars. It mentions British PM Ramsay MacDonald, the Hudson Tunnel blast by President Coolidge, and lists conventions opening today across multiple states and associations.
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Jose H. Lewis
Kentucky
Charles Pinckner
South Carolina
U. S
Spain
Knights of Pythias
Justus H. Rathbone
Ir Fraternity
Denver & Rio Grande Rm
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
White House
Washington
Coolidge
Hudson River
Manhattan
Jersey City
Pittsburgh
Direct Mail Advertising Association
Duluth
Minnesota
Parent Teacher Associations
Savannah
Georgia Beekeepers’ Association
Waco
Texas
Veterinarians’ Association of Texas
Holyoke
Mass
Massachusetts Baptist Convention
Yesterday and Today Anniversary Chronology Highlights
The record notes deaths and events from 1849 to 1922 including Marianne Mozart's death in 1751, Nathaniel J. Wreth's party reaching Fort Vancouver, Rowe's Olimote Circus in San Francisco, Edward D. Baker's freedom oration, Amasa Walker's death in 1875, Gen. Nathan B Forrest's death in 1871, Czolgosz's execution in 1901, Mussolini summoned in 1922, labor congress in Geneva, Bavarian expulsions, and Queen Marie of Romania's birth in 1832.
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Marianne Mozart
Salzburg
Bern
Thers
Nathaniel J. Wreth
Boston
Oregon
Fort Vancouver
Rowe
San Francisco
Edward D. Baker
Amasa Walker
United States
London
Brookfield
Mass
Woodstock
Conn
Nathan B. Forrest
Memphis
Bedford County
Tenon
Czolgosz
McKinney
Auburn
Benito Mussolini
Italy
International Labor Congress
Geneva
Bavaria
Marie Alexandra Victoria
Rumania
East
Noted Births and Political Figures Commemorated Today
The notice lists the 49th anniversary of Dr. Oscar Du dent of the Louisian tard at Pearth and the 58th birthday of Alva B. Ada, a late candidate in Te election as Uvv.65 Senator from Colorado, born in Del Norte, Colorado.
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Well Park
Kent
England
Oscar du
Dent
Pearth
Alva B. Ada
Colorado
del Norte
Colo
Small-Town Debate on Circulars and Mars Knowledge
A fragment shows a speaker scolding concerns for spending on circulars while noting some people appear more informed about Mars than livelihoods. The text hints at a local debate on efficiency and priorities with regional wit.
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Mars
Lipton Returns to Challenge for Yachting Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed tea magnate and yachtsman, arrives in New York after his sixtieth Atlantic crossing. Once a coal-dusted stowaway in 1869, he now seeks the prized yachting cup for the fifth time, vowing to continue the quest if he fails.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas Johristine Lipton
New York Harbor
Charleston
Sporting World
New York
Sir Thomas
America
Atlantic
Thomas
Will of Sir Thomas Conlimits Royal Ulster Yacht Club Challenge
The text notes visions in his will commissioning the Royal Ulster Yacht Club of Belfast to continue the challenge until the cup is won. It states four futile races have not dulled his determination. Sir Thomas, born in Glasgow on May 10, 1850 to Irish parents, became a baron in 1892 and was knighted in 1898. He also holds rubber interests and is described as a famous bachelor.
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Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Belfast
Ireland
Sir Thomas
Glasgow
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
An assemblage of short essays on science health and life featuring remarks on oceans Rockefeller willpower and aging. The piece reflects on naval depth experiments by the American and Japanese efforts and notes gains in women’s roles, hospital care, and lifelong service within families.
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Grove Patterson
Interplanetary travel may bring harsh Mars climates
Observers at Mont Wilson note tropical Marslike warm spots stay only ten degrees above freezing while polar regions reach fifty below. The passage hints the first interplanetary expedition will face significant discomfort in such environments.
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Florida
California
Mont Wilson
Mars
Poems That Live Life and Bulgarian Villages
A fragmentary piece presents Edna Wheeler Wilcox verses on life learning through error and pain, followed by a note on Bulgarian villages described as Oriental in appearance with mud or wood and rubble houses. The passage blends poetry and observational prose about dwelling styles.
William Meinke Celebrated by Citizens in 25th Year Service
An elderly street sweeper, William Meinke, was honored with a $50 gift and a festive carriage ride home after years of loyal city service. Engineer L E Chapin outlined a plan for a lake water plant costing $195 531 to the city council. Senator J B Foraker spoke at the opera house after a parade led by a band. Elyria High School fell 11 to 0 to Lorain High in football. Henry Luther of the city was killed in a Broad Street accident. another worker injured when a sewer cave-in occurred.
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William Meink
L. E. Chapin
J. B. Foraker
Elyria High School
Lorain High School
Henry Luther
Broad St
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
J. F. Bureb
A. C. Hudnutt
Lorain
Ohin
Ialae
A. E. Clayden, Inc
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Rew
Yori
Fifth Avenue
the Gas Company
Theus, Vore
Westinghouse
Paul Bruchesi
Montreal
Luther A. Johnson
Congress
Texas Distr.c
Navarro
Jes H. Ebbets
Brooklyn
Sir Thomslipton
América Navy
Rockefeller
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Sea
Morning Glory
Holcomb’s
Edna Wheeler Wilcox
O'Neill
R. L. Ellis
Broad Street
CAL
Judge Ross V. Funk
Court of Appeals
Funk
Summit County
Lorain County
Wayne
Medina
Simmons
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