Daughter Saves Man Facing Suicide in Cleveland
Thomas Nestor, a former Elyria resident, attempted to end his life by leaping from an Ambler Heights embankment into Deanbrook. His 14-year-old daughter pleaded and waved him to prevent the plunge before bystanders rescued him. He was hospitalized, with suspected Klondike related troubles, and a later note describes orchard scale insects and recommended lime-sulphur-calt spray from the Ohio Experiment Station in Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Nestor
Elyria
Cleveland
Ambler Heights
Deanbrook
Nestor
Augbe
Brie
Ohio Experiment Station
Dean Brook
Cnnads
San Jose
Oho
Wooster
Precinct Caucus Plan Adopted by Committee
Lorain County seeks a single delegate at Mansfield convention to secure the congressman nomination. Delegates to the congressional convention will be elected by precinct caucuses on April 15, with no county convention or separate plan, and efforts continue to arrange a county high school meeting at the fairgrounds in May noting Oberlin Lorain and Wellington participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Lorain County
Mansfeld
Presineta
Oberlin
Lorain
Wellington
Exposed Crowded Boarding House Reported in Lorain
Lorain reports a second case of illness as a fisherman Charles Larver from Sandusky was seized by a dread ailment Friday and moved to a boarding house for treatment. The case occurred in a crowded boarding house with several exposed persons including Charles Calp 64 Ely Indorer, and Mrs Ellen Hiney 55 Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Charles Larver
Sandusky
Charles H. Calp
Indorer
Elyis
Ellen Hinev
Brighton
Goll Sues for 15000 Damages in Sterling Ohio Case
Fred W. Goll seeks fifteen thousand dollars in damages from O L G and W and the B and O alleging injury while performing duties on the October 33rd 19 at Sterling Ohio. Attorney A E Lawrence represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Goll
O. LG
B. and
A. E. Lawrence
Goll
Sterling
Ohio
Badly Mangled at the Fox Furnace Worker
M Smith, an employee of the Fox Farnace Company, was badly mangled at their works on Wednesday morning around ten o clock. He leaned over moving machinery, clothing caught, drawn in. Injuries to head and shoulders, left arm crushed. Taken to hospital, Dr Cushing summoned. Two hours to dress wounds. He is in precarious condition. Smith, about thirty five, with wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Smith
M Smith
Fox Farnace Company
Smith
Charles Cushing
Probate filings list wills for Rectina Edwards and Anna Catharine Moeller
The probate docket records the will of Rectina Edwards of Oberlin filed with a commission for witness testimony in Chagrin Falls. J E Moeller was appointed executor of the will of Anna Catharine Moeller of Brownhelm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rectina Edwards
Oberlin
Chagrin Falla
J E Moeller
Anna Catharine Moeller
Brownhelm
WV Legislature Gas Piping Ban Worries Local Consumers
The West Virginia proposal to prohibit piping natural gas from the state unsettles local gas users. Logan Gas Co agents say Elyria supply comes from Licking County, not West Virginia, and the firm only holds a sixty acre tract there. The company expects the bill to fail, noting Indiana faced a similar move previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lorain
Logan Gas Company
Logan Company
Schrantz
Elyria
Licking County
Indiana
Card of Thanks for Fields convention
We thank all who supported us at our annual township Sunday school convention at Fields on March 26 Ridgerile township Sunday school union O G C Mapie president.
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Fields
Ridgerile Township
Divorce sought after seven months by Lillie A Hazelton
Lillie A Hazelton, married August 1903, separated March 1904, seeks divorce from Roy Hazelton after alleged January assault on her stove and a March beating with names called. Requests restoration of her maiden name Lillie A Jones. Attorney F Q Wilford represents her.
