Oldest Massillon resident Mrs Reed dies at 103
Mrs Sarah Reed aged 103, oldest Massillon and Stark county resident, died at her daughter Mrs Michael Bohan’s home after nine years of cancer. Born in Meade Ireland in 1796 as McNally, she lived in the United States since 20 years ago, leaving five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St Joseph’s church. Waldo Miller dies at Coshocton from wreck injuries. Isabella M Davey four weeks old dies of brain disease. Navarre reports death of five year old grandson of Bayliss family. Mrs Jacob Brahm, 36, dies of consumption. funeral tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Navarre Evangelical church.
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Waldo Miller
Coshocton -Davey
Sarah Reed
Massillon
Stark County
Michael Bohan
West Tremont Street
Reed
Bohan
St Joseph's Church
Coshocton
Masgillon
Isabella M. Davey
Jay Davey
Park Street
J. J. Wilson
Navarre
Charles Fry
Canton
U B
John Bayliss
Jacob Bramm
Jacob Brahm
Evangelical Church
J. B. Digel
Brahm
Rush
Officer Getz in pursuit after Forsythe escape
Officer Getz pursued Howard Forsythe after his escape, facing evasive witnesses and misleading paths as he tracked the youth to a Wakatomkta restaurant where Forsythe dined with two ministers. The incident follows a report in Friday's Independent and warns of potential trouble from Getz. Separately, Truant Officer Brown notes a shortage of boys for local factory work, saying there are more jobs than boys and that this signals ample work for men.
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Howard Forsythe
Getz
Tripway
Independent
Forsythe
Brown
Massillon Rainfall Records Prompt Subscriptions
The Massillon Water Supply Company reports last month’s rainfall at 192 inches with 3.02 inches recorded in November 1898. The notice invites readers to subscribe now for updates and data access.
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Massillon
Massillon Water Supply Company
Again in Trouble Sidney Kaylor Charged With Burglary
Sidney Kaylor sixteen son of Charles and Mrs Kaylor of 357 West Main Street pleaded not guilty before Mayor Wise to breaking into the engine house at the old Upper Pigeon Run mine and stealing brass machinery parts. He was held on a $100 bond for Saturday appearance. One man paid a $1 fine and 70 cents in mayoral court this morning for drunkenness.
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Sidney Kaylor
Charles Kaylor
West Main Street
E. E Fox
Warwick Coal Company
Wise
Upper Pigeon Run
Man Hurls Five-Pound Stone At Volkmer in Alley
A would be murderer struck A D Volkmer on the head with a five pound stone at 1 30 am as he passed the narrow passage between outbuildings behind his home at the Diamond alley East street corner. The blow left a three inch scalp wound and Volkmer suspects a familiar assailant, noting sand at the alley intersection and clear footprints. He was nearly in Diamond alley when struck and dragged himself indoors before family woke.
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A. D. Volkmer
Diamond Alley
Mr Volkmer
Volkmer
Hattery
Wheeler Says Aguinaldo Would Rule Islands
General Wheeler reports in a personal letter that more than twenty tribes resist Aguinaldo's rule. He warns withdrawal would trigger war and anarchy, urging residents of influence to seek a strong government to maintain order while noting Aguinaldo's paper fuels anti imperialist sentiment.
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Washington
Associated Press
Joseph Wheeler
Aguinaldo
Eight Hundred Prisoners Surrender in Nueva Visaya
General Otis reports Bayomboang in Nueva Visaya capitulated to Lt Monroe of the Fourth Cavalry after an advance by fifty scouts and local natives. The insurgent commander yielded eight hundred troops with Mauser rifles and supplies. Seventy Spanish and two American prisoners were released as the transport Logan of the Forty first infantry reached Gibraltar with all aboard.
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Wasuinaron
Associated Press
Otis
War Department
Bayomboang
Nueva Visaya
Monroe
Fourth Cavalry
Logan
Gibraltar
Bord Weil
Candidates Named for Speaker of the House
The Democratic House caucus met to name candidates for House offices with Richardson DeArmond Bankhead and Sulzer among the contenders. Senate financial committee members considered the financial bill with Secretary Gage present. Thieves stole five turkeys from George Fasnacht’s coop east of the city recently.
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Washington
Associated Press
Democratic House Caucus
Richardson
DeArmond
Bankhead
Sulzer
Senate Financial Committee
Gage
George Fasnacht
Kline Pardoned and Canton Burglary Case Notes
Governor Bushnell pardoned Joseph Kline of Canton who was serving a life term for the murder of his father. The report also notes a Canton marriage license surge, probate actions in Massillon and Canal Fulton, and current burglaries cases including Obie vs Murphy and John Vaughn.
