03 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1895
Page
1
The notice laments consumer chaos after holidays and urges shoppers to seize bargains in dress goods silk and suiting fabrics. It promotes large consignments of imported suiting and zigzag check patterns, with prices claimed as genuine dollar goods at 50 cents per 6 yards in various color combinations.
Eight color checked wool suitings in stylish patterns appeal to women. 16 indies wide at 65c per yard. Extra good all wool mixed suitings 60 cent value, 45 inches wide, 35c. Large stock of all wool at 82,000 yards 400. Ladies' cloths in tans greens browns 36 inches wide 20c per yard.
An old sale notice promotes jackets coats capes and outfits at atruch prices with an option to write an order for names of pieces and compare quality and prices. Also advertised is Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment 25 cents a box as a remedy for chronic sore eyes granulated lids eczema and scalp conditions available at druggists.
Washington on January 2 1895 saw a three hour White House reception with the president and Mrs Cleveland greeting officials diplomats and citizens. A boy shouted for Grover as a show day unfolded with regalia and uniforms on display and a lone crutchbearer aided by Mrs Cleveland. A separate note reports sympathy for Turkish Armenia and a Mississippi shooting in Cascilla where George Sanford was mortally wounded amid jealousy.
Easton New Jersey January report details E L Riegel of Bloomsbury citing a duel with William B Bebler of Germantown. Bebler arrested on murder charge. Dr Z Lamnaberry bondsman. Mrs Riegel offers new motive. case likely to court. Chattanooca Tennessee January notes Clark Brown law firm exoneration. Tennessee judge confirmation questioned. New York inaugurated Levi Morton as governor.
Paris reports 2000 Li Hung Chang troops sent to quell a Chin Chow Fa rebellion while the Dowager Empress ordered lashes for Chin and Chenu. Worenixa hosts West Virginia Masons to form a new state jurisdiction. Five jail inmates escape to Litchfield. Cleveland police claim murder suspects Benz Grant and Groninger arrested. Pittsburg miners plan annual convention with John Doovan challenging Cairns. London Athlete Club accepts New York challenge. nine events to be staged in New York City as soon as March.
Fragmentary reports from Isptanobla Miss indicate a man murdered his wife by punching and cutting, then set the house ablaze. The body was cremated and the killer jailed amid talk of possible trial. Also notes sports and church postings from January 2 with brief regional items.
A letter from a port near the recent clashes in Eastern Turkey claims 15,000 Armenians were slaughtered by Kurds and Turks. The message describes mass killings, plundered villages, rapes, and burned churches as soldiers advance, with refugees and explosions, plus tremors and prison chaos in Belem.
New York reports the first non Democratic mayor, William Lo Strong, has begun reforms aimed at curbing municipal corruption. He seeks power to influence police and bureaus, reduce heads of departments, and push new laws. The move signals a major shift in state law debates and governance.
Six masked men attempted to rob a northbound Corton Bele express train ten miles south of Camden Arkansas. They aimed for the express car money but uncoupled wrong coaches and fled after a failed take. Officials offered rewards for the arrest and conviction of all parties.
A wide lede lists Paris treason, Korean rebels, British baronets, French snow disruptions, and Holyhead shipwrecks. Reports from Reading railroad, Haiti minister changes, Susan Fenimore Cooper’s death, and Alabama train bandits pursued by bloodhounds surface. Midwest lynch rumors, jail escapes, fatal fires in Georgia, and Newton dynamite peril follow, with U.S. Senate cold, postal terms, and Armenian outrages in brief notices.
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