Marblehead Explosion Shakes Marblehead and Nearby Towns
A dynamite explosion near Marblehead at about 6:30 Saturday caused a shock felt within 100 miles, breaking windows in Lorain and Elyria and toppling horses. A small shed housed dynamite for limestone quarries. fronts of businesses were blown in, trees fell, and many residents were knocked unconscious. Sandusky was largely spared due to bay waters absorbing the blast. losses exceed $50,000 amid fire and storm-related damage.
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Marblehead
Sandusky
Ghia
Lorain
Painesville
Marbleheart
Fairport
Pasteur treatment institute planned for Cleveland rabies
Cleveland moves to establish a Pasteur institute for rabies patients backed by city physicians led by Dr H R Brownlee as director. The Pasteur method, created by Louis Pasteur, immunizes animals and lowers mortality. State legislation covers medical expenses up to 600. Chicago Institute reports seven deaths in 3020 treated. Currently, mad dog cases are sent to Chicago or New York. Germany studies American baggage checking and adopts it on railways, replacing self-handling by passengers.
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Cleveland
Pasteur
H. R. Brownles
Wig
Hodd
Knox County
Chicago Pasteur Institute
Brownlee
Fishermen and a Barber Turn Morning Lake Into Laughs
A Chicago Daily News tale of a barber who fishes with the crowd on the lakefront pier. A barkeeper recalls a morning scene where anglers pause, a vase hides a beer, and morning ritual becomes comic proof of the city’s fishing zeal.
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Angier
Hanin
Chicago Daily News
Vanderbilts urged to take over Cleveland electric lines
Persistent rumors say the Vanderbilt family aims to control the GC and Lake Shore Electric railway routes, with major lines in Cleveland Oberlin Painesville and west toward Buffalo. Officials deny but note heightened competition and recent traction acquisitions near Niagara Falls and Buffalo points.
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Vanderbilts
S. W
Lake Shora Electric Railway
Ayoteme
L. 8
M.S
Cleveland
Oberlin
Painesville
Central
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Vanderbilt Roads
Greveland
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Laks Shore
Cleveland Electric
Traction Lines
Lake Shore
Czar and His Money Contrast with Rockefeller Wealth
A column argues the Russian czar dwarfs American magnates in wealth and control, noting his private domains, vast resources, and monarchic treasury. It contrasts imperial abundance with parliamentary limits in Britain, highlighting the czar as the wealthiest ruler. A brief humor item follows about music perception and a punchy jab at a grand hotel in the woods.
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Russian War Fund
Rockefeller
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Europe
King Edward
Russia
European
Siberia
Tingland
Nicholas
Inside Inn at the World’s Fair Grounds Luxurious Retreat
The Inside Inn within the World’s Fair grounds offers 2257 rooms in a 400 by 800 foot structure. Visitors enjoy far ranging views, proximity to Festival Hall and The Pike, and access to a restaurant seating 2500. Rooms range from 1.50 to 5.00 dollars with grounds admission included. Champney’s strawberry ice cream is advertised.
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St. Louis
Festival Hall
Tha Grounds
Elyria Gun Club Tournament Opens July 16 at 2:30
The midsummer Elyria Gun Club tournament starts July 16 at 2:30. Twelve events offer 165 targets with purses split into four money divisions per event. Adds include 25 added, prizes for high and low guns, sights on fine prizes for various divisions. Manufacturers and shooters with a known average of percent may shoot for targets only. Luncheon will be served on grounds.
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Elyria Gun Club
Manufacturera' Agoute
Divorces Granted in Common Pleas Court
Judge Hayden grants three divorces in the court of common pleas on Monday. Wives petitioners are Alias E Edwards from Francis Edwards for gross neglect of duty Eliza beth Remert from Christian Remert for habitual drunkenness and Freda Matthews from Melvin Matthews for gross neglect of duty. Largest in State First Congregational church of Oberlin reports 990 members in annual year book.
