Belt Line Franchise Delayed by West Bridge Street Remonstrances
Residents of West Bridge Street persuaded the city council to pause action on a belt line street railroad franchise. F. M. Stevens argued the council lacks authority without majority property owner consent and warned against extending tracks on Broad Street. Mayor Chapman sought amendments to routing and construction terms, with a new ordinance to be drafted and presented next week amid threats of injunctions if granted.
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West Bridge Street
Belt Line
Smith
F. M. Stevens
Chapman
Broad Street
Enterprise
City Council Accepts Clark Kipton Sumner Streets
City council unanimously adopts a resolution formally accepting Clark Kipton and Sumner streets as public highways. Also approves Princeton and Sherman streets and Riverdale Street in the Wurst allotment as public highways.
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Clark
Kipton
Sumner
Princeton
Sherman
Riverdale Efreet
Wurst
Juvenile Court Judge Addams to Speak at Men's Club
The Men's Club of the Congregational Church secures Judge Addams of Cleveland for a 6 30 p m talk on juvenile justice. He is noted as a leading juvenile judge in the state. Supper follows at 6 45 served by the Woman's Association committee led by Mrs Persons and Mrs Buck.
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Congregational Church
Judge Addams
Cleveland
Addams
Woman's Association
Persons
Buck
National Bank Annual Meeting Report Shows Growth
The National Bank held its annual meeting in the directors room with large attendance. Officers’ report indicated healthy business growth in the past six months and new savings accounts. Directors elected: Geo H Ely D C Baldwin Clas T Ely W E Brooks W B Miller E H Hinman M H Levagood. The board will reconvene Monday afternoon to select officers for the coming year. Edison Biograph moving pictures titled The Storm Heroes of Our Coast.
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The
National Bank
Geo. H. Ely
D. C. Baldwin
Clas. T. Ely
W. E. Brooks
City Lighting Committee Seeks 250 Lamps
The council committee in charge of street lights reported it has located 225 lamps and expects about 250 lamps needed for proper service. It will survey ground placements to ensure lamps are positioned correctly relative to trees.
Elyria Ministers Rally Against Longer Saloon Hours
Revered W C Dawson denounces extended hours for saloons and threatens a local option election to close them. Clergy rally mobilization and anti saloon league involvement planned with ministers to meet soon. Local officials reportedly divided on leniency toward Sunday and after hours sales.
Champion Whist Champion Denounces Card Playing
Mrs A Y Sims national women's whist champion denounces card playing as a sin during a sermon at University Church of Christ. Sims won the 1912 Cleveland and the 1913 St Louis titles, reflecting a shift after recent evangelical meetings in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Jan
A Y. Sims
University Church of Christ
Sims
Cleveland
St. Louis
Lorain County Press Club to Elect Officers Saturday
The Lorain County Press Club holds its regular quarterly meeting Saturday evening at the Hotel Andwar Invitations are sent to county newspaper forces. The event will elect officers for the year and announce other items on the agenda.
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Lorain County Press Club
Itemaeriai
Lawsuit Seeks Accounting From Little Kanawha Syndicate
E. D Fulton of St Louis filed suit for an accounting of funds by the Little Kanawha syndicate tied to an 8 000 990 coal lands deal in West Virginia. He claims profits and a balance of 103 407 and names The St Louis Union Trust Company George J Gould William E Guy Joseph Ramsey Jr John S Jones Henry G Davis and Stephen B Elkins as defendants and asks full membership disclosure.
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St. Louis
E. D Fulton
Little Kanawha Syndicate
West Virginia
Fulton
St. Louis Union Trust Company
George J. Gould
William E. Guy
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
John S. Jones
Henry G. Davis
Stephen B. Elkins
Ramsey
Gould
Guy
Lorain County Doctors Oppose Insurance Exam Fee Reduction
Doctors from Lorain County gather in the city hall to oppose reducing fees for life insurance applicant examinations. The February meeting will decide on future action and plan the society’s annual banquet. The group notes that fees have dropped from 4 10 to lower amounts since January 1.
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Lorain County
Annahbangiuet
Mayor Urges Speedy City Paving And Improvements
Mayor Chapman's annual message calls for rapid street paving using preserved funds, expansion of sewer and water mains, improved street numbering and sign boards, and planned bridge work. He backs concrete and crushed slag options, weaker budgets permitting, and favors a landscape plan for Cascade and Ely parks. He praises city boards, urges a public water system, and stresses efficient police and fire departments while targeting better street illumination and park recreation.
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Chapman
Wiles
Fourth
East Bridge Street
Eit
Cascade
Ely
Women Slapped the Preacher in West Martinsville Trial
In New Martinsville West Virginia the West Christian church service ended in a disturbance. Mrs Abbex Postlethwaite slapped the preacher Rev West after remarks on baptism. 48 congregants were indicted for disturbing services. Judge M H Willis fined several defendants twenty five dollars plus costs and a day in jail.
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West
Christian Church
Prater
Abbex Postlethwaite
Grand Jury
M. H. Willis
Postlethwaite
Pearl
Celia Calvert
Matt Baker
Albert Bebe
Rev West
Justice of the Peate
Charity Funds and Hotel Bethel Tarnish Society Claims
Cleveland investigators challenge the Western Seaman's Friend Society fundraising, alleging only a small share funds charity. They accuse Hotel Bethel manager T Fitzpatrick of profiting, while Toledo operatives and Coveland secretary John Chambers dispute Cleveland charity influence.
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Cleveland
Hiram Sears
Western Seaman's Friend Society
Bethel
T. Fitzpatrick
Toledo
John N Nicholson
Lohie
Sears
Willows Honor Daughter Anna With Quincy Street Party
Mr and Mrs Fred Willows of Quincy street entertained a party of friends in honor of their daughter Anna last evening. Several games of flinch were played. Music was feature of the evening.
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Fred Willows
Quincy Street
Anna
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