Mayor’s pledge reform ends in life vow for Ware
Mayor Folger committed to temperance and asked George S. Ware to take the pledge after his drunken misdeed and arrest. Ware, a Cleveland carriage maker recently back in town, pled guilty and was sentenced to thirty days in the Cleveland workhouse with suspension for good behavior. He vowed to abstain from intoxicants for life, or face return to the workhouse. Names Lawrence Burgaty and Cecilia Hevoinonn appear in the notice.
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Folger
George
Ware
Cleveland
Ulevaland
County Commissioners Named Defendants in Damages Suit
Jerry Cole and Ada Cole sue the county commissioners for 10000 dollars claiming injuries from a frightened horse that backed into a gulley beside a country road in August 1900. They allege negligence for failing to erect a fence or proper guard at the site.
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Jerry Cole
Ada Cole
Colombia
Former Elvrian Honored as Trustee at Xenia Home
Dr J D Bemis of Fremont, brother of O A Bemis, named trustee of the Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Xenia. Appointment fills Gen J Warren Keifer vacancy, marking first ex pupil to join the board. Bemis’ early life included orphan care, State Legislature pageship, Baldwin University, and medical study in Cincinnati.
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J. D. Bemis
Fremont
O. A. Bemis
Sons of Veterans
Bemis
Ohio
Leo
Baldwin University
Cincinnati
Gen. Keifer
Child fatally injured after wagon accident in Wellington
Charlie McGill five years old, son of Clarence McGill, was crushed under a wagon load of hay in Wellington on August 22. He was described as probably fatally injured. Separately, large excursion crowds from Lake Shore employees, Elvins Knights of Columbus, and Toledo gathered for trips to Cedar Point and Sandusky.
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Wellington
Charlie McGill
Clarence McGill
L. 3
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Coplast
Hirth Seeks Divorce Over Custody Dispute
Charle Hirth seeks a divorce from his wife Mary Hirth citing her nights out and failure to care for their two children. He requests custody after their Toledo period and the Miami Children's Home placement proposal as grounds.
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Charle At Hirth
Mary Hirth
Hirth
Miami
Toledo
Elyria KOTM Members Travel to St Louis Exposition
Nine Elyria uniform rank members joined a Cleveland delegation for the St Louis exposition on Sandsy aboard Nickis Plate. About thirty from across the county accompanied them including Walter Davies and father Dr A Cleveland A Grills H D Wheeler Wm Page Rarph Osborn and wife F H Bolton Maxwell Bahnke and W E Leonard and wife.
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Elyria
Sandsy
Cleveland
Walter Davies
Dr. A. Cleveland
A. Grills
H. D. Wheeler
Wm. Page
Rarph Osborn
F. H. Bolton
Maxwell Bahnke
W. E. Leonard
Pilgrimage to a Wood Remembered
Monica and Jack return to a beloved forest path for a private reunion and past proposals. Their walk through a village and the wood awakens memories, doubts, and an emotional test as they confront lingering love and disappointment.
Ladies Auxillary Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
The Ladies Auxiliary to the 108r oO I and elected officers for the coming year President Mrs Charles Chandler Elyria first vice president Mrs J B Hendrickson Olmetedt Falla second vice president Mrs H O Bacon Pirla Depot secretary Mrs D W Hyland Elyria treasurer Mrs H P Chapman La Porte chaplain Mrs George Thorn Cleveland
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Charles Chandler
Elyrin
J. 3. Hendrickson
Olmetedt Falla
H. O. Bacon
Pirla Depot
D. W. Hyland
Elyria
H. P. Chapman
la Porte
Ahaplain
George Thorn
Claveland
Remarkable Sequoia Life History Revealed by Fire Scars
A San Francisco Chronicle note highlights a Converse basin sequoia whose trunks preserve records of ancient forest fires. The 270 foot tree, 2 171 years old, shows successive burns from 1797 and earlier, with tissue growth sealing wounds over centuries and revealing multiple fire scars in its history.
