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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
1
City officials and the Board of Service and Safety have worked to draft plans and estimates for upgrading water and fire services. Mayor Clayton Chapman urges council to carefully consider the measures to improve swift relief for fires for residents and property.
City council approved bonds to fund a new fire teamer hook and ladder truck and two horses. Plans include a paid fire department of eight or more at central station and selling bonds to expand waterworks lines around the public square. Mayor Chapman's message stresses improved facilities after January fire and Elyria's growth toward a city of 15,000 residents with expanding districts and infrastructure.
Cleveland lawyers study Nathan Loeser appeal over Cassie L. Chadwick bankruptcy. The case questions chattel mortgages taken while insolvency looms and filed after four months in light of federal vs state rules. Judge Taylor upheld that the mortgage may secure a valid preference, a view later reviewed by the U S circuit court, stirring debate on the strength of bankruptcy law.
William Kruger was arrested Tuesday on a charge of pulling his wife Minnie's hair. He pled guilty at the mayor's court on Wednesday, was fined $25 and costs, with the fine suspended during good behavior. He paid the costs.
Maggie Russell sues Clyde Russell for divorce alleging continual neglect and affair with Josy Felbright of Dexter Street Lorain since July 1906. She claims daily companionship, theatre outings, and overnight stays, with adultery proven. Defendant works as a motorman for Lake Shore Electric. Married since 1895 with one child. Alimony requested.
A Monday night storm damaged Amherst electric plant and many shade trees, blowing limbs into charged arc lights and cutting feed wires. Wires fell across the highway and telephone lines were torn down, leaving charged debris in the mud.
The body of Mrs. Valentine Stang who died Monday at her Lorain home will lie in state with a 1 PM family prayer service followed by a 2 PM service at the German Emanuel Evangelical Church led by Rev. Goetz. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery on the family lot, with the funeral casket borne by her sons. a large attendance is anticipated.
The court will shift to a referee led method for all equity cases this term. The plan aims to speed proceedings with Attorney Q A Gilmore named to preside the first hearing on January 29. Docket lists 304 cases plus 40 late entries and about two judges’ time expected to clear much before adjournment.
Lorain and West Virginia Railway company, formed to build a road into Kanawa Virginia coal fields, was incorporated in Columbus yesterday. The move links Lorain to the Wabash system, promising expansion toward the Ohio River with a Lake Erie port for coal shipments. Clevelanders T S Whitcomb W H Whitney R L Denison T Brooks and Clarence E Sanders are named incorporators.
Fred Friedenstine showcased a self crafted motorcycle modeled on a bicycle and capable of 46 mph. The Elyria band held its third dance in Hiks hall last night attracting about fifty couples despite stormy weather. Managers provided fine music for the gathering.
City Council moves to begin suit against the C and W Traction Co. to remove tracks from East Bridge Street bridge. The company held a franchise to reach river banks but lacked authority to cross the bridge, and negotiations failed after concerns over road obstruction and traffic delays. The city solicitor was instructed to file the action immediately.
In Cleveland the firm Johnson Walther Co. and others are accused by Assignee Fancher of losing Citizens Savings Bank funds in margin speculation. George H Burrowe, attorney for the defunct brokerage, says the bank money was not lost in speculation but that the firm operated a bucket shop allowing margin trades.
The Cleveland city council decided to print all future bonds on special paper and have them authenticated by the United States Mortgage and Trust Company to prevent forgeries. Waterworks profits totaling 6600 were turned into the sinking fund. Other ordinances authorize bond issues for the new city building and sewer projects. J C Crisp was named to the board of public safety. Natural gas may be used to illuminate outlying streets where electric lights are impractical.
Max M. Suppes, manager of the South Lorain steel plant, has been granted a patent for a slag skimming device for molten metal. This patent is part of a broad portfolio controlled by Mr Suppes noted as valuable to steel makers facing slag accumulation and related costs.
Mayor Chapman received a sympathetic letter from the Lake Shore railway on Wednesday morning. The railroad donated the use of the appropriated train that brought aid from Cleveland when local fire crews could not cope with the crisis.
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