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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
2
W S Canfield editor and manager announces subscription terms for The Init Reporter. War month delivery and city coverage are noted with annual rate 33 0.
A dated editorial critiques Tom Johnson and factional politics in Ohio. It argues Johnson’s aggressive tax aims and railway fare measures alienate moderates, stressing rail and business ethics while praising gradual progress and cost-based pricing in transportation. The piece casts Johnson as a disruptive force within the Democratic Party, contrasting past party strength with current divisions.
An older reflection notes that rail travel to New York or San Francisco is more convenient and safer, with many improvements added at no extra cost. It urges readers to consider higher material and wage costs, faster transport, and the value of railway service, arguing penny fares are a demagoguery.
The Hartford Courant recounts wartime views from Rev William Billiott Sriffs and several missionaries in Japan. They downplay the yellow peril, praise Japan as civilized and educated, critique Russia’s absolutism, and urge support for Japan as beneficial to global progress and Christian interests.
Mildred Montmorency in a dressing room crisis learns she can sing like a star. She agrees to a raise to 175 a week, demands a maid and a press agent, then debuts with a stunning performance that wins rapturous applause before a harsh curtain calls her discharge.
Farm of 50 acres at Avon Point includes 8 acres lake front 22 acres vineyard and other small fruit. Features a good house barn packing house gas well and good water. Sold as a whole or lake rent. Ideal summer home. Adarets J S Gedeohn 108 Salisbury Avenue Cleveland Ohio 192-1189.
A Chicago Tribune retelling follows a drummer who slept in two hotels and two sleeping cars then headed from Chicago to Jackson and Virginia in search of a man. The odyssey included delays, mistaken directions, and a late return to Chicago with notes on train schedules and a possible through sleeper to Galveston. Also noted are facts about large winged birds like the frigate of man o war and the wandering albatross, with a record of a bird flying 3150 miles in 12 days.
Two baseball games scheduled Cleveland versus Chicago on that day. Special train departs Elyria at 9 05 p m and returns from Cleveland at 8 p m. Round trip fare is 75 cents. May 28 lists three ice cream flavors vanilla chocolate and strawberry at canay kitchen 18stt
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