First Offensive Move in Fight Over Mill Dam
Carlisle farmers petition county auditors to remove Turner's mill dam under a statute allowing dam removal if public interest is harmed. Signers include township trustees and local residents. hearings will decide if the dam harms property values and whether to negotiate a price with dam owners. The City owns the dam and the Country club faces potential impact on canoeing and abutting property interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Turner's Mill
Haserodt
Carlisle Township
M. Dewhurst
H. Albrecht
J. T. Moon
T. J. Equires
J. H. Penfound
C. DL. Bennett
W. H. Hart
P. K. Clark
P. N. Schmitz
Max G. Hart
W. C. Sutliff
H. V. Hance
Father Schofield
Z.T. Andress
W. Penfound
Country Club
Ramsey Road Progress Report From Ashland Area
Joseph Ramsey leads a survey of the Toledo railroad line extending from Ashland toward Butler. A nine man engineering crew from this city and Cleveland completed the survey over the past week, tracing the Black Fork valley from near a station to Perrysville and up the Clearfork valley to Butler.
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Joseph Ramsey
Lorain and
Ashland
Butler
Cleveland
Black Fork
Perrysville
Clearfork Valley
First Case of Appin' dicitis in Lorain
A 16 year old telegram messenger, Raymond Strazeske, underwent an operation at Lorain hospital after a pin remained in his digestive tract for a month and caused appendicitis. The pin lay partly protruding from the appendix, and doctors call this the first case of appendicitis attributed to a pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lorain Hospital
Raymond Strazeske
Strazeske
Nourange Agents Not Arraigned in Insurance Indictments
Judge Washburn postpones arraignments as 23 indictments against insurance men are quashed or sustained via demurrers and motions filed with the county clerk. The issue centers on whether a single indictment can cover multiple conspiracy objects and the substance versus form of the indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inm
Washburn
Slayer Returned for a Hearing at Lorain
Mika Brown, the man who shot and killed a fellow guard at the American Shipbuilding plant in Lorain, was brought to the city Thursday morning for a hearing before Mayor King. He pleaded not guilty and refused examination, claiming no cause for holding. jail custody was shifted to the county for safety. Brown asserts the shooting was accidental.
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Mika Brown
American Shipbuilding
Lorain
King
Brown
Boulevard plan for yellow line track discussed
The service board devoted much of Wednesday night to a proposal to boulevard the yellow line from Lodi Street to the city limits. Neighbor J. E. Boynton supported it but suggested a fifty foot street. Main obstacle lies in extent of improved property on Dewey Avenue Bath Erie and West Streets.
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Lodi Street
J. E. Boynton
Dewey Avenue
Bath
Erie
Atreeta
Indictments Strain Insurance Agents and Patrons
Prosecutor Stevens prosecutes insurance men amid friction with patrons who claim unfair handling of policies. Indicted agents report daily accusations of robbery and widespread ignorance about premiums. A patron questions paying for fires elsewhere and sighs at proposed pari passu pricing, prompting broader debate.
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Stevens
May Elect 10 Sweep Tracks At City Service
Supt Wilcoxon spoke at the service board meeting about track sprinkling and sweeping. The board set a tentative $250 yearly price to perform sweeping for the railroad company, though the superintendent indicated the company might choose to handle its own work. The city has not collected any funds for sprinkling and sweeping on the Yellow Line last summer and may sue to recover.
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Supt. Wilcoxon
Service Board
Express car service planned between Lorain and city
The Electric Package company plans an express car service from the city to Lorain to handle growing Lorain to Higria traffic on the Cleveland & Southwestern line. An express car will run on the green line soon once schedule details are settled.
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Electric
Lorain
Cleveland & Southwestern
Higria
Claims Fraud in Land Contract Case Filed
Steve Pandy files suit with the county clerk and against himself and others to stop a deed from being fulfilled. He alleges the agreement was secured by fraud and seeks to restrain Sheffield Land Company from deeding the property to any other parties.
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Steve Pandy
Sheffield Land Company
Claims Company Broke Contract In Firing Burke
Michael Burke sues W. J. Townsend Company in Lorain for 775 claiming he was hired as superintendent to oversee canal construction. He says wages were 24 dollars weekly for six months then enough extra to reach 125 per month, and that he was discharged before six months, seeking judgment for due wages.
