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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
5
The American Covent company will hold its annual employee picture at Randolph Park on June 28 with a sports program planned. Arrangements committee members are B A Montgomery John Mahoning George Cuminhies and Thomas H Zink.
The document reports that Sergeant Waltz was captured during combat with American forces and subsequently placed with Filipino insurgents in prison. Details specify the capture circumstance and the confinement arrangement under insurgent control.
Mrs A Waits of 210 May St learns from son Sergeant B Wilts of Battery M Sixth Artillery on duty in the Philippine Islands that one Akron youth deserted the US army to join rebels. The letter mentions a prison visit, wartime duties, and plans to return to Gods country. it includes photos from the Philippines and a leper. Sergeant Waltz expects a furlough soon.
The Ohio Sunday School Worker recalls Wit Miller as a leading educator and organizer. He presided over the twentieth annual Ohio Sunday Belo Association convention in Akron in 1877 and later led the Seventh International Sunday School convention in St Louis in 1908. He is praised as the “Father of the Clute Movements” for promoting education and the Akron Plan in church architecture.
Maslin under wear sale announced by M O Neil and Co with promotions on selected items. customers urged to visit store to take advantage of discounted prices and limited stock during the sale event.
An agent versed in boot materials notes shoe prices will rise, citing crude rubber trends. He warns buyers may resist reclaimed rubber in favor of cheaper substitutes, especially in the run market, and predicts manufacturers will shift to low cost materials. He voices support for the current market trend toward old shoes.
M O Neil Co introduces a new assortment featuring wash waists skirts and wool dress skirts alongside suits expanding options for everyday and dressier wear at the store.
Fragmentary OCR reports a stone mason died after a fall at a new building site in Cleveland. The text is damaged but indicates the accident occurred near a street or area described as Twat or Twat-like. Emergency services attempted transport but the worker did not survive. Further details are unreadable in the source.
The convention elected officers including vice president Henry Clngiumau and treasurer J.P Kegelmayer Columbus as well as secretary Maxailions and adviser Icey John Kinte Yourgelena Columbus for the next meeting. The text suggests names and roles with some garbled terms.
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