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John Vaughn
Canton
Bushnell
Joseph Kline
Ohio State Penitentiary
Kline
Meyer
Henry Harter
George Baldwin
Anson Pease
Samuel Krug
Myrtle Hemperly
Sippo
Geo. B. Copeland
Laura B. Gleason
Merchants National Bank of Massillon
Anna F. Taylor
Seale
Christian Dulabahn
Massillon
Daniel Dalababa
Cleveland Snyder
Sugarcreek Township
Tracey Snyder
Church of Cbrist
Canal Fulton
Ohio
Obie
Murphy
McCarty
A Smart Lieutenant Captures Bayomboang Under Deceptive Plot
Lieutenant Monroe used a ruse by tapping the telegraph line to mislead General Canon about a large force. He demanded surrender and agreed to enter with a small guard. The capture was carried out successfully as reinforcements were delayed, preventing the enemy's escape.
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Manina
Associated Press
Monroe
Bayomboang
Boers Driven Off at Colenso and Graf Pan Skirmishes
British artillery repelled Boer attempts to blow a 300 foot Colenso bridge as troops mounted in the field. Kimberley dispatches from Pretoria report Colonel Kekewiah and Colonel Ba den Powell launching sorties against beleaguers during the Graf Pan fighting. Also note a Sedalia Missouri claim of One Minute Cough Cure saving a child from croup and a medical product endorsement.
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Loxpos
Associated Press
Frere
Colenso
Kimberley
Pretoria
Graf Pan
Kekewiah
Baden-Powell
Still Drilling at Eggert's Gold Standard Mine
The Warwick Coal Company operates the new Eggert farm mine west of the city named the Gold Standard. About 250,000 tons have been found so far with coal expected soon as night and day drilling continues. Vein thickness ranges from four to five and a half feet as trials progress.
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Eggert Farm
Warwick Coal Company
Many Marriages Mark Fasnacht Shearer Nuptials
A wave of nuptials unfolds with Peter Wilhelm and Rosa Freid wed at St. Mary's rectory and Della Shearer uniting with Horace Fasnacht at his home. Joins Schearer and Bittinger at St. Mary’s. Geis wed Sowers. Copeland and Roehlig marry. Young pair from Charlestown arrive for reception. Crug and Myrtle Hemperly wed in Siero.
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Peter Wilhelm
Rosa Freid
F. ¥. Geis
Eva Sowers
Della Shearer
Horace Fasnacht
Chris Shearer
Jackson Township
Sheety
Lir H Kurry
Abe Fasnacht
Canton-Massillon Road
Fasnacht
Massillon
Copeland
W. & L. B. Railway Company
M. Roehlig
Railroad Street
Young Burrows
Arthur Young
Charlestown
S.C
Mansillon
Greenstreet
Mortimer Young
Frances Burrows
Crug-Hemperly
Siero
Samuel Crug
Myrtle Hewperly
David Hemperly
Joubert Reported Dead in Ladysmith Battlefield
An Englishman pressed into Boer service says he stood within a few feet of Joubert on a hill overlooking Ladysmith when a British shell splinter struck the Boer commander in chief, killing him instantly.
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Carstowns
Associated Press
Joubert
Ladysmith
A Generous King Will Pay An American Woman's Expenses
Private advices from Seoul report the King of Corea has offered three thousand yen to the mother of Clarence Greathouse, late legal adviser to Greathouse. He willed all his property totaling $35,000 to his mother, enabling her to return to Kentucky.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Seoarate
King of
Corea
Clarence Greathouse
Kentucky
British Casualties at Modder River Reported
An official British War Office list from Modder River puts casualties at four hundred killed or wounded. The figures come from the Associated Press bulletin dated December 2 and summarize the losses in the engagement.
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Lonpox
Associated Press
Modder River
Collision Near Sneredsville Paralyzes W&L Freight Traffic
East bound W & L ER freight No 65 with engineer Eugene Muller collided with west bound freight drawn by engine 104 commanded by Engineer Church near Sneredsville around 8:30 this morning. Both crews escaped serious injury by jumping. Engines 168 and 104 badly damaged, seven west bound cars and one east bound car demolished. Columbia wrecking crew cleared debris by afternoon, trains rerouted over Cleveland division. No firm blame yet. bridge carpenters’ dispute earlier settled.
