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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1902

Page

4

Local Happenings and Upcoming Ohio Events

S. J. Austin of Cleveland visits Rev. L H Stewart in North street while Philip Katz of Rogersville stays with Mr and Mrs Henry Gribble. A Tuscarawas county commissioner cites about eight thousand dollars yearly paid for sheep killed by worthless dogs. Ohio State Horticultural Society meets in Clyde December 16 17 18. Jacksons birthday held in Wooster January 8 with Judge Robert L. Adair presiding. A new special delivery stamp will feature a bicycle rider and color change. James Hoopes of Alliance found not guilty of possessing a red bird. county bears nearly two hundred dollars in costs. Massillon Needlework Guild secretary Miss Corns reports a $100 donation from Mrs Fanny Harsh Pierce of Dayton for the poor. Pierce a Harsh relative. Secretary Laylin says old ward lines stand until after April election. Prison keeper Washer of Akron faces charges for delaying medical care to a brain concussion victim. Dean Champion and Miss Oliveri Cahill wed at Uhrichsville M E parsonage. W L E shops at Norwalk plan to award 12 annual Young Men's Library tickets to workers. Funeral of Mrs M A Withington held at Kirkpatrick residence Cleveland officiated by Rev W H Jones. interment in Massillon cemetery. A new poison law effective Jan 1 1908 requires detailed poison sales records kept five years and poisons labeled. Navarre party with four horses travels to Lizzie Burns home, leaves at 2 am during a snowstorm, returns at 8 am. Dieterichs host a large euchre party with seven tables. prizes awarded to Mrs Maurice R Bissell and Mrs Ralph Pocock. Guests include Warrington K L Warwick Pittsburgh. Mrs William N Thornburg Detroit. Mrs Park Robinson Akron. Miss Evans.

J. Austin Cleveland L. H. Stewart North Street Philip Katz Rogersville Henry Gribble East Main Street Tuscarawas County Ohio State Horticultural Society Clyde James Hoopes Alliance Mcartor Miss Corns Massillon Needlework Guild Fanny Harsh Pierce Dayton Massillon Pierce George Harsh L. C. Laylin Youngstown Washer Akron Dean Champion Oliverl. Cahill Trenton Avenue Uhrichsville M. E J. R. Keyes D. D Twin Cities Norwalk Young Men's Library and Reading Room Association Newark M. A. Withington Navarre Lizzie Burns Dieterich South East Street Maurice R. Bissell Ralph Pocock Warrington K. L. Warwick Pitteburg Mra William N. Thornburg Detroit Park Robinson Mies Evans Tas

Tampa woman sent to state hospital after insanity verdict

Thompson, Conn., and Miss Anna Louise Jarvis of Tampa Fila. Rachel Callahan committed to the state hospital for the insane by Probate Judge Aungst after a jury verdict. Before leaving jail she wrote to Prosecutor Day saying she would rather go into oblivion than the asylum and praising him highly, a note he refused to publish.

Canton News-Democrat

Sale of Coal Mikes and Railroads Buy Out Indepe ndents

News from Scranton Pennsylvania on December 6 reports that negotiations likely lead to large coal carriers purchasing the properties of 67 independent operators. Estimated price to acquire all collieries is 145 million dollars, representing three tenths of national coal output.

Scranton Egents

Patrons of Industry of Ohio Meet in Bellville

Bellville December 6 The Patrons of Industry of Ohio held their thirteenth annual convention with about two hundred delegates from state branches. W D Ditmers of Hard served as grand president and opened the meeting. The group aims to petition Congress for rural delivery extensions, constitutional amendments to regulate trusts and corporations, tax reforms, election of U S senators by popular vote, reciprocity to boost farm product sales, better roads and rural schools, and uniform pure food laws.

Bellville Patrons of Industry of Ohio W. D. Ditmers Hard Congress United States

An Expensive Workhouse in Stark County

Stark county officials filed the November report for the workhouse showing 86 prisoners remaining, 48 discharged, and an average daily inmate. Expenditures totaled 1208.65 with receipts of 617, meaning the institution cost 681.65 more than earnings for the month.

Canton Yurger Stark County

Navarre guests and local visits noted in village roundup

Miss Myrta McCartney and Henry McCartney of Sheradaville visit Miss Lina Smith in Navarre while Mt. Pleasant resident Miss May Machaman stays with Mr and Mrs. Frank Mercer. Also reported are jail statistics from Ohio showing arrests by gender and marital status, plus Seamen's Union gathering and a manslaughter charge in Chicago tied to the Lincoln hotel deaths.

