Red Cross Watch Night At Grand Opera House Tonight
Akron citizens have bought many tickets for the Red Cross watch night meeting at the Grand Opera House. A 50 cent balcony admission and 25 cent gallery seats are offered for those unable to pay a full dollar while a grand program of music and literature is prepared, mayor notes no future repeat, and the event aims to raise funds for the National Red Cross Association.
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Red Cross
Grand Opera House
Akron
National Red Cross Association
Young
Democrat
Alarms record for Akron Fire Department in 1900
The Akron fire department logged 202 alarms in 1900, a record high for the city though property loss stayed below prior years. No complete report is available yet. Major blazes included the United Brethren church and City Hall and Columbia rink. New alarm boxes were installed at several intersections.
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Akron
United Brethren Church
Columbia Rink
Mill and
Summit
Mit
Math
Buehhtel
God Fay
Akron Plans 18 More Police To Boost City Safety
Monday filed recommendation from Chief of Police John Durkin asks the Board of City Commissioners to appoint 18 additional Akron police officers. Three fill vacancies on boats previously patrolled by Durkin, Guillet, and Greenlese, with a fourth to cover a beat for a new second lieutenant. Durkin also requests 25 extra patrol boxes and three additional call boxes to be placed citywide to improve protection and crime suppression.
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John Durkin
Board of City Commissioners
Akron
Durkin
Guillet
Greenlese
Muddle of Patent Drug Ad Claims Refund Promise
Fragmentary OCR notes claim a laxative remedy named Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets refunds by druggists if they fail to cure. Mentions Urove’s signature on each box and a partial reference to a person or place. The text is garbled but centers on a health product advertisement and its alleged money-back guarantee.
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Urove
Mircea
Fia
ToUrelven
RIA
ALL Hall
Domon
Misses Bell
Fifth Avenue
New York
Edward Glantz
AKON
Program of Annual Farmers Institute at Inland
Delegates will discuss many topics at Inland for the Farmers Institute January 28 and 24. The program lists music, invocations, lectures on farming business, old and new methods, dairy, poultry, seed timing, and harvest. Lois Johnston appears repeatedly with readings and lectures. Miss Koontz and Miss Hasel provide selections.
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Farmers’ Institute At
Inland
Farmers’ Institute
Karns and How to Bulla Them Lecture In 1920s
Ambiguous notes list multiple lectures and readings including Karns and How to Bulla Them, Practical Bauvation, Probie of Farm Help, and Confitenes In Our Worl. Includes names Clyde Thursby J. W. Buch man Miss Toss Johnston A. J. White. Afternoon session 1 to 4 pm with question boxes and readings.
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Lois Johnston
B. Bhauver
Clyde Thursby
Probie
Death of Mrs Swartz From Consumption in Akron
Mrs Amellia Swarts, wife of Mr John TL Swarts of 806 Spicer Street, died Sunday after a year long illness from consumption. She was nearly 26 and had resided in Akron for two years. The funeral is set for Wednesday at St Vincent de Paul’s Church.
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Amellia Swarts
John TL. Swarts
Spicer
Akron
St. Vincent de Paul's Chirch
Bank Clearings in Akron and Nearby Cities
Bank clearings for the past week are listed for Akron Hild OO Canton 34000 Springfield 248058 Youngstown 22580. The holiday week brought a large amount of money into circulation though the exact totals are not fully shown due to text garble.
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Akron
Hild
Canton
Springfield
Youngstown
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