Woe Unto You Law firms A Philistine on lawyers in East Aurora
A satirical ire in The Philistine by Elbert Huabbad aka Fra Elbertus rails at lawyers in a mock crusade. He cites Shakespeare and Portia, laments legal greed, and details comic anecdotes of court cases and attorney antics, warning readers that suits bring little payoff and mocking pretensions of the bar.
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New York State
East Aurora
East
Elbert Huabbad
Fra Elbertus
Hapbard
The
Philistine
Shylock
Mary Cowden Clarke
Globe Theatre
Shakespeare
Portia
Bassania
Missouri Pacific
Irving
Lesh
William
Luther Laflin Mills
Chicago
Altralia
Mills
Folke
London Bridge
Lumety
Dumety
Dimity
Humorous Claim Notice From a Notorious Local Figure
A comical, self confident proclamation deriding creditors and promising to mail a check for any claim the speaker will accept in full. He declares others need not pay and praises his own generosity while mocking law and critics. The note ends with a whimsical line attributed to Luther Laffin Mills.
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Luther Laffin Mills
Lumety
Dumety
Dimity Dee
Voters Down by 70,000 in Early Ohio Totals
Official returns from thirty one counties show an average drop from 1898 totals of about eight hundred votes per county. If this trend holds total vote will be under 850,000 with a loss exceeding 70,000. Judge Price leads the Republican ticket for supreme bench with a large plurality. Governor Nash trails by about 15,000.
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Secretary of State
Price
Supreme Bench
Ohio
Nash
Home Wedding Unites Kieffner and Coates in Lorain
Mr. Fred Kieffner of Lorain and Mrs. Ella Coates of 179 Erie avenue were married at the bride’s home. Rev. Endley officiated Thursday evening at p m. Mendelssohn’s wedding march was played on the piano by Katharine Rothgery followed by a turkey supper. Guests included Gust Hofman and Joe Kneffner families of Lorain with Amelia and Lucy, Orrin and Harry Coates, Katherine and Margarett Rothgery, Annie Kneffner, Euma Texell, Barry Fos of Cleveland, and Sadie Wright of Cincinnati.
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Fred Kieffner
Lorain
Ella Coates
Erie Avenne
Endley
Lucy
Orrin
Harry Coates
Katherine
Margarett Rothgery
Annie Kneffner
Euma Texell
Barry Fos
Cleveland
Sadie Wright
Cincinnatei
Rev Dr Henson Consider Brooklyn Pastorate Call
Dr Henson of South Park Avenue Baptist Chicago received word that Hanson Places Baptist Brooklyn had unanimously extended a pastorate call. He had not decided whether to accept. Acceptance would remove a leading pulpit voice from Chicago before the holidays. The speaker is well known in Ohio and Illinois and recently lectured at Oberlin.
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P. S Henson
South Park Avenue Baptist Church
Chicago
Hanson Places Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Henson
Chisage
Dr. Hengen
Elg
Elyria Bowling Team Loses to Columbia on Their Alleys
Elyria bowling squad fell to Columbia 715 719 788 to 639 780 744 on Columbia lanes. Elyria pushed in the final game but could not overcome the earlier deficits. The Steel Plants and Loraina clash tonight on Lorain alleys as Columbia holds a solid overall lead with Elyria in second place.
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Columbia
Elyria
Steel Plants
Loraina
Lorain
Port Huron official Thompson resigns amid $57,000 deficit
C D Thompson of Port Huron, grand finance keeper of the Knights of the Maccabees, resigns and admits a deficit of 57000 dollars. He cites private business speculations as the source of the loss and says making good is impossible. Bondsmen may be called on to cover. The defalcation shocks Maccabees nationwide.
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C. D. Thompson
Port Huron
Knights of the Maccabees
Thomp
Thompson
Thompson Towing Co
Kilbourne Reports Election Expense Details
Colonel Kilbourne filed a state ment of election expenses showing total spending of 365 dollars with 200 directed to committees and 65 spent on traveling.
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Kilbourne
Railways Cut Local Fares Prompting Competition
The Big Four and electric lines push reduced fares to attract riders from Wellington to Cleveland at 27 cents, a penny per mile, with similar moves anticipated from Gratton and Oberlin. Lake Shore Railway also eyeing 34 cents per mile to Cleveland from Oberlin. Contested interurban rates may reshape regional travel as electric lines extend toward Norwalk. Local medical society meeting set for Nov 12 at Dr Foster’s office with case presentations from Powers Davidson Foster Brown and Young.
