Sidewalk Trespass Case Highlights Road Conditions in Elyria
Two Elyria Milling Co. employees faced a sidewalk violation charge after hauling grain along Lake Avenue and Bath Street. They were fined five dollars plus costs, sentence suspended due to extenuating circumstances. Dr. Reefy, witness for the defense, pressed for legal basis on property rights and lambasted the public service board over muddy streets, urging accountability and potential board changes in upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Milling Company
Dr. Reefy
Fred Neumeyer
Fred Terrill
Reely
Board of Public Service
Service Board
Reefy
Denial of Toledo Plant Move Amid Strike Rumor
Toledo April 6 a denial from Adam Schaaf general manager of the Pape Toledo company that its plant will be removed to Elyria due to Toledo strikes. He ridicules reports of several carloads of machinery en route and notes only the Garford building in the city is involved, purpose unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Pape- Toledo Company
Elyria
Adam Schaaf
Garford
Pope Handa
Fire Sparks at North Street Home Damages Garret
A defective flue caused a fire at the home of Mrs. Mary Taylor on North Street yesterday afternoon. Flames and water caused several hundred dollars in damage. Firemen responded promptly preventing worse results. The blaze was confined to the garret with chemicals and water used to quench it as a crowd gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Taylor
North Street
Garret
Bids High For East Side School Building Contract
Bids opened at the school board office showed high figures for the East side school project with the Toledo firm submitting the lowest bid around 50 000 and other bids rising to 62 000. About fifteen bidders attended. C C Weaver led on plumbing bids. The total bond issue is about 50 090 for all purposes. The board declined to accept any bid and will reconvene Monday to consider readvertisement with altered plans or another bond issue. The board can issue bonds up to 8 000 without voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
School Board
Toledo
Plumbing C. C. Weaver
Freeman Dies at 74 on Cleveland Street
Mrs Rachel Freemann died at her home on Cleveland street aged seventy four. Death attributed to infirmities of old age. Funeral set for Sunday at one o clock with interment in Ridgeville cemetery. Mrs John Timscheinder died at one o clock today at 229 East Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Freemann
Cleveland Street
Ridgeville
John Tlmscheinder
East Ninth Street
Dietz Denounces Narrow Union View at Labor Rally
Rev Peter H Dietz of the Oberlin Catholic church condemned Col Wiatts claim to refuse aid to non union workers arguing labor causes suffer when human duty is narrowed The meeting also discussed child labor tuberculosis and enforcement of laws with many women present The event contrasted with Wiatts belief in letting strikes run their course Kansas City group seeks 100000 for the 1908 Republican national convention in Kansas City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Wiatt
Peter H. Dietz
Oberlin Catholic Church
Colonel Wiatt
Walher Dietz
Diets
Co. Wistt
JIM HILL'S SON NAMED GREAT NORTHERN PRESIDENT
St Paul, Minn Apr 6 Louis Warren Hill, succeeds his father James J Hill as president of the Great Northern system. A Yale graduate, he entered the operating department after college and has served as vice president with offices in St Paul. He is regarded as a capable railroad successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
James J. Hill
Hog Fire Scare At Elyria Milling Plant
Excitement at the central fire station as a possible blaze loomed at the Elyria Milling Company building. Sparks on the corrugated iron roof led firefighters to inspect with J B Murdach and Chief Bates, who found a faulty thimney burning and averted danger after about thirty minutes with horses readied but no blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Elyria Milling Company
J. B. Murdach
Bates
Protection sought from brother in law over property claim
Charles Nostrum appealed to Carlisle township trustees this morning to protest her dying husband’s property. She alleges his brother seeks to take property belonging to her husband and was advised to pursue the protest with Carlisle township trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Are
Charles Nostrum
Carlisle
Corlisle Township
Reduced dividend shocks Cleveland Electric Railway directors
