Massillon Notes On War, Politics And Prophesy
The item surveys land prices in Guam advancing from 15 to 100 per acre under different regimes, forecasts grimly final century timelines, and cites The Sunday Democrat predicting Christ’s return in 2600. It reports UK war contracts for fodder as South Africa fighting extends, Ohio’s seventy fourth assembly line, and Barrows on modern crimes demanding new laws. It closes with a list of unclaimed letters at Massillon post office and a weathered note on political sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sunday Democrat
A. Ty
St. Malachi
War Office
London
South Africa
England
Samuel J. Barrows
International Prison Commission
Massillon Christmas Celebrations Brighten Holiday Cheer
Snow blanketed Massillon as churches held Christmas morning services from 4 30 to 2 30 p m with St Marys and St Josephs offering multiple times. German Roman Catholic and Episcopal congregations observed Christmas Day with carols and gifts from decorated trees. Santa Claus delivered abundant stockings as Massillians enjoyed an unusually festive holiday atmosphere.
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Massillon
Santa Claus
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s
St. Timothy's Church
St. Paul’s Church
St. Joseph's Choir
Narrow escape injures engineer Asa Reynolds near Wellington
Engineer Asa Reynolds of the W and L E was injured Saturday evening when a heated cylinder caused him to fall from a moving train about a mile and a half west of Wellington. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and bruises and is under Dr Pumphrey’s care at his Main street home. The fireman found him after a quarter mile search. a worse fate awaited if the accident had occurred farther on near a high trestle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Reynolds
Wellington
Dr. Pumphrey
Main Street
Mr. Reynolds
Canton Fire Destroys Berger Building and Stock
Canton December 27 a large brick building owned by Berger Manufacturing on Ninth and Cherry streets burned with its contents. Two hundred new Spark bicycles were ruined and the total value of building and stock about fifteen thousand dollars with insurance. The fire left a laundry in operation briefly and a storeroom for Spark Bicycle Manufacturing Company. A marriage license was issued to Herman Walters and Gertrude Levers for Beouey.
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Canton
Berger Manufacturing Company
Ninth
Cherry Streets
New Method Laundry
Shane Brothers
Spark Bicycle Manufacturing Company
Lichtenwalter
Bixler
Howenstine and Hardgrove
Carroll County Infirmary
Andrew Reese
Washington Township
Wil
Sarah Zllars
Perry Wown~ship
Herman Walters
Gertrude Levers
Beouey
Card of Thanks and New Year health remedies
The Rev and Mrs Q P Foust and family express gratitude through the paper for Christmas tokens including a valued sideboard that symbolizes Christian fellowship. Also notes commercial ads for Hostetter s Stomach Bitters and Cascarets candy as health and beauty aids, promoting their cost and availability.
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Q. P. Foust
Hostetter
Hostetter Company
Pillsburg
Canton Fire Hits Massillon Electric Barns in West Tuscarawas
Fire originating from an electric heater in a Canton Massillon Electric Railway car barn at West Tuscarawas Street destroyed eight cars and scorched fifteen others. Insurance covers about 265,000 in damages. Cars reduced and repairs underway as Massillon barn assists. A man’s frozen body was found in East Creek under the Pennsylvania bridge, likely struck by a train. Coroner pending verdict. Legal notices include will challenge by Gurski heirs. Marriage licenses granted to Clasper and Kay, Zimmerman and Clapper, and Jones and Frew.
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Canton
Massillon Electric Railway Company
West Tuscar
Curt Wachtel
Canton City
Massillon
East Creek
Pennsylvania
Schuffele
Albert Gurski
John Gurski
Elizabeth Bordeaux
Rose Gonser
Amelia Bolinski
Frences Gurski
Jono Gurski
Jackson Township
Caroline Gurski
Agnes Shisler
H. W. Hosier
Common Pleas Court
Upham
Anna McCauley
Fred Clasper
Charlotte Kay
Ira Zimmerman
Iva Clapper
Mas Sillon
William Jones
Alice Frew
North Lawrence
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Guarantee
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages, with a $100 guarantee if it fails. Internal remedy attacking blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents invite testimonials and note Toledo company address. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dr King’s New Discovery claimed to cure consumption
An Annie K Springer of Philadelphia reports diagnosis relief after using Dr King’s New Discovery, saying it cured a long hacking cough and improved sleep. The notice also promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Hood’s Sarsaparilla with strong sales language and local pharmacy details.
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Annie K. Springer
Howard Street
Philadelphia
Dr. King
Over Fifty Years Mra Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
A historical brand note claims Mra Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has aided teething children for over fifty years. It is said to soothe, soften gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and serve as the best remedy for diarrhoea, priced at 386 a bottle.
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Winslow
Legislators Leave for Columbus Amid Speakership Hope
Representative-elect C W Metzgar heads to Columbus today to join Stark county colleagues R A Pollock and J B Snyder who have been at the capital. Snyder's bid for speaker draws strong endorsements, and a bill to abolish the spring election is expected to surface this session. Stark county legislators remained reluctant on the measure as they departed.
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C. W. Metzgar Jett
Columbus
Stark County
R. A. Pollock
North Lawrence
J. B. Snyder
Canton
Snyder
Burglars Invade Mt Airy Home As Man Fends Off Gun
Mr Clark confronted two burglars at his Mt Airy home on South Erie street after midnight. He grabbed a revolver and struck one intruder, knocking them to the floor. The other burglar, armed, fled with a companion, later returning to steal two overcoats before escaping. Police used bloodhounds but tracking failed due to water and disturbed scent. A suspicious man was arrested and held for investigation.
