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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1902
Page
6
A late season dock notes Rampanelli clinging to top spot in the Rational League as clerks in a tightly contested win. The report details a tense game with key players including Miller and Polsky, and notes crowd enthusiasm despite a locked gate. Highlights sequence and field actions reflect a sharp, period press tone.
In Barberton a 25 year old man, Pont, a fur garment dealer at Columbia Element Works, attempted to shoot his wife after building a shed and mixing alcohol. He drank a bottle of Tanita, then resisted a doctor’s antidote injection prompting police to intervene. He claimed old gun and sought to hear his wife’s voice, saying he did not want to live.
Carrara Palit company officials deny immediate removal of the Barberton plant as rumors spread. President J 0 Pourenng says the firm plans a new building to boost capacity from 200000 to 500000 gallons daily, while some selling department layoffs occur. Local guests and officials attended a barberton dinner hosted by W S Ducne.
A bashful 19 year old man in Barberton swam at dusk toward Lake Ajita with an older companion. He began cramping and sank under the surface near the center. Rescuers surfaced him but he drowned as bystanders aided and others fled ashore.
Special correspondence from Tarkerton covers local social happenings. Notables include visits by Akron and Barberton residents, dinners in town, and gatherings at inns. References to social rounds involve various named individuals and trips to nearby towns with plans for upcoming events and entertainment.
Barberton judge Mayer Brel heard Pin O'Loole plead guilty to keeping a saloon open on Sunday. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
Aloe Campbell and Tinve Hrawn are slated to compete for the Open Championship of Trent Britain. The event aims to crown the final fifty-letter year winner at the Myopia Open. The match progressed with Campbell ahead, while Hrawn trailed.
Max Donwell, a road construction foreman, was attacked by three unknown men in Brooklyn at 1 am. He was robbed of money, trousers, and clothing, then jumped on the unconscious victim. Dessoll, a resident of Henrietteville, reports no arrests have been made.
Akron residents report fast relief from backache headaches and fatigue with Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Roby Craswell of 102 Ohio St says her child recovered energy and ambition after using the remedy sold by Lamparter Co and Poxt er Mithurn Co Buffalo NY. Dealers everywhere stock the pills at 50 cents.
The East Ohio Gas Company announces a continued extra charge of BH cents per cubic foot sold and delivered on or after June 20, 1902. Base rate 26 cents per cubic foot if paid by the 10th of the month. 27 cents if paid after the 10th. Rates apply to gas furnished on and after June 28, 1902. Signed East Ohio Gas Company.
Mayor Buelneo promotes eight men including Officer Ry Ay Holton to day and night duty. Holton, on the force four years, joins four night officers and two day others to staff the Barberton police.
A note describes staffing changes at the Copley creamery with M A Proudee taking over duties from M Teale after an unspecified resignation. The text includes scattered local notices about events, bets, and schedules, with fragmented names and places, and references to a boxing plan and a golf event. The overall contents are a mosaic of brief local items and misread phrases.
Official Akron ordinance proposes vacating a section of Factory Street from the west line of Prine Street to the north line of River Street after a council hearing found no good cause to oppose the vacation. The measure takes effect after passage and publication. Also notes a separate street sweeping provision on Vorge Street between Market and Arch Streets pending council action.
Akron city officials authorize issuing bonds for local sewer construction on Locust Street and Wooster Avenue. Plans include bond denominations of 100 and 200 dollars, with interest not exceeding five percent and repayment over three years. Provisions set dates, affix mayoral signatures, and designate National Park Bank as payout agent.
An 1902 ordinance details the issue of multiple bonds of 100 and 500 dollars payable in one to three years, with interest not exceeding five percent per annum. Bonds bear the city seal, coupons, and are issued under mayor and city clerk signatures, pledging city faith and credit. Passed June 2, 1902, by President J. Weidel and City Clerk Chas. H. Isbell.
The Akron City Council confirms the 4 foot sewer project cost assessment along Bell Street from Wooster Avenue to Bowery Street. Owners of benefited lots must pay in three annual installments by August 20, 1902, 1903, and 1904 or face interest, penalties, and collection actions.
Ordinance approved by Akron City Council confirms assessment for sewer construction along Voris Street from Mina street to 140 feet west of Allyn Street. Three freeholders reported costs and three yearly installments due by August 20 in 1902 1903 and 1904 with interest penalties for default. Clerk to certify unpaid amounts to county auditor for collection. Also authorizes borrowing in anticipation of special assessments.
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