Navarre notes summer social and travel scenes
Aug 4 Navarre diary recalls Rose Blook visiting, reunions with Clinton kin, a sick list, a Louisville pastor’s visit, band concerts, a Silver Jake excursion, a China gunboat rumor, and local ball games. Reports describe Wildcat basin outings, Cedar Point trips, Massillon musicians, and steady mine activity at Shamrock and Hernbrook.
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Navarre
Navarne
Rose Blook
Zollinger & Co
Canton
Tawn
Edwards
Clinton
Kate Allman
John Grosskrauss
M. F. Fritz
Louisville
Tuscarawas County
W. O. Siffert
Fritz
Nelson Evans
Bowerston
James Sprankle, Jr
Cleveland
Messrs. Crook
Navarre Glass Marble Works
Converse
Myers
New York
J. W. Strauss
Noth Manchester
F. FE. Strauss
Huntington
Ind
Gross Homestead
Eisenbrei Brothers
Sailer
Massillon
Sewhuster
Silver Jake
Charles Baker
China
Concord
Millport
The
Reformed Church i
Crystal Spring
Massillon Grocers
Cedar Point
Sandusky
North Massillon
Eureka
Hernbrook
The Honorable Thomas W Chapman visits Muncie scene
The Hon. Thomas W Chapman of Muncie Ind spends his annual outing at Marion Smith's home west of town. He is the only Democrat to serve as a Bethlehem township state senator and recalls events of the 1850s. The Na varre Labor Day celebration is set to be a major valley event with a planning meeting led by Joseph H Thomas. A $150 fund is planned for cash and merchandise for games and races as fox hunters from multiple towns converge. The Navarro short change case involves a Massillon man swindled for about $4 at a Navarre saloon. Crystar Spring notes include Dora Nues visiting family, and local talk of lumber activity, with Lewis Witt returning from Lorain and Fred Keller drilling for coal on the Lux place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Chapman
Muncie
Ind
Marion Smith
Chapman
Bethlehem Township
Navarre
Joseph H. Thomas
M. M. ‘Trook
Cleveland
Wooster
Orrville
Canton
Massillon
New Philadelphia
Canal Dover
Millersburg
Navarro
Crystar
Dora Nues
Akron
Lewis Brimyre
Lewis Witt
Lorain
Fred Keller
Lux Place
Mine Dispute Settled At North Massillon Mine
Robert Legg and John Morgan of the United Mine Workers were summoned to the North Massillon mine to resolve a labor dispute. Entry workers demanded idle-day safety and full operation. after a meeting it was decided entries will not work unless the entire mine operates.
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Crystal Spang
Robert Legg
John Morgan
United Mine Workers of America
North Massillon
Low Voal
France
Texas School Journal
Stromboli Lichen of the Lipari Islands as Ancient Lighthouse
Natural Lichthonae Stromboli in the Lipari group has served as a lighthouse for at least 2000 years. The conical peak reaches 3090 feet and can be seen from over 100 miles. Daytime vapors and nighttime red flashes guide ships through the Genoa Lyons gulf routes via Messina, making Stromboli a leading light with no other Lipari island having a lighthouse.
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Stromboli
Lipari
Mediterranean
Genoa
Lyons
Straits of
Messina
Dream That Came True In Aims Of Foretelling
A San Francisco Chronicle letter describes a dream in which a funeral procession signals doom. The narrator recalls two near encounters with a man in a nine-marked cap and a red scar who asks readiness before tragedy, linking the dream to a fatal elevator crash in Chicago days later.
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Mrs. Smith
Chicago
San Francisco Chronicle
Money and Mangoes in a Peculiar Chat
The fragment presents a quirky dialogue about money, ambition, and travel, interwoven with a child’s playful questions and a harsh ending. A second excerpt notes the tomato’s history, tracing its name from Moor’s apple to pomme d amour as it moved from South America to Europe.
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South America
Italy
Morocco
Influence Spheres Granted in China
A historical look at how foreign powers carved up China after the 1890s, detailing how Russia and Germany secured ports and Manchuria tangentially, Britain claimed the Yangtze valley, and the Wei Hai Wei lease followed as part of Britain’s sphere. The piece notes the elastic meaning of sphere of influence and the rush to control ports, railways, and concessions.
