Window wedding sparks July Fourth uproar in Elyria
In 1910 Elyria on Independence Day drew thousands as Rose Herman and Fred Ketchum wed in a downtown furniture store window. The crowd surged and a woman fainted while a girl was nearly crushed, blamed on Harry H. Smith Co promoted out of the box by PT Barnum like advertising on Broad Street.
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Rose Herman
Fred Ketchum
Evening Telegram
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Parsch Lumber Co
Litchfield
Peggy Nolan
Harry H. Smith Co
Broad Street
Fourth of July closures and holiday events in Elyria district
Local and federal offices including banks post offices and E-Check stations close Monday for Independence Day. Express Mail only will be delivered. Lorain post offices observe the same schedule. Fireworks tied to the Lake Erie Crushers event occur after the Crushers game at All Pro Freight Stadium and Miller Road Park hosts Artsfest with a 7 p.m. concert by Victor Highway and a 10 p.m. fireworks show along the Black River.
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Lorain
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Miller Road Park
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Miller Road
Black River
Victor Highway
LeBron James Holds Free Agency Meeting With Cavaliers
After a week of talks with suitors, LeBron James met the Cavaliers in a relaxed session. A source said the meeting went smoothly and confidence remained he would re-sign, ending the long free agency wait.
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State workers face job security erosion amid budget gaps
State and local governments cut services and jobs as budget gaps widen. Economists warn more layoffs could follow, complicating efforts to lower the national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. Probation officer Daryl Seaman notes fear of spending.
Church sues BP over lost offerings in Gulf spill case
Anchor Assembly of God in Bayou La Batre, led by Pastor Dan Brown, filed a 50,000 claim for lost revenues after the Deepwater Horizon spill. Brown says tithes have fallen 12,000 with an estimated 38,000 more loss next year, as shr impern and oystermen struggle to feed families while the church runs a food bank.
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Dan Brown
BP PLC
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