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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
1
Local business directory item notes Oseph Coleman dealing in watches jewelry silverware and musical instruments at No 5 South Erie Street with emphasis on varied goods and shop location.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No 2 red, No 1 White, and other grades with mixed oats and timothy. cattle, hogs, and sheep quoted with prices for various classes. A health advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for stomach, liver and kidney regulation and skin improvement.
Slusser's Vegetable Liver Pills claim to rouse the liver to healthy action, give tone to the stomach, and invigorate the kidneys. Every bottle guaranteed and available at all druggists.
Lincoln Neb Aug 22 Bryan addresses Saunders county Republicans at Wahoo urging them to vote Democratic ticket. He argues Republicans supported gold standard and opposed bimetallism while denouncing trusts and urging party members to switch alignment on money questions. He cites 1896 and 1892 debates, asserts GOP duplicity, and calls for cross‑party support for silver and reform.
The article critiques Republican stance on imperialism and trade, citing past denouncements of annexation as criminal aggression and predicting voter defections. It references Reagan’s speech on Philippines policy, McKinley’s and Lodge’s positions, and notes Senator Sorrano departing Lincoln for Auburn before Populist events.
A large Democratic gathering in Sedalia on August 22 drew thousands. Attendees welcomed speakers Stevenson and Dockery with a Jefferson Club contingent from St. Louis and visitors from Kansas. The parade and speech event drew the city’s largest crowd, with rain not dampening the turnout.
A London Morning Post report portrays Transvaal women around Krugersdorp as deeply hostile yet noble in spirit. One woman hoisted a flag after surrender, challenged by an officer, then played the Volkslied on a cottage piano, declaring independence cannot be taken.
Harrisburg August 22 The state Democratic committee headquarters opened with Chairman John F Rib ling of Erle presiding The campaign will operate from this point Joseph W poyers of Pottaville is reappointed secretary Randolph EB Shirk of Brie remains distant secretary The vote work ry campaign begins in September.
Senator Hanna opened New Jersey GOP campaign in Asbury Park praising McKinley era prosperity and Roosevelt quotes, warning against Bryanism and overconfidence. He urged individual duty to support the administration and urged New Jersey to set an example for the nation.
Pittsburg Aug 2 A conference between the American Window Glass Co and wage committees of the Window Glass Flatteners Association failed to reach a settlement. Flatteners refused a concession of one twentieth of one percent, demanding the original rate, with leaders noting uncertainty over starting plants without an agreement. The meeting of independent manufacturers is planned this week to push a final decision with President Simon Burns and other league presidents.
Thirty five glassworkers centered here from Moundsville Martin's Ferry Bridgeport Wellsburg Philadelphia and other places departed for San Francisco to work in a glass factory.
Typhoid fever cases surge in Pittsburg with a record twenty six in twenty four hours. Dr J L Taylor blames impure water and milk and urges filtration to curb spread while noting cases occur citywide across wards and intensify in hot weather. He links sewerage flow and river levels to transmission and expects some decline only after water purification.
Philadelphia August 22 A special meeting of the Republican state committee adjourned after adopting a resolution denouncing fusion with the Democrats and the practice of Republicans supporting Democratic candidates. The committee named seven members to investigate such conduct and report findings to prevent future occurrences. Senator Penrose and Isaac B. Brown urged unity and condemned factional fighting and fusion as dangerous to GOP control of Congress.
Fire in Braddock, Pennsylvania, damaged multiple one story buildings from a photograph gallery to a church and several shops. Losses listed include Schim Singer gallery one thousand, First Christian church three hundred fifteen thousand, Maggie Field millinery seven thousand three hundred, Anne ex grocery two thousand, Braddock Upholstering eight hundred, Rodgers Lumber one thousand, Braddock Coal and Supply five thousand. Only partial insurance on some properties.
Washington says the government declined Li Hung Chang's proposal for negotiations but the reply was held back. The rejection centers on noncompliance with the U S provisions dated August 12 by the Chinese government.
The day on August 22 saw a narrow stock market with minor incidents centered on industrials. London weakness eased the open while sugar prices fell and raised talk of a trade war revival. New Jersey Central rose to 137, a record in its ascent, amid chatter of possible absorption by the Baltimore and Ohio in favor of the Pennsylvania. Reading preferred touched 144 with a later decline, and bonds and St. Louis Southwestern seconds saw solid demand. Overall, the market was irregular with small gains and losses and total sales around 11 million.
Grand lodge met in Harrisburg while ex banker Hazlett faces trial in Washington Pa. Von Waldersee arrives Rome en route to China. Woolley tours Wilkes-Barre as tensions rise. Mt Pleasant church destroyed by lightning. Bulgaria and Roumania mobilize amid war rumors. Delaware Republicans nominate and seek unity with rivals. Alleged plot to murder foreigners tied to General Yung Lu and Tung Fu Sian. Fatal grade crossing crash at Tinkertown near Minsi kills John Turner and injures Frederick Schwartz. Ruth White marries at Cornell to Professor Ferry and Gustave Roder. NY real estate dealer shoots wife, then commits suicide. Timothy Scanlan dies after being struck near Beaver Falls. Italian Abraham/Cioffoletti elopes with Flossie Gard, with other wives in Connellsville, CA, and Philadelphia. Madrid reports provisional treaty of amity commerce and navigation signed. Youtsey indicted in Goebel case seeks trial postponement. health issues cited. trial deferred pending judge Cantrill's decision.
Rev Dr E1 Exton to lead North Avenue Methodist Episcopal church in Allegheny succeeding Rev Dr Don St Colt who moves to Baltimore. Exton noted as Western University Illinois graduate and famed orator with astronomy lectures and Chautauqua contributions. to start duties first Sunday in October. Mention of typhoid to pneumonia recovery by J E Lilly and testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. advertisement guidance for new business via The Eventual Independent.
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