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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
10
Sept 27 on the waterfront two persons injured, one seriously, as about a thousand union workers walk out for weeks protesting a decision on hours. Volunteers attempt replacements as unrest grows and strikers march.
Three overseas ships loading by volunteers came under attack as workers were pelted with stones and coal. Several volunteers were injured after being forced into the water, and wool awaiting shipment was dumped overboard. Police stated they were outnumbered and unable to stop the strikers.
In Cambridge on September 27 the Presbyterian churches within the Oboe Synod covering Ohio Michigan West Virginia and Pennsylvania decide to cut the dead timber from church properties and reorganize land holdings across the region amid ongoing church consolidation measures.
An old medical ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild vegetable laxative alternative to purges. It touts benefits for constipation headaches and digestion, noting minimal drugs and urging simple health rules. The copy invites proofs of expense and a special copper offer.
Fire in Hankow killed about 150 people and destroyed 2,200 buildings as 10,000 were left homeless. The blaze began in a tea shop and spread quickly. The Shanghai Red Cross is sending relief workers to Hankow. In other notes a church synod discussion in New Concord touched on trimming membership rolls to active members and Pontiac, Michigan, was chosen for the 1929 synodical meeting.
In Cleveland on September 27 the board of elections prepared to hand the August 14 primary ballots to Attorney General Edward C Turner for the grand jury investigation of vote frauds. Two truckloads were sent as a judge denied a burn order amid a contentious battle led by Samuel Doerfer.
Washington September 27 Herbert Hoover sent the first draft of his Elizabethton speech to printers and plans a brief fishing trip next week. The draft centers on humane government and historic Kings Mountain events. Hoover will review the draft again and may sail Solomen's Island for a short angling trip before leaving for Elizabethton. A probe into Olive Seman's death is also noted as underway by the coroner.
Mrs. McDonald reported a car erratically driving through the night and found Miss Seman's body in the McDonald orchard. The cause of death has not been determined.
A budget note states six weeks of the musical year require about $700000 for salaries and related team costs, reflecting spending levels similar to the current Philharmonic and the prior New York Symphony era.
Elyria Aerie 431 F O Eagles to initiate a large class Thursday night September 23. Junior Past State President John A Abel will join the event. Drill Team will exemplify the ritual as at the State Convention. All Brother Eagles urged to attend.
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