Council Questions Authority to Hire Sewer Engineer
The Reporter found conflicting views on whether the council may hire an outside engineer to plan a new sewer system. Attorneys say the Board of Public Service, not the council, should employ the engineer. the council may only appropriate funds. The council plans a second reading on hiring Chapin or an outside engineer, risking legal challenge and added costs. Parke Foster backs letting the city engineer, LeGron, complete plans with possible council rejection of the final designs.
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Board of Public Service
Plana
Chapin
LeGron
Parke Foster
Young Men’s Christian association to offer electrical course
The Young Men’s Christian Association schedules an October first class in electricity led by F P Townsend of Lorain Steel Company, a noted electrical authority. The program aims to build a solid foundation for a full engineering course, with hundreds of dollars worth of apparatus for student use, as part of broader science instruction this year.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
F P Townsend
Lorain Steel Company
Married pair wed after Elyria hotel stopover
W R Adame of Cleveland and Miss C Harrison from Lorain arrived in Elyria Monday and checked into the Hotel Andwur. They obtained a marriage license and planned to wed in the hotel parlors, the groom a prominent Cleveland businessman and the bride from Lorain society.
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W R Adame
Cleveland
C Harrison
Lomin
Elyrin
Adama
Elyria
Adams
Lorain
Actress Who Made Elyria Famous Grows From Local Roots
The New York Telegraph notes Miss Belen Hale, born Helen Cogswell in Elyria, has risen to fame in musical comedy as Lily Ann Lynch in The Actress Who Made Elyria Famous. Her Elyria ties and Wellesley background are highlighted as she gains attention in New York theater circles.
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Elyria
Milwaukee
Ween
Peggy
Paris
Lily Ann Lynch
Ehor
Helen Hale
New York Telegraph
New York
Belen Hale
Helen Cagewell
East Avenue
George Cogswell
Austin Cogswell
J . Binsie Mine Cogswell
Wellesley College
Mise Cogswell
George Ade
Wall Collapses at Lorain and Elyria Ice Plant
A brick wall sixty inches thick and about thirty feet high at the Lorain and Elyria Ice Company plant on Oberlin avenue near the lake front collapsed Thursday evening. The structure was under construction and the fall endangered several workmen, with debris threatening nearby operations.
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Lorain and Elyria Ice Company
Oberlin Avenue
Lorain
Doubtful Oberlin team returns from Linwood practice
Doubtful Oberlin candidates have returned from Linwood after a week of preliminary practice. Only three holdovers remain, light by comparison with a heaviest at 176 pounds. Coaches expect several new players before school starts, as most likely team members were not regulars last year.
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Oberlin
Linwood
Husband seeks wife custody amid Avon family dispute
Lewis Jaycox filed for habeas corpus to gain possession of his wife from her parents Mr and Mrs Nelson Beard of Avon. Judge Webber dismissed the case after learning Mrs Jaycox had already begun divorce proceedings on grounds of great neglect. The Jaycoxes, married in 1899, have two children.
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Lewis Jaynax
Nelson Beard
Avon
Mack McKin Leaves Hotel Andwor for Fifth Street Home
After eight years as a guest at the Hotel Andwor, Harry McKin leaves today to reside in his newly purchased Fifth Street home where his mother will live. Rumor of a new installment at the hotel persists, but not confirmed. Mack, as locals call him, formed friendships from Maine to Mexico and will be missed. A movement seeks to proclaim September 23 as McKinley Day at the Andwor to honor Mack and his mother.
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Andwor
Harry McKin‘lay
Fifth Street
Iumor
Mack
Maine
Mexico
Baker Suffers Severe Hand Injury in Shed Move
Last Saturday George Armbrastar, while moving a shed at his bakershop, used a large iron bar as a lever and slipped. He was thrown against a lumber pile, driving a five inch iron spike through his right hand in a ragged painful wound.
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George Armbrastar
Little Things Power Large Wood Products
A toothpick is a small item yet one factory uses 8 to 10 thousand cords of wood yearly in its manufacture. Shoe pegs, though tiny, see a single factory ship 40 thousand bushels to Europe annually, in addition to domestic use. Several factories process 1,900 to 3,500 cords per year, showing how small items drive sizable wood consumption.
