Local Briefs Highlight Social and Civic Notes
Fred Weaver and Harry Loyd of Fostoria visit Hlyria friends. Mrs. Chamberlain of Furnace street hosts cards this evening. Mr. Watson entertains Charles Minard and family of Chicago this week. Firemen’s Association meets in the mayor’s office at 7. Polly Shelley leaves for a two week Detroit and Ann Arbor trip. The fire department bought six helmets from Fauger and Robson. In Cleveland a marriage license is issued to Fred Krofta and Francis Paviis. Bess Reefy returns from Erie visiting Mrs. Cherry. Ester Dixon from Monroeville visits Mrs. Miller. Miller hosts cards tonight. Oberlin Varsity beats Hiram 53 to 19 on a rough floor. J H Monroe of Cleveland plans permanent relocation after selling his plumbing business.
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Ester Dixon
Monroeville
H. Miller
Chestnut Street
Mrs. Miller
Commissioner to Improve the Court House
At a Saturday meeting the county commissioners ordered a new desk for the county recorder a linoleum floor pay and new wallpaper for the jail sitting room to upgrade the court house facilities.
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County Recorder
Oldham Opens Court with Bold “Hear Ye” Call
William Oldham the new court bailiff opened court for the first time Monday morning His first cry echoed the style of Sheriff Ward The text notes men feel they will finally whip their enemy and give him a good one when they confront him.
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William Oldham
Sheriff Ward
Second Hand Goods Ad Offers Wide Selection and Storage
A local Elyria notice advertises buying and selling used items from needles to houses and lots. It also mentions a storage house at 50 Hast Avenue and a contact phone number 1013 Rawson.4-1.
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Hast Ave
Elyria
Rawson
Gol Pole Seeks Injunction Against Lorain Assessments
W S Pole petitions the Lorain court of common pleas for an injunction to halt collection of five lots taxes and sewer and sidewalk assessments. He claims the $212.91 five year levy equals 33 percent of the $355 property value and that only $161.39 is legally collectible. He states he offered that amount and the county treasurer refused.
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W .S. Pole
Court of Common Pleas
Food Factor Influences Sex Of Offspring In Abundance
Professor T H Morgan argues that economic conditions affect offspring sex, linking higher nutrition to more male births and scarcity to more female births. He cites Landers 1867 experiments on Vanessa butterflies and notes corroborating work by Mrs Treat and Gentry.
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New York
American Society of Naturalists
Schermerhorn Hall
Columbia University
T. H. Morgan
Columbia
Department of Zoology
Morgan
Landers
Vanessa
Treat
Gentry
Old Cannons Saved From Junk Dealers on Delaware Front
Philadelphia reports police saved 18 rusty cannons that had stood as landmarks for nearly a century. Junk dealers planned to cart them away from torn down buildings, but a tip to Director McKenty and Superintendent Taylor led to a police rescue along Delaware avenue alleys.
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Philadelphia
Lorain City Deed Transfers Lake Front Land to U S
A deed for one acre on the lake front in Lorain transfers title from the city to the United States. Filed Monday in the county recorder office, the land will host a life saving station with a stated consideration of $1.
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Lorain
United States
Bank Giver Judgment On Overal Noted
The National Bank of Hlyria secured judgments against the Bell Hardware Company and J. L. Read Incognovit notes for 2600 1500 and 100 in the court of common pleas Monday. The notes were given Nov 1 1905 June 26 1906 and June 11 1906. Interest on each at 6 percent from these dates to the present time was allowed.
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Bell Hardware Company
J. L. Read
Court of Common Pleas
Moore Seeks Public Trust Over Hamilton Infirmary Fund
Leonard Moore asks that funds left by Orline Hamilton to the infirmary be declared a public trust and spent for the purposes Mrs. Hamilton intended. The filing notes Moore’s request in the infirmary cases and urges trustees to honor the will’s directives.
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Leonard Moore
Orline Hamilton
Entries Open for Lorain County Two Mile Championship
Readers are invited to enter the two mile championship race at Glen's Rink in Lorain. The event welcomes contestants from Lorain and surrounding areas to compete for top honors in a local athletics showcase.
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Lorain County
Glen’s Rink
Lorain
Wanted Help at The Star Employment Bureau
Help wanted notices advertise positions at The Star Employment Bureau Elyria 119 West Ave for waiters general housework two makers and cabinet makers wage four to five dollars per week and work by good car entry at 116 Lake Avenue, telephone 218 kk.
