20 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1903
Page
1
A Republican meeting will be held in Elyria on October 27 with Congressman Landis and State Senator Harding as speakers. It marks the campaign kickoff in Elyria and is expected to draw a large audience as Landis is praised as a fine speaker and Harding noted as eloquent.
Lucia R Wheeler long time Elyria resident died in San Francisco California on October 11 funeral held October 14 at Howard Presbyterian church in that city Masa Wheeler longtime Elyria resident remembered by many relatives remaining there
Oberlin resident John Gillander died at Toledo State hospital after an inmate term of over thirty years. A Civil War veteran with Co Orth O VI, he fought nearly three years and returned to Oberlin where he later became insane. His remains will be returned for interment.
The funeral for George Lyons who died at his brother Chas Lyons’s home will take place at 1:30 p m Wednesday. The service will be conducted by Richard Allenpoat a member of the A R and other local attendees. The deceased’s widowed relatives and Miss Katherine Burrell Miller and Mr M A Gibson of Toledo attended the marriage at Beach Park on the lake shore near Cot 15. Rev EH Bush of Cleveland officiated.
The WOTU movement to grant local option voting rights spreads across sections of Ohio. Committees formed at Columbus push the effort with a bill draft planned for introduction in the upcoming legislature. J B Berry of New Castle is noted as a conductor. Helena Finkel, 23, is mentioned in relation to the broader suffrage context. A Bellefontaine common pleas ruling declares unconstitutional a statute requiring sellers to provide debt invoices to buyers and itemized stock costs.
Ducks are scarce and priced high as Ohio restrictions prevent sale of certain birds and dealers rely on shipments. Prices climb though the season is half over, with a daily limit of 24 ducks. Rabbit season begins November 10. Plain handled brooms rise 26 cents a dozen, with broader price hikes expected this week. A crop shortage and material costs drive the increases. Drug warnings note a money refund if remedies fail to cure.
The Cleveland and South Western Traction Company plans schedule changes to begin around October 24 or November 1, including through car service from Wellington and Norwalk to Cleveland for shoppers. Half hour service likely continues between Elyria and Cleveland with further branch-line reorganization under new management aiming to elevate the system to top national standards.
Bids were received in Cleveland for a mammoth brewery to be erected on Fifth Avenue near the Nickel Plate tracks. The Cleveland Sandusky Brewing Co has purchased about 300 feet of property formerly part of the Second Baptist church and plans a plant costing over 150000 for buildings and nearly the same for machinery. The contract is not yet awarded. Local saloonkeepers have shown encouragement to support the project.
The stirring stage production His Lost Dollar features David Higgins and Georgia Waldron with Miss Katherine Miller of Elyria in a pivotal role. The plot centers on a woman named Viola Grayson who plots with her lover against her fiancé after a desertion and the supposed death of her partner, shaping a tale of complicated romance.
The Candy Kitchen in Century block opens next Saturday under proprietor EJ Georgople who arrives from Bellefontaine where he still owes a large candy factory. He will stock a tall selection of choice candies and expects strong patronage.
In 1824 Mary is 24 and twice as old as Ann was when Mary was Ann’s current age. Let Ann be x now. The time from Ann’s age 12 to now equals the time from Mary’s age then to 24. Solvers note Ann has aged from 12 to her present age, while Mary advanced from that point to 24. The solution centers on balancing time intervals to find Ann’s current age.
Sunday wreck near Ruggles injured ten passengers, with John Mann of Avon Beach severely bruised yet alive. Mann, operating an east bound baggage car, stopped for orders, then collided after dispatcher misread signals while the regular westbound car proceeded to Ost Point. The accident left Mann homebound with suspected internal injuries and several others lightly hurt.
Probate Court Clayton Chapman has been appointed administrator of the estate of John Gillander, late of Russia Township, under bond set at $2,500.
A two hour traffic disruption occurred on the Lake Shore curve two miles east of the city around 8:30 Tuesday morning after a wreck involving several cars. One vehicle was badly damaged and taken out of service. Train 10 was held at Elyria station for an hour and a half.
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