Postal legislation and rail field changes front this session
The current congress session may see notable postal reforms including rural tree delivery expansion and a proposed large increase in appropriations. The Canton-Massillon electric railroad sale to the Northern Traction Company is expected to improve service and extend to East Greenville. The immigrant surge report shows 487,918 arrivals with heavy shares from Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Sicily, concentrated in New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. United States coal output now surpasses Britain, with American use of mechanical coal-cutters rising.
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Congress
United States
Canton-Massillon Electric Railroad
Northern Traction Company
East Greenville
Massillon
Italy
Sicily
Sabinia
Austria-Hungary
Minocis
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
England
United Kingdom
West Virginia
Roosevelt's First Message to Congress Sets Conservative Tone
Roosevelts first message to Congress is praised for clear English and incisive treatment of many topics. He advocates strict action against anarchists from Europe and abroad and urges broad powers for national courts against hostile, violent dissent. He defends
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Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
President's message outlines protective tariffs and unity
The speech stresses supervision of business combinations without total prohibition, protects wage earners against imported labor, preserves forests, and supports the Nicaragua canal and Pacific cable. It calls strengthening the navy and merchant marine, developing natural resources in insular areas, and self government. It ends with the belief that national progress requires shared advancement.
Rural Homes Link to City Benefits Spur Policy Ideas
Public Policy argues that improved transport telegraph lines and postal service are shrinking farm isolation. As railways and roads knit areas, cities split into wards while a single national city emerges, changing population patterns and encouraging country homes to stay in rural areas.
Kansas Contrasts Reflect Prosperity After Drought
Professor Frank W. Blackman of the University of Kansas notes in the Review of Reviews that Kansas banks hold about 70 million dollars in deposits, largely from farmers and laborers. Money is plentiful at 6 percent on good land, with some land offered at 5 percent. Banks remain sound though loan demand slows due to widespread prosperity. The piece contrasts Kansas now with 1806 under free trade, implying tariff reform as a campaign issue.
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Frank W. Blackman
University of Kansas
Kansas
Blackman
New England Free Trade League
Nerve Pills Promote Strength and Restored Vitality
Mr. Joseph Tuth reports his daughter recovered from nerves run down dull sleep and fatigue after using Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills from B S Craigs drug store at 4 South Erie street Massillon. The pills are sold at 50 cents a box by the Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with A W Chase signature on every package.
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A. W. Chase
Joseph Tuth
East Short Street
Massillon
B.S. Craig
South
Erie Street
Dr. A W. Chase
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Canton Massillon line sale to Northern Ohio Traction
Canton Massillon Electric Railway property sold to Philadelphia interests. Northern Ohio Traction Company to own most lines and Meyers Lake property. Purchase price ranges from 1 250 000 to 1 500 000 with possession expected within thirty days. Authority suggests deal tied to Elkins Widener interests despite statements.
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Canton
Canton-Massillon Electric Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Massillon
Inter-Uurban
Navarre
Canton-Massillon Electric Railway Company
Elkins-Widener
Electric Light and Street Car Corporation
Northern Ohio Traction
Will J. Christy
Akron
Noview
Canton-Massillon Company
W. A. Uyruch
Henry C. Fogle
Morer’s Lake
Canton& Akron
Canton- Massillon
Canton-Massillon
Cleveland
Lynch
Fogle
Philadelhia
Messrs. Daugherty
Simon
Quaker City
J. L. Simon
Charles A. Daugherty
Uncertain Canton Massillon Lines Transfer Rumor
C M Russell secretary Massillon Light Heat and Power denies knowledge of any transfer of Canton Massillon Electric Railway lines. He states the light and power plant would not move with such a transfer if it occurred.
