Massillon Grocers’ Cedar Point Excursion Ends Tired Yet Happy
The Massillon Retail Growers’ association return excursion from Cedar Point faced morning delays due to a defective flue on the pulling engine. After transferring to Lake Shore at Elyria, the last section reached Massillon at 11:20 p.m. All sections experienced smooth return travel with ample time at the Point for dancing, swimming, bowling, and band concerts, despite crowding at Sandusky steamer facilities.
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Medina
Elyria
Lake Shore Railway
Sandusky
Massillon
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Guily Ion Ytchivy
I Strobel's
Poledo
le Cornet Band
Seville
Muassillonians
Obituary notices from Spruce Street and North Lawrence
Obituaries note the death of Edgar L Vogt five month old son of Mr and Mrs Vogt in Spruce street with funeral plans pending Catherine Telsch wife of Louis delseh dies at home corner of West Tremont and Columbus streets survived by husband and several children North Lawrence August 4 Mrs Johanna McCarty wife of John McCarty dies after lingering illness age one years survived by husband and nine children List of McCarty family members follows funeral plans not yet made End of fragment mentions skin itchiness and a dubious Dean's Ointment sales line.
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Edgar L. Vogt
North Lawrence
Johanna McCarty
John Mc Carty
McCarty
John
Eaward
Dennis
Patrick
William McCarty
Elia Mossop
Johanna Davis
Kate Evans
Mary Jones
Massillon
Ohio Governor Proclaims Labor Day Holiday 1900
Governor Nash issues a Labor Day proclamation declaring the first Monday in September as a holiday for Ohioans. He notes September 3, 1900, as the observed day and urges citizens to devote it to improvement and happiness, stressing workers as the foundation of prosperity.
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Nash
State of
Ohio
General Assembly
Robber Steals Nickel Jackpot In Saloon
A Massillon man reports a robbery of $80 in nickels from a nickel slot device in a Main Street saloon rear room. The thief gained entry by cutting the lock and vanished, prompting police to tighten checks on surreptitious machines while the saloon keeper contemplates risk of arrest. In a separate incident, Willard Gove’s coat was stolen from the fairgrounds. a boy was identified as the suspect but Gove declined to prosecute.
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Willard Gove
Gove
Wittmann
Uaen
Peuilly
Mr. Gove
Canton Merchant Sued for Selling Powder to a Minor
Canton vendors face suit over supplying gunpowder to a minor linked to a toy cannon accident. Frank Purney, by Maggie M. Purney, sues Andrew J. Lash for $3,000 damages, alleging injury from the powder charge. Also notes church mortgage petition and local July death tallies.
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Canton
First United Brethren Church
Dan W. Shettler
Clerk of Common Pleas Court
Stark County
G. A. R. Association
Meyer's Sake
Jackson Township
Frank Purney
Maggie M. Purney
Andrew J. Lash
Frank
A Lazy Liver Promises Health With Knox Stomach Tablets
An old-time advertisement touts Knox Stomach Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia by purifying blood and activating the liver. Claims include universal body benefits with a course of fifty doses for fifty cents.
Horror of the Hat Transferred Here From Toledo Insane
Aaron Frick, a wealthy transferred patient from Toledo for insane care, is central to a new treatment at the asylum. Staff supervise outdoor time for “wild ones,” and Frick, worth $25,000, indulges in costly habits while others adjust to the change. Visitors flock, kitchen staff arrive, and vegetables feed hundreds as the institution expands its approach.
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Toledo
Aaron Frick
H.C. Frick
Pittsburg
Carnegie-Frick Fame
Frick
Youngstown
Wayne County
Morning oath, hospital transfers, and local notices unfold
A patient named Diebold tried to strike Farmer Heines with a hoe but was diverted and later kept at work in the potato patch. Frank Travers of Steubenville, a skilled musician and mechanic, is being moved to carpentry duties and will join the hospital band. Thomas McLain, who fled to Canton, was returned after police traced his odd behavior. Superintendent and Mrs. Eyman and Miss Gladys Eyman visit Cleveland while Miss Myrtle Ensign travels to Columbus.
