Eagles Convention Planned in Baltimore September 12 17
Preparations for the Fraternal Order of Eagles convention in Baltimore unfold with expected record attendance. Elyria Eagles will attend as visitors partake in city tours receptions and grand events from September 12 to 17 including parades fireworks and a grand hall gathering. Also noted are estate and administrator actions for local residents Gillette Barnard and Simon with court bids to settle debts.
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Eagles
Baltimore
Elyria
Order of Eagles
Maryland
Grand Aerie
Annapolis
Cheasapeake Bay
Federal Hill
North Point
Engler
Lab
Maryland Theater
Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
Aerie No
Warfield
Timenos
Plaga
River View Park
Eaglen
Electric Park
Congress of Nations
Grand Hall of the Eagles
Music Hall
Rathskeller
Ladies On Eagles
Washington
Washington Aerie
Mary D. Gillette
George Gillette
Pittsfield
F. Barnard
August Benk
Arthur L Simon
Charles Wiaon
Black River Township
Oberlin to Host Lorain County Firemen in August Parade
Oberlin prepares for a large crowd when the Lorain County Firemen’s Association visits August 17. Local business leaders plan to spend about 600 for entertaining the visiting firemen, with Cleveland Veterans and bands expected to join the parade alongside local Oberlin and surrounding towns. Special rail rates are arranged and athletic events will round out the program.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Cleveland
Oerline Veterana
Elyria
Lorain
Voermaliion
Wellington
Lake Shore
C and
S W. Railways
Special Train to Oberlin for Firemen Convention
Lorain County Volunteer Firemen's Association holds seventh annual convention in Oberlin on Wednesday August 17 1904. Lake Shore RKR will run special train from Elyria at 8 a m and return from Oberlin at 7 p m. Roundtrip fare 25 cents. All invited.
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Lorain County Volunteer Firemen's Association
Oberlin
Lake Shore
R KR
Elyria
Assault at Brownsea on East Broad street leads to arrests
Lorain police arrested Dutch Flannigan a Brownsea hostler on East Broad street for assault and battery after a quarrel with Andrew Brosch a Black man. George Welsh was discharged after Mayor King found no involvement. Flannigan allegedly struck Brosch with marble and Brosch reportedly grabbed Flannigan's arm and a razor was involved.
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Lorain
Flyria
Flannigan
Hostler
Brownsea
East Broad Street
George Welsh
King
Bang
Andrew Brosch
Haid
Brasch
Brausch
Flannignan
BUMMER HOME FURNISHINGS FOR SUMMER ROOMS
The article describes summer home furnishings focusing on porch and living room setups with rush furniture in green and olive hues, low bookcases, a five-shelf lamp, and woodland tones. It notes affordable window draperies, light curtains, white or blue china, fern or low-cut glass dishes, and paper table linens as practical for cooling summer rooms.
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Rae Tee
Waslington
Massoon
Madras
Dresden
Incensa Yard
Pretty Ribbon Fad Inspires Fashion Notes and Table Talk
A long faded fashion column describes ribbon gowns with satin pleats and lace necks, noting floral rosettes and delicate trimming. It mentions pageantry and public interest in stylish attire, with stray references to domestic crafts and household items.
Hard Living for Canvassers Pains of Chicago Trade
A veteran sewing machine canvasser in Chicago laments collapsing earnings from $75-$100 weekly to about $25 and argues the trade is saturated. He details harsh door to door resistance, strict entry barriers in tenements, aggressive advertising, and the pull of store purchases over canvassing.
Neighborly feud heats up in mayor’s court over fence row
A long running quarrel between John Bring and Mrs Anna McCaran flared in mayor’s court as Bring was charged with disorderly conduct after a fence dispute. McCaran faced a separate assault charge over alleged threats and a club menace to Bring’s nine year old. Bring paid a ten dollar fine.
