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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
8
Visit the sale at 150 152 South Howard Street for Hamburg embroideries all over laces and Valenciennes insertions. Prices from 2c to 25c per yard with wide Hamburg embroideries for white skirts and children’s wear. Quality noted, stock imported this season, cash and carry.
Members of the Wapit Kappa Gamma fraternity at Buchtel College held a gathering at 207 Wooster Avenue. A word contest used letters from Buchtel College for prizes. Attending were Misses and Messrs including Monte Fuller and others.
Barberton June 1 John McCammon died Wednesday afternoon at his home from morphine poisoning amid belief he intended self harm. The 4 year old incident referenced, a brother Dr A M Brown of Chicago attended the ceremony, and a vast collection of about 106 photographs from his travels including Japan and Manila are described. A marriage in Barberton occurred with Thomas Emmett Hadden and Bertha Grice Young, and various local incidents including a scalding accident to a three year old, along with notices of gatherings and upcoming events are noted.
A stray nine month old hound wanders west of Ab Vo near the Copley pend area. Local residents report sightings and urge owners to secure pets. City animal control warns residents to avoid attracting the dog and to notify authorities if captured.
Reports from M. Oneil & Co describe a tight race for a presidential ticket with New York and the West as likely sources. Bliss of New York is favored by close allies, while the Beckham faction seeks stronger preconvention backing. Coalition debates revolve around Goebel and Blackburn as key stumbling blocks in Democratic prospects, with a wide array of national leaders arriving to weigh in.
A Democratic gathering in Karis City revealed a sharp split between Goebel supporters and opponents led by rival factions including Goebel’s political executor Monkussus. The unrest echoed past party rifts and hinted at tensions over delegate selections and internal alignments before the National convention.
A bolt struck three cows in a pasture near Osceols Pennsylvania after a thunderstorm. Cows gathered under trees near a wire fence when lightning traveled along the wires and killed the trio instantly. A separate, garbled dialogue fragment concerns a treasury matter and a talking dog breed description, with little coherent context.
United States Marshal in Akron to arrest violators of census law. Major HL A Kasson reports no delay in prosecution. Census officials to visit Akron for arrests of those refusing to provide information to enumerators. Arrests led by John J Sullivan will occur Thursday. details withheld. Prosecution aims for heavy fines. authorities caution on cooperation and names of accused may be released later.
The police chief urges a change to notices delivery to Councilmen during a tense meeting. He argues officers should be authorized to serve notices, citing past conflicts over telephone matters and council access, with concerns about who delivers official duty notices amid the uproar.
A planned fireworks event to burn and blow up a boat was postponed due to heavy showers and safety concerns. The exhibit would have used 1000 feet of electric wiring and volatile charges, with no admission charged that day. About fifteen hundred attendees witnessed the postponement amid weather problems and technical challenges.
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