Massillon and Canton Notes on Local Happenings
Massillon reports clothing stores closed for grocers picnic and various residents moving, traveling, and hosting guests. Sports and civic items include streetcar work for paving West Main Street and a new opera fund progress. Canton notes dedicate a new Jewish temple on Douglas Street with local clergy and funding details.
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Massillon
Sylvester Burd
Burd
The
Reformed Church
West Main Street
Henry Street
Columbu
Canton Morning News
Douglas Street
Shear
Zivitz
Pittsburg
Ruderman
Russia
Lessor
Cincinnati
Ganton
Obituary of George Ruggles at Massillon State Hospital
George Ruggles aged 67 died at Massillon state hospital on Friday afternoon from senile dementia. The body was sent by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Arizona, 7:19 p.m. Friday. The notice also advertises B&O excursions and trips to Atlantic City, Bridgeport, Wheeling, Uhrichsville, Massillon, Cleveland, and Lorain with low fares and Sunday outings.
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George Ruggles
Massillon State Hospital
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Arizona
Atlantic City
Bridgeport
Wheeling
Uhrichsville
Massillon
Cleveland
Lorain
Charged with Blackmail in Canton Case
Canton, Aug 1. Mrs Anna E H Schillinger arrested on blackmailing or attempting to blackmail grocer George L McCray. Earlier the woman had him arrested for alleged assault on her 9 year old stepdaughter, then sought the case dropped if he paid $1000. Ralph Forehope, detained in Alliance for non support, planned to return to his wife and family and resume supporting them, alleged to be living with another woman during alliance.
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Canton
Anna EH. Schillinger
George L. McCray
Ralph Forehope
Alliance
Alfiance
Man Dies After Fall at Coxey Quarry Near Pauls Station
Louis Ney a 48 year old French quarry worker at Coxey quarry Pauls Station was buried under a dirt slip at 7 30 am Friday and died two hours later Dr Dissinger Canal Fulton attended and the coroner was summoned Ney survived by a wife and one son Otto funeral planned near Monday at Hornan's Delicatessen South Mill Street
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Louis Ney
Coxey
Paul's Station
Ney
Dissinger
Canal Fulton
Crystal Spring Medical
Otto
Prisoners Still At Large In Canton Jail Escape
Canton Aug 9 No traces found to identify any of seven escapees from the county jail Tuesday evening. Sheriff and police scoured New Berlin and the Waco brickyard with no success. A farmer near Buck Hill sighted two men boarding a westbound freight near midnight. authorities suspect Smith and Ramball headed toward Chicago. Sheriff Wilson cites Hiram Faulk as a possible plot origin. Vranik, jailed since January, aided the escape. The jail’s blind door, kept open for air during heat, allowed the sawing. County officials urge extensive repairs as grand juries have long advised improvements.
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Canton
New Berlin
Waco
Buck Hill
Pennsylvania Road
Smith
Ramball
Chicago
Wilson
Hiram Faulk
Vranik
Robert Day
Common Pleas Court
Thayer Fifth Infantry
Thayer
Courtland
McKinley
C. G. Herbruck
Masallion
McKinley Monument
Charles L. Sidle
P. H. Welshimer
East Ninth Street
Trinity Reformed Church
E. P. Herbruck
Mr. Sidle
K. of P
Ajor Ki
P. Elson
W. H. Jargener
U. _B Bitzer
Catholic Foresters Plan Labor Day Outing at Stephan Farm
Captains Kingsworth and Heory and Sgt Butler organize the Catholic Foresters annual outing for Labor Day at Albert Stephan's Keedurban area farm. A fine grove and extensive sports program are planned including a ball game between Canton courts and visiting groups from Akron Adamsnon and Doylestown.
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W. C. Kingsworth
A. R. Heory
George W. Butler
Canton
St. Charles
St. Anthony’s
Albert Stephan
Keedurban
Stephan
Akron
Idassnon
Doylestown
Reunion of the Weirick Family at Tuscarawas Township
The fifth annual Weirick family reunion was held August 1 at Philip Weirick's home in Tuscarawas township. One hundred eighteen attendees enjoyed dinner, a literary program, and an officer election. The married men won the day’s ball game 24 to 1, and next meeting is set for August 1907 at Orlando Spangler’s home. The event included extended family from West Lebanon Canton and Ashland, with many neighbors present.
