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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1906
Page
1
Fragments describe a publicity incident at a saloon and a domestic dispute involving a Mrs Hina, with reference to a garden, a kitchen table, and an attempted renovation. The text also mentions carpentry actions, a bell, and a city area, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR. A stray ad for Catarrh medicine appears.
The jury in the Torney murder case returned a manslaughter verdict after a lengthy deliberation from March 6 to March 10. Burt Lee was shot in the alley behind the Franklin hotel during a confrontation over a whiskey theft. The trial featured Prosecuting Attorney St Venus and Attorney Lee Shoup for the state and defense by W H Boyd J Nichols. The court set sentencing for the next work day.
A deed filed with the County Recorder shows Independent Stone Company of Cleveland selling a right of way through Amherst and Brownhelm townships to the Lorain Amherst and Wellington Railway Co. The route suggests a connection to the Ramsey line. The Lorain Amherst Wellington organization was formed in Cleveland with officers seated.
Garford company of Cleveland raises capital from 400000 to 650000 to support concentrating its automobile business at a new factory. A. L. Garford seeks council approval to assist readiness for occupancy by early October and to advance factory plans.
Local financial circles in Cleveland report the King Bridge Co has reincorporated in New Jersey to safeguard its charter after a high court move. The firm cut capital in Columbus from 1 million to 6 thousand and claims a New Jersey charter. Officers were away at headquarters on Friday as Attorney General Ellis pursues quo warranto actions against anti bridge trust members.
President Joseph Ramsey of the Lorain and Southern Railroad inspected the Wellington area and Wheeling route. He said scrapers and Brading machinery arrive within a week, ties in a month, and steel by mid May, with simultaneous construction toward Ashland and Mansfield.
Washington reports that six hundred Moros were killed over a two day battle on Jolo Island from March 6 to March 8. General Leonard Wood led about 490 infantry and artillery troops with naval support under Col. Joseph W. Duncan. Four officers wounded, eighteen enlisted men killed, fifty-two wounded. Taft received official dispatches confirming the actions and presence of Generals Wood and Bliss.
The Lorain County Agricultural Association urges Elyria residents to back the annual fair with funds and attendance. Canvassers Commodore W. R. Huntington and W. J. Hillier will seek business leaders and citizens to buy season tickets at 1.50 each to ready grounds for the September event, showcasing local enterprise and drawing visitors.
Lorain & Southern Railway agents began work Thursday to obtain right of way for a Ramsey to Lorain line from Ashland. Farmers held a meeting Wednesday night to set terms, aiming for fair compensation as barns and homes may be moved. The project threatens valuable truck farms if the line is built along the surveyed route.
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