Conductor Casson Arrested for Alleged Assault on Passenger Life
Conductor Russell Casson of the green line was arrested on assault and battery charges after a Friday night incident with Henry Life of 1120 Lake Avenue. Life says Casson demanded a second fare, struck him in the face, and dumped him in mud as the car sped away. Life walked home over a mile to Quillhurst farm.
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Henry Life
Russell Casson
Green Line
Justice Lord
Lake Avenue
Fox Furnace
Condustor Casson
Garvin Avenue
Casson
Casron
Quillhurst
Man Shot in Coal Theft Fight Near Seventeenth Street Crossing
Lorain April 27 John Katana lies between life and death with a bullet an inch from his heart after a tussle with J B Griffin a BB and OL detective. He was shot Saturday morning during a coal theft attempt and beaten by detectives before being carried to the round house and then to the hospital.
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John Katana
Lorain
J.B. Griffin
Bb, & OL
Detectives Club
Round House
Seventeenth Street
Katana
Griffin
Death of George A Bird at Washington Terrace
George A Bird died at his home on Washington Terrace Saturday morning after a sudden illness described as preniormin. He was 52, born in Brighton, and had lived in the city about two years. He leaves a wife and two sons. funeral Monday at three at his home with Rev. W. EH. Cadmus officiating.
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Preniormin
George A. Bird
Washington Terrace
Brighton
Special Communication for King Solomon's Lodge
A special communication of King Solomon's Lodge will be held on Monday April 29. Work in the Master Mason's degree.
Taxation Reform Debated by Elyria Chamber Panel
Elyria tax committee members compare a four and a half million tax base with banks assets above six million and call for a constitutional amendment to shift taxation power to the legislature. Discussion covers factory taxation, assessors, and public disclosure of tax returns with several committee members present.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Ohin
Scireasin
P. H. Boynton
Columbus
Tax Commission
Hill
Ex mayor Folger sustains refusal to repay fees
Ohio Supreme Court upholds ex mayor Folger and Portsmouth police in keeping fees earned in state cases. Milstead and Bacus argued fees belonged to city. court vote 3 justices for, 3 abstained, upholding claimed entitlement to state fees. The ruling affects local salaries and fee handling in state cases.
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Folger
Supreme Court
Syria
Ohio Supreme Court
Elyria
State Bureau of Accounting
Kent
drayor’Folger
Portsmouth
Creed Milstead
James A. Bacus
Henry T. Bannon
Bacus
Milstead
Scioto County
Milstead and
Racus
Cour
Water system proposed for Avon Beach Park area
Residents near Avon Beach Park petition county commissioners to grant Lake Shore Electric Railroad Company a 25 year franchise to lay a four inch water main along Lake Road. The system would serve a three mile east west by one mile south zone. F W Coehn arranged the plan for the railroad. The grant decision is expected soon.
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Avon Beagh Park
Lake Shore Tectric Railroad Company
Lake Road
F. W. Coehn
Local Merchant and Republican Leader Dies at 60
Wellington April 27 The family of J. Sy Mall hosted a noon dinner to mourn his death, deemed health failure as the cause. He was sixty, survived by a wife and two grown daughters. Once a town merchant, he recently worked in insurance and was a prominent figure in business, society, and Republican politics.
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Spain
Roya
Madrid
Yaduum
Wellington
J. Sy Mall
Atilda
Wife seeks divorce after alleged abuse and desertion
Judith Fouts files suit for divorce from Limont Fouts alleging marriage on December 5 1902 in Biya. She claims three years of neglect and support by her father and his parents, demands alimony, and says he chased her with an ax while she was at her mother's home.
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Judith Fouts
Limont Fouts
Mer
Biya
Abe Taims
Wayokansu,societize
Trio of Juveniles Faces Pro bate Court for Truancy
Three juveniles known to authorities are in custody for truancy and may appear before probate court. The youths, including Kalopas and Sado, are under fifteen and have prior arrests for fishing during school hours and for firing a rifle with a parent’s leniency. They were nabbed in Cleveland after disembarking from a Green Line car from Ridgeville, possessing nearly five dollars.
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Doc
John Kalopas
John Sado
Cleveland
Ridgeville
Lorain Couples Seek Marriage Licenses
Hermany Koepke, 23, and Lora May Jaycox, 21, both of Lorain, apply for marriage licenses. Neils Larsen, 50, Lorain, and Edith Anderson, 16, Lorain, also listed. The note ends with a quotation about civilization by Voltaire.
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Hermany Koepke
Lorain
Lora May Jaycox
Neils Larsen
Edith Anderson
Collapse at Locust Point Buries 29 Workers
A Baltimore and Ohio railroad pier under construction at Locust Point collapsed burying about 29 workers. Rescue efforts were underway as officials and families awaited word on the fate of the laborers.
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Baltimore
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Elyria Theatre
A. L. Gerford
F. A. Smythe
Sup
Messrs
J. C. Hill
S. S. Leopard
T. F. Robinson
King Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Church OF the Virgin OF the Holy Dove
Avon Beach Park
Zentece
Lamont
Fouts
Sam
Beth
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