Yachtsman Minister Dietrick Leads Wholesome Club on Meteor
Rev Will A Dietrick pastor at Highland avenues Congregational church in Cleveland leads a youth program promoting wholesome recreation through sailing on the Meteor yacht. He sails with his son in law W P Knapp family, oversees repairs, mapping trips on Lake Erie, and envisions sport as part of spiritual life. Mrs Dietrick sails beside him, sharing in lake outings and club activities with Lakewood youth. The Cleveland Press highlights his simple naval attire and hands on approach to teaching healthful pastimes.
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Cleveland Press
Will A. Dietrick
Lorain
W. P. Knapp
East River
Dietrick
Lakewood Club
Highland Avyenos Congregational Church
Cloveland
Paris Green Ends Life Of Ridgeville Resident
Anson Owens aged eighty a Ridgeville township resident committed suicide at his son Fred Owens home by Paris Green. He cried out after retiring for the night and died around one o clock. He suffered inflammatory rheumatism and was a well known elder in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson Owang
Ridgeville Township
Fred Owens
Paris Green
Owens
Board Meeting Tonight at Crisp Office
The board of directors of the new opera house will hold a meeting in J. C. Crisp's office this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Opera House
J. C. Crisp
Buckeyes Sweep Liners In Doubleheader Wins
Elyria Buckeyes defeated Cleveland Liners in a doubleheader on Monday. Morning game ended 9 to 4 with Harwood Lersoh pitching well. afternoon score 7 to 5, Engen pitching well. Buckeyes showed strong hitting and solid defense across both games.
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Elyria Buckeyes
Cleveland Liners
Harwood Lersoh
R. Ho
Buckeyes
Probate Court appoints tractee for Minnie Boler in Oberlin case
Probate Court Frederick Webster has appointed a tractee for Minnie Boler, a colored girl who has about $100 in the Oberlin bank. She left Oberlin for Chicago about fifteen years ago and has not been heard from since. She is supposed to be dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Webster
Minnie Boler
Oberlin Bank
Oberlin
Chicago
Deal
J. A. C. Team Wins Two Games In Weekend Action
The J. A. C. squad opened with a 16 to 5 victory over South Amherst at South Amherst on Saturday and followed with an 8 to 6 win over South Amherst at Elyria on Monday. Miss Margaret Gailey spent two weeks with her grandmother, Mrs J. O. McDonald.
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South A A Aherst
Elyria
South Amherst
Margaret Gailey
Mre
J. O. McDonald
No Action After Bids For Middle Avenue Paving
The Board of Public Service adjourned after five minutes as residents and their attorney D J Nye objected to awarding the Middle avenue paving contract. The city solicitor cited a new law delaying bids until funds are in the treasury, so contracts could not be let until legislation passed. A reader asks for a correction to a report on a Ohio State convention held in Akron with Sunday scheduling concerns.
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Board of Public Service
Middle Avenue
Avenue
D. J. Nye
Nye
Ohio States
Akron
Ohio State C. W
H. 8. Wannamaker
Plaff and Battin Grocers Make Voluntary Assignment
Made by A P Plaff and A M Battin doing business as Plaff and Battin grocers a voluntary assignment in favor of their creditors with A E Lawrce as assignee.
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A. P. Plaff
A. M. Battin
Plaff and Battin
A. E. Lawrence
Substation on wheels planned by Cleveland and Southwestern
The Cleveland and Southwestern Electric Railway plans a mobile substation car duplicating a traveling substation burned at Berea. It would move along the line to reinforce power where needed and operate with little vibration when jacked from its wheels.
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Cleveland and Southwestern Electric Railway
Berea
Fourth of July accident injures Joe Cardano with severe burns
Joe Cardano, described as a fruit dealer, was injured while celebrating the Fourth of July when a skyrocket exploded in his hand. He sustained very serious burns and required medical treatment.
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Joe Cardano
Electric power chosen for shipyard docks and opera house brickwork
A Buffalo shipbuilding firm awards a contract to use electricity to pump out floating dry docks, claiming faster clearance by two and a half hours with 35 horsepower motors on each dock. Meanwhile F Avant L A Burett of Loraine secure brick work on a new opera house, with work starting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Avant L. A. Burett
Loraine
Shipbuilding Company
Buffalo
Erie Basin
Old Fashioned Dance Brings Old Time Pleasure to Barn
A lively evening last Thursday at a popular farmer’s barn featured about sixty young men and maidens enjoying early 19th century country dances. The waxed floor reflected the cheerful scene as gray-haired musicians played Washington era tunes above the hay loft, with Washington era reels and the Virginia Reel sparking renewed energy before refreshments.
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Syed Cowa
Hert A.cox
Washington
Virginia
Destructive fire hits Lorain street car barn
A severe blaze early Monday destroyed the Lorain Street Railway Co car barn frame structure on Lorain Street. Origin of the fire unknown. Estimated loss about 1400 dollars. The Sheffield Land Co building housed wagon loads of hay and a span of mules with tools railroad implements and materials. Fire discovered around two o'clock and quickly became uncontrollable.
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South Lorain
Lorain Street Railway Co
Sheffield Land Company
Quiet Fourth in Toledo Ends Explosives Use
Toledo celebrated a quiet Fourth of July without fireworks or explosives after a council ordinance banning their use. Public sentiment supported the ban following a deadly year when eight boys died from toy pistol enthusiasm and many were maimed or injured. The law was strictly enforced and no accidents occurred.
