Brick Front history of Court Street building and its torn down site
Mrs Mary Beebe Hall compiles a sketch on the Brick Front once on Court Street now removed for a modern block The building housed residents including Benham Ryder Mintie Gates and Dr Sherwood A smallpox case linked to an overcoat and a later 1877 conversion to a newspaper office are noted.
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Court Street
Mary Beebe Hall
Iintoriont
Heebe
Main Street
Beebe
Benham
Cleveland Inter
Oliver Ryder
Coneedent
Ely
Barnard Couple to Reside with Mrs Gatvin in Elyria
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barnard relinquish their Elyria home and will reside temporarily with Mrs. EL Gatvin on Lorain Street west of Oberlin, accompanying her daughter and settling at her residence.
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Ralph Barnard
Elyria
EL Gat+vin
Lorain Street
Oberlin
Teasdale & Sawyer’s
Cheapside
S. L. Davis
Adimrx
Peddler Denied License in City Dispute Over War Pension Rights
Mayor Falger refused to issue a peddler license citing that a state law grants veteran rights only to qualified individuals. The peddler vows to seek legal action if arrested. Also reported: Cleveland Stone Co to install a $25,000 compressed air plant at No 6 North Amherst quarry. Ingersoll Drill Co. awarded the contract. Mr A L Jackson buys the American House and plans changes including bar-room creation. Gale and Worst undecided on new location.
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Falger
Statuts of
Ohio
Fol‘ger
Cleveland Stone Company
No 6
North Amherst
Inigeraol Sergeant Drill Co
Lorain Man Disappears Amid Local News Snippets
Lorain baker and restaurant proprietor AJ Bishop has vanished for several days and remains unfound. The page bundles multiple brief notes on local residents, travel, and miscellaneous facts from Lorain, Brighton, Hoppin New Jersey, and nearby areas, plus snippets on population estimates, crime, weather, and ads.
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AJ Bishop
Lorain
Andwur Barber Shop Sold to Leedale and Schafter
Hillier and Frederick have sold the Andwur barber shop to Leedale and Schafter who take possession on August dat.
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Hillier
Frederick
Leedale and Schafter
Free Scholarships Offered By The Sthees Conservatory
A free instruction scholarship in music or elocution is offered by the Sthees Conservatory of Music to one student in each state. Each prize valued at 100 dollars covers twenty weeks starting September 10, 1908. Applications or information should go to Mr George C Williams General Manager Ithaca Conservatory of Music Ithaca NY before September 1, 1903.
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Sthees Conservatory of Music
Chc
Pxig
George C Williams
Ithaca Congervatory
Mnasic
Ithaca
Judge Kohler Returns to Elyria for Bill of Exceptions
Judge Kohler came to Elyria yesterday afternoon to settle and sign a bill of exceptions in Bugs versus the Big Consolidated Railway. The case, certified to this county, took over ten days to try and will proceed to the circuit court on the path to the supreme court. It marks the third such case reaching the circuit court, following long trials and jury disagreements.
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Kohler
Elyria
Big Consolidated Railway
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Fined for Disorderly Conduct In Brabl’s Saloon Altercation
Albert Handeelda and Jerome Lampher were involved in a Thursday night brawl at Brabl's saloon. Police arrested them and they appeared in court Friday morning, each assessed five dollars and costs.
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Albert Handeelda
Jerome Lampher
Brabl
Gun Shoot at Elyria Gun Club Details Winners
The weekly Gun Shoot at Elyria Gun Club produced good scores with several notable performances. A separate incident on Lorain and Elyria Electric line at 7:40 Friday morning caused taut wires to break a trolley pole, shattering a glass storefront and injuring Motorman Lancaster.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lodi Street
Lancaster
Mortgage Paid by Lorain Elyria YMCA Drive
The Lorain and Elyria YMCA canvass raised subscriptions beyond six thousand dollars. Mr Coolidge, per plan, reports all subscriptions paid and the association will be debt free with funds for improvements and extensions. First payments are due August 1, 1903 unless stated otherwise.
