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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
1
Roundo, 25, an immigrant called Halian, was wounded while cleaning a gun at 730 last night on 215 Eighteenth Street. He died at Memorial Hospital from a chest wound after his wife, nearby at a dresser, turned and saw him fall. Coroner reports indicate the death was accidental.
Police report Mrs Gates Stevens home burglarized Monday night while she was away. Entry through a kitchen window. upstairs rooms ransacked. Jewelry and silverware stolen including a silver coffee set Dutch silver chain two pearl necklaces a gold stop watch stick pins carved set forks and spoons a beaded dress and a bath robe. Loss amount unknown until her return. Servants were sleeping in the house.
New York September 28 John Wanamaker the New York and Philadelphia merchant prince says he has more faith in America today and more expectation of the future than in sixty years in business He notes crowded streets and a work ethic urging building advertising and sending money into active use to spur employment and growth. He contrasts American vigor with war hit France Germany and England and calls for money to move from hiding places into work.
Cleveland firm plans four large factory buildings with sizes 60x230, 69x60, 60x180 and 60x40 as Hankin-Conkey Co. draws preliminary plans. The yet unnamed firm withheld its identity, while Hun Kin-Donkey Co. confirms only that it is asked to design a plant here. Contingent on location and contractor bids, the project is described as a potential Christmas boost, possibly a coffin factory.
A Sept. 28 dispatch notes Premier Lloyd George delaying a peace note to Valera and reports of a U S food contract dispute with Mollison. Separate item mentions a new antislavery movement push and League of Nations draft from a recent conference urging nations to pledge action.
County Prosecutor Ed ward C Stanton seeks a full inquiry into the Ku Klux Klan in Cuyahoga County. A $2 500 fund was approved by judges and officials to cover the investigation while grand jury agents search for Klan officers records and organizers.
Prosecuting Attorney Webbber said the grand jury will convene Monday and Tuesday of next week and issue a report on the afternoon of October Sth. The notice emphasizes a midweek reporting deadline and the upcoming session dates for jurors.
President Harding sent a nomination to the Senate appointing Neeth Gaxtridt as U S marshal from Obie Georges A, with the action announced this afternoon.
Mrs. Clara Granger, candidate for Fourth ward councilman, announces a platform of public administration reform and curbing public expenditures. She asserts expenses can be cut in running city administration and endorses the policy.
County Superintendent E C Seale reports 5460 pupils in country schools under his jurisdiction. Of these 4829 attend elementary programs and 631 enroll in county high schools. An additional 337 country district pupils attend high schools in Elyria Lorain and Oberlin. Increase over last year is noted but exact figures are unavailable.
William Mancy, held in Mingo county jail, won a writ of habeas corpus from the Supreme Court of Appeals. He alleged arrest by state police while working in his fields and claimed no examination or knowledge of the charges. Martial law is in effect in Mingo county.
Firemen pulled a horse and wagon from the river after driver Sanley Atkin misjudged Turner's turning space. The team was safely recovered with no serious injuries reported and the wagon shown to be undamaged.
President Harding endorsed a national drive to collect Theodore Roosevelt papers letters and campaign mementoes addressed to Hermann Hagedorn of the Roosevelt Memorial Association He urged wide support and offered to contribute and asked for timely cooperation to assemble a Roosevelt exhibit in a New York museum with a chair Roosevelt used.
In a Sept 28 report from Tokio authorities more than 100 people have died or are missing as western and northern Japan face a heavy storm. Over 2,000 homes flooded Nagoya and Kobe areas are hardest hit with Nagoya harbor showing disaster effects. Wire communications are disrupted and foreign dispatches do not reach Tokio. forecasts of a Tokyo strike were unfounded as the capital remains spared so far.
The Superior Electric Company filed a suit against the Universal Crane Company for 402 dollars claiming the amount is due for merchandise delivered and electrical equipment installation work.
Plans for a city wide Americanization campaign have been finalized with support from Schools Churches Lodges and individuals. English classes for non English speaking adults begin Monday at 7 30 pm in West Side Social Settlement Gates School Northwest Side Hamilton School and Col Middle Avenue 13th Street. The program aims to aid naturalization by teaching English and basic American government principles. Enrollment night is Monday October 2 and interested residents are urged to attend at one of the listed sites.
Petrified cocoanuts and tropical plant specimens were unearthed by workers laying a power plant trench at the Sixth street school ground in Elyria. Geology student Carl Lescher leads the excavation and notes the discoveries date to about 2.5 million years ago in a Nicene period tropical North America.
James A. Stillman the multimillionaire banker hopeful for a reconciliation with his wife Mrs Fifi Stillman after a highly publicized divorce bid and paternity dispute. Legal moves include plans for a commission to hear Canadian witnesses in Montreal with hearings set for October 11.
A massive blaze engulfed the Print empe, the largest Paris emporium, prompting all city fire stations to respond. Traffic was disrupted as crews battled the flames from the heart of the city.
Cincinnati report states United States Judge Peck removed U S Commissioner Edward M Hurley after allegations he took 400 dollars for representing Joseph Harbist in tax negotiations and 133 dollars from Theodore Vogt seeking a liquor license. Hurley admitted involvement but defended his actions.
LaGrange board of education met with Prosecuting Attorney Webber County Auditor Welty and County Superintendent Seale to discuss a suit challenging construction of a high school addition to be used as a gymnasium. The action seeks to enjoin the project and the board plans to contest the case.
Officials report an organization here was certain in plans, while a Lorain unit faced doubts due to foreign elements and alleged Klansmen born Americans. A local Klan chapter started two weeks ago and was silenced by a national probe, with Prosecuting Attorney Webber saying no complaints have been filed and he would prosecute any future activity.
In San Francisco on Sept 3 Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle awaits a court ruling at 2 PM on whether he will stand trial for murder. Judge Sylvain Lazarus will deny a motion to dismiss and may reduce the charge to manslaughter, shaping whether a jury will hear the case. The defense hopes to compel Mrs. Bambina Delmont to testify, potentially backed by additional witnesses, as the court’s ruling moves toward final action.
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