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Canton-Massillon Electric Railway Company
Massillon Light, Heat and Power Company
C. M. Russell
Canton-Massillon
Barroom Hold-Up Fails as Hotel Owner Fights Back
Joseph Grapewine, proprietor of Hotel Massillon at Erie and Railroad, foiled a 12 10 a.m. hold-up in the basement bar by drawing his revolver after a man demanded cash. The assailants fled with two confederates heading toward the Pennsylvania tracks. Grapewine, who kept a gun at hand, suspects the gang’s Alliance ties and chose not to notify police.
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Joseph Grapewine
Massillon
Erie and
Railroad Street
Aone
Mr. Grapewine
Alliance
Trail of Murderer James W. Carnes Heads to Scene
James W. Carnes, who left for Forks Washington to assume his brother John Carnes property, reports arriving in Seattle and planning to head to the murder scene. He claims John was shot by a half breed Indian in ambush and says pursuers are closing in. Clallam county offers a $1000 reward for the killer with possible state reward to follow. Carnes notes valuable oil-rich property near the ranch.
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James W. Carnes
Forks
Wash
John Carnes
Seattle
John
Hostetter Almanac promotes health and savings in 1903 edition
The Hostetter Almanac from The Hostetter Company of Pittsburg highlights health hints and anecdotes, notes six languages, and claims eight million copies. It advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bits and urges household savings with 4 percent interest on deposits at Prudential Trust Company 6124 Penn Ave Pittsburg.
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Hostetter
Hostetter Company
Pittsburg
Prudential Trust Company
Penn Ave
Canton Massillon Akron line progress noted by Akron Beacon Journal
The Akron Beacon Journal discusses the Canton Massillon and Akron electric line sale and its uncertain effects on completing the route. It notes Will Christy’s drive to finish the line, ongoing grading costing about $50,000, expected excellent returns, and plans for new equipment and tracks to raise the line to first class condition.
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Canton-Massillon Electric
Akron Beacon Journal
Canton, Massillon
Will Christy
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Hyerett- Moore
Canton
Akron
Plans for World’s Largest Power House in Ohio Valley
Akron Beacon Journal reports a movement by the Everett-Moore syndicate to consolidate electric lines and build a vast power plant near Ohio’s coal belt. A. E. Lang notes engineers draft plans for a powerhouse feeding 100 miles outward, with minor plants dismantled and centralized hubs in Cleveland Detroit Toledo and Akron.
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Everett-Moore Syndicate
A. E. Lang
Toledo Railways and Lighting Company
Lang
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
Akron
Akron Beacon Journal
Hand Crushed In Mine Incident Near Massillon
John Kingham of North Lawrence age 35 suffered a crushed hand Monday in a Massillon Coal Mining Company mine northwest of town. A car jumped the track and pinched his hand between the car and gallery wall. amputation may be necessary.
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John Kingham
North Lawrence
Massillon Coal Mining Company
Kingham
Yingling Fire Probe Expands as Deputy Beardsley Investigates
Deputy fire marshal C. D. Beardsley of Columbus arrives in Ashland to probe the burning of Frank Yingling’s barn and wheat stock. Yingling’s ally Charles Manger was released by Mayor Wise after witnesses doubted Yingling and his adopted son, George Brown, under oath. Beardsley plans thorough inquiry and will travel to Ashland for another arson case.
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C. D. Beardsley
Columbus
Frank Yingling
Yingling
Charles Manger
Genoa
Manger
George Brown
Brown
Wise
Obituary for Henry Houghton of Dalton and Frances Braucher of Canton
Henry Houghton aged 55 died in Dalton from locomotor ataxia after Civil War service as a substitute. He leaves a wife and family. Frances Braucher of Canton died at age 50. she is survived by her husband Frank Braucher and two daughters. Funeral for Braucher set for Thursday at 11:30 A M from Zion Church near New Berlin.
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Henry Houghton
Dalton
Henry Houghtd
Frances Braucher
Cant
Tenth Street
Canton
Frank Brauel
Zion Church
New Ber
Brancher
Massillon
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Meyers’ Lake
Wine’s Hotel
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