Fire Destroys Colbe zer Hart and Company Cheese Factory
The Spencer cheese factory of Colbe zer Hart and Company was destroyed by fire last week though 20 miles away from Elyria. The plant was insured for 8000 dollars. Sheriff Peck reports only five prisoners in jail currently. Lorain County Agricultural Society held its annual meeting with Cc Mills elected president and Richard Baker as vice president. Directors chosen were H H Poppleton L Ms Pounds James Vincent M H Cunningham and EB Foster. Treasurer C W Johnston reported receipts of 3045.68 in 1870 and expenditures of 2702.34.
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Colbezer, Hart, and Company
Spencer
Elyria
Sheriff Peck
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Cc. S. Mills
Richard Baker
H. H. Poppleton
L. Ms. Pounds
James Vincent
M. H. Cunningham
EB. C. Foster
C. W. Johnston
Bank to Pay Interest on Deposits in Elyria
The National Bank of Elyria announced on February 2 that it will begin paying interest on deposits, following a practice recently adopted by national banks. The bank has been in operation in Elyria for four years.
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National Bank of
Elyria
Fire attack at Oberlin Record office thwarted
An attempt to set fire Saturday night at the Oberlin Record office failed after hot coals were placed in the composing room. A sprinkler and water buckets extinguished the blaze with little damage. Up to January 22, 19 fatal accidents have occurred on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad division through Elyria.
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Oberlin
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Elyria
Memorial rites mark Queen Victoria’s death in Elyria
Memorial services at the Elyria Opera House Sunday afternoon honor Queen Victoria with May P. Reefy as chairman. The notices also report three candidates for county auditor, a new Lake Shore depot project in Elyria, a Broad Street iron trough installation, a delinquent tax sale yielding 1937.11, Fox Furnace Company locating in Elyria, Rose Nectarine patent medicine lab, Oberlin College gift hopes from John D. Rockefeller, Elyria Hospital lab and X‑ray addition, and the merger talks of Lorain County telephone companies reduced to a past plan.
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Elyria Opera House
Queen Victoria
P. D. Reefy
George H. Lewis
Henry J. Barrows
Worath
W. J. Crandall
Brownhelm
Elyria
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Broad Street
Fox Furnace Company
John D. Rockefeller
Elyria Fire Department Admits New Members
Twenty years ago in Elyria a report notes new recruits were added to the Elyria Fire Department on a Wednesday. The item reflects early 1911 municipal staffing and local public service expansion.
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Elyria Telegram
Elyria Fire Department
Wednes
Elyria Public Schools Graduate In Middle Of Year
Ten years ago Elyria made history as a high school class graduated midyear. Twenty three students received diplomas as Dr William Henry McMaster of Mt Union College delivered the commencement address.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria Public Schools
William Henry McMaster
Mt. Union College
Elvrra High School
Board of Education
Middle Avenue
Maple Street
Green Line
Elyria
A. R. Jones
Associated Charities
Newspaper
Feature Bureau
Carlisle
East Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Ely Tia
Flying in Night School in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo night school adds aviation ground school to its curriculum. Special features include sales training transport operation executive management and flying.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Johnson named Most Valuable Citizen of Clarksdale
J. H. Johnson, local insurance man, was chosen as the most valuable citizen for his extensive community involvement. He reportedly spends about 90 percent of his time on public projects benefiting Clarksdale residents.
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Clarksdale
Mass
J. H. Johnson
Divining Rod Finds Water On 12 Farms In Pennsburg
Allentown report says John J. Rothmund who uses a forked apple twig claims eight years of successful wells via divining rod. He describes vertical grip and downward twist over sites with subterranean water flow and says water has been found at each dig. He offers no charge and cites a generations old family method. France has six thousand plants for machine production.
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Allentown
Pennsburg
John J. Rothmund
Rothmund
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Lego’Lamb
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Kellogger
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Quality Bakery
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Physical Laboratory
Elysia Memorial Hospital
W. E. Brooks
Elyria Telephone Company
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Lorain County
France
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Zehner
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Modia
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