Washington Seeks Troops to Philippines and China
Secretary Root orders more than six thousand regular troops sent toward the Philippines to deter actions in China if needed. Japan to lead an allied force to restore order in Pekin with a cash indemnity to be repaid by China, while other powers assemble forces. The political outlook remains unchanged with McKinley and Roosevelt seen as the logical ticket, and internal disputes over Boer reception funds spark controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Root
Miles
Philippines
China
Pekin
Japan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Washington
Adlai S. Stevenson
Senate
Stevenson
Bryan
Trysnisin
Kansas City
U. S. Patent Office
Smith
Texas
Dallas
Win
Hay
Straus
Constantinople
Griscom
Department of State
Two Weeks Only Mills Stay Open at Steel Plant
Report says mills will not close long. Workers told to report for work Monday morning after layoff. July 2 Lorain Herald notes cycling ups and downs. Advertisement for D A Cleveland repairing bicycles at 51 East Broad Street and complete line of sundries new and second hand bikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Herald
D. A. Cleveland
East Broad Street
Local News Highlights From Elyria Area
Miss Cora Braman in serious condition. Elyria Oberlin baseball game at East Side Park. Lake Shore station roof repaired. Mrs. Gee Chappell hosts visitors from Lorain. August weddings and engagements noted. Delinquent subscribers warned. local arrests for horse theft. Political and civic updates. many residents traveling or visiting. Weather notes and community events fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoqoosot
Cora Braman
Nichola Block
Elyria Ve Oberlin
East Side Park
Lake Shore
C. C. Ensign
Budd's Grove
Rantall’s
Emma Kime
Chatham
Ont
Wm. Wallhead
Gates Avenue
Minerva Clark
Seventh Street
Jennia Wood
Lorain
Goldie
Frank Baxter
Lodi Street
Melin Place
Third Street
van Tine
Cincinnati
Robinson
Florence Knapp
Toledo
Charles Killeen
St. Louis
Mich
L. B. Sweet
East Avenue
Charles Campbell
California
Lee Day
Orient
Vincent Church
D. A. Mitchell
Harry
Clayton
Leslie
Shreve
Smetzer
Cleveland
Mattrup Jensen
Estella Boles
Oberlin
Dustive
A. KK. Lindsley
Kay
Wellington
Brownhelm
H. B. Lindsley
Biggs-Everard Co
Captain Lindsley
Missouri
Sheldon
Jesse James
Wm. Seward
J. Conrad
Whitney
Reefy
Conrad
Seward
Peter Lang
John Bowers
Sandusky
Chas
Tramp Fatally Ground by Lake Shore Train Near Shawville
Coroner groundsist verdict of accidental death after a westbound Lake Shore train kills a man believed to be about 50 years old at Chestnut Ridge crossing 13 miles east of Shawville. Bodies scattered along track for a quarter mile, with only fragmentary clothing and a vest pocket containing a watch. Remains buried in Fields cemetery by Undertaker Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Chestnut Ridge Croasing
Shawville
Braman
Nye and Son
F. H. Foster
L. Clough
de Forest Roo
Janesville
Beloit
Wis
Ames
Fields
A LaGrange Wedding Brings Wilcox and Miss Freeman Together
Clyde Wilcox a popular Elyria bar member wed Misa Grace Freeman of LaGrange on Thursday evening. The ceremony was at the bride’s aunt Mrs C L Gott’s home with many friends present. The couple will reside in Futuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wilcox
Elyria
Misa Grace Freeman
LaGrange
Wilcox
Elytia
Chicago
C. L. Gott
Courtes
Leval
Futuria
Ohio G. A. R Annual Report Details Growth
The annual report of the Ohio G. A. R. is mailed statewide. It covers department affairs up to the term of new department commander E. R. Monfort. The organization lists 27,031 members, up 1,233 from the prior year, with many veterans still not members. The new administration aims to bring those veterans into the ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio G. A. IL
E.R. Monfort
Ohio G. A. R
G. A. BR
New Subscribers Additions for Elyria Telephone Co
