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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
Local society notes describe visits and holidays across Akron Cleveland Barberton Wooster Pittsburgh Detroit and Navarre. Counts of guests, family members and engagements appear alongside social gatherings, birthdays, and a wedding license for deaf mutes John Susser and Ova Hrattin.
The bar of Stark County honors Judge A J Ricks with a Massillon funeral at 1 30 PM from the Ricks residence 60 Propad street officiated by Rt Rev William A Leonard assisted by Rev E J Craft. A large gathering including Stark County Bar Association members and Cleveland officials attended. Interment was in Massillon cemetery. A Cleveland party traveled by B and O train, returning by 3 30 PM.
Mrs. Mary J Ogden aged 70 died at home Christmas morning from a paralytic stroke triggered by a fright. Survived by son Charles W Ogden and granddaughters Sadie Moorehouse Laura Ogden Ada Ogden. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM at home with Rev R K Bigger presiding. Interment Massillon Cemetery. She ran a lodging house. incident involved a drunken intruder on Monday night who caused her fall and loss of consciousness.
Canton December 26 witnesses testifying in the coroner's inquest into the death of engineer John Ray and fireman George Nickels describe the target being moved from the Wheeling & Lake Erie freight to the Pennsylvania Flyer just before the collision. Witnesses say the switch occurred within minutes of the wreck as the target shifted from Ft Wayne to Pennsylvania. The inquest may close Thursday with a verdict not immediately rendered. A separate case tied to an abortion charge resulted in a not guilty verdict after about ninety minutes of deliberation. A youth named Bert Mowry from Cleveland survived a close brush with a northbound W&LE freight after suffering a forehead cut.
World dispatch from Havana claims Governor Magoon will probe a rumor of a Japanese plan to rise against American rule in Cuba the Philippines and Hawaii in February. The tip cites a Cuban official who heard five Japanese discuss the plot and notes photographs of Havana fortifications.
Thomas Kelly, arrested at the home of the late Mrs. Mary J. Clay Ogden on West Main street, remains in city jail as Chief Ertle and Prosecutor Kratsch investigate the circumstances surrounding Mrs. Ogden’s death. Kelly, reportedly drunk, entered the boarding house and frightened the occupants, prompting questions about his actions and intent. He expressed sorrow and claims to be a Wheeling and Lake Erie worker. The investigation continues.
Japanese flock to the Rio Grande border seeking entry into the United States. Most are reported to be discharged soldiers. Yesterday fifty were refused admission here.
The year 1907 features four eclipses two solar and two lunar and a Mercury transit. Major dates include January 14 total solar eclipse invisible in the U S January 29 partial lunar eclipse visible nationwide with the eastern moon phase around 5 46 a m Eastern time July 10 annular solar eclipse invisible in the U S July 24 25 partial lunar eclipse visible in the U S beginning 10 04 p m on the 24th ending 12 40 a m on the 25th and November 14 Mercury crossing the sun from west to east from about 5 18 a m to 8 29 a m Also advises eye protection during viewing. 70 GURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets with Druggists refund if fails a cure E W GROVE signature on each box 2c The Sommeerberg Fire Insurance Co annual meeting second Tuesday in January the 8th at Dalton Ohio at 12 sharp All members requested to attend by J H Tachantz president J L Amstutz secretary Want colupie ads pay try
The Salvation Army distributed seventy one well filled baskets on Christmas to city families, each containing a chicken, potatoes, onions, two loaves of bread, apples, coffee, tea, sugar, fruit, baking powder and a War Cry. Clothing items were donated and a Christmas tree with candy and oranges accompanied services. Officers worked two weeks, thanking the public for clothing and food donations and kettle collections.
L B Hicks, a plain workman, survived fifteen days and nights trapped in a tunnel near Bakersfield California. News of his rescue drew admiration and nationwide solicitude as rescuers and families endured anxious hours.
Fragmentary quote from Cleveland Leader praising L. B. Hicks as a living example of human fortitude after being buried seventy feet underground for fifteen days and nights, illustrating extraordinary courage and will.
Two Boston women, Dr. GC J. Alexander and Miss Mary Foley, bathed at Winthrop Beach on Christmas Day as the thermometer read thirteen degrees below freezing. They waved off notoriety, calling ocean swims beneficial, not novel, after earlier frigid dips two weeks prior.
A World magazine preview notes next Sundays World features color reproductions by Fisher Clay Anderson Williams and others. It presents feminine beauty as interpreted by eminent artists and promises entertainment and news value for readers.
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