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Oberlin
Wellington
Big Four
Cleveland
Gratton
Shore Ry
Clevelnail
Lorain County Medical Society
Candidacy of A G Comings for Speaker Grows Strong
The candidacy of Hon. A. G. Comings for speaker of the house during the coming legislature is attracting favorable attention statewide. In the last session he gained recognition as a man of executive ability and independent action, becoming a leading, respected member. Lorain County supports him, and Republicans here aim to secure his election, highlighting their strong majority and his proven record in public service.
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A. G. Comings
Brain County
Comings
Lorain County
Swat
Ohio State Journal
Ohio
Andrew Gordon Comings
East Berkshire
Franklin County
Oberlin
Vermilion
Conneaut
Brooklyn
Youngstown
Oberlin Waterworks
Board of Education
Royal Arcanum
Grand Council of the State
Repeblicans
Thatom
United States
Murder Jury Drawn For Nagy Case In Lorain County
A panel of 86 jurors for the murder in the first degree trial of John Nagy has been drawn by Clerk Washburn. The sheriff will serve notices, with extensive peremptory challenges allowed for both sides. The list names jurors from Elyria Lorain Ridgeville Amherst Russia Avon and surrounding towns, reflecting broad local selection and possible related challenges.
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John Nagy
Washburn
Thia
John R. Titus
Avon
John Dent
LaGrange
Charles Chilton
Lorain
J. E. Boynton
Elyria
T. B. Farnsworth
Russias
William Excert
Frank Batchelor
Penfel
Frank Briggs
Ridgeville
Charles Bliss
H. W. Snyder
Russia
B. Chambers
Penfield
Frank Foster
John Emmerick
Charles Smart
George Raymond
Willard Hart
Fred Gibson
Amherst
James Merideth
Pittsfield
Storrow
Brighton
Charles Wagner
J King
Thomas E. Bell
Henrietta
M. R. Bennett
Carlisle
H. B. Lindsey
Brownhelm
Fred Lane
William Rodgers
Pacific Cable to Link Hawaii and U S by 1900s
A new Pacific cable project aims to connect San Francisco to Honolulu Midway Guam and the Philippines. The Atlantic sized system costs about 10 million dollars with rapid 50 to 60 nautical miles daily output and ships carrying large tanks and paying-out machines. It describes core copper conductors gutta percha jute yarns steel wire sheathing and the ship’s floating workshop with dynamometers and tension brakes to lay the undersea line.
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Hawaii
United States
Philippines
Haa
San Francisco
Honolulu
Midway Islands
Guam
Jason
Pacifico
India
Muder
Local man returns to Elyria to vote in person
A former Elyria resident now living in Washington DC came home to vote at High Street polling place. He entered without a ticket and marked every circle on the ballot, proudly declaring he had voted. Friends in the cigar store commiserated as the ballot’s marks would not travel back to DC with him. Also, Mrs James McDonald and family thank neighbors for support and flowers after a bereavement.
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Elyria
Washington D. C
Ced Bhighth Street
Washington
James McDonald
Settlement Reached In Horse Trade Suit Between Firms
Mendelssohn sued Scofield Shurmer Teagle of Cleveland for two horses price. Defense prepared by Hon. E. G. Johnson argued settlement offers of 25 to 50 dollars less than price. It led to a resolution after preliminary steps, with Republic Oil Company as buyer in dispute. The case was settled.
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Sol. Mendelssohn
Sco |Field Shurmer & Teagle
Cleveland
Republic Oil Company
E. G. Johnson
Johnson
Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle Co
Stroup
Providence
Train incident near Erhart station shocks county
A fifty year old man named Miller Erhart was on a C. L. train near Erhart station in the county when a blinding storm began. He and a companion exited to walk north as the train halted. An approaching figure was seen from the north amid the whiteout.
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C. L
Erhart
Mill Erhart
South Dakota
Miller
Railway expansion ties cities into unified line
A regional rail syndicate outlines plans to connect major Ohio cities by upgrading and extending lines. The project aims to link Cleve land or Lima west to Celina and St Marys, with southward routes through Sidney and Piqua. Additional tracks will connect Cincinnati and Toledo toward the state capital, improving intercity service.
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Pomeroy-Mend Ware
Qhio Electric Railway
Lima
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