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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1906
Page
8
News recounts the welterweight title bout where Gans defeated Nelson in a fierce, foul-brewed contest. Gans, despite a bruised hand, declared the fight’s outcome and his plans for vaudeville and movies, while Nelson prepares to exit Goldfield after a brutal battle that left his face heavily damaged.
Goldfield Nev Sept 5 It was announced last night that the films of the moving pictures became exhausted after the thirty eighth round of the Guns Nelson flight As a result the concluding rounds will not be shown in the pictures President Rickard stated that the receipts for the fight amounted approximately to 78000 and that the number of spectators at the ringside aggregated 7000 This is the greatest amount of money taken in for a prize fight in the history of the ring Nolan said No there is absolutely nothing in the report Why Nelson was
In a heated account, Nelson accuses a San Francisco clique of fixing the bout to defeat Gans, saying Gans was exhausted by round forty two and Nelson’s seconds note Nelson was dizzy when called for the final round. He cites a Goldfield man ready to bet on Gans and alleges foul influence without naming Siler.
Miss Caroline Harter of Canton and Mr Charles Whiting Williams Oberlin College financial agent will marry at Trinity Lutheran church in Canton at 7 p m A reception at the Harter home will follow Williams, popular in Oberlin, has a conservatory musician bride and will reside at 207 South Professor Street Oberlin after November 1 The Barrows home will host for a year All Reporter subscribers receive an Autumn supplement with the issue
Mayor Chapman and Safety Board President Sampanell return from the East praising Elyria’s new Amoskeag fire engine. It should start next Tuesday but likely not reach before October 1. Safety Board to hold Sept 27 exams for Strachen and police hires, adding four posts including three policemen, a night watchman, and a fire driver.
The Lake Shore Electric will reroute the Fremont Sandusky line to use the main east line to Green Creek then north along the branch to west of Prlin, following the original line parallel to the L E W. The change, due to high right of way costs from farmers, adds about a half mile to the branch but saves about a mile of construction and roughly $20 000 in costs.
The Ramney road reaches within four miles of Lorain with a Lake Shore connection to Wellington. A new depot site may be midway between West College and West Lorain streets. The junction switch tower at the town near Lake Shore is nearly finished. Engineer Shaw and team are surveying lines toward Ashland as grading on the north end nears start.
The Yankee Consul, a big comic opera success, comes to the Elyria theatre on Thursday September 6 and promises a revelation to local theatre-goers. It has run long and successful in New York Chicago Boston and San Francisco and drawn record receipts. Manager John P. Slocum presents the musical satire with a splendid cast led by Harry Short and magnificent scenery.
Daniel Hunt of South Lorain and Miss Lida Gerlach of Amherst were married Tuesday evening by Rev. W C Dawson at the parsonage. The couple will reside in Amherst. Hunt works at the Lorain tube mills.
Elyria police arrested a hunter returning from Grafton on charges of hunting on a farmer's land without permission. The farmer trailed him to the street, police issued a description, and he was arrested as he stepped from a streetcar. He spent the night in Elyria and was handed over to Grafton authorities.
At four o'clock Tuesday afternoon Paul Graf a Ridgeville farmer returning from the Cleveland market was struck and instantly killed by an accommodation train at the Chestnut ridge crossing one mile east of Shawville station. One horse was killed and the wagon demolished. Graf leaves a wife and three children.
Stephen J. Loves 29 of South Lorain weds Mary Kenya 19 of South Lorain. Daniel Hunt 21 of South Lorain weds Lida Gerlach 20 of North Amherst. Joseph J. Sullivan 24 of New York City weds Mary EB. Nary 22 of Grafton.
Henry Kohlmyer has filed a petition in the clerk's office against Jake Teemer with C S Adams representing the plaintiff and L D Hamlin for the defendant. Rev C W Lohr and family of New Albany Indiana, formerly of Lorain and Elyria, visited Rev Lindenmey's in Amherst this week.
An advertisement touts Herpicide as a dandruff cure that kills germs and stimulates hair growth. It claims the product is a pleasant hair dressing without injurious substances and offers samples by mail. Sold by leading druggists and specific distributors are listed.
Warrants deeds filed at the courthouse show transfers of Oberlin and Lorain land. Sarah L Laird to Marg a Bacon for 5000 dollars, Mary Irene Eynon to Jozeph Woelfe for 1500, Elmer J Wheeler to Lovina Hawk for 1375, Sarah C Nye and Leland T el to James B Rumsey for 1000, and E D Hopkinson et al to Elizabeth J Hopkinson for 6 dollars.
The Toxico Laboratory medical directors in New York announce a free mail order trial of Toxico for asthma and hay fever sufferers. It is described as a radical cure, not a droplet or inhalation, and differs from previous symptomatic treatments. Send for the trial to 1267 Broadway.
A chaotic scene unfolds as multiple workmen fall from a scaffold in an industrial area. Onlookers gather near the upright supports while authorities secure the site and assess injuries. One worker, John Alb, is mentioned among the crowd as the incident prompts emergency response.
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