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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
7
Columbus reports Judge Gil bert H. Stewart of the State Primary Election Reform league denying rumors that the group is a Taft faction. He says the league aims only to pass a bill for honest elections to nominate party candidates.
Wilam A Proctor president of Procter Gamble died from a self inflicted or related bullet wound at his Glendale home near Cincinnati. He was a noted business figure and Episcopal church member known for a profit sharing scheme with employees. The report also notes a separate state supreme court decision affirming Great Northern Railroad stock issuance authority despite a prior injunction.
Gen Kuroki will represent the Japanese army at the Jamestown celebration in 1907. Tokio Verck 29 notes the announcement and confirms his role for the event.
An optimistic plea for local town booming as a mass effort. The author compares it to military gunfire and urges readers to unite through the press and civic groups to attract business, industry, and population growth to the town. Readers are urged to propose methods to marshal booming efforts and draw in new residents and investment.
A dramatic report from Cleveland describes a prisoner enduring extreme heat while hoping authorities would overlook him. The piece cites a wary mood inside the workhouse as guards and officials confront conditions and discipline.
An advertisement argues most illnesses stem from undigested foods and sedentary habits. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non medicine aid that digests food, reduces fermentation, and detoxifies the stomach, urging readers to request a free trial and buy the 50 cent package from local druggists.
Trainmen issue ultimatum to western railroad managers in Chicago urging terms for higher wages and an eight hour day. Officials reject arbitration as 15 000 locomotive men press for raises amid mediation talks led by Interstate Commerce Commission and labor department in Washington.
The article lists Cleveland and Lorain Division timetables for the Lake Shore Electric Railway with extensive outbound and return times. It details hourly departures from Elyria to Cleveland and Oberlin, Lorain connections, and specific limiteds to Vermilion, Norwalk, and other towns, including morning and late evening runs.
Carmel NY March 29 Jennie Burch the poisoner of a baby was found not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered committed to Matteawan for the criminal insane The verdict followed the poisoning death of Bats Wilbur Winship in a courtroom scene The mother Mrs Merbert Winship forgave the girl and comforted her amid grief Sailors on the battleship Connecticut provoked a mutinous night aboard the Ocean View steamer at Hampton Roads causing damage in Norfolk VA The day also carried notes on onetime market updates from New York Chicago and Cleveland with prices for grain live stock and metals and regional farm conditions
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