Board of Trade reports strong progress on subscriptions
Massillon board aims to raise the remaining 2000 dollars toward the 7000 needed to bring the Ohio Table Company and Massillon Iron and Steel Company works here. A Thursday meeting listed attendees including President Ricks and Mayor Wise. Subscriptions are to be pursued in two days with a Saturday or Monday contributor list planned. The Pneumatic Safety Vault and Jail Company inquiry was tabled. County clerk costs of 25 dollars were approved. Diebenn and Snyder named as Massillon board representatives to the Philadelphia museum advisory board and National Exposition delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Ricks
Jones
OC. A. Gates
David Reed
Daniel Hemperly
W. B. Humberger
W. E. N. Hemperly
J. C. F P. Putman
Wise
Massillon
Ohio Table Company
Massillon Iron and Steel Company
Gates
Chattanooga
Tenn
Canton
Court House
Supreme Court
H. C. Diebenn
F. A. Snyder
Philadelphia Museum
Philadelphia
Game Laws in Ohio State Fish and Game Rules
Ohio fish and game laws set open seasons and limits for rail snipe kildeer and plover September 1 to May 15 coot September 1 to April 15 wild duck September 2 to April 15 daily hunting 6 am to 6 pm except Sunday and Monday dove woodcock and squirrel July 4 to December 15 ruffed grouse native pheasant prairie chicken September 1 to December 15 Mongolian English or ring necked cannot be killed until after November 10 1903 rabbits not protected quail wild turkey reflect grouse pheasants prairie chicken woodcock squirrel Mongolian English ring necked pheasants killed in state cannot be conveyed beyond Ohio or sold in state song birds all song and insectivorous birds eagles and homing pigeons protected English sparrows blackbirds hawks and crows not protected. No fishing in public streams except hook and line bait or lure waters of Lake Erie not included. Penalty fine 50 to 100 dollars plus 25 dollars for each bird trapped or possessed illegally. Minnows illegal to seine except for bait and no seine longer than six feet for bait. Hunting on another’s lands requires verbal or written permission from owner agent or person in control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Reutinger
Ohio State Fish and Game Commission
Ohio
Lake, Erie
Picnic Excursion Committee Named For Wheeling Park Trip
J. H. Williams H C Fuller Irving Yost William Howarth and W P Fox of Russell and Company were named Wednesday to head a committee arranging a Wheeling Park excursion on August 19. The group will form sub committees and set fares. Round trip costs are one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children with a limited allotment of complimentary tickets at one dollar fifty each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Williams
H.C. Fuller
Irving Yost
William Howarth
W. P. Fox
Russell & Company
Wheeling Park
Democrats plan station polling for August 19 picnic vote
Charles Frantz, Peter Smith campaign manager, says polls will be located near the station and opened early so train travelers can vote before boarding. The August 19 date covers both the Massillon support for Smith and the Wheeling Park picnic, with potential voter travel complicating turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frantz
Peter Smith
Massillon
Wheeling Park
Massillon Woman Attacked Along C L & W Railway
Miss Matilda Ries of Massillon was assaulted while walking home along the C L W track near Bassillon. The attacker, described as nearly naked and beastlike, hurled her into an embankment, mudged her mouth and eyes, and fled before help arrived. She suffered a fractured rib and head injuries, but a doctor reported she will recover. a posse and police scoured the area but found no trace of the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Ries
Philip Ries
Crystal Spring
Bassillon
Miss Ries
Dr. Krieger
Cleveland to be new home for two major railroads
The Cleveland area is chosen for the general offices of the consolidated Cleveland Canton and Southern and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads. Moving date not set, but headquarters may be in the American Trust building. The decision signals dock improvements on Connorton and broader railroad commerce concentrated in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland, Canton & Southern
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Chamber of Commerce Committee
American Trust
Connorton
The Fairmount Home Joint County Meeting
Stark and Columbiana counties and Fairmount home directors held a Tuesday session to settle bills and conduct business. Commissioners from both counties attended along with home directors. illness kept Commissioner Johnson absent. They discussed semi annual settlements, sewerage and storage upgrades, submitted plans to the state health board, and planned a 500 barrel water storage tank driven by wind pumping with steam backup if needed. Bids are being sought for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Columbiana
Fairmount Children’s Home
