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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1905
Page
4
Reports from Stark county infirmary note PAPCANINGS. aged inmate is seriously ill. Several hometowns share Christmas plans and visits from New York to Canton and Massillon. Multiple local figures travel for holidays, job notices, and civic updates across Massillon Norwalk and Alliance.
Abel Johnson aged 51 died at Massillon state hospital from apoplexy. His body was taken to Geneva for interment. Etta May Moore aged 33 wife of Frank Moore died at home 154 Kent Street Friday evening from heart disease. Survived by husband and daughter Gertrude A. Moore. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM from the home, Rev. T C Peterson officiating, Massillon cemetery interment.
Elton notes a birth to Mr and Mrs A McFarren and farm sale by M A Boughman. School eliminations this week. John Baskey remains ill treated by Dr Clark. Navarre reports a late Captain Jack Bennett estate barn burned, insurance covers loss, fourth in alley in two years. elderly Rev J B Alten’s father found safe after wandering. Bertha Yoder and John Baker wed in Canton. local farmers wiring to connect with Independent line. Mrs Fred Ridenaubaugh undergone major operation. improving at home.
The Roosevelt Home club completed the $60,000 purchase of the birth house at 28 East Twentieth Street New York to restore it to its original condition with furniture and fittings. Contributors include Andrew Carnegie General Horace Porter and Henry C Frick who pledged $10,000. President Roosevelt was consulted in Washington with Roderick Begg and George Edward Graham present.
In Cleveland the noon meal at the county jail prompts Mrs Chadwick to protest the prison fare. She has written to the steward about the food, noting she prefers restaurant meals and exchanges comments with Mrs Morehouse during the hour. Her motion for a rehearing in Cincinnati is not scheduled until January 9, with a court decision to follow days later.
In Springfield Ohio on December 23 a haunting clock tale emerges from the late Alphonso Ferrell veteran manufacturer. An antique clock that had not been wound for years struck at midnight on the three nights before his death and again the night after. Relatives heard no strike last night. The family seeks explanation for the bizarre timing and relays the mystery surrounding the relic.
Testimony before the insurance investigation reveals that Mutual Life used securities profits to mask real estate losses and inflated profits. Vanderpoel cites not discovering the manipulations in earlier audits while Grannig, McCurdy, and others provided instructions to adjust accounts.
The central committee of Methodist Presbyterian and Congregational churches in Canada agree on a unified doctrine creating the United Church of Canada. The plan uses the American Presbyterian confession and a three-tier structure with general conference, presbytery, and a council headed by chairmen and moderators.
Testimonial advertising for Doan's Kidney Pills from John A Haag of Massillon, 316 North Street, confirming long term satisfaction since 1898 and renewed confidence in 1904. Claims of benefits, price 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole US agents. Also mentions Burdock Blood Bitters and Want column ads.
The Ohio canal commission laid out its annual report noting 22618 from land leases 8878 from oil leases 19216 from land sales and total receipts of 50854 The in force lease value on canals as of November 15 is 418841 Expenses totaled 10504 Swamp land claims yielded 7231 with Stark county owning ninety acres and Holmes county forty acres Some islands in the Scioto and Maumee rivers are included.
In Youngstown Q December 23 a family story unfolds as Mrs John Seybold was found guilty of shoplifting after days in the city prison. The husband brought his three young children to the jail and, amid protests from keepers, left, claiming the city must keep them as well. A technical charge later led to his arrest and the entire family briefly remained jailed until Judge Calvin freed all five to avoid costs. Mr Bryan Reaches Manila and Declines Australian Trip.
Columbus reports Cassie Chadwick will be entered as a second termer upon arrival at the penitentiary. Secretary Cook of the board of managers says she cannot be paroled due to prior terms, and Cleveland officials are concerned unnecessarily about the issue.
Washington dispatch reports Uniontown Pennsylvania postmaster’s dispute over who may receive the salary of his minor daughter employed in the post office as his assistant. Comptroller Tracewell ruled the father has the right to collect and use the daughter’s modest government pay. Also notes a smallpox case in Ambridge Beaver County and a testimonial ad for Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy claiming benefits for Bright’s disease with a son’s recovery.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims to correct urinary problems and reduce night time urges, offering free samples and a book by mail. The copy emphasizes kidney disease as a cause of many deaths and urges readers to mention the paper.
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