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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1900
Page
1
Lorain County shows a strong McKinley triumph with an estimated majority around 5700, though complete returns are pending. Sharp’s vote trail appears minimal across precincts, especially in Lorain city, despite heavy effort by his workers. An abstracted precinct table compares head ticket votes for 1896 1909 and 1900 across the county.
Lorain proves ideal for winter quarters for ships protecting and easing work at the shipyard. About 106 boats, including Minnesota fleet vessels and Bessemer boats, are expected to lay up here, swelling the harbor for miles. Some Minnesota boats may make a final load before winter. The second annual reunion of Company A, 5th Regiment, Ohio YI was held at Hotel Andwar with about 35 members, mostly from Elyria and Lorain, a banquet served, and plans formed for a local Spanish American War veterans unit.
The Sandusky and Interurban Railway company reports improvements along its line, notably at the Vérmillion entry. The narrow curved wagon road from main street to the river bridge has been straightened, widened, and graded, replacing hills and hollows. Citizens praise the changes.
The Lorain county farmers institute will meet in Wellington December 19 and 20 with lecturers Gould and Reamer. A regular meeting follows in North Ridgeville January 7 with Begg and Allen as speakers. A lecture is planned for Coppel a January 30 and 31 with Mosars, Bottlebush and Miller. Ambrose Herbert, 25, died Wednesday at his parents home on East Broad Street after a long illness. Funeral services will be at St Mary’s church Saturday morning.
The Lorain and Elyria electric line now shows each car laying over in Elyria for twenty minutes for inspection and cleaning. A motorman lost a new time card Friday morning but no injuries occurred in a follow up smashup an hour later. Lyman Langworthy arrived from Carlisle Saturday, drank, and was jailed then released after a Monday fine. Ambrose Herbert funeral at St Marys with Knights and St Joseph societies in attendance. A Lake Shore freight wreck east of Sandusky delayed all trains on the Norwalk division until tracks were cleared.
Akron faces heavy bills from a riot with 13 364 dollars allowed so far not counting loss of life. Police remove leaves in the park under Special Policeman Deidrick as street gang members reform. Ohio law bans keeping native song birds. Cincinnati arrests rise with 28 in one month. Mrs Walter and Mrs Saunder s hosted farewell card party. prizes awarded. Century block excavation begins. east section to finish before next summer. west portion to follow on Eldred block site.
Skiles confidence grows as early returns show a sizable Democratic plurality across the district. He carried Knox by over 400 and Huron with about 1700, while bucking the ticket in most precincts outside Lorain.
County boards finish equalization of Lorain real estate values with total land and buildings valued at about 15.02 million dollars after adjustments. Arable land totals 101,848 acres across 22 townships. Avon tops arable acreage while Pitfeild leads meadow lands and Carlisle township holds most woodland. Net county real property stands at 14,704,578 after highways deduction, with a projected tax-duplicate increase of 2,662,572 for next year.
Bernice De Long a 20 year old girl who had been staying with Fred Walsh on West River street Elyria took morphine Thursday night and died. Her parents live in Russian township southeast of Oberlin. She had come to town from the country seeking work as a housekeeper. Police notified about 230 oclock Thursday morning and Coroner Braman held an inquest with verdict death by own action. The room held two morphine capsules and the girl had threatened self harm previously amid a quarrel after returning Wednesday.
The Elyria Reporter released a two page illustrated souvenir in its Juana edition featuring McKinsey W. W. Skiles B. G. Johnson W. A. Braman Judge Hinman A J Dominge F M Stevens and various county candidates for office. The edition is praised as a handsome keepsake and a happy hit.
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