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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
2
Former president Theodore Roosevelt will deliver a public talk in Elyria on Wednesday October 17 at 5 o clock in the afternoon. Local organizers expect a large audience and potential street closures near the venue.
In a Lorain county reply the author argues Bryan’s charge that Republicans do nothing to curb trusts is true or false based on a 1896 congressional vote. The piece urges Republicans to vote straight party lines to support McKinley’s expansion policy and warns against Democratic influence on Court Street.
A stringent critique blends national policy with Lorain county politics. It attacks Bryanites and populists while urging Republicans to weigh Sharp’s suitability, noting past campaigns, local endorsements, and the risk to House control in a close vote.
The editor argues against urging Lorain county Republicans to support Sharp because he lives there. Elyria Democrat says county voters should not be pressured to endorse him and notes Sharp faced internal opposition from his own party during the county convention.
The Lorain Times denounces Democratic claims that McKinley era policy enslaves Filipinos. It argues Republicans freed Cuba and Porto Rico, extended citizenship to Hawaiians, and supports imperial progress. The piece promotes American liberty and democracy as the century opens.
A sweeping narrative credits the Republican Party with guiding the nation through Civil War, postwar recovery, Spanish American War and imperial expansion. It links party leadership under Lincoln and McKinley to prosperity, liberty, and global standing, arguing party continuity ensures future stability and independence for Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
A lengthy column rebuts Bryan’s claim of working class inferiority, arguing the true inferior class is the idle and criminal. It praises self-made workers who rise from humble origins and become foremen, shareholders, and taxpayers, and warns Ohio voters in the 14th district to back the straight Republican ticket for prosperity.
An amendment to the Elyria police ordinance prescribes a two man force including a captain. Appointments are by the Mayor at the first regular council meeting. Each member posts a 500 dollar bond and earns 350 to 500 dollars monthly, with captain pay specified, and the amendment goes into effect after publication.
An 184g ordinance amends punishments for keeping or renting rooms used for gambling and for owners who tolerate gambling devices. Penalties range from fifty to eight hundred dollars with fines and potential denial of occupancy for fake complaints. The act, dated July 15, 1883, is enacted by the city council with legal publication.
The document records an ordinance to amend section one and outlines the appointment of electors and various county officials. It enumerates electors for multiple congressional districts in Ohio and lists roles such as secretary of state treasurer sheriff coroner and others for Lorain County.
Legal notice concerning the estate of Amanda Moore, with court actions to construct a will and settle assets. The administrator requests approval for 2 acres of land in Avon and Lorn County and about 4706 dollars, plus water rights. Respondents must answer by October 27, 1900 or face judgment.
After canvassing votes judges and elpiks prepare returns in triplicate and certify. Copies go to the deputy supervisor, another judge deposits poll book and tally sheets with the township clerk or municipal clerk to be kept for one year. Returns sealed and mailed to the proper officer with township precinct and county designation. Given under seal in Lorala County Ohio on October 10, 19.
The text reports a court action involving Zora Bortnt and Latak Gorter with a divorce filing amid a ligature of notices. The matter names Henry Beehs and references a September date while noting a public sale or hearing may occur.
Plaintiff Gala Stotie files for divorce from defendant Gela Stotie in Lert County Ohio court on grounds of adultery and neglect and requests alimony and equitable relief. Hearing set after November 12.
The executor filed a petition in Lori County Ohio Probate Court to sell about 12 acres of land in LaGilings township to pay debts of James Kent deceased. Nehemiah Renl, brother of the decedent, and others are named as defendants in the action seeking probate administration and sale of the estate assets.
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