Vanishing Truss Bridges Mark Americana’s Dwindling Past
A reflection on steel truss bridges fading from roads as modern concrete and steel beam designs replace them. The piece notes their historic charm, notes maintenance costs, and cites Lorain County engineer James Tartal recounting a 1891 bridge in Indiana built for 1500 dollars.
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James Tartal
Lorain County Engineer's Department
Indiana
Tartal
Lorain County
Lo- Tain
Revolt at Somme hub marks 50 years since war turn
An editor recalls the first days of September 1916 as the Battle of the Somme began. He notes chivalry died, hereditary privilege unravelled, and scientific slaughter took over. Haig pressed on with stubborn offensives as the war grimly intensified, foreshadowing a new era of warfare.
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Somme
Sir Douglas Haig
Grant
Vicksburg
McClernand
Haig
Sunday Herald
Daily Telegraph
Guardian
Delville Wood
Vermilion church bell tale of history and fate
Vermilion residents recall a nearly 150 year old bell built by Paul Revere's works and housed at the First Baptist Church after a land contract with United Church of Christ. The bell, once linked to Vermilion Congregational Church and fundraisers, has sentimental value amid changes in church ownership and past fire losses.
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First Baptist Church
United Church of Christ (Congregational
State St
the Revere Co
Boston
Mass
Paul Revere
West Liberty Ave
Grand St
Revere
St. Mary’s Church
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Islands renamed as Robinson Crusoe and Selkirk
National Geographic Society reports Chile renamed two Pacific islands tied to famous castaway tales. Isla Mas a Tierra is now Isla Robinson Crusoe and Isla Alejandro Selkirk (Mas Afuera) honors Alexander Selkirk, the real sailor whose story inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
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Washington
Chile
Pacific Islands
Alexander Selkirk
Robinson Crusoe
Selkirk
Isla Mas A Tierra
Mas Afuera
Isla
Alejandro Selkirk
National Geographic Society
Bells of Vermilion Recall Four Churches Past Glory
The Chronicle Telegram notes Vermilion’s old bell heritage from four downtown churches. The three thousand pound bell was brought by oxen to a brick church in the Public Square area, joining a memory of bell sounding before modern electronic systems. The silent bells linger as relics of a religious past and civic pride.
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Fingers of Society
Cleveland
Vermilion
First Baptist
Elyria weighs federal grant for waterworks expansion
Elyria faces a crucial HUD decision on a 1.5 million federal grant toward a 3 million water treatment plant expansion. The outcome affects water rates, a planned rate study, neighbor service extensions, and contracts, with city leaders framing the expansion as essential for growth and regional ties while federal aid limits and prior applications shape the timing.
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Washington
Chicago
U.S. Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Greater Elyria
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Arthur Anderson Co
Cleveland
South Amherst
North Ridgeville
Congress
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Lorain County Community College
Reichlin
Tracey
Anderson
Federal Bureau
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Ford RD
Dean RD
Wellington Area
Webster RD
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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Belgium
Brusilov
BFI
Oubdale Ave
Pawwe
Bell Society
Vermilion Congregational Church
Nimbie
Church of Christ
The
Baptists
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