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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
5
Dealer advertises buying and selling all kinds of secondhand goods from needle to house and lot with storage. address 50 East Ave Elyria and phone 1013 Rawson.
Pittsburg January 31 The Thaw family fortune is estimated between 30 and 40 million dollars largely from railroad stocks real estate and coke holdings The value has risen since 1889 when William Thaw founded the wealth The trustees and heirs likely know the exact value but public estimates center on the stated figure The story ties William Thaws wealth to Pittsburg history and the regions iron and steel growth
Health Officer Dr. Somers warns kissing spreads grip in Atlantic City as visitors and residents fall ill. He urges temperance and moderation in kissing to curb transmission after a careful investigation.
Des Moines reports James Cullen brother of R C Cullen of Warren Tennessee and heir to a 100000 estate for the man lynched. Cullen left Warren after brutal treatment of his wife and daughter and was killed in Charles City after murder of his wife and stepson and an attempted suicide.
In Steubenville Ohio on January 31 Rev J H Eke a retired M E minister was instantly killed by a Pan Handle passenger train. He walked on the eastbound track as a freight moved west due to deafness he did not hear the approaching engine.
Luke Grant notes in the Chicago Record-Herald that major labor battles last year included a coal miners strike starting April 1 involving about 430 000 workers. Miners won wage restoration with concessions on conditions while anthracite talks produced no wage rise. Printers fought an eight hour day costing the International Typographical Union nearly 5 million dollars and leaving nonunion shops in several big cities. Overall wage gains reached roughly 60 000 dollars in industry, aided by unions, with union membership fluctuating but rising since mid 1904 after a low in 1903 95.
The saloon keeper filed a warrant for Mrs. Pokrecz after she and Julius Labos exchanged insults. She pleaded guilty and was sued $5 plus costs. Earlier Labos had Pokrecz arrested and fined for calling her names when she objected to liquor sales.
London reports indicate Sir Alexander Swettenham has likely resigned as governor of Jamaica with officials silent on confirmation. Reticence is blamed on wrapping up succession arrangements and preparing handover details before any formal announcement.
Agap at Mrs Chas Guth beauty parlor offering shampooing facial and scalp massage manicure hair dressing and singeing. Parlor hours 12:30 to 4 30 pm Tuesday and Thursday til 5 pm. Appointments available. Home phone 958 R.
A Bangor collector showed a private museum piece a great yellow moonlike gong from the South Pacific and China. The gong hung beside Fiji spears and New Zealand clubs while elephants carved with nested balls added to the display. When tapped it sobbed moaned roared and finally thundered in a terrifying display.
Judge Evans dismissed the indictment against John W. Johnson state superintendent of printing on technical grounds. The charge claimed he tried to influence the circuit court in the ouster suit by former supervisor Mark Slater. The court ruled the letter's relation to the court and Johnsons knowledge of pendency were not properly stated.
A telegram from Tulsa reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr has taken an interest in oil in the midcontinent field. While in Tulsa he invested 400 dollars in an oil and gas lease three miles south of Sapulpa near the Glenn development as he seeks land freed from interior department lease restrictions.
The practice of burning effigies appears in ancient rites and witch trials, with references from Theocritus and Virgil. It persisted in various regions including France England Netherlands and America, and shaped funeral epitaph traditions in Westminster abbey dating to the fourteenth century. Chicago and West schedule trains depart daily at 6 45 am and 4 17 pm with Sunday exceptions.
Fostoria Ohio January 31 The Northwestern Ohio Harness Manufacturers and Dealers Association held its annual meeting in this city. The group discussed current issues and firmed plans to address postal service concerns affecting harness sellers and related businesses.
The Elyria Telephone Company announces work on its next directory and asks subscribers to notify the office at phone number 535 with any corrections or changes.
The convention, attended by 160 members, adopted resolutions to compete with mail order houses. A feature was an address by J. M. Hiler of Cincinnati, wholesale harness dealer and city councilman. The next semi annual meeting will be in Lima in July.
Richard Bernhart, an employee at the Toler fon coal mine, was badly cut about the head and lost his right ear while at work. He set off a shot, believed at a safe distance, but was struck by a fragment of coal.
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