Bradley urges council to end traction fight over bridges
The city council approved plans for two stone bridges across the east branch of the river and authorized bids for construction. Estimated costs near 115000 for the bridges plus about 20600 for approaches to Broad Street. paving is an additional essential item. Gloomy extra expenses exceed initial estimates as plans evolve. Court proceedings against Tom Gray for an east Broad Street approach are set to begin, with salt triad arrangements for the coming term.
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Serviec ‘Board
Broad Street
Salt Triad
Railroad Victim Daniel Lunn Dies at 17
Daniel Lunn aged seventeen died at Elyria hospital after a Friday wreck at the B and G and Lake Shore intersection. He was unconscious most of the time and the cause is concussion of the brain. He recently came from Medina and was new to railroading. Brice of Toledo is in town on business.
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Daniel Lunn
Lake Shore
Elyria Hospital
Medina
City grapples with street railway issue and traction talks
Councilman Bradley urges action on street railway legislation to settle the Lake avenue double tracking question and end public wrangling. The delay stems from partisan fears over which company would win and uncertainty over a general franchise ordinance.
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Bradley
Martin Mueller
Lake Avenue
Timic
Attempted Wreck On Lorain Rail Line Threatens Passengers
An unknown assailant tried to wreck a car on the Yellow Line near Lorain between the city limits and Benton switch by placing heavy ties on the track and opening a switch. The motorman spotted the hazard before departure, and the car struck the ties with brakes set, breaking timber and injuring Conductor Nick Nichols but likely saving passengers. Officials vow to pursue the train wreckers.
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Lorain
Benton
Nick Nichols
Benton Switch
Junior society entertains Elyria church crowd at South Lorain
The junior society of the First Baptist church of Elyria under A Twining presented a pleasing concert to about 200 people at the chapel in South Lorain Tuesday evening. The program was excellent and well executed, with all parts credited to the Juniors and their reader. A collection at the close supported grading and beautifying the church lot at South Lorain.
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The
First Baptist Church of
Elyria
A. Twining
South Lothia
Lorain
South Lorain
Boulevard upgrade on Middle Avenue urged by civic committee
The G and B W the C and S W pledged early action to improve Middle avenue boulevard for the summer, urged by the civic improvement committee of the chamber of commerce, which wrote to Supt Wilcoxson and received a prompt reply. A regular meeting is set for Friday evening, April 5 at the Eastern Star lodge and officers and members are urged to attend.
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Cleveland
Partizansip
Middle Avenue
Shane
Civic Improvement Committee
Chamber of Commence
Wilcoxson
Eastern Star Lodge
April Fool Joke Involving Typewriter Invention Scam
A fake telegram prank targets Elyria Iron & Steel officials claiming a new typewriter clean er has a patent. An inventor’s reply to meet a salesman was staged as a joke with an “April Fool” telegram placed in his desk. The hoax ends with the inventor ordering cigars, while talk of million dollar schemes fades.
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Elyria Iron & Steel Company
Hollenden
Heard
Fires Ignite Fifth Street House in Mysterious Blaze
A fire at 256 Fifth Street in the Fay residence caused substantial damage after starting in the garret near a feather bed. Neighbors spotted smoke and alerted the fire department, which fought the blaze for over an hour. Mrs M E B Sheley faces major losses as she was moving in, with much of her goods stored in the garret.
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WW. Fay
Fifth Street
S.H. Bowen
Sheley Loser
Leas
M. EB. Sheley
Nearly Buried by 1930-Pound Steer at Slaughter Rig
A 1930 pound steer purchased by Tite Brothers nearly killed worker Wred Tite when the animal’s carcass fell after the hook failed to support its weight. Tite sustained only a minor arm injury from a glancing blow. Also notes a cough remedy Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup marketed as a cold relief product and Walter Gipple's illness confinement.
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Tite Brothers
Wred Tite
Tito
Kennedy
Taft At Lunch With Foraker In Washington
Washington April 3. Reported lunch hosted by John R. McLean with Senator and Mrs. Foraker Congress Man and Mrs. Longworth and Mrs. William Howard Taft. Taft’s friends urge him to skip his Philippines trip to stay in America for the primary. An Ohio analysis notes Laning in the Foraker column though Foraker support is weak in his district.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
John R. McLean
Foraker
Congress
Longworth
Wiliam Howard Taft
Taft
Philippines
America
Laning
Wifflecraker
Ohio
Ovraker
Park benefactor bid sparks plotting debate in council
Martin Mueller urged the council to donate a three cornered Mendelson plot between Furnace street and West River as a breathing space and voting booth. The plan echoes a Grundy park precedent but faces Braman heirs opposition and possible dead ends to streets in the platting compromise.
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Martin Mueller
Mendelson
Furnace Street
West River
Mendelsop
Martin
Mueller
Lodi
Grant Grundy
Grundy Park
Boynton
S. Mendelson
Braman
Mendison
Country club Denies Outsider Supplier Use
Some grocerymen charge the Country club buys from outside firms for Roadline supplies. The club says it uses home merchants exclusively and that a chef paid for one small shipment with his own funds, with no club involvement. Accusers are said to be disinterested and not to have investigated the rumor.
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Country Club
Paroled Felon Daugherty Returned to County Jail
Sheriff Ward arrested Jacob Daugherty on parole and returned him from Asi lang to the county jail. Prosecutor Stevens notes a pending indictment from a deadly assault in Lorain and intends to proceed. Daugherty’s father and attorney Charles Kinney accompanied him. a hearing is set for this afternoon.
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Ward
Asilang
Jacob Daugherty
Stephen Wood
Daugherty
Charles Kinney
Ashland
Stevens
Mansfield
John Q. Streator
Lorain
Keening
Sliver in Hand Causes Death of Local Resident Oscar Gibbons
Oscar Gibbons, 71, died at Elyria hospital after a small sliver entered his finger weeks ago while making a clothes rack at his son Z M Gibbons’ home. Blood poisoning followed and he died at six last night. Funeral at son's home Thursday at two in the afternoon. Burial in Salem, Ohio.
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Oscar Gibbons
Elyria Hospital
Uarvalling
Gibbons
Salem
Remarkable Run From Winton Factory to City in Thirty Five Minutes
Phil Dubel and Teddy Rison claim a remarkable run from the Winton Automobile factory in Cleveland to this city in thirty five minutes. They brought out two test cars that were stripped down for the trip.
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Phil Dubel
Teddy, Rison
Winton
Cleveland
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J. W. Brice
Toledo
Lorain County
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South Dorain Church
Garret
W. W. Fay
Fire Department
Fiscape
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