Freight Agent Mapes Retires After Thirty Years Service
George Mapes, longtime freight agent for the LS and MS at Elyria, retires after thirty years in the role. He began as an operator at Bollesua, later moving to Alysa in 1673, and earned a pension of 60 percent. The retirement is marked by a silver shaving set presentation from the freight depot staff.
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George 1 Mates
EW Tugker
Mirposlis
Bollesua
Alysa
Mappa
Elyria
Lake Shore Road
Gleveland
Tuledo Brulwas
Cleveland
Toledo
Oberlie
Catton
Mapes
Davies named head of Lorain Steel audit unit
H M Davies is appointed head of the auditing department at Lorain Steel Company of Pennsylvania and will start tomorrow at the Seventeenth ward office. He brings three or four former Lorain audit staffers. Lorain offices will stay in Philadelphia and President Coolidge will headquarter there.
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Johnstown Democrat
H M Davies
Lorain Steel Company of Pennsylvania
Seventeenth Ward
Lorain Steel Company
Lorain
Democrat
Lora Steel Company of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Coolidge Wall
Alg
Au Bing
New York
United States
Whighauw
de Ramora
The
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johns Own
Prize Winner Or Not Deserved in Lordon Contest
The Daily Female of Lordon offered a prize for the best welfare suggestion. A competitor submitted a brist and purgent proposal saying drop it. Strangely enough this suggestion did win the prize.
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the Daily
Lordon
Ita
Letters Connect Schoolgirls Across Town in Mail Chain
An ironclad chain links former Athens area schoolgirls through a letters exchange begun by a group of young women. Each writer sends 36 letters over three months, enlisting notes, sketches, and mementos to create lifelong bonds. The oldest participants, now married, sustain the project with a shared envelope system and a set schedule.
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Athens
Vts
Tims
Lierea
Woman Hurt by Wind Blown Door at Fielda
Mrs Perry Bainbridge of Fielda was struck by a door blown by a severe wind storm on Saturday evening. She suffered a likely serious accident but recovered quickly and remained slightly affected by the impact later.
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Perry Bainbridge
Fielda
Southwestern Shows Steady Novem ber Report From Cleveland Line
The Cleveland and Southwestern monthly filing for November notes steady growth and strong finances. Opening of the Wooster branch improved operations. The firm lists 3,000,000 in common stock, 1,800,000 in 4 percent preferred stock, and 2,200,000 in bonds. Fixed charges and preferred dividends appear safely covered by earnings.
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Cleveland
Southwestern
Evanings
Atsell
Wooster
Man Dies After Fall From Wagon Near Spancer Farm
On a winter Tuesday a Permar of Spancer fell from a wagon en route to his son in law Simon Browand’s farm and died shortly after. A funeral was held at the ME church on Thursday with Rev Flemming preaching. He leaves a widow two daughters one brother and four grandchildren. He was about 79 years old.
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Permar
Spancer
Simon Browand
Flemming
Loli Street
Sesaron
Old Maida
Hardware Stores Close Early Across City This Winter
All city hardware stores will close at 30 pounds from January through April 1st. This measure affects shopping hours and daily operations across outlets.
Unknown assailants held after John Street incident
Report states two men suspected in a robbery tied to a railroad conductor on the Cleveland line were placed in custody. A wounded Streeter Bias near his home faced possible murder charges as police awaited the conductor’s fate and further details from the Durga railroad yards incident.
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John Streetor
Band O
Cleveland
Bion
Clevelind
Archamond
Puliou Streeter
Am Goram
Marriage Licenses and Probate Appointment Listed in Lorain Area
The notice lists marriage licenses for Louis Barnard 41 carpenter Cleveland and Anna Mynreree 17 Elyria, Kidwin Laforce 4 Oberlin, Ws. tale M Jackson 40 school teacher Oberlin and Newton M Shaiman 26 steam fitter Lorain, Mra L Clements 27 Lorain. Probate Court Edwin V Hog appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Sandberg late of Lorain under Bi.
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Louis Barnard
Carpenter
Cleveland
Anna Mynreree
Elyria Kidwin Laforce
Oberlin
Tale M Jackson
Newton M Shaiman
Lorain
Mra L Clements
Edwin V Hog
Local Stores Set Evening Closings Through April
The undersigned merchants of Elyrindo announce daily close times at 5 30 p m starting Monday January 4 1904 and continuing to April 11 1904. Participating firms include Foster and Co Robinson and Hancock Co Fauver Rabson J F Collins and G H A Chapman.
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Mershaote
Elyrindo
Earry
Foster and Co
Robinson and Hancock Co
Fauver Anil Rabson
J F Collins
G HA Chapman
Pretty Wedding at 80 West Avenue for Block and Brownta
A large number of guests attended the ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Woost on West Avenue Thursday evening. George Block and Mary Brownta married with Albert Block as groom's man and Miss Anna Witt as bridesmaid. Matilda Birke served as maid of honor. The couple received many gifts and were to reside with his parents on Huron Street.
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Henry Woost
West Avenue
Matilda Birke
Block Wil
Huron Street
Land sale near Sugar Ridge to locate electric plant
Mesera Parks Foster JO and the Nelson estate sold sixteen acres near Sugar Ridge for the Electric Apparatus Company project. The site lies close to the area where the new factory choir plant will be built.
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Mesera Parks
Foster JO Lil
Nelson
Sugar Ridge
Electric Apparatus Company
Choir
Fire damages two families dwelling near cemetery street
About nine o'clock Friday morning fire broke out in the rear of a house at the corner of cemetery and East Bayer street owned by the Tope estate. The double house housed Burke and Berres families. The blaze started from a defective flue and spread to partitions, forcing removal of lath and plaster. Damage about five hundred dollars, with insurance. Rooms For Rent advertised in Century block by J O Hull.
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Cemetery
East Bayer Street
Burke
Berres
Wheel damage slows Silsby fire engine on icy street
Friday morning the Silsby fire engine broke a wheel while turning at Ely's corner. The right hind wheel struck the carbin brake and shattered every spoke in the lower half. The engine could not proceed to the fire and had to limp back to the engine house by lowering and tying the affected wheel. A wheel on a boss part broke in the same way.
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Silsby
Ely's
Bos
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Laste
Ards
Ripany
Weasea Eps
Vewria
Streetor
Probate
Ren
I Century Block
J O Hull
Worry
TOG
Ima
Toy and Doll Department
Harrry Jr. Smith
East Broad Street
Elyria, Ohio
China
Reed
Rockers
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