Motormen Retain Stools as Strike Settled in Canton
Canton, Aug 4 The Canton Akron Railroad and its workers reach a temporary settlement over motormen stools. Stools stay until Oct 1 with cars likely to have stools again. About forty union members accepted the offer, unsure of post Oct 1 actions. Wire workers resume work after grievance talks with manager Myers. Also notes Sons of St George convention Aug 19-21 in Canton and local National Guard camp plans.
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Canton
Canton-Akron Railroad Company
George W. Rounds
Canton- Akron Company
L. E. Myers Construction Company
Myers
Grand Lodge
the Sons of St. George
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Highth Regiment
Newark
Pennsylvania
William McKinley
Cantons
Mahaffey Park
Bennett
Needham
Romero
Reyes
Harry J. Myers
Massillon
Frank E. Ryder
Massillon Woman Praises A W Chase Nerve Pills
Mrs T Brankel of 105 Akron street Massillon Ohio reports her family member recovered from run down restless nervousness and sleeplessness after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills bought from E B Craig 9 South Erie street. Pills sold 50 cents a box by dealers or Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Portrait and signature of A W Chase M D on every package.
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A. W. Chase
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
M. D
Judge strikes down Metzger road law in Canton
Judge Ambler ruled the Metzger road law unconstitutional in a Massillon case brought by S. A. Conrad seeking an injunction against Jackson township officials. The injunction grants perpetual relief, effectively wiping out the statute unless appealed to higher courts. Arguments claimed violation of uniform state law and creation of appointive township offices.
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Canton
Ambler
S. A. Conrad
Massillon
Jackson Township
Circuit
Supreme
Stark
Columbiana
Massillon Mourns Walter A Albaugh Oil businessman dies in 1 hour
Walter A Albaugh prominent Massillon businessman dies at 1 am in his home after a sudden illness following a trip to Callery Junction Pa He was born in Clyde Dec 29 1872 and leaves a wife Gertrude Eckfeldt two brothers David and John and sister Anna The Elks lodge and United Commercial Travelers will assist at funeral to be held Tuesday at 8 am from 382 North Third Street moving to Uhrichaville for burial
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Walter A. Albaugh
Dimon
Reed
Mr. Albaugh
Clyde
North Third Street
L. H. Stewart
Uhrichaville
Uhrichavillle
George Eckfeldt
Alvin Eckfeldt
The Old Time Belle and a Young Lady’s Journal
An excerpt from a historical journal of a fashionable young woman, noting daily routines with John Grey a virtuous suitor, family oversight, and restrained romance. It contrasts modern sensibilities with past manners and includes a sample poem praising chastity. Baltimore Herald commentary questions the appeal of such poetry and library selections.
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John Grey
John
Baltimore Herald
Macready on the Stage and a Turbulent Macbeth Night
Autobiographical sketches describe Sarah Sloman dressing Lady Macbeth in black velvet and pearls. A snagged dress tassel broke a bead string, provoking exasperation from Macready who lashed out at Mrs Sloman amid the Park Theatre performance of Macbeth.
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Macready
Duncan
Mrs. Sloman
Jubp Drew
Tu Scribner
A City With The Carriages In Bolivian News
La Paz corresp describes two carriages in town the archbishop and a government vehicle tied to presidential powers. An imported Paris landau painted with a national arms panel by a local artist. shown on state visits drawn by four black horses with silver harness and national color streamers.
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Paris
Republic
la Paz
Bolivia
Cor
Chicago Record
Faradays Street Paper Story Recalls His Youth
At a luncheon, Professors Gneist Hoff man and Von Bunsen hear Hoffman recounts Faradays past as a newsboy. Faraday once sold papers on the street and bought a London paper, explaining to Wolfman his habit of staying connected to news. The anecdote comes from John Bigelow's Recollections in Century.
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Gneist
Hoffman
von Bunsen
Faraday
London
Wolfman
Where It Was Needed
A terse dialogue excerpt from Syracuse Herald contrasts McSwitters with a neighbor who knows it all. The exchange hints at practical knowledge and social interaction, reflecting a press context where witty exchanges illuminate local character.
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MecSwitters
Syracuse Herald
Across the Division Fence Riot Call Mentioned in Journal
A line from the Indianapolis Journal recalls a heated exchange between two ladies about washing hands, followed by a raucous riot call sent within three minutes. The playful dialogue captures social tension and local humor of the scene.
