20 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
1
Columbus dispatches indicate a bargain among leading politicians and school board groups on a new school code. The plan proposes ward and at large elections in cities and villages, five members for township boards, and pay for board members set at 85 for cities.
J Bnerell, a West Side racer, learns this morning his oldest daughter Mia Magene Hurd of Pittsburg has smallpox and is in critical condition. Positive hopes for a swift recovery are expressed.
Representative Beidler outlines a bill to raise pay for rural free delivery carriers who are overworked and underpaid. The plan would adjust wages by route length and service duration, with a proposed 1400 guiding figure and final details to be determined.
An unusual number of divorce cases appears in the current term with nine on the docket, five filed Thursday. County commissioners have purchased a Barrows adding machine for county officials’ use, prompting questions about accuracy.
A dispatch notes packed crowds at the Tiffin Free Association show and high praise for Quincy Adame Sawyer. It also mentions a robust demand for cattle as wartime livestock movements reshape markets and hints at broader colonial-era trade shifts.
Last Wednesday three men from Elyria hunted near a school where a boy was wounded by a stray shot. doctor kept the bullet. Daughters of Rebekah plan supper at GAB hall with roast beef and cakes. Martha A Negaa’s will admitted to probate. G H Lewis named executor by hand. Proctor’s will leaves property to his son, then granddaughter after life. John R Baumberger wins default judgment for 1083.44 against NY, NJ and OH Oil Co. Lisgie Manilecar divorces Truman Allen Vandevar for cruelty. alimony awarded.
Mr and Mrs H J Eady return from a summer traveling mainly in England arriving in Elyria on Tuesday They spent most of June through fall in England with limited time on the continent Highlights include a Stratford visit and encounters with Americans at Ann Hathaway's cottage in Berkshire The trip touched a town smaller than Elyria and linked to local figures including Richard Croker and a Wantage cousin.
About three o clock Thursday a tame deer wandered into woods near O C Metcalf's Pittsfeld home. The animal stood about three feet high and resisted capture, attacking pursuers as Metcalf lifted it to safety in his barn. Earlier the deer narrowly avoided a collision on the C and SW tracks, a motor man barely slowing to let it cross.
A false Lorain boat scare prompted city warnings as reports misidentified vessels and sparked confusion. Separately, multiple divorce actions surface with alimony requests, including cases for Frances Fraser and Alice Mason, plus Whitby and Freuliian, all tied to marriages dating back to the late 19th century.
Anna Garvin has been appointed administratrix of HT Garvin estate for 2800 dollars settlement. The Oberlin man died in the Cottes brooke curve wreck of July UK. The note thanks friends for kindness during illness and mentions Mrs Ann Proctor and Dr Herrmann. Proctor and associates plan to relocate to Cleveland. rooms in Brower Ealy block to be vacated early December.
The current ages: a man four times his brother’s age when the sister was the brother’s current age. When the brother equals the sister’s current age, the sum of all three ages is 120. Determine each present age.
Secretary of State Laylin plans winter legislative amendments to state election laws with former official Kinney assisting. Key proposals include appointive city boards of election and a general registration law for cities above a population threshold. Have you seen Harry H. Smith a doll.
Walter W McMeeken 27 a teacher of Manafield marries Letta Velina Phelan 21 a school teacher of Huntington in a recorded union. The note mentions Fine candies at the Candy Kitchen and a query about Harry H Smith in Century block, 8tf dell.
Pearl Louise Kinsman married Harry Laigey at the bride’s Case road home on Thursday evening. Ushers were Chrishon Perley M Wooster and Ernest Thamert. Guests came from Cleveland Elyria and Lorain. Reports say hotels crowded with guests across large cities and business activity strong with rising travel and merchant sales.
The Ohio Supreme Court rules that a murder during robbery need not be charged as first degree murder. The syllabus states that other degrees of murder or manslaughter or even simple assault may be viable outcomes in Marsh Lindsay v. State.
Jade Webber granted a divorce Thursday to Elgin Bowen of Lorain. Bowen accuses his wife of great neglect of duty and adultery. The case was not contested. Mrs Bowen formerly lived in Bellevue.
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