11 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a mountain trail incident with numerous people involved in a family context. The text is incomplete but implies a crowd or gathering and a serious event affecting multiple individuals. Further readable details are unavailable in this excerpt.
The mayor asserts the Ohio speed law is legal and will prosecute violators in Elyria and Cleveland. Warrants issued for Bill Crawford and six violators have been notified to report, with officers ready to enforcement if challenged.
Three funerals were held today for Susan Douglas who died Wednesday at her daughter's Lake avenue home, Phoebe Kirk buried at Butternut Ridge after dying in Bloomingdale, Michigan, and Martha Loughly whose funeral on Lodi street will be held tonight before shipping her body to Johnstown, Pennsylvania tomorrow.
The Elyria Trolley league meets Chicago Junction Saturday afternoon with a 2 PM start. A promotional coupon offers a chance at a 100 piece dinner set via the newsboy, while adds mention Want Cotuma.
The Cleveland Automobile Company asked Fred Miller to lend his car for the Cleveland auto races claiming it is the fastest and staunchest they have built, but Miller refuses to drive the machine himself.
A pleasant reception honored Mrs. C. C. Weisenberger at the summer home of Mrs. A W. Cinniger in Lorain on Thursday afternoon. The event featured social chat and readings, with Mrs. Riley presenting an inscribed James Whitcomb Riley work from the 04 Literary Club as a token of esteem.
The board of public service met briefly last night and Kratt submitted an estimate of 2400 dollars for city hall work. Cleveland Boiler Works won the contract to supply a new boiler for the lake pumping station. A next meeting is planned for tonight. An advertised excursion on Lake Shore Ry to Niagara Falls and other destinations is advertised with multiple dates.
Lorain Ohio August 11 As findings in the affairs of J W Brown grand master in the Brotherhood of Motormen a warrant issued from the mayor s court for his arrest on embezzlement charges police have not yet found him.
Sheriff Sailabury visited Lorato to request a transcript of pending grand jury cases to be sent by early next week. He plans to subpoena the grand jury and compel witnesses as cases are assigned. The grand jury opens September 18 with fewer cases than in past falls, and Lorsin anticipates a typical docket.
Sartwell as administrator of Henry Offenberg's estate sues the C and 5. W Traction Co for 10000 in common pleas court alleging the company failed to notify him a car he operated was defective. The defect caused a collision at Newton's switch killing Offenberg the night of December 30, 1903. Offenberg left a wife and two minor children. Also report notes telegraphers strike arbitration at Great Northern railroad unlikely as 90 percent have returned to work.
In American League standings Athletics lead with 54 wins and 88 losses amid tight race summaries. Thursday scores show Detroit 2 1 Boston, Detroit 3 5 Boston, and New York 8 Chicago 1. National League tallies list New York 80 with 70s era, plus Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1 as part of a tight slate.
Sheffield township trustees move to open Dutton road for traffic, a historic route unused for decades and previously targeted for legal abandonment by Sheffield Land Co backed by Lorain Street Railway Co. Abutting owners opposed this, opposing abandonment as C S W attorney won at hearing. Opening would connect Co S W tracks to South Lorain, signaling Pomeroy line interest in right of way.
Bishop Hodoboy of New Jersey will visit Lorain next Tuesday to hear the dispute at the Greek Catholic church of South Lorain between Hungarian and Polish factions. Hungarians claim ownership of the church site. Polish followers may form a separate church. The case has sparked fights and police court disputes. a new Polish church may result.
Niagara Falls Toronto Alexandria Bay and Montreal trips offered by Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. An excursion August 24 to the listed destinations with return trains to Cleveland. Fares: Niagara Falls and return 3.65. Toronto 1.60. Alexandria Bay 7. Montreal 10.65. Tickets valid six days from sale dates August 4 5 8 11 15 18 22.
Dispute between Lorain County volunteer leaders and Elyria central fire department chief Hafner leads firemen to withdraw from the August 16 Cleveland convention. A reconciliation attempt is made by Dr. Sampsell, with a meeting planned to decide attendance and parade placement.
An American observer catalogs Mexican funeral rites noted by the New York Herald. Rich display precedes burial with ornate coffins, upright corpses, and flowers. men attend male funerals, women stay away. Guests drink pulaus, pose for photos, and travel to the grave with a marching band. Earth is tossed on the coffin at burial.
A returned traveler jokes about marriage amid a brief school reminiscence. Mrs. Youngey notes she now clips recipes instead of poems. The scene shifts to a couple’s social call where fishing tales dominate the evening and a playful exchange about the largest fish is revealed.
Railroad shop workers strike at Chicago Great Western in Oel, Iowa, for higher pay. Cyclist known as Volo falls during circus stunt in Helena Montana and is near death. American consul cables that Chinese in Bangkok order no more American foods to Siam. Jerome Osier, a 105 year old Minneton resident, dies in Chicago. Efforts to rescue two locomotives from the Gottomness Pit on the Pinebush line fail. North River tunnel work near disaster as 22 laborers nearly drown. Coal price rises 2 percent with miners getting a 1 percent wage increase. An incendiary fire at Lexington kills three trotting horses and destroys a barn. A colored man confesses to arson but says a white man hired him. Advertising note: hose sale at 7 cents a pair. four for 26 cents.
The Memorial Post of Cleveland offers a special train to Denver via Lake Shore Railway for the 49th National Encampment. It departs Elyria at 11 10 a.m. on Sept 2 with tickets good until Oct 6 for a round trip of 20.35. Apply to agents for space or write to A J Smith Cleveland. Aug 11 15 18 22 25
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