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Young Men's Christian Association of
Lorain and Elyria
Gan
Coolidge
Indlaly
Strenuous East Students in Kansas Seek Farm Wages
East coast students flock to Kansas harvests facing harsh work schedules. Reports say workers endured fourteen hours daily under brutal sun, paid only 33 cents after lodging and meals deductions, with promising pay of 2.50 per day allegedly misrepresented. Funeral for Chas Baker held for Engineers and Firemen's Brotherhood attendees. Burial at Elyria Cemetery. Estate actions include Minnie Kohnz seeking sale of lands to pay debts and Nicholas Dobas appointed administrator of Joseph Bates estate under bonds.
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Kansas
College Yell
Chas. Baker
Henry Schultz
Engineers and Firemen's Brotherhood
Toledo
Elyria Cemetery
Minnie Kohnz
Peter Kohnz
Nicholas Dobas
Joseph Bates
Lorain
Seasonal flowers and trims in millinery fashions
Flow ers and foliage as fashionable trimming persist through fall with seasonable forms and frontier rivals such as birds and plumes. Birds are flattened for plateaux and brims, while quill feathers and mephisto plumes appear in garlands and dyed effects. Also includes recipes for jelly and salads and a note on Nebraska soil.
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Trig
Millinery Trade Review
Couteaux
Mephisto
Marriage License John Simpson and Helen Braunn
John Simpson 48 and Helen Braunn 29 were issued a marriage license in Cleveland and Amherst. Charles K Summers of Norwalk and Howard Summers of Elyria have been granted a patent on an automatic switch.
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John Simpson
Jorge
Cleveland
Helen Braunn
North Amherst
Charles K Summers
Norwalk
Howard Summers
Elyria
Will Give Lawn Fete To Aid Kansas Sufferers
The LOTM will hold a lawn fete in front of the Andwur Saturday evening to benefit Kansas sufferers.
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LOTM
Andwur
Kansas
Miss Loretta Borer Injured Fainting Near Cathedral
Loretta Borer of Elyria fainted near the corner of Superior and Erie streets in Cleveland late Wednesday. Mrs E A Bowen of Walnut Street aided her to St Johns Cathedral entrance, then fell and broke her arm. Hogan and O s ambulance transported both to Huron Street Hospital. Miss Boyer was visiting friends at 608 Superior Street.
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Loretta Borer
Elyria
Superior and
Erie Streets
Cleveland
E.A Bowen
Walnut Street
St. John’s Cathedral
Senator Reed Smoot on religion not his regular job
In a humorous exchange a retainer complained about religious attention from Smoot. The Utah senator quipped that religion is excellent if a man remembers it is not his regular job, reflecting his punctilious approach to duties.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Lorain Brewery Plans Move Ahead Pending Steel Extension
Brewery directors in Lorain Cleveland and Sandusky announce a new Lorain plant after confirming the decision to expand. Work will pause until the Steel company confirms the scope of enlargements and the project’s engineering requirements.
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Cleveland and Sandusky Brewing
Lorain
Steel Corporation
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Lon
Iz Business
Erest
Lushier
Mrs. Hall
Harry H.smith & Co
Au Tun Ait
Hon
A Ls Jackson
Mesare
Warat and Wilson
Jackson
Gale
Worst
Cmrh Camden
P'E Twinning
Brighton
Ruby Davis
Hoppin
N. J
Williams
Vermilion
F J Calkins
la Sen
Jay
H Whitney
Laura Prentice
Kingsville
W Oilkings
CC Maning
Maud Hoover
Detroit
Mich
EE Morgan
Chicago
Chicago Directory
France
Normandy
Atchison Globe
United Kingdom
Treland
England
Greenwich
Berlin Geographical Society
Servia
Servis
5S. L. Davis Tailoring Establishment
OJ Smith
E Hancock
CE Blanchard
A Daniels
Kubo
H Symons
J Hillier
Paul Morgan
Ei Blanchard
Pal
Killen Fine
C ¥ Hancock
Kuhn
Ll Ry
Probate
Washington Star
Home Magazine
Nebraska
Heaven
Hars
Papa
God
George Washington
Italy
Iorn
Casey
Elyria Lady
Harry H. Smith
East Broad Street
Cee Elyria
R. A. Osborne
West Avenue
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