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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1906
Page
1
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cheney Co Toledo. Claims includes remedies with claims of honesty and care, referencing agents Gran & Marvin and distribution by Wy Pills. No clear event or outcome is provided in the readable text.
Local capitalists discuss a belt line street railway around Elyria to aid workers and residents. H. H. Clough and assistants seek property owner consent. a 5 mile inner belt and an 8.4 mile outer belt are planned with a map marking routes.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Elyria backs a local Y M C A building project with strong business support. Speakers argue the facility would elevate morals, provide work and study spaces, and help counter alcohol influence while boosting community wealth and real estate values.
Jonathan P Dotliver and J Sala defend the YMCA project in Elyria city, urging business men to fund youth programs. They note many young men seek guidance, and warn against unwholesome places while asking local leaders to back the YMCA to provide constructive activities and factories in the city.
The Chamber of Commerce plans a banquet at the Andwur hotel when it opens. The committee will report next meeting. hotel completion dated May to June. Some members favor October or autumn weather. others push early May opening. The social committee chosen to organize the event.
Mr F A Smythe announces he will spearhead a drive to erect a new YMCA facility in Elyria contingent on securing ten business sponsors. Six supporters already pledged with expectation of full backing from ten men. Movement gains strong owner support and aims for completion without impediment.
Mrs Elanbeth Walsh a longtime Elyria resident died at 41 Mast Ave after a five month illness. Born in Alsace Germany in 1827 she came to America with her parents in 1840s, settled in Ridgeville and later moved to Elyria. She married Abram Russell in 1861, then William Walsh in 1872. four of six children survive. Funeral at St Marys church Monday morning at 3:39.
In a special Guard Pit Service meeting a contract for stone sidewalks was awarded to the Grafton Stone Co and cement walks to the Myria Taster Co. Stone walks cost eleven cents per square foot while cement walks are ten and a half cents. Property owners pay a ten percent surcharge to the city. The city will lay stone unless cement is requested. A street between Center and Maple streets will be added to supply water to the factory district. William Maddock was named inspector of the East Side sewer work at a daily salary of 2.69.
Lorain and West Virginia drafts rush the line to Lorain with land transfers in Pittsfield and Russia townships. Lizzie Lineham and others sold parcels valued from 1000 to 10. The Reporter Wants 500 attendees for a Young Men's Christian Association meeting at First Congregational church with Charles G Laughile speaking. Elyria commandery No 60 K T to hold a Red Cross work conclave April 12.
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