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Indianapelis Journal
Wise sworn in as Massillon clerk of courts in Canton
Canton August 4 Clerk of Courts Jacob J Wise of Massillon assumed office Monday morning. He was sworn in by predecessor Thomas W Casselman. Abram W Alger becomes deputy clerk succeeding John A Bliss. Daisy Shearer retained in her current position and Lillie Diebold to join when September term opens.
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Canton
Jacob J. Wise
Massillon
Wise
Thomas W. Casselman
Abram W. Alger
John A. Bliss
Daisy Shearer
Lillie Diebold
Boiling to death law in Tudor England spurred horror
In Henry VIII era England a 16 year old statute made boiling to death a punishable crime amid poisoning cases. Richard Rosse Coke, Rochester's cook, poisoned 17 people and was boiled in cold water. Margaret Davy was later executed similarly. public fear spread before Eleury’s death led Parliament to repeal the law.
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England
Henry VIII
Richard Rosse
Coke
Rochester
Margaret Davy
Eleury
Thirteen Consular Clerks and Their Lifelong Tenure
The law creates thirteen consular clerks with a five year pay of 1000 dollars and reimbursement of actual travel expenses. Appointed by the president, they serve practically for life. The tenure statute allows removal only for stated cause and Congress must receive the writ of removal. a rare instance of direct congressional interest in an executive branch office.
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Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington Star
Parisian Nonalcoholic Punch Recipe for Deli Drinks
A French note describes a nonalcoholic punch using five pounds each of raising and dried apples, five gallons of water, and a three day fermentation. Mix, stir, add half a teaspoon of sugar, cork, and store cool. The draft notes claim over one million gallons were consumed in France in one year.
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France
Spinning an Eye by Lord Kelvin at Glasgow
Lord Kelvin demonstrated a suspended eye experiment at the University of Glasgow to show how a hard boiled egg spins longer than an unfired one. He inferred that friction between contents and shell causes the motion to cease earlier in a non hard boiled egg.
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Lord Kelvin
University of Glasgow
None of the eggs spun. Lord Kelvin’s comment
In a playful science note students substituted raw eggs for boiled ones to test rotation. None spun properly yet Lord Kelvin remained skeptical, saying only that none of them boiled.
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Lord Kelvin
Unexpected Political Meeting Turns Violent in Pennsylvanian Town
A Keystone State congressman describes a mining town mass meeting where Democrat Kennedy and Republican Plummer spoke. Kennedy teased a question about his switch from Whig to Democrat. Plummer challenged him, a miner struck Plummer, and the meeting adjourned.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Kennedy
Plummer
Plumer
Flummer
Woman's Kiss and Nose Beauty Across Cultures
A tale from Denmark recalls Ingeborg Vinding and Poul Vendelbo Lovenorn where a kiss spurs a man to study abroad and rise in rank. The article notes notions of beauty, from Persian aquiline noses to Sumatran and other tribal practices that apply pressure to alter the nose shape.
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Ingeborg Vinding
Poul Vendelbo Lovenorn
Denmark
von Vendelbo
Copenhagen
Vendelbe
Lovenorn
Oregon
Bricks and mortar riddle among Trishiven friends
In a playful exchange Uriehs and Mortar debate what holds bricks together. Mike bets on mortar, Pat counters that mortar keeps bricks apart, revealing a humorous mix up over the term shares and mortar in a quirky dialogue.
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Uriehs
Trishiven
Mike
Pat
Northwestern harvest tops previous records across four states
In Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota farmers harvest the largest crops on record with wheat oats barley and flax praised despite poor conditions. Official estimates place Minnesota wheat near 95 million bushels North Dakota 45 million South Dakota 46 million with flax the standout and corn also set for a record yield between 65 and 70 million bushels if weather holds.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Double Track Completed Between Pittsburgh and St Wayne
Upper Sandusky Ohio August 4 The Pennsylvania Railroad has nearly completed a major double track project adding about thirty five miles through here begun over a year ago. Grading has been finished track raised up to twenty one feet and iron bridges replaced with steel. Traffic was never halted as work progressed from K N tower to Dunkirk shaping a continuous double track from Pittsburg to seven miles west of St Wayne about 380 miles.
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Upper Sandusky, O
Pennsylvania
K. N. Tower
Dunkirk
Pittsburg
Seven Tises
St. Wayne
Chicago
Emperor William sails to visit Czar at Russian maneuvers
Kiel Aug. 4 Emperor William sailed for Reval to visit the Czar and observe Russian naval maneuvers.
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Kiel
Emperor William
Reval
Russia
Czar
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