28 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
1
Nov 27 reports from Janesville Wisconsin say rumors claim native people are involved in deer hunting disputes. Allegations suggest that Indians have intentionally shot white hunters to target prized prairies, raising tensions among local sportsmen visiting Northern Wisconsin.
Dr J J Kent condemns city prison meals as below standard. He has ordered out for bin meals, stating the daily fare fails his appetite and lacks necessity to meet basic sustenance.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on November 27 Ella Willis received a dressed turkey from her sister Mary Culver of St Louis. The turkey was stuffed with a certified check for ten thousand dollars as a Thanksgiving present to Mrs Willis.
Publishers notice states the Democrat edition is published this morning to allow employees to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. The message notes the edition is delivered to readers as the holiday observance begins.
Canton business leaders and grocers vow to boycott Bell Telephone after a plan to raise rates from 42 to 52 dollars per year. The Stark Telephone Company, linked to United States Company, is ready to serve merchants who resist rate increases and refuse to patronize Bell. Early reports say merchants will switch only if Bell resists the price hike.
In Morgantown on November 27 an aged woman Ann Webley confessed that Minor Piddy and Martha Webley, recently married, are her children. The revelation arose during a proceeding against Miele for unlawful intimate relations, leading to Fields being jailed awaiting grand jury action. TheWebley tale describes a ten year courtship and the concealment of birth.
A letter from William J. Bryan to Judge Julice Grant describes his experiments growing Ponderosa tomatoes in Ohio. He notes seed gifted, vines thriving then hit by heat and frost, ripe green pickles made, and plans to reuse irrigation with sub irrigation on the farm. The note mentions seed firm Henderson & Co and the tomato’s naming history.
The Antlers club forms around young rubber workers in Akron with a goal of housing and social support. About 14 members currently, expected to grow to 25, mostly employed in rubber firms. Harold C. Murdons serves as president with A D Moss as vice president and D By Hassnger as secretary and treasurer.
Washington November 27 The U S Interstate Commerce Commission watches with interest the Northwestern railroad trust linked to the Harriman syndicate in New York The commission weighs how the new combination may be challenged under the Interstate Commerce Act and whether to seek legal dissolution The Democrats and Republicans discuss a broad reform program including tariff reduction expenditure cuts and trust suppression as a practical bipartisan approach
Police report a regional man named Theodore Harmer killed near Springfield on Wednesday afternoon. Harmer, a middle-aged resident previously in Alon, died from a gunshot wound after a confrontation. his wife and two children were buried in Arlington. Harmer carried eighty-eight dollars when killed.
Wednesday before Thanksgiving was set as a charity day at May Day Nursery. Donations were generous including potatoes cabbages and other vegetables apples canned goods and groceries. Kent serious gave several bushels of potatoes among other items. Other donors contributed widely.
Special Correspondence reports Miere was bitten by a lone offender before Mayor McNinmom on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Dall MLuveau, faced arrest for intoxication near upcoming festivities. He was ordered to leave town if he caused further trouble.
The Portage Path landmark debate ends as West Market street’s crossing is marked with a long arrow to the exact point where the historic trail crossed the road. City and historic groups supported restoring the name and preserving the route, with County Surveyor J. A. Gelines to confirm the precise site.
In Vanceburg Kentucky on November 27 a fragmentary report recalls George Evie a schoolmate of U S Grant who spent six months at Louis county poorhouse to be near a son in Covington. The aged man once wealthy and studied with Grant at Maysville about 70 years ago. He saw no sign of greatness then.
Boston November 27 1948 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is quoted favoring a bill to extend the exclusion act and reduce its renewal. The report notes Lodge's prominence in the administration and his stance on immigration policy as a key Senate issue.
In Columbus Ohio a dispute arises among auditors and county officials over taxation on the Main Line railroad. The case questions whether the Towarawas county branch is part of the dividing main line route and whether Towarawas county should receive 105,500 compared with 81202 in the valuation.
The Central Ohio Traction Company of Hamilton asks the State Rail Commission to abandon eight miles of towpath tracks along the canal north of Maguk from New Middletown to Frank Hill. The request follows a granted electric mile tract to another firm, casting doubt on approval chances.
Four Harvard students who backed Yale in a foothill game entered a restaurant on Newspaper Row to confront fifteen Harvard men. The losers had their coats turned inside out and all were served by the Back Buy butlers as the prank ended with each participant accepting a cup of one cent.
Prof Deroing Hy Rayaioud delivered his third lecture in the University course at High School Hill. The talk, titled Vientit Feudalen wid Dem orruuy, explored Austro Hungarian relations, the era’s political shifts, and the contrast between old feudal structures and a new democratic life. He noted Vienna as a rebuilt capital embodying modern progress, with View and Buda as centers of a growing metropolis and civic reform.
The forecast remains cloudy with persistently cold conditions through today and Friday. Affected areas include the northeastern region with continued chilly winds and low temperatures impacting outdoor activities. Precise highs and lows to follow as conditions develop.
A youth named Blireve O Now Yte Willant Gard ner, under 17, claims a plan for a storm warning device using a bell tied to a willow and a wire telegraph. He envisions a self-contained apparatus that could warn people without wires, hoping to invent a worldwide wireless system to avoid danger.
The reserve fund dispute of the Mutual Insurance Company is before the court. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake as the matter, brought by Theodore E. Evench, county treasurer, tests a policy against the Gertind Mutual Life Matostraties Go. The election question looms over the case as Wednesday nears.
New York publisher Frank A. Munsey has acquired a controlling stake in the New York Daily News from Ben Jamin Wood. The sale, arranged by M. Palmer, was concluded privately with no public price disclosed. Munsey has recently acquired the Times of Washington, D. C.
The State Department reports from Coukil General Guidger at Panama that government troops are generally victorious while some rebels experienced setbacks. The dispatch notes heavy fighting and recent activity yesterday.
In a murky paragraph the Cuyahogs Wire & Steel stockholders face possible loss amid a failed manufacture sale. The Tishian Manufacturing group's meltdown and a New Yorker backed proposal raise questions about who acquired properties for a looming steel venture. Debt totals include Hart Hunt liabilities at 860000 and Wasuts 420HAN, with broad uncertainty over asset transfers and future obligations.
A Canton court heard testimony in a case where a woman alleges assault by Henry Konde in a disputed loan incident. The defendant was brought before Justice Register and held for trial after a claim of broken collar bone and coercion during a confrontation.
Chicago November 27. Buelah Waters 18 eloped from college with Franklin, a young stockman from Lexington. The couple slipped from the University of Chicago campus to wed despite authorities pursuing them. University officials have appealed for restraint and the couple remains at large.
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