Elyria Council Grants Land Exchange with Lake Shore Railroad
The Elyria city council adjourned a quiet meeting approving land grants to the Lake Shore on West side in exchange for city street and water line protections. They also OK’d Middle Avenue paving from Third to Twelfth, and authorized street openings from West River to Beach streets with related sewer and streetcar works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Columbia Steel Company
Weat River Etreet
Summer
Board of Public Service
Board of Publiafety
E.G. Jobocon
Sudro and Brasee
Ninth
Board of Safety
City Hostile
Board of Service
Lake Shore Railroad
Weat River
Haron Street
Mueller
Chicago
Buffalo
Elyria
West River Street
Acronabe B
B. and O
Fibert
West River
Beach Streets
Ely Realty Company
Filbert Street
Ninth Street
Sudro
Grasa
Aveona
LaGron
Cook
Andress
Service Board
Andres
United States
Andreas
Lorain Co Union 8 elects officers at Grafton convention
The Lorain County Union 8 convention in Grafton Friday drew a large crowd and named officers for the coming year. Elected were Rev. H. J. Wannamaker as president Elyria, W. A. Donaldson as first vice president Lorain, Mrs. F. N. Smith as second vice president Elyria, Rev. D. A. Ortiz as grand vice president Grafton, Maple Fields as treasurer, Mrs. Paul Suntliffe as secretary Coonville, Miss Marion Metcalf as superintendent Normal department, Mrs. E. M. Pierce as superintendent primary department Lorain, Mrs. J. W. Bradshaw as superintendent home department Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Co. Union
Grafton
H. 3
Obituary: General G W Shurtleff Dies in Oberlin at 73
General G W Shurtleff longtime Oberlin College trustee and Civil War veteran died at his home in Oberlin on Friday after an operation in Baltimore six weeks earlier. He served as captain of the Seventh Ohio Infantry and retired as brigadier general. He was 73 and survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs S H Pries of Glenroe and Miss Shurtleff of Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Shaurtleff
Oberlin
Baltimore
Seventh
Ohio Infantry
Oberlin College
Vic
Mra
H. Pries
Glenroe
L. L
Misa Shurtleff
Obertin
Local educational delegates completed city tour
Successful travelers Miss The Miesss Mas Long and Anna Thro, representing the National Sunshine, have stayed two weeks at the Hotel Andwur. They praise civic support and express thanks for donations received and plan to continue to Mansfield, Ohio, after favorable reception here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miesss
Mas Long
Anna Thro
Andwur
National Sunshine
Citisena
Ohio
Mansfield
Wiggler Claims Slippery Science at Bible League Meeting
At a New York City Bible League gathering Professor G. Frederick Wright argued that leading critics distort science through speculative scholarship. He cited Tyndall Huxley and Spencer, declaring them figuratively “wigglers” for allowing imagination to mislead, while noting their scientific status varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible League
New York City
Axa
Huxley
Tyndall
Herbert Spencer
Oberlin College Bats Down Elyria High 18 to 8
Oberlin College baseball defeated Elyria High School 18 to 8 on Saturday afternoon. Elyria’s battery was Erdt and Allen. Wolfe and Worman officiated for Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Business College
Elyria High School
Elyria
Erdt and Allen
Wolfe
Worman
Oberlin
Oberlin man jailed on non support charge in Cleveland
F. E. Chandy of Oberlin was arrested in Cleveland on Tuesday by Humane Officer Dona. He faces non support charges and is detained in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Chandy
Oberlin
Cleveland
Dona
Janity
Ohio State Defeats Oberlin in Opening Big Six Baseball Clash
Ohio State University won by a score of T to 1 as Oberlin varsity misplayed nine errors to two. Wileya pitched a hard game for OSU, recording thirteen strikeouts. OSU scored two runs in the first inning. Nine innings were played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Wileya
Narrow Escape For Sugar Ridge Girl On East Side
The little daughter of Frenry Cook of Sugar Ridge had a narrow escape Friday morning while walking to school along Lake Shora trek near Cedar at rest. A freight train on the opposite track muffled the engine sound and struck her, throwing her some distance. The low speed and her position on the track left her lightly bruised, and she walked home without a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenry Cook
Sugar Ridge Rosd
Lake Shora
Imsok
Lorain County Unchanged by State Election Board Reform
Lorain County will see little impact from new laws affecting deputy state supervisors of elections. Only five major towns will change how chosen. county boards will dissolve and be newly appointed in July. Current Lorain board members include Jacob Meyer, James Van Norman, Henry Dykeman, and Chris McDemott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Jacob Meyer
Lorain
James van Norman
Wellington
Henry Dykeman
Kilyria
Chris McDemott
Five Divorces Granted in One Day Record Set
