31 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
1
A fragmentary report describes a man attempting to return home on a nightmarish sequence. He recalls searching for something, is assaulted ten minutes from home, reeking of blood and mud, and later chloroformed in front of his house before escaping detection.
A garbled OCR passage mentions people and papers but fails to provide a coherent event or identifiable subjects. The fragment lacks a readable action, date, or location to summarize into a proper news item.
Coroner records show four deaths linked to temperance issues over the year with two men and one woman among those affected. An additional incident involved two men and a woman. details remain unclear in the fragmentary report.
A rough, partial text fragment mentions renewed interest and thanks for a day described as very stable. The wording is unclear about dates, places, or people.
Unclear report suggests trustees discuss brimstone based filtering, noting costs and potential plant involvement. Details are fragmentary with uncertain source context and identities.
Fragmentary report notes Poritas businessmen involved in a narrow escape situation. The text references a nonexpert effort and questions looting while describing a tense incident in a local setting.
An observer extols Napoleon and Victor Hugo, narrates the Paris tombs and arches, the Bastille’s fall, the Madeleine, Trocadero and Eiffel Tower, and compares the Paris Exposition to Chicago and Philadelphia shows. It notes art collections, world exhibits, and English sentiment amid a grand, controversial event.
A convoy of fourteen cars carried over a thousand Elyria and county Sunday school attendees to Linwood Park Vermillion for a county picnic. Special trains brought crowds from Oberlin Wellington and rural areas while guards kept children secure on the journey.
The North Amherst council approved a ordinance granting a franchise for a new electric railway running from N. Amherst via Quarry No. 6 to Wyatt's Corners. The measure passed first reading four to two with no expected opposition to final passage. Construction starts immediately and the line must run by January 1, 1903.
Mrs Stella Haddan Alexander once a popular Oberlin pianist and Cleveland figure has built a big reputation as a concert pianist in New York. She collaborates with Francis Fisher Powers and has earned front page attention in the Musical Courier which called her one of the most finished artists in the metropolis.
A lone elderly man lives with his dog and chickens in a vine covered one story cottage north of Elyria. He left his Danube homeland five years ago, finds contentment in solitude, and spends days among flowers and berries while neighbors wonder about his past, money, and meals.
Lightning struck William Pickard’s barn three miles south and a mile east of Ridgeville during a heavy thunderstorm. The blaze engulfed hay and granary, destroying stacks and out-buildings worth over a thousand dollars, with state insurance covering 875 dollars for the barn. The house survived as flames lit the night, seen from nearby towns.
The Supreme Tent K O U T M concluded its biennial session at Fort Huron on July 19 with changes to insurance laws. Existing members up to July 1 1895 see rate alignment with newer entrants, life benefit members set to equalize after Oct 1 1901, and social members restricted by age and medical exam. Freight workers will pay fifty cents per month per thousand of protection. General sentiment praised rising membership and prosperity. H Parker of Ohio attended and joined the Board of Trustees.
A man named Duffy, resident of the Comity Infirmary, visited town to see his List er er and then went on a two day spree. Infirmary authorities issued requisition papers to return him but no wagon was sent to bring him back.
Prohibitionists in Ohio announce a mass strike for September 1. On that day every member will abandon ordinary work to travel by road and deliver speeches urging the public to support prohibition.
The article recalls a 1872 rock fall near the East Falls on the Ohio River, describing a 90 by 25 by 30 foot mass weighing about 4 500 tons with detached parts totaling 6 500 tons. It notes ongoing smaller falls and the remaining cliff scars visible today, drawing links to a past quake-like upheaval.
The text outlines protected birds including the English sparrow and American robin and blue jays on certain premises. It lists legal shooting periods for quail woodcock squirrel rabbit and other species, notes on pheasants protection until 1901, and prohibitions on hunting wild ducks on Sundays or before 5 a.m. It also bans shipping game out of state and requires written permission to hunt on private lands.
The Internal Revenue Service rules that bonds of administrators executors guardians receivers or trustees are taxable bonds used in legal proceedings must bear stamps after July 1 1901 a fifty cent stamp per bond. Judge Hinman to notify holders and arrange stamp purchases.
Avon residents push for an electric railway between South Lorain and Cleveland and pledge funds as a bonus. Farmers along the line offer needed right of way and options. Cleveland streetcar men deny knowledge of the project and warn suburban cars would not enter the city without a new franchise likely at three cents. Tom LG Johnson cited as the promoter behind the scheme.
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