Ministers Day Devise of the Devil to Used
City ministers planned to hear Rev. Sala report after a Wednesday meeting naming him to confer with the anti saloon league about saloon actions in Elyria. An agent will be sent to investigate. no meeting held awaiting league decision. Accusations included club rooms, illegal alcohol sales, and rooms for young men with women amid lax enforcement.
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Anti-Saloon League
Sala
Elyria
League
Miniisters
Points Never Ruled on by Supreme Court In Kaneen Case
Testimony in the Kaneen case, involving J. W. Fancher and the bond of E. F. Kaneen, was completed and the matter submitted to judges. The decision may wait a week due to unaddressed Ohio Supreme Court points. Also discussed is rising female intoxication linked to saloons and a pattern of licensing and denials affecting families and town morality.
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Supreme Court
J. W. Fancher
E. F. Kaneen
Citizen's Savings Bank
Lordin
Supreme Court of Ohio
Kaneen
River Flood Devastates Ohio Valley
Severe rains sent the Ohio River over banks across Kentucky West Virginia and southern Ohio causing widespread damage and displacement. In Gallipolis water rose rapidly a drowning of a girl named Fetty was reported. Louisville residents fled to highlands as relief stations opened in firehouses and hydrants ferried the injured to hospitals. Governor Harris called out troops to help.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Gallipolis
Fetty
Louisville
Ohio Valley
Harris
Marguerite Gets 90 by the Terms of Will
Two wills filed for probate in the court of common pleas Saturday morning. James Burke of Ridgeville leaves one half of his property to his son Chester, the other half to his wife for life with remainder to Chester. Matthew Taylor of Elrmia leaves his property to his wife for life with remainder to their three sons James Patrick and John. James and Patrick pay specified amounts to daughters Marguerite Catherine Mary and Ann and furnish furniture. Fat skimmed from boiling water should be saved for frying pastry.
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Court of Common Pleas
James Burke
Ridgeville
Chester
Matthew Taylor
Elrmia
James
Patrick
John
Marguerite
Catherine
Mary
Ann
Another ripper caught by sheriff
Clara Wilbur and Maude Barnes alias Maude Grey were arraigned before Judge Washburn on charges of keeping houses of ill fame. Each pleaded not guilty, bond fixed at 400 dollars. Wilbur posted bond and was released, Grey remained in jail. Indicted by the last grand jury, they left Lorain and returned Thursday, then were taken into custody. Trial date not set.
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Clara Wilbur
Maude Barnes
Maude Grey
Washburn
Wilbur
Bond
Lorain
Coroner to decide on who bears blame in Oberlin wreck
Coroner Miller at Lorain investigates Engineer Boyer death in Oberlin. The switchman of the local freight is expected to be held responsible for failing to throw the switch onto the siding. Verdict coming in days as further evidence is gathered.
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Miller
Lorain
Boyer
Oberlin
Delays Persist in Oak Point Land Condemnation Cases
Four thousand acres bought for Oak Point face delay as land condemnation suits move from probate to common pleas. Plaintiffs urge out of court settlements while Erie Ship Canal and Erie Terminal Railway plans, funded by a Columbus syndicate, are hidden behind corporate clerks. Court pace and new service requirements push trials beyond the coming fall, prompting renewed out of court negotiations.
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Oak Point
Court of Common Pleas
Columbus
Sill
Erie Ship Canal Company
Erie Terminal Railway Company
Kingston ruins yield over six hundred bodies found
New York reports United States marines take charge of Kingston and rapidly restore order. More than 600 bodies recovered with hundreds more feared amid wreckage. Dynamite aids clearance while relief ships bring food and medical aid. Dozens of physicians arrive. many residents and tourists are unaccounted for, with officials likening Kingston to a ship in a violent sea.
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United States Marines
New York
United States
Kingston
Jamaica
Elyria Man to Move Theatre to Bellevue
H Brush of Chicago and C Q Engle of Elyria plan opening an electric theatre in Bellevue on Kilbourne Street. The venture mirrors the East Main street theater and is among successful city attractions. Work is underway and the business is expected to open soon. Bellevue Gazette notes caution against oversized venues.
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H. Brush
Chicago
C. QO. Engle
Elyria
Bellevue
Woodblock
Kilbourne Street
East Main Street
Messrs. Brush
Engle
Bellevue Gazette
Company Sues for Money I Claim Loaned
Edwin Krause, shop superintendent at Dean Electric, resigned Friday and Saturday morning the company filed suit to recover 439.53 it says is due. It alleges loans advanced between July 14 1904 and January 18 1907 without security, totaling the stated balance with interest sought as judgment.
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Edwin Krause
The
Dean Electric
Oberlin council eyed cheaper pipe method option
Elyria businessman Mr Ross Fauver proposed using corrugated pipe laid on stone piles across a strip of raw land instead of building a large fill and installing vitrified tile. The plan would save Oberlin money and be guaranteed by the Elyria company, with a council vote expected after an investigation.
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Ross Fauver
Elyria
Oberlin Council
Elyria Company
Oberlin Tribune
Hungarian Hag Doeage Ill in County Infirmary
A Hungarian resident named Nevo living near Fox Furnace was sent to the county infirmary by township trustees on Saturday. He is ill with a mysterious disease and has no means to care for himself. Nevo arrived eight months ago, is 35, and has been in the country about a year and a half.
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Nevo
Fox Furnace
Nevio
Promissory Note Dispute Ties Bell Hardware to Receiver Refusal
Two suits filed in the court of common pleas allege promissory notes against Bell Hardware Company members Ward Chesman is plaintiff in both cases One note for 300 dated May 29 1901 carries 544 with interest from January 18 1905 at six percent The other note for 1000 dated February 1904 carries 1056 with interest from January 18 1905 A receiver petition in United States Court Cleveland was denied by the referee noting the stock is not perishable and can be managed for creditors without a receiver.
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Nore
Bell Hardware Company
Court of Common Pleas
Ward Chesman
J & Reel
Chesman
Jamie Urs
Wiliam F. Bell
George W. Bell
J. L. Reed
United States
Cleveland
George E. Hill
Wellington Bank Names New Officers
Wellington January 19 The First National Bank of this plate has elected officers for the ensuing year S. S Warner president J T Haskell vice president C T Jamieson cashier E C Cushing assistant cashier J F Pranson bookkeeper S J Warner Edward West O P Chapman J T Haskell K Warner W Horr and A KR Palmer directors.
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Wellington
First National Bank
S. 5
Warner
J. T. Haskell
C. T. Jamieson
E. C. Cushing
J. F Rranson
Edward West
P. Chapman
K. Warner
W. Horr
A. KR. Palmer
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New Jersey
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