May 1 marked new phone listings including Adam & Co office 682 Carl Ashford residence 238 G W Biggs Hé Cleveland E and W Power House 494 JH Craig residence 21 JB Dean residence 647 Carrie L Dunham residence 81 Elyria Plaster Co office 890 John Forsman residence 402 H H Gregg residence 685 Harehaw Fuller and Goodwin office 488 George A Howard residence 657 O O Ingersoll residence 1685 Dr T E Jefferson residence 889 Fred Lane residence 1806 O C McQueen residence 375 Mustey Stone Co quarry 527 C Hi Page residence 903 HE Perkins residence 495 Bird Rawson residence 573 George Savage residence 276 L J Stauder residence 497 Harry H Smith residence 886 C F Thompson residence 687 A OC Teasdale residence 564 Waller Engineering Co office 888 W 8 Sawyer residence 167 W Stark residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Telephone Company
WS Adam & Co
Carl Ashford
Res
G W Biggs
Cleveland E & W Power House
JH Craig
JB Dean
Carrie L Dunham
Elyria Plaster Co
John Forsman
H H Gregg
Harehaw
Fuller & Goodwin
George A Howard
O. Ingersoll
Dr T E Jefferson
Fred Lane
O C McQueen
Mustey Stone Co
Hi Page
HE Perkins
Bird Rawson
George Savage
L J Stauder
Harry H Smith
C F Thompson
A OC 'Teasdale
Waller Engineering Co
Sawyer
Stark
Build Their Own Bridge Near Flooring Villa
The Huron Reporter notes the company plans an independent bridge near the flooring villa to ease river crossing on the Berlin street awing bridge. Access would be via an extension of their tracks through Main and Mill Streets, providing a new crossing option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Street
Main
Mill Streets
Huron Reporter
Bellevue Settlement Ends Long Bellevue Franchising Battle
The Toledo, Fremont and Norwalk By. wins final agreement after nine months of council meetings. Bellevue grants the railroad a Main Street right of way, requiring pavement restoration and widening on west Main by five feet and east Main by two feet to allow tracks through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Fremont
Norwalk
Bellevue
Main Street
Bellevas Council
West Main Street
Inuat
Ales
East Main Street
Old Elyria Resident Mrs Beebe Dies After Eight Weeks Ill
Mrs Chole Beebe, 78, died Monday morning at her daughter's home on Seventh street after an eight week battle with heart disease and a subsequent attack of dropsy. Born in Fremont and long an Elyria resident since 1865, she outlived two daughters, Mrs Andrew Parsons of Elyria and Mrs William Parsons of Detroit. Funeral held at 3 o'clock Wednesday at her home with burial in Tunpeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Gill
C. C. Garter
Pittafield
Elyria
Mabel Wood
East
Mabel
Lotspeich
Knoxville
Tenn
Avis Hanlin
East Fourth Street
Max Morehouse
Columbus
Alpust
A. G. Fields
Chas
Bird
Catherine
Alliance
O. Charles Metcal, Jr
George Metcalf
A. Metcalf
Northfield
A. H. Smith
America
White Star
Majestic
Smith
Minehead
England
Old Pond
Chole Beebe
Andrew Parsone
Seventh Street
Beabe
Ridgeville
Hiyra
West Second Street
David Beebe
Fremont
Calkins
Put-in-Bay
Thas’ Perry
Beebe
Tunpeville
Ohio State Free Scholarships Offer 88 Awards Annually
The Ohio State University offers 88 free scholarships each year across all counties of Ohio. Scholarships cover all college dues except a one dollar per term equinasium fee, and last two years. Open to young men pursuing sciences in agriculture horticulture or veterinary medicine or young women studying domestic science and art. Appointments are by County Agricultural societies or Farmers Institutes when societies are absent. Apply to the secretary of the County Agricultural Society. An illustrated catalogue is available free from Dean Thomas F Hunt College of Agriculture and Domestic Science Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Ohio
Farmers Institutes
County Agricultural Society
Thomas F. Hunt
College of Agriculture and Domestic Science
Columbus
How to Keep Cool and Avoid Heat Warnings
A humorous column offers ironical tips for surviving heat without stress. It mocks overreaction and lists light admonitions such as avoiding hot drinks and sun exposure, while wryly noting weather advice from a Washington physician about strawberries triggering rheumatism.
Tax rate table for Lorain county townships and corps 1900
The document lists tax rates for numerous Lorain county townships and corporations for the year 1900 including Amherst Avon Black River Lorain Sheffield Brownhelm Camden Carlisle Elyria Columbia Eaton Grafton Henrietta Huntington LaGrange Penfield Pittsfield Ridgeville Rochester Oberlin Wellington and associated special districts and U D entities cited as U S D or U S D corp. The table appears to catalog each entity with its respective tax rate notation and district designations as of 1900.
