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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
12
A report states a theft of lumber from a Lodi yard prompted an investigation by company detectives. George Howlett is named in a warrant, while a N Y Superintendent denies involvement but could testify. Bail was posted and the case will go to trial.
J B Johnson of Ohio Public Service Company notes Elyria expansion and Lorain county transmission lines will cost nearly 2 080 000 and provide ten months of work. He says interconnected plants prevent local power outages and that new equipment is financed by stock sales to the public. He explains preferred stock proceeds will fund the project and that customers will be offered the new issue.
The Hoover administration expects a flood of railroad equipment concerns and a heavy impact on farmers during the Great Industrial upheaval. Officials anticipate six weeks to complete supply settlements and a shift in crop marketing due to lack of ordered equipment. A quiet executive drift toward the Willard plan is noted, with mixed reactions to public statements. London report notes marriage postponement involving Mary Langdon Baker and Allister McCormick.
Washington Sept 18 The senate began action on the soldier bonus bill before sending it to the White House. Debate opened as Ashurst disputed conferees authority to strike reclamation provisions while Cummins overruled. Harrison moved to recommit for McNary amendment. a McCum ber point of order was sustained but Harrison pressed for a Senate vote.
Reports from Smyrna detail Turkish forces burning parts of the city and killing and driving Armenians and Greeks from refuge. American and French diplomacy discuss postwar terms while Britain seeks unity among allies for a near peace conference.
Cincinnati, Sept 15. James Webster, 22, was shot and killed in the home of Mrs. Margaret Bachman of Crescentville near Sharon Ohio after allegedly demanding money for a board bill. Webster fired at Bachman, who seized the weapon and shot him, the coroner heard.
A mob abducted William Hollingsworth from his Waynesboro home and branded him with the letter K on his forehead and cheeks before leaving him wounded near the Maryland line. Police report no further arrests and the community dreads further violence while Hollingsworth recovers. His elderly mother was found two weeks earlier in a locked attic in terrible condition.
An acetylene lighting plant exploded at the home of Ova Crew one mile south of Damascus killing three people. The dead are Mrs Eva Crew 48 Linwood Crew 13 adopted son of Mrs Crew and Raymond Yeager 35 a welder of Salem. Yeager had been called to repair the lighting system. Cause of the blast is unknown. The detonation was heard for miles.
Judge J M Woods fixed October 23 for the opening of C Frank Keeney's trial in Charlestown W Va on charges of being an accessory to Deputy Sheriff John Gore's murder during the West Virginia mine war. Keeney is president of district 17 United Mine Workers. Hospital notes list admissions Dorothy Little John Dawdell Jobin Janoski and discharges Arthur Daashenska SaGenass.
Police report a bicycle stolen from Jefferson School building yesterday. It is the property of Frank Johnson, Stop 3 Lake Avenue. Ongoing effort to apprehend suspects is noted by authorities.
Market list shows butter at 0.44 per lb, prints and fur products priced per pack, eggs at per dozen, roosters and broilers by weight, spring chickens at 2.26 per lb, and apples and cabbage priced per bushel or per green. Includes various farm staples and packing terms.
New York stocks opened irregular with Mexican pesos ex dividend at 11-8 higher at 188 and Cosden down 0.4. Studebaker slipped 1-2. North American started at 93 1/2, while Consolidated Gas rose 1. grains in Chicago opened Wheat steady to 1-8 lower, Corn flat to 1 higher, Oats up 1-4 to 1-2. Provisions unchanged. Wheat Sept 98 3-4 Dec 99 3-4 May 104 7-8. Corn Sept 61 3-8 Dec 56 1-4 3-8 May 59 3-4. Oats Sept 35 3-4 Dec 34 5-8 May 37 3-8 1-2. Lard Oct 10.40.
Receipts and markets for cattle calves sheep and hogs show activity with calves steady to top $14.00, sheep and lambs down 25 cents to $4.70, hogs higher with several price lines noted. Liberty bonds in New York dated September 15 show multiple issue prices and yields across several maturities.