Navarre Myrta McCartney Henry McCartney Sheradaville Lina Smith May Machaman Mt. Pleasant Frank Mercer Chicago Pec Fred A. Smith Lincoln Hotel E. C. Weber Harrison Street Trasger O'Neil John J. Brennan

Court Assignments for Canton Common Pleas Court

Canton civil docket outlines next week’s sessions for Judge Harter in Courtroom 1 and Judge Amblex in Courtroom 2. Dockets list multiple Ohio cases including Fleischer versus Bloomberg Brothers, State of Ohio versus John Young, and various civil actions such as Raeuch versus Nunley and Adams versus Robin et al. plus railway and company disputes.

Canton Common Pleas Court Harter Judge Amblex Court Room Fleischer Bloomberg Brothers State of Ohio John Young Ohio Bowers Herman Mirre Edgar Umstead Hiram Faulk Raeuch Nunley Hair Norwinger Shaman Emmerman Long King Wentling Canton- Akron Railway Company Gallo Pennsylvania Company Rice Biechele Court Room No Lehman Bockius Davis Markley Marshall Perry Evans Hay Reemsnyder Roemenyder Brown Schwauter Andrews Barker Rinzenbrink Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Stull

Wages Will Be Advanced In Scranton Miners Case

Scranton December report notes testimony by miners swaying commissioners toward a wage raise though the amount remains uncertain. Counsel Darrow promises sensational testimony. debates over engineer layoffs and relief for families surface, with ministers and residents testifying to hardship and peace during the strike.

Scranton Darrow William Markwick Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad James Moore Avoca Moore Father Hussie

Women and Kidney Trouble Stirs Misery in Fans and Patients

Women and men alike suffer from kidney trouble which saps ambition, mood, and vitality. The ad promotes Swamp-Root as a remedy, claims wide prevalence, and offers free samples and a pamphlet from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY. It also mentions Rocky Mountain Tea with a price of 50 dollars? unclear.

Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Market Notes Reflect Tight Money and Small Day’s Activity

The market traded with little significance amid stormy weather and lingering money fears. Banks reportedly lost about 7 million dollars in cash reserves for the week, with some currency moving inland and 1 million dollars exported to South America. The loan picture remains unclear, while time money tension grew yet call loans showed a slight easing. Grain exports rose modestly, grain sentiment hints relief for the foreign exchange outlook. The bond market was unchanged at the last call.

South America United States

Wrecks From Severe Storms Reported Along Coast

Reports from Hatteras to Nogales detail the loss of several vessels in the December gale. The four masted schooner Wesley M Oler ashore at Hatteras inlet with crew presumed dead, the German steamer Koln picking up aboard a vanished crew, and other schooners blown ashore. Snow accumulates eight inches in New England with ships and railways disrupted. one life lost in Hampton Roads and a fatal train wreck at Leth Ashburnham. Frank L Doane, Nogales customs collector, dies of typhoid pneumonia.

Hatteras N. C Weather Bureau Wesley M. Oler Hatteras Inlet Norfolk Koln Bremen Nallimore Capes William D. Wilton Melville Phillips Roston Tire New England Dog Bar Gloucester Boston James R. Clark Manchester Mass Leth Ashburnham Frank L. Doane Tucson Ariz Nogales United States Customs Doane Ohio

Ohio and Pennsylvania Snow Flurries Then Fair Weather

Forecasts show Ohio experiences snow flurries today with overall fair conditions tomorrow and diminishing winds. Western Pennsylvania reports snow flurries today, followed by fair, brisk west to northwest winds tomorrow. West Virginia remains fair today and tomorrow.

Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia

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Jackson Wooster Robert L. Adair Patrons OF Industry New York Milve Internaal Seamen's Union Legislative Committee Roosevelt Adams Robin Et al Deal Ve C., A. & CO. I. & M. Company Pennsylania Company Rocky Mountain Tea Z. T. Baltzly Barret Hampton Roads Newport News Yonkers Weather Forecast Artie Annie Day J. Ho McLain B. South St Ishwasher Massillon Hotel Protective Association of America Callat High Street Gtbu F BE. Guk St Ouse Ofelty A. Wilson A. Car Learn Moler Mengoush Cherry St E. J. Werner E. Main St Center Street A.M Wetter Main Mill Streets Hess, Snyder Company RCOM East Tremont Clement Russell E. Tremont Water Street Clay St Center St Main St Schworm G. F. Schworm Coleman Jewelry Store Altekruse A. M. Wetter Gore Farm I. Conard Tretmont Warren E. Russell Prospect St John R Walter Wooster St M. Bantz Front Street E. Maio St Cuse Public Square 7Th St Barberton West Tremont Street Ouses W. Main St Edwin St Spidle Erie Harry M. Walker BR. F. D. No Canton Road W S. Spidle Eric Geo. R. Harkins Sailor Tano Bammerlin Bros Singer Sewing WM. John’s Undertaking Room Eric. M. B. Long Topsy North Hill Street Getz Dielhenn's Clothing and
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