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Star Employment Bureau
West, Ave, Elyria
Lake Avenue
Clark's Boston Blue Book 1907 Lists City Notables
The new edition of Clark's Boston Blue Book identifies residents in key districts such as the Back Bay Cambridge Brookline and more. It tallies eligible names by area totalling 19 372 out of a 700 000 plus population and includes clubs hotels fire alarm numbers public schools and weather bureau signals.
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Boston
Elegantiarum
Clark
Back Bay
Cambridge
Harvard College
Old Cambridge
Brookline
South Boston
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
South End
West End
Charlestown
Dorchester
Weather’ Bureau
Post Office
Morgan's Messenger Returns Two Dollars With a Shave Note
A Postal Telegraph messenger recovered a street envelope containing about seven thousand dollars and sixty thousand in checks and drafts. He returned the money to J P Morgan & Co with a two dollar reward note telling Morgan to “go and get a shave” with it. The messenger declined to reveal his name.
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Messenger
Morgan
Gan
Broadway
Wall Street
Morgan’s
Theodore Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
Scarlet fever cases rise in Scranton amid typhoid totals
Scranton, January 14 reports five new scarlet fever cases totaling 40 for the month and a new pneumonia case. Typhoid fever now stands at 1,061 with one more death bringing the toll to 80 as authorities monitor the outbreak. A humorous wedding remark closes the item.
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Scranton
Kidnappers threaten to kill Salvatore Saitti
New York police hunt kidnapers of six year old Salvatore Saitti after he vanished from Harlem. A $10,000 ransom is demanded and a Third Avenue Elevated ticket chopper sighted the boy with an Italian man last night. The letter to the father warned of his death if no payment is made.
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Salvatore Saitti
Antonio Suaitti
Harlem
Lower East Side
Third Avenue
Salvatore
Original Laxative Cough Syrup for Croup Relief
Mothers endorse Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for children praising its pleasant taste. The product, containing honey and tar, claims to drive the cold out through the bowels and to conform to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Revival Meetings at Second Congregational Church Continue
Revival services at the Second Congregational Church will run for another week. Tonight's topic is A Man's Prospects and services start at 7 30. The week’s motto is Seeking First the Kingdom.
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Second Congregational Church
Wooster Girl Dies After Basketball Injury
Miss Sarah B. Corlett of Corsica Pennsylvania a University of Wooster student died at Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh after her right leg was amputated at the hip following an injury during a basketball game. She was taken from Cleveland to the hospital and died at noon Sunday.
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Wooster
Sarah B. Corlett
Corsica
University of Wooster
Allegheny General Hospital
Cleveland
Matthew's Digesta Claims Quick Cure for Indigestion
A dated note markets Matthew's Digesta as a remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. It emphasizes a unique selling point that the product cures ailments, though the claim rests on promotional text and lacks medical endorsement.
Standard Oil asks for more time to prepare case
Chicago January 14 The Standard Oil Co. is not ready to plead not guilty to indictments returned by the federal grand jury last August. When the case is called in Judge Landis Court Tuesday attorney John S. Miller will ask for an extension of time. The request likely will be granted due to Miller’s illness and the government’s willingness to allow preparation time.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Co
Federal
Landis’ Cour
John S. Miller
Miller
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Fred Weaver
Harry Loyd
Fostoria
Hlyria
Mrs. Chamberlain
Furnace Street
Mr. Watson
Charles Minard and
Firemen's Association
Polly Shelley
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fauger & Robson, the
Clothiers
Fred Krofta
Francis Paviis
Bess Reefy
Erie
T. C. Cherry
Oberlin
Hiram
J. H. Monroe
City
the County Commissioners At
Oldwam
Diamond Joe
Poor Jones
Conry & Mueller, Grocers
Broad
Rowson
Bell
Gol Pole
Britain
London
England
United Kingdom
Cleveland, O
Johanna Glade
John
Sta
Ooveral
the National Bank of
Moore
Hamilton Fund
Stookline
Pocket Books
R. J. Alll
Boy
Firm
The
Postal Telegraph Company
J. P. Mor
A. G. Spalding & Brothers
Donahue
Club
Smith Bros
Little Salvatore Saitti
Pittsburg
Matthew's Digesta
Matthews
Max
West Broad St
Etyria
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