Local notices and events from Perry township area
Local items report sales of farming implements, the closing of saloons in several towns, a black-draped city for President Cassatt's death, and school board meetings to appoint successors. Also noted are a fatal shooting, a missing man found in a cave, a double wedding anniversary, a mining race injury, Royal Arcanum officer changes, and new post office rent rates and a large Women’s circle meeting with many initiates.
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Onty
Orrville
West Lebanon
Mt. Eaton
Dalton
Pennsylvania
J. Cassatt
Ty Township Board of Educament
FL Smith
Jesse
J. L. Baker
Baker
Yard of Education of
Perry
Smith
Millions in Treasury Reveals Ohio State Finances
State Treasurer McKinnon filed the annual report with Governor Harris showing receipts of 18,074,423 dollars and disbursements of 9,528,390 dollars. Balance in treasury on November 15 stood at 4,746,038 dollars. The year’s average balance was 2,817,350 dollars across 75 banks with interest rates ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 percent. The report also notes 2,054,557.56 dollars in Dow tax money on hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
McKinnon
Harris
Treasury
Massillon Newsboys Honor Guest at Puritan Dinner
The Independent hosts its twelfth annual New Year’s dinner for Massillon newsboys at the Puritan hotel. Boys assemble at The Independent office then march to the hotel. After dinner they attend the Armory matinee of When Women Love. Rev. O. P. Foust will speak at the close. Orpheus mandolin club of fourteen performs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Massillon
Puritan
Armory
O. P. Foust
First Reformed Church
Obituary Anna Bourke Dies at Massillon Hospital
Miss Anna Bourke aged 37 died suddenly at Massillon state hospital at 2:80 PM Thursday afternoon from araemic poisoning. A trained nurse on the staff she was highly regarded for efficiency. Bourke came from Detroit Michigan a year and a half ago and her body awaits her brother’s arrival.
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Anna Bourke
Massillon State Hospital
Miss Hourke
Massilion
Detroi
Mich
Hanson & Hollinger
Detroit
Advertised Letters at Massillon Post Office 1906 List
Massillon post office lists unclaimed letters as of December 24 1906 with names including Miss Jussie Kremer Mrs FW Curren Ella Foster Mary Judd Lydia Kister Col Dan Evans Ed Kelley and others. Foreign names appear alongside domestic entries and a note directs recipients to say advertised.
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Massillon
Ainsworth
Jussie Kremer
FW. Curren
Ella Foster
Celin Hawk
Mary Judd
Lydia Kister
Mary Men
Bleteyanas
Jao Coleman
Jon
Drinkworth
Col
Dan Evans
L. E. , Kelly
Ed. Kelley
Tedy Koontz
J. Vaznyard
Joe Foreign
Cardinal Cavagias and Tripepi Die in Rome
Rome reports two cardinals Cavagias and Tripepi died this morning after sudden apoplexy. The Associated Press notes both clergymen were stricken unexpectedly.
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Rome
Associated Press
Cavagias
Tripepi
Petition to widen Mazail Jon Canton road up for county action
Property owners on the Mazail Jon Canton road petitioned the county commissioners to widen the road from sixty to one hundred twenty feet for a mile. The board filed the petition and officials discussed potential interurban railway involvement and legal avenues under state road law and frontage assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McClymonds
J. C. Albright
J. W. Bierly
G. B. Worsman
Corwin Albright
S. A. Masters
H. G. Yocum
P. E. Hess
J. F. Fleps
C. M. Leonard
John Heisler
Arte M. Camp
Louis Reiver
Henry Heffner
D. Hackett
W. H. Cordrey
Dora Hackett
Rudolph Leifer
F. G. Heisler
Mazail- Jon-Canton
Jackson Lane
Burntheimer
Perry Township
Interurban Railway Company
Canton
Hill
Canton-Magsilion Interurban
Board of Commissioners
Oberlin
Ats
Narrows
Canton North
Pardon sought by Wooster banker currently in prison
Columbus dispatch reports Sonia P. Obliger, an eight year penitentiary inmate for banking law violations, will appeal to the President for clemency. He has served about a year, is described as a model prisoner, and enjoys privileges unusual for inmates. He plans to testify against Zimmermann with possible references to high officials in his pardon motion.
