Mary Queen of Scots opera praised by local audience
An Adare audience witnessed a Mary Queen of Scots themed production titled The Scottish Reformation presented by Mrs. Monroe of Philadelphia for the benefit of the local Congregational church. The performance featured local talent, elaborate costumes, and a sequence of scenes from Mary’s life and John Knox. A second show was scheduled tonight with a special review of the American-Spanish war and accompanying pictures.
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Adare
Willtvent
Monroe
Philadelphia
Mary
Fife
Beats
Leith
John Knox
Lfe
John Cassin
Mary Queen of Scots
Eleanor Symons
Queen Mary
J. H. Leonard
God
Expenses Report Covers Local Election Accounts
The clerk of court receives expense disclosures from elected and defeated local candidates. Most claim zero spending, with small contributions noted from A. G. Comings J. M. Jaycox and Thos Folger. Campaign receipts and expenditures by the county central committee show 988.30 received and 81.13 spent, leaving 88.77. The upcoming legislature will consider a municipal code bill grouping cities over 3,000 as cities and smaller municipalities as villages. A trust estate involving Lizzie Bowen and heirs is noted.
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Courta
A. G. Comings
J. M. Jaycox
Thos, Folger
W. S. Pole
Lorain
General Fund
EH. F. McKenna
F. M. Stevens
County Central Committee
Municipal Code Commission
Ohio
Free art exhibit by Mise Kimi Lane in Cleveland Church Parlor
A free exhibit of thirty five landscape and still life pictures by Mise Kimi Lane, instructor of art in the institutional church, is on view in the parlors of the Cleveland church. The collection includes watercolors and oils, with notable pieces such as morning and evening scenes, a Washington avenue scene, a river view at Chiterin Walls, a large basket of grapes, water melon and danilias, and a table titled The Orphans Breakfast. The show closes Friday and Lane will discuss art topics on Wednesday.
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Mise Kimi Lane
Cleveland
Detroit
Lane
Washington Avenue
Miss Lane
Elyria Light Guards Receive Uniforms and Equipment
The Elyria Light Guards have received new uniforms and gear including Springfield rifles, belts, canteens, mess kits, blankets, and a shelter tent. Issued Monday after arrival on Saturday, the company will drill in manual of arms and serve as escort for General Metcalf Wednesday evening.
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Elyria Light Guards
Elmira
Clyde
Elgris
Elytia
Inferwr
Iyde
Murbach
Manual of Arms
Metcalf
Good for Hunting Quail Season Roars Back After Rain
Tie hooters will be gratified over heavy rains of the past days. Weather has been too fine since the quail law limited shooting. Dogs could not work, yielding a small bag. This week’s rain and many birds should bring good sport for the balance of the season.
Divorce Petition Seeks Name Change for Mina Hurd
Mina E B Hurd petitions Common Pleas Court for divorce from Fred B Hurd citing his forgery conviction and prison sentence. She also asks to change her name to Mina McClimun with attorney L G Johnson of record.
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Mina EB. Hurd
Fred B. Hurd
Court of Common Pleas
Henry County
Caune
Mina McClimun
On its Last Legs Queen City Rifles Face Decline
The Queen City Rifles show poor attendance at the last M meetings with few members present. Doubt grows whether the company will be revived or sustain operations.
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Queen City Rifles
Leruin News
General Metcalf Receives Warm Welcome in Elyria
General Metcalf and Mrs Metcalf arrived by train after 4 40 pm Monday to be greeted by a reception committee including Ex mayor Levagood and John Houghton. He rode in an open carriage through town to Andwar for an informal reception attended by several hundred locals. A veteran chat with Ex sergeant Farrell highlighted the homecoming before he stayed with his brother Rev P H Metcalf on East Avenue.
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General Wilder
Metcall
A& We
Weboel
Flo Wis
KB. i Mrussey
A. Bruinin
Hhites KB
HH. Hinman
M. H. Levagood
MM. Straus
John Houghton
J. C. Raxon
Th C. Baldwin
WK. Magsey
Eneh
General Meteal
Joseph Farrell
Philippines
Metcalf
Elyria
Leut
Rev
P. H. Metwalf
East Avenue
Mrs Catherine Fairman Dies at 110 in Ridge Street Home
Mrs Catherine Fairman wife of Henry Fairman died Saturday at the family home 100 Ridge Street after a long life of about 110 years. She came to Philadelphia with her parents at age nine and resided there ever since. She married Harry T. Fabion on March 2, 1850 and leaves eight children, five with her husband surviving. She was held in high esteem and known for her charitable deeds and kindly nature.
