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Newspaper
Canton Evening Times
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
4
A Canton board paid 28000 for a Bible Institute site, double the 14000 offered last fall by a local banker. Critics urge full daylight on the transaction and insist on prudent economy as the community awaits a permanent site and pricing for nearby properties.
Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox dated 1910 explores war as destructive yet forging heroism and virtue. It contrasts blood red soil with the call of progress. The piece argues history tests nations and ends with a vision of struggle leading to peace.
A letter by M. L. Keiser denounces racial hatred and glorification of war tied to a Reno Nevada prize contest. It argues that a Black victor defeats White pride yet warns against showing violent images to youth, accusing authorities of promoting conflict in the name of civilization.
In a social gathering a hostess and Miss Woodward discuss a cherished heirloom and a past of vanished wealth. Neighbors reveal Miss Woodward fabricates grand prewar lineage to impress others, while others insist many Southern women exaggerate family status.
At Hempstead Plains Mineola a pilot named George Russell ascended in a powered machine as society women watched. A gust tore off hats and their wigs as the aeroplane climbed, sending shrieks through the crowd. Russell recovered the items but no owner claimed them.
A compilation of brief notes and quips from U S newspapers referencing figures like Taft, Dick, Hopkins, and Ballinger, plus remarks on Alaska sales, immigration, theater, and travel. The items are fragmented opinions and light commentary with multiple attributions in a single pass.
Beatrice Fairfax reflects on marriage and honeymoon myths noting a bride may lose a reputation quickly and humorously condemns cranky men and costly honeymoons. She suggests love and adjustment determine happiness and warns about aggressive perfection expectations.
Knights of St John from Cleveland and other towns join Bishop Farrelly in laying the corner stone of St Pauls Catholic church New Berlin. A 100 child confirmation sets the morning rite with a processional to the pastor’s home and a large afternoon parade. The Romanesque brick church costs about 20000 dollars and should complete by December 1.
A columnist derides a young woman who left honest work for vice, arguing slavery is modern wage labor. The piece mockingly questions who is truly free and condemns the notion of escaping social duty. It rails against the term wage slave and praises self-reliance for women in work.
Daily forecast notes Uranus promotes caution against errors and miscommunication. Married couples should avoid petty disputes that could escalate. lovers should refrain from teasing. professionals handling chemicals or finances must be precise. Reading human nature and tact is advised for those born under certain signs.
Ministers in Washington were told by attorneys that there is no legal way to keep Jack Johnson from entering the city. As an American citizen he may visit Washington at any time, sit on the White House steps, climb the Washington Monument, smoke cigars, eat peanut candy and even ride in a rubberneck wagon.
New York July 7 Directors of the American Sugar Refining Co will consider the resignation of Charles R Heike from posts as secretary of the holding company and secretary treasurer of the American Sugar Refining Co of New York Heike resigned after his June 1 conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government by underweighing imported sugar Sentencing is set for August and appeals and habeas corpus actions are expected to follow to avoid prison Heike claimed immunity for grand jury evidence used in his conviction
At Meyers Lake Park dog poisoners are active with several animals poisoned. Prompt treatment saved a valuable English bulldog owned by Mrs. Erle E. Wagner and her husband who live at the lake cottage. The method causes the body to swell then hind legs become paralyzed. Read the Times-News want ads.
The Vatican lines up behind Cardinal Merry del Val to resist a break with Spain over the Concordat revision. He would not accept a position that pits his Catholic duty against state policy as parliamentary clashes over church influence intensify. In Madrid the Canalejas government faces a test on church sovereignty amid fierce clerical opposition. In Chicago Emma Muifan fatally wounded her husband and her three year old daughter before killing herself with carbolic acid.
Real estate records show numerous transfers across Alliance Canton Massillon with sums ranging from 1 to 1800 dollars. Transactions involve Lindsey Stroup Grimes John Higgins Halter Elizabth Witwer Laura Hannay M True and others conveying lots parcels and out lots in several townships. The notices include sheriff sale references and a drug advertisement for Dr King s New Life Pills at the end.
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