Embezzlement Charge Shocks Oberlin Bank Leader Woods
Irwin H. Woods former Oberlin secretary and former First National Bank president in Matthews Ind was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Fanning at his Oberlin home on embezzlement charges. Directors allege a $50 000 manipulation and $1 000 misappropriated from the Indiana bank with a bank book falsification claim. Woods denies wrongdoing and says the bank is in trouble. He posted $10 000 bond for appearance before U S Commissioner Starek and faces preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Indiana
Irwhn H. Woods
First National Bank
Matthews
Ind
United States
Marshal Fanning
Mr. Woods
Woods
Indiana Bank
Isim
Federal
Cleveland
Starek
Grand Jury
Bank Ia
Murder at Cleveland Youth Identified by Ear Mark
The slain youth's body in Cleveland may be Clarence Flenner of this city. Exhumation to confirm identity is unlikely as the body would be unrecognizable, says Deputy Coroner Houck. If the left ear mole is found, Flenner's father will know his son’s fate. Harry Mapleson faces first degree murder trial. plea to manslaughter rejected. Owen Prosser of Elyria married Wellington’s Mrs Jennie Robb in Tuneday ceremony. Prosser a popular figure in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Clarence Flenner
Houck
Onyshoge
Flenner
Harry Mapleson
Jary
Mapleson
Tilden
Owen Prosser
Elyria
Jennie Robb
Wellington
Hobb
Mr. Prosser
Rip van Winkle
Edwards Divorce Suit Filed By Altice E Edwards
Altice E Edwards sues Francis E Edwards for divorce and custody of a minor child claiming abandonment on December 29 1901. Attorneys Ingersoll and Stetson represent the plaintiff. The couple married here in 1898 and she alleges deviation by her husband to unknown parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altice E. Edwards
Francis E. Edwards
Ingersoll and
Stetson
Lawsuit over 1903 derailment injures Oberlin rider
Maunsell sues the UO and 8 W for 815,000 in damages after being injured near Oberlin on October 24, 1903. She alleges the car ran off the track causing permanent injuries to her spine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iday, Maunsell
8. W
Oberlin
New Trap a Puzzle At Elyria Gun Club Shoot
The regular shoot at Elyria Gun Club used the Laggett trap for the first time on club grounds Wednesday afternoon. The faster, different target throws fooled shooters. Q. E. Blanchard led with 19 of 25, winning the club badge for the fourth consecutive time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrian Gun Club
Q. E. Blanchard
W. H. Kun
O J Smith
LK Marsh
HB Martindale
E. Hancock
W J Hillier
H A Daniels
H Wilcox
J J Jameson
W N Surridge
Blanchard
Washington Avenue Bridge to Be Built
The council approved a $40,000 bonds measure for a new Washington Avenue bridge. The plan calls for a double arch bridge twenty three feet above water with retaining walls and a dirt fill topped by pavement. A conduit across the fill will house water mains and pipes for easy repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Washington Avenue
Stoben
Lorain County Delegation Grows At Democratic Convention
Returned from Mansfield Mayor Folger reports Lorain county delegation grew, ranking second in the district with 34 delegates present. The rise reflects population growth in Lorain over the past decade, though Democratic votes still trail the county average. Prior to 1885 delegations were limited to two thirds of entitled seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Folger
Mansfield
Lorain County
Lorain
Ottawa electric railway places large steel rail purchase
One of the largest steel orders in years for a Canadian street railway firm arrives in Ottawa. Seven hundred tons of rails manufactured in Lorain arrive in thirty six carloads with high strength rails. Police Court Mike Luffy fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Folger for intoxication on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Luffy
Mayor Folger
Ottawa Electric Railway
Ottawa
Canada
Lorain
Cleveland Police Uncertain Over Unknown Youth Case
Cleveland police delay exhumation of an unidentified youth said to be Clarence Flenner as they await coroner deposition. The body has rested six months, and authorities contend removal is illegal between April and October, though the grave top may be exposed for inspection. Elyria letter thanks the Reporter for religious group support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Flenner
Cleveland
Clarence Flenner
Curaboga County
Andims
Flenner
Honok
McNeill
Elgrns
Jury awards $100 in Lapp Boonse slander case
After seven hours deliberation the jury found in favor of Miss Lapp for $100 in a slander suit arising from a divorce with Henry Jaycox of Lorain. Mary Lapp acted as correspondent. The trial lasted ten days with attorneys W. B. Bedor tha and W. L. Hughes for the plaintiff and Er. G. Johnson and G. L. Glitch for the defense. The case centered on alleged malicious reports circulated by W. G. Bouse, brother of Mrs. Jaycox, during Jaycox's stay at the Lapp home. Miss Lapp had sought $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapp-Boonse
Miss Lapp
W. B. Bedortha
W L. Hughes
Er. G. Johnson
G. L. Glitch
Henry Jayeux
Lorain
Mary Lapp
Jaycox
W. G. Bouse
Three youths sentenced after liquor sparked Amherst depot theft
Charles Henkle, 23, and William Rheinsbrug, 22, pleaded guilty to burglary of the North Amherst freight depot. Both blame drink for their downfall after Navy service and long saloon exposure. Each received 18 months in the penitentiary. James Mahoney, 22, was fined five dollars and jailed twenty days for receiving stolen property linked to the case. He had acted as bartender prior to arrest. The judge urged them to quit liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henkle
Toledo
Jedge
Buffalo
Kelly
Amherst
Rheinaburg
Henkls
North Amherst
William Rhoeinsbrug
Lorain
Rheinsbrug
Webber
James Mahoney
Henkle
Rheinsburg
Hoenkle
Rhbeinsbuerg
Serenaded by The Maccabee Band on Broad Street
The Maccabee Band serenaded Elyria merchants along Broad Street and Cheapside on Friday evening. A late complaint from a merchant at the far end caused the band to return and play in front of his door, silencing his grievances with a lively selection. Afterwards the group visited Rev. W. O. Endly's home where Miss Mary Lord entertained friends for her birthday with more music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Broad Street
Cheapside
Crandall
W.O. Endly
Mary Lord
Divorce suits quickens in Ida I Wonder case and Chancey remarks
Court of Common Pleas Ida I Wonder sues Conrad Wonder for divorce. Wonder currently in Cleveland workhouse for non support. Attorney A H Lawrence represents Wonder. Eva Chancey sues Fred E Chancey for divorce alimony and custody alleging gross neglect of duty and habitual drunkenness. Attorney A E Lawrence represents Chancey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida I
Wonder
Conrad Wonder
Cleveland
Eva Chancey
Fred E. Chancey
A. E. Lawrence
War Items of the Sixties Remembrance at Sulpher Springs
The account describes a Civil War night encampment at Sulpher Springs Virginia on October 11 1863. It covers an assault on Union regiments near the Rappahannock crossing with Generals Stuart and Ewell's forces, a wounded narrator who lost a horse and endured captivity with about 800 comrades, the death toll, prison vessels in Libby and Andersonville, and rough handling by the enemy. The speaker notes survivor odds and reflects on the brutality of the encounter and insults from Confederate troops.
