Elyria Newsboy recalls McKinley assassination night
Ralph Murbach, former Elyria Chronicle carrier in 1901, shares vivid recollections of selling extras the night President McKinley was shot and the wait for his death. He details his route, hand free paper tossing, horse radish finds, and his later role organizing a youth newsboys recreation room in 1911.
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Elyria
Ralph Murbach
Elyria Chronicle
Chronicle- Telegram
President McKinley
McKinley
Murbach
Chronicle
Charles Lord
George Kelley
W. B. Johnson
Broad Street
Fifth Street
Middle Avenue
West Avenue
Sixteenth Street
East Avenue
Murbach Guys
Club Play Night Ends With Close Scores
On Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wearsch hosted a five hundred game session. Mrs Arnold Buck and Robert Pickering won high score. Mrs Robert Pickering and Harry Hubbard took second. A refreshment course was served to members.
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Lloyd Wearsch
Arnold Buck
Robert Pickerin
Robert Pickering
Harry Hubbard
Uncle Sam's Credit: Treasury warns on over-subscription
The Treasury notes that federal securities remain highly sought, with applications for an issue often reaching 30 times the amount offered. Oversubscription reflects padding rather than idle funds, prompting a plan to curb the practice as Hoover era ends and Democrats prepare to take power.
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United States
Treasury Department
Congress
Wall Street
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Notes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Financial
Department
Making Him Rear Admiral Hobson
The essay notes the coincidence of bills granting Philippine independence and honoring Richmond Pearson Hobson with a rear admiral rank and Medal of Honor. It recalls Hobson’s daring but risky action during the Spanish American War, his reception by Spaniards, later career shifts, and support for Prohibition. The piece links the hero’s story to contemporary legislation and reflects on postwar memory.
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Philippines
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Hobson Im
Santiago
Cuba
America
Hobson
Cervera
Georgia
Anniversaries of Notable Figures Through History
A list of birth anniversaries for historical figures including John Lansing Nathaniel P Banks Herr Rochefort Samuel Armstrong George A Townsend J Warren Keifer and Jacob M Dickinson with birthplaces and death dates noted.
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John Lansing
New York
Albany
N. Y
New York City
Nathaniel P. Banks
Massachusetts
Waltham
Mass
Herr Rochefort
Samuel C. Armstrong
Hampton Institute
Hawaiian Islands
Hampton
George A. Townsend
Gath
Georgetown
Del
J. Warren Keifer
U. S. House of Representatives
Clark County
Ohio
Springfield
Jacob M. Dickinson
Nashville, Tenn
Chicago
THE SILENT OBSERVER Have You Income Taxed Yet
A brief item notes tax concerns and asks if readers have filed income taxes. It highlights civic duty and prompts readers to check filing deadlines and guidance from authorities. No specific individuals or organizations are named in the readable text.
Idle Engine Wiper Learns Oil Waste Lesson
Ole Oleson, an engine wiper, heeds warnings about not wasting oil or waste. During an engine examination he faces a hypothetical oncoming train and answers with a snap about grabbing the oil can and the waste before eating, reflecting a pun on waste.
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Ole Oleson
Ole
Taft Dominates Lorain County Straw Vote in 1908
Elyria telegram notes 112 rural Republican voters prefer Taft with 97 ballots. Foraker 8. Fairbanks 3. Hughes and Cannon 2 each. In Oberlin, Finney Memorial Chapel seating contract awarded to Cleveland firm. County fair debt repayment reduces balance to about $2,200.
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Elyria
Taft
Lorain County
Foraker
Fairbanks
Hughes
Cannon
Oberlin
Finney Memorial Chapel
Cleveland
County Fair Association
Microbes Create New Phenomenon. Medicine Names It
Scientists observe experimental microbes producing novel effects prompting the medical profession to assign a formal name to the emerging phenomenon. Researchers track mechanisms, potential treatments, and implications for patient care as the discovery unfolds.
Grable Buys Fos Toria Hotel for Furnished Rooms
R Grable purchases the Fos toria hotel from N H Sheppard and plans to move there to run furnished rooms but not meals. He aims to operate the post office from the hotel and take his herd of high grade goats, including milk goats, to run a goat farm.
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R. Grable
Fostoria
N. H. Sheppard
Ofice
Centralia
Kans
Herald
Hospital sets record with fifty six patients admitted
Elyria Memorial Hospital registered fifty six patients today the highest single load. Last week the facility also reported a record twenty two operations. In Oberlin the postmaster race heats up as eight Democrats vie for the $2700 yearly post.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Stone
Warner elected president of State Board of Agriculture
George B. Warner of Wellington is named president of the State Board of Agriculture. Community Chest pledges reached $62,399.17 with 785 new gifts totaling $10,003.92 reported by campaign workers.
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George B. Warner
Wellington
State Board of Agriculture
Community Chest
Lorain County Tax Totals and Port Commission Plan
Lorain County taxpayers will pay 5 549 421. b5 in taxes this year on 236 887 435 value. Elyrians owe 1 288 212.56 on 52 646 275 value. Lorain taxpayers pay 2 183 866.60 on 83 159 105 value. Final plans were made last night for organization of a Lorain port commission.
