21 May 1904
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1904
Page
1
Twenty seven of thirty four indicted defendants appeared before Judge Webber Saturday to plead guilty or not guilty. Pleas of guilty were rare. several defendants including Robert Nelson and Cora Bognart faced charges in second degree. Guardian and administrator appointments were noted for local minors and estates. Church notices, debates, and a list of local names follow in a dense, fragmentary page.
Beardsley will lecture Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock at First Congregational Church for men and boys. Doors open 2 30 p m. The talk, connected to social purity and temperance, will echo praise from Rev A B Church of Akron Ohio. Bulbs for sale and a community note appear in the nearby listing.
The Maccabee Band serenaded Broad Street and Cheapside merchants on Friday evening. When one end of the street was missed, the director Crandall had the band march back to play at the door, ending with a pleasant selection. They then visited Rev W O Endly's home where Miss Mary Lord hosted a birthday gathering with music.
Lorain claims the county seat status from Elyria, signaling a shift in power as Lorain’s influence grows. A Lorain News report reflects on Saturday’s convention, marking a turning point in county politics. Mike Duffy was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Folger for intoxication.
Dr Emil Reich notes in the Contemporary Review that France has leveled class barriers through inheritance wealth far surpassing England Austria or Germany. He cites large peasant dowries, wives wielding business influence, and shop signs often bearing both husband and wife names, while France awaits a chance to avenge 1870.
G W Flenner of Elyria seeks to confirm if a body in Cleveland is his son Clarence Flenner. Officials debate exhumation under a state law barring removal from April to October, with coroner’s consent needed and uncertainty over the birthmark identification.
Examinations under Patterson or Borwell law were held in this city with 129 participants from country districts. Eighty-nine boys and eighty-nine girls sat the first exam while fifty-one boys and sixty girls took the second. Thirty-five to forty students will join the high school next year based on these results.
The article notes the Catholic Church's black fast during a jubilee honoring the Immaculate Conception and Pope Pius IX. It also reports a Republican county convention where an executive committee was elected in name but without a named chair, leaving members unsure who can convene. A North Amherst member A Baker is proposed as possible chairman despite residence concerns. Ottawa orders a large steel rail import for its street railway, consisting of 700 tons from Lorain, seven inches high and about 960 pounds per yard.
A ceremony at the Crmagte library featured Rev. J tss Gaok delivering the vocation address titled A Book is the Life Blood of a Master Spirit. Dr. O F Thwing president of Mortha Western Reserve University attended as guest of honor and gave the principal address. The event included welcome remarks by B By Hopkins and several musical numbers.
Dr Beardsley will deliver illustrated lectures at First Congregational in Findlay with one session for ladies and girls on Monday and another for men and boys on Tuesday. Admission 15 cents for adults 10 cents for under 15. Season tickets admit holders. Rev W W Lance praises the lectures as chaste valuable and aimed at virtuous living. Also a plug for Strawberry Lee cream at Champneys.
John Turk, a seventeen year old wanderer, walked from French Creek to Cleveland seeking work after runaways. He spoke of a farm father two miles from Kent and a longing to see his old man. The piece portrays a simple romance of a boy’s quest for family and home.
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