Public Service Board acts on street work and bids
The board of public service held a meeting Thursday to refer grading on Twelfth Street Moesey and Woodford Avenue to Mr Andress with power to act. W Smith was ordered to build a street walk on East Bridge Street. A payroll of $1900 was noted. Notices were sent to George Ely and Rudolph Pfundt about pavement in front of the Ely property on Woodford Avenue. The solicitor noted Frank Didoouski’s refund obligation depending on sewer connections. Carriages of the waterworks may extend the map. Water mains petitions on Blaine and Water streets were referred to the engineer. Estimates were to be prepared for water mains on Blaine Street and Middle Avenue. Bids were to be advertised for paving on Ith and Chestnut Streets. The city hall billroom was allowed $25 to Manager Dykeman. The board adjourned. Two more divorce cases are listed for the fall term. Bhiazbeoth Kramer seeks divorce and alimony from Joho W Kramer. Mary Joston files for divorce from Andrew Boston on grounds of habitual drunkenness and extreme cruelty. They wed in 1890 at Mala Palma, Hungary and have a four-year-old son Andrew.
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Board of Public Service
Moesey
Woodford Avenue
Andress
W Smith
East Bridge Street
George Ely
Rudolph Pfundt
Ely
Frank Didoouski
Second Street
S B
Hubert Day
Blaine
Water Streets
Blaine Street
Middle Avenue
Ith
Gheestnut
City Hall
Bhiazbeoth Kramer
Iverce
Alamony
Joho W Kramer
Peeple
Mary Joston
Lorain
Andrew Boston
Mala Palma
Hungary
Andrew
Ninth annual Hurd family reunion held at A J Hurd’s home
The ninth annual reunion of the Hurd family gathered sixty five members across four generations at A J Hurd’s residence on Seventh Avenue. A large gathering and literary program were presented, highlighting the family event.
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Urd
Hursday
J Hurd
Seventh Avenue
Loran
Hunting season closes with scarce game for Olio hunters
Tuesday marked the Ikeonting season in the state and local hunters report a disappointing year. In Olio no hunting will be allowed until November 10 when quail season opens. From that date rabbit hunting by gun is permitted, but until then only bow hunting is allowed and gun use remains strictly forbidden.
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Olio
Probationers audit Lorain County treasury findings
Charles K Flower and Robert Ely, appointed by the probate court, filed their report on Tuesday on the annual examination of Lorain County treasury. They report a balance of 104,798.44 dollars. The notice mentions Dr Daniels horse and cattle machinery guaranteed by all drug gIs.
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Lorain County
Charles K Flower
Robert Ely
Hxiaminers
Probate
Daniels
Stoddard Lectures Promised by World Traveler John L Stoddard
The piece extols John L Stoddard and his Stoddard Lectures as a landmark in travel and literature. It notes the Century Dictionary’s praise, claims vast reach with 8,000 lectures given to over five million listeners, and promises readers a world tour from home via his new home lecture form in Elyria.
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Stoddard
John L Stoddard
Aure Elyria
Lorain Lorain County seeks candidate for state senator
Democrats in Lorain County search for a candidate to oppose Senator Chamberlain in the thirtieth district including Lorain Medina Richland and Ashland counties. Medina and Lorain County leaders weigh rotation while Ashland has no candidate and Elyria mayor Folger rules out a bid. Mayor King undecided but leans toward opposing Chamberlain and backs Folger if nominated.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Medina
Richland
Ashland
Champerlain
Richland County
Wm Kay
King
Folger
Elyria
Lorain County Fair Opens Next Tuesday for Four Days
Lorain County will host its annual fair beginning next Tuesday and continuing for four days. The Agricultural Society faced secrecy about dates, causing public confusion. The Lorain Times Herald vows to inform readers as fully as possible despite late notice and limited prior public information.
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Lorain County
Klotia
Agricultural Gotty
Times Herald
Lorain Times Herald
Infant dies. Loveland child buried at Wakeman
Thomas Loveland infant son of Henry Loveland died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. The body was taken to Wakeman where it was buried Thursday morning.
