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Newspaper

Elyria Reporter

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1900

Page

8

Topeka Capitol editor ship defended by Mr Sheldon

The Bear Reporter defends Rev Mr Sheldon against charges of sensationalism and mercenariness in editing the Topeka Capitol for a week. The writer argues Sheldon aimed to promote higher ideals, praising his coverage of famine relief in India and humane treatment of crime while criticizing sensational ads. The brief note contends the experiment showed noble goals and urged newspapers to educate and elevate public opinion.

Bear Reporter Sheldon Topeka America Great Britain Jesus Topeka Capitol Wr. Sheldon India Newa Canmius

Minstrels wow Hobart with lively sea deck stage set

Hi Henry brings his Minstrels to the opera house to a large audience that applauded the performance. The show focuses on singing and dancing over flashy costumes with a fine deck of a model battleship as the first part stage setting. Notable numbers include Blue and Gray by Chan Kelcher and a new Oberlin scene version.

Hi Henry Arers Tain City Opera House Henry Battersip Ocestra Chan Kelcher Raymond Teal Happy Home Oberlin Billy Clark Charles Whalen Morton and Elliot Culture Bros Dykeman Kirk

Real Estate Transfers In North Amherst Elyria and Lorain

Chas Baskley transfers part lot 8 Amherst township to Board of Education for 3100 dollars. Keziah Standen sells part lot 82 Braman's addition Elyria for 2350 to Laura Wurst. E E Williams trustee sells lots 7 and 6 Brunson's addition Elyria to George Danfee for 300. Nicholas Gratenstette sells part lot 31 Grafton to Andrew Gratenstette for 1300. Thomas Stack et al sell lot 35 Plock 32 Chamberlain's addition Lorain to Christian Meuerlien Brewing Co. for 900. Wm Pascheo sells parts section 19 Avon to John Krakow for 500. Thoe Garland sells lot 5 Shemet Land & Improvement Company Lorain addition Lorain for 4260.

Chas. Baskley Board of Education of North Amherst Amherst Township Keziah Standen Laura Wurst Braman Elyria KE. E. Williams George Danfee Brunson Nicholas Gratenstette Andrew Gratenstette Grafton Thomas Stack Et al Christian Meuerlien Brewing Co Plock Chamberlain Lorala Wm. Pascheo John Krakow Avon Thoe. J. Garland Shemet Land & Improvement Company Shemeld Land Co Lorain

Estimates of the Cost Of a Stand Pipe and Waterworks for Elyria

BE. L. Uranin consulting engineer presents detailed estimates for extending Elyria distribution to Lake Erie, building a standpipe at the north city limits, and a lakefront filtration plant. The plan covers intake from 1,500 feet offshore, a 24 inch inlet, a 30 inch standpipe of 50 pound pressure output, two 2 million gallon daily capacity engines, boilers, a gravity-type filtration system, and 100 additional fire hydrants. It includes site grading, shoreline protection, a railroad switch, and extensive pipe distribution upgrades to supply 6 million gallons daily with 90,000,000 foot pounds of work per 100 pounds of coal.

Lherewith Lake Erie Elyria State Board of Health Lenare Sehore Lt 15S Willemmy Deseibad City Waterworks Lake Evie Jake Forea Soni En Biota Lenas Im Lake Easoon Ton Bat Rite Ul Tay Raihead Wil Og Cimplete Lepac Workansorden SDC AR BE. L. Unarin

Legislative week exposes delays and power plays in Columbus

Columbus report cites prolonged debates by conservative members as hampering public business. It notes passage of the Love Medical Bill amid opposition from osteopaths, defeat of the Clark local option bill, and the Toledo centennial bill advancing 61 to 40. It mentions a Lorain county salary bill, plus proposals to rebalance county officer pay and fee structures.

Bilitor Raporter Clark Senate Temperance Law and Order Dodge Cleveland Middleton Shepperd Liquor League Brewer's Trust Anti-Saloon League Capitol Toledo House Supreme Court Lorain County

A Heavy Sentence for Wm Shultz Case

A telephone message led police to 10 West Street Friday evening where Wm Shultz was beating his wife. Officers arrested him. he pled guilty to cheating his wife and was sentenced to pay costs and a $100 fine plus 60 days in the workhouse.

Wm. Shultz West Strews Shultz Whitney Braman Wrnte Shultz Intio Crs Rison

Decennial Appraisers of Lorain County List Names

The foregoing list gives the names of the several appraisers of real estate whose duties will be performed this spring. The list includes Amherst John Riley Avon Cias Bommer Black River Henry Falkner Lorain 1 ward Burt Faragher Henry T. Brown J E H Besig L A Dawen T R Marker Brighton H H Vincent Brownheim C T Lumbach Camden H H Weeks Carlisle P Chapman Columbia W C Squire Eaton Job Alexander Elyria John Schnible 1lward E T Smith J W Simmons Chag J Crehore H J Lewis Grafton H H Hitchcock Henrietta Elbert Chapman LaGrange H J Wilkins Penfield W B Andrews Pittsfield Chas Stone Ridgeville Luster Rochester O Becky Russia W B Gerrish Shefield Wm A Day Wellington D W Dagier.

