Local Briefs Highlight Education, Sports and Leisure
Miss Edith Braman ill with typhoid fever. George H Worthington named director of Cincinnati Trust Co. Jeromeville couple seek admission for their 12 year old to local oral deaf school. Elyria High to face Oberlin Academy. South High Cleveland game canceled. Moving pictures and Peck Lectures to bring 3000 feet film and 500 colored views next week. Tickets 50 cents adults, 30 cents children. The Storm Heroes of Our Coast and other titles featured.
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Three Peck
Our Coast
New England Alps
Edison Biograph Moving Pictures
Peck
Congregational Church
Shoe Robbery Probe Ties Shoes to Monroeville Shipment
Railroad detectives tracing shoes found with two men jailed on suspicion. A phone from Clydeland reports the shoes shipped December 29 from manufacturers to Monroeville, Michigan. Likely a car break in led to theft before arrival.
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Clyeland
Monroeville
Mich
Chief Smith Reviews Suspects In Lorain Case
The city police chief went to Lorain this afternoon to inspect three men held on suspicion. He was summoned to assist Lorain officers shortly after the safe was blown.
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Smith
Lorain
Carnegie Organ Promise For Oberlin Church
Andrew Carnegie has pledged half of the $2,700 needed for a new organ for the First M.E. Church in Oberlin. Many additional pledges from church members support the project and the organ is expected to be installed early in the spring.
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Oberlin
Jan
Andrew Carnegie
Avon Beach Power Plant Upgrades Boost LSEE Capacity
The Avon Beach plant of the Lake Shore Electric nears completion of 200000 dollars in improvements. A steam turbine adds 18720 volt capacity, funds from a blanket mortgage have doubled Avon Beach output and expanded Fremont turbine capacity while doubling track on a large section of the line between here and Lorain.
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Avon Beach
Lake Shore Electric
County Recorder
Fremont
Washington House Fight Between Gaines and Mahon
In the U S House of Representatives on January 11 a heated clash occurred between John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee and Thad Mahon of Pennsylvania over member attendance. Gaines charged Mahon with lying and rushed him before Big Ollie James of Kentucky intervened to stop the confrontation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Thad Mahon
Pennslvania
House
Gaines
Mahon
Ollie James
Kentucky
James
Reynolds bigamist faces parole protest from Norwalk women
Norwalk women led by Mae Smith supporters circulate a petition against Harry Reynolds parole. Ministers join the drive as the pardon board weighs the request. Hundreds sign the remonstrance urging no pardon consideration.
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Norwalk
Harry Reynolds
Ohio
Mae Smith
Pardon Board
Death toll climbs after Jones & Laughlin Eliza furnace blast
Pittsburg reports from the Jones & Laughlin plant indicate the death list will reach at least twenty. more bodies recovered from the ruins. others died from severe burns after being rescued in the shower of hot metal.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Company
Eliza
For Sale Modern 7 Room House South Side
Wants advertisement for a new 7 room house with all conveniences for sale at 2200 dollars. The notice is addressed to Box H at the Reporter and carries the date 1 11 3t.
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Box H
Chicago Wins Global Supremacy in Art Glass Windows
Chicago leads world in designing and manufacturing stained glass windows. More than twenty firms, with offices decorating walls of international buildings, supply churches and theaters from South Africa to Manila. A Chicago invention fuses beveled plate glass with stained glass using hard metals, solving a five century old problem and boosting the city’s artistic prestige.
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Chicago
Europe
Italy
France
Austria
South Africa
Melbourne
Australia
Mexico
Japan
Russia
Vladivostok
Germany
Rome
Tbr
Central Methodist Episcopal Church of
Philippine Islands Mission Conference
Manila
Ohio women run model town in east Clarion
East Clarion Ohio is described as a town dominated by women who manage hotels, post office, church choir, Sunday school, and schools. The male absence from the medical field is noted as a long state. The piece praises their temperance, leadership, and appearance. It also notes Pastor E W O Neall’s costly special train for a lecture from Madison to Edgerton, Wisconsin, and his quick 27 mile journey.
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East Clarion, O
Shaw
Phoebe Shaw
Nelle Cleator
Eva Armstrong
Nellie Hale
Anna Mawson
Aurora, I
W. O'Neal
First Methodist Church
Chicago
Aurora
Madison
Wis
Edgarton
Bond of County Depositories Increased
County commissioners recently authorized an increase in the bond of the county depositories from 150000 or 200000 to cover rising deposits. Four Elyria banks will share a joint bond as deposits have grown substantially, with the bond agreement executed on Thursday after the action taken weeks earlier.
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Elyria
New Lake Shore League Forms Bright Prospects
Secrets, Brussels of the Athletic Park Compats report that Davidson the catcher and Mel Kenzie the crack pitcher will again play with Elyria this year. Dave Marhall Conneaut's short stop has been signed, despite other offers. Lake Shore Electric league proves a success with growing interest. even without Sandusky, enough towns seek admission to build a strong regional lineup.
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Brussels
Athletic Park
Davidson
Checatcher
MelKenzie
Elyria
Dave Marhall Conneaut
Work Begins on New Dynamite Factory Near Amherst
Amherst and Painesville men start construction of a dynamite plant on the north ridge road behind Nicholl’s quarry to manufacture a newly proposed explosive said to be safer for blasting Briggs of Painesville is said to have pioneered the concept of the explosive. Lumber for three rain buildings has been hauled to the grounds with Amherst contractors handling the job.
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Nicholl
North Ridge Road
Amherst Contractorsi
Briggs
Painesville
Coroners as County Health Officer Considered
At a Columbus meeting this week health boards discuss making the county coroner the county health officer with an office at the courthouse and ready to answer calls countywide. Representatives Yr. 8 Reefy and Jacob Murbach attend for the local board. Oberlin stockholders in Citizens Savings Bank Of Lorain, wrecked two years ago by Cashier Kaneen and the Walkers fear sharing losses despite assurances from Assignee Fancher.
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Columbus
Boards of Health
Court House
Reefy
Jacob Murbach
Board of Health
Oberlin
Citizens’ Savings Bank of Lorain
Kaneen
Fancher
Phonograph romance ties Jersey City couple
In Jersey City the singer Catherine Margaret Sheridan met Patrick J. Ritchie after he bought a phonograph following a store visit. He pursued the mystery of the performer who sang Will You Love Me in December as You Did in May, leading to a meeting with Justice Frank P. Lehane. The piece blends a court moment with a product plug for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
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Patrick J. Ritchie
Jersey City
Richie
Catherine Margate Sheridan
Riche
Berlin Heights Demands Fair Referee in Basketball Game
The Berlin Heights basketball team defends its reputation against a claim that a referee favored Elyria. They assert Elyria’s coach acted as referee in the first half, violating rules. The letter cites Elyria fouls and says the second half ref was Mr Tenant, noted for fairness. Berlin Heights seeks a square, unbiased rematch on February 2.
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Berlin Heights
Elytia
Elyria
Elyria Boys
Tenant
Lorain
Elsra
Rivals Shoot at a Revival in Cumbernnd Maryland
In Cumbernnd Maryland two rival youths from a party of eight returning from a revival shot Frank Smith aged 24 near Flintstone resulting in a likely mortal wound. Jordan Smith aged 14 initially shot toward a brush then fired at Frank after mistaking him, escaping later. The incident occurred last night with Borlan Bros selling Jardinier Pedestal and Umbrella Stand Saturday only.
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Cumbergnd
Jordan Smith
Frank Smith
Flintstone
Job Smith
Frank
Smith
Borlan Bros
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