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Europe
Class of 08 records strong college departures
Od The dlays of '08 EAS has broken many records in its day and is still breaking them. Out of a class of 57 who aredonted Inst Jane there are 28 who are entering institutions of higher learning this fall. Elyria should be proud of this record as it shows a generally prosperous condition. The list of '08 students who will leave for college this fall areas follows: Jay Brown and George Sage to Pardue, Clark Williams to Haldwin, Charles Schanerer, Charline Campbell, Roy Durkee and Harold Olds to OSU, Esther Fields to Dennison, Carrie Ebert and Mildred Moyney to Womans College at Cleveland, Charlotte Brooks, Kendall Munsay, Sue Patrick, Lucy Freese and Nellie Wilford to Oberlin, Leona Heldmyer to Hiram. It is understood that six have entered the Oberlin Business college and six have entered other business colleges. There are four of them teaching and five in training. This makes a splendid record for a class of this size. All the members of the council were present at the adjourned session held on Friday evening. The sum of $17,000 was ordered borrowed to defray the cost of building the Massey avenue bridge, 8 B Day and Lee Day have deeded the land at the extreme end of Earl court to the city for highway purposes. The matters of the grades on Water and West streets were referred to the board of public service and engineer, $200 was transferred from the general fund to the sanitary fund to pay the health officer and policemen. The board of public service was instructed to cause the laying of all sidewalks ordered by the council at once. The council adjourned to meet next Tuesday night.
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EAS
Elyria
Jay Brown
George Sage
Pardue
Clark Williams
Haldwin
Charles Schanerer
Charline Campbell
Roy Durke
Massey Avenue
Lee Day
Earl Court
Board of Public Service
General Fund
Sanitary Fund
John Berg Wins Mussey Avenue Bridge Contract
At a Friday Board of Public Service meeting John Berg secured the Mussey Avenue bridge contract. His bid rates per cubic yard listed excavation wet 50 cents, dry 52 cents, stone 1 dollar, masonry 9.50 dollars.
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Board of Public Service
John Berg
Mussey Avenue
Lost pocket book found at Hotel Andwur room return
Mr JS Armatage of Buffalo NY reported the loss of a pocket book containing $70 and valuable papers. The Hotel Andwur staff searched the premises and recovered the purse, found by a chambermaid under a pillow in room 25. Armatage confirmed it was not left behind. no reward was given.
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JS Armatage
Buffalo
N. Y
Armatage
Jordan
Gas Leak On Huron Street Burns Unseen Flames
A notable natural gas leak appeared near the corporation on Huron street Sunday evening. Gas escaped from the ground for about 20 feet, burning in a 20 by three foot strip roughly two feet high without an obvious source. The leak was fixed by early Monday morning.
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Corporation
Huron Street
Ships Tied Up at Lorain Amid Steamship Labor Trouble
Members of the Pittsburg Steamship Co. await lay up as ships arrive at Lorain. The Van Hise Wawatam Maida Elwood Stevens on and Fairbairn are tied to the docks. Crews have been discharged and preparations for a long lay up are underway.
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Pittsburg Steamship Co
Lorain
van Hise
Wawatam
Maida
Elwood
Stevenson
Fairbairn
Oberlin Dinner To The Aged Held By Union Churches
At 12 o clock Friday the Oberlin Christian union hosted its fourth annual dinner for Oberlin residents over seventy. About one hundred attendees, mostly men past the three score and ten, gathered to promote the happiness of the aged and infirm. The oldest resident present was John Ramsey, aged 107.
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Oberlin Christian Union
Oberlin
John Ramsey
Maple Syrup Law Action Prepared by Ohio Official
Horace Ankeney the State Dairy and Food commissioner plans to test the maple syrup law in court. He will base his suit on recent disclosures by the state chemist in Cleveland and seek full enforcement of the 180-year maple syrup act. The law requires syrup sold in Ohio to be produced from pure maple sap and from trees. A large amount of adulterated syrup has been found, prompting the label law to shield honest sellers.
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Horace Ankeney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Qcleveland
Supreme Court
Ohio
Braman Seriously Ill at Home on East Broad Street
Braman lies dangerously ill at his home on East Broad Street after months of failing health. He is confined to a bed and has the sympathy of many friends in his affliction.
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RE Braman
East Broad Street
Hillier Wins Second Consecutive Badge at Elyria Gun Club
At the Elyria Gun Club badge shoot on Thursday Mr Hillier won the badge for the second consecutive time. Scores out of 25 include Hillier 1, C J Smith 18, O E Blanchard 17, HA Daniela 16, O E Hancock 14, and WH Kuhn 13. The events attract new enthusiasts who invite others to attend the next shoot.
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Elyria
Death of Samuel A Cary Elyria Resident Passes at Home
Samuel Avery Cary, an old and esteemed Elyria resident, died at his Third street home Monday night at age 40. Funeral services are set for Thursday, Sept. 24 at 3 pm with private burial. Cary long worked in the passenger department of the Take Shore railway before resigning years ago due to ill health.
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Samuel Avery Cary
Elyria
Third Street
Mr. Cary
Take Shore Railway
Divorce actions cite May Davis and Lola M Jaycox filings
May Davis sues John Davia for divorce and custody of their four year old child. They married in Buffalo in 1843 with accusations of extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Lawrence represents May Davis. Lola M Jaycox seeks divorce from Lewis H Jaycox with custody of two minors, ages three and months, alleging Sta xllewes failure to provide. marriage dated 1534.