Amherst John Riley Avon—Cias Bommer Black River Henry Falkner Lorain Burt Faragher Henry T. Brown J. E H. Besig L. A. Dawen T.R. Marker Brighton H. H. Vincent Brownheim C. T. Lumbach Camden H. H. Weeks Carlisle H. P. Chapman Columbia W. C. Squire Eaton Job Alexander Elyria John Schnible E. T. Smith J. W. Simmons J. Crehore H. J. Lewis Grafton H. H. Hitchcock Henrietta Elbert ¥. Chapman LaGrange H. J. Wilkins Penfield W. B. Andrews Pittsfield Chas. Stone Ridgeville Luster Rochester H. O. Becky Russia W. B. Gerrish Shefield Wm. A. Day Wellington D. W. Dagier

Primary Elections Yield Surprising Yet Strong Party Ticket

The primary elections produced an unexpected but solid party ticket for April. Voter interest lagged overall, though one or two wards showed notable engagement. Key city council races saw Faxon lose in the fourth ward to Le Master while Terry won in the second ward over Olds and Baldwin. Last year’s mayoral turnout by ward was 2, 84, 444, 406, totaling 1398. Board of education turnout fell to 1914 from prior totals. only one woman supported a ticket, in the third ward, with talk of an independent women's slate and a circulating petition.

Faxon le Master Terry Olds Baldwin Aayor Board of Education Bazi

Fashion notes from shops highlight summer fabrics and trims

Seen in the Shops notes lace effects and Valenciennes face for trim in summer gowns. Striped ribbons with lengthwise etrsper, new tulles named ideal, Persian palm foulards with plain panne bands, and vel vet polka dot trimmed parasols. Valle-ondale wool weaves show wiry yet clingy texture. Embroidered patistes and hematitized underwear trend for Easter wardrobes.

Valenciennes Valle-Ondale Trousseaus

Small Pox Symptoms Describe Severe Onset and Eruption

The text outlines how small-pox spreads through contact with contaminated items and presents with sudden high fever, back and abdominal pain, headache, and prostration. It details the rash’s progression from specks to vesicles to crusts, the characteristic dumpling pattern, and possible full range from mild to severe forms.

Law Bill Aims to Preserve Party Names on Appeal

Of Interest to Lawyers. Hon G F T Thomas of Huis County introduced a bill to prevent reversing party names in cases appealed to higher courts on proceedings in erry and it has passed the house.

G. FT. Thomas Huis County Erry

Ohio Hand Rails Law Cited For Church Stairways

A 1892 Ohio statute required church stairways to have sturdy hand rails from top to bottom and held owners, directors, or trustees liable for noncompliance. The measure aimed to protect users from falls, with penalties including fines for violations.

Congregationalfi Ohio

A Song for Marth in March St. Nicholas Verse

A brief poem by Eric Parker from March St. Nicholas reflects a wistful mood as a stormy March gives way to an April day. The speaker anticipates renewal with green hills, white violets, and daffodils, while the thrush and larch frame the seasonal transition.

Maret Eric Parker St. Nicholas

Baseball Organizer Plans Northern Ohio League

Al Lawson, a veteran baseball organizer, arrives in the city to form a Northern Ohio league. Proposed member cities include Painesville, Ashtabula, Geneva, Akron, Warren, and Elyria with potential additions if sufficient support is secured.

al Lawson Painesville Ashtabula Geneva Akron Warren Elyria Cleveland

End of Filipino Insurrection Seen by Generals

General Shafter and other military chiefs in the Philippines declare the insurrection nearly over with guerrilla activity fading. Aguinaldo is rumored vanished from the islands while rebel leaders are dead or imprisoned. Most native civil heads are in American custody. ports reopen to world trade. Taft’s civil commission will take over the field.

Shafter Philippines Aguinaldo Asia Philippine Taft Civil Commission

Massillon Bridge Co Wins C L W Contract for Two 80 Foot Bridges

The Massillon Bridge company was yesterday awarded the contract for two 80 foot plate girder bridges by the C L W Railway company. The bridges will be built on the southern division and steel structures are replacing the line's other bridges as costs rise.

Massillon Bridge Company C. L. & W. Railway Company Massilton Independent

A Dangerous Dose Promoted Kidney Stomachs Tablets

Movement by physicians to ban dangerous headache remedies notes many products claim rapid heart effect and fatal risk. Knox Stomach Tablets, advertised as a liver and stomach remedy, claim to purify blood and cure indigestion with a fifty cent box of fifty tablets mailed postpaid from Knox Chemical Co. Battie Creek Mich.

Knox Chemical Co Battie Creek Mich

Lorain district school funds examined in 1900 report

Special Examiner Eonar L Whinnam reports on the Union school district of Elyria Ohio after a commission to examine fifteen years of funds and accounts. He finds no fraud but notes lack of precise knowledge of law and oversight. Treasurer's books balanced at 3475.23 with clear care and honesty. He recommends publishing an itemized account of receipts and expenditures and urges ongoing improvement.

Amner Elyria Kh Board Cammnissiv Te Elsha Edgar Weiland Suen T Board Common Sey State of Ohio Elyn Uorain County Joshua KE. Roevnton Splenic Mendelsohn Wm. Aten Lorain County Xenia Ihs Eonar L. Whinnam Colinbus Mare

Skeleton Completes Iron Work On Bridge

Skeleton completes iron work on the bridge is in place and nearly ready for use though heavy machinery must be moved into position to turn it and finish weighting. Rails and planking remain to be installed as work continues with completion expected in two to three weeks according to local notes.

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the Minstrels Board of Waterworks Trustees Columbus Aoyote Alfred Bates, Sr P. H. Boynton B. Lersen J. E. Murbach P.G. Olds D. Bradley M.N Smit W. LeMasters Faxon Ae Assensor W. A. Garford Chas Chandler Anthony Neiding Wim. Sage John Langton E. I. Disbro Tai Township H. Park J. A. Jacob Justice Peace A. E. Lawrence John Berger R. BE. Braman C. A. Cahoon A. E. Bang School Board E. E. Williams Geo. H. Chamberlain Marth
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