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Cquity Leale
Michael Burke
W. J. Townsend Company
Burke
Bela Ig
Lorain
Five Per Cent Dividend For Ingraham Creditors
Referee in Bankruptcy Remington of Cleveland announces a 5 percent dividend for general creditors of C E Ingraham. The trustee reports $3,765.82 available for payout and a creditors meeting set for April 29, 1907 at 10:00 AM at the Society for Savings Building in Cleveland to approve the distribution and discuss other matters.
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C. B. Ingraham
Remington
Cleveland
C. E. Ingraham
Society For Savings ' Building
Ohio
Town to Buy Water Pipe for Faxon Allotment
The water service board planned to advertise for cast iron pipe in six sizes from four to sixteen inches for the Faxon allotment and Beebe Court. Costs were cited as high, with pipe at over $37 per ton recently. Councilman Faxon urged about 750 feet of water main be laid in Faxon allotment.
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Faxon
Beebe Court
Toraln
Hiata
Runaway Horse Destroys Wagon On Broad Street
One of John Dyke's horses ran loose Wednesday afternoon on Fast Broad street. It demolished the light road wagon, threw an employee from the rig, then dashed down Broad street overturning a buggy. The horse tore loose at Second street corner and the wagon was shattered by the tree impact. Pedestrians sought safety as the danger neared.
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John Dyke
Mendelson plat dispute conference set for Wednesday
The service board fixed Wednesday night as the best time for a general conference on the Mendelson plat dispute. Settlement of the af fair has been delayed due to difficulty in gathering all interested parties for a conference.
Land dispute settles after ten minute recess
Anton Linden and Joseph Kinzel reach a price agreement to buy the acre in dispute, ending the quiet title case as it is dropped from the docket. The Sun Vapor Street Lighting Co of Canton proposes $40 per light per year with posts lamps and maintenance, awaiting council action alongside bids for lighting. Lakewood reports $63.84 for all night lighting, while Elyria Marine and Power Co looms over any potential bid.
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Anton ‘Linden
Joseph Kinzel
Merchanet
Sun Vapor Street Lighting Company
Canton
Service Board
Cleveland
Cmpany
Lakewood
Wxervice Board
Citizens’ Gas and Plectric Company
Elyria Marine and Power Company
Elyria Gets BG Contract for Watering Engines
The Lorain and West Virginian branch of the Wabash railroad signed a contract with the Elyria service board to water its engines at a station north of town near Lake avenue. Payment will follow a sliding scale from six to twenty cents per thousand gallons based on monthly usage, boosting local plant revenue with no extra cost.
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Lorain and
West Virginian Branch
Wabash Railroad
Elyria Service Board
Lake Avenue
Elyria
Tracks Left Undisturbed During Sewer Work
City plans sewer placement on Lake Avenue and Cleveland Street while Green Line officials seek to keep tracks intact. Service board urged to place sewers on one side to avoid temporary track disruption. relaying will wait for a concrete bed for ties to prevent a second disturbance.
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Lake, Avenue
Cleveland Street
Green Line
Service Board
Wapane F
Union Takes Charge of Thomas Remains
The remains of Abbie Thomas were shipped to Johnstown. Charles Smith of Cleveland, secretary of the iron workers unions, arranged for the body to be taken to Johnstown on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Valentine of Lorain accompanied the body. Secretary Smith lamented a telegram from Rim bach and Friday not reaching him.
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Abbie Thomas
Johnstown
Charles Smith
Cleveland
Iron Workers Unions
Valentine
Loraine
Smith
Rimbach
Thomas
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Tant
Ramsey Road
Progregd
Nourange
Washbern
Formil
Slayer
Mike Brown
Lorin Lorin
Mayor King
Baltimore
San Francisco
Southern State
Bullock
President Roosevelts
Georgia State Building
Archibald Bullock
Roosevelt
Georgia
Roswell
Ingraham
Oberlin
George A. Paddock
Alliance
Mabel L. Ensign
Ridgeville
Shirley Anslin
Camden and Garris
Council and Service Board
UNION
Thomas Remaing
Mary Terrell
Ely- Tia
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