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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
8
A Lorain Time-Herald article notes early disunity at a steel plant during its expansion. It warns many job seekers are uncertain or transient, while loyal, capable workers gain advancement from laborer to foreman as the works enlarge. The pay is 60 cents a day for laborers.
Rev. Wythcombe of St Andrew's Elyria preached at St David's on Sunday evening. The Times-Herald notes his focus on love as sacrifice and the stake of love in family and friends, with emphasis on the resurrection as a foundation of Christianity alongside the crucifixion.
The line is tied to Cleveland Stone Company quarries bought by Cleyslard interests. A wartime road bed remains at Oak Point once used to ship stone to the lake, but the old dock has since eroded away.
A distressed ad claims kidney disease symptoms and urges using a tonic named David Kennelay’s Favorite Remedy. It asserts relief for kidney liver bladder and blood diseases as well as rheumatism dyspepsia and chronic constipation, with a testimonial from Scyeatee D Miller of Delhi New Jersey.
Miss Katharine Moody Smith and Dr H V Arny of Cleveland unite in marriage at the bride’s parents’ home on Ohio street. Rev Qadman Mise officiates. Smith is daughter of Wm L Smith and sister to F N Smith, Elyria council president. Dr Amy holds a PhD from University of Gottingen and is a professor of pharmacy in Cleveland. They will reside in Cleveland.
Judge Hinman and his son Scott traveled to Hibbing Minnesota after telegrams announced the body of his son Hal, who died there Friday morning, would be held for burial until his arrival. The judge hopes to transport the body in an hermetically sealed casket. if not allowed, interment will occur in Hibbing.
The county Republican executive committee filed the date for the next county convention. May 28 at 10 a.m. in the Elyria opera house. Hon Georges H Ely temporary chairman and Earl D Gibbs temporary secretary. C Me Dermott of Wellington chairs the executive committee in Mr Wardens absence. 230 delegates planned with 116 needed to nominate. Formal call to follow with ward and precinct apportionment. Committee audited secretary and treasurer books and found them correct.
The YMCA exhibition by janitor and senior departments drew a full gallery at the YMCA building. Over sixty gymnastic students performed while Howard Penrod and Herbert Thomas amazed spectators with contortion and tumbling feats. Proceeds are expected to be a neat sum.
A very delightful dancing party was hosted by the city’s young people on Friday evening at Elkshall. The organizing committee included Misses Bowen Burrows Stevens and Lersch and Messrs Faxon Ely Cherry and Helmer. Johnsons orchestra of Cleveland supplied the music. The event was well attended with many attendees from nearby towns.
The St. John's Lutheran congregation honors Reverend Schmidt on his silver wedding anniversary with an evening gathering at the church. He receives sixty two silver dollars from Teacher A Hiller and a bouquet of roses for Mrs Schmidt. A quartet and schoolhouse supper mark the event as Rev Schmidt remains a beloved pastor past many years.
Oscar Burton known as Oxcar, a colored teamster at the crest plant, was found unconscious with a severe scalp wound after an accident while unloading angle iron. He is about 32, lived on Everett Street, and his death is reported as fatally injured Saturday afternoon. The town advertises the Grant Wallace Show to appear in Elyria on Friday May 15 promising a different tent show experience.
Lorain Times-Herald notes Elyria holders of Federal Telephone stock face heavy losses as the price slumps from around 82 to 55 cents. About 108000 dollars in stock links to local investors who borrowed to buy on the ground floor amid hopes of a rise. Investors await further developments amid fears of a scheme benefiting insiders.
P H Mahon grand president for Ohio of the MBA from Norwalk was seriously injured Thursday evening in Cleveland. He stepped into a eastbound car and was struck by a westbound auto on Superior Street, thrown ten feet, and found unconscious. He endured head cuts and other bruises at a hospital. Mahon represents the A BiChase Co. of Norwalk and is known nationwide.
Post Office officials report rapid growth in rural carrier resignations while assuring service continuity. They attribute the trend to farming activity and persistently muddy roads over the past year, with carriers compelled to continue service until successors are appointed.
A second vessel will be launched at Lorain shipyards in about three weeks as the Heyman Smith nears completion for the US Transportation Company. The firm holds ample steel supplies and plans no unload delays, with the Smiths of Smith Premier Typewriter fame newly involved in the venture.
The local United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America met with city contractors to present the 1908-4 season wage scale. A minimum rate of thirty cents per hour for a nine hour day from 6 30 am to 4 30 pm, overtime at one and one half, and double pay on holidays and Sundays are proposed. The May 1 19038 effective date is noted with no firm contractor response yet, though the rate is below Lorain where carpenters earn thirty five cents per hour.
An order requires the historic manuscript to be kept under lock and key in a light proof safe. Most text remains legible but signatures are faint with John Hancock nearly unreadable. Damage arose from a 1820 facsimile engraving and crude press copying affecting the engrosser and surviving signers including Thomas Jefferson.
The Clinton atreet baseball grounds are being fixed up in South Lorain as the Athletic association outlines plans for a landmark sporting year. A $1,000 investment is planned with players receiving liberal compensation and most talent drawn from the steel plant. Opponents will include top independent clubs from northern Ohio. Peter Flood, long-time Lorain resident, dies at 87 after helping lay the old Congregational Church cornerstone. He leaves a son and daughter and several married children.
The mayor announced strict enforcement of the chicken running at large ordinance after weeks of complaints. The widow of former mayor Braun, Mrs KM Braun, died at her Lorain home on Monday from pneumonia after several weeks of illness.
Five month old child of Mr and Mrs Martin Sandrop of East River died at parents home on Sunday morning at nine o'clock. Funeral planned for Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the home.
A heated dispute swirls around Senator Chamberlain in Lorain and nearby counties in the twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth district races. The Lorain meeting is said to have produced no clear endorsement, triggering fierce charges, denials, and threats of withholding renomination as rival county politicians allege treachery and demand accountability.
An error in the new uniform municipal accounting system creates a clash between two fiscal year start dates. One section sets April as the year start while another fixes December 31 as the year end. The inconsistency stems from old statutes remaining in the new law, leaving lawyers to debate whether the conflict is irréconcilable.
Sheriff Salisbury sent Elmer Perham to the penitentiary for life for rape and Loren Green to five years for burglary on Tuesday morning.
Canvassers finish collecting resident names for a new Lorain county directory. The book will include a complete resident and business directory for all towns in the county and will aid business men and others.
AL Garford departed from New York on Saturday at 10 o clock bound for London and Paris. He will conduct business for the Cleveland Screw Machine Co., of which he is president. The firm’s stock is largely held in Paris. He expects to be away about six weeks and will then visit relatives in England after completing his Danish business.
A lengthy listing outlines 10 A M street parade with a street carnival fair and zoological display, plus a 1:15 and 7:15 P M concert by Prof Bronson's Band on Center Stage. Doors open at 1 and 7 P M for waterproof tents and a feature performance begins at 2 and 8 P M.
A fragmentary report describes a break in at Rev Walser’s home on Lor ally island. A man about 36 years old, wearing a suit and hat, entered via the attic window and stole valuables while residents slept. A heavy bloodstained weapon was found. no other crimes are confirmed.
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