Massillon Board Seeks West Brookfield Line Sale Price
A Massillon Board of Trade committee met Canton Akron Railway officials to discuss extending the West Brookfield line to East Greenville and Dalton. Officials indicated a sale price around 30 000 dollars, with possible franchise issues and track improvements, while local leaders urged action and questioned the company’s finances.
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Canton-Akron Railway Company
West Main Street
Wooster Street
West Brookfield
Board of Trade
East Greenville
Dimmock
Attorney Welty
Bell
J. J. Wise
T. H. Seaman
Wise
Seaman
Ricks
H. C. Brown
J. J Wise
Welty
Massillon
Canton City
Hadeen
Erie Street
L. A. Koons
Koons
Dalton
Andrew Reese
Anthony Howells
Howells
Canton- Akron
Reese
Board considers shoe manufacturing venture bid
Mr Koons reported a shoe maker sought $12,000 to launch cheap shoes with $500 own funds. The board rejected immediate consideration. Seaman noted no word from Wheeling and Lake Erie on river improvement between Main and Tremont. The meeting adjourned.
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Koons
Committee On New Industries
Seaman
Special River Committee
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company
Main and
Tremont Streets
Young Oliver dies from blood poisoning after shooting
Ira F. Oliver, 14, of 193 East Tremont street, died at Mt. Airy hospital at 3 AM Friday from blood poisoning linked to a bullet wound from a shooting near the reservoir a week earlier. Funeral planned Sunday at 1:30 PM from the East Tremont home, Rev. J. E. Digel officiating. Massillon cemetery burial.
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Ira F. Oliver
James E. Oliver
East Tremont Street
Mt. Airy Hospital
Young Oliver
Mt. Airy
Oliver
J. E. Digel
Massillon Cemetery
Western Reserve University Scholarships for Stark County Students
President Thwing announces two four year scholarships valued at 120 each to Stark county youths of high merit. Scholarships enable college study in Cleveland with self support options. Applications due June 1 1905. Further information from the university office in Cleveland.
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Thwing
Western Reserve University
Stark County
Cleveland
University At
Reservoir Collapse Kills and Injures Hundreds in Madrid
Four hundred persons were killed or injured today as a new water reservoir under construction collapsed in Madrid. Fifty bodies have already been recovered. The disaster marks a major catastrophe with extensive loss of life and injuries amid ongoing construction.
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Madrid
Next Meeting At The Hospital And Eyman Denials
Dr Brown is vice president of the state hospital physicians association. Governor Herrick will appoint a superintendent for the Columbus institution soon. Reports of Eyman seeking the Columbus job were denied, with him reiterating his preference for Massillon. The semiannual meeting in Dayton included Dr Harris and Dr O Brier. Massillon staff attended and the association will meet at Massillon next October. The Massillon hospital prepares for spring work, with farm, garden, and flower bed plans underway and the ball team rehearsing ahead of the season.
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Columbus
Eyman
Massillon State Hospital
Massillon Hospital
Herrick
Dayton
Harris
O’brier
Brown
State Hospital
Hospital Green House
Police raid cemeteries spark fear over treason slogans
In St. Petersburg on April 8 police raids extended to cemeteries to curb political agitation. Students place wreaths with ribbons bearing sentiments on graves of activists. officers confiscate inscriptions, misreading a Greek message as treasonous. Red ribbons on a grave led to alarm and a ban on red mortuary ribbons by vendors.
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St. Petersburg
Bread Shortage Triggers Mass Pleas at Nizhni Novgorod
Soldiers at the front draw general attention as public aid runs dry. Charities fail to cope and provincial papers fill with pleas of starving mothers and children. At Nizhni Novgorod the governor’s crowd of hungry women with infants begged for bread. The governor promised a commission to investigate, provoking sharp press reaction.
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Nizhni Novgorod
Viedomosti
Board Recommends Sanitary Sewer on West Main Street
The April meeting of the board of health discussed starting a sanitary sewer on West Main Street west of the railroads. They urged council to approve the project soon, noting a new B and C station may arrive. deaths in March numbered eleven, with permits issued for burials, transit, plumbing, and miscellaneous items. The board also ordered physicians reminded to file monthly death reports.
