02 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
1
Lorain County Agricultural Society members elect directors pledged to oppose any sale of the grounds after a Saturday meeting. The vote halts attempts to sell the property and signals a shift to cleaner governance and preserved fair grounds with new leadership and ongoing audits.
A reported plan suggests the Lorain Street Railway Company may open a summer resort near the lake. Officials have advanced talks, but the exact location and arrangements remain undecided as preparations proceed and public interest grows.
The Farmers Institute at Pittsfeld in the Congregational district runs Wednesday and Thursday February 16 16 with sessions on dairy crops machinery and farm management. Speakers include F L Altes A Judy O J Whitney and A P Linealay with topics on corn crop, marketing, fertilization, clover, manure and farm storage.
Sheriff Salisbury vows to stop lawyers listening at jurors during trials citing widespread abuses after crimes. He orders jurors to have privacy at the trial rooms and doors to the jury area to prevent intimidation and biased rulings.
Robards a local painter aged about 40 died Sunday night from heart trouble. Found in a room and pronounced dead minutes later. Coroner’s call noted natural causes though investigation ongoing. Wife survives him.
A 60 year old man named Gutay (Krohn) Brohn of Cleveland was found half asleep on Lake Shore trunks east of the city. He walked from Cleveland toward Toledo to seek help after losing his home and facing landlord trouble. He received aid and money to return to Cleveland to reunite with his wife.
William Collina was arrested Monday for intoxication and promised to appear before Mayor Falger. A metal railing for the new Washington Avenue bridge arrived Monday and will be installed immediately, while cold weather delayed bridge work keeping traffic open and reducing progress.
Mayor Folger will inaugurate a campaign against adulterated liquor sold by unscrupulous dealers. He plans to test 74 samples of whisky in the city and submit them to expert analysis after reports of deaths linked to tainted liquor. Local authorities cite dangerous tanglefoot whisky containing wood alcohol and coloring matter, prompting city action.
Chronicle report details a factional fight over Elyria fair grounds with accusations against the Braman Andresa group and the present management. It notes a vote to sell versus a meeting plan to retain control, naming local figures and tensions within the community.
A 300 acre tract east of the Black River, owned by William A Ely, was sold to Arthur C Poetbone of Cleveland for over 90,000 dollars. Hantern Heights Land Company, incorporated in Cleveland and Elyria, will market the land to villages, state, and larger parcels. J C Crisp will manage sales for Eastern Heights Land Company. The land has long connected to the Connecticut Western Reserve and lies near schools and churches.
Testimony at a Friday hearing led to the discharge of a husband charged after his wife claimed abuse. Mayor Folwr ordered further investigation into the saloon keepers who sold liquor to the intoxicated woman. Two young children testified in favor of their father while the Humane Society prosecutor criticized liquor dealers for enabling a troubled family.
A Elyria youth named Lyon Maysey, age twenty, died in a mine accident near Telluride while working as an electrical engineer. He had recently pursued mechanical training and earned a diploma, gaining popularity among local youth before his death. The body will be returned to Elyria for burial.
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