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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1906
Page
1
George LeClaire, known Wahibist figure, jailed on embezzlement charges preferred by ex wife Rose LeChaire. Warrant issued by Justice Lord. arrest by Constable Coboon. He waives examination, bound over to common pleas under 1900 dollars bail, aiming to secure nightly.
A Sandusky Register report describes Mayor Clock and others amid accusations of personal use of city funds. A Wheeling & Lake Erie check for 700 appears deposited to Clock, with missing council reports and unpaid costs since 1905 fueling calls for a formal audit and investigation into the village’s books.
Brau Schauber a nurse at Ely hospital died at her home on Cudar street Tuesday evening at 3 36. She came from Bavaria Mist May and worked as a laundress for Superintendent Tyson. Age forty nine she leaves two daughters aged 13 and 19. Funeral set for Wednesday at St Marys church.
Mayor Chapman voices firm stance on closing saloons after hours amid a case against saloonkeeper Horvata in Late Hungary. Horvata admitted guests in a back room. city court fined him 25 dollars plus costs and warned against future breaches. The mayor argued a saloon must be closed entirely after hours.
Charles Yapp was arrested for failing to support his minor children and fined. He left town, taking $40 from a creditor and abandoning his family. His fine and costs were suspended on promise to pay 8 per week, but he made one payment and then disappeared. If found, he will be pursued for punishment.
The legal firm Chamberlain and Hamlin has been dissolved as their clienteles diverged, with each partner to handle independent practice without the other’s assistance at The New Center.
Dr Frederick delivered a most interesting address as Mae Tompkins lay in Elyria hospital overdue by fourteen hours. Mae, daughter of Mrs C Tompkins, was about to be confirmed dead while the mother sought news from the hospital. The estranged parents had separated a year earlier, with Mae remaining with her father at North Eaton. No word reached the mother during Mae’s spinal meningitis illness until Sunday, after the family had learned the news. The sister was primed on Saturday.
Ferguson alleges on the 29th day of May he contracted with David Kelly to buy jets in Lorain for 15125 dollars. He paid 200 dollars down, 72 dollars tendered later, but Kelly refused to sell. It was later discovered Kelly held the property as trustee for Frank Stang rather than as owner. Ferguson seeks court to compel Kelly and Stana to honor the sale agreement.
Koons was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor Chapman on Tuesday morning for dis orderly conduct after he entered another man's home in Little Hungary and struck the resident when ordered to leave. The mayor stated that no one has the right to strike another or enter another's house against his wishes.
The card party planned by the Young Ladies of St Marys Church tonight has been postponed to Thursday and will be held as originally intended.
Republican congressional candidate Alon J. F. Laning visited Hyria on Monday afternoon and later Lorain in a show of campaign activity. He said the district outlook appeared very bright as he handles local matters.
The Teachers Club met at the Biggs home with about fifty members to hear Dr. Martin Friedrich, city health officer of Cleveland, discuss school sanitation. He warned that millions of U S children suffer vision or hearing defects, blamed for misbehavior, and urged better ventilation lighting and hygiene in schools, with adjustable benches and regular medical oversight. The session closed with questions and plans to meet Professor Ebert on November 15.
Warrants issued after grand jury indictments have been served. Three Elyria saloonists Ed Kingsley Mike Hayes and Daney and Maroney were arrested and made public by noon Tuesday. Two more saloonists John Armstrong and Mike McGuane were also arrested in the drag net.
Lorain city council overrode the mayor's veto to grant the Lorain and Ashland Railroad Co. the right to cross certain streets at grade. The ordinance faced extensive discussion, and the mayor vetoed it, but the council approved it despite the veto.
In Benton Harbor Michigan on August 3, 1908 Andrew Inglish faced the mayor over charges of intonation and was fired with costs demanded. A theatre note from Elyria Opera House advertises Lena Rivers starring Beulah Pointer in a late performance by Nixon & Co, praised as a teri torious show.
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