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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
3
Of interest to women a description promotes a dark belted reefer coat for boys with a velvet collar, silk lining, and buttoned neck. It notes choices in tweeds and plain colors, back pleats, three roomy pockets, and regulated sleeves. It gives sizes and yardage for a medium boy, and discusses matching veils and hat fashions.
The article discusses bead work from earlier eras, highlighting purses bags and card cases with steel bead trim. It describes an Eton style garment using hunter green broadcloth velvet and braid trims, noting adaptable lines, construction details, and material yardages for sizes 32 to 46.
A chaotic roll of notes reports Akron and Rochester crimes and accidents. A bakery fire in Stouwhen, a counterfeit arrest in Rochester, a probate clerk’s death, and soldiers refusing duty in Alaska fill this fragment. Earthquakes tremor Russia Asia. deaths in Columbus and Ft. Wayne. a Cleveland mayor’s probate and a Bright’s disease obituary. Multiple city and state events paint a tense winter snapshot with fires, police actions, and public notices.
In the 1905 election several states voted for initiative and referendum or pledged to adopt it in legislatures. Massachusetts Maine Delaware Michigan Montana Oklahoma lead state pledges, with Oregon South Dakota and others already adopting. Nationally 107 House members are pledged to a national direct vote system, backed by AFL and state granges to curb machine rule and restore majority rule.
The Austrian law requires mine owners to install rescue chambers underground. Each chamber must house at least twenty four people and be stocked with tinned food, a medicine chest, first aid material, inhalation apparatus, and oxygen cylinders for a minimum three day supply. Progress For Majority Here Bridgeport Conn is a labor stronghold with pledges to initiative and referendum this year, signaling reform measures likely to be introduced.
Henry White, long-time diplomat and former Rome ambassador, will soon move to Paris as ambassador to France. Born in Baltimore, aged fifty, he has served since 1883 and inherits a large fortune from an uncle. White’s relations with the Quirinal reportedly cooled by refusals to receive certain Roman aristocrats, affecting court ties.
New York reform laws set to take effect January 1 will curb agent commissions and restrict company spending on new business. Excessive commissions end and agent advances halt. Companies have five years to dispose of stocks before funds must be invested in high‑quality bonds and real estate loans.
Cleveland reports two large systems will establish pension schemes by January first with smaller lines considering the Saule proposal. Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central have announced retirements on pension at age limits, affecting about 500000 workers nationwide, with annual funds around 1.33 million dollars.
The Lake Shore Railway announces reduced rate tickets from its Osio ta points outside the state for December 22 23 84 25 29 30 34 1906 and January 1 1907. Agents are asked to inquire for particulars.
Ambitious individuals are invited to start an office in any town with no capital. Expected earnings range from 1500 to 3000 yearly. The offer includes sole agency for major fire insurance firms, conveyancing, mortgages, policy writing, and cooperative support. Address Topeka Orviem A. Tarbell & Co. South Besa Ind Reporter Want Atlas Urnug Results.
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