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Board of Health
Bell
T. Clarke Miller
Reed, Routh
Leahy
Miller
Board of Public Service
Routh
West Main Street
Fleets Coming Together Ahead of Russian Warships
A Penang report says twelve Japanese ships were seen near the Russian fleet as a scouting squadron. They were believed to be ready to fall back on the main fleet near Singapore. The two forces lay about thirty miles apart and could clash at any moment, inspiring great public interest.
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London
Penang
Singapore
Three men scalded to death at Pekin distillery
In Peoria Illinois on April 8 three cattle feeders at the American distillery in Pekin were scalded to death when a board tank cover collapsed and they fell into the hot distillery feed.
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Pekin Distillery
Peoria, Ill
Pekin
Hall Estate Purchases Mt Airy Property for School Move
James H. Hunt trustee gains Mt Airy hospital from Edward F Heisler. Hall Memorial Industrial School will relocate by June 1 to a larger twenty room building on South Erie Street hill, enabling expansion for colored children. Dorothy Vaughn hospital work may lose its Massillon beds if no new site emerges.
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James H. Hunt
Hall Estate
Mt. Airy Hospital
Edward F. Heisler
Hall Memorial Industrial School
Frances Riley
Wissmar Avenue
Erie Street
Russell & Company
Dorothy Vaughn
Miss Vaughn
Massillon
Mt. Airy
Massillon City Hospital
J. F. Pocock
Indictment Drawn Against Cassie Chadwick and Bank Officials
Cleveland April 8 federal grand jury returned a new indictment against Cassie L Chadwick joint with Arthur B Spear cashier of Citizens National bank Oberlin for false entries in bank books Chadwick charged with aiding and abetting Spear indicted on two counts for perjury Ohliger and Zimmerman Wooster National bank officers face five counts including false entries and aiding and abetting at the bank in connection with prior cases.
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Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Cassie L. Chadwick
Arthur B. Spear
Citizens National Bank of Oberlin
Oberlin
Wooster Bank
Lewis P. Ohliger
R. J. Zimmerman
Wooster National Bank
Ohliger
Zimmerman
Judge Tourgee III Illness Report From Bordeaux Consul
Jamestown April 8 Miss Aimee Tourgee states her father Judge Albion Tourgee American consul at Bordeaux France is critically ill.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Aimee Tourgee
Albion Tourgee
Bordeaux
France
A Grocers' Combine in Portsmouth Under Scrutiny
A supplemental report by the grand jury, under Judge J. C. Miller, states there is a state organization of wholesale grocers fixing prices and uniform rates, action not yet warranted beyond reporting the finding. The document notes evidence shows conduct potentially violating the April 19, 1898 Ohio act, with no further steps taken at this time.
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Portsmouth
J. C. Miller
Ohio
Merger Plans for Bridge Company Creation of Toledo Massillon Firm
Toledo and Massillon bridge interests merge to form Toledo Massillon Bridge Company scheduled May 1. Massillon plant remains active while a new plant will be built in Toledo. Capitalization 250000 with equal preferred and common stock. Incorporators include T. H. Tracey J. J. Swigart and Clarence A. Draper.
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Massillon Bridge Company
Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company
Massillon
Toledo
Columbus
T. H. Tracey
J. J. Swigart
Clarence A. Draper
Charles S. Draper
C. A. Peckham
Tracey
Mr. Swigart
Sprague
Carnegie Promise Completes Five Million Earlier Funds
Dr Brady told the New England Methodist conference in Melrose that Andrew Carnegie has pledged the final million toward a twenty five million fund for superanuated preachers aiding the preachers aid society.
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Melrose
Mass
Brady
New England Methodist Conference Today
Andrew Carnegie
Preachers’ Aid Society
Wagons escorted by police to depots in Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Company wagons laden with goods were escorted by police to railroad depots this morning. Crowds jeered but the wagons reached the depots without being stopped. Numerous arrests were reported. Accidents on farms cause frequent distress with cuts and sprains. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised as instant pain relief. Entertainment committees advised to visit Paspant office for invitations and programmes.
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Chicago
Montgomery, Ward & Company
Thomas
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Nalton
Young Olver
Dr. Wood
Association of Assistant Physicians
DR. Brown
City Council
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MT. Alry
Hall Industrial School
Federal
Mrs. Chadwick
Judge Tourgee III
Et Columbus
Carnegie
Paspant
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