Local Happenings from Massillon and Nearby
Independent notices report John Wolfsperger becomes solicitor for Central Union Telephone Co. Miss Amanda Karrer and Roy Meyers wed at the Karrer home. Buckeye Engine Works strike ends with quit event. Funeral for Mrs. Louisa Phillips held at St. Mary’s Church Massillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolfsperger
Central Union Telephone Company
Snyder
Pittsburg
Mary J. Schwerster
West Tremont Street
Rank Wade
Lilian Wade
Chicago
Alfred J. Thomas
Wooster
Common Pleas Court
Louisa Phillips
St. Mary’s Church
H. W. Kaempker
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Frank Bast
J. J. Bast
Chestnut Street
Warwick Glass
John Gow
Reed & Company
Massillon Bottle and Glass Company
Rhodes Glass Bottle Company
Navarre
West Brookfield
O. E. Young
Northern Ohio Traction Company
A. ©. Ridout
Ohio
Akron
Ridout
Massillon
Julia Douglass Putnam
Albert B. Putnam
Mansfield
Wellington Taylor Leonard
Lo’clock
Grace Church
Putnam
Julia M. Jarvis
Arrest of Fogel and Shafert for Massillon copper theft
Patrolmen McTigue and Wood trudged two miles through deep snow to arrest Charles Fogel of Mt. Vernon and Charles Shaffert of Bond Street on grand larceny charges. The pair, alleged to have stolen copper wire in Massillon, were taken to Massillon for trial after Shaffert’s capture by Massillon officers and Fogel’s arrest at Willow House in Newbury hamlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McTigue
Wood
Charles Fogel
Mt. Vernon
Willow House
Newbury Hamlet
Charles Shaffert
No. 59
Bond Street
Massillon
Shaffert
Fogel
Newberg
Central
Akron Wants Canal Abandoned to Protect Summit Water Supply
Akron seeks to stop the Ohio canal citing annual costs exceed income. Representative Buchtel reports a likely abandonment this year and fears sale or lease to private interests. Akron’s committee urges securing the Summit county canal segment for a future municipal water plant. The canal supplies several lakes of fine water and the city aims to guard against private takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Buchtel
Summit County
Obituary: William J Kelley Died at State Hospital
William J Kelley aged 50 an inmate of the state hospital died at the institution on Saturday death caused by apoplexy He had been an inmate one year The body was taken to Steubenville Tuesday afternoon for burial J UbBISY. Word has been received of the death of J C Leisy which occurred in Portland Ore January 4 of paralysis of the throat He was 43 a former resident of this vicinity and brother in law of Sherman Adams of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Engine Works
Salem
Amanda Karrer
Roy Meyers
Seville
John Karrer
Columbus Heights
G. W. Lose
Ertle
Massillon
Canton
Massillon Light, Heat and Power Company
Charles Schaffert
Charles Fogel
Goodrich Rubber Company
Akron
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Youngstown
Hortsmann
Cleveland
Charles Dorla
Jennie Hissong
Emma Strobel
Hattie Charles
Bessie Vickery
Miama Brown
Nellie Evans
Cadella
Ohio
Newark
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Bellaire
Reading
Reed & Company
Eliza Carnes
P.O. Carnes
L. A. Cornell
Etta Dran
Draa
Galion
Eliza Anchrurtz
E. A. Jones
Ohio Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
W. ©. Chapman
Toledo
R G. Boone
A. M VanDrke
James F Fitzsimmons
Bucyrus
R. H. McKee
Bainbridge
D. A. Ban‘nells
Logan
J. A. Shawn
Columbus
WN. W. Lord
H. A. Beeson
Leesburg
Marchand
T. H. Walbridge
William J. Kelley
State Hospital
Steubenville
J. Ubbisy
J.C. Leisy
Portland
Ure
Mr. Leisy
Sherman Adams
United States
Inter-Oceanic
Guha
Aimericatinin
Syem
Walloan McKinley
Eadbatten
Pheodore Roosevelt
Sam Sure
Willian McKintey
Roosevelt
Canton Akron Electric Railway Sued for Damages and Real Estate Transfers
Canton reports a series of legal actions including Samuel Morrow suing the Canton Akron Electric Railroad Company and contractors for 2500 dollars plus a request to restrain blasting near his Uniontown hill residence. Other suits include Martin W. Lahr seeking 7000 dollars for a job injury and Elias Shetler pursuing a 140 acre Sugarcreek township farm purchase. Real estate transfers listed include multiple Massillon parcels and farm property changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton-Akron Electric Railway Company
