Local Happenings in West Brookfield and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Robert L. Coleman is seriously ill at her Third street home. Miss Lilian Lytle of Conneaut, O is visiting Mrs. Margaret Shurtz in South East street. Anna Thomas of Youngstown visits Duncan street. Edna Henry visits Cleveland with Mr and Mrs George Sladden. Ella Major of Akron visits Miss Evelyn Eisenbrei in Andrew street. Parish social at St Barbara’s West Brookfield on Sunday evening with refreshments. Miller Newstetter reunion set at West Brookfield house of Mr and Mrs John Walter on Thursday August 17. John Coats, Grand Trunk railway engineer from Battle Creek Mich, visiting relatives here. J J Wise and A J Agler take oath for second terms. City bond issue of 100000 for Alliance water works defeated by 802 to 353. Mrs Arline Webb Pratt and two infant daughters from Cleveland visit. Adelbert Selders injured by self binder, two fingers amputated. John P Jones & Co move dredge to Fox lake site. contract price 6848.85. Anna Snyder of Massillon held on anonymous letter charge. bound over for Cleveland federal court. Wedding at St Bernard’s Akron postponed as groom Will Harbin fails to appear. Gertude M Fink to marry Harbin. he left town for Mt Vernon. Two girls Anna and Mary Beers save 60 passengers near Canal Dover by flagging train after tree fell on track. H B Mowery resigns as Easton postmaster. office may be abolished. Canton Driving Park to run Labor Day week per program. Sheriff McKinney declines action absent public demand for pool selling. Sebring school board elects Professor Maurer principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Coleman
Third Street
Lilian Lytle
Conneaut, O
Margaret Shurtz
South East Street
Anna Thomas
Youngstown
David Johns
Duncan Street
Edna Henry
Cleveland
George Sladden
Ella Major
Akron
Evelyn Eisenbrei
Andrew Street
St. Barbara's Church
West Brookfield
Miller-Newstetter
John R. Walter
John Coats
Grand Trunk Railway
Battle Creek
Mich
J.J. Wise
A. J. Agler
Wise
Alliance Water Works
Arline Webb Pratt
City
John P. Jones & Company
North Lawrence
Fox Lake
Baughman Township
Orrville Crescent
Anna Snyder
Massillon
United States
Whiting
Post Office
Owen
Canton
Easton
Marshallville
Sterling
Doylestown Journal
Local notes from Massillon area towns August reports
Virginia fragmentary stubs describe town meetings, church repairs, farewells and travels. Mentions Dalton dairy and U. B. church fresco work, Silver Lake excursion plans, infirmer y building tour in Stark county, and Newman area social events with family reunions and school activities.
Envoys Meet in Portsmouth for Peace Talks at Navy Yard
Peace envoys will travel to the navy yard in two cars with marine guards meeting at the gate and escorting them to the general store. Rear Admiral Mead orders outsiders barred as the first session concludes with credentials exchanged and a bilingual record plan. The teams expect further talks but an armistice hinges on negotiating success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Navy General Store
Mead
Religous Denominations Form Inter Church Conference
Twenty four Protestant denominations with eighteen million communicants appoint delegates to meet November 15 in New York for an inter church conference on uniting Protestant forces. Executive committee chair Dr William Henry Roberts. secretary Dr E B Sanford. New York men lead each committee including Programme Dr William Hayes Ward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
William Henry Roberts
Philadelphia
E. B. Sanford
William Hayes Ward
Stephen Baker
T. S. Ripple
K. B. Tupper
M. E. Dwight
W. T. Demarest
Wallace MacMullen
John Bancroft
No Agreement Reached In Sandusky Glassworkers Talks
In Sandusky Ohio on August 9 the Burns organization of glassware workers led by President Simon Burns and Secretary John Schaab of Local 300 met with manufacturers to set a wage scale. Johnston said progress was made discussing flatteners and blowers after talks with blowers and gatherers, with sessions expected to continue the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Burns Organization of Glassware Workers
Simon Burns
John Schaab
L. A. No
Johnston
Obituary of Jane Forney and Louise McCue
Mrs. Jane Forney aged 28 died at her sister’s home near Navarre from typhoid fever after five weeks illness. Funeral from Werrick residence and West Lebanon Lutheran church with interment at West Lebanon cemetery. Miss Louise McCue also aged 28 died at the state hospital from organic brain disease. body sent to Brilliant for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Forney
Daniel Werrick
Navarre
Rudolph Gerber
West Lebanon
Forney
Werrick
West Lebanon Lutheran Church
W. 8. Adams
West Lebanon Cemetery
Louise McCue
State Hospital
Brilliant
City Feels Heat as Thermometers Hit 88 in Downtown
At 2 PM Wednesday downtown thermometers reach 88 degrees with a rising temperature. A post dinner breeze gives brief relief but residents endure stifling conditions comparable to the days above 94 degrees. Ads seek readers for Want column.