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Mrs. Newton Clark
Erie Street
Mt. Airy
Sailer
Mr. Clark
Otto Sailer
Canton
Navarre
Massillon
Brownsberger
Obituary notices for Fisher Berg and Hickox
Obituaries report Mrs. Susan Fisher aged 75 dying at home between the city and Reedurban with funeral at Reedurban church and burial at Malsheimer near North Industry. Catherine Berg, 34, dies at home with services at her residence and St John’s Church. Roy E. Hickox, 25, dies at Parsell residence after pneumonia. funeral at 2:20 pm with Rev. Simpson officiating.
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Susan Fisher
Jacob Fisher
Reedurban
Lister
Malsheimer Cemetery
North Tndustry
Catherine Berg
Miss Catherine Berg
Michael Berg
Miss Berg
Ladies of the Maccabees
St. Joan's Church
Cigarmakers’ Association
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Toy BR. Hickon
Roy E. Hickox
George Parsett
Plum Street
Mr. Hickox
Pittsburg
Massillon
Parsell
F. H. Simpson
Peruna Promoted by St Vincent's Sisters in Columbus
An 1890s appeal from St Vincent's Orphan Asylum in Columbus Ohio praising Peruna as an effective remedy for influenza coughs and respiratory ailments. Letters from Sister of Charity institutions and individuals like G W Aringe and Joseph Kirchensteiner endorse Peruna noting cures and daily use for family colds. Dr Hartman of Columbus invites readers to request a booklet on chronic catarrh.
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S. K. Hartman
Hartman
Sisters OF St. Francis
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
la Grippe
Joseph Kirchensteiner
Croton Streat
Cleveland
United States
Sister of Charity
Liem
Albert Borngraeber
Mayville
Wis
Leo
Pe-ru-na
W. EH. McKain
Iowa Park
Texas
Dr. Hartman
Columbus
Victims of Maine Disaster Arrive in Wasiixcrox
One hundred fifty one Maine disaster victims arrived in Wasiixcrox escorted by twelve guards from the battleship Texas. The remains include Jerry Shea, an original Maine crew member. Interment is set for Arlington Cemetery tomorrow with the President and cabinet in attendance.
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Associated Press
Maine
Texas
Jerry Shea
Arington Cemetery
Lawton Fund Subscriptions Near Fifty Thousand
General Corbin reports cash subscriptions to the widow of General Lawton total 17 925 dollars and with city and individual pledges reach 31 404 dollars. Officials hope the fund will reach 50 000 dollars by January 1.
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Washington
Associated Press
The Case in Doubt In Pianavolis
In December report from Associated Press Senator Beveridge says talk on votes for or against Quay seating is nonsense. The outcome hinges on constitutional construction, not on alleged corrupt election methods.
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Pianavolis
Dec
Associated Press
Quay
Keveridge
Kitchener and Roberts Sail for South Africa
General Kitchener joined General Roberts in Ghaltar and the two leaders sailed today toward South Africa. This dispatch notes the joint movement and urges readers to subscribe.
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Ghaltar
Associated Press
General Kitchener
General Roberts
South Africa
Fire at Fort Wayne destroys two firms
Fort Wayne December 27 fire at 5 am destroyed the wholesale and retail goods firm George Donald & Co and the crockery street M. F. Naug, causing about 200000 in losses with 135000 insured. The Dewald establishment was among the oldest in the Northwest.
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Fort Wayage
Associated Press
George Donald & Co
Crockery Street
M. F. Naug
Dewald
Northwest
Boer Forces Entrench Near Capetown Front Line
Lonpos Dec 27 Capetown reports from Methuen indicate the Boer force facing British troops has grown and is digging in trenchments a short distance from outlying pickets. The war office notes the situation remains unchanged as of today.
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Lonpos
Associated Press
War Office Today
Capetown
Methuen
Coffee from Santos vessel roasts in Brooklyn
President Murphy of the Brooklyn board of health ordered that coffee from the Santos vessel infected with bubonic plague be landed and roasted in Brooklyn. The ship carried forty two thousand bags.
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New York
Associated Press
Murphy
Board of Health
Santos
Brooklyn
Murder verdict finds Ferguson mentally irresponsible
Cincinnati December 27 police report says in the case of Detective Meehan's death Dudley Ferguson son of I A Ferguson a renowned local lawyer was deemed mentally irresponsible by the coroner's verdict, affecting the murder ruling.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
Meehan
Dudley Ferguson
I. A. Ferguson
New Year's Cyrano De Bergerac at the Armory
A New Year’s program features Cyrano De Bergerac staged at the Armory with admission 10 20 and 80 cents. The performance offers a literary classic in a community venue to start the year.
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Armory
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Beme Weekly
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Bammeekin
Guam
Spain
Seventy-Fourth General Assembly of
Ohio
Cape Colony
William McKinley
Wiliam J. Bryan
Ladie Hathaway
Catherine Richardson
Minnie Swigert
Etta Men
County Seat News
Buckien
Z. T. Baltsly
Ruggist
Hood
Messrs. Snyder, Metzgar and Pollock
Agai
N. Clark
Airy
Clark
Fels & O, Makers
ST. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum
East Main ST
G. W. Aringe
Collinsville, Tex
G. W. Aringa and Son
Joseph Eirchensteiner
Mr. W
Victims OF
Lawton Fund
Africa
Roberts
Kitchener
Raltar
Fort Wayne
Will
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