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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
6
The article reports Thomas A. Edison claiming a new storage battery solves car range and congestion issues, enabling cheap power with near zero maintenance. He envisions cars traveling thousands of miles without repairs, selling cells at about ten dollars each, and building dedicated factories to mass produce the battery.
The report notes progress with a new battery offering a top speed of 30 miles per hour. Hudson explains the invention aims to solve street raffle issues rather than make a new automobile.
Toledo early report says Barns dale of Blissfield Michigan was found dead at the St Clair House by self strangling with bed clothes. It notes a prior suicide attempt with chloroform last November in which Mrs May Bull died, and says police concluded the two had entered a death by own action pact that terminated today.
Vice President Rust of the Lorain and Ashland Railway Co arrived in Elyria after learning that railroad work had paused. He met Attorney F G Johnson and Colonel F Holliday and said construction would restart soon as litigation delays the project are resolved.
The Lorain Street line will be double tracked this fall from the quarry area south of Lorain to Lodi Street, with a shift so cars run through Broad Street to the public square. Penfield avenue double tracking at Lorain to Tenth avenue to be completed in 2-3 weeks. city council has not acted on the Broad Street route.
Fragments describe Frank Stone clinging to train bars from Cleveland to Sandusky sixty miles with the train running near a mile a minute. Other items note changes by Forest City Railway in Cleveland and legal actions against Cleveland Electric, plus a plea to form a special pension fund for blind residents and various crimes and incidents in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
LB Moore discusses the negro question at a missionary conference in Obulin. He cites northern influence and self effort as key factors, noting progress such as reduced illiteracy and economic advancement, while urging continued support from both white communities and Black citizens to shape the race’s destiny.
Resignation from Rocky River Methodist E Church is said by G A Reeder to be unrelated to anti mayor campaign. Harrold will lead a Lorain church. Also contains a homily on animal cruelty and a plug for Kodol for Dyspepsia and Mrs Anstin's palcakes.
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