31 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
1
Atwater and Son established 1832 operate as forwarding and commission merchants and dealers in all kinds of country produce. Located for one hour in Atwater's Block Exchange Street.
A persistent sales pitch claims lower prices at this store on items like 36 inch all wool dress goods at 250 a yard and 40 inch all wool at 85c, with 89 inch flecked check suitings at 20c and black goods including 49 inch all wool plain black Henriet tas and 5 inch all wool black serges. Customers are invited to request samples to compare, with a promise of faithful service and fuller details.
A Miss A M Fritz of St Louis offers a ten 2 cent stamp promotion for a plated hook spoon touted as a kitchen necessity that cannot slip from dishes. Reports claim earnings of 13 dollars in two hours and 1440 dollars in seven days from home sales and testimonials. Addresses given for samples and business instructions point to Iron City Dish Washer Co Pittsburgh Pa.
Newman and surrounding communities report on Christmas activities, honorary mentions, and public notices. Christmas exercises at the church entertain a large audience with props by Thomas Jones and Elmer Deffoff, Santa Claus gifts, and a rocking chair gift to Prof. Roderick. Also notes on Ratchford’s miners’ union bid, local lectures, and various visits, illnesses, and weddings across North Lawrence, Wilmot, West Brookfield, and neighboring locales.
Austin jeweler G A Bahn assigned assets to preferred creditors totaling thirty thousand dollars. Anchor Grain Company in Superior assigned its holdings on the board of trade. In Kentucky, Sam May beat Washington Smith to death with stones and clubs after alleged revenue law violations. May and his brothers were arrested. Louisville Nashville and Southern Railway offers ten thousand dollar reward for Cahaba river bridge train wreckers near Blocton.
In Curiaco on December 30 wheat fell 11 1/2 cents with a one cent loss from Tuesday. Bulls secured a five cent gain then profits were taken. Bank failure at Thelma Alabama and a minor falter in Minneapolis. St Louis weak on wheat. London and foreign reports mixed. Seaboard clearances 250000 bushels. Northwestern receipts 227 cars. Argentine crop optimism and Russian French reports weighed. Board to close at noon tomorrow amid a cold wave forecast. Dr Thomas Electric Oil ad ends.
The Ohio miners state convention approved four resolutions including restoring the 1893 rate of 70 cents per ton for Hocking Valley mining, opposing an annual agreement, and favoring a joint board of operators and miners for scale control. Officers elected: President W. E. Farns, vice president Wm. H. Haskins, secretary-treasurer T. L. Lewis.
In Wellsville an accusing prisoner Ed Gilesse charged Chief Joseph Warren with taking bribes to help his escape during a prior jail sentence. Gilesse testified Warren released him for money. a brother testified to paying the sum. Warren, noted as a good officer, faces renewed scrutiny as city council investigates. The bank failure note follows.
East Liberty man Wilhelm loses 3600 on a Panhandle train plan to buy cattle seal here at Hotel Bovey. He is robbed at gunpoint by a stranger and a driver, as tramps hold up a Chicago and Erie line east of Cima. Also notes on Gladstone birthday, civil service expansion, a fatal jealousy case in Henry County, and Newfoundland reciprocity bid.
Washington December 30 two radical changes in pension office procedure shift five extraordinary cases directly to the immheal division of the bureau bypassing the board of review a long standing bottleneck. Other dispatches report Addicks favoring gas asphyxiation for executing murderers and Hopkins death in a family dispute along with notes on Albany appointive action and a murder verdict in Divrox.
A string of bank collapses and financial stress hits several cities. Atlas National of Chicago triggers suspensions at Van Nortwick, with Nortwick heirs assigning $2,000,000 to Equitable Trust of Chicago. Roanoke Commercial National closes. bank examiner Sands in charge. Columbia National in Missouria shuts. small bank held by examiner. Farmers' Trust of Sioux City places in receivership with liabilities $135,000 and assets $235,000. Parkersburg firm Isaac Prager & Sons assigns, liabilities about $100,000.
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