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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1923
Page
11
Saturday readings urge Elyria residents to raise 3700 for the Red Cross Japan relief. While some can give large sums, others with limited means should contribute what they can, recognizing the demand is not evenly divisible and urging prompt response.
The article asserts the anthracite coal strike is nearly resolved as miners and operators near agreement. Governor Pinchot acted as a public arbitrator, balancing justice and the interests of both sides, and proposed a plan that gained broad national support. The piece notes fear of continued suffering if the strike persisted.
The piece contrasts Main Street residents longing for city pleasures with the harsh realities of urban life. It cites Earl Biggers on city noise and crowding, noting jammed transit, high costs, and exhausted workers seeking rare leisure, while some natives reject city life for calm and friendship.
A chronological list of anniversaries and birthdays: notable events dating from 1836 through 1921 with brief notes of origins and deaths. Includes figures such as Elijah Lovejoy, John L. Halm, and Tolstoi, plus milestones like the Flushing port opening and Brookline fires. Also records yesterday’s events like the Mineola mail plane departure and Dreyfus trial.
In a dated reminiscence from Alabama coverage, the 60 year mark marks a Chicago newspaper leader Victor F. Lawson born in Chicago, celebrated in the present.
On this day many milestones are noted including the 40th anniversary of the Northern Pacific Railroad completion, Bishop McNichol's fifth anniversary, and Col. Clower turning 63. New steamship service between New York and Baltimore begins, and George Harvey sails to assume London duties. Boston airport opening ceremony and other international happenings are listed along with public talks and social anecdotes.
Secretary Wallace argues that the low wheat prices reflect a broader distortion between farm and nonfarm prices. He notes rising wages taxes rates and costs while farm prices lag, urging action to restore a fair balance between agriculture and industry and warning of widespread farmer distress in spring wheat areas. He questions government fixes but favors general policy aids and cooperative farming measures already enacted.
Poem excerpt depicts a speaker praising a rose given by a beloved, pressed to the breast, comparing it to earthly flowers and pledging exclusivity. The verse recalls a sacred night and vows that no other rose will rival the gift. The speaker mentions withered petals and the bridal veil as a recurring image.
An 50 years ago examination for admission to the naval academy at Annapolis was held at Medina. Of 11 candidates Will L. Burdick 16 Elyria was highest and appointed by Congressman Monroe. The Western Rocks Elyria defeated Olmstead Athletics 26 to 22 at the fair grounds.
Humorous notes recount Jim Armitage and "Sugarfoot" Gaffney in wintering war talk. A mis s wife is described with exaggerated weight and appetite issues, while Neil O Briens minstrels draw laughs with new jokes.
Tipton Bud reads that the government would intervene in the coal strike and sighs he might head home to select a couple of trees to burn. The talk reflects early 20th century sentiments about federal involvement in labor disputes.
Captain Robert Bartlett, Peary’s former Roosevelt commander, plans a North Pole expedition starting next June or July. He aims to drift east with the ice toward Greenland or Spitsbergen, leading ten expert explorers aboard an iron magnet ship with a sea plane and surveying gear. Bartlett, born in Brigus Newfoundland, 48 and unmarried, began arctic work with Peary in Kane Basin.
The text argues that markets and credit systems must better integrate agriculture and commerce to fix ongoing agricultural troubles. It notes the rapid growth of Federal Warehouses and calls for a normal relationship between farming and commerce, while an editor's note mentions earthquakes and fires in Japan altering the situation.
The singer Mr Moore from Yorain entertained with late popular numbers at the booth. The pianist Miss Schrieber, now of Elyria, formerly Davenport Iowa, played in the brawd cantings.
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