PALLROAD MEN PICKED ELIA FIR RESIDENCE
Elyria once hosted many Lake Shore railroad office workers commuting to Cleveland. The daily round trips on the Plug and Bob schedules enabled most to stay at home nights. Notable personnel included J. W. Carey chief passenger agent and long-time traveler Tom Seward, with numerous engineers, firemen, conductors, clerks, and freight officials among the group.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Lake Shore Railroad
Erastus Phelps
John Bartlett
Wm. Hoyt
Hol. Topliff
Sammy Hoyt
Charley Standen
Charley Dorland
Standen
Nerr
Daly
J. W. Carey
Samuel Carey
Charley Fuller
Edward Durham
L. G. Andrus
R. H. Hil
George
Albert Worthington
H. H. Clough
Oscar Inger
Soll
Remembering the Old Railroad Engineers
George Stevens Sr. led the road as chief engineer and spoke of a fine group of men whose descendants still live here. The trains endure, but the old crowd is missing now.
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George Stevens, Sr
Perilous Job of Pill Young Steel Erector
Iron erector Wil lam Young works on a new depot skyline, pitching and catching red hot rivets from high scaffolds. The dangerous craft demands nerve and skill as bolts arrive from a nearby man with an empty keg. Mrs Mertha Farrar is the sole survivor of Elizabeth Female Academy graduates begun in 1818. New Hampshire voters will pay a two dollar poll tax, affecting both sexes.
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Willam Young
Young
New Hampshire
Murphy Plumbing and Heating Co Expands With Rapid Strides
The T. C. Murphy Plumbing and Heating Company Incorporated, formed about two and a half years ago by T. Q. Murphy Edward J. Sable and others, reports growth with last year’s contracts totaling over 190000 dollars. The firm highlights modern fixtures and increasing business at the New York Central depot.
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T. Q. Murphy
Edward J. Sable
T. C. Murphy Plumbing and Heating Company, Incorporated
New York Central
Murphy Company Builds Heating and Plumbing Track Record
The Murphy Company, active in Elyria, has installed heating and plumbing systems for St. Agnes church and parish, Oberlin Savings Bank, Garfield and Brooklyn schools in Cleveland, Kelley Island and Lime Hospital in Marblehead, and an Elyria office building. They expect Penfield school at 50 000 dollars and Eaton township school at 100 900 dollars. They market Olomatic Oil Burner and recently installed it at the Rivoli theatre. Officers are T. O. Murphy president and secretary, Edward J. Sable vice president and treasurer.
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Murphy Company
Elyria
St. Agnes Church
St. Agnes Parish
Oberlin Savings Bank
Oberlin
Garfield
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Kelley Island and Lime Hospital
Marblehead
Sable
Penfield
Eaton Township
Thompson
Rivoli
T. O. Murphy
Edward J. Sable
Railroad Workmen of the Old City Remembered
The article recalls Thomas Howells and Tom Seward Sr as prominent railroad workers in the city. It recalls the blacksmith shop north of the track, the old roundhouse with four stalls, and near misses with engines dropping into the turntable well. It also recounts Seward’s crew of Irish workers and a humorous exchange about moving a handcar.
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Thomas Howells
D. T. Howells
East Avenue
Now whose boat asked Seward Billy Kane in charge
Billy Kane, a shanty switchman west of the river, received rail orders as telephones spread through the railroad. On a moonlit night he raced along the north track to halt a supposed westbound train, only to realize the approaching light was the rising moon.
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Billy Kane
Billy
Bricky Informant Encounter on the Track Moonlit Slalom
The speaker calls out an informant with a playful boast about being pursued along the track under a moonlit arc. The exchange combines taunt and sport like bravado in a theatrical moment.
Female Physicians Reach Five Percent in United States
The article notes that five percent of physicians and surgeons in the United States are women, highlighting early gender disparities in the medical profession.
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United States
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Elia Fir Residence
Mertha Farrar
Elizabeth Female Academy
Natchez, Miss
Walter 5. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Tom Seward
Section
Atlas
New York Central Railway
New Methodist
Topliff
L. M.S. Co
C. H. Merthe Compu
Moose
Eagles
Lorain
610
Seward
The
Matty H. Smith
Ohio
Valle View
Carney Cement
Medusa
Murdzch
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