A Hundred and One Years Ago Today in Lorain...

I had wanted to do one of those "A Hundred Years Ago Today" posts for today, but the online archives of the Lorain Journal for 1925 was missing the last five months of the year. So we'll do one hundred and one years ago instead.

So above is the front page of the Lorain Journal for December 9, 1924.

The Simon Langell

As you can see, the big story is the weather. As the main story notes, "The Steamer Simon Langell, on its way to Cleveland with a load of Christmas trees and lumber, was forced to seek the protection of the Lorain harbor last night from the 45-mile gale that swept across Lake Erie and Lorain and brought to Lorain people the fear of another tornado.

"The high wind brought a drop in temperature of 32 degrees between noon yesterday and noon today.

"Many, however, who went thru the tornado of June 28, hearing the howling of the terrific wind, arose to dress or rush to the windows in nightclothes to reassure themselves that all was well.

"The only damage caused by the wind resulted when the trolley wire over E. Erie-av fell.

"Hundreds of people were treated to a display of pyrotechnics while the broken wire dangled along the street from Maine-av to Century Park."

There was a lot going on elsewhere on the front page. 

Of particular interest to me is the report of George Wickens opposing the apparent plan of the City of Lorain to move the fountain with the statue of the civil war soldier from Washington Park to the intersection of 17th Street and Broadway. The fountain and statue have been a favorite topic on this blog, with a capsule history of it posted here.

Other items of interest: the upcoming Mexican holiday of "Guadalupe Day" in Lorain; a piggie runs loose in Elyria; unlicensed dogs running loose in Lorain; a rear window broken in the "machine" (car) of Charles Ferguson of 6th Street; a pardoned former convict to speak to Lorain's men's organizations; and several high-profile courts cases involving murder.