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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1924
Page
3
Elyria faces a serious parking shortage as streets fill with cars. The piece urges one hour to one and a half hours on Broad Cheapside Court Street and around the park with strict enforcement to aid shoppers and merchants. It notes cars frequently occupy spaces from morning to evening and urges city council and police support.
A Boston federal judge condemns the investing public’s gullibility and warns Ponzi will reemerge with new schemes. The text argues it is wrong to shield investors while tolerating exploitation of workers and children, asserting Ponzi’s lockup but broadening moral critique.
Readers report confusion as an emergency Volstead Act amendment alters applicability to the Philippine Islands. Messages note possible liquor movement and delayed cable updates from Manila as the campaign against banks continues elsewhere.
A dated calendar of events and birthdays lists notable occurrences from 1849 to 1922, including Oregon Donation Act passage, battles in Champagne, and royal openings. It notes one year ago today Bavarian politics and a Wyoming train tragedy, followed by a Today’s Birthdays section with several prominent figures and ages.
The issue lists numerous commemorations and openings across the United States and abroad. It notes the centenary birth of astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould and other memorials, including a Milwaukee exposition, a Los Angeles assembly, and the dedication of a new western skyscraper temple. It also mentions Woman’s Christian Temperance Union anniversaries and reflections on fashion, society, and work ethic, with various quotes and editorials.
Bernard Baruch argues in These Eventful Years that interallied debts must be settled after Germany's reparations, noting France and Italy will not pay without German payment and urging that Germany's payments be judged by its own merit while creditor nations face heavy taxes. He reflects on the roles of Allied nations and the economic burdens of debt in the postwar era.
The Prince of Wales stirs social jealousy leaving sorrowing hosts on Long Island. Seymour Parker Gilbert Jr. age only 1 years old yet described as central to a major European job amid high expectations.
The fragment hints at a humorous scene about tired businessmen after nineteen holes of golf. It mentions a fel ler who pays cash and grumbles, and a clerk who never sees a reasonable bill, reflecting lighthearted workplace fatigue.
A lyrical meditation on women's constancy and enduring love. The speaker rejects claims of fickleness, arguing that true affection remains constant from first flame and cannot be replaced by second passions.
The fire department received praise for extinguishing the blaze. J M Elder resigned as fire chief and John Houghton was named successor. A petition with 275 signatures asked repeal of the prohibition ordinance then in force. Work on a new screw and tap factory neared completion with 300 workers to be employed. H A Fisher closed his newspaper plant at Black River now Lorain and was making plans.
General Wil lard Holbrook retires and Major General Malin Craig returns from the Philippines to command the U S Cavalry. Craig, born August 5 1875 in St Joseph Missouri, is a veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I with numerous honors including the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. William Allen White, Emporia Gazette editor, is noted as a potential gubernatorial candidate and influential Midwestern commentator on democracy and progress.
New Victrola owners this month include Jake Smith Winckles Street Chas Kasky Columbus Street George Becker Elm Street BR A Crites East River George Hinderer Boston Avenue Ed Nash Wellington F D Sweet Ridgeville. The radio season is near and concerts occur nearly every night. Visit us to see receivers from small models to the Hartman Cabinet.
It is a wonderfully fine thing when a young person can sit down to the piano and play the latest music at sight but so few can. With a Gul Bransen Registering piano anybody young or old can get the finest of the world music including classical ballads sacred minstrels and the latest dance music.
Fall cleaning order list includes a broom wall brush dusters galv pails step ladders linseed oil soap paper cleaner and more. Troxel pigskin footballs with rubber bladder priced at 1.50 and 2.00.
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