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May Davis Haw
John Davia
Slimony
Buffalo
Lawrence
Lola M Jaycox
Lewis H Jaycox
Lorain County WCTU Elects New Officers at Convention
The Lorain County WCTU convened in Lorain on Wednesday with delegates from North and South Lorain, Oberlin, and Rochester. Officers elected include County President Mrs T R Bowen, county evangelist Mrs H D Kaot, county franchise and good citizenship Mrs NB Hurst, and scenic temperance instructor in the school Mrs Guster Snyder.
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Lorain County
WCTU
Lorain
Umona
Oberlin
Rochester
County Presa
Mre
T R Bowen
H D Kaot
Mra
NB Hurst
Guster Snyder
Oberlin to Host Lincoln League Pledge Campaign
Rev P A Baker of the Anti-Saloon League announces plans to organize a Lincoln League at Oberlin on October 31 and 32. The drive centers on pledge signing across the state with white pledges for lifelong abstinence, blue pledges for workers who vow not to drink until age twenty-one, and other abstinence commitments.
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P A Baker
Anti-Saloon League
Lincoln League
Oberlin
Local capital swindle collapses in grand jury bound over
C M Gardiner linked to a bold insurance scam labeled formed with local capital. He faces grand jury after securing a $1,000 bond, while associates including Senator Chamberlain WH Johnson and JF Burke were implicated in a scheme that promised insurances and inflated stock sales. State Inspector Crooks’ inquiry sealed the company’s fate as Gardiner faced legal action.
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Grand Jury
C M Gardiner
Justice Lord
Walved
Focal Capital
Jea
Columbus
Gardner
City
Senator Chamberlain
WH Johnson
JF Burke
Washington Insurance Union 1
Elyria Chronicle
Norwalk conference assigns pastors and notes Elyria shows
The Norwalk Ohio Methodist conference assigned pastors across districts led by Gleason A Reed er in Cleveland and W Kepler in Huntington. Rev. WC Endly becomes presiding elder of the Sancuaky district. Elyria’s manager Dykeman faces poor patronage and laments public taste after Lania XI era.
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W. C. Endly
W. C. Dawson
Lorain
North Ohio Methanist
Norwalk
Cleveland
Gleason A Reeder
Avon
Avon Lake
J € Stamm
Elyria
William C Dawson
Grafton
LaPorte
A Cruz
Huntington
W Kepler
la Grange
Belden
H K Hillberry
Edwin Collier
North
Amherst
J & Kirk
Oberlin
E H Warner
Olmsted Falls
Penfield
Prdefield
Kipton
F W Hasa
Wellington
Thomas W Grose
Asbury Reeder
Baldwin University
WC Endly
Sancuaky
Ohio suffrage group stages 18th annual convention
The Ohio Woman Suffrage Association plans its 18th annual gathering on October 16 at Sandusky in the Chamber of Commerce hall. Leaders claim the movement’s impact spans education and industry, noting more than one million women enfranchised in the past decade.
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Radical Club
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Sandusky
Chamber of Commerce
Handecott Named Estate Administrator for Hervin Leslie
L S Handecott has been appointed administrator of the estate of Hervin E Leslie, late of Amherst, under 100 bond.
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L S Handecott
Hervin E Leslie
Amherst
New Me Church for Oberlin Proposed by Conference
At Norwalk the ME conference committees urged a new Oberlin church. A bishop appoints a committee to seek 7000 from the church extension society on favorable terms to aid building. The committee may pledge annual extension collections until the sum is repaid.
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Norwalk
Oberlin
Cleveland
Church Extension Society
Death of Infant Charlotte Hanford at Hanford Home
The one year and eight months old daughter of David Hanford of 933 Walnut Street died Sunday morning at eight. Funeral from the house Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Oberlin College officials report registration day nearing with bright prospects and expected attendance. The college department total enrollment will be about 660.
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Charlotte Roth Hanford
David Hanford
Walnut Street
Oberlin College
Deputy State Supervisors Organize At Courthouse
The Deputy State Supervisors of Elections met at the courthouse and elected officers. Three candidates vied for secretary: Custer Snyder of Lorain, A W Cloninger, and Anthony Needing. Dinniger drew the appointment and won. JL VanArman was elected chief deputy. Deputies: VanArman of Wellington and Jacob Meyer of Lorain. Democrats Chris McDermott of Wellington and H Dykeman of Elyria, Republicans.
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Custer Snyder
Lorain
A W Cloninger
Anthony Needing
Lota
Dinniger
JL VanArman Waa
JL VanArman
Wellington
Jacob Meyer
Chris McDermott
H Dykeman F
Elyria
Gas Stove Company to Locate in Elyria
The Detroit Gas Stove Company plans a site in Elyria with 40 machine shop workers and $24,000 in annual wages. Foundry jobs would follow, doubling wage totals, as steady 12 month output is expected. initial work would build a machine shop using foreign castings, with later foundry construction.
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GAS Stove Company
Elyria
Detroit
Detroit Gas Stove Company A
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