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Lillie A. Hazelton
F. Q. Wilford
Roy Hazelton
Lillie A. Jones
Sherburne and the Placer Gravel Gold Mining Company Saga
Mr M Sherburne of San Jose California visits Elyria after years away, presenting gold from the Placer Gravel Gold Mining Companys mines in Lassen County California. The venture asserts a 8.4 million potential yield and lists Lorain County stockholders including D M Ray J M Haskins W H B Warden and W B Thompson with Sharburne as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sherburne
San Jose
Cal
Thoreday
A. M. Sherburne
Pittsfield
Sherburne
California
Elyria
Wicinity
Placer Gravel Gold Mining Company
Jin Laat Chance Mining
Placer County
Owl
Lorain County
Mr. Sharburne
D. M. Ray
San Francisco
J M Haskins
W. H B. Warden Direator
Elyris
Ohio
W. B.thompson
Robbery at North Amheras freight depot leads to arrests
Police allege a crew including William Binsberg Will Mahoney Chadwick and Thomas Harry robbed the L and N M freight depot in North Amheras Friday night. Stolen items include twenty two pairs of shoes fourteen tea curtains ten gallons of whisky tobacco safetyping and one dozen hose. Mahoney and Chadwick were found in South Lorain with curtains and shoes. Ainaburg and Harry located at Thomas McCarthy's saloon. Most goods are accounted for.
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Tafaffak
Lorath
North Amheras
William Binsberg
Will Mahoney
Chadwick
Thomas Harry
Mahoney
South Lorain
Ainaburg
Harry
Thomas McCarthy
Dismissed Through Fear of Publicity
The case against Frank Jameson of Lorain accused of criminally assaulting a young woman in Elyria last December was dismissed for lack of prosecution. The twirl a family did not want publicity or to carry on the prosecution.
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Frank Jameson
Lorain
Elyria
Use of Rural Boxes Advertising by Farmers Targeted by Post Office
Farmers on rural routes used rural mailboxes to advertise sales and notices. The post office department plans to halt the practice and warns individuals may be prosecuted for postal law violations if mailboxes are used without proper stamps or as a repository for sale notices or other communications.
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Post Office Department
Farmer Ott Longs For Returned Horse In Elyria
Chris Ott, a farmer living east of town, found his horse missing after visiting the Daisy Field allotment on Wednesday. The horse was located Thursday morning by patrolman Smith hitched in front of Landon’s meat market. Ott seeks the return of his property and vows prosecution if those responsible are identified.
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Chris Ott
Elyria
Daisy Field
Thoreday
Smith
Lanndon
Ott
Dream Acity Girl’s Farmer Wife Dream Questioned
A jesting exchange mocks the notion of ideal rural domestic life. The girl’s dream of becoming a farmer’s wife is met with exaggerated hardship images. The reply lampoons wandering chores, wood shortages, muddy lanes, and household chaos to show dream vs. reality.
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Acity
Construction pace lags as ground freezes delay spring work
Building operations this spring are far behind a year ago due to a presidential year and frozen ground four feet deep. Contractors complain digging is impractical as the earth is solid ice, a condition said to be unparalleled in 30 years of experience.
Divorce Granted Despite Alimony Dispute in 1902 Lorain Case
Belle Baumhart obtained an October 1902 divorce from Dr. Adam Baumhart of Lorain with alimony of 85 000 to be paid in 30 dollar monthly installments. The husband failed to appear due to a hearing date misunderstanding and contests his wealth and ability to pay, citing losses from investments and eye weakness. Guardian Adams represents Michael Metzgar, a Lorain minor, bond set at 100. Dorothy Louise Welfare adopted by Louis and Hattie Welfare. Sydney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Alotannder of West Broad Street, died early Saturday. funeral at Disciple Church in LaPort and burial at Butternut Ridge. William J. Jeffries runs an unique Coshocton paper ad warning men not to drink. recognizes his own struggle with whiskey while maintaining an industrious paper-hanging job.
