Local Briefs and Miscellany From the City
Local notes report Timothy Kay advancing to 17 dollars per ton. A birth is recorded for January 7 a ten pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Slough on Wes Second street. Miss Quigins of Madison Ohio returns home from Burn with Mrs. L Kelble. Miss Pearl Bryan visits sister Mrs. Henry Pitts. Earle Wurst and Severine Barres depart for Apgilanti Michigan to operate a picture concern. Pythian Sisters plan a meeting with banquet hosted by T J Jenkins and C H Buttenbender. An error in reporting Marguerite Kuchenrither’s inheritance is corrected showing 25 dollars instead of 4. Arthur Lagron Sr visits city, then heads to Chicago before returning to Peoria.
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Burn
F. M. Slough
Wes Second Street
Suit on Note Dismissed by Court in Breckinridge Case
The court of common pleas dismissed, for want of prosecution, the suit of Jacob Breckinridge against H. H. Hitchcock to recover 200 on a promissory note, with costs to plaintiff. Hitchcock admitted borrowing the money but claimed repayment. Breckinridge alleged he loaned the money, obtained the note, and later it was secured and destroyed.
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Jacob Breckinridge
H. H. Hitchcock
Court of Common Pleas
Breckinridge
Hitchcock
Memorable murder trial in Mississippi Greenwood week
Jackson reports a high profile murder case to begin in Greenwood as James Woney Jr. faces trial for the shooting death of neighbor L. J. Henderson near Kruger amid a long running feud. Henderson reportedly was unarmed when shot in the back, according to the prosecution, linking the incident to a feud between the men.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Greenwood
James Woney, Jr
United Sates
H. D. Money
Vardaman
L. J. Henderson
Kruger
Hen 2Tson
wWice
Second Hand Goods Bought and Sold in Elyria
I buy and sell all kinds of second hand goods from a needle to a house and lot. Also offer storage space. Address: No 50 East Avenue Elyria. Phone 1013 Rawson 4-1.
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Ouse
East Ave
Elyria
Hone
Rawson
Cuban Land for Sale Pieces of Cuban Inkford ind
Cuban land sale note lists a few good pieces of Cuban ind for sale. Available evenings. Contact C G Kiefer at Cheshire lock Broad Street. January 16, 1964.
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C.G. Kiefer
Cheshire Lock
Broad St
Flood Devastates City as 20000 Left Homeless
Nocinnahi reports say up to 20000 people homeless as floodwaters rise and destroy power, heat, and light. Streetcars halted, bridges unusable, and buildings collapse across river towns including Louisville. Relief funds are raised by city officials and wealthy residents, with levee guards patrolling for breaks amid strong upstream winds.
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Nocinnahi
Ohio
Kentucky
Louisville
Voliva Abolishes Tithes At Zionist Community
Chicago January 21. Voliva successor to Dowie orders end to strict tithes from most church members. Law requiring monthly ten percent of wages will be abolished though members are urged to donate at least that amount to the church treasury. Voliva argues first apostle’s Jewish dispensation basis no longer applies in Christian practice. Some non Zionite workers were formerly pressed to pay one tenth of salary.
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Chicago
Dowie
Voliva
Yoliva
Virgil P. Kline Leads Rescue Of Frozen Stranger
Cleveland, 21. Virgil P. Kline Standard Oil Co. attorney found a man half buried in snow on Edge Hill Road at 10:30 last night. After failed revival attempts he alerted Sight Watchman Charles Smith who ferried the body to Patrick Calhoun’s coachhouse. The unknown, unable to speak or identify himself, was revived but remained unable to tell his name before being turned over to the Eleventh Precinct police.
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Cleveland
Atn
Virgil P. Kline
Standard Oil Co
Edgehill Road
Kline
Charles Smith
Smith
Patrick Calhoun
Derbyshire Road
Prejoriet Police
Mrs. Bowser
Man and wife reconcile as divorce suit dismissed
Grace E. Sullivan's divorce action against J. J. Sullivan was dismissed for want of prosecution after the couple reconciled and resumed living together, information given by attorney Glitschof of Lorain on Monday morning.
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Grace E. Sullivan
J. J. Sullivan
Glitschof
Lorain
Fire Destroys Multiple Youngstown Stores
A blaze caused by crossed electric wires swept through Youngstown yesterday starting at 7 15 am in the H T McElroy Company store. Total damage estimated at 700000 with insurance details for H L McElroy Co J N Bower Sons Co Callahan Bros G M McKelvey Co Theatorium Pabst Brewing Thomas E Connell George Renner Hollingsworth estate and others.