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Thomas Loveland
Henry Loveland
Wakeman
Beal and Damas Wed in North Amherst Nuptials
Miss Anna Beal and Robert Damas of North Amherst were married there on Thursday and are spending a wedding trip in Cleveland before settling in the city. The Citizens' Gas and Electric Co will lay mains on West river Street Furnace Street Heughton Avenue West Street Adams Street Bond Street Woodland Avenue Osx Street Lake Street Cheatout Street and in Chase Grant Blaine and Lincoln streets in the Daisy Field. Residents on those streets urged to apply for gas service promptly.
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Anna Beal
Robert Damas
North Amherst
Cleveland
Citizens’ Gas and Electric Company
Woat River
Furnace Street
Heughton Avenue
West Street
Adama Strest
Bond Street
Woodland Avenue
Osx Street
Lake Street
Cheatout Street
Chase
Grant
Blaine
Lincoln Streets
Wedded Miss Cora Carter and Lea Taylor in City Society Wedding
Miss Cora Hergle Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar B Carter married Mr Lea Raymond Taylor in St Andrews Episcopal church amid pink and white decor. Eva Moore of New York acted maid of honor with Norwalk bridesmaids and local ushers including Byron Taylor. After a reception at the bride's home they eluded a rice shower and left for Detroit after a three week trip, to reside with the bride's parents.
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Cora Hergle Carter
Edgar B Carter
Lea Raymond Taylor
Thia City
St Andrew's Episcopal Church
Wits Astors
Eva Moore
New York City
Hetta Kingabury
Albreta King
Norwalk
Helen Rawson
Byron Taylor
Mesara Frank Smith
Mulo Firestone
Ernest Crisp
Mia Taylor
William Masten
Ridge Street
Mr. Taylor
Lake Shore Electric Line
Lorain
Cleveland
Detroit
Firebugs at Work at Oberlin
A fourth Oberlin blaze in three nights struck Saturday evening. The Kelly and Dye livery barn and Owens Bros blacksmith shop in the business district burned, with two hours of effort to stop spread toward Park Hotel. Loss estimated at 3,3000. insured. Fires all hit near North Main Street around the same hour, forcing the department to patrol the block and search for the presumed arsonist.
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Oberlin
Pllce
Livery Barna
Kelly and Dye
Owens Broa
Park Hotel
North Main Street
Asa
Relatives Gather After Death as Labor Day Plans Form
Fragmented notice notes relatives arriving from Cleveland after a death. It mentions no Labor Day parade or formal observance in Torain under Central Labor Union auspices. Longshoremen in the city plan a plank walk and parade with hundreds expected.
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Torain
Central Labor Union
Hillier Wins Goan Club Ladge Shoot on Thursday
W J Hillier led the Goan club Ladge shoot with a 10 handicap while Morgan scored 11 and both finished high. Morgan and Hillier also tied in the shoot off, each hitting eight of ten, earning medals. A Labor Day shoot from 2 pm is open to the public with signups on the ground.
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J Hiller
OJ Smith
C E Blanchard
J Hitlier
Paul Moragn
W H Kuhn
J H Symons
Hillier
Morgan
Morgan & Hillier
Thresher Injures Worker Near Elyria
A Hepa brand farm thresher west of Elyria injured a worker Thursday morning when two Angera were severed from his hand as the machine operated. Dr Ander son attended the injury.
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Elyria
Anderson
Dog Days Arrive. Season Brings Heat and Cautions
The dog days of summer are upon us, a six week period viewed as unhealthy by many and blamed for disease risk and spoilage of foods. While some dismiss the superstition, the heat remains oppressive and urges caution in diet and living.
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Bethie
Neglected SigK Wife Fined And Sentenced To Workhouse
A long-standing case brought to Humana Agent Lawrence led Mayor Folger to fine John Shannon of Heighton ten dollars and costs for failing to support his wife and five children. Shannon was sent to the workhouse for thirty days. His wife, broken by toil from washing to support the family, is bedridden, and the children are scattered among neighbors. The city will provide a physician and support for the family.