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John Bring
Heighton Avenue
Mra Anna McCaran
Cays
A. E Lawrence
Bring
J GC Conaway
Mra McCaran
Mr Bring
Mra McCaron
Mrs Bring
Mra McCarunna
Mra Bring
Puuilty
Child killed near Amherst in tram attack incident
A tram bound for Cedar Point near North Amherst struck a woman named Anna Lenz and an eight year old child while blackberrying near Clough quarry on Thursday morning. Dr French examined the victims Thursday afternoon and returned a verdict based on the available facts.
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Cedar Polot
Anna Lenz
Clough @ quarry
North Amherst
French
Sudden Death of Isaac Newton Topliff in Symonee New York
Isaac Newton Topliff, a prominent Cleveland manufacturer and financier, died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Symonee New York on a Saturday night. He was 71, suffered heart failure, and had shown lively spirits earlier that day. Born in Elyria, he moved to Cleveland in 1854, founded carriage works, introduced the bowpocket, and built a major Cleveland plant. He served as a director of several banks and left a wife, Frances Hunt Topliff, and a daughter, Mrs. John Gray.
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Isaac Newton Topliff
Elyria
Cleveland
Symonee
N.Y
Toph
Tophill
Topliff
Ham
Adrian
Mich
Marriage Licenses Granted in Cleveland Area
Frank B Atwood 63 machinist of Cleveland wed Elvina Graber 53 of Ridgeville. Viktor Potreiz 22 of Cleveland married Mary Romysez 18 of Lorain.
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Frank B Atwood
Machimiat
Cleveland
Elvina Graber
Ridgeville
Viktor Potreiz
Mary Romysez
Lorain
Embezzler from Lorain Arrested on City Embezzlement Charge
O H Wilson of Lorain is jailed on embezzlement accusations by Henry Esch, ex owner of the Pioneer hotel. Esch alleges Wilson collected bills in this city about March 10 and diverted part of the funds. Wilson pleaded guilty, bound over to the grand jury, and was sent back to jail after failing to find a bondsman. He admits handling funds but says he used money before turning it over. He had lived in Oberlin while collecting and later moved to Lorain. two other men are claimed to have similar losses.
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O H Wilson
Lorain
Henry Esch
Pioneer Hotel
Tenth Avenue
Esch
Wilson
Oberlin
Tete
Vagrancy and intoxication fines in local police court
Edward McGrath and Wyon Clark were fined five dollars and costs on vagrancy charges. Arthur Jackson paid five dollars and costs for intoxication. Adolphus Spitzer, former banker at Grafton, has fled a voluntary bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 5142 80 and assets of 120 exempt by law.
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Edward McGrath
Wyon Clark
Arthur Jackson
Adolphus Spitzer
Grafton
United States
Threatened Wife With Butcher Knife in 1901 Divorce Filing
Harriet Sanders seeks divorce in common pleas court alleging her husband seized a butcher knife on August 1, 1901 and brandished it. She claims he knocked her down, drove her from the home, squandered funds, and failed to support her. She requests custody of their minor children. attorney F. M. Stevens filed for Harriet. They married in 1877.
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Harriet Sanders
Court of Common Pleas
F. M. Stevens
Mrs Sanders
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Probate
Lorain County Firemen’s Association
Harry H. Smith& Co
Cheapside
East Broad
Bummer Home Furnishings
Isaail
Ginaren
Wwe
Turkey
Pingpest
Khedivah
Ehedive
Mayot
Boylan Bros Zeatt
Chicago
Jefferson Park
The
Tribune
Yauser
Goa
Oreano
Korea
I & Ioe
U Taroy Sal Ness
Pley
Xerass
Roy
Obama
Our
Raven
France
Teasdale
Sawyer
Amherst
Champney
Lott
J. N. Toplift
Syracuse, N. Y
Elyris
Rocker
Excelsior
Harry H. Smith
Furniture Store
Elyria, Ohio
East Broad St
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