R E Brannan Passes Away In Elvira
R E Brannan longtime Elvira resident died at 2 40 Saturday at his East Broad home aged 65 leaving wife and four children Harriet Frank Elyria Harry Toledo Hadith Lexington Mo funeral Monday 2 pm from his residence Brannan famed on street life and Civil War service wounded by a thigh bullet at Nashville May 1861 soldier later active in G A R and local groups born October 20 1840 in the county.
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RE Brannan
Elvira
East Broad
Mr. Brannan
Harriet
Frank
Elyria
Harry
Toledo
Hadith
Lexington
Brainan
Stresta
North Amy
Branton
Achoola
Triple Grondin wedding to be officiated at St. Marys Lorain
Rev John Johnston will officiate a three member wedding at St Marys Catholic Church Lorain Wednesday morning. The Grondin family of Gregg avenue provides three parsons with father Joseph Grondin a carpenter. Mary Grondin will wed John D Garney a pipefitter. A son from Columbus will marry Loretta Gertagt of Cleveland and another son will wed in Michigan.
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John Johnston
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Lorain
Parsons
Grondin
Gregg Avenue
Joseph Grondin
Mary Gronfin
John D Garney
Columbus
Loretta Gertagt
Cleveland
Michigan
Large Script Sign Placed by Caywood in Town
A prominent 25 by 8 foot script sign was set in place Friday by Mr. Caywood. The gold script signage reads The Ladies Art Tailoring Company J. G. Sohmit tgen Mer. It is described as the largest script sign in town and among the handsomest in the area.
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Caywood
J. G. Sohmittgen Mer
Sunday School Convention Set for LaPorte on Oct 4
Carlisle township schedules a Sunday School Convention at LaPorte on October 4 with Pr Joseph Clark of Columbus, the state secretary, delivering the afternoon address. Assad Zyyad, a Syrians fruit store operator in Oberlin, remains confined at his parents Cleveland home after injuries from a July wreck. HK Clock renames the North Amherst Argus to North Amherst Reporter, restoring the paper’s original title.
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Carlisla Township
LaPorte, T
Joseph Clark
Columbus
Assad Zyyad
Oberlin
Hig Parents
Cleveland
Cotsesbrook
North Amherst Argus
North Amherst Reporter
Hig
Argos
Clook
Merthe Baby Dead After Prolonged Illness
Mr and Mrs Jo Merthe mourn the death of their five month old son after several weeks of illness. The funeral was held at the home of Mr Merthe's father Henry Merthe with Rev P E Harding officiating. Interment followed at the Hornvault Cemetery in North Amherst.
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Jo Merthe
Horn Vaurt
North Amherst
A Montana Outlaw to Play at Elyria Ohio Theatre
Western melodrama centers on Snck the Buster who must shoot the rope to save his employer. The production claims careful staging with elaborate scenery inspired by the Kootenai Valley depicting the plot.
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Montana
Elyria Ochist
Snck
Buster
Ploturesque Kootenai Valley
Slipped at Cleveland Event Fueled by Snow Lawsuit
Alice Fancher of Boren sues for 10000 dollars in the court of sawman pleas against O and W Skiles and Skiles and Lee Stroup as her attorneys. She alleges she slipped on ice and snow while alighting a Cleveland-bound car on January 1, 1908, after traveling from Boren at 5 30 pm. She claims no aid was offered and that injuries total 20000. The report also lists Oberlin football schedule for the season including Ohio Normal September 26 and other games through November 21.
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Alice Fancher
Boren
Court of Sawman Pleas
Skiles
Lee Stroup
Cleveland
Governor Nash names Mayor Folger as National Prison Congress delegate
Governor Nash praised Mayor Folger by appointing him as a delegate to the National Prison Congress in Louisville Kentucky October 8 1908. The mayor supports prison reform and has principled ideas, a cross party vote signaling strong faith in his views. Also notices Mrs Wilder millinery opening at 345 East Broad Street and a local job ad for a city trade collector in Sandusky Ohio.
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Nash
Folger
National Prison Congress
Louisville
Woman fined heavy sum for neglect of wife in Grafton
Francia Sullivan of Grafton was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to sixty days in the workhouse by Mayor Polger on Saturday morning. The fine is reported as the heaviest for such a case in some time.
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Francea Sullivan
Grafton
Polger
Robbed Elyria Men Humbled by Thieves in Cleveland
Two Elyria men George Rich of Mt d street and Wrest Shay of Coonville traveled to Cleveland where Rich sold a load and later found 210 missing from his pocket. Ernest Sling of Goonville also visited Cleveland and had his pocket picked of emmy Three whitewigs. Officer Howlette pursued three of the thieves, forcing one to work in a cemetery cutting wood while another fled. The others did not escape custody.
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Elyria
Cleveland
George Rich
Mtd Street
Wrest Shay
Coonvilla
Rich
Ernest Sling
Goonville
Emmy
Oficer Howlette
Findlay
Howlette
Want Homes Lorain Steel Unit Plans Boarding for Single Men
Lorain Steel is canvassing Lorain to locate respectable boarding houses for single male employees. The company aims to recruit American country boys early for mill work, citing their potential but warning about temptations from certain boarding houses. Officials acknowledge lodging difficulties for current workers and urge immediate action.
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Lorain
J Company
Onge
Funeral Notice for Comral R. HK. Braman
Mrs Helen M Braman extends an invitation with Hirjah Hayden post to Richard Allen post and comrades to attend the funeral services of Comral R HK Braman of Co 80 V £. Services will be held Monday at two o'clock at the residence on Broad Street. D W Hyland committee Elijah Hayrlen post JE Borrell Adjt.
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Helen M Braman
Hirjah Hayden Post
Richard Allen Post
Comral R. HK
Pickpocket caught on Lorain streets
A man attempted to pick pockets on Lorain Street Friday night. Citizens raised the alarm, and the thief was quickly restrained. His case will be presented to the grand jury before adjournment.
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Lorain
O Iman
Lost Daily by Mate’s Strike Delays Pittsburg Steamship
The Pittsburg Steamship Go lies idle in Lorain river as twenty four vessels with capacity of at least 150000 tons fail to move up to ten trips before December 15. This results in 4.5 million tons of freight and about 4.8 million dollars in capital not earning. The steel corporation and lake employees are urged to reach an amicable settlement to restore activity.
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Pittsburg
Lorain
Sauly
Steel Corporation
Bringlan
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