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Humana
Lawrence
Folger
John Shannon
Heighton Savence
Humane
Dumas Shannon
Marriage Licensees in Lorain Area Listed
Emmet Hestz 21 laborer Lorain and Flora Morris 19 Lorain. John A Specht 25 steel plant employee Lorain and Mable L Kline 22 Lorain. William Cichy 80 pultry man Olmsted Township and Frank Rounda 2 dressmaker Columbia.
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Emmet Hestz
Lorain
Flora Morris
John A Specht
Mable L Kline
William Cichy
Poarry Man Olmsted Township
Frank Rounda
Columbia
Cap W Preliminary report on Cleveland and Southwestern August earnings
The August report shows gross inward earnings of over 50 000 for Cap W Cleveland and Southwestern. It compares with July earnings of about 17 000, indicating a gain of roughly 7 000. When the Wooster branch becomes active, expected to be the latter part of life, earnings are expected to rise materially.
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Cleveland
Southwestern
Tuly
Wooster
Seryice
Coal combine purchase by railroads creates huge power bloc
The Iterosta group of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads has bought the Pittsburg Coal Company, consolidating coal lands and operations. The $22,000,000 deal secures the company’s holdings, retains officers and employees, and allocates four and one half percent of earnings to Dayers with the rest to stockholders and wages. A distemper cure notice follows.
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Iterosta
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Pottsburg Dust Company
Pittsburg Goals Company
Turbines Installed at Cleveland and Southwestern Railway
The Cleveland and Southwestern Railway begins steam turbine installation at Elyria power house. Two 1,500 hp turbines drive 1,000 kW alternators at 1,500 rpm, with blades in the exhaust shaft. turbines promise 152 lb steam per hp, 20 to 40 percent more efficient than reciprocating engines. Three 500 hp Heine boilers added, plus superheaters, a 20 000 volt high tension switchboard nearly finished, a 2 000 kilowatt low tension board, and 91x static transformers. Power expected to reach from Cleveland to Wooster and Norwalk.
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Cleveland and Southwestern Railway
Elyria
Cleveland
Wooster
Norwalk
Oberlin Firm Goes 10 Wall In Insolvency
Edmonds and Hardy grocers of Oberlin fail after a year in business. Assets listed at 2000 with 9000 liabilities, including a 1000 chattel mortgage on store fixtures. The Elyria Milling Company loses about 300 in the failure. Labor Day basketball: Fast End Grays and Elyria split two games, umpire changes needed in game two. Grays 74 1/2 Weck and Lawrence 48 3/8 Wright and Murphy. Elyria 66 1/2 Pormky and Murphy.
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Grays
Elyria
Weck
Lawrence
Hirgia
Wright
Murphy
County infirmary farm yields record wheat and oats
The infirmary farm is expected to produce a record harvest this fall with Feark Bunshar reporting the largest yield yet. Superintendent Johnson provided figures showing 369 acres of wheat yielding 31 bushels per acre and 15 acres of oats yielding 63 bushels per acre, totaling 1020 bushels. Johnson says the farm also promises an unusually heavy crop.
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Lanner
Johnson
High School Graduate Warried in August in Nebraska
The marriage of Prof Arthur Patterson of Syracuse to Miss Maia Langdon occurred Thursday evening August 71 at the bride's mother's home in Sr Ulnir Neb. The groom is a well known city resident and a graduate from the high school.
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Arthur Patterson
Syracuse
Mies
Maia Langdon
Hospital Sale In Elyria To Cleveland Interests
Mrs Morehouse said she has completed the sale of Elyria Hospital to parties believed from Cleveland. She noted the purchasers will be named early next week and will manage the institution on modern up-to-date principles.
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Morehouse
Elyria Hospital
Cleveland
Stoddard Lectures Publish a Global Tour in New Edition
The Stoddard Trav/yer Lectures enjoy enduring success as decades of labor by Stoddard and team bring a comprehensive global tour in print. Five years of work by author engraver printer and publisher yield a complete set. Orders total 85,000 for home use with wide regional demand across Ohio and beyond. The 1203 1004 edition is described as a beautiful work.
