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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
8
A 1906 Ohio clippings summary argues industrial alcohol is safer than gasoline for heating cooking and cleaning and could cut state fire losses by about one million dollars. It notes alcohol vapor is lighter than air and disperses, unlike gasoline vapor which travels as a dangerous, explosive cloud.
Columbus reports 9,219,664 dollars collected from Ohio liquor dealers in the first year under the Aiken law. Audits show 103 fewer saloons since January, with many quit before the new 1000 dollar annual tax took effect. About 3,200 saloons remained, and collections exceed those of the Dow law era.
Piles of advertising copy promotes a seven room house on West Ride with a large lot near factories. Small down payment and ten dollars monthly at six percent interest. C A Cox Real Estate at 335 Broad Street places the offer. Also an ad for DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve claims relief for piles with cautions against imitations from druggists.
Cleveland February 13 Judge R W Taylor of the United States court urged Congress to enact uniform divorce laws. In a Bells Memorial Presbyterian Church address he warned that marriage and divorce are not mere domestic matters and called for consistent nationwide definitions to prevent multi state divorces and contested widows’ rights.
The gas company pledges electrical upgrades to supply the east side after two months of intermittent gas. Carl Glading suffered severe burns in a gas explosion caused by an open oven burner. Shipyard workers threaten a February 20 strike if wage demands are not met. Clark Street river bridge construction blocked by government, claiming it would impede boats. Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick dies at Koch hotel after moving from Cleveland. Lorain considers a plumbing board regardless of solicitor’s stance. Nickel Plate announces a new eastbound express from Chicago to Fort Wayne and a corresponding upgrade to the morning schedule.
Engineers present multiple bridge design options for East Broad and Fourth streets including steel and masonry structures. Estimates range from about 19 to 57 thousand dollars with Broad Street roads and fills adding roughly 10 thousand more. Council has fixed appropriations of 21 thousand for Fourth Street and 54 thousand for Broad Street.
The piece presents Justice McKenna’s dissent from the Supreme Court on Moyer Haywood and Pettiboro extradition. It argues state officers abducted suspects from Colorado and Idaho, denying habeas rights, and contrasts extradition law with unlawful removal. It emphasizes the dangers of state power over individual rights and calls for protective criminal jurisprudence.
The British workmen's compensation act, effective July 1, 1907, covers domestic servants alongside mechanics and laborers. Employers must pay up to three years' wages plus board in fatal accidents, half wages plus board for temporary disablement, and the same permanent disablement terms, with premiums shifting to employers and estimated at about $1.20 per employee annually. New York Journal.
Elyria advertisement from Eady's Drug Store promoting Vinol cod liver oil extract as a top strength creator. Claims include improved digestion appetite sleep red blood and vigor. States Vinol uses concentrated cod liver oil with oil removed and added iron and guarantees refunds if no benefit.
Judge Gaskill of the superior court in Boston ruled that a labor union may fine any member who does not comply with union demands and quits work in a establishment where a strike has been ordered by the union.
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