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Toledo
Draperies Guide Not to Overwhelm a Room
The article urges proper use of draperies to control light and public gaze, favoring plain materials and coordinated colors with walls. It recommends denim or rep for inexpensive options and notes velour costs, advising heavier, darker draperies for depth and harmony with brown wall tones.
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Josephine Wright Chapman
Wintow
Scowling Causes Forehead Wrinkles Warns Reader
Medical Talk for the Home advises that permanent forehead wrinkles result from the habit of scowling during activity. It suggests quitting scowling and using the forehead with snap and cold water each morning to help the wrinkles fade.
Fourth there was little use of dangerous fireworks in Elyria
The mayor's proclamation was generally observed while toy pistols and cannon crackers sold lightly. Three arrests for fireworks violations included John Jones and John Rinksa who paid fines. James Kane, a Wellington boy, was discharged with a mayoral reprieve. A large, orderly crowd attended the afternoon show in the city tent, all leaving pleased.
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Elyria
Hraworka
John Jones
John Rinksa
Cirons
James Kane
Wellington
Prize Drawing Winners Named By Local Committe
The reporters committee led by Mr. F. G. Gilbert and Mr. Gove of the Republican Printing Co drew prizes for Harry H. Smith and Co. First prize went to Chas Seely of Elyria Ohio as Electric Package Go. Ticket holders are urged to claim prizes. No other prizes have been claimed.
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F. G. Gilbert
Reporter
Gove
Faxon
Republican Printing Co
Harry H. Smith and Co
Chas. Seely
Elyria
Ohio
Bricklayers-Mayous Union No 64 Special Meeting Notice
Elyria Ohio Bricklayers Mayous Union No 64 calls a special meeting on Thursday night July 7. All members are requested to be present by order of President H. W. Whitney, Secretary.
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Bricklayers
Mayous Union No 64
Elyria
Ohio
H. W. Whitney
Sec
Silence of Butterflies and a World Without Voice
A scanned 19th century column reflects on butterfly charm as a silent world not defined by beauty or metamorphosis. It discusses audible butterfly sounds, wing rustle experiments by Scudder, and suggests many wing motions may be inaudible to humans yet heard by the insects themselves. It also notes sugar crop statistics and quotes light social snippets from period humor.
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T. W. Higginson
Atlantic
Darwin
South America
Europe
United States
Scudder
Brussels
Ice
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fast Trains Via Chicago and North Western Ry
Services offer early and late departures from Chicago with fashionable electric locomotives. The North Western Limited promises luxury equipment and dining on board. Tickets and sleeping car reservations available through local agents or A F Cleveland, 284 Superior Street, Cleveland Ohio.
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Chicago
North-Western R'y
North Western Limited
A. F. Cleveland
Superior Street
Cleveland
Ohio
Lightning strikes Car 48 on Lorain street railway
A Lorain street railway car was struck by lightning at 8 30 PM on Monday, setting the car ablaze and burning it to the rails. The vestibule front was hit, stunning the motorman who recovered but disabling the driving apparatus. The car rolled down a grade to the quarry switch, carrying about twenty five passengers who were not injured, though shaken. Traffic delayed about an hour.
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Lorain Street
Relented Saloonkeepers Freed After Ten Days
Hennings and Kingsley, saloonkeepers of Elsria, released by Judge Webber after serving ten of a thirty day sentence. The judge visited the jail and cited unexpected clemency, noting their stubborn stance but granting release. D. B. Porter also received a similar option. No journal entry yet clarifies if this is a suspension or commutation.
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Hennings
Kingsley
Elsria
Eles
D. B. Porter
Lorain
Forgot They Had the Hoy. It's a wise child that knows fta own father
A circus man arrived with his wife and three children in tow. They pulled away from Bee Main's show stopping spot, leaving a two year old in the car. Shouts from the conductor halted the run, revealing the missing boy. The conductor allegedly considered adopting the child.
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Edison
Bee Main's Circus
Police Court Fines Set in Vagrancy and Drunkness Case
Police Court records show Mike Brazec and Herman Stahl fined five dollars and costs for vagrancy by Mayor Folger. Edward Smith and John Mulaney received equal fines for intoxication. Peter Karn, a laborer on the Nickle Plate bridge at Lorain, was discharged after arrest on a warrant charge.
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Mike Brazec
Herman Stahl
Folger
Edward Smith
John Mulaney
Peter Karn
Nickle Plate Bridge
Lorain
Elyria Trolley Team Splits Fourth of July Doubleheader
Elyria Troyers beat Wooster Giants 8 to 4 in the morning game then lost 6 to 1 in the afternoon at Wooster. The morning contest stayed close until the ninth when Elyria surged with five hits and a five run inning. Follis and Lloyd did strong battery work and Elyria completed a triple play in the second game. Attendance was about 700 in the morning and 1,500 in the afternoon.
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Elyria
Trolley League
Wooster Giants
Wooster
Giants
Follis
Lloydland
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Anson Owens
Probate
Harry H. Smith
E. Broad St
Waken
C & SW
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
H. A. Dykeman
Mornis
Yellow Line
Mrs. Doll
Genree
Mra. Spiieful
Foar Fast
Lorain Street Railway
Harry Fr. Smith & Co
Cheapside
Elyria, O
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