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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
4
A New York Central wreck last Saturday killed 20, with advocates urging federal action to curb train speeds or force railways to maintain tracks. The piece links high speed to the disaster, notes past reductions at Mentor, and cites 1906 figures 9703 deaths and 6008 injuries to urge decisive legislation.
A Lima report recounts a young woman who knocked down a professional masher after he spoke insultingly to her on the street. The piece praises the rising physical prowess of modern girls and argues such responses could curb verbal abuse on public highways.
An account from a gathering in Tal informing about sayings from different regions on American pace and wit. A Vermont remark compares a local sprinter to a tortoise while an Ohio joke about an Englishman and American humor ends with a German witness puzzled by stairs in a Cincinnati suit.
A mother disciplines Dupre after he misbehaves on a street car. Dupre promises to sit quietly next time. A college settlement worker asks why many faces are soiled in New York's east side and a child recalls a visitor who gave a nickel to wash his face.
The column reviews Evelyn Thaw's testimony about Stanford White, contemplates her influence on public perception, and questions political and social topics. It also jokes about crime and the jury, comments on Peris messenger service, and hints at presidential speculation and Roosevelt matters.
A poem evokes sailors drifting from a beloved isle, memories of past loyalties, and a longing to remain amid beauty and love. The speaker contemplates parting, the fading glow of joyous scenes, and the sorrow of leaving behind cherished ties as distant lands beckon.
Mr. Truesdale, a practical department head, officials his courtship by testing two candidates, Martha Haynes and Gwendolen Whitehead. Haynes shows energy but poor planning, while Whitehead proves thrifty and quick-witted, prompting a marriage proposal with violets that ends thwarted by another engagement. Mr. Truesdale remains unmarried.
An Elyria report compares municipal lighting costs to private bids. It details annual operating expenses, lamp counts, and sunk costs, concluding municipal operation could halve current lighting costs if private offers exceed certain thresholds. Councilman Mueller endorses municipal option.
Fragmentary report alleges Evelyn served supper to a girl who later faced ruin after a pie incident linked to a powerful man named White. Claims of modified newspaper coverage and editor pleas to suppress details surface as Mrs Thaw recounts alleged rotten acts impacting young women.
Attorneys for Dr Oliver C Haugh once of Lorain plan a sanity examination to save his life from the electric chair. They argue the test will show the cocaine habit and its mental and physical effects on him after he killed his parents and brother and set the home on fire at Darton.
The Reporter notes wrestling bouts at the rink and suppers at Baptist and First Congregational churches. Elyria High schedules a basketball game against Berlin Heights Saturday. Dr. Frederick H. E. Loyd will speak on Catholicism at St. Marys Church February 25 and 26. Mrs. Austins Pancakes offered for breakfast.
Better Than Paying Rent a seven room house on the West Side with a large lot and city water and gas. Small payment down and ten dollars a month at interest rate offered. Take this. A. Cox Real Estate 335 Broad St.
The Karl R Drake Company of Chicago presented a fine concert at the First Congregational church last night. The performance drew praise for the artists' live talent and ability with calls for a return engagement if management brings them back next season. B and O offers very low rates through G E Dachtle, agent, phone 49.
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