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Youngstown
H. T. McElroy Company
H. L. McElroy Co
J. N. Bower Sons’ Co
Callahan Bros
McElroy
Eastman
G. M. McKelvey Co
Theatorium
Pabst Brewing Co
Thomas E. Connell
George Renner
Hollingsworth Estate
Lorain Robberies Hit Friday Night Store, Driver
Desperadoes in Lorain held up Frank Altwater, driver for Broadway Milling, and took 7.70 while missing 7.90 in a separate pocket. The same bandits allegedly raided H. J. Reddick’s cigar store opposite police headquarters, breaking the safe, stealing a diamond valued around 100, cash about 270, and various goods.
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Lorain
Frank Altwater
Broadway Milling Company
H. J. Reddick
Reddick
New Clause in Steel 005 Preferred Stock Feature
United States Steel proposes to subscribe for 25,900 shares at 102 each total. A new provision states that if a subscriber dies or becomes totally disabled before 1912, their estate or they receive a pro rata share of the special fund from forfeitures that accrued by the time of death or disability.
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United States Steel Corporation
Storm wrecks oil derricks and flood harms Lima area
A fierce storm in Lima on January 21 damaged oil derricks and outbuildings, shattered shop display windows, and disrupted stocks. The Ottawa River receded leaving forty families homeless, with flood damage noted as less severe than past events. Mrs. Austin's Famous Pancakes.
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Lima
Ottawa
Big Concert Opens Elyria Orchestra Season
The Elyria Concert Orchestra announces its opening concert at Elyria Theatre on Tuesday evening February 5. The group draws top talent from Elyria Lorain Oberlin and Amherst under conductor Johann Beck of the Cleveland Symphony. Proceeds benefit orchestra development and future winter events. Beck’s reputation marks this as a noteworthy musical debut for the city.
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Elyria
Elyria Theatre
Lorain
Oberlin
Amherst
Johann Beck
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Wil Teel
Men Held On Suspicion In County Jail
George Miller and John Srousur held on suspicion after police found new and worn shoes in their possession while attempting to sell them. They were fined 30 dollars and costs and confined in the county jail. Railroad detectives investigated. no proof of guilt has emerged and release is urged.
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George Miller
John Srousur
Fire destroys Medford Goat Clubhouse. two men killed
In Medford Massachusetts on January 21 Nicholas Sandstone 27 of North Woburn visiting caretaker Otto Mietzner 27 burned in a fire that leveled the Medford Goat Club clubhouse on the dam between Mystic lakes. Mietzner found unconscious in the snow and Sandstone later found charred in the debris. Property loss estimated at 15000 with the clubhouse containing 500 canoes ten dories and several yachts burned. Mietzner said Sandstone visited him last night and he knew nothing further until he woke to smoke and flames.
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Medford
Mass
Nicholas Sandstone
North Woburn
Otto Mietzner
Sandstone
Marely
Goose Changes with the Seasons Says Bowser
Nat Bowser interrogates a goosery expert about seasonal changes in animals and humans. A goose expert, after beer, claims the goose becomes gentle in spring, morbid in summer, vain in fall, and boisterous in September, urging Bowser to test seasonality on people and geese.
Comparisons Across the City and Outlying Areas
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange notes richer variety in city life versus outlying areas. Mrs Kross Rhodes Still remarks on many local happenings, while Mrs Avnoo Ah reports trying seventeen nationalities of cooks in a year without finding a perfect fit.
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Kross Rhodes
Avnoo
Chicago Tribune
Thaw Murder Case Postponed As Trial Opens In New York
In New York on January 21 the Thaw murder case was deferred to Wednesday after a prior case remained undecided. Harry Thaw appeared pale and trembling, kept in his cell until now, with a 200 member special jury seated. Lawyers seek an insanity plea, but Thaw resists consent as Wednesday set for examination.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Millionaire White
Old Fashioned Man Skeptically Minds Skippers Cheese
A curiously phrased query asks what became of the old fashioned man who believed it acceptable to eat cheese with skippers as long as they did not bite back. The remark evokes nautical humor and a cautionary tale about culinary choices at sea.
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Skippers
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F. A. Smith
Norwalk
Miss Quigins
Madison, O
Pearl Bryan
Oil City
Henry Pitts
Earl Wurst
Severine Barres
Apgilanti
Mich
Picture Concern
Pythian Sisters
Messrs
T. J. Jenkins
C. H. Buttenbender
Marguerite Kuchenrither
Arthur Lagron, Sr
A. P
Gus A
Naomi
Peoria
Te Lorain News
ECOND
BREAD
Coortes
Corre & Mueller, Grocers
W. Broad
Bell
Virgil P. Kline Oalled
Ome
Lloyd Smith
Lake Avenue
West Adde Brigg Resulia
Bowser
C. H. Sutcliffe
Grimulkin
Mr. Bowser
Dan
Danny
Texas
Tommy
Gran'ma
Smith Bros
Matthew's
Dayton
Matthews
C. FL Knauer
Fitzgerald
Siete
Agg
Lotatoes
Japan
Hubbard
Max
Hart
West Broad
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