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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
1
The readable fragments reference a local business scene, a medical supplies shipment, a factory or delivery chain, and a San kitchen or culinary context. Names are unclear, but mentions of $2000, a factory, and a caveat about delivery and debt appear amid garbled text. The item seems to be a brief clipped report or annotation rather than a full story.
A fragmented excerpt mentions Mr Smith and a gathering on a Thursday with references to Cleveland and a service. It notes a band, a home, and a person named Dan Faso, with vague actions and a mysterious hand from the Mie. of Cleveland and a Dithon of the Fervices in organizing a credisanlen minsted organization.
Work on the Oberlin and Wallinton extension of the Cleveland Elyria Western railroad progresses rapidly and will soon open. Lake Shore crossing on Main Street Oberlin will start Monday, after which track will be open to the trestle between Pittsfield and Wellington. If bridge completion slips past January 1, a temporary wooden span will be used. Superintendent Hillier says line may open for regular traffic early next year.
Margarett Spore seeks divorce from Frank Spore alleging extreme cruelty failure to support and unfaithfulness. She asks alimony custody of children and restraint on encumbrance of real estate in Lorain. Homer Jay Shindler petitions for divorce from Bertha E. Shindler claiming unfaithfulness after six years of marriage begun in Elyria and residency in Rochester with alleged improper relations with Charles A. Mann.
The article notes bowling’s rise from a rear saloon game to polished ten pin lanes enjoyed by respectable patrons. Oberlin recently opened a bowling alley with strong local support amid a shift from crime stigma to social pastime. Mr Harry Penfound hosts a Grange Social at Eckler Place on Monday evening December 31.
Four years after McKinley’s first inauguration a Cleveland tailor made his suit from American material. For the second inauguration an imported fabric will be used cut by Kennedy in New York. Mrs McKinley’s gown last time was made by Marshall Field Co Chicago. this year a Fifth Avenue designer plans a pastel blue gown with cobweb lace.
William Mahony, a steel plant employee, died Wednesday at the hospital after being assaulted at his oil house Sunday morning. An unknown assailant struck him with a heavy club while he slept, crushing his skull. Coroner Bramai conducted an inquest Wednesday morning.
Richard Allen Post of the G ARB has elected officers for the ensuing term. MG J McAvoy P C Joseph Maddock 8 Vs L B Sweet J V O Chas Chandler Quartermaster A Bates Sergeant William Sage Officer of the day C B Spring Chaplain A D Mynderse Officer of the guard A Bates trustee three years H J Cahoon trustee one year R G Rowe H P Chapman delegates to department encampment Chas B Spring X Peck alternates
In the Sandusky Star a statement that the C E and W would build via Milan to connect with the S M and Ne railroad is denied by Mr F Fuller of the E and W company. He says such a plan has not been considered and the original Oberlin to Norwalk route remains the only option under consideration.
Lorain County is ranked thirteenth in the state by population, according to census figures. The status places Lorain among mid ranking counties in demographics for the region.
The case centers on how much the city should pay an oil company for water used during a period ending January 1 1907. The city contends it overcharged for poor water quality and late service, while the company seeks recovery at the agreed rate. A trial date may be set as Judge Find prepares to hear the dispute.
A damaged OCR snippet shows disjointed words about an afternoon event and a person or group named Hot. The fragment offers little context or clear facts, leaving readers with unresolved questions about who acted, what occurred, where it happened, and when precisely.
The Y M C A education department pauses for a week long vacation and will reopen. Enrollments for the term reached 65 with seniors near last year yet marking the most successful term in department history. Students exceeded prior years and many devote extra hours in the building beyond class time. The mechanical drawing class drew the largest attendance and student progress was remarkable. The second term starts December 81 with reduced rates for twelve weeks offering arithmetic English spelling bookkeeping penmanship and mechanical drawing.
George E Litchfield a longtime Elyria resident died Sunday evening in Fort Worth Texas after ill health. He was about 67 and formerly an engineer on the Lake Shore railroad later working at Garford factory. Remains to Elyria for burial Thursday in Brownhelm with Masons conducting services. The Edgerton's Battery reunion will be held in Cleveland on Thursday December 27.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a disease labeled Simait Pox at the Gases of amall from January. It references a 101 figure and a latest number 4, with a note about recurrence in the northern Amherst area. Details are unclear and names unclear.
Fragmentary report notes a Cleveland area attorney and a company linked to Elyria planning works. Mentions a president of the Chamber of Commerce and local manufacturing discussions. Text is garbled but indicates promises of new jobs and plant activity pending closure.