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Weirick
Philip S. Weirick
Tuscarawas Township
W. S. Adams
Philip G. Werrick
Myrtle Rodocker
Mahala Stansbury
Daniel, Samuel, Westley
David Weirick
Henry Weirick
Ada Weirick
Maud Weirick
Philip C. Weirick
Alice Weirick
Clark Weirick
Orlando Spangler
Orlando
Spangler
West Lebanon
Leah Rodecker
Henry Werrick
Sippo
Canton
Daniel Weirick
Samuel Weirick
Wesley Weirick
David Martin
Joseph Weirick
Ashland County
Sylvanus Weirick
Asnaburg
Philip Weirick
End of Great Miners Strike Reached in Conference
After days of talks at the Trades and Labor Assembly hall, miners and operators reached a 1903 wage scale agreement. The strike, ongoing since April 1, ends as the joint conference plans to adopt the sub committee's report Tuesday morning. Remaining dispute over night pay was settled by Saturday noon.
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Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
Sullivan
Conrad
Minera
Longworths Reach Home At Oyster Bay
Representative and Mrs Longworth arrive today from Europe aboard the St Paul and will transfer from New York to the president's yacht Sylph. The brief harbor visit signals a return after overseas travel amid a busy East Coast itinerary.
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Oyster Bay
Associated Press
Longworth
Europe
St. Paul
New York City
Presix Jdent
Sylph
Bridge Knocked Down By Steamer Collision
The steamer Troy collided with the Interstate Bridge at Duluth on August 11, sending portions of the span into the channels. Ship traffic in the harbor and rail and streetcar routes between Duluth and Superior are halted. the freighter sustained heavy damage.
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Duluth
Associated Press
Troy
Aaron
Interstate
Frentie
Maa
Superior
Miners' Leaders Green and Sullivan At Ohio Convention
State President William Green and State Vice President D. H. Sullivan of Coshocton emerge as popular figures at the miners and operators conference. They are noted for decades of strike settlements, with Green having mine ties since boyhood and Sullivan recalling long service on the state executive board. They emphasized businesslike, calm resolution, cautioning against personal attacks to sustain negotiations and the prospect of renewed work across districts.
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Willlian Green
D. H. Sullivan
Coshocton
Sullivan
Green
Coshorton
Reson
Ohio
Indiana
Messrs. Green and Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Grand Duke Nicholai Nicholaievitch Narrowly Escapes Shot
Seventeen former Colombian generals were arrested in Panama on charges of conspiracy as a mob surged at the home of a dead Bark cashier in Chicago. In St. Petersburg the Grand Duke Nicholai Nicholaievitch escaped a fatal assassination when about one hundred shots were fired during guard troops training. The guards halted firing, and arrests followed as an investigation traced the incident to the first battalion sharpshooters who fired a sham attack with blank cartridges.
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Panama
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Council of Nations' Defense
Krasnoyesele
Conspirators Arrested In Panama Crisis
Panama on August 11 reports police captured seventeen Colombians, former revolutionary generals, on charges of conspiring against national authorities. A Mexican, Ruiz Sanoval, was also detained. Newly arrived detainees allegedly involve Panama Liberal party members. Deportation planned. authorities say situation is normal.
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Panama
Associated Press
Ruiz Sanoval
Panama Liberal Party
The Ruined Bank Foiled by Forgers Tale Expands
The Milwaukee Avenue bank forgeries broaden as authorities identify at least three more men involved beyond fugitive president Paul O Stensland. Cashier Hering is implicated as the top forger, allegedly signing over 35,000 in counterfeit notes.
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Associated Press
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue
Hering
Riot at inquest over Milwaukee Avenue bank teller death
Chicago August 11 police were called to keep order at the inquest into the death of Frank Kowalzki teller of the Milwaukee Avenue bank who shot himself yesterday. Depositors at the defunct bank showed anger with a wreath torn from his door and flowers scattered as they cursed the dead man.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Frank Kowalzki
Milwaukee Avenue
Clerk Cook Sentenced for Court Fund Irregularities
John A. Cook, former circuit court clerk, was found guilty of irregularities in handling the office funds and received a term not exceeding five years in the penitentiary along with a fine of $7,000.
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Chicago
Associated Press
John A. Cook
Circuit Court
Funda
Offic
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Germany
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Louis Karrer
Middlebranch
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American Bottle Company
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Eagle Grand Aerie
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Saker. L. McHwen
Tichet Agent
Columbus Buggy Co
Koch Bros. Buggy Co
Anderson Buggy Co
J. B. Schrader
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Weirige
Julius Kutschbach
Wilmot
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Rocky Mountain Tea
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