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Converse Basin
WiLam Russell Dudley
Platt
San Francisco
Moet
Evtin
Hvsne
Shorthand and Dialect Writing Ideas in Time-Democrat
An observant man from the Times-Democrat advocates shorthand as a tool for dialect stories. He argues phonetics are crucial, warns of difficulties, and says many can talk dialect but few can write it, urging a practical, ongoing scheme from the start.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Telltale Compass Ships Engineering and Medical Notes
A French invention converts ship compass variations into a moving chart via electric connections. The device records vessel revolutions and logs voyage causes, while another section notes human diseases such as scarlet fever, chickenpox, typhoid fever and hydrophobia.
Pathor-Well Advice on Honest Work From a Father
An old dialogue between a father and son on making an honest living. The father cautions against easy schemes while urging practical effort and diligence as the right path to earn an honest living.
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Son
Martindale Repeats Win at Gun Club Shoot
HOD Martindale outshot rivals at the Gun Club ground on a Wednesday afternoon. Kuhn and Martindale’s rematch ends with Martindale winning and earning the club badge after a long duel, as scores reflect a tough 25 target events format and mixed finishes from Kuhn, Jameson, and others.
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Mr. Kuhn
Esph
Martindale
Kutu
W. H. Kahn
H. B. Martindale
Jameson
C. 1
Morae
C.J. Smith
CO. 1
Blanchard
Divorce Petition Alleges Adultery in Butler Case
The Butler divorce petition filed Monday afternoon accuses Hattie Butler of adultery with Claude J. Simmons at the Hotel Taviatock in Cleveland and seeks custody of their seven year old son Clifford. The article also notes the marriage of Frank Ellenberger and Misa Effie Perrs at B S Pees’ Sweet Block on Wednesday afternoon performed by Rev. Dawson and officiated by Rev. Endly with a reception at L. H. Sweet’s home before an extended eastward trip through the fall.
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Butler
Hattie Butler
Claude J. Simmons
Taviatock
Cleveland
Clifford
Frank Ellenberger
Misa Effie Perrs
S Aitee
B.S. Pees
Dawson
Rev. Endly
L. H. Sweet
Buckeyes Top Grafton Trolley League 6-4 In Weekend Match
Buckeyes win at Grafton Sunday 6 to 4 after trailing early. Nelty and Henke starred on mound and behind the plate. Next Sunday the pair meet again at the same park drawing strong crowds.
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Buckeyes
Grafton
Graftons
Ron
Nelty
Henke
Onice
Divorce Asked in Canavan Suit
John Canavan filed for divorce from Katheryn Canavan alleging adultery with unknown parties at Woerner's saloon in this city and in Cleveland on different dates. They married in Cleveland on October 18, 1884 and have three children. Attorneys Metcalf and Cinniger represent the plaintiff. Frances Tillott, five, was severely injured today when a stick pierced her tongue and mouth while playing on the street. condition critical and risk of blood poisoning. Grading on East side begins Monday. dirt for filling yards available from the paving foreman.
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John Canavan
Katheryn Canavan
Betereen Jane
Woerner's
Cleveland
Mary
Francie
John
Metcalf and
Cinniger
Oberlin, O
Frances
A. Z. Tillott
Rapnalt
Yearling Middle Avenue work stalled by labor prejudice
Contractors report a clash of Hungarians and Italians delaying the Middle Avenue project as workers segregate by nationality and work apart under separate basins. Segregation has halted progress whenever a worker from the opposite group appears, with few Black laborers kept separate. Meanwhile a Lorain County institute for teachers reports 271 attendees on day two, with about 100 expected not to attend the county’s teaching year. Henry Latchford will speak Thursday at 2 45 on Lenoyson reminiscences and other authors.
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Middle Avenue
I Teliany
Utp
Teachers Institute
Lorain Cvanty
Henry Latchford
Lenoyson
Latchford
Chicago Tribune
Seven year old burglar sent to St Vincent's Orphanage
Little Arthur Ratner, a seven year old burglar, was placed Tuesday morning in St Vincent's Orphanage in Cleveland after authorities secured a path to reform through Father Schofield. The boy had prior burglary at age five.
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Little Arthur Ratner
St. Vincent's Orphan Agylmu
Cleveland
Father Schofield
Arthur
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