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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
1
An old page discusses dandruff linked to scalp germs and suggests new cure kits promising harmless terpicide action. It claims cures for dandruff without harm and urges readers to seek samples from The Herpé troll, Mick. A. E. Frost, successor.
Deeds show transfers including Arab L. Laird to Mary C. and Mary Trene Eynon to Joseph in Oberlin with nominal sums. J Wheeler to Lovina A in Oberlin with small consideration. Nye and Leland Ny B Rumsey exchange land in Oberlin for $1,000 in a deed from E D Hopal to Elizabeth J Hopkin.
A New York lab announces a radical cure for asthma and hay fever with a free trial treatment by mail. The company claims the product is not a palliative remedy but a complete cure, inviting sufferers to request the treatment.
A large section of the east wing of The Garford Company's new concrete building collapsed at 9 1 this morning. Dozens are dead or injured as workers remove temporary casings. Rescue crews, police and fire departments battled debris while crowds watched. Officials question construction methods amid the disaster.
Industrial circles react to Lake Erie and Pittsburgh rail line acquisition at Lorain as engineers stake riverfront land opposite the round house bend. M. H. Thompson confirms survey work by the company along the riverfront while signals point to planned docks to be built by New York Central on 500 feet of river frontage with modern machinery.
The Pennsylvania Railways tunnel under the North River near Thirty third Street is nearly finished. Only fourteen feet of undisturbed earth remain before links join Manhattan to New Jersey. Engineers will review measurements for six days, then resume boring as shields from both sides approach to meet under the river.
Morven Alujs A of Elyria secured court aid and had her 12 year old daughter returned from uncle and aunt Hutchins. The child, now in the mother’s custody, attended Dake Avenue School when the writ of habeas corpus was executed. A hearing is scheduled to determine ongoing custody.
Early yesterday morning two masked men bound and tortured H. B. Spencer at his home near Stop 16 on the Cleveland and Southwestern electric line. They threatened to burn the house and kill him if he did not reveal money. Neighbors saw no sign of the home, and Spencer, who is reputed wealthy, was left bound to a bed post after the ordeal, suffering exhaustion. Loss reported at eight dollars in cash with valuables described as heirlooms.
A mile and a half of double track opened Tuesday on the Lorain Street Railroad from Thirteenth Avenue toward the city. Workers spent months ballasting and aligning the line, making it one of the finest strips of track in the area. Stringing new overhead wires continues with occasional rebonding of the tracks in South Lorain.
Data from 29 years of Lorain weather records describe September conditions. Mean temperature 66, warmest 73 in 1881, coldest 61 in 1879. Highest 86 on Sept 6, 1881 and Sept 16, 1897. lowest 36 on Sept 30, 1899. Frosts dates vary. killing frost in autumn observed Oct 8 earliest, Oct 26 average. Last killing frost in spring average Apr 14, latest May 2. Precipitation varied. greatest month 6.67 inches in 1878, least 2.07 inches in Sept 12, 1876. Clear days 11, partly cloudy 14, cloudy 3. winds from the southwest.
Detroit firm Vinton Construction faced sharp criticism after the Garford building collapse. The frame supports were removed before concrete cured, a fatal mistake blamed for the disaster. Builders warned the entire structure could fail as machinery is installed, while company officials limited information and photos for fear of harming public perception.
Baltimore and Ohio announces its pension system will take effect on January 1. The company has completed data collection on about 65 000 employees and will begin printing reference cards to track active and inactive records under the new program. Major A J Pangborn oversees the relief department and Oscar G Murray presides as president.
The balance of workers employed by Garford company, all foreigners, quit en masse after an accident. Three appeared at the Reporter office at noon with work checks and refused to leave until paid. Believing any office was a Garford office, they lingered until police were threatened to move them on.
The article proclaims Frankfort on the Main as the richest city globally with about 100,000 residents. It notes 100 residents worth 4 to 6 million dollars each and 250 worth a million or more, highlighting its status as a major banking hub with total capital around 200 million dollars, a quarter of which is owned by the Rothschilds.
Reported injuries from an incident include Robert Knowles of Elyria with a broken back and five foreigners seriously hurt. J Katos a Hungarian and an unknown foreigner are killed. An effort will be made at the September 10 Knights of Labor general assembly in New York to close the long standing division within the organization.
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