Elyria Hook and Ladder elects officers at annual meeting
The Elyria Hook and Ladder Company held its annual meeting on January 2. Officers elected included John Mountain foreman and W E Cahoon assistant. The report shows Elyria had seven fires in 1876. Oberlin citizens were called at 1 a m to a fire on Main Street near College Street. The frame buildings behind William Morris meat market burned and the losses included Mean Munson Brothers, Hibbebrand cabinet shop, Reynold omnibus office, and Mrs Broadwell dwelling.
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Elyria Hook and Ladder Company
John Mountain
W. E. Cahoon
J. C. Potter
A. J. Houghton
A. W. Myers
Robert Gamble
A. E. Lord
Potter Dumas
Charles Gay
Elyria
Oberlin
Main Street
College Street
William Morris
Mean
Munson
Elyria Post Office reports December mail volume
A 1891 Elyria Republican notice shows 65 826 pieces handled in December by Postmaster J F Allen. It lists 23 881 letters 23 26/ pieces of second third and fourth class mail and 4 850 post cards delivered in the city. Sheriff Pounds completes term. Charles C Ensign becomes sheriff. Water works ordinance passes 468 to 305. Knights of Pythias Chevalier Lodge dedicates new castle hall. lodge instituted December 7 1888 and now has 108 members.
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Elyria
J. F. Allen
Pounds
Lorain County
Charles C. Ensign
Elyria Reports 27 City Fires and Losses in 80 Years Ago Item
A retrospective from the Elyria Republican notes Elyria had 27 fires last year with property losses totaling 12 450 per annual report by Chief Hafer. Two men angered by a northbound electric car failing to stop attempted to wreck a Elyria Lorain car last Thursday night by placing ties on the rack. The car carried 30 passengers.
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Liu
Elyria
Hafer
Elyria-Lorain
Methodist Church to Replace Burned Building at Amherst
A new Methodist Church to replace the one burned two weeks ago will be built at North Amherst at a cost of 4660 dollars. The incident caused fright among passengers but no injuries were reported.
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Gers
North Amherst
Elyria Arrests Drop in 1910 and Rail Overhead Plans
Elyria saw 300 arrests in 1910, about 100 fewer than 1909, with intoxication arrests down 147 from the year before. Auto speed violations totaled 32 last year, none in 1909. Reports suggest overhead tracks with Lake Shore Railroad and a new station may proceed, and a post office building is sought for Broad Street and Hastie (Broad Street and Hast).
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Elyria
Lake Shore
Broad Street
City Council Adopts 176289 for First Half 1921
Elyria city government funding for January to June 1921 approved after three hour debate. Also noted are a Janu ary court docket listing 667 trial cases awaiting assignment and December telephone traffic totaling 798476 calls, averaging over 25000 daily with a peak hour of 3316 calls. A heavy bootleg fine of 2000 dollars was imposed in a South Amherst raid. Also mentions a 1600s Bridge of the Brocade Girdle in Japan as a noted antiquity.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ohio
South Amherst
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Yoogee
Hughes
Chindle’s
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Campbells
Seloz
York State
Jersey
Jonathan
Dixie C. Bacon
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Japan
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