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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1904
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text presents a monetary amount and dated reference. The readable parts mention a yearly figure of 9.00 and a May timing tied to Elyvin. No clear people, organizations, or events are identifiable.
From reliable Wall Street sources US Steel officers have preliminary estimates showing earnings for the year near 110 million dollars, down from 180 million last year. A surplus may emerge if economies of 21.3 million to 14.2 million annually materialize, with wages savings of 37.5 million and operating costs trimming 9.8 million. If correct, earnings would cover fixed charges and dividends, but off by about 3.7 million at current rates.
The Carthage jail building, long linked to the 1844 mob killings of Joseph Smith and his brother, has been sold to the Mormons for 4000 dollars, to be moved to Salt Lake City as a memorial. formerly owned by J. M. Browning and occupied by his family for years, the structure sits on one acre and was offered at a bargain price. Separately, a Nile and Lake Nyassa region lakes story and a catbirds versus blacksnake tale are noted, followed by a civil petition in Lorain County Ohio seeking transfer of funds to a village treasury with a hearing set for January 11, 1904.
A traveler in a San Francisco hotel discovers an intruder in his room, aims a gun, questions the visitor’s life and past crimes, and is amused by the situation as the house detective arrives. The suspect is Charley the man and the room number mixup reveals the would‑be thief was in room 168.
Leave Chicago 9 0 a m and 8 0 p m North Western Limited electric lighted throughout 10 00 p m and 3 00 p m Fast a hodules laxonous equipment dining car service on equaled For tickets rates and sleeping car reservations apply to your nearest ticket agent or address A P Cleveland 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio
Gesine Meyer of Grambke wakes when fire bells ring after 17 years in a sleep said to have started December 17, 1888. Physicians note preserved senses of smell and memory of pre sleep events, but hearing and speech were lost during unconscious period. The case draws crowds as experts debate cause, from nervous system disease to a parasite. Johann Meyer, the village mayor, is her father.
A small advertisement lists Bacon at 36e plus 2b e and Bae at 20e for forward's chop. It sells 25 lb. packages of Edward's Magnolia 3 lb. Lipton's Ten 3 lb. Sadada Ten y lb. packages.
Philadelphia health officials press for broader personal hygiene as three smallpox deaths and several cases arise from a sect of Foot Washers that only bath themselves in limited soap and water. About forty adherents on Fifty Walters Street await more baths and the self-styled Bishop Crowdy fled after one bath. A female member says he left town to avoid hospital water.
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