George, Bowman
French
Summers
Crawford
Stark County
Bentley and Boyce
Bennett and Teeters
Johnson
State Board of Health
Southworth
Massillon Park Guards Fences Off Dangerous Frog Intersections
Pennsylvania railway crews near Massillon complete guard irons around frogs at Massillon yards to prevent trainmen injuries at track divergences. Section Foreman Fenton works on park improvements south of the station while foreman Sternberg and eight car repairers aid Columbia area progress. George Hofman, injured earlier on another line, remains in Massillon to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Company
Massillon Park
G. O Hoffman
Columbia
Fenton
Pennsylvania Station
George Hofman
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan
Massillon
Foreman Sternberg
Ironville
Postmaster Promotes Substitute to Regular Mail Carrier
Postmaster F R Shepley announced Richard James will join the regular mail carrier force on November 1. The force grows to six, with plans to add another. Route revisions will occur, T L Hopkinson will be mounted, and James will receive one of the routes. Robert H Gow will become substitute unless a new regular is appointed. Gow ranked after James on the civil service list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Shepley
Richard James
Shepley
James
T. L. Hopkinson
Mr. James
Robert H. Gow
Mr. Gow
Civil Service
Mystery of assault on Miss Ries unresolved near Massillon
No trace of the assailant found after searches by armed guards and police in Massillon and the surrounding area. Mayor Wise and Marshal Kitchen visited Crystal Spring to obtain facts and launch the investigation as Miss Matilda Ries remains seriously shaken but improving. The article also notes the Daum family reunion at Stark County Fair grounds on August 2, 1899, with officers elected for the next year and thanks given to the fair ground association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Matilda Ries
Massillon
Mayor Wise
Marshal Kitchen
Crystal Spring
Miss Ries
Daum
Stark County Fair
Barry
Schneider
John A. Daum
M. Butler
Emma Daum
Edith Albrecht
Stark County Fair Ground Association
News-Democrat
Resolutions of Respect for Ferdinand Walker
Resolutions adopted at St. Peters Society meeting declare the passing of Ferdinand Walker a beloved husband and father. Minutes will be draped for thirty days and copies sent to his wife. Printed in the Independent, August 3, 1899, with an unrelated advertisement for Deans Ointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Society
Ferdinand Walker
St. Peter’s Society
Seventeen Bands Engaged for Street Fair Music
The street fair association music committee has engaged seventeen bands for carnival week. From three to five bands will attend daily, including Massillon Military, Dalton, North Lawrence, Navarre, Wilmot, Canal Fulton, Canal Dover, Crystal Spring, East Greenville, Bowerston, New Berlin, Waynesburg, Winesburg, Seville, Akron, Canton Thayer's, and LaPonte's. LaPonte's accompanies a Midway attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Street Fair Association
Massillon Military
Dalton
North Lawrence
Navarre
Wilmot
Canal Fulton
Canal Dover
Crystal Spring
East Greenville
Bowerston
New Berlin
Waynesburg
Winesburg
Seville
Akron
Canton
Thayer
Hospital Prepares for Winter Flour and Expansion
The Massillon institution received four hundred barrels of flour stored in the bakery to last two months, preventing use of new wheat until it aging. Chief Cook McIsaac and team pickle vegetables as beans and onions arrive from the farm. Cottage C and D are under roof. E nearly finished. By mid September interiors finish, and two hundred patients from other state hospitals will be brought here, including transfers from Summit, Wayne, Holmes and Carroll counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIsaac
Culinary Department
Richardson
Massillon
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Carroll Counties
Columbus
Letter from Manila describes guard duty and climate
Jerome W. Stephan writes from Manila to his parents detailing guard duties at the customs house, fever, quinine, and hot impure water. He notes frequent fighting, nightly gunfire, a curfew, and church visits among native congregations. He mentions travel on an English steamer, luxury aboard, and Spanish priests offering wine and cigars. He closes with healthful grains drink Grain-O and a cough medicine testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome W. Stepnan
Sixth
United States Artillery
Manila
Tow
Custom House
Jerome W. Stephan
March to Washington by Sovereign Citizens of America
The Sovereign Citizens of the United States of America announce a planned march from Wichita Kansas to Washington D C starting October 18 1899 to protest trusts. The route passes Kansas City St Louis Pittsburg and others with final mobilization at Rockland Maryland on Christmas Day 1899 and march to the White House on January 1 1900. Carl Browne leads the effort and urges small squads and support from labor groups while opposing train capture as unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Browne
