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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
5
A Massillon survey notes merchants advertise abundantly and patrons respond, while some leftovers remain. References a drunken intruder causing fear in a private home leading to a fatal illness, and discussion on policing and punishment. Also contrasts thrift lessons from Britain, hotel regulations, Christmas generosity, and Massillon’s holiday abundance and charity efforts.
The Home Protection League press committee urges publication of a letter urging men to sign a petition to rid the saloons from residence areas. It criticizes a prominent man for indifference while warning liquor traffic harms homes and families, including mothers and wives who abstain from drinking.
A local appeal rails against liquor violence citing Mrs. Mary Ogden frightened to death by a drunken intruder. It urges men to join the Home Protection League to defend homes, schools, parks, and the athletic club, aligning with Roosevelt’s plan to expose every aspect of the saloon issue.
Christmas Day in Charleston brought old time scenes with snow on streets, sleighing, and open air warmth. Many reunions, church services, and Christmas music filled the day as merchants reported record holiday trade. Public life paused for the holiday with stores closed and family gatherings common.
Massillon district independent coal mine operators prevail before the state railroad commission in a decision that counts all empty coal cars, private, system, and foreign, toward pro rata shares. The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad must include private and foreign cars in future coal car distributions and cease discrimination against the Haring-Wilson Coal Company.
The text prescribes that foreign cars and system cars serve as substitutes for regulations in allotments and distribution. It states that each coal shipper on the defendant's line is to receive a fair pro rata share according to its immediate needs, applying to private, foreign, and ayetem cars.
Godfrey Danner aged 94 of Massillon dies suddenly at 1 after a walk stroke while living with Clara Madder on Akron Street. Clifford Ross Higerd 26 dies of laryngitis at home on McLain Street. funeral Wednesday. Mrs Elanore McGraw, 61, dies at Massillon State Hospital from peritonitis. body held for relatives from Pennsylvania.
The Paris court cleared Madame Gould formerly Countess Boni de Castellano of one large claim by M Zeigler and held her liable for two other jewel claims totaling 81 000 dollars. The decision narrows the portion of the creditors against her. A separate note lists holiday railroad fare adjustments with the Be & O line offering one and a third fares for travel to points in C. Pp. A. territory, return by January 2.
Advertises De Luxe trains on B and C lines with vestibule cars and high back seats. Mentions ladies' coach and smoker, porter in attendance, and no extra charge. Encourages using want columns for notices.
Judge Augustus J. Ricks veteran Civil War officer and federal judge for the northern district of Ohio died in New York at age 63. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 1 30 PM from his Massillon Prospect Street home with Bishop Leonard likely officiating. He is survived by wife Emma, daughter Mrs Rounds, son Charles A Ricks, sister Mrs Helena Slusser, and brother William F Ricks. Stark County Bar plans formal action.
Canton township residents petition county commissioners to obtain Stark county’s share of next year’s state road fund for a mile long macadamized road in Perry township from East Main street to Jackson lane. Officials require 51 percent foot frontage consent plus state approval, with Canton aiming to upgrade North Industry road if funded. Also mentions a Pazo Ointment guarantee ad.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies attack the disease at its seat. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Marketed by TCHENEY & CO Toledo Ohio, sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also take household pills for constipation.
News from Ashtabula recounts a Christmas Day railroad crash on the Lake Shore line where a Buffalo Pittsker train struck an Ashtabula Rapid Transit trolley at a crossing. One killed, fifteen injured including T J Bullock of Painesville, a Massillon baseball figure and Bullock relative. Bullock survived with a scalp wound and reached a hospital. Conductor Jasper Horton was unconscious after being struck, with several others injured. Homeseekers rates offered by Wabash system agents.
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