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First Congregational Church of
Oberlin
Death of John G Cluley A Reporter Employee
John G. Cluley, 24, a skilled printer and ad setter for the Reporter, died at his Seventh Street home Monday at 8:45 AM from heart disease. He came from Chattanooga six years ago and worked on local dailies and a weekly. He married Edith M. Flynn last October and is survived by his parents and several brothers. Funeral at Second Congregational Church Wednesday at 2 PM with Rev. Wandamixer officiating.
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John G. Cluley
Seventh Street
Second Congregational Church
Wandamixer
Mr. Cluley
Chattanooga
Tenn
Misa Edith M. Flynn
Men’s Club to Be Formed at Second Church
Tudge Nye spoke on the relation of capital and labor to church and society at Sunday evening services. A committee including O. W. Thieleman Charles Miller Nathan Buswell E H Bradley and S Hangs was appointed to form a men’s club to discuss themes of popular interest with occasional Sunday meetings.
Colored Blossoms and Electric Light in Plant Growth
The article describes how artificial light and colored glass affect plant growth, noting larger flowers and altered colors from violet to crimson. It cites laboratory use of electric arcs to darken rooms and accelerate maturation, with red globes boosting growth but weakening vitality while white globes provide steady results and yellow globes offer best satisfaction.
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New York Times
Gas Well Near Grafton Promises Largest Field Yet
Rogers Bros complete a large gas well for Dean Electric Co. delivering 28 000 cubic feet daily to power a Westinghouse gun engine. More wells contracted to supply gas for the plant for fuel and annealing. Elka and the Eagter cross at the fair grounds Tuesday at 3 pm for a heated series of three games. Merchants urged to close shops to attend the Ring. admission 25 cents.
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Rogers Bros
Grafton
Oeiri ‘Ly
Dean Electric Co
Westinghouse
Elka
Eagter
Cascade wreck raised by Standard Contracting Co
The tug Cascade wreck east of Lorain harbor entrance last winter is now owned by Standard Contracting Co. who began raising its machinery. Investigations show the hull is wrecked beyond salvage, with steam pipes heater boiler and engine slated for recovery. The company bought the wreck for 2000 and will ship the machinery to Cleveland to build a new tug.
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Lorain Harbor Entrance
Standard Contracting Co
Cleveland
Died for Love in Lorain Harbor Legend
A decomposed body found in the Lorain harbor near the entrance was identified as Joseph Chumko who disappeared last Tuesday. Relatives say he took his own life over an unhappy romance with Misa Mary Kie a Hotel Franklin chamber maid whose family opposed the marriage. Miss Kia is heartbroken over the tragedy.
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Lorain
Joseph Chumko
Misa Mary Kie
Franklin
Chumko
Miss Kia
Plea Filed In Suit Over Promissory Note Debt
Common Pleas Court August Strause sues E. J. Mann for 1740 dollars plus interest on a promissory note and a judgment lien. Attorney A Z Villatosa represents the plaintiff.
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August Strause
E. J. Mann
A. Z. Villatosa
Probate Court appoints Hill estate administrator
Probate Court George BE. Hill has been appointed administrator of the estate of Peter Jailer, late of Ridgeville, under a $100 bond.
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George BE. Hill
Peter Jailer
Ridgeville
Marriage License for Henry Gubano and Annie Schmitz
Henry Gubano aged 20 a carpenter of Sheffield seeks marriage with Annie Schmitz aged 10 of Sheffield. Official records show a pending marriage license between the two in the Sheffield district.
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Henry Gubano
Carpenter, Sheffield
Annie Schmitz
Sheffield
Haines Declares Rabies Facts With Statistical Support
John P. Haines of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals presents a set of rabies guidelines. He outlines five signs of madness in dogs including water immersion, solitary behavior, hoarse howling, ropy saliva, and post bite incubation with restlessness and thirst, noting variations in ferocious dogs.
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John P. Haines
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
J. A. C. Defeats LaPorte 25 to 6 in Baseball Clash
The J. A. C. beat LaPorte 25 to 6 on Saturday. Pitcher Ben Sawyer kept LaPorte off balance, allowing one walk and recording six strikeouts in two innings. The J. A. C. issued a challenge to any 14 year old team in Lincoln County.
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LaPorte
Ben Sawyer
Locoin County
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