Eight Hour Day Demands Sweep Massillon Labor Leaders
Local unionists push for an eight hour workday and a dollar fifty for laborers in Massillon as spring action. They cite wages from $1.12 to $1.85 for ten hours and note the city’s ordinance setting $1.50 for city contractor workers as a first step. The Massillon AFL branch grows to about 150 with seven new members. The Trades and Labor Assembly meets tonight to install officers and delegates as Akron tailors near settlement.
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Canton- Massillon Electric Railway Company
Massillon
American Federation of Labor
Trades and Labor Assembly
Akron
Mascot Dutch John Claims German Fortune From Uncle
The mill town mascot known as Dutch John says an uncle in Germany left an estate and he can claim 800 dollars plus a share by proving he is John Lutz. Canal Dover relatives helped locate others, and the Republic Iron and Steel mill workers lent aid by buying him clothes and showing sympathy. He plans for the money include unspecified spending as he seeks a steady job remains uncertain.
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John
Germany
John Lutz
Canal Dover
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Old John
Dutch John
Transport plan for worker across towns and mills
The man travels by road or freight car between towns like Massillon and Dover, moving seasonally between mills. He will place the 8800 in a bank and restrict its use to clothing or emergencies only.
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Massillon
Dover Mills
Massillon Obituaries Chronicle Longtime Residents
Died at 86 John Stephan a Massillon native since 1852 and carpenter by trade. His widow Catharine Hammersmith and six children survive him. Mrs Mary Hauser aged 75 dies at her son's home. John Maul aged 88 another long resident dies. John Jacoby 1814 born farmer, retiree, two marriages and many descendants noted. Lucian Bassin 80 a U S soldier dies. Jacob Lucius 65 dies in Cleveland. Anna B Walter 78 passes away.
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John Stephan
East End
Stephan
Massillon
Germany
Catherine Hammersmith
Charles V. Hammersmith
Mary Hauser
Hauser
Center Street
Grip
St. Mary’s Church
John Jacoby
Richville Avenue
Mr. Jacoby
David Jacoby
Griselda Foltz
A. J. Whisler
Eliza Wagoner
William Jacoby
Albert Jacoby
Jacoby
Central Union Plans New Exchange in Erie Street Building
The Central Union Telephone Company leases the north end of the Bammerlin building on South Erie Street for a two floor exchange with 2100 square feet plus basement storage. The move, by June 165, will introduce the columon battery system and new equipment, replacing magneto service to improve reliability with minimal interruption. A $900 instrument capacity target and a Massillon Canton line upgrade, including a Canton city line by November 1, will connect Massillon Canton Alliance, with a new central switch point and Stark county labor emphasis.
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Central Union Telephone Company
Bammerlin
Erie Street
Local Exchange
Central Union Company
Columon
Decker
Federal Telephone Company
W. B. Woodbury
L. E. Weidman
Cleveland
Canton
Massillon
Alliance
Stark County
Canton City
Stromberg-Carlson
Oldest Couple in Perry Township John and Mrs Stephan
Funeral services for the late John Stephan will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at St Marys Catholic church. He was 86 and his widow 85 and the couple were long known as Perry township's oldest residents. They left six children twenty seven grandchildren and thirty nine great grandchildren.
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John Maul
Cana Farron
The
Reformed Church
Jagcos Lucius
Jacob Lucius
Polock Street
Cleveland
Christian Lucius
John Stephan
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Name Fight Over Cyclone Trade Mark Between Two Makers
A dispute before the commissioner of patents pits Farmers' Manufacturing Company against W. R. Harrison & Company over the rights to use the term Cyclone for a feed cutter. Both claim prior use and registration, with hearings in Washington scheduled for March 19. Attorneys for both sides presented testimony in Pittsburgh and await the commissioner’s ruling.
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H. Harrison & Company
Farmers’ Manufacturing Company
Commissioner of Patents
W. R. Harrison & Company
Patent Office
George B. Eggert
Notary Public
IL. W. ‘Lasker
New York
William L. Pierce
Pittsburg
Washington
Damages Cases and Local Elections Reported
In Caxros on February 21 a damage case featuring ey s administrator against the Pennsylvania Railway Company ended with a verdict for the defendant due to lacking evidence. John Zartman sues Francis Marchand for 5000 over a false affidavit charging horse theft. June 3 1899 dismissal is noted. Massillon stockholders elected a new Canton Massillon Electric Railway board and officers. Executors named for Frank C Sibila. final accounts filed for Roderick Jones and David S Daily estates. guardianship second partial account for Edna and Charlotte Bach. Real estate transfers include Rachael Parks to Theresa Brankle lot 269 Massillon for 1650. other transfers and wills listed, with several estates and townships named.
