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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
4
Local notes report visits among families in Grand Rapids Cosherton and Ada Ohio. Ohio University student Harry Doug visits St Pauls parsonage. Rev Trarsup plans frame addition to West Oak street church. Akron dispatch notes Warwick boom boosting land values, a Glass Sand deposit, and a new glass factory with expected regional growth.
The piece reports the death of Donald Clever at Dr W Guus’s home in Massillon, detailing cause as acute indigestion and noting funeral arrangements at Dr Gans’ residence with private service at Stovelock. It also covers Abram W Chapman of Muncie Ind, a prominent citizen—president of a savings association, former city and police commissioner, farmer and stock raiser, with life and career brief highlights and family notes.
President Ramsey of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad sends season greetings while detailing a wage raise for Eastern division trainmen on the Pennsylvania line from Pittsburgh to Crestline, effective January 1, with increases of one to two cents hourly. About one hundred Italian workers on the M and C G branch were paid off Friday evening and many dispersed to Pittsburgh and elsewhere.
Washington dispatch reports cabinet members deny F D Coburn success to Secretary Wilson. President Wunsch Wilson to remain. post offices switch rural carriers to city offices for timely pay. Procedural delays stem from prior warrant payments. carriers to be paid by local offices. Rear Admiral Schley weighs civil action over Maclay's history triggering a court of inquiry.
Miss Harmon daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Harmon wed John Emmons of Ashland at the bride’s home in canal Fulton on Wednesday evening. Rev K R Willard of the Reformed church officiated. The couple will reside in Ashland.
Hospital amateur photographers prepared stereopticon shows featuring hospital buildings and grounds with patient scenes. The first program will occur in about two weeks, while future shows may include hospital views. New bowling alleys in the basement of William McKinley Hall are ready and in use with an employee contest planned for New Year’s afternoon. The weekly dance at William McKinley Hall drew a large crowd from Canton and Navarre. Work on woodland park conversion continues as grading ceases for now and a road is cut through the east woodland tract. The Masillon state hospital employee ball is set for New Year’s Eve, and nurses lectures are resumed next week after a holiday break. The pharmacy department moved to basement rooms of the new building and expanded. Supervisor Howard Dyson recovers from measles. Dr. Emerick will spend Sunday at home in Wooster. Miss Foster, Miss Shaffer, and Miss Edwards are off duty. Foster plans a southern trip for health reasons. Mrs. Fry resigns as nurse.
State Railway Commissioner Morris releases 1901 Ohio figures including 66 249 railroad employees a 2 33 percent drop from 1900 total mileage 13 903 98 up 2 40 percent total injuries 6 978 down 0 36 percent passengers killed 7 injured 301 road user fatalities 82 injured 160 trespasser deaths 342 injuries 0 total train miles 77 386 190 and fleet counts for locomotives 6 535 passenger cars 4 806 freight cars 314 473 leased cars 38 055 and 96 electric railroads incorporated with 24 516 000 in stock.
London December 28. The Taff Vale railway sues the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for 24026 pounds alleging conspiracy and unlawful combination. Plaintiffs name Richard Bell MP Derby and general secretary of the union, plus the society’s trustees and the society itself as defendants.
Dispatches from Salonica report treasurer Ww. W. Peet of the Constantinople missionary society has contacted the brigands holding Ellen M. Stone captive and hopes for her release within a fortnight.
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