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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
7
An fragmented column blends nautical longing with travel schedules and fares. It links private musings on yachting and sea air to a public notice about tariff rates and rail connections from Cincinnati to Nashville and Niagara Falls. The text weaves personal fantasy with timetable details and promotional travel language from the era. It mentions the Queen & Crescent line, excursion details, rail timings, and regional travel plans.
Mayor Campbell of El Paso, Texas, says the United States should adopt the gold standard as Mexico moves toward it. He cites the depreciation of the Mexican silver dollar and argues that Mexican workers lose ten percent of their purchasing power, while Mexico’s gold production and new mining ventures point to a broader gold standard trend affecting U.S. currency policy.
Ex senator Doolittle of Wisconsin dies at 82 in his daughter's home near Providence. Bright's disease listed as the cause. Funeral plans not finalized. will be taken to Ravine, Wisconsin, for burial. Doolittle born January 1, 1811, on a farm in Hampton Town near Lake Champlain, later a judge and U.S. representative long active in politics and anti slavery causes.
Fragmented OCR text references merging results, names, dates, and places across the United States. It mentions 1901 and Chicago, with disrupted phrases about lines, speeds, and a possible public notice context.
The text reports on government action toward Paris including approval of a special commission and funding of around 660,000 for expenses while a permanent commission is debated. It notes opposition to Maj. Hurds and mentions expected political maneuvering in Congress and presidential involvement. Additional items cover industrial fires, factory closings, and suicides in various towns, with local authorities reacting to labor and safety issues.
In Lorain County Ohio a sheriff sale notices a parcel sale under case No. 0g1 and includes numerous plats, boundaries and lot descriptions. The auction occurs August 24, 1807 in Elyria with parcels and lot numbers tied to street names, rivers and highways and features liens and bids around $7,000. The sale is conducted by the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas and overseen by the sheriff for moneys due from the mortgage and judgment.
Public auction set for August 1897 in Lorain County Ohio to sell two parcels in Lorain and Black River township. First parcel valued at 86 900 with minimum two thirds of appraised price, second at 57 200 with same minimum. Sale proceeds cash on day of sale. Ward Marta Martin administratrix of John Martin deceased names attorney A Gruterorg. Also includes unrelated medical ad text.
The City of Elyria Ohio will receive sealed proposals until Tuesday August 24 1897 at 1 o clock for three bands of city sewer bonds bearing September 1 1597 dates payable one in one year one in two years and one in three years totaling 650 and bearing interest six percent payable semiannually. Bonds issued to anticipate collection of Bath Street sewer assessments under Ohio Revised Statutes section 2705 and an ordinance for construction of a Bath Street sewer. Bonds to be sold to highest bidder at par or above. Bid details required and delivery at National Bank of Elyria. Right to reject all bids reserved. Proposals must be sealed and endorsed Bids for sewer bonds.
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