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Caxros
The
Pennsylvania, Railway Company
McCarty
John Zartman
Common Pleas
Francis Marchand
Justice Court
Jackson Township
Canton-Massidon Electric Railway Company
Rom Osed
W. A. Lynch
W. A. Underhill
J. W. Mermonds
C. M. Russell
GC. A. Gates
H. C. Fogle
W. L. Alexander
W.A. Lynch
C. A. Gates
N. C. Fogle
A. J. Underhill
Lynch
Laurence O'Toole
James A. Fogel
Frank C. Sibila
Massillon
Edward F
Elizabeth Sibila
Roderick Jones
Lawrence Township
David S. Daily
Edna and
Charlotte Bach
Navarre
Rachael Parks
Theresa Brankle
Third Ward
M. Shaidnagle
Katharine Shaidnagle
Fourth Ward
Will
George Agler
Rachael K. Moyer
Sugarcreek Township
John Barrell
Ernest Short
Tuscarawas
Samuel W. Fulton
Frank C. Fulton
North Lawrence
Hopeful on Barberton massillon rail line despite other routes
Representatives of Philadelphia capitalists lean toward building a Barberton Doylestown Massillon electric line touching this village, while Greenville to Barberton prospects are viewed as less favorable. Dalton area mining plans spur population shifts and a Dalton oil gas coal boom with a first well drill plan set for March.
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Barberton, Doylestown
Massillon
B. Hancock
A. E. Townsend
Philadelphia
Hancock
Dalton
Brookfield
Greenville
Rust Greenville
Dalton Oil, Gas and Coal Company
Sonnhalter Company
Daniel Rudy
Ohio Saloon Receipts Show Six Month Totals
State auditor figures reveal Dow tax receipts in Ohio for six months ending January 1 1901 total 1 864 641.72 distributed to multiple funds with 10 348 reporting saloons this year up from 9 872 last year. Public notices include testimonials for DeWitts Little Early Risers and Foley remedies.
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State Auditor's Office
Dow
Ohio
General Revenue Fund
Municipal Police Fund
Municipal General Revenue Fund
County Poor Fund
Township Fund
First Rural Mail Delivery Authorized March Fifteenth
Postmaster L. A. Koons was Wednesday authorized to start the first delivery of the new rural mail routes on March 15. Carriers will make multiple trips to learn their duties as farmers erect mail boxes along the routes.
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L. A. Koons
Wreck of the Rio de Janeiro and Youngstown Conference Adjournment
The Rio de Janeiro catastrophe claims at least 125 lives while the Youngstown Conference ends. A presidential call orders an immediate Senate session after Congress dissolves. Two Cuban post office report volumes reach the Senate with Rathbone accusing Bristow of suppressing defense materials.
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Rio de Janeiro
Youngstown
Washingron
Associated Press
Senate
Congress
Bristow
Rathbone
Proposition Submitted by the Manufacturers
A conference between Republic Iron and Steel Company officials and the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers adjourned at noon Friday. The proposal calls for ninety days notice before any wage scale change and submission to a conciliatory board of equal numbers, with arbitration if no agreement. No plant shutdowns would occur in the interim, and both sides expect the Amalgamated convention in Milwaukee in May to adopt the plan.
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Younstown
Associated Press
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Amalgamated Convention
Milwaukee
Rio de Janeiro Disaster Toll Estimated
The Rio de Janeiro disaster likely leaves no accurate death toll as records are lost and bodies remain unrecovered in strong currents. The vessel and its cargo are total losses with drownings estimated between 122 and 128.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Arsenic Found in Oyster Stew Tied to Deaths
The State Dairy and Food Commission chemist reports arsenic in large quantities in oyster stew linked to the deaths of C. R. Burnett of Columbus and Michael McDonald of Detroit in Toledo. Detectives now consider the case a murder.
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ToLepo
Associated Press
State Dairy and Food Commission Today
C. R. Burnett
Columbus
Michael McDonald
Detroit
Toledo
Mourder
Marine Engineers Strike Ordered On Great Lakes
Toledo reports the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association bans resumption of work until lake carriers' association grants higher wages. The strike order applies to all ports on the Great Lakes and takes effect immediately.
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Toreno
Associated Press
The
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Toledo
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Tragic House Fire Claims James Family In Indiana
Four members of George James's family perished in a morning blaze that destroyed their home four miles from Versatlles Indiana. Mrs James and another son were away at the time. George James and his four daughters died in the fire.
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Versatlles
Ind
Associated Press
George James
James
Snow Storm Hits Deep South With Heavy Snowfall
A snow storm raged across the Southern states from Texas to the Atlantic coast. Five inches fell in Atlanta, Ga and ten inches in Lagrange, Ga as the wintry system moved through the region.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Texas
Atlantic
Lagrange
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