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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1906
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Detroit, company identifiers, and vague references to invention tentebility. No coherent event or main subject can be determined from the readable fragments.
A court debate questions whether William Thaw can be saved from execution by insanity. Attorneys discuss if widespread testimony would prove insanity and whether public opinion, press, and officials conspire to railroad him to prison or the electric chair.
The Elmore Pathfinder delivery truck, remodeled by Thomas FF Butler Plumbing Shop at 417 Broadway, now serves daily. Formerly a tonneau touring model once owned by George F. Hess and later Dr O E Brown, it features a wagon-style delivery box, red and gold decoration, and space for plumbing supplies.
A six story tenement at 306 Madison Street saw a fatal blaze shortly before 5 PM. Five members of the Samuels Gunstan family perished, with the mother found in the hallway and her four children near the stairs. Several others were overcome by smoke but saved by firemen and hospital surgeons. about 56 people, including many women and children, were rescued from upper floors as flames blocked stairways and fire escapes. Firemen used ladders to reach victims on all floors and pull them to safety.
Three more miles of double track on the Lake Shore electric line opened yesterday forenoon, extending double track from Sheffield to Rocky River. The segment between Sheffield and Brook Road is completed with rails laid, and work continues toward Rosk River, aiming to finish by mid month to give the company a continuous double track from Lorain to Cleveland.
J D Mon ay Jr, nephew of a U S Senator, shot Ta J Henderson a merchant planter, killing him at a depot. Henderson fired multiple shots, Money fled with a convoy to Greenweed, surrendered to Sheriff Garret for preliminary hearing set Saturday. The shooting stems from a past land dispute and promises a court fight.
Governor Pennypacker expresses mixed views on an election result while visiting Schwenksville and Philadelphia. He avoids a firm statement, cites no clear causes for sentiment, and plans to publish a biennial message. after his term he will practice law in Philadelphia with his son Aubrey. Also notes a stockholders meeting for The Columbia Steel Company in Elyria Ohio to vote on dissolution.
Atlanta November 9 A plan to maintain a profitable cotton price against Wall Street conspiracies was unveiled by the Southern Cotton Association. A stock company with $100,000,000 authorized capital would buy cotton at fair prices, build warehouses, and regulate selling to reflect intrinsic value. Fifteen executive members from major cotton states attended, with a provisional charter outlining $100,000,000 authorized capital and $16,000,000 initial capital. Par value set at $5, open to small and large planters alike.
The Reformed Congregational Christ Episcopal church in Peoria plans to close and sell its property after the pastor Rev. Henry Forsythe Milligan resigns for a Chicago call. Reports say Christian Science adoption by much of the congregation influenced the move.
In St Louis Missouri on a November day Gene Reuben caused a rift between two families after a quarrel over the Ticklish Reuben record. Mrs Anton Kutcher was fined five dollars for disturbing the peace after a dispute with tenant Lena Scheffer and her daughter Grace. A cellar quarrel October 29 led to police involvement and accusations of broomstick attack.
Asheville, November 9. George W. Vanderbilt has decided to abandon his renowned Biltmore estate poultry farm, once the finest in the United States. The venture cost substantial sums, the deficit reaching about 3000 dollars annually. Superintendent J. R. Livingston has left. poultry buyers from across the country had flocked to Biltmore to purchase prized chickens.
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