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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
3
San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz denies charges of profiting over 662000 from bandling schemes under grand jury inquiry. He seeks a speedy, fair trial, clashing with biased judges and long pretrial exposure. Grand jury reviews 300000 transfers tied to Home Telephone franchise. Also notes Mansfield's tour cancellation due to illness and a triple fatal dynamite blast in Atlanta.
In New Orleans on March 25 the New York Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Americans 4 to 3 in their first game since the world championship series of 1905.
For sale a 12 room boarding house with 57 ft frontage on East avenue between Broad and Second streets. Bargain price. Also four 46 by 90 lots at East avenue and Gracecourt, two houses and lots on West Eleventh street under construction, available at low figures. For details call on.
Justice Fitzgerald fills seat with David McClure after Morgan J. O'Brien resigns citing health and workload implications. McClure named chairman. first session scheduled for 2 PM in the same courtroom where the Thaw trial proceeds. Inquiry to be open to the public.
A spark from a hammer ignited set pieces in the finishing room of Consolidated Fireworks Co. Arnold Ruff, 30, died instantly as the blast tore the building apart. Henry Paul, Helen Decker, LT Decker, and Margaret Koski were severely hurt with seven others burned. Hazel Decker suffered the worst burns. the financial loss was small.
Memphis on March 28 reports Judge Pittman upheld an ordinance requiring Memphis Street Railway Co to set tickets at 25 cents. The extended franchise was found of no legal value in the test suit. Notice of appeal filed. In Montgomery on March 28 engineer William West shot and killed engineer Fer then died by suicide after no escape. West faced diamond theft accusations as trial was set for Wednesday.
Financial notices from New York to Pittsburgh report steady government bonds and varied grain, hay, and livestock values. Prices show demand for corn, oats, wheat, flour, and cattle, with strong sheep and lamb markets in several hubs.
Italian tragedian Ermen Novelli tours the Lyric Theatre with King Lear Louis XI The Merchant of Venice Othello Hawlet and The Outlaw while Ethel Barrymore furthers The Silver Box at the Empire Theatre The production stars Mrs Jones as chairwoman in a tale of sacrifice and social change ending with a prison term for the charwoman’s husband Robert Butler reports from New York.
British baseball teams prepare for the season with many players from association football. The game is praised as more scientific than last year, with improved pitching catching and batting. London clubs are expected to double, and other cities to imitate the expansion. An Irish League will form with several former American players.
Irving Brokaw, last year’s national figure skating champion, will travel to Europe to pursue the European and world championships. He has been training abroad under Mrs. Kelly and plans a month at St Moritz to master figures before moving on to Norway.
An advertisement promotes Life Plant as a cure for asthma by dissolving uric acid crystals in the blood. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Susan Durham of Ray, TJ, claiming relief after one bottle, plus an offer for free health books and mail order details.
Residents of Chaclula Pueblo state alarm over a long crack widening across the Cholula pyramid base. The 2 centimeter gap and base decay are blamed on earth removed for adobes. Chaplain seeks divine protection as Prof. Leopold Katres investigates the site.
The Shrove Tuesday custom of playing football in public streets was observed in Atherstone, Warwickshire, as business paused for the annual event. The practice dates back before Magna Carta and has endured for over 800 years with many tradespeople joining in.
Two rhinoceroses trailed Mr. Trallip’s farm near Fort Gibbs causing heavy crop damage and posing danger to workers. A crocodile also surprised Mrs. Trallip on the property, plunging into the water and advancing toward her.
An amusing exchange notes a club member’s lax policy on posting. The easy-going youth explains it is a large but subtle matter, and only occasional postings reveal his membership to others.
The article jokes about hair and character noting bald men show care for others. It cites Jof Gabourard of Paris testing dandruff germs on a rabbit to induce baldness. It promotes Newhero's Herpicide with a 10 cent sample offer through The Herpleids Co Detroit Michigan and Phillips & Co as agents.
Nancy Miller a 24 year old waitress at a Pittsburg hotel was stabbed seven times and died shortly after. Walter Howard was arrested charged with murder after returning to the hotel with a butcher knife following a failed advance. Police kept a violent crowd at bay as he was jailed.
William McElroy aged 18 was fatally shot by a policeman in Philadelphia while resisting arrest for stealing bread. A separate item notes a joint resolution favoring direct popular election of U.S. senators being adopted by the Senate.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co directors accept the Thomson offer to establish the Frank Thomson scholarships to fund technical education for living and deceased employees on all lines. A $120 000 fund is accepted, with each scholarship valued at 600 per year.
A bold advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure for piles with claims of instant relief and curing the disease. It urges readers to request a free sample by mail from Pyramid Drug Co and notes a later purchase price of 59 cents. It includes a testimonial from a verified user and describes the product as easy to use suppositories.
George Smith, once known as Silent Smith, rose to prominence through his late uncle's estate, amassing an estimated fortune of $50,000,000 after his brokerage career.
A humorous slice shows Lucinda insisting she is tired of Jim to justify a divorce, a joke rooted in social satire. Mrs. Uptown dismisses the argument as a page from half society matrimony. Lucinda gossips about fashion and society reading.
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