United States of America
Washington
Dayton
Wichita
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Congress
C.U.3. A
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Homestead
McKeesport
Uniontown
Cumberland
Frederickstown
Hagerstown
Rockland
White House
Capitol
Oklahoma
War Department
Knight of Labor Assembly and Labor Union
G. H. Harrington
Springfield
Nan
J. H. Shields
J. Leon Bennell
Ohio Avenue
East St. Louis
Miners Strike Hits Pennsylvania Mills and Mines
Three thousand miners are on strike across Pennsylvania with more expected to join. Strikes stem from car topping requirements and disputed pay credits, with workers from various mines quitting work for individual reasons yet sharing overall discontent and widespread readiness to stop work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkesparre
Dsex
Admiral Dewey Arrives at Naples After Mediterranean Cruise
Dewey arrived today at Naples aboard the cruiser Giempla and was visited by embassy secretary Lewis Mores Iddines, second secretary Rid Parsons, and Vice Consul Olympia. The group met amid quiet preparations for the next move as Dewey's return from Tre was noted by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Associated Press
Dewey
Tre
Giempla
Lewis Mores Iddines
Rome
Rid C. Parsons
Amyter D. Castro
United 3
Share
Olympia
Prioa
Coast Vessel Burned Catches Fire Near San Fernando
Fragmentary report describes a coasting vessel ablaze near San Fernando as a Maritima fleet asset. The crew identities remain unclear while authorities investigate the night incident and mooring dynamics.
Inspection Ordered After Hampton Spread Report
The Marine hospital ordered an inspection along the Newport News to Richmond railway after word of further spread at Hampton. Ten water samples will be checked for potential cases among the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixetos
Associated Press
Marine Hospital
Hampton
Newport News
Richmond
Strike Losing Ground In Cleveland Street Car Tie Up
In Cleveland on August 5 the street car strike shows no violence in the last thirty six hours. Two troop companies were relieved from duty today as boycott sentiment wanes. More passengers ride street cars while business leaders oppose the boycott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Associated Press
Hobart at Plattsburg arrival greeted by president
Plattsburg August 5 The Associated Press reports Vice President Hobart and his family arrived today and were met by the President at the station with a carriage. Hobart has not yet recovered from grippe. Postmaster General Smith and wife will leave today for Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
Associated Press
Hobartard
Hobart
Smith
Willeave
Philadelphia
Plucky marshal shot in Morgan county
Lexigeta Ky Aug 3 Deputy U S Marshal J A Blair was shot and killed while attempting to arrest armed moonshiner T F Lewis. Blair returned fire fatally wounding Lewis before dying from his wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexigetox
Associated = Press
United States
J. A. Blair
Morgan County
White
T. F. Lewis
Blair
Lewis
Tow Boat Advance Destroyed by Lightning in Storm
Pomenoy O Aug 3 AP report says the tow boat Advance was struck by lightning during a severe wind storm last night. The vessel caught fire and blew across the river with five aboard. All aboard tried to escape but the boat was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomenoy
Associated Press
Obituary for David F Me Dowel of Sugarcreek Township
David F Me Dowel, aged nearly 70, longtime Sugarcreek resident, died today in Oarville. Born in the Tals community, he was a longtime member of the United Presbyterian Church for about 60 years. Survived by eight children, and including GEORLE DEVEER aged 10. funeral arrangements pending with services at 8 o'clock Saturday. Burial details unclear in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Woowell
Oarville
David F. Me. Dowel
Sugarcreek Township
Tals
United Presbyterian Churen Oy
Ud Georle Deveer
Massillon Gas Notice Promises Cheap Fuel To Homes
East Ohio Gas Company offers 2 cent per thousand cubic feet discount for domestic gas for the year starting July 1 1890 through July 1 1900. It promotes extending connections at cost to encourage universal use and may offer special rates to manufacturers upon application. ED Strone president urges subscription now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Massilon
East Ohio Gas Company
Otice
East Quio Gas Company
ED Strone
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Gare
Fairmount
Monthly Meeting of Commissioners and Directors
Dean
Music Committee
W. W. Merton
Maythew, Wis
Rider & Snyder
C. OF America
Marshal
Denver Daily News
Cari Browne
Tean
Napa County
California
Tennessee Mountains
Miners
Pennsylvania
Manta
San Fernando
Bioteside
Awaro
Jacob Decker
Ord Paulaley
O'clocs
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