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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
5
Police have not captured any suspects in the First Congregational Church break in Tuesday night. About five dollars was stolen from Rev Cadmus’s study desk, with a small amount recovered the next day. Burned matches along the desk drawer trail offer no clear clue.
Washington reports bids for the Panama canal completion are under review at the Isthmian Canal Commission. Officials say the bids are checked for regularity and financial responsibility before a contract is issued. Protests against awarding to the lowest bidder are anticipated.
A $10,000 wrongful death suit over a Wellington railroad crossing was settled in the court of common pleas for $250. Plaintiff Loren Pifer, administrator of the estate of a 60 year old man killed crossing the Big Four tracks, argued the railroad was liable. The defense denied responsibility, saying the deceased failed to look for an approaching train.
In Trumbull township near Geneva Ohio on January 17 George W Moreland a middle aged farmer went insane at night and slew his two young sons with a razor. The crime was committed at the remote farmhouse away from Trumbull center.
Buyer and seller of all kinds of second hand goods from a needle to a house and lot. Includes a storage house. Located at No. 50 East Ave Elyria. Phone 1013 Rawson. Also advertises Mrs. Austins Pancake flour for quick breakfast.
A Seaboard Air Line Florida Limited derailed by an open switch two miles north of Raleigh. No serious injuries. Conductor Haddock injured lightly. Fire destroyed the baggage and dining cars and two Pullman sleepers along with several freight cars. John C. Durbin of Harrisburg Pa died earlier at Palm Beach and was partially cremated by the blaze.
A protest and cross petition to Elyria council claims police and ministers are lax in enforcing laws. It notes rising street drunkenness including two recent arrests and urges against extending saloon privileges. Signed by W. C. Dawson, Wm. E. Cadmus, J. M. Wuithycombe, John B. Sala, George W. Johnson and J. B. Reese.
The remains of Henry Houghton who died at his Kendalville Indiana home Tuesday after Civil War wounds will reach this city Friday evening. Funeral services will be held at the Disciple church Saturday at 2 PM conducted by Rev. Sala. Houghton long resided in Elyria and served as road master for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line before transferring to the western division.
The public service board ordered payments to sewer contractors from estimates. Ferguson & Purcell $935, H. W. Matthews $2,095, Hunker & Williams $875, Price & Hurley $1,700. Final paving payments: H. W. Matthews $280.25 for Washington avenue hill and $694.75 for East avenue hill. Reporter want ads invite entries for Lorain county two mile championship at Glen’s Rink.
Nephews of the deceased will bear his body to Amherst cemetery Friday afternoon. Last rites from Middle avenue home. Rev. Cadmus to conduct service. Standen, a tannery operator near the spring, married Anne H. Hearn in 1856 and celebrated their golden anniversary last June. He joined the Congregational Church, later transferring to the First Congregational Church after moving to this city 12 years ago.
The United States court at Cleveland has not yet appointed a receiver for Bell Hardware Company. A petition filed in bankruptcy asks for a receivership to prevent further depreciation of the business. George E. Hill is suggested as a suitable receiver.
In Youngstown on January 17 a settlement was reached in the civil suit of P. J. McLaughlin's administrator against Fred C. Wolf for $300 over the death of a man shot during the 1904 steel strike. Wolf had been cleared of manslaughter. the widow pursued damages. The case had previously resulted in a hung jury.
Lorain County firemen committee decides to host a tournament in Lorain this summer with a possible excursion to Put-in-Bay on the program.
A severe sleetstorm disrupts St. Louis and surrounding areas with downed telegraph and telephone lines, delayed trains, and interrupted streetcar service. The city is largely cut off from outside communication as the river rises. Through trains eastbound from B and O offer limited service with a daily Elyria departure.
B and C Chicago and West depart Elyria at 6 45 a m daily and 4 17 p m except Sundays with no service on Sundays provided by the line in the old timetable style.
Dr Hal W Foster of Kansas City and Dr John Young Brown of St Louis prove a local anaesthetic can render patients fully conscious yet free from pain during surgery at City Hospital. Four operations show patients talk and endure without discomfort as specialists marvel at the technique. If proven safe it could replace chloroform and ether for at risk hearts and frail constitution.
Jamestown exposition finances show a $1,006,000 government loan sought to cover funding gaps as the board expands to seven under Republican leadership. Treasurer reports indicate $1,019,727 spent with assets at $552,072 as total project costs rise toward $8 to $9 million.
In Newistown Pennsylvania on January 16 a Philadelphia and Reading Railroad freight engine exploded. Five crew members died: conductor Charles M. Stein fireman John Knoblech brakeman Ray Schrader brakeman Hlmer J. Kain and Alfred Krauss secretary of the woodworkers union. Engineer J D Blank survived after being blown 75 feet from the locomotive and walking to Bridgeport station to report the accident.
The notice invites American citizens ages 17 to 25 for apprentice seamen with paths to electrician machinist and shipyard trades. It offers pay from 16 to 70 dollars monthly, clothing on enlistment, retirement after 30 years, and extra bonuses for marksmen and re enlistment. Travel allowance applies. recruitment events run January 16 to 19, 1907 in Cleveland and Warren, Ohio.
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