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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
8
The county elects two new officials, Probate Judge and Sheriff, taking charge in January. Sheriff Jared Barker will move into the new county jail quarters, with living apartments nearing completion and likely ready by New Year. Barker, 41, has spent his entire life in Summit.
Fragments describe Kemp’s Balsam Cure and county officials at Akron Bath township, detailing families like Pardee and Pardee judges, Kline and Wagoner, plus Sheriff and Treasurer roles. Historical notes mention birth places, careers, and transitions to new offices under a revised municipal code.
Holiday sale at South Howard features toys, dolls, books, pictures, and imported Japanese chin items. Attracts crowds with wide selection of games, trains, wooden wagons, rocking horses, and holiday novelties.
The Akron Gas Company office at 228 Market Street lists remaining advertised letters for the week. Names include Alen Chee Arenbrugt Bowers Burdick Fred Agair Will Buchanan Chas Carter James Cadwell Sain Denver Kubler Dickerson Densmore Dagos Eagle News Eberlick Frick Friend Foster Farley Ginter Gibbs Gnuand Gridley Graham Hathaway Howard Horton Hoops Hubbard Hadinger Lee Monnholder Metbert Melrose Monroe Moody Wright Akron and more. Contact the city office by telephone 481 for details or pickup.
Kaeding Pa Te reports anthracite shipments from Behuythill regions resumed after Munuiy’s holiday. The Reading Co’s collieries are back at work as rains continue to affect operations.
A local letter reports proposed salary scales for police and board officials under a new code. The ordinance to regulate saloons, hours, and enforcement was introduced but failed to pass. No action was taken on several suggestions.
In Irvine Kentucky on December 10 a gas well blowout ignited causing a catastrophic fire. Eight or more holes and three dry wells were completed last week, gusher and burning flames destroyed rig and equipment, sending Standard Oil stock pricing to 120 cents per share as buyers monitor Feb completion plans. D. Haid owned rig torn from site amid Cincinnati and Southern Railway line disruption. barges and damage valued at around 0,000.
A garbled OCR style brief from International 50 details a Monday delivery to Chicago, referencing Perkins and J. 2 Myr, strek from corn kins, and a money market concern. It mentions alarm, instruments, and a financial note, but the text is largely unreadable and inconsistent.
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