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John L Stoddard
Travyer
Stoddard
Ohio
Columbue
Hamilton UN
Acta Chillicothette
Newark
Lima
Hobson to headline People’s Institute course opener
The People’s Institute course opens October 6 with Captain RP Hobson of Merrimac fame delivering a feature. Russell Canwell, an Elyria favorite, will be a 4 place participant, and Ellen M Stone will recount adventures with Macedonian brigands and discuss the Turkey conflict. An extended course announcement will follow.
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People's Institute
RP Hobson
Merrimac
Hobson
Navy
Russell Canwell
Elyria
Ellen M Stone
Turkey
Tyler Flood Private Thursday Wedding Note
Tyler Flood and Gorge Flood were married in a private ceremony Thursday night attended by relatives and close friends only. The couple, identified as Tyler Flood and Gorge Flood, linked by marriage in a quiet event.
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Mars
Jessic M Tyler
Gorge Flood
Wreck on Lake Shore Electric Near Sheffield
A southbound 1036 eastbound Lake Shore Electric passenger car hit an open switch and crashed into a coal gondola near Sheffield five miles east of Lorain on Thursday. The car was wrecked, many injured, with at least two believed fatal. Notable victims include Wm Aiken of Cleveland Edward Krenger of Lorain conductor Skip Weaver of Lorain Gegenheimer of Berlin Heights with multiple injuries. Injured were rushed to Lorain Hospital. The train traveled about forty mph. cause of the switch being left open is unknown.
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Lake Shore
Sheffield
Lorain
Wm Aiken
Cleveland
Gersona Edward Krenger
Skip Weaver
Motorrain
Lorain -Gegenheimer
Berlin Heights
Lorato
19th Ohio battery 38th reunion at Elyria Hotel Andwar
The 19th Ohio battery held its 38th annual reunion on September 3 1908 in Elyria at the Hotel Andwar. About fifty one attendees attended including Alfred Bates as Elyria’s sole representative. Steven G Remming was elected president with Philip Hecker and Micheal Hank as vice presidents and John C Bissell as secretary and treasurer.
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Elyria
19Th Ohio Battery
Nye
Elyria Kotm
Andwur
Steven G. Remming
Philip Hecker
Micheal Hank
John C Bissell
Mand Trensurer
Veteran's Sons and Daughters
Alfred Bates
Ralph D Bissel
Eliza Watkine
O R Bissel
Elizabeth Walitz
Battery
Freight Engines Collide Near Medica Depot
A head end collision occurred in front of the B and C depot at Medica Wednesday morning. Freight engine 2218 on the main track struck work train engine 2215 after a sharp curve was navigated at speed. No injuries were reported.
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Medica
Marriage Licenses King Gibson Thompson and others
King Gibson Thompson aged 27 a real estate dealer of Columbus with Sarah Ethel Herrick 22 of Wellington John Sera 24 a laborer of Lorain with Mary Tatar 18 domestic of Lorain George Flood 22 a molder of Elyria with Jeane M Tyler 22 of Elyria Anna E Beal 21 of Amherst Glen Rolands a boy at western atomatic saws works west arte caught his left hand to a machine on store day marri ng ha thought that two fingers will have to be amputated Eugene Andrews was fined five dollars and costs in Justice Lords court Friday for assault on John Hudinas.
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Glen Rolands
Siore
Eugene Andrews
Justice Lord's Court
John Hudinas
North Amherst Fakir Charged In Local Piano Scam
A 28 year old man wearing a diamond ring canvassed North Amherst offering a $198 deal to secure a cianos on a $250 piano and a large crayon portrait said to be worth 7. He was arrested for violating a local ordinance after pleading guilty per his Elyria attorney, with a $25 fine. The scam is said to have operated in Elyria and Lorain.
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North Amherst
Elyria
Lorain
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