Local Happenings From Massillon Area This Week
Miss Maude Farrell returns from Altoona and Gresson Springs. Mrs Minnie Vogt and Miss Estella Hering plan Detroit trip. Florence Bowman visits Jelloway from South Mill St with Miss Clara Snyder. Local business group opts independent line telephones at Thursday meeting. Corinne Snyder set for recitation at Rock Springs Volksfest next Wednesday. Massillon records unusually light July death rate. Alliance carpenters strike for nine hour day. City quarantine in Malvern for smallpox. Four cases reported. Massillon Home Circle to join Cascade Park excursion August 20 with national officers. George H. Shauf and Bulmer E. Osborn reappointed Stark County deputy state election supervisors. Onie Allaback dies after acid ingested by mistaken mineral water. Massillon Womans Cemetery Association to hold rummage sale in October. Mrs James H Hunt hosts tea with Mrs Elizabeth Clifton in East Main. notable attendees. East Greenville Foresters planning picnic August 16 with talks by labor officials. African Prince Yucak Yowash Futmeryolaf Saba Yosaw to lecture on fires and customs next Tuesday. English name James R. Parker. Mr and Mrs Harry Clasper honeymoon in Atlantic City after marriage. bride Miss Jennie Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Farrell
Altoona
Gresson Springs
Minnie Vogt
Estella Hering
Detroit
Florence Bowman
Jelloway
Clara Snyder
South Mill Street
Youngstown
Edith Munny
Harrisburg
Blanche Walters
Canton
John Oehler
North Mill Street
Corinne Snyder
Rock Springs
W. Va
Massillon
William Devine
Alliance
Moulders' Union
Malvern
Carroll County
Cascade Park
Pennsylvania
Order
George H. Shauf
Bulmer BE. Osborn
Stark County
Shauf
Osborn
James H. Hunt
Thar East Main Street
Elizaeth Clifton
Miss Clifton
Buffalo
Hunt
Per Lee Hunt
Misa Kate Croxton
James Lee
Cleveland
Robert Legg
William Aston
Charles Doxey
East Greenville
Yucak Yowash Futmeryolaf Saba Yosaw
Ja. M. E. Zion
James R. Parker
David Day
Philadelphia
Harry Clasper
Atlantic Chity
Creorge Darsie
Clasper
White and Simms Tie Quiet Canton Parsonage Knot
Daniel N. White of Lima and Miss Helen Simms wed Friday evening at Canton Methodist parsonage conducted by Rev. Holmes. Only Minnie Porter and Mrs. Grisbie attended. They plan a brief Lima honeymoon then Massillon residence. White works at Ideal Shoe Shining Parlors. The bride is daughter of Mrs. L. Simms of 30 Kossuth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel N. White
Lima
Helen Simms
Canton Methodist Parsonage
O. Ww
Holmes
Minnie Porter
No Rift in the Black Clouds at Youngstown Meeting
Mary Bowman travels to Youngstown to meet Rev G W Lewis amid church welfare disputes at Massillon African Methodist Zion church. Friends accuse opponents of stirring discord. Rev Dr J E Transue defends his stay and discusses a large Sunday collection of 13 dollars. Transue denies shortcut to degrees, citing scholarship and Barrett's College as support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bowman
Youngstown
G. W Lewis
Massillon
Transue
Dr Transve
Addition Planned at Wesley Methodist Church in Henry Street
Work on a 2200 square foot addition to the Wesley Methodist church in Henry Street has begun under contract with W. 8. Sprankle. The project converts the present structure into a Sunday school room with a new auditorium and a finished basement for children. The church will be moved eighteen feet south and eight feet east, with the addition on the north side and the interior made into one large room when needed. Chicago artists decorate the interior, changes to outward appearance are deferred to next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprankle
Wesley Methodist Church
Henry Street
Christian Church
Chicago
Verdict for 200 Dollars in Pittsburg Liquor Case
In a Pittsburg case before Squire Paul and a jury, George Stilwill sued Louis H Adler & Co. alleging a verbal contract to cover Dow tax, saloon rent, and other bills. Stilwill pledged a $380 chattel mortgage on saloon fixtures to secure payment. Adler & Co. foreclosed when payments were not made, and Stilwill left the business. The jury awarded Stilwill $200 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Frantz
George Stilwill
Louis H. Adler & Co
Pittsburg
Squire Paul
Stilwill
Liqnitor Company
Adler
Stillwill
Jakie the Joker Punches Up Massillon Wit
A light page of jokes from Jakie the Joker pokes fun at Massillon figures. Riddles lampoon city officials, the police, plumbing unions and local institutions with short punchlines and witty contrasts. Stewart and Seaman are named in the Q and A of the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakie
Anwers
Massillon
Massillon State Hospital
Stewart
U. S. Navy
Seaman
Ordinance Grants Electric Railway Right of Way to Navarre
Navarre council meeting with all members present except Salberg approved suspending rules and passing ordinance after second and third readings. J Welty of Canton represented the Canton Akron Electric Railway Company granting right of way for tracks from the square directly south across the W L E railroad through the corporation line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarre
Salberg
Canton-Akron Electric Railway Company
Umbenower
J. ©. Welty
Canton
Massillon Canton Bartenders Announce Joint Picnic
Massillon and Canton Bartenders' Unions plan a joint picnic at Meyer's lake on August 14. Each bartender may invite his employer and family. A baseball game between the Massillon and Canton unions and other athletic events are on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Canton
1Unions
Meyer’s Lake
Canton Unione
Debate at African Zion Society Meets on Racial Beneficiary Question
The African Zion Literary Society debated whether the negro derived greater benefits than the white man through liberation of the colored race. The affirmative, led by John Meyers and Charles Cramp, won. negatives featured W. H. Brannan and Orange Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
African Zion Literary Society
John Meyers
Charles Cramp
W. H. Brannan
Orange Clark
Death of a Child Mary E Maxheimer of Crystal Spring
Mary E four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs F Maxheimer near Crystal Spring died Friday at 5 am from a stricture at the stomach end preventing eating leading to starvation. Autopsy planned Saturday to confirm cause of growth and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E
F. Maxheimer
Crystal Spring
Striking iron workers win wage victory at Pennsylvan ia Steel
Philadelphia August 2 The structural iron workers of the Pennsylvania Steel Company on strike since May 1 have returned to work after securing a raise to fifty cents an hour for an eight hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Structural Iron Workers
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Denver Horse Association invites Roosevelt to judge rough riding
The Denver Horse Association sent President Roosevelt a formal invitation to attend its annual exhibition and serve as judge of the rough riding contest on September 1 in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver Horse Association
Roosevelt
Talk of the City praises Doan's Kidney Pills
A newspaper feature reports strong local praise for Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Adolph Nill recounts her husband Dean's Kidney Pills after somatic treatment at Baltsly's shop, noting high satisfaction with results. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo remains sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Nill
Andrew and
Center Streets
Dean's Ointment Promises Safe Relief From Itching Piles
Everyone suffers itching piles, rich and poor alike. The text touts Dean's Ointment as the sole remedy, claiming absolute safety and guaranteed relief without failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Croup Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cure for croup throat and pulmonary troubles, branding it a monarch over pain of every sort and urging readers to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch
Thomas
Sweethearting In Church Anecdote From Gloucestershire
An English minister recalls a Gloucestershire rector's tale of a couple who sat together on the women’s side in church, only to be expelled by the verger with the remark that sweethearting isn’t allowed. The item appears in London Tit-Bits alongside an ad for Dr. Woor’s Norway Pine Syrup claiming to cure coughs and bronchitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucestershire
London
Dr. Woor
Drs. Kennedy
Keagan
America
Ohio
Gank
Srasssasene
Agr
E. A. Sidney
Toledo
DRS
Nothing Boing Report Sparks Local Curiosity
In Indiana Jolla News a terse exchange questions Kills business affairs. It notes Kills has none and hints at ongoing local intrigue. The odd phrasing and terse commentary reflect a clipped, rural newspaper voice and a focus on unresolved matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Jolla
Personal Reflection Exchange Citing Court Etiquette
A judge admonishes a prisoner with a sharp remark while the prisoner responds with a formal denial of a personal reflection. The exchange highlights courtroom decorum and the tension between authority and statements made.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alliance Carpenters
Contractora
Union
Onie Allaback
Allaback
East Paleafine
Rarhive
M. E. Zion
Stillwill Vs
Trades and Labor Assembly
Anwer
Literary Society
Oper LG
Oberlin Business College
Obertia
Obie
Strikers
Denver Association
The
Sana
Moler System OF Colleges
Mtst
New Yorklaut
Lou's
Wate
Catald
Orsato Se
Help
Erie
Saln
Main St
IRL
George Hanks
South Ernest
Moter Barber College
Main and
Mill Street
Hess, Snyder & Company
Green St
W. Tremont St
Wm. Snyder
Harry
Hower
Willow St
Lebanon
Falke's Millinery
Plum and
East Sts
Arness
Main Street
Albright Street
East South Street
Burd
East Main St
East St
Law Office
Hemperly & Howells
Erie St
Chas. KE. Brown
Hill St
Ola
East Main
Richville Road
A. Per Lee Pease
Cherry and
Akron
W. M. John
Barney’s Book Store
Bahney’s
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