Sept 15 Detroit Inter News Service reports preparations to close Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant. About 500 workers receive notices of layoff while foremen confirm an impending shutdown. Ford had announced a broader plant closure plan tied to coal shortages, with about 9000 already laid off.
William Cradhaugh and Alsert Newville escaped from the county jail at Logan using a hacksaw believed given by a visiting woman. They spent part of the night at a farmer's home near Enterprise and fled this morning on a Hocking Valley freight. They had been jailed about two weeks on charges of now [note: OCR issue] assault and companion offenses. Also, Jacob Dickson reports theft of ladies apparel from a trunk at 324 Winckles Street with no exact time known.
Railroads including Pennsylvania Burlington Santa Fe Wabash Union Pacific and Erie balk at joining the peace settlement. Executives say separate agreements with unions may end the strike on some lines while others pursue continued operations and future shopmen battles. Erie and Norfolk and Western resist joining the negotiated plan.
In Washington on September 18 leaders from both parties said Congress would not cancel or modify Americas 11 billion dollars in foreign debts. Bernard Baruch proposed using part of the British debt spent in the United States to offset munition costs, but senators Borah and King led opposition to any debt modification. Baruch argued allied nations can pay their debts after surveying European conditions.
Edward Holdson, 45, formerly of Huron Street Elyria, was killed yesterday in Cleveland aboard the Nickel Plate railroad. Survived by wife, father, and mother, with funeral at his home in Stand tomorrow and burial at Canneaut.
In Detroit mid September a trio led by a young woman robbed Louis Meir Jewelry of about $400 in diamonds just before noon. Sam Glassga, 45, was critically wounded by Meir as they fled. four accomplices escaped. Meir and his clerk fired during the escape.
Bar king from Chicago confessed slayer Farrand Reighard son of Professor Jacob Reighard of Michigan University. Judge White imposed life imprisonment amid protective guard. King shot and killed Reighard during a hold up near New Buffalo Michigan. threats of lynching were reported.
New York Central President A H Smith announced a settlement with the conductors and trainmen. All matters before the railroad labor board are withdrawn and the settlement stays in effect until September 30 1923.
News dispatches report the king’s improving health with short walks possible, confirmation from the Quirinal on Sept. 15. In other items, the federal court case against striking railroad workers proceeds, Pancho Villa earns the American flyweight title, and a Marysville reformatory report lists marriages and divorces among inmates.
Washington report outlines Keller impeachment charges to be heard by the house judiciary committee tomorrow. Keller plans to present evidence alleging constitutional violations by Attorney General Daugherty. Committee decision will determine next steps and whether charges proceed.
Officials resign family officers at Lancaster boys industrial school after Captain Hastings dismissal. Ohio coal mines face freight delays due to car shortages as Union leader Lee Hall returns from district tours. Taxi driver Owen Davis found dead in Toledo downtown garage due to fall through cellar door. Miss Scota Brundase of Dayton dies after sudden collapse en route to Xenia. Virginia League of Women Voters uses radio to broadcast citizenship course.
About fifty men from various groups visited Mayor Grall at Lorain city hall to question raids by Safety Director Hindy. The meeting raised concerns over alleged private home raids and a Klan visit, with promises of further talks and interviews with Editor Hollas.
The orly dirigible C-2 which left Langley Field, Virginia, yesterday on a transcontinental flight resumed its journey this morning at 9 30. It arrived in Akron at 11 20 a m Thursday with Dayton planned as the next stop.
A theft occurred yesterday afternoon at the Walton Ice Co facility as a driver delivering ice was away on a break. An unidentified person stole a sixteenth book of tickets from the premises.
The piece extols vibrant natural beauty and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to restore health and color to frail women. It contrasts rosy skin and vigor in healthy women with pale appearance in the ill, urging readers to try the tonic for renewed strength and blossoming vitality.
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