The fragmentary notice notes a death linked to Tyonoid with an obituary mentioning Charles Switn who died on a Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Kelbie at 308 Hast Broad Street. The text is garbled but indicates a recent fatal illness within the local area and references L Myers and Sam as involved names in the partial account.
Oberlin College may add Taylor Inn to its properties after January 1 through a gift from A B Taylor of Lodi. The hotel, built to attract summer patrons but never profitable, could be moved to Oberlin for use by the college, which has already owned the Park Home hotel and a bequest from Marx Straus.
In Elyria the police court reports a quiet day with no intoxicated men taken to the lockup and no burglars for night officers to pursue. A man named Mike Bennar celebrated Christmas by getting drunk and was arrested by a police officer who jailed him until Tuesday morning, fining him 36 with costs as he had no money to pay.
The 8. and EU electric company now has over 200 men on the rail line between Berlin Heights and Norwalk. It is reported the road will pass through Berlin Heights rather than around it. This was noted as a possibility some time ago.
Harry Stewart aged 28 and Edith Slater aged 24 obtained marriage licenses in Cleveland. The notice records the pairing of two residents amid local civil registries and marks the official proceeding toward their union.
Peatt Thompson sixteen from Toledo arrested by Police Captain Hanks at Salvation Army barracks after leaving home with twenty eight dollars meant for groceries. She planned to flee to Cleveland but was stopped by Toledo authorities. later Marshall Chapter officers were elected at a convocation.
The widow of Mrs. Louise Randall, who died at her daughter Mrs J B Wilsons home in Cleve Tand, is praised for a remarkable family war record. Her father Nathan Clark was La Grange township first settler and served in 1812. Her husband Newcomb Randall served in the Mexican war. Five sons George Augustus Arthur Albert Emerson and son-in-law J B Wilson enlisted in the Union army at the Civil War era. George and Albert served in Edgertons battery.
Fire at Vermilion consumed a house belonging to G C Baumbardt burning to the ground Tuesday night between midnight and 1 am. Walter Bell and family had been away visiting Kipton for two weeks, and locals suspect tramp involvement with an overheated stove in the kitchen starting the blaze. Loss estimated at 650 dollars for the house and 150 dollars for furniture.
The Savings Deposit Bank Co sues August Bank for foreclosure of a land contract and appointment of a receiver. Brot bought a Grafton home for 200 with one payment of 781 due, the bank claims. Colburn unpaid debts from groceries and loans, liens from Lyon and Wood. Moulton noted for 49178 on a bromiasory note. Jennie Clagene seeks divorce from Frank Clausene after five years of marriage amid wilful absence and desertion claims.
Firefighters were called at 0:80 Saturday to extinguish a small blaze at Mrs Hannah Dunias House on West River Street North. The fire started in the front around 4 overhauted Rtovepipa but was quickly controlled by the West Side hose company before central units arrived. Damage to the house was small.
M L Cotton reports from Scotland Virginia on 1900 harvests noting shift from cotton and tobacco to peanuts and corn, soil erosion from new rotations, and marl deposits beneath Tidewater soils. He compares regional farming with Ohio, highlighting transportation, livestock scarcity, and social tensions over school funding and race.
Seven year old George Gratz son of Mr and Mrs William Gratz of 822 Dodi Street drowned in the river basin near Elyria on Tuesday about 11 am. His older brother aged eight and three companions were playing on thin ice when it broke and both boys fell in. Harry Hartman Fred Schrader and August Schrader tried to help. A D Lyman retrieved the elder Gratz boy and a doctor team attempted resuscitation for two hours but the younger boy died. The body was returned to Glendale Court residence and the funeral set for St Marys Church at 2 pm Thursday.
County Surveyor Fauger started surveying Thursday morning for the proposed electric road from Oberlly westward. Officials expect actual construction to begin soon and advance the project.
The January 1901 Farmers Institute program in Ridgeville features prayer and welcome by Rev. Stapleton and Dr. Briggs, President G. Pay, and talks by F. L. Allen on fertility and potatoes. John Begg and W. D. Warren lead crop culture discussions, with Glimpses of Agriculture by W. A. Braman, and sessions on wheat, home beautification, farm improvements, and school questions. Officers are nominated, committees form, and emphasis is on active participation by farmers and ladies, aiming for a productive century start.
A disrupted report notes a fire at the printing office near a dawn hour incident. Firefighters extinguished flames with minor damage to one area while the main structure remained intact. No injuries are reported and investigators will assess the cause.
Probate court reports George Wickens appointed guardian of Jessie B Wallaber as the Will of C Steinsteinca is admitted to probate in Huntington.
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