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Belle Baumhart
Adam Baumhart
Lorain
Banhart
F. Adams
Sydney
Leo Alotannder
Weert Broad Atrest
Disciple
LaPort
Butternut Ridge
William J. Jeffries
Coshocton
Jeffries
Jones Family Reunion in Newburg Hosts at Broadway Y M C A
The Jones family of Newburg plans an April 15 gathering at Broadway Y M C A with all attendees named Jones. Mayor Jones of Toledo will be guest of honor. Program lists counts of Joneses in city directory, births, marriages, and deaths. An address covers the name’s history.
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Jones
Newburg
Broadway Young Man's Christian Association
Qolevaland
Noons
Joneses
Mayor Jones
Toledo
Ity
Newberg
Peck
Small Boy Kidnapped by Unknown Woman
Six year old George Waatley from Cleveland was taken by a strange woman near East River Street while in the care of his aunt Mrs. Abbey. The father Harry Westlay holds custody and police are searching for the boy as suspicions point to the mother amid ongoing custody disputes.
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George Waatley
Cleveland
Mra. W . Abbey
East River Street
Thin City
Harry Westlay
George
Two City Officials Tender Resignations
At a Board of Public Service meeting held Thursday night the board discussed Day's addition to the city and referred it to the city engineer. City Engineer LaGrow offered his resignation to take effect in April but it was not accepted. it was referred to consideration. Park offered his resignation to take effect in May and it was accepted, noting his long service as clerk and plans for a summer vacation. LaGrow cited unfair treatment by the council as the cause of his resignation.
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LaGron
W. H. Park
Board of Public Service
Sixth Street
Waa
LaGrow
W @ Park
Park
Superintendent Coe Resigns Position
E. W. Coe, superintendent of this branch of the Cleveland and Southwestern, tendered his resignation on Saturday. It will take effect on April 1. This step follows differences of opinion with his superiors over division operations. He has not yet fixed future plans but reports a position in view that may improve his situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland and Southwestern Traction Company
E. W. Coe
Cleveland and Southwestern
Thia
Ove
Alt Particulara
Cage Re-Arrested After Dismissal in Hound Theft Case
Jacob Waldecker was arrested Wednesday by Officer Whitney on stealing a hound from Severn Ott who lives east of the city. Ott agreed not to prosecute if Waldecker paid the costs. Waldecker then went to Lorain to obtain the money, and upon returning was re-arrested for a misdemeanor by Lorain police.
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Jacob Waldecker
Whitney
Severn Ott
Justing Lawrencne
Fritz Rudin
Cahoon Rnacon An
Lorain
Polios
Durand appointed administratrix of Oberlin estate
Elisabeth Durand has been appointed administratrix of the Edwin estate, under a bond of less than $500. Clarence Botts, administrator of the John Broder Jr estate, petitions the court for an order to sell lands to satisfy debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabeth Durand
Edwin ©. Durand
Oberlin
Clarence Botts
John Broder, Jr
Mayor Hing to address Lorain ministerial group on municipal difficulties
Lorain Mayor Hing will speak to the Ministerial Association next Monday. He plans to draw on police docket material to illustrate the difficulties encountered in police court and relate stories of municipal challenges.
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Hing
Ministerial Association of
Lorain
River Blaze Across Medina County Bayous and Towns
A large oil pipeline leak near Medina County sent crude into the river from the Indians and Lime oil fields to Cleveland. Fire and smoke spread as the oil floated downstream toward Columbia Center and West View, endangering villages and farms. J Madison home at Liverpool burned, barns and ground scorched. responders fought to contain the fiery flood to save the river towns.
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Standard Oil
Elds
Cleveland
Ling
Medina County
Columbia Center
Thin County
West View
Pear West View
J. Madison
Liverpool
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Hhis
Alaska
ROYAL
Wew York
Probate
North Ambkerst
Bogzy
A. Critz
Micheal Metzgar
Dorothy Louise
Louis Welfare
Hattie Welfare
Coe
Cage
Wiil
Standard Oil Company
Rocky River
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