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Catherine Pairman
Henry Rairman
Ridge Street
Marriel
Harry TR. Fabion
Nighttime robbery by disguised students in Carpbniter's Court
A chaotic incident reports students disguised as highwaymen robbing a victim in Carpbniter's Court. A responding student with a revolver fired on the assailants as they fled toward a gate. The fleeing trio left no clear trace, while one assailant caused damage before escaping.
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Carpbniter
Running on Time The Sandusky & Lorain Line Opens
The Sandusky and Lorain electric railroad now runs between Huron and Sandusky after months of construction. A temporary tariff schedule is in effect and a car began service last Thursday on the route.
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Sandusky & Lorain
Scarlet fever cases noted in Elyria health report
Since last October there have been eighteen scarlet fever cases in Elyria and one diphtheria case. The health board kept the matter quiet and now reports no current contagious diseases in town. All cases recovered. prompt reporting to the health officer is urged to prevent spread.
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Elyria
Health Board
Lorain Steel builds second river water filter plant
The Lorain Steel Co plans a second filter plant for the east end yards after the first plant near the blast furnaces proved satisfactory. Built by We-Fu-Go Co of Cincinnati at about 25000, the duplicate facility features large pumps with 1,000,000 gallons every two hours and uses sand filtration with lime coagulant to produce clear, pure water for boilers, originally river sourced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Steel Co
Lorain Times
Tt Waas
We-Fu-Go Co
Cincinnati
Horrible Death at Steel Plant Cranes Fall on Man
William Reiking a 20 year old laborer at a steel plant died after a steel rail swung off a crane and crushed him at the yard. He lingered while being transported to hospital as coroner Braman conducted an inquest in Lorain. Reiking lived in Lorain and hailed from Johnstown where his parents reside.
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William Reiking
Reiking
Wickens & Ransom
Braman
Lorain
Johnstown
Quail Season Opens Under Ohio Game Laws
The Ohio quail season opens with laws permitting hunting between November 10 and December 11. Violators face fines from 10 to 100 dollars and costs, with imprisonment up to ten days if unpaid. Gathers or transports quail for sale beyond state limits incur the same penalties.
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Ohio
Elyria Woman Wins 40000 Settlement From Pittsburgh Brewer
Mrs Rush De Tend of Elyria wins a 40000 settlement after a breach of promise suit against Anton Lutz a Pittsburg brewer. She resides in a Chicago hotel in elegance and received cash totaling between 25000 and 93000 plus a 17000 home deed at 582 Monroe Avenue Chicago. She returned Tuta's Terms.
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Rush de Tend
Elyria
Anton Lutz
Pittsburg
Bin
Chicago
de Hand
Monroe Avenue
Tuta
Celestial display dazzles some while others see none
The article recalls last night's failed astronomical fireworks for spectators, noting a cloudless sky but no shooting sun. It contrasts with reports from distant regions, where brighter celestial events occurred, and mentions Russian superstition about the world ending, followed by relief at survival.
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Russia
Hartford Ship Hartford details and commissioning history described
A historical account outlines the Hartford from its Boston origin to Mare Island repairs in 1898. It covers construction details, dimensions, armament, and service from the Civil War era through operations along the Mississippi, Mobile Bay, and New Orleans, including commanders Farragut Drayton and Palmer. The report notes the ship’s refitting with new machinery and a modern battery, preparing for a foreign training cruise.
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Clyde Vaglesong
Hartford
Hertford
Blyria
Naif
Washington
Joy Lee
Burt
Byston
Lin Moox
Rew
Mare Island
Aiehwa Wainwilht
LU Bon
Lake Morty St. Philip
Jaykeen
City of New Oreleans
City
Miselesippi River
Vicksburg
Davis
New Orleans
Donaldsonville
Augusta
Wadowright
James 5S. Thornton
James S. Palmer
North
New York
Key West
Pensacola
South West Pras
Farragut
West Gulf Squadron
Percival Drayton
Mobile
Mobile Bay
Key Weat
Cor
At & P.m
Difference Between Majority and Plurality Explained
A young Indy correspondent outlines how majority means over half of votes, while plurality means the most votes without a majority. The illustration shows Nash with a plurality, McLea and Jones beating him collectively, and two-candidate races where plurality isn’t noted.
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Indy
Nash
McLeai
Jones
Charles Sudro
Alg
Comings
Hain Roberts
Right of Way Secured for Electric Road Progress
The right of way between Oberjin and Wellington for the electric road is secured by deeds or contracts for deeds except along three farms one schoolhouse and a small cemetery. Boards have not yet met to act on compensation for the rain damaged land and consent from three owners is pending.