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Sulpher Springs
Rappehannock
Jefferson
8Th Pa. Cav
Oonysious
Libby
Andersonville
Ewell
Ysenk
Crow
Johnny
Capt
Hynd
Nana History Oo
Aith Pa. Cay
Marriage Licenses for Lorain and Surrounding Areas
Alfred I Woodward 27 painter Lorain weds Frances M Jones 21 Lorain. Jesse McMullen 28 team crane man Elyria weds Edith Champnuay 83 Elyria. Frank BR Wells 24 foraman La Porte weds Agnes Hanks 20 Elyria. Ernest Harper 23 Amherst weds Katherine Pieteoh 19 Amherst. Lester L Piper 21 clerk Lorain weds Wilhelminea H Alexander 20 Lorain. J W Smith 40 shipbuilder Lorain weds Myra Mary E Keefe 41 domestic Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred I Woodward
Lorain
Frances M. Jones
Jessie McMullen
Elyria
Edith Champnuay
Frank BR. Wells
Foraman
la Porte
Agnes Hanks
Ernest Harper
Amherst
Katherine Pieteoh
Amherst Lester L. Piper
Wilhelminea H. Alexander
J. W. Smith
Myra
Mary E. Keefe
Divorce Granted to Lilla A Hazelton from Roy Hazelton
Lilla A Hazelton was granted a divorce on Wednesday morning from Roy Hazelton on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. She reverts to her maiden name Lilla A Jones. F C Wilford served as the plaintiff's attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilla A. Hazelton
Roy Hazelton
Lilla
A. Jones
F. C. Wilford
Premature Blast Threatens Worker at Lorain Docks
A dynamite charge exploded at the B. and B. docks in Lorain on Wednesday, nearly killing Peter Gunningham. Cunningham was working to blast shale at river bottom when the charge detonated at surface. He was thrown a distance and carried to hospital after being rescued while another worker fell into the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gunningham
Lorain
Cunoningham
Naw B
Cunningham
Prisoners plead to indictments in county court
Twenty seven of thirty four indicted defendants appeared before Judge Wabber on Saturday to plead guilty or not guilty. Several defendants faced charges including murder in the second degree, pocket picking, burglary and larceny. Many pled guilty to gambling, keeping places open on Sundays, selling to minors, and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber
Wabber
Robert Nelson
Cora Boguart
Ednn Nelson
Q. A. Gillimore
Bessie Smith
Anna Washington
Alexander Katzmarock
Desault
A. E. Harding
Cherlea Henning
Peter Noewaberry
E. J. Kingaley
Wm. O. Brown
D. B. F Parter
Fred Barcos
William J. Peer
Bnndays
Maude Gray
Molly Mason
Nellis Brown
House of Ill Fame
Nell
Charles Smith
James McAll Meter
Thomas Gammon
Tere
Courti Street to be widened with electric switch plan
Tuesday night the council approved an ordinance allowing C and S W Electric to widen Courti street and install a switch. The company will cover park fence removal, curb building, eight foot sidewalk, and related work to ease congestion on Broad Street. A Washington Avenue boulevard project is also proposed with dirt use for the bridge, to be started next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Avenue
W. G. Sharp
C. and
S. W
Courti Street
O. and
S. W. Company
Broad Streat
Andwar
Zoa Phorsa touted as cure for women’s troubles nationwide
A testimonial from Pollany Deneen of Marine City Michigan praises Zoa Phorsa for relieving four years of nervous and heart trouble with a full course of the medicine. She claims improved health allowed her to work again and urges others to try the remedy, noting a trial bottle and medical booklet offered by the Zoa Phora Co. Kalamazoo Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollamy Deneen
Marine City
Mich
Irs
Pollany Deneon
Marina City
Zoa Phora Co
Kalamazoo
Pongelly
Zoa Phors
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W. Buschman & CO
Superior St
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Medical College
Maccabee Band
Court of Common Pleas
Court ST. Switch
Washington Ave
Oa Phora Hea
Ésado
Louisiana Purchase Bouvenir Cole Company
St. Louis
Tc Souranir Colne
Thess Bonyeulr Colina
Butealy
Avery Bouvenir Cole
Admixalon
Perann
Chicago
G .Ente
St. Louis, Mo
Louisiana
Porches Souvenir Cain Co
Lsiana Purchase Souvenir Coin CO
Saint Louis, U. S. A
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