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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
3
A local option election in Roseville produced a loss for saloonists who then pledged to stop ice sales. Separate items note a rattlesnake bite affecting Louise Hale of Xenia years earlier, a Cleveland police chief Darrett escaping a fire damaged home, and Wellston Iron & Steel workers receiving unexpected 15 percent advance wages.
A formal opinion was rendered by the state’s highest court, detailing the court’s ruling on a significant legal question. The document outlines the majority view, any concurring or dissenting thoughts, and the implications for lower courts and future cases.
A special bulletin from the Ohio Agricultural experiments station reports late blight of rot fungus found on unsprayed potatoes. Edie Pierson, a 12 year old boy from Lima who escaped Lima jail Monday, was arrested in Wapakoneta for horse stealing after being caught driving a barge and buggy and leading a mare with colt all reportedly stolen. He claims the horse and buggy were taken by another boy from the public square at Lima and turned over to him. The rig had been missing since Tuesday and was identified as Ira Bitler's property from Wapakoneta. Wardmaster John Normington Chapman of the hospital corps at the United States Army Barracks in Columbus showed supervisors a letter from Ireland stating he inherited the title of Earl of Normington and an estate valued at 80,000 pounds, including a castle and 260,000 acres in County Antrim and a sheep ranch in Australia. A $5,000 libel suit brought by Hile Lickenberry of Richmond Methodist church in Union County against Rev. A. A. Thomas, then pastor, Dr. J. Fitzwater of Delaware presiding elder, and Dr. Graham, agent for a Chicago publishing house, is to be withdrawn. Rev. D. H. Bailey, acting as counsel for all parties, announced that after a conference Eckenberry agreed to withdraw the suit and pay all costs, totaling several hundred dollars.
Milwaukee Wis Aug 11 The proposed restriction of membership to the grand order of Eagles may fail due to J A Cline of Cleveland on the judiciary committee. The convention lists about 2800 eligibles this year and over 4000 next year. The judiciary committee considered limiting membership but may adopt democratic methods. Voting challenges require long roll calls, so states may caucus and spokesmen announce each state's delegation vote results.
The essay argues vulgarity is more common among men, less so among women due to stronger emotional bonds. Women value relationships over achievement, preferring sympathy to display. Vulgarity stems from placing fictitious value on material things, a danger for men chasing wealth, comfort, and status.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway announces special low fares for trips to Minneapolis on August 10 to 12 with return validity through September 20. The offer promotes travel from G A R encampment attendees aboard Feereeper excursions.
Public notice lists limited travel discounts for a brief period from August 10 through August 14, offering reduced fares on select routes. No specific origin or destination details are provided in the fragment. Further information pending.
A seventeenth century tankard presented by Charles I to Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey for plague service is described with Latin inscriptions and engravings of plague scenes. Godfrey, born 1620s in Kent, was a timber merchant and MP whose murder near Primrose Hill remains famed. funeral processions drew vast clerical and noble attendance.
A collection of observations on how soft eating affects dentition and facial structure, arguing teeth may vanish and jaws alter shape if soft foods persist. It links dental changes to speech difficulties and speculates on digestion, mood, and disease as related symptoms. An anecdote about a man in a cage adds a humorous local touch.
The first witness in a petty Cincinnati suit is an Irishman whose competence is questioned. He jokes he knows the nature of an oath as the interrogation begins. Interspersed quips from Harper's Weekly Life and London Mail provide a snapshot of humor and social commentary.
An advertisement touts Kodal as a cure for indigestion constipation dyspepsia sour stomach burns and other stomach disorders. It mentions availability at druggists and lists travel excursions via Lake Shore railroad to Niagara Falls Toronto Alexandria Bay and Montreal with specific fares and return validity through August 14.
An account notes a Fraternal Order of Eagles excursion to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Tickets and return by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway go on sale August 10 11 and 12 at a very low rate with good return until August 22. Inquiries are available from ticket agents.
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