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Diebald
Heines
Diebold
Frank Travers
Steubenville
Columbus
Travers
Thomas McLain
Canton
McLain
Canton Road
South End
Ratchford Reply and Findley Clash Over Industrial Commission
A letter from William Findley challenges Ratchford’s Industrial Commission role, accusing him of political bias and misrepresentations. The correspondence, published in The Independent, outlines conditions for Findley’s public rebuttals, cites labor leadership at United Mine Workers, and notes the commission’s diverse makeup of 19 members including senators, congressmen, and lay representatives.
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Newman
Wm. Findley
Mdae
Wells Ny
Findley
Industrial Commission
United Mine Workers of America
W. D. Read
Bureau of Labor Staistics
Ohio
Department
United States
Congress
Ratchford Appointment Sparks Industrial Commission Debate
The letter and press clippings celebrate M. D. Ratchford's appointment to the national industrial commission with praise from Cleveland and Pittsburgh labor leaders. Attacks by Findley and a push for accountability follow, highlighting the contrast between past and present roles. Also notes Youngstown baseball franchise sale and Republic Iron and Steel layoffs.
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Findley
Industrial Commission
Newman Post Office
Lawrence Township
William E. Sackert
Y Industrial Commission
Coluchine
Ratchford
Ma. Findley
M.D. Ravemrann
CoLtruars, O
Diy Bt
Youngstown, O
Asseated Press
Baseball Teanms
Marion
Republic Iron and Steel,Company
Massacre reported near Pekin amid Christian killings
Dispatches from Shanghai report imperial forces near Tientsin and a mass slaughter of Christians outside Pekin. The death toll is placed between 10,000 and 15,000 defenseless converts. Reports note beheadings and orders tied to officials allied with foreign influence.
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Shanghai
Allie
United States
Goodnow
Hsu Ching Cheng
Russia
Li Ting Hen
Short of Provisions and Tense Defense at Pekin
August reports from Shanghai and Tientsin note a forthcoming battle near Changlsan led by General Ma with an army of ten thousand. Allied lines are guarded by Russian and French brigades while American British and Japanese troops form the advance column. Pekin legations report two weeks of provisions left and a critically low ammunition supply, with ministers declining an escort by Chinese troops.
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Losbon
Associated Press
Shanghai
Chang ‘Lsand
Tientsin
Pekin
Battalion Lost Near San Isidro
General MacArthur cables that Lieutenant Alstietler and a battalion of engineers with an escort of fifteen men were overwhelmed by insurgents near San Isidro on August 1. The entire party was killed wounded or captured in the engagement.
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Mantua
Associated Press
MacArthur
Alstietler
San Isidro
Li Hung Chang Forces Desert Canton Area
Shanghai dispatch reports imperial troops after Li Hung Chang left Canton joined the Boxers. Boxers are murdering missionaries and native Christians south of Canton, while treaty ports remain undisturbed. Yangtze batteries are being repaired and new ones created.
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St. Petersuure
Associated Press
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Yangtze
Russians Push Across Amur to Sakhalin
Two columns of Russians from Blagovestchensk crossed the Amur and engaged Chinese troops. after a brief fight the Chinese retreated in disorder, and Russian forces entered Sakhalin without opposition.
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St. Perenspere
Associated Press
Grodekoff
Blagovestchensk
Amur River
Sakhalin
Brother Kills Brother in Accidental Shooting in Avpoon
William Gilmore aged 79 was shot and killed this morning by his 74 year old brother in Avpoon Indiana. They were firing at a target when William arranged the target and his brother fired the fatal shot into his brain.
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Avpcoon, Tnd
Aug
Associated Press
William Gilmore
William
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