Massillon Dock Man Jacob Harger Dies at 79
Jacob Harger, a Massillon pioneer and famed member of the dock crew known as The Big Four, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at his nephew Frank Nolan's home. He left a daughter, Mrs Ide Sword of Canton, and funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Nolan residence with Rev J E Digel officiating. Harger, born in Canton, spent a lifetime on the canal and hoped to see it become a ship canal, lamenting its present decline. An obituary notes his devotion to the canal and his varied work on the docks. The article also references population growth and a Rocky Mountain Tea product in brief, unrelated items.
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Jacob Harger
Massillon
Frank Nolan
Mill
North Streets
Canton
Massilton
Harger
Ide Sword
Nolan
J. E. Digel
A Famous Highway Cumberland Road by Henry Clay
The Cumberland Road, projected by Henry Clay, stretched from Cumberland Maryland through western Pennsylvania over the Alleghenies to the Ohio at Wheeling West Virginia and on to St. Louis. It was a superb early 19th century route with daily coaches, wide wagons, and heavy freight lines, costing the government about 7 million dollars, transforming wilderness into a busy corridor.
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Henry Chay
United States
Cumberland Road
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Alleghany Mountains
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
St. Louis
Henry Clay
Baltimore
Pearson’s Magazine
Curious Migration Of Lemmings Through Norway And Sweden
A historical note describes the irregular lemming migration through Norway and Sweden, occurring every seven to seventeen years. The animals move in a straight line toward the southwest and southeast, disregarding walls and corn stacks, swim across rivers, and reach the seashore before the cycle ends for years.
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Norway
Sweden
Ghostly confrontation at rush hour on Sixth Avenue elevated
A crowded Sixth Avenue elevated station near One Hundred and Sixteenth street sees an eleven or twelve year old girl in a distressed struggle. A kind man assists her through the crush, but she spins and glares, shouting a frightened exclamation as he helps her escape the throng.
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Sixth Avenue
Hundred and Sixteenth Street
New York Mail and Express
Trace of Genius in Shakespeare and Goldsmith
A Public Opinion correspondent asks where genius lies in Shakespeare. A reply cites Oliver Goldsmith, noting he seemed a fool to acquaintances yet produced undeniable genius. The piece cites diplomacy quips, including a senator’s self insult and a Washington Post remark.
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William Shakespeare
Oliver Goldsmith
Shakespeare
Red Ribbon of Honor Noted in Paris Tale
A Parisian with a missing identity is identified by the police through a simple clue. He does not wear the Legion of Honor ribbon, illustrating how commonly distributed the medal has become in France.
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France
Legion of Honor
Missing Word Contest Imitation Triggers Ire
Mrs Splutter and Mrs Droptib quarrel over a humorous imitation of a missing word contest in Columbus Ohio. The exchange centers on language and a playful misquote as neighbors react with mock indignation.
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Mrs. Droptib
Mir
Mrs. Splutter
Figs
Columbus (O
State Journal
Hin Vartons Vocations
An aged African American man reflects on his livelihood methods saying he can manage to get by by doing a little plowing a little voting and a little baptizing. The remark appears in the Atlanta Constitution in a historical voice describing the era’s political and social context.
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Atlanta Constitution
Invite Emperor Menelik to St Louis Exposition
William E Curtis argues in a Chicago Record-Herald letter that the Abyssinian emperor Menelik should be invited to the St Louis Exposition. He would attract crowds as a famed descendant of Solomon, and the United States would gain exclusive commercial advantages in Abyssinia with American capital and no annexation aims. Robert P Skinner, U S consul at Marseilles, is suggested to organize arrangements, with Whitehouse of Newport also involved in Abyssinia exploration.
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Chicago
Solomon
Judah
Sheba
Germany
Italy
Parvenus
Moses
Israel
Promised Land
Jerusalem
United States
Menelik
Abyssinia
England
France
Russia
Emperor Moneclik
St. Louis
Robert P. Skinner
Marseilles
Young Whitehouse
Newport
Bishop Whitehouse
Automobile Men Arrive To Sell Machines At Street Fair
Representatives of automobile companies eager to sell cars to the Street Fair Association are already arriving. Some bring samples of their machines. The association will display at the fair in the second week of September on North West street.
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Street Fair Association
Automobile the Association
North West Street
Crystal Spring Defeats Stanwood 9 to 1 in Home Game
Crystal Spring beat Stanwood 9 to 1 on their home ground. Stanwood managed only one run in the ninth after not reaching base in the first seven innings. Leonard pitched well for Crystal Springs with support from Hoy Rosche and Ted Ries who had four hits among them. Charles Ries made a notable center field catch. Batteries Leonard and Sharp. Jones, Forest and Riskecker. Umpire Jones.
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Crystal Spring
Crystal Springs
Stanwood
Leonard
Hoy Rosche
Ted Ries
Charles Ries
Sharp
Jones
Forest
Ricksecker
Death on the Rail Near Warwick and Clinton
John Peachy foreman at Wick quarries of Chippewa Sand and Stone Company was killed early Sunday on C A C tracks between Warwick and Clinton. He had lingered in Warwick till late Saturday night then walked home alone. His body was found next morning with head crushed. Enginemen said he lay unconscious on the track and could not be stopped. Peachy, a middle aged man, was well known in Massillon and leaves a wife and family living between Warwick and Clinton.
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John Peachy
Warwick
Chippewa Sand and Stone Company
Clinton
Peachy
Massillon
Annual Outing Planned for Fairmount Home Children
Stark and Columbiana counties commissioners set August 26 for the outing at Meyers Lake. Each will donate $4 for dinner. Summers of Canton to raise the rest. About $115 needed for dinner and supper. rail fare covered by home funds. Children travel via Ft Wayne line to Canton then Lakeview hotel for meals. A $5.98 balance from last year was spent on 60 pounds of candy distributed to children.
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Fairmount
Canton
Ft. Wayne
Lakeviewg Hotel
Summer
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