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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
1
A fragment notes Herpicide advertised as a cure for baldness, claimed to kill germs causing unhealthy hair. The product, sold by druggists and mailed from Detroit, is linked to a regional unrest report mentioning rebels and rural guards in Castella de Jagua.
The Public Service Board reviewed final estimates for the North Chestnut project as Ohio engineers approved figures. Morlarlv and Honker & Willems voted to grant a ten day notice period. the GARK Circle set a dance date by order of the presidens.
Lorain county saloon keepers faced mayor court hearings after arrests for Sunday openings. Several defendants pleaded not guilty. hearings continued to Monday. Warrants issued for C. Ryan and Joseph Severa, both charged with keeping open on Sunday August 6. Severa fined 50 dollars plus costs. Ryan granted a continuance.
Wrank Seamon a well known figure in the town was arrested yesterday on a charge of assaulting the four year old daughter of Bert Sauive of Butterent Ridge. He appeared at 2 o'clock this afternoon for a preliminary hearing before Squire Nelding and was bound over to the grand jury with a $5,000 bond. Scamion admits to playing with the child in a stable where he was at work but denies the charge. The crime is alleged to have occurred on September 5. Scamion is 40 years old and has a prior court record. He claimed the father had thrashed him before the arrest.
Detroit builders and managers including Julius Kahn Jay Dillon B S Rabiesem M Goldenberg and Jay Vinton are in town on business linked to the Garford factory project in the city. The Lorain and West Virginia Railway suit ends with a 4000 verdict for the land taken plus damages. Wescott settles for 6760. Also a marriage license for Otto Miller and Esther Kollman and several minor court actions are reported along with a cautionary note on longevity and crab diets.
Fred Wolf sues the Masonic Temple Company for 5341.21 with interest from July 28, claiming the balance due for building the new Masonic Temple. The petition, eight pages, outlines the dealings between Wolf and the firm regarding the construction, with a total contract price of 5202,000 and numerous changes during the project.
A horse ran away after a city edge encounter, throwing Mrs. Mary Schwert who dislocated a shoulder, injuring Mrs. L. Lehman, while Mrs. George Schwert escaped with minor bruises. The horse fled to a stone bridge before capture. Mary Schwert stayed with Mrs. Lundas on Huron Street overnight and will return home today.
Pittsburg officials announce a new 1000 mile mileage book for 20 dollars. It covers travel from Pittsburg to Maine and most of Northern Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and New England at 2 cents a mile. The ticket is valid for one or more persons and usable across multiple railroads including the New York Central Hudson River route and Lake Shore lines.
Various short notices from Elyria Ohio area listings including positions for a first class cook at a hospital a man to work a farm a girl for second work at Old Ladies Home boarding places for students housing to work at Elyria Business College contact Rawson No 464 and several rental ads for furnished rooms modern houses and a seven room dwelling at 120 Gran Street with agent A D Marino Executors grant street all dated 9-4 with references to 9-41-34 9-4-81 9-1 9-4-6 and 9-4-31F
The Oberlin college authorities moved dinner to a night schedule for 3700 students, shortening morning classes by half an hour. Cooks and maids threaten a strike over wage raises, with some already leaving for Cleveland for higher pay. Local households fear broader departures if pay isn’t increased.
P. G. Elster of Lorain bound over for prize fighting witness, paid $100 to appear before the grand jury. He has accepted a military academy post at Culver Indiana and may quit if forced to testify. He plans to leave next week but must decide whether to return for proceedings.
Mr A L Garford and associates defend the Garford factory’s reinforced concrete construction. They cite the Kahn system’s strength, citing examples like Atlantic City and Pittsburgh hotels, New York and Detroit plants, noting floors doubled to support 1000 pounds per square foot and fire safety as a key advantage. The $1,400 reconstruction cost for a marginal panel will not delay completion.
A small roof fire broke out last evening at a house on Huron Street near the rail yard on the West Side. Firemen from the West Side department extinguished the flames before any substantial damage occurred.
The morning session of the M. E. conference in Oberlin was devoted to church business. At 2 o'clock the Woman's Home Missionary Society anniversary was held, presided by Mrs. M. W. Reece, conference secretary. Upon his retirement as county treasurer, Jacob A. Sager of Warren received a fine chair from courthouse officials.
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