Who Really Owns the Railroads in the United States
An analysis cites the ownership of US railways as mostly in hands of widespread holders. It estimates about 400,000 stockholders for 200,000 miles, with 800,000 holding railway bonds, plus ownership by insurance, banks, and trust firms. About 2,000,000 people receive wages and dividends from rail, shaping two thirds of gross earnings for citizens in 1901 02.
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Ohio
United States
Railway Companion
Fall from apple tree injures Lake Syene man
H Dmande of Lake Syene was severely injured by a fall from an apple tree on Monday morning. His ankle and collar bone were broken and it is feared he sustained internal injuries.
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H Dmande
Lake Syenae
Man Mistaken Room Sparks Midnight Fright at Elyria Hotel
An Elyria man, seeking his room late Monday night, entered another guest’s room at a local hotel. He grappling with the rightful occupant, who woke to alarm and called for a bellboy before explanation revealed the mix-up. Rumors say the man once spent hours trying to phone home from a mailbox.
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Elyria
Thia
Ell en M Stone Thrilling Macedonia Captivity Talk
The audience at the First Congregational church heard Ellen M Stone recount six months of captivity in Macedonia. She described harsh conditions, scarce food and clothing, and harsh captors as companions endured a dangerous ordeal until release after a $45,000 ransom was paid. Her account offered a vivid, moving portrayal of the ordeal.
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First Congregational Church
Ellen M. Stone
Miss Stone
Macedonia
Council Adjourned Meeting Reviews Street Assessments
The council met in adjourned session Monday evening approving assessments for Fifth Street Second Street and Earl Court with rates of 3.52 per foot for Fifth Street 3.75 per foot for Second Street and 820 for Earl Court. The John Taylor allotment plat was referred to the Board of Public Service with streets to be sixty feet wide. The board was asked to fix the width of Tonlaway on Middle Avenue and to specify crossing style after paving. A sidewalk will be built on Water Street.
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Fifth Street
Second Street
Earl Court
John Taylor
Board of Public Service
Middle Avenue
Water Street
Furnaces Blown Out At Lorain Steel Company
The Lorain Steel Company has blown out both blast furnaces and both require repairs. Nearly all workers at the furnaces will be kept on during relining. Officials expect the stacks to be blown in around December 1.
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Lorain Steel Company
Marriage Licenses Issued For Four Couples
Charles Zaghairah, 25, a millwright, and Adda Meyera, 18, of Elyria. Albert Stryer, 28, a laborer, and Ella Virginia Caron, 30, a housekeeper, of Detroit.
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Charles Zaghairah
Millwright
Adda Meyera
Beth Elyria
Albert Stryer
Defiance
Ella Virginia Caron
Detroit
Teachers shortage looms statewide in Ohio schools
State School Commissioner Bone estimates a shortage of five to ten teachers per county, totaling 500 to 1000 statewide. Shortage varies by county from five to twenty teachers. Low rural salaries of about 34 dollars monthly drive poor certs and relaxed examiner standards. An expert inquiry will study salary, living costs and summer schooling.
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Bonebrake
Gom
Ohio
Joys of Summer Vacation Tales in the City and Country
A man laments summer rest spent at home as his two weeks in the country are filled with unwanted social scrutiny. He endures persistent discussions with a poetic neighbor, a wandering widow, a child, and a talkative “literary woman.” After a sequence of comic misadventures and failed schemes like patent hair restorers, he returns to the city disgruntled but wiser about his vacation plan. Bird tracks and boat-building note wrap a brief science item and a practical fact.
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Tam
Austin and
Watson
England
Tennyson
Swinburne
Samenes Ag Kiplieg
Dobson
Audh Topieca
Sugar Bowl
Shane
Coney Island
Gotham
N.Y
Five year old Dart Wantland’s hotel scare at Brown Palace
The Denver Post recounts Dart Wantland a five year old trick rider from Glen Park who tours with his mother. While walking through the Brown Palace hotel rotunda he boasted of bravery and a shootout in a playhouse. A parlor match exploded startling him and guests recall his fear and humiliation.
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Dart Wantland
Mra C. i Wantland
Glen Park
Denver Post
Seventeenth Street
Brown Palace
Pileen
Metropole
Prince of Pilsen
Dart
Fashion Trends and Parenting Notes Highlight Year
The piece surveys multicolored fashion details for winter, including gloves, Persian lamb trims, wool embroidery on silk, and cuff-focused sleeves. It also offers guidance on teaching children obedience and cites Gov. Orman urging Colorado legislative action to participate in the Lewis and Clark exposition.
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Gaya
New York Tribune
Colorado
Orman
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Jeanette Vader
Csandy Kitchen
Century Brook
Stenorapher
Ita
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Harry H. Smith Furniture Store
Toy Dept
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