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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1906

Page

3

Balloting for Congressmen Ends in Row at Youngstown Convention

In Youngstown Aug 22 the seventeenth district delegates from Stark and Columbiana counties failed to nominate a candidate as Kennedy's bid waned. The unit and precinct rules split the hall with heated speeches by Metzgar Turner and Kennedy aides, adjournment fights, and a chaotic exit amid calls for a square deal.

Youngstown Stark Columbiana Kennedy Jackson Te Msn Louis P. Metzgar Salem J. B. Kennedy Eighteenth L. P. Metzger D. P. Jones North Lawrénce Stark County Jones Ies Mahoning Grant T. F. Turner J. J. Grant J. A. Norrig Youngtown Mahoning Committee Turner Washington Catlvin Congressional Committee Farner Calvin Tarner H.C. Kohler S. S. Conroy Berlin Center Mahoning County Conroy Mr. Upham W. A. Wells East Liverpool McKinley Taylor James B. Kennedy Wells Upham Cushing J. P. Jones Naya Columbiana County S. Conroy Jewett McGowan R. A. Pollock Tool House

Kennedy balloting deadlock at Youngstown convention

County men and Colum biana leaders threaten adjournment to Salem if tactics used yesterday recur. Morning session enforced unit rule. Kennedy delegates from Columbiana and Stark were expelled. Perma nent officers chosen, Roosevelt administration endorsed. Afternoon seen nominations and a crowded ballot with solid blocs expected to produce a stalemate.

Committee On Kennedy Columbiana Stark Committee On Rules and Order of Business Committee On Permanent Organization P. L. Jackson Youngstown Harvey Aice Canton John Ellis Massillon Roosevelt Conroy Congress Jason Brooks East Liverpool Columbiana County George Arrel Thomas Lurner Grant

Tri County Picnic Aims For Record Attendance At Meyers Lake

Stark Tuscarawas and Summit farmers plan the third annual Tri County Picnic at Meyers Lake near Canton on Thursday August 30. Last year drew over nine thousand attendees and this year organizers expect a larger crowd with speakers including Senator Chas Dick of Akron and Prosecutor Upham. Events include a farm talk from Wooster agriculture station, baseball, bands and athletic activities. Officers listed include President A W Faust Canton and Secretary Ira Miller Green Town with committees for Entertainment Music Reading Advertising Transportation and more.

Stark Tuscarawas Summit Counties Meyers’ Lake Canton Meyers’ Lake Park Chas. Dick Akron C. ©. Upham Wooster Picnic Association A. W. Faust Ira Miller Greentown Augustus Peaumier Louisville J. W. Howenstein Howenstein Frank Young New Berlin Smith Keith Minerva Frank Wilson William Shoe Thomas Crowl Cantor Adam Moakley North Industry Ham Graham Morris Duprez Harrisburg Reading W. A. Snyder Navarre Levi Stoner Adam Schafert Petr Frederick Edgefield G. Harper J.M. Berge Maximo Louis Cern Middlebranch Transportation Charles Labbe Canal Fulton Peter Berger William Shoner Uniontown Peter Schatz Jacob Lutz McDonaldaville

County Fairs Dates Announced by State Board of Agriculture

The secretary lists county fair dates across Ohio. Tuc catawas at Canal Dover October 18 19 20 21 Carroll at Carrollton October 9 10 11 12 Cosheston October 9 10 11 12 Guernsey at Washington September 25 26 27 28 Harrison at Cadiz October 2 3 4 Jefferson at Smithfield September 26 27 28 Licking at Newark October 2 3 4 5 6 Stark at Canton September 5 6 7 8 Muskingum at Zanesville September 18 19 26 21 Noble at Sarahsville September 12 18 14 The state fair will be held September 4 5 and 7.

the State Board of Agriculture Tuccatawas Canal Dover Carroll Carrollton Cosheston Guernsey Washington Harrison Cadiz Jefferson Smithfield Licking Newark Stark Canton Muskingam Zanesville Noble Sarahsville

Canton Teachers Institute Holds Session and Amendment Proposal

Stark County Teachers Institute in Canton featured lectures by Prof. Lee and Prof. Sparks on physiology and obedience, with Gov. Jones commenting on school laws. A list of Massillon and western-end teachers was read, and an amendment to fix the institute date was proposed but withdrawn amid confusion. date control likely to stay with the executive committee.

Canton Stark County Teachers Focht Lee Sparks Robert Morris Horace Greeley First Christian Church University of Chicago Wingate Jones Massillon C. L. Cronebaugh L. B. Harris L. S. Hopkins A. B. Oberlin A. M. Hoch G. H. Walter T. J. Teeple D. W. Walter Per Lee Shilling Nellie Smith M. Smith Lela McAllister Edith Greybill J. R. Snavely Alice Stockdale Jane Eljis Charlotte Smith Mary M. Friedrich May Bowman Jennie Kitt Christia Ewin DeForrest Shilling Clara Stover M. Estella McMillan Martha B. Mong Luella Sibila Mary E. Nil Elizabeth D. Graves Mary Crone Neltie Evans Emily A. Wheeler Mary ©. Davis Clara A. Ralston Deasie A. Graybill Helen E. Smith Maude Farrell Lavina Marr Lula Simpson Emma Kratsch Viola Pepper Alice Young Cima Seufts Mae Schnierle Ella Budd Iva F. Sp Gertrude Sprague Julia May Doxsee Canal Faltoe I. H. Focht A. I Mayer Tasloiah Porter Katherine Sorn Elizabeth Born Rose A. Leaver Aimee Hoover Navarre Lelia P. Rickseeker John Derter Bella Carl Joseph Markiey Callen W. Meyer RW. Klar Justus Ruth M. Grant Edwin Ro Executive Committee

New Plant Creations by Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank unveils five new plant varieties ready for market within a year. The catalogue lists the Australian star tower Shirley poppy California widd poppy Heavicera christata and Patagonia vegetable squash imported from Chile and improved for gardens.