Judge Webber set a court record by granting five divorces in a single day in the court of common pleas on Friday and began hearings on a sixth. Names listed include Charlen Oauffman, Alice Spitzer, Adslin Crane, Man Brown, and Emoa Stacy. Alimony of 7000 awarded to Mrs Stacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joadge Webber
Court of Common Pleas
Charlen Oauffman
Kittie Oauffman
Alice Spitzer
Adolphae Spitzer
Groes
Adslin Crane
Roussel Orans
Man Brown
Charles Brown
Emoa Stacy
Ellia Stacy
Marriage Licenses and Local Incidents in Lorain Area
The notice lists marriage licenses for Q. A. Judd and Frank Jackman with spouses from Lorain and Cleveland, and Arthur M. Gage with Edith Munson from Lorain. A Bridge Street Machine Company plant was shut by sheriff execution, mortgage held by G. H. Arnold. A surprise visit by Miss Tiizzle to Keat Bridge street brings Mary Valerious and her brother E. Valerious home after sixteen years apart in California and Colorado, with plans for a lengthy stay and renewed ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. A. Judd
Fitter
Lorain
Hattie Burk
Elyria
Frank Jackman
Cleveland
Winifred Welch
Arthur M. Gage
Clerk
Collinwood
Edith Munson
Bridge Street Machine Company
G. H. Arnold
Mary Valerious
Valerious
Keat Bridge Street
Misa Tiizzle
California
Colorado
Lizzle
First Marriage License Under New Law
James Wilson of Eaton Colorado and Margaret McIntosh of Oberlin were the first couple to secure a county marriage license under the new statute. They swore they are not habitual drunkards imbeciles or insane. Judge Hinman was sent for records to insert the required conditions. Wilson, a farmer aged thirty five. McIntosh is thirty three. Dr Bradshaw was to officiate their wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Eaton
Col
Margaret McIntosh
Oberlin
Hinman
Wilson
Mists McIntosh
Dr. Bradshaw
Kenesaw Country Around Cartersville Exploited for Industry
A Cartersville diary describes Kenesaw mountain and nearby sites, noting the General locomotive incident, Marietta cemetery graves, and a new Greenfield, Ohio owned factory promising jobs. It highlights local minerals, peach lands, and labor wages, with comments on mountain whites and regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartersville
Elsris
Kenesaw Mountain
Sherman
Johnston
Jost
Carteravilla
Union
Marietta
National Cemetery
Kenagan
Atlanta
Lost Mountain
Jaxi
Carteraville
Ohio
E. L. McOlsin
Greenfield
Northern Capital
Northern Energy
Grost
James Jackson
Lorain County
California
Yasterday
Changes in hunting laws outlined by state warden
The article summarizes recent shifts in Ohio and regional hunting rules. Highlights include quail season from November 15 to December 5, changes in dove and waterfowl seasons, adjusted rabbit and squirrel periods, bag limits, and Sunday hunting prohibitions. Non resident licenses drop to six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Unknown Man Found in Park with Typhoid Fever
An unidentified man was found on park benches Monday morning. Officer Whitsey questioned him and a physician diagnosed typhoid fever as the man could hardly walk and showed a high temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitsey
Parrot Escape Sparks Elyria Bird Rescue Effort
A small green parrot with black and gold markings escaped from a cage in front of Dykeman's drug store in Elyria Thursday morning. The bird owned by William B. Jamon of New York City was part of a tropical bird display at the shop featuring Cuban and South American parrots, cockatoos, parrot varieties, Mexican Yellow Heads and finches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Iona
Dykeman
William B. Jamon
New York City
Drag
Burial of four Polish victims without services
The four Polish men killed by a Lake Shore train were buried Monday in a Catholic cemetery north of the city after lying in a vault over Sunday. The youngest remains unidentified. Relatives or friends in this country are unknown and the bodies are in mangled condition, making tracing them unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Quartette Fs
Old Country
Dog Bite Incident On West Broad Street Leaves Man Injured
Frank Dimpter of Haron street was bitten by a dog owned by Mrs. Nellie Bushnell on Sunday afternoon as he walked past the house on West Broad street. The dog was shot by Officer Whitney on Monday after the attack caused a painful calf wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dimpter
Haron Street
Nellie Bushnell
West Broad Street
Whitney
Dimpter
Dismissal in Tax Court Over Untaxed Dog Theft
Joseph Thorpe of Janton faced a theft charge for stealing a dog valued at 50 dollars. Mayor Smith dismissed the case saying the dog had no taxable value as it was not listed for taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Thorpe
Janton
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Middle Avenue
Rev. H. 8. Wanamaker
Bonday School Association
W. BUSCHMAN @ CO
Buperior
Thars
Busines
G. W. Shurtleff
Panaes
G. Frederick Wright
Tyndall, Hauxtey and
Spencer
Elyria High
Honers
Kenesaw
Georgis
Dean
J. O. Porrterfield
Jonas Ba
Wallhead
Loutalana Purchase
Mt. Pith
Allmirad
Comany
Logis
St. Louis, Mo
Sania
Laureiana Purches
Souvenir Colm Co
St. Louia
Disiana Purchase Souvenir Coin CO
Saint Louis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!