Shaveland April 6 Cleveland Electric Railway directors declare a quarterly dividend of three fourths of 1 percent, down from 14 percent. The cut is tied to losses from the low fare trial. Gov Harris has not acted on Lorain strike troubles. Maj Gen Speaks to investigate. The adjutant general’s office awaited a report from Speaks or sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaveland
Horace
Andrews
Cleveland Electric Railway
Columbus
Harris
Lorain
Speaks
Cleveland
Adjutant General's Office
Marriage Arranged for Her Wife Seeks Divorce
Elyria woman Nina May Jencks sues for divorce after a sixteen year old marriage to an older unemployed husband who forced her to work for support. She states he squandered estate funds on a son, planned a western trip taking two boys away, and has since left with them, leaving her to canvass and sew for money. Her mother allegedly led her into the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina May Jencks
Elyria
Roy
Floyd
Victor
Clarence
Team of Horses Dash by Hague's Drug Store
A team owned by Chas. Robinson of LaPorte bolted after being frightened by an automobile and dashed onto the sidewalk in front of Hague's drug store. The driver halted the wagon with its tongue inches from the show window. Customers fled to the rear to avoid flying glass, but no damage occurred to the store or the horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Robinson
LaPorte
Hague
Unions of Lorain and Elyria Consider Merger
At a Lorain Central Labor meeting on Wednesday the plan to unite Lorain and Elyria labor bodies drew many supporters. Observers said a union would strengthen both unions and boost worker interest, but no formal action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Found lying under bridge near L S M 8 bridge accident
Anthony Phillips, a widower with eight children, was found injured at the West Branch riverbank near the L S M 8 bridge around eight o clock. Passersby alerted the Elyria Livery ambulance, and he was treated for a four inch scalp wound with conflicting stories about how the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Phillips
No School Fund For Physical Examination Ruling
In an opinion to State School Commissioner M W Atones the attorney general holds that no public school funds may be used to pay for physical examinations of pupils. Where such examination is necessary the board of health must supply the funds. The question came from Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbu
MW. A
Attories
Board of Health
Cme
Cleveland
Respite Granted in Dayton Murder Case
Governor Harris grants Dr Haugh a temporary stay of execution extending to April 19 to allow the pardon board to review the case. The report notes industry impact as about 3 900 pieces of glassware and crockery are broken on each Pacific class ocean steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbins
Harris
Dr. Haugh
Dayton
Pardon Board
Browning Not Obscure Says Mrs Jennings in Elyria
Mrs Jennings of Toledo delivered the Fortnightly Lecture on Browning at the Congregational church praising Browning as clear in life and thought. She described The Ring and the Book with a thoughtful exposition and noted Browning’s compact style requiring patient reading for full understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Jennings
Toledo
Congregational Church
Ceme
Elyria
Striking Lorain Shipyard Crisis Eases Amid Overtures
In Lorain on April 6, shipyard workers remained on strike with expectations of settlement talks. Federal troops were not ordered out as militia stayed alert. Two American Shipbuilding detectives were arrested for carrying concealed weapons but released on bonds. Mayor King pledged regular oversight as crowds gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
American Shipbuilding Company
Harris
John C. Speaks
Tenny Ross
Seventh United States Infantry
McGee Wilson
Speaks
Loriln
Fifth Regiment
American Shinbuilding Company
Broadway
King
H. H. Anderson
Fred Davis
Lake Shore
EB. Zeymer
Miller
Harvey Gougler
Mine Fire Forces Withdrawal At Homestake
All men withdrawn from the Homestake mine due to lethal gas from a fire burning underground for nine days. No loss of life reported, but many workers overcome by gas as crews battle the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestake
Gaa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dervice Dept
Lake
Pape- Toledo
Freeman
Rev. Dietz
Kansas City
The
Tiger Republican Club
Jim’ Hill
Great Northern President
Elyria Theatre
Big Red Mill
Husband Wanderer
Far West
West Side
Haug
E. O'Donnel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!