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China
Archibald R. Colquhown
London Graphic
Germany
Wei-Hai-Wei
Yang-tse Valley
Japan
Formosa
Russia
Taliiman
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Talienwan
Shangtung
Kiaochau Bay
Taliennan
Great Britain
Britain
Wei- Hai-Wei
Yang-tse
The March to Peking Reminiscences on Allied Assaults
Reflects on prior campaigns toward Peking during 19th century upheavals. Compares 1860 indemnity talks and current demands, noting larger Allied force requirements, heavy losses, and brutal tortures reported during earlier expeditions and occupations.
Shot Horses with Peas In Wisconsin Pasture Clash
Report to the Humane Society at Wausau Wisconsin describes August Froeming a farmer shooting two horses with peas after they trespassed into another farmer's pasture. The peas are deeply embedded in flesh and have since swollen roots causing severe pain.
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Wisconsin
Humane Society
Wausau
Wis
August Froeming
Chicago
Chinese calendar seen as puzzle by Omaha Bee
The Omaha Bee treats the Chinese calendar as a puzzle rather than a genuine link to current Chinese etiquette and customs, suggesting a whimsical or speculative view of the topic.
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Omaha Bee
Ever the same are we in war and peace
A patriotic poem by Edwin L. Sabin printed in the Boston Transcript. It recalls colonial battles from Lexington to Bunker Hill and links to later conflicts from the Philippines to Cuba. The verses praise enduring courage, unity, and service across generations of Americans.
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Minutemen
Times
Jorgensen
Lexington
Isles
China Sea
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Philippines
Edwin L. Sabin
Boston Transcript
TIENTSIN TO PEKING DESCRIBES ROUTE AND DEFENSES
C F Moore a former Sir Robert Hart employee maps the Tientsin to Peking road describing towns forts walls and gates along the river route. He notes Li Hung Chang yamen French consulate salt heaps arsenals and treaty house near the native city and details fortifications and inns from Tung Chow to Sha Ho Men. His wife is Mantchao with noble Chao lineage.
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Victoria
B. C
Peking
Chicago Record
C. F. Moore
Robert Hart
Moore
Tien Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Yamen
Taru
Yang Tsun
Eloo-Shih-woo
Chisng-Chih Wan
Chiang-Chiti- Wan
Pei-Ho
Tung Chow
Taku
Sha-Ho-Men
Sha- Ho-Men
Haitamen
Mr. Moore
Mantchao
The
Purple
Duke of
Chao
New Marlborough House Plans Hailed as Splendid Mansion
The Duchess of Marlborough’s London house plans are unveiled as a grand two story mansion over 100 feet long. It will include a private ballroom and picture gallery and require three years to complete. The duchess plans a lengthy Blenheim summer after a brief London stay.
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Marlsborough House
Duchess of Marlborough
London
New York Times
Blenheim
Daisy Pincushion Cover in Crochet Wheels Design
Instructions from Ladies' World describe crochet instructions to make a daisy wheel pincushion cover. It details forming two wheel motifs of twelve trebles, joining them, filling gaps with a small figure, and finishing edges with chained edge work.
Canned Corn Preservation Method from Good Housekeeping
Instructions for sealing corn in cans: prepare kernels, fill cans, press tightly, crown with covers, and boil three hours in a wash boiler. Cool, tighten again, wrap in paper, and store in a cool dry place. Use new rubber rings to prevent spoilage and avoid opening until ready to use.
Ways of Wearing Ribbons Among In Vogue Styles
The New York Herald notes two ribbon styles for shirts and bodices. One uses a stock with two loops at the throat, tied in a four-loop bow with pendant ends and small end knots. The other draws ends to the shoulder, pins them, then ties a bow with ends tied into small knots for a dressy afternoon or carriage look.
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New York Herald
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Crystal Spring News
Tommy
Cuba
Chicago Tribune
Archibald R. Colquhoun
Great Wall
Foreign Diplomatic Service
Washington Star
Celestial Empire
England
United States
Tientsin
Parkes
Tungchow
Legation
Sir Robert Hart
Sir Robert
Warde
Shanghai
Forbidden City
Tien-tsin
F. Moore
Tung
Ing Fang
Agie
Abou
T Entsul
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