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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
2
A highly mixed reading of 88 W 142 describes 30 000 British policy holders aimed at board representation and account scrutiny, noting Americans on the job promise thorough house cleaning. It hints at title sales to marual adventurers, mentions Princess Ena, and concludes with playful remarks on golf scherz and an advert pages recommendation.
Columbus Ohio Jan 11 Many Democrats after digesting Gav Pat tison s inaugural message do not find it palatable Late last night they found that the governor s law enforcement ideas would not please reform Democrats and that May or Dempsey Johnson Badger and Whitlock were displeased Mayor Johnson said It s the best message I ever read Brand Whitlock s comment was I haven t read it City Clerk Petter Witt Cleveland said At a time when commercial interests seek privilege we get a message telling us we can carry firearms for 5 When the economic thought of the country is crystallized in a law to curb millionaires we get a message prescribing hours for a drink We read the paradoxical position of all men favoring home rule yet seeking power to remove mayors A digestible note follows with ads and quips about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure bees money and a pig in a kitchen.
Ohio charter grants list several incorporations including Kelley Social and Pleasure Club Cincinnati and Big Hill Supply Company with capitalizations from 10 000 to 100 000. Also notes increases for Irwin Jewell and Vinson Dayton Clark Land Company and Lincoln Ice and Storage, plus a complex family tale in Andover and a widow remarrying Mills after Frank Thomas’s death.
The New York World reports a genealogical puzzle involving Scott Mills who married Audra Mills sister of Mrs Mills. After Mills died his widow wed a brother of Frank Thomas, Audra’s first husband. Questions arise about interfamily relations, including Jennie, Audra, and the present Mr Thomas. The piece asks how these ties create a kinship web and whether Mr Thomas is a step and a half father in law to Mrs Scott Mills, with Jennie and Audra as sisters and Jennie having a grandchild through her present husband.
The essay notes how a military title boosts status abroad, recounting a Paris Grand Hotel register that listed Colonel M. H. Hecht and General Salz from San Francisco. The anecdote illustrates a European preference for formal ranks among travelers and the visible impact of titles on prestige.
A fragment describes a visitor at a Benicia tannery hotel who, after noting Colonel Hecht’s "general merchandise" display on the register, adopted the title "General Saiz" in his own signature. The text hints at a mistaken or humorous attempt to elevate status during a stay.
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