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Oberjin
Wellington
Ayoto
Oborha News
Train Attack Injures Detroit Woman Near Norwalk
On Saturday evening Main No 2 on the Lake Shore was attacked by unknown assailants near Norwalk. Mrs Harry Morris of Detroit received a severe scalp wound from a heavy stone hurled through a window. She endured the injury and continued to Cleveland to visit her husband injured in a Detroit streetcar crash. Clergymen will soon receive joint clergy certificates for reduced Central Passenger Association rates starting January 1, in a 100 ticket book issued to clergymen. agents to sign.
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Lake Shore
Norwalk
Hart
Harry Morris
Detroit
Morris
Central Passenger Association
Marriage and deaths in one week at Itisseldom
In Itisseldom a family endured a week of sorrow and joy as a marriage occurred one day after a sister wed, then an aunt died, followed by the mother’s death two days later, all within the same family. The Grafton News notes the sequence in a brief item.
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Il. M. Metzger
Grafton News
Worthington vs Worthington Dismissed In Settlement
The case of John Stafford Worthington against Helen B Worthington was dismissed with costs. Parties settled on a basis to carry out the decedent James M Worthingtons wishes and agree there was no real dispute between heirs and their mother. The entry on the docket reads dismissed and costs paid.
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John Stafford Worthington
Helen BD. Worthington
Tis
James M. Worthington
Mrs. Worthington
Queen City Rifles Threatened With Life Or Death
The Werald notes Lorain’s Queen City Rifles face an uncertain future as a military company. A forthcoming meeting will decide whether the unit will continue or be disbanded, amid reservations about joining as a civilian carpet knight group with no official military status.
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Queen City Rifles
Lorain
Werald
Mibtary
Nice
National Guard
Banner Pile Cure Is Banner Salve Ad
An advertisement notes a product called Banner Pile Cure Is Banner Salve offering immediate relief and promising eventual cure. Price listed as 25 cents, attributed to Dykeman.
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Dykeman
Report on Ohio campaign effort praises Republican press
The Reporter notes the Ohio campaign was a newspaper battle with extensive work by the press. It congratulates the Republican state committee and thanks The Reporter for earnest cooperation in the just concluded campaign, declaring the party’s victory a shared achievement. CHAS. DICK, Chairman. J. S20 Manion, Secretary. Methven, Chairman Press Bureau.
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Eiditor
Ohio
Nnion
Opun
Chas. Dick
Stranger offers pipe trade after land office tale at Oberlin
A man claiming to be a sailor from a war vessel told a sob story on Oberlin Saturday. He allegedly lost all but 5.50 and offered a valuable pipe in exchange for fare to Chicago. He displayed several baskets of pipes, saying they were cheap clay pipes worth about a dollar per dozen. The windler appears to be a Frenchman around sixty.
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Oberlin
Chicago
Bnt
Hay Scales Fraud Scheme Exposed In Nearby Town
A weighed hay load at local scales was followed by a wagon overturning and a street dump. Two farmers, previously weighed with the hay, crawled out and likely increased the weight by about 300 pounds, implicating a fraud against the hay purchaser.
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Oberlin
Metcalf Welcomed Home by Wellington Citizens
Col W 8 Metcalf of the Twentieth Kansas arrived in Wellington to a rousing reception. The town halted all business and schools as bands played at the depot and at the opera house. Attending were Mayor E L Cough, J J Thomas, George E Blinn, Lieut Me Dermott, and a reception committee led by Co G veterans.
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Wellington
Metcalf
Col. Metcalf
Co. GO
G. W- Crosier
Belle Tung
Opera House
J. J. Thomas
E L. Cough
R. A. Kinnison
Harry D. Sheldon
First Congregational Church
del. Mets
George E. Blinn
Dermott
Cal. Metcalf
Co. G
Where are the Bondsmen in Lorain County Home Work
The Lorain county Children’s Home contractor abandoned the job weeks ago and no progress has occurred since. County commissioners seek a plan to pay unpaid wages and finish the buildings with available funds, aiming to settle the stalled project in Oberlin.
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Lorain County
Oberlin News
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S. H. Bowen
M. W. Pond
Lizzie P. Bowen
H. C. Pond
Martin W. Pond
Common Pleas Court
Catherine ‘Sairman
Board of Health
THE
Worthington
Knights of the Carpet
Col Dick
Manion
Methven
Chatraiain Press Bureau
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