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Lorain County
Elyrians
Lorain
Lawyer and War Secretary Under Taft Passes Away
Lawyer and Secretary of War under Taft born in Columbus Mississippi died in Chicago on December 13 1928.
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Taft
Columbus
Miss
Chicago
Inauguration of Booths Darkest England Scheme in London
A record from 1891 notes General Booth inaugurating the Darkest England scheme in London. The entry also mentions 1900 Kentucky governor William Goebel being shot, 1902 Anglo Japanese Treaty signed, and 1926 Japan adopting universal manhood suffrage law.
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General Booth
England
London
William Goebel
Kentucky
Japan
Birthdays for Franklin D Roosevelt and notable figures
A roundup lists Franklin D. Roosevelt and other public figures born on this date. Walter Damrosch, Joseph Jastrow, Bishop Gardiner, Col. Behn, Harvey Howard, Gelett Burgess, Ida Allen, and King Boris II are noted with places of birth and ages. The horoscope predicts a resourceful day with possible coordination gaps but final success seems likely.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Hyde Park
N. Y
Walter Damrosch
Germany
Joseph Jastrow
Poland
T. Momolu Gardiner
P. E
Liberia
Col
Sosthenes Behn
Virgin Islands
Harvey J. Howard
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Churchville
Gelett Burrgess
Boston
Ida C. B. Allen
Danielson
Conn
King Boris II
Bulgaria
Avon Hostess Tells Just-On-Time Club Meeting
Mrs John Frey hosted Avon hostess duties for Just On Time Club members and four guests including Mrs John Lear Mrs Charles Horwedel Mrs George Frey from Avon Lake and Mrs Clyde Stokes of Dover. Pedro games produced high scores by Mrs Vernon Frey Mrs Andrew Mittendorf and Mrs Henry Kreb. Luncheon followed with ten guests seated. next meeting to be at Mrs Edwin Caspers home in two weeks.
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John Frey
John Lear
Charles Horwedel
George Frey
Avon Lake
Clyde Stokes
Dover
Pedro
Vernon Frey
Andrew Mittendorf
Henry Kreb
Edwin Casper
Dinner Bridge Club Held At Mrs Wagner House
Miss Theresa Wagner entertained her bridge club at a six o'clock dinner Thursday. The remainder of the evening was spent playing bridge with seven games. High awards went to Mrs. Lawrence Heckel first, Mrs. E H Klingshirn second, and Mrs. William Fisher third. Next meeting invited by Mrs. E A Scamman in two weeks at her home.
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Theresa Wagner
Lawrence Heckel
E. H. Klingshirn
William Fisher
E. A. Scamman
Health Meeting Taught by County Nurse
Miss Ruth Paddock county health nurse announces the next meeting Tuesday afternoon January 31 at 1 30 discussing and demonstrating throat irrigation inhalation hot applications mustard plasters temperature and pulse bandaging.
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Ruth Paddock
Club convenes at Detroit home of Mr and Mrs Pickering
Mr and Mrs Frank Pickering opened their Detroit residence for a club gathering. The event marked a local social meeting with members discussing upcoming activities and community concerns at the home of the couple.
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Frank Pickering
Detroit
Dinner Party Honors House Guest From Lafayette
Mrs. Harry Hubbard entertained a dinner party at her home on Wednesday in honor of her house guest Mrs. Chas Walker of Lafayette. Out of town guests included Mrs. G Clifton and Mrs. Wilton Dawley of Oberlin after visiting relatives in Cleveland.
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Harry Hubbard
Chas Walker
Lafayette
G. Clifton
Wilton Dawley
Oberlin
Avon Hometown Briefs and Obituary Notices
Funeral services were held for Albert Zimmer in Lorain with John G. Smith and family attending. Pallbearers were Albert William and Steve Smith. Local moves include Petersons into the Knight house and the Moores replacing James Russells. Miss Charlotte Wilford left for New York on a business trip returning later this week. Local basketball results: Avon girls 45 Lakewood 6 and 72 39 over St. Marys. Ex-Hy 80 DeMolays 31. Avon Fire Department responded to a chimney fire at the Piazza home. Visits and arrivals include Charles and Mrs. Walker of Lafayette with time at the Hubbard home.
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AVON
John G. Smith
Albert
William
Steve Smith
Russell Urig
Albert Zimmer
Lorain
Smith
Steve
Carl Peterson
Knight House
Center Road
John Jameson
Cecil Moore
Stony Ridge Road
James Russell
Russell
John Rheme
Hale Street
Charlotte Wilford
New York
Lakewood
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Harry Hubbard
Walker
Hubbard
G. W. Welch
Wife Preservers Install Mud Scraper by Door
A shoe horn nearby helps scrape mud from shoes rubbers and overshoes before entering. It fits the hand and won t damage the footwear.
Justice in New Guinea Court Laughter as Verdict
In native New Guinea courts a judge decides guilt or innocence by the accused's reaction to the accusation. If the prisoner laughs and jokes, he is released, while a guilty man would not react so.
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New Guinea
Collier’s Weekly
Origin of Hymns Traces to early worship of sun god Ra
The creation of hymns is linked to humanity's first worship of a Supreme Being. Early hymns were composed in ancient Egypt honoring the sun god Ra.
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Ancient
Egypt
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