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Columbus
Sonia P. Obliger
Wooster
United States
Obliger
Ohliger
Obliger Ia
Zimmerman
J. J. Sullivan
Hfe
Sommerberg Fire Insurance Co Annual Meeting Held in Dalton
The Sommerberg Fire Insurance Co will hold its annual meeting on January 7 at 12 o'clock sharp in Dalton Ohio. Members are requested to attend by order of President J H Tschantz and secretary J J Amatutz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sommerberg Fire Insurance Co
Dalton
Ohio
J. H. Tschantz
J. J. Amatutz
Rioting in Lodz as strike violence escalates
Lodz in Russian Poland on December 29 reports rapid strike escalation with frequent sanguinary clashes. By 2 PM six workers were killed and twelve wounded as authorities fear the workers may gain the upper hand against the socialists and agitators to resume production.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Associated Press
Tragedy in Louisville as jealous husband shoots motorman
William Gutcher of Canton shoots John Idenhour on the Stark Electric line, then kills himself. Idenhour, wounded in the neck, fights for life in Alliance hospital as investigators note Gutcher's alleged jealousy and threats. An inquest awaits.
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Louisville
William Gutcher
Canton
John Idenhour
Stark
Gutcher
Idenhour
Idenbour
Andrew Gutcher
Gnutchers
Jdenhour
Hill
Stepa
Alliance
Sluss
March
Justice of the Peace Barrack
Louiaville
W. L. Decker
Central Telephone Company
Massillon
Idenhorn
Christmas at the Massillon Hospital and Holiday Events
Christmas at theMassillon state hospital featured a dinner for patients and staff with gifts from friends and hospital members. A stereopticon show is planned at William McKinley Hall on Monday under Knights of Columbus auspices, followed by a January 9 play The Deacon. Work on filtration beds is slowed by weather. delays also affect pipe taping and material delivery.
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William McKinley Hall
the Deacon
K. of C.’s
Massillon State Hospital
Aome
H. C.fryman
William McKinley
Knights of Columbus
Tatji
Columbus
Grace Boone
Salem
United States Accepts Bryce as British Ambassador
London reports formal acceptance of James Bryce as British ambassador to the United States. Bryce appointment to be officially gazetted on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce
United States
London
Associated Press
James Bryce
Massillon residents back Dean's Kidney Pills with long-term proof
Massillon residents testify to lasting benefits from Dean's Kidney Pills, praising a 1900 endorsement and noting family use with strong recommendations. Available at Baltzly's drug store, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole US agents. Also PAZO Ointment for piles guarantees refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days.
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Massillon
Rose M. Remmele
Wooster Street
Dou
Dean
Baltsly
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean’s
Roosevelt Bags Birds on Charter's Bridge Fields
President Roosevelt spent most of the morning in the fields at Charter's Bridge in Charlottesville Virginia and bagged a large number of birds during the session.
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Charlottesville, Va
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Charter’s Bridge
Wreck near Arbroath Leaves Nineteen Dead
Dundee reports nineteen dead from last night’s railroad wreck near Arbroath with three more dying among the injured. The disaster raises new fear over railway safety as rescuers search the crash site.
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Dundee
Scotland
Associated Presa
Arbroampt
West Brookfield Notes and Holiday Rail Rates
Miss Hazel Drain of Manchester visits friends in West Brookfield and Clyda Friend from Akron stays with Henry Friend. Local churches announce Sunday school at 9:30 and services at 7:30, inviting all. B and O remits train fares over holidays, one and a third fares to C P A territory with returns January 2. Doctor Thomas Belectric Oil promoted for injuries and pain. Homeseekers’ rates to West, Northwest and South offered by Wabash system agents.
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West Brookfield
Hazel Drain
Manchester
Clyda Friend
Akron
Henry Friend
West Brookfield Lutheran Church
Young People’s Society
William Mahon
B. & O. Railroad
Ohio
Wabash System
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Sebring
E. B. Arters
Venius
Schworm Grocery
Ashton
Guineys
John Cherry
John S. Smith
Julius Wheeler
Purne
John
Wheeler
J. W. Keiffer
Weet Street
Edward
Harrisburg
Amuel Smith
Buger
Lake Erie
Gordons
Mra. J. M
Chester Strew
Hus
Bellefontaine
Royal Arcanum
Henry Lantz
Wm. Yost
C. B. Arthur
Strobel
A. E. Witter
David Atwater
Chas. Atwater
Yost
H. L. McLain
Mas Kelly
Pittsburg
Ogden Rest
West Main Street
Costa
Kelly
Worka
Chief
Washin
New York
Logal Circle
A Dies
Bush
Lizy Davis
Emma Leininger
Lizzie Mahler
Rose Mullen
Helen Price
Mary
Lane
President Roosevelt
Wiliam Gutcher
Iden
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
The
Baltzly Company
Humbergers
Good Value Store
Coats
Treghiee Legatee
Aona Katherine Green
Anna Katherine Green
Hambergers
Ladies Frome Journal
China
Bundhar Bugs
Sloan
Earl St. Sloan
Albany St
Boston
Mass
Washington
Chicago
West
Bahney’s
East Main ST
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