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Eugene Muller
Sneredsville
Boylan
Carson
Massillon
Columbia
Cleveland
W &L ER
Tremont Street
Frank Moore
Alfred Bissell
White
East Division
Burrow
Norwalk
Fox
Saginaw
Mich
Don’t Risk Your Life Cold Cure Promoted in Ad
Don’t risk your life by neglecting a cold or cough. Foley’s Honey and Tar is touted as a safe sure pleasant cough medicine. An advertisement claims a cure for piles with De Witt’s Watch Hazel Salve and warns against counterfeit products.
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Foley
Rider& Snyder
How to Prevent a Cold with Foley's Honey and Tar
Excerpt claims a dose of Foley's Honey and Tar prevents cold related sicknesses after exposure or onset. Rider Snyder One Minute Cough Cure is praised as best remedy for coughs and colds. Endorsers claim quick, harmless relief for coughs, hoarseness, croup, pneumonia, bronchitis and throat lung issues.
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Foley
Rider & Snyder
N. H. Williams
Gentryville
Ind
Chas. W. Cupples and
Breaver Dam Woman Saved by Kiavey Cure
After being given up by four doctors in Braver Dam a daughter recovered enough to walk miles. A neighbor recommended Foles Kiavey Cure and she improved, prompting Mrs M Bailey to praise the medicine. Also mentions One Minute Cough Cure as a quick throat and lung remedy from Rider & Snyder and Chas W Gupples.
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Breaver Dam
Rost
Foles
Kiavey
M. Bailey
Rider & Snyder
Medical remedies praised in local notes and ads
Hoarsen Geo. A. Pontius of Upper Sandusky reports Foley's Hovey and Tar as the best remedy for sore throat and hoarseness, noting immediate cough relief and soreness reduction. Rider & Snyder tout Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for severe dyspepsia after failed medical care, claiming it digests food and cures indigestion and related symptoms.
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Annie B. Gunning
Tyre, Mich
Chas. W. Cupples
Rider & Snyder
Geo. A. Pontius
Upper
Sandusky, O
Muaneral Springs
Parts They’ll Play In State House Debates
Friends of Representative-elect Cara Metazer in Runits district plan roles for a future statehouse session. Key committees and a potential leadership path are discussed as the transition from campaign to service nears.
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Nas Morder
Canton
Norn Lawrecce
Coumbus
Tre
Deaitane
Multiple Injuries Reported Amid Industrial and Transit Accidents
Several workers and a driver were injured in separate incidents. Arnold Steiner of 202 Third Street suffered a crushed right foot while unloading iron at a bridge works. Dr. Gardner attended, and amputation was not expected. Miller, a helmsman aged 64 from Columbus, was moved to a county infirmary after a leg injury. James Meer, a helmsman, twisted ligaments from a fall at Russell and Comoe Switches area and was taken to the county infirmary via Wi'lcox hotel. Robert Gibson, Canton, was knocked from a carriage by a stumbling horse and injured on head and shoulders. police helped him to Kramer’s barn and he could not continue driving.
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James Meer
Russell
Wi'cox Hotel
Gans
Muller
Massillon
Columbus
Arnold Steiner
Third Street
Bridge Works
DS Gardner
Mr. Steiner
Robert Gibson
Canton
East Main Street
Kramer
Accidents To Children Injure Pearl Huber And Halock
Pearl Huber daughter of Mrs Ruth L Huber of 125 Green street sustained a fracture to her left arm when a suddenly closing door struck it. A child named Hallock living with grandparents Mr and Mrs Georges Merwin of 10 Richville avenue fell from a sofa Thursday evening and broke his left arm. Dr Gardner reduced the fracture.
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Pearl Huber
Hallock
Ruth L. Huber
Green Street
Georges Merwin
Richville Avenue
Gardner
What a Well Known Railroad Man Thinks of Foley's Kidney Cure
A former railroad engineer from Lima reports Foley's Kidney Cure relieved his backache after one bottle and endorses it to train men. The ad cites DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin issues, Grain-O as a coffee substitute, and Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for colds, promoting various remedies with positive testimonials.
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Lima
Foley
Geo. A. Hansan
Enemeeron
E & W.R R. Rider & Snyder
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Officer Getz
Mr. Volkmer
Wheeler
Democratic Caucus
House
Eggert’s
St. Mary’s Rectory
Joan E. Schearer
Mary Elizabeth Bittinger
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Miss Bittinger
Gottleib Bitwanger
Waechter Street
Mr. Schearer
the Railway News
Sherodsville
Bridge Gang
J.B. Clark
Peoria
de Witt
Chas W. Cupples
Chas W. Gupples
Helmsman
Miller
Arnold Stener
Gibson
Doana
Vlatmenot
DeWitt’s
Chas. W. Cuppes
Ro Churenull
Bere
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