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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
5
A long unreadable clipping from Elyria’s local paper covers store ads, community notices, a gas of legal items, and police reports. It mentions Miss Cade, a fire alarm incident, arrests for burglary, church picnics, a new grocery opening, and road work improvements with street widening plans and municipal updates.
The Elyria Driving Club held a weekly matinee at the fair grounds drawing about five hundred spectators. The crowd filled grand stands and stood along the track as the fast races attracted many from the region. Notable attendees included W. P Rien, judges led by George H Ely, and numerous local figures. A separate incident described a wagon tied to a fire engine breaking into a run. a quick shout saved the group as horses halted, preventing disaster.
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