Local Oddities and Notices From New Castle Area
A quirky passenger on Gratton car exchanges a dime and nickel with a conductor amid checks of her satchel and purse. George LeClair plans a move to New York then South Africa for a lucrative position. Rev H M Conaway earns a PhD from Columbia for university work. Names and ages of local residents and workers appear in brief items.
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Gratton
Wonton
Exching
George LeClur
Enat
New York City
South Africa
H M Conaway
First Methodist Church
New Castle
JC Conaway
Columbia University
University
Norwalk Steel Plant Nears First Steel Run
The Norwalk Steel and Iron Company prepares to begin operations with a wood fire in the open hearth furnace to dry and test the system. Gas connections will be completed, Montag gas will be turned into the furnace, and the first steel run is expected by mid next week, marking the plant as an active facility. The scene also notes the burial of Mrs. John Chestnut and includes a light editorial aside about newspaper notices.
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Norwalk Steel and Iron Company
Norwalk
Foot Accident Injures Weller Engineer Worker
George Nichol of East Third Street, an employee of Weller Engineering Company, was severely injured when a heavy iron casting slipped and crushed his toes on Wednesday. Doctors fear some bones may be broken. Northern Ohio Checker Association scores reported at a regular meeting with DeLong and Hodge leading.
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George Nichol
East Third Street
Weller Engineering Company
Northern Ohio Checker Association
J DeLong
R P Hodge
J Hockepamith
AD Ely
Nickerson
Thy DeLong
J Hoeksusmith
See's
Rainbow Chasers lecture to be given by Robert J Burdette
The next People's Institute course will feature Robert J Burdette on Tuesday evening with the theme Rainbow Chasers His talk praised as bright witty and hopeful The lecture venue and ticket sales are noted with admission and reserved seats available at Murbachs starting Friday noon Also included is a local accident report about an eighteen month old child suffering a collarbone fracture from a fall and a political note announcing EE Branson as a candidate for county auditor in Wellington Enterprise.
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People’s Institute
Robert J. Burdette
Burdette
California
Elyria
Iowa
Bob
Murbach’s
Marsh
West River Street
EE Branson
Branson
Wellington Enterprise
Public Sale at Sam Alexander Farm in Lorain County
The undersigned offers sale on March 16 1908 at 8 80 pm at the Sam Alexander farm Carlisle township Carlisle north of Grafton on the Elyria and Grafton car line. Eleven horses weighing 3 to 16 hundred pounds born in Lorain county. Eleven young cows fifty one calves two stock cows six brood sows twenty pigs one boar harness wagons a cart a binder mower Tiger hay rake harrow drags plows cultivators weeder and other farm items including seed potatoes clover and Timothy seed and more. Auctioneers Dan Eason and G Aterander.
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Sam Alexander
Carlisle Township
Grafton
Elyria
Grafton Carling
Lorain County
G. Aterander
Dan Eason
Death of Wellington Mayor’s Father in Early Thursday
A. Louch A. G. Couch, father of Wellington’s mayor, died at his son’s home early Thursday morning at age 14. Funeral set for Saturday afternoon. He was a well known county figure and former public official, and his death is deeply mourned by many friends.
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A. G. Couch
Couch
Wellington
Pickpockets Target Ely Residents At Royal Templar Social
Two young women Miss Florence Earnhardt and Miss Jessie Hawk had their pocketbooks stolen at the Royal Templar social in the KOTM hall. Minor thefts were also reported, suggesting an organized gang operating in the city and prompting cautious watchfulness.
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Elyria
Royal Templar Social
Kotm Hall
Florence Earnhardt
Weet River Street
Jessie Hawk
Weat Third Street
Tragic death of Mrs Walsh from gas explosion in cook store
Former Elyria resident Mrs Margaret Walsh died after a gas explosion and severe burns. She was aunt to Mrs Thomas Dwyer and Mr Pmt Walsh and left Elyria about 19 years ago. Chamber of Commerce to meet March 6 at 7 PM. Oberlin Improvement Society to hold first public meeting March 10 with remarks by Starr Cadwallager. Harry Ridgeway, an Elyria native, returns after five years abroad, having traveled in the Philippines and visited China and Australia.
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Margaret Walsh
Walsh
Thomas Dwyer
Pmt Walsh
Elyria
Oberlin Improvement Society
Starr Cadwallager
Achoola
Cleveland
Harry Ridgeway
Phillipines
China
Australia
Frederic Harrigan to Lead Popular Sunday Concert
Frederic Harrigan from south of the city will be a principal soloist at the popular music concert Sundays in Gray's Armory. Mr Smith also praised as a talented singer and assured of success as a soloist.
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Frederic Harrigan
Gray’s Armory
Smith
Facts on Ohio Public Schools From State Commissioner
State School Commissioner Bone brake reports Ohio has 2,487 districts with 1,901 new school houses costing 1.513 million dollars. Total school property equals 48.276 million. Last year 28,778 teachers taught 832,044 enrolled students. the state lists 1,245,392 youth of school age and 811,861 persons in universities and colleges.
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Bonebrake
Secretary of State
Ohio
Electric rail line plans loom for Lorain County
The Lorain Tribune reports likely new electric lines from Cleveland through Dover French Creek to South Lorain and toward CE and War, plus a North Lorain line to Oberlin Avenue and southwest. A steam line may extend from South Lorain toward Berea as the surveyed routes are examined.
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Cleveland
Dover
French Creek
South Lorain
North Lorain
Oberlin Avenue
South Lora
Berea
Loram Tribune
Farm Change Hands in Quiet Sale at $10,000
Mrs McKinley sold the famous McKinley farm to Myre Adams widow of Jack Adams former keeper. The price was ten thousand dollars. Mian Hattid Kontz of Ashland Ohio visits Miss Florence Earnhardt at her Went River street home.
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Mian Hattid Kontz
Ashland, O
Florence Earnhardt
Went River Street
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Ast
West
Jaain County Iking Company
Dliancing Business
Iims
Tayeon
R. J. Eady
Druggist
Ar-Ben
Dyvkeman
Philpott’s
Widadvadia
Wein
Irish Brussells
Harry H. Smith & Co
Cheapside
East Broad Street
Arthur M Levy
Advertiser
Tillie M Ley
Oberlin
Chas " Wise
Jarmer
Eaton
Mame A Phelps
Hlyria
Clyde G Hall
Elyna
Mellie Leslie
Kyra Win F Davies
Hisria
May B Rawson
John Chestnut
Benenson Aronds
A & Louch
Mrs. Walsh
Tipton, Ind
Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Chamber of Commerce
Cadwallager
Wal
ST. Rorer
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