Elyria Becomes Lorain County Seat After Founder's Gift
Elyria's selection as the Lorain County seat boosted early growth with county activities centered there. Heman Ely donated land for Ely Park and the courthouse site, leading to the county's first operations in 1824 and shaping the region's development.
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Lorain County
Heman Ely
Elvria
Elvira
Ely Park
Els
Elsha
John S. Reid
Ashabel Osborne
Benjamin Bacon
Sherman Minott
Josiah Harris
Edmund West
Stratosphere Flight Could Make Safer Faster Travel
Minneapolis noted balloonist Dr. John Piccard, now at the University of Minnesota, says routing air traffic through the stratosphere eight miles up could reduce accidents. He argues the layer would avoid bad weather and ice, enabling safer, faster flights and lower landing speeds.
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John Piccard
University of Minnesota
Piccard
Benjamin Franklin
South Sea Islands Not a Paradise, Says Dykstra
Portland observer Tjecd Dyks tra after twenty years in the south seas declares the tropics cannot be swum in, beaches are muddy, sharks and crocodiles plentiful, fishing too hot and only native fishermen profit. He prefers life back in a white man’s country.
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Ore
South Sea Islands
Tjecd Dykstra
South Seas
Tropics
Dykstra
Japan to Relax Height Rule for Draft Soldiers
Japan will relax physical requirements to increase manpower for the army. A separate note mentions Glangd as a summer resort near Geneva known for its sanatorium.
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Gland
Geneva
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