Master Hood Leaves SP to Start Private Engineering Work
William Hood 75, longtime Southern Pacific chief construction engineer, resigns after 54 years with the railroad to become a private consulting engineer. A Dartmouth graduate, Hood helped lay the Donner Lake roadbed and led major projects like the Carriso Gorge line and the Tehachapi loop, earning a reputation as a pioneering figure in mountain railroad construction.
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New Orleans
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San Diego
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4Th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers
Ridgeville Social Highlights and School Closure Notes
Mrs. House of Elyria stayed with O. C. Hadaway on Sunday. Attorney Fred Reed of Lakewood visited his mother and sister. Miss Stella Fills and nephew Rice Wagner spent Saturday with Grandmother Mrs. Shaw. Will Gibbons of Elyria visited his parents. Sick list includes Mrs. Mattie Wilson Mrs. C To Winckles and Helen Roth. Fueene Wilson closed his Olmsted Falls school and visits his sister Mrs. Baatz. Ridgeville district schools closed last Friday. No. 10 district celebrated with a picnic.
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Fueene Wilson
Olmsted Falls
Ars. Baatz
Ridgeville Prthtic
Students protest dismissal of science teacher Phebus
A petition with 258 names from On8 Bieh school students was presented to the Lorain Board of Education protesting the dismissal of science teacher W. UC Phebus. The board, led by Dr F C Hoffer, declined to explain the decision citing finality and lack of teamwork as the primary reasons.
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Hoffer
Yoo Hoard
Bourse
Lorain School Board to Dedicate City Streets
Business Agent W. Pillans told the Lorain Board of Education that a plat shows street locations around the new Longfellow school on the East Side. The board will dedicate extensions of Louisiana Avenue and D Street to the city for paving and public benefit. The matter goes to the city council next Monday.
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Lorain
W. Pillans
Buying a Family Tree in England Promises Ancestry Access
London reports that English genealogists circulate proposals to create a tracing library for Americans. The plan aims to offer British crest ancestry to those unable to travel this summer, with emphasizes on paid services and international outreach.
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International News Service
London- Arigins
London
Soc C Genertesists
United States
England
Weekend Visits Highlight Elyria Cleveland Residents
The report notes several individuals and families from Elyria and Cleveland enjoying weekends with relatives and friends. Larger events include a church fundraiser planned for May with performances and a talent show under Ladies Aid Society auspices.
Flivver Powers Press When Plant Fails
The Rock River Review, published by Reval Young and edited by Rose White Young, used a makeshift setup after the focal light plant shut down. A removed tire belt spun the press wheel, allowing the paper to print and deliver, despite no electric power.
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International News Service
Rock River
Wve
Rock River Review
Reval AL Young
Rose White Young
Foss
Youngs
Terra Firma
Tanneau
Public shooting preserves eyed by Congress action
A Kansas representative introduces a bill to allow government purchase and operation of public hunting preserves in multiple regions. The plan would let any American with a license hunt, opening exclusive preserves to the general public. Paris brief notes two girls who survived the Seine tragedy and now gain public sympathy for swift rescue stories.
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Resglae
Os International
Hington
Anthony
Kansas
Paris
Seine
Belair
Vets Granted Free Use Of Lorain Auditorium
In Lorain the board granted free use of the high school auditorium for Spanish American War veterans meetings during their state encampment starting Sunday June 1. The Children’s Conservation group was also approved for a free meeting in the same venue on June 9.
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Lorain
Repwees Nyt
Vets Plan Memorial Day Parade and Cemetery Visits
Committees from the G. A. R. Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and Spanish War veterans meet at the Veterans hall Wednesday at 7 30 p m to finalize plans for Memorial Day events. They will parade through main streets and decorate the graves of fallen comrades at local cemeteries.
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Lorain
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Veterans’ Hall
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