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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
1
A local reunion brings together Ell families, kin from western regions, with Lora and others in attendance. The event includes promised visits and a noted late arrival of several relatives. A guest, Ales Ernst, is listed with a time and address for the afternoon gathering at 329 St. John’s.
OCR text describes a dubious 19th century remedy marketed to women for health and beauty. It mentions cleansing properties and germ eradication claims, with references to a company address and sales in a catalog-like fashion. The fragment is fragmented, presenting product names and selling points without coherent structure.
The Elyria board of education met to approve several appointments for school buildings including Amos Maxstead at the Washington building P. J. Barney at Lincoln J. M. Wheeler at Sixth Street J H Redfern at West Avenue George London Jefferson building Charles Culp Lake Avenue building Alexander McCollum Thirteenth Street building East Side building remains unfilled Supt W R Comings is reelected to the city board of examiners Henry Krohn is reappointed as truant officer Discussion covered potential temporary pause in the teachers training class due to enrollment Halliwell will shift to general supervision of primary work reducing training class time The board noted that hiring Hyria graduates outside Elyria may provide broader training and emphasized liberal treatment for applicants from outside the district.
A syndicate plans to erect one hundred houses for investment, starting on the west side before expanding to the east and south. The nine room homes will be three stories, seven and eight room houses two stories, all with conveniences. Brick supply will come from outside points and no local architect will supervise, as the company uses established plans.
Ohio will attend the Grand Lodge of Eagles national convention in Milwaukee starting next week. Grand Worthy President Hy D. Davis and Harry Brockman depart today for committee meetings as avowed candidates contest the presidency with W N Carr Edward Crause C Barrett and John Wadsworth among others.
Samuel EH Wurst files in common pleas to collect 109 562 dollars from L F Page Katie Page Charles L Good executor of John Good Jr Jennie Engle and others. A jury awarded 98 39 with costs, but judgment not paid. He seeks to have John Good property in Henrietta township subjected to the judgment and costs.
A military drill may be held at the fall fair organized by the Agricultural Association. Capt Gave of Lorain's newly formed company seeks permission to perform and proposes a prize for the best drilled unit. Secretary Neiding will put the proposal before the directors.
The firemen's tournament on August 22 features twelve bands and about twelve hundred visitors. The event begins with visiting firemen arriving before ten in the morning, with the Cleveland Institute and Ver million firemen among early arrivals as the convention opens at ten o'clock in the city building.
A transcript of appeal from the probate court records the assignment of Charles A. Bingham to a trust for his creditors and the bond filed by W. H. Kirk of Wellington for $3,000. The assignment date was August 12, 1966.
Dr. Carl Fischer, state veterinarian, prepared a map of Ohio showing 21 counties with glanders since 1903. The outbreak proved serious only in Lorain and Montgomery counties, with Lorain listed among the affected areas.
The Baptist Chatauqua at Hiawatha Mount Vernon was a great success. Rev Dr Torrey the famed evangelist gave principal addresses which drew interest. Attorney C A Matcalf and fifteen other citizens returned to Elyria on Monday after attending the meetings.
A police constable states he did not report seeing golf on Sunday and asserts he described only ball activity on the field. He maintains he would not swear the men were playing golf and claims he reported exactly what he saw.
A laborer recounts a group of Hungarians who recently arrived. he says the United States encouraged immigration and that foreigners will take work at starvation wages. He predicts a future clash between foreigners and Americans, noting rapid Hungarian growth from none eight years ago to about 200 now in the city.
Railroad officials across the nation especially in Illinois and western Pennsylvania are agreeing to study interchangeable passenger service with electric roads. Major steam lines have fought trolley competition but now favor joint arrangements to capture traffic, with Chicago as a meeting site later this month attended by steam executives to coordinate deals with electric road representatives.
Elyria Ohio August 7 1906 a special meeting of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce will be held in the City Council Chamber Friday Evening August 10 1906 at 7 20 PM. The meeting seeks vital growth questions for Elyria and to secure public and private improvements promised by the Garford Co to lure location in Elyria. All citizens urged to attend. CHAS B TUCKER Secretary
W Elliott and J Bietinger of Cleveland, representatives of the South Brooklyn and Elyria railway, visited the New And Wur hotel on Tuesday and plan to seek city council permission to enter the city. They report all route property owners have given consent.
Safety Board orders a June to September reorganization of Elyria paid fire department. Chief Bates will lead remodeling of cramped sleeping quarters with in-house labor to minimize cost. New larger room and lockers planned as part of preparations for arriving apparatus by October 1.
Lorain county fire chiefs vote to have delegates pay their own meals at the Miyiki convention on August 22. A belt prize will honor the best 200 yard hose race and a belt for the top boy runner in a 15 member hook and ladder contest. Lorain plans to host next year’s gathering.
Pittsburg August 7 The Cincinnati and New York Limited on the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad was wrecked as it entered the city at 11 o clock last night. Two were killed.
Bids on the Mounds for a new theater in Lorain were unusually high and surprised the company. Tenderers were men who consider theater building a special business. The manager said new tenders may be asked and a decision would be known in a few days.
Cincinnati editor Major Joseph J McDowell longtime business manager of the Cincinnati Enquirer died Monday after a long illness of heart disease He was seventy three born in Hillsboro son of Gen Joseph McDowell former congressman Funeral details not provided in the excerpt
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