Community Notes From West Lebanon and Surrounding Areas
The West Lebanon community reports attendance at the Weimer church picnic near Wilmot last Sunday. Grace Oplinger from Shenandoah visited Miss Ruth McFarren Hi in Leetonia over the weekend. Miles of New Philadelphia funeral services drew attendees from West Lebanon and Shenandoah. Mrs. Edward Penman returns from six weeks with her New York sister. Eva Blastine visits grandmother in Massillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Boughman
A. O. McFarren
Weimer’s Church
Wilmot
Grace Oplinger
Shenandoah
Ruth McFarren
Hi. Houston
Leetonia
West Lebanon
Miles
New Philadelphia
Edward Penman
New York
Eva Blastine
Massillon
August Eclipses Visible Across North America and Europe
The month features two eclipses a Moon eclipse on August 14 and a Solar eclipse on August 30. In Cincinnati time the Moon eclipse begins at 9:00 with totality near 9:30 to 11:00, magnitude about 0.24. The solar eclipse starts before sunrise August 30 and ends at 6:47. Europe will see the total event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Cincinnati
Europe
Massion
United States
Edison to buy birthplace in Milan near his birthhouse
Norwalk Ohio Aug 1 Thomas A Edison the inventor will soon own the Milan house where he was born over a half century ago The property now belongs to his niece Mrs Mary Rastine of Chicago She has accepted a handsome offer well above intrinsic value Edison plans a visit to his birthplace in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Thomas A. Edison
Milan
Mary Ristine
Chicago
Edison
Mrs Winklow’s Soothing Syrup For Teething Use
An old remedy marketed for children teething. Claims to soothe the child and ease gums. Described as a best remedy with a price of over ten cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winklow
Eures
The Chinese Boycott Sparks Labor Conspiracy Claims
Labor leaders accuse a broad coalition of Chinese officials and American capitalists of planning a boycott of American goods to pressure relaxing Chinese exclusion laws. President Roosevelt orders more liberal treatment for Chinese visitors, while Samuel Gompers leads a national push to resist loosening the bars. The fight shifts to a Toronto convention with plans to urge Congress to oppose further changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Roosevelt
United States
San Francisco
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. P. Yost
Canton Driving Park Association
Sebring
Finch
Professor Maurer
Masgillon
Maurer
Prin~e Qerhiyeo
Cipal
Franklin School
M. W. Oberlin
J. W. Erwin
Pat Anakir
Corry
J. H. Tsehantz
C. J. Harrold
Wooster
Maes Wanchaod Thic Alaea
Samuel Hathaway
Marion
Prospect
Samuel Ross
Carmichael
Beach City
A. Coen
Coen
Pittsburg Coal Company
Coraopolis
Weimer Woods
Ward’s Grove
Old Hill
A. B
Poulton
J. D. Wyandt
Wyandt
Rhodes
Mamie Weiler
Laura Albright
Blanche Kieffer
Reedurban
Harvey Obrecht
Albert Band
Obrecht
Manchester
Hiram Obendorf
Adams
Lizzie Walter
Elmer Keljer
Myers Church
Estella
Nellie Graber
William Benson
Weimer Hill
Updegraff
Nellie Albright
A. H. Crofut
Harvey Kilgore
Kilgore
Byron Cramer
Silver Jake
Zelia Warner
Mr. Vernon
Jane Fahney
Newman
Nicholas Hoffman
Albert Winneberg
Allegheny
John Prosser
Eva Dehoff
John Linn
Canal Fulton
Mabel Featheringham
East
Perry H. Wood
F. W. Matthews
Dennison University
Granville
Edward x. Davis
Columbus
Yellowstone Park
Silver Lake
Pauls
Alog
Rowlands
Meyer’s Lake
W. Findley
A. L. Williams
William Findley
Ed F. Davis
H. Roderick
Meyer's Lake
Charles E. Jarvis
Massilton
Drakenbrod
Stark County
Drukenbrod
McGuire
Samuel Wades
Pleasant Veley
Wayne County
Protestant Federation
Glass Workers
THE
Massillon Actual Business College
H. G. Yocum
Gen'l
Mgr
McKie
Ayer
Chas. E. Hartman
Gibbstown, N.Y
Aver Col
Lowell
Maga
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