Canton
Ida Kinney
Thomas G. Kinney
Ambler
Common Pleas Court Room No
Massillon
O. E. Young
Kinney
Samuel B. Morrow
Uniontown Hill
Canton-Akron Electric Railway
Common Pleas
Canton-Akron Electric Railroad Company
Morrow
Martin W. Lahr
Greentown
H. B. Camp Company
Auliman
Lahr
Elias Shetler
Jacob Shetler
Common Pleas Court
William Johnson
Johnson
Sugarcreek Township
D. W. Shetler
Edgar Blocher
Jonas Brancher
Jackson Township
Jackson Chines
Whitney Rudy
H. Y. Kramer
A. Masters
Charles G. King
Jesse M. Hawkins
Caswallon Roderick
Second
S. Burd
E. F. Davis
Mary Forsyth
Christian Sheffler
Anthony Howells
Artificial Ice and Coal Company
Jane Ryder
Fred Meuser
Third Ward
Aaron Stoner
Joseph Bran
Rachel Ramsey
George M. Snyder
Perry Township
Jacob Burns
Jefferson Breitigam
Bethlehem Township
George Hodgson
Frank Lohr
Tuscarawas Township
John Rabler
Diller Baker
Emma
Harding
Margaret Miller
Canal Fulton
Matt Warner
Jacob Whitmyer
Lawrence Township
Christmas Baseball on Cebu and Bohol Fronts
Corporal Henry K. Dulabahn of the 19th infantry writes from Tubigon Bohol Philippine Islands to his parents. He notes Cebu natives surrendered and turned over rifles, cannons, and bolos. He reports a baseball club with a $104 outfit, one game won in Cebu on Christmas, and hiking fatigue while pursuing remaining foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry K. Dulabahn
19Th Infantry
Tubigon Bohol
Philippine Islands
Jesse Dulabahn
Williams Street
Cebu Island
Bohol
Bank
Massillon
Cebu
Ten Indictments From Canton Grand Jury Report
Canton, Jan 15. The grand jury returned true bills on seven indictments across twelve cases. Named defendants include Ballinger of Alliance on immoral acts and rape intents, Popp of Canton for shooting with intent to kill, Worley of Canton for immoral acts with wine, Numan of Canton for assault and immoral wine, and Kiem of Canton for liquor law violations. Schaffert and Fogel of Massillon had theft of wire, but their case moved to May term. The jury urged jail improvements to curb escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McCarty
John Ballinger
Alliance
John Popp
Jerome E. Worley
Frank G. Numan
Frank G Numan
Jacob
Kiem
Schaffert and Fogel
Massillon
Crystal Spring
John D. Blackford
Ohio
Stark County Agricultural Society
W. M. Reed
Ambler
Common Pleas Court
Reed
Posecuting Attorney Day
Yarger
Brush
Stark County
Stark
Summit
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Jefferson
Trumbull
Richland
Wayne
Carroll
Holmes
Harrison
Medina
Ashland
Tuscarawas
Canton Bridge Company
Salt
William Landis Death At State Hospital
William Waandlis aged ds years died at the state hospital Wednesday morning death attributed to apoplexy. Body sent this afternoon to the city where friends of the deceased reside. He had been an inmate of the hospital for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waandlis
State Hospital
ATL
Foraker’s Senate re-election and address to Ohio lawmakers
Columbus reports Senator Joseph B. Foraker was unanimously re-elected to the United States Senate. He delivered an eloquent joint-session address praising Ohio Republicans, pledging faithful service, and reflecting on prosperous times, national leadership, and future duties under Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph B. Foraker
United States Senate
House
Senate
Senator Foraker
General Assembly
Ohio
United States
Indicted Manager Accused of Firing Unionist at Plant
Wellsville Ohio January 15 Manager D S Brookman of the Amecca Sheet Steel Company plant is indicted by the grand jury for discharging Leonard Shafer an employee alleged to be an eprology of the malls Shafer reportedly refused Brookman's demand to surrender his union card and was discharged for defiance The case centers on labor relations and alleged improper dismissal by the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
D.S. Brookman
Amecca Sheet Steel Company
Leonard Shafer
Shafer
Brookman
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Daughters of Veterans
New Galor
Alice Black
DA Kinney
Evening Independent
Corporal Dulabahn
Schaffert
William Landis
the Nation
Europe
J. B. Foraker
Canal Dover
New Philadelphia and Canal Dover Street Car Company
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