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Lorain County
Amherst
U.S. D
Amherst Corp
Avon
Black River
Lorain: Corp
Lorain
Sheffield Corp
Brighton
Brownhelm
Camden
Carlisle
Elyria
U Columbia Columbia
Eaton
Grafton
Elyria Two
U.S D
Flyria Corp
Grafton Corp
Henrietta Huntington
LaGrange LaGrange
LaGrange Corp
Penfield
Pittsfield
Ridgeville
Rochester
Rochester Corp
Russia
Oberlin
Oberlin Corp
Sheffield
Wellington
Wellington Corp
Real Estate Transfers From Elyria and Oberlin Buyers
A series of transfers lists William and wife to John T Schaffield for parts of lots in Wooster subdivisions, J Preston Thomas to Jamies Kelley for part of lot 42 in Oberlin, Sarah J Bruce to Howard D Cook for out lot 23 in Elyria, James Haight to Gilbert for lots 7 13 15 in Lorain, Herman E Marino to Ramon Le Marino for Kipten lots 10 11, Louisa and Hugh Dyer to Michael Eslinger for lot 6 in Elyria, Parks Foster to Chas J Smith for lot 36 in Elyria, George W Gibson to Charles T Beckwith for Oberlin and Russia township parcels, Ely Readty Co to Board of Education in Elyria City District for out lot 7 plus divisions 7 8 9 10 11 12, and Wmn F Brady and wife with Sheffield Land and Improvement Co for lot 1100 in Sheffield Lake area. Total sums range up to 390 dollars to 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William , Wooster
John T. Schaffield
William F. Wooster
Elyria
J. Preston Thomas
Jamies Kelley
Oberlin
Sarah J. Bruce
Howard D. Cook
James Haight
J. BR
Gilbert
W. B. Thompson
Lorain
Herman E. Marino
Ramon le Marino
Kipten
Louisa Dyer
Hugh Dyer
Michael Eslinger
J.C. Crisp
Parks Foster
Chas. J. Smith
Foster
George W. Gibson
Charles T. Beckwith
Russia Township
Ely Readty Co
Board of Education
City District of
Dirvia Sions
Wmn. F. Brady
Shefield Land and Improvement Co
Sheffield Land Co
Noted Democrat Eckels Opposes Bryan for President
H. Eckels, former controller of the currency and current president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, a Democrat, will vote against William Jennings Bryan and campaign against the Nebraskan. He cites Bryan's views as promoting discontent and class strife, saying Bryan is not a democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Das. H. Eckels
Cleveland
Commercial National Bank
Chicago
Bryan
Eekels
Oberlin Buzz Hints at Prosperity and Real Estate Demand
Good Times at Oberlin signals rising prosperity with renewed occupancy of vacant houses by families and steady buyer interest from real estate dealers. The outlook for the next college term suggests a fairly full town as vacation ends and alumni reunion colors sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Guna
Flying the Same Old Kite
The editorial labels Bryan a free silverman aligned with the Populists, tying his stance to Western silver interests while the East's industry and manufacturing is seen as the tail to his weather beaten kite. It compares current influence to four years ago under the silver kings of the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
West
Great East
Silver Kings
Rockies
Lorain
Black River Township Trustees Move to Issue $10,000 Bond
Three Black River township trustees authorize a bond issue of ten thousand dollars to aid erecting a city hall. The trustees approve the amount and set the election to coincide with the city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Township
Ralf Rate Excursion Plans Rail Trip to Lake Shore Route
Ralf Rate excursion set for July 27 on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to Lake Chantanata with tickets valid until August 28. Details available from agent or by writing A. J. Smith G. P. & T. A. Cleveland at Elyria Lumber Co. manufactured fancy grille work offers bold designs and finished ornamental pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Ry
Lake Chantanata
Particulara
Agente
A. J. Smith
G. P
T. A. Cleveland
Elyria Lumber Co
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Jady
Leat
Hiy
St. Elyria
Sresfin
Pla
Wayne
Ind
Elyria Normal Hrade
Nale
Ide
Adlat I
Frank Geminer
Linwood
Gast Side Park
W. C. Longadorf
West Sixth Street
George McIntyre
State Department
Green Ponds
Charles Leypoldt
Topliff
Ashland County
Ashland Times
West River Street
Ling
L. A. Levercool
Toronto
Canada
Veterinary College
Avon Beach Park
Outlook
Kang Yu Wei
Reform Party
Conger
Chaffee
Kempff
McCalla
Foreign Office
Jay Pierce
Geo. L. Beatty
Buffalo
Ada Surridge
Mias Jennile Buckley
Jos, Btrouge
New York
D. B. Andrews
Misa Eva Cadie
Mantor
Barchard
Miss Brenner
Misa Mabel Wood
C. F. Green
Kent
Henry Loveland
George Blanchard
W. Riger
Newport News
Navy Yards
A. Reichard
Michigan
C. J. Southerden
Florence Huarkleroad
Collinsvile
Aiken and Ganse
Blyria
East Ride Park
Alice
Fidithi Polhames
Florence and
Cueila Eldred
Ellen Kate Johnson
Tiane Johnson Harklerond
O. C. Trembley
Diftin, O
Oliver Carter
Tapeer
Chapin
New Park
W. 2. Meyer
F. Parsons
Detroit
Apont
Tire
Andrew
Melvin D. Hackett
Baggage Department
Lake Shore Road
Mr. Hackett
Wlyria
Harry Biggs
Findlay
James C. Malcolm
Joseph Biggs
Goodspeed
Invernment
Mly Block
Ely
Charles W. Whipple
Great Northern Railroad
Mike Smith
Nye
Fheir
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