Luther Santa Rosa Burbank California Patagonia Chile

Variable Hair Cut and the Tronsorial College Lesson

A Kansas City barber explains to his porter the meaning of variable hair styling. He says Webster defines variable as changeable and demonstrates cutting so hair parts can be moved left, right, or center while keeping an even fall. The lesson contrasts common practice with the variable method.

Tronsorial Baltimore Kansas City George Kansas City Times Webster

Quick lunch habit blamed for divorces and unhappy homes

Cleveland health chief Frank Coombs cites a New York World dispatch claiming rapid meals cause indigestion irritability and domestic trouble. He warns quick lunches ruin digestion and lead to more divorces and wrecked homes than any other single source.

Cleveland Frank Coombs Cleveland Health Department New York World Coombs

Onion Themed Anniversary Banquet In New York State

A large Newark couple celebrated their sixteenth wedding anniversary with an onion only banquet at the Union New York summer home of Mrs. Cornelius Mercereuy. Guests were served an onion menu from centerpiece to dessert including onion tops slices salads and fried onions. The event was reported by a Binghamton dispatch to the New York Tribune.

Frank Gilman Newark N. J Cornelius Mercereuy Union N. Y Binghamton New York

No Hose at All Seaside Fad Sparks Short Skimming Trend

Report from Long Branch on summer girls abandoning stockings in the surf. The New York American notes the craze shows bare legs from knee down, with sandals to cope with sand and shells. The look draws attention to the daintiest feet and toes as a bold style statement.

Long Branch New York American

Mysterious Sand Dunes Overtake Coastal Towns

Wide dunes advance across Hatteras Shackelford and Smith’s Island shores wrecking trees, eroding homes, and burying villages. The Great Woods near Cape Hatteras remains treeless since Civil War tree cutting. Pamlico Sound grows shallower as brown sand deposits spread inland.

Hatteras Cape Shackelford Smith’s Island Nag Satteras Iskuxt Pamlico Sound Currituck Cuffey’s Inlet National Geographic Magazine

Unsinkable Steamers Tested By Kiel Shipping Firm

Five steamboats for a Kiel shipping company are claimed unsinkable. A recent test on one vessel, in the presence of imperial navy and shipping firms, showed the boat fully laden with 200 passengers sank after a model leak. Even when flooded, it retained about a foot of freeboard above water, meeting the test conditions.

Kiel Shipping Imperial Navy

New Fox Horn Signal Installed at Nee Dies Lighthouse

A new horn signal for fog warning has been installed at Nee Dies lighthouse, Isle of Wleht. Reed trumpets blown by compressed air emit sound up to ten miles, advancing beyond the fog bell that reaches only about three miles. The apparatus can be started instantly from air vessels charged at 100 pounds pressure, with five seconds of blast in every fifteen.

Needies Isle of Wleht

Cheap Dressing and the Contract System in Public Supply

The London Mail notes that the contract system for public necessities is expanding to all branches. A London firm offers a $100 yearly supply paid in installments to provide multiple suits and outerwear. A Manchester firm supplies textiles and clothing items for a fixed quarterly sum.

London Mail London Manchester

Carbolic Sponge Sparks Barbershop Debate in England

A villager boasts of a carbolic sponge used in shaving causing a burn. A customer inquiries the sponge odor, prompting the barber to insist it is safe antiseptic. The odd claim reflects rising interest in antiseptic methods in country barbers.

England Daat

Building a China Closet To Save Breakage

A Boston guide suggests placing a china closet between dining and kitchen to observe guests, with fourteen inch wide shelves spaced nineteen inches apart. Corrugated rubber reduces breakage by fifty percent, a rope cleat stabilizes plates, and weights are distributed on lower shelves. Hooks should be under shelves and tested for loosening. Top shelf gains a head cleat to keep odds and ends from toppling.

How to Apply Fomentations in Home Care

The Pittsburg Press explains fomentations should be hot and reapplied every half hour. Methods include warm water in a steaming setup with folded flannel, dampened flannel with hot water and turpentine, and a poppy head infusion boiled and strained for use.

Pittsburg

How to Make Currant Punch

How to make a refreshing currant punch with currants raspberries lemons oranges and water. Crush fruit add citrus juice and water then sweeten and strain before serving. Chill and serve with shaved ice in each glass and pour the punch over. Sugar sirup is boiled sugar and water cooled before use.

How to Take Care of Finger Nails

Advice on nail care suggests using lemon juice in warm water to loosen cuticles and remove stains. It notes soaking brittle nails in warm sweet oil daily and polishing with a chamois skin polisher to improve circulation and appearance, and to press back the surrounding flesh after washing to prevent hangnails.

How Gloves May Be Cleaned

Instructions for cleaning gloves using crumbs chalk soap milk rice pulp turpentine and air to remove odors and restore cleanliness. Includes methods for damp crumb rubbing dry chalk on sand and washing light color gloves with spirits of bartshorn or strong lather and warm air.

How to Make Raspberry Punch

To one quart of ice cold water add five teaspoonfuls of raspberry vinegar or raspberry royal. Pour into a large pitcher or two punch bowls and mix well. In each glass place ice and fill from the bowl. If raspberries are in season add a cupful, otherwise substitute shredded pineapple or banana slices.

How to Clean Burned Dishes in Simple Steps

In old practice, baked dishes scorched in the oven are cleaned by adding water and ashes, warming the dish, and wiping away burned and discolored portions without damaging the ware. This method avoids tedious scraping and preserves the shine of plates and platters.

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