Massillon labor groups form AF of L branch
About 45 Massillon workers joined the local AF of L in the Trades and Labor Assembly hall on Sunday, electing Frank Hassler as president and naming officers. The national officer’s visit to resolve the dispute with Finlay Brewing Co. and the Massillon United Brewery Workmen was not confirmed as of now.
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Massillon Brewery
Finlay Company
Massillon
American Federation of Labor
Trades and Labor Assembly
Frank Hassler
Joseph Johnson
F. B. Baker
Nelson P. Maier
Peter Smith
W. R. Dunlap
National Organiation
George Marks
Maier
Suneday
Breweryme OT
United Brewery
John Miner
George Pfeiffer
Gustave Pahlau
Jacob Hawws
Julius Schneider
Thomas Hinderer
Nuts
John Everharadt
Julius Schneier
Gustave Pahlan
Jacob Haus
J. Sehnneider
Charles Haag
George Heck
G. Pahlan
Jenkins
Assembly
F. A. Vogt
Finlay Brewing Company
Massillon Glassblowers Honor Mayor Wise With Gold Cane
Massillon glassblowers presented Mayor J. J. Wise with a gold headed cane as they bid him farewell at Wheeling & Lake Erie's station. Speeches praised his leadership and promised a September reunion as the party left for New Jersey.
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Massillon
J. J. Wise
Edgar Troth
Toyota
Chiseliy
McKinley
San Juan Hill
Teddy Roosevelt
Wise
Jay
Jake
Lod. Kerrigan
Ferdinand Madson
Key Log and the Mighty Log Jam
A Mississippi lumberman explains how log jams form and collapse. He describes how dozens of logs wedging in a stream quickly become a solid block, the deafening noise and force as logs push through, and how locating the key log allows the pack to break apart.
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Mississippi
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Longest Shakespearean Parts Ranked by Lines
The article lists counts of lines for major roles in Shakespeare plays from Hamlet to Cleopatra and Portia, noting Hamlet as the longest part with 1569 lines and detailing other major speakers such as Richard III 1161 lines, Iago 1117, Henry V 1063, Othello 888, and female leads like Cleopatra 670 and Portia 589. It then shifts to a New York note about moonrise views from General Grant's Tomb and a humorous anecdote from Pacific Heights about a swearing boy.
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Dane
Hamlet
Richard
Lago
Henry V
Othello
Iago
Coriolanus
the Duke
Timon
Antony
Antony and
Cleopatra
Brutus
Julius Cwsar
Falstaff
Macbeth
Romeo
King
Cassius
Julius Casar
Portia
Rosalind
Juliet
Desdemona
Beatrice
Shakespeare
Cordelia
Kate
Lady Macbeth
Baltimore American
Grant
New York
General Grant
Riverside Drive
Hudson
Alhambra
Pittsburg
He Took the Hint and Aims to Make People Happier
A Chicago Post item quotes a man claiming his goal in life is to make men happier, while a woman challenges him by asking why women should not be included. The brief exchange highlights gender-focused social motives.
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Chicago Post
Dropped Mine Price Sparks Cash Sale Tale
A Colorado miner, convinced ore existed, faces ruin until a stranger offers 8 dollars cash for a claim deemed priceless. The miner agrees after insisting the claim would fetch 1 000 000, and the deal closes with the buyer taking the entire venture. The tale echoes older frontier legends about mining booms and bargains.
Sam Houston's Secret Mystery of Life With Cherokee People
The Ladies' Home Journal recounts Sam Houston leaving Tennessee politics in 1829 after a divorce, joining the Cherokees in Indian Territory. He wore Indian dress, traveled to Washington in buckskin, and kept his metamorphosis secret. He later remarried and died during the Civil War era with no light shed on his hidden life.
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William Perrine
Ladies’ Home Journal
Samuel Houston
Sam’ Houston
Tennessee
Houston
Indian Territory
Washington
Poached Egg Serving Methods Demonstrated
Instructions describe two ways to poach eggs and serve them on buttered toast. The first method uses beef tea sauce thickened with corn starch, poured over the egg on toast. The second uses a buttered cup method with hot water and a cream parsley sauce poured over the egg.
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New York
Ringing the Bell in London Wit A Welshman Encounters Footman
A Welsh tourist walks London’s fashionable street and rings a doorbell marked please ring the bell. A powdered footman appears and jokes that the Welshman comes from a country where nannygoats grow on gooseberry bushes. The wit shifts to London’s novelty sights.
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Taffy
London
London Telegraph
Plaster Nostalgia and Quips on Common Cures
In a brief dialogue a patient recalls buying a plaster for rheumatism and seeks another remedy. A druggist jokes about forgetfulness through philosophy. The exchange ends with a wry remark on average apple consumption per person.
Kansas Blizzard Tales From Prairie Life
A New York Tribune reprint recalls how Kansas blizzards begin with soft snow and ominous quiet then surge into driving, blinding storms. Farmers use cords to find paths home and storms last days, with signals and door markings often failing against the wind. One man buried in a cyclone cellar was trapped until the snow melted and rescuers found him.
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Kansas
New York Tribune
Cabinet talk and a comical voting stalemate
A senator recalls a 19th century committee scene with Joe Blackburn negotiating with a resistant cabinet, specifically J Sterling Morton, and West declaring commitment to Hoke Smith. The anecdote ends with the bill never reported and the moment described as the funniest he ever heard.
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West
Joe Blackburn
Joe
J. Sterling Morton
Hoke Smith
Saturday Evening Post
Deaf Surveyor Disrupts Court With Simple Request
In a complex criminal case an elderly land surveyor subpoenaed to give opinion asks to speak but is ordered to wait. After hours of testimony he reveals he is deaf in his left ear and asks to sit near the witnesses and prisoner, saying he has heard nothing of the proceedings.
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London
Foote’s Witty Rebuttal In Sharp Dinner Exchange
Collier’s Weekly recounts a dining room clash where Foote faced a young nobleman. When asked what his father was, Foote replied tradesman and then gently taunted the nobleman by noting his father was a gentleman, humorously implying the lord’s own lack of status.
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Foote
Mr. Foote
Collier’s Weekly
Chinese Dinner Invitations and Etiquette Noted
A traveler describes Chinese dinner invitations by Dr Sven Hedin. He explains that hosts send a tiny card inside a large envelope one or two days before. If you accept you keep the card. if you decline you return it. Banquet times allow late arrival after two in the afternoon.
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Sven Hedin
Portrait of a sharp wit and quivering lips
Sir Robert Peel, examining a portrait with a friend, remarks on a famous English wit known for sharp phrases. The friend notes the quiver on the lips, and Peel adds the arrows that seem to shoot from them.
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Robert Peel
Sir Robert
That Boy Like Father Echoes in Household Tale
A Chicago Post snippet has a wife remarking that “that boy” mirrors his father. The husband recognizes the line as a familiar complaint about shared traits, a recurring theme from past experiences.
No Change Stated in Massillon Post Office Leadership
Postmaster L. A. Koons assumes charge with no official notice to modify operations. He reappoints W. F. Brown as deputy and names Harry E. Koonts as manager of a local wall paper store on North Erie street. Special Agent Blackman promised July 1 approval for a new nail distribution route in Kascarawas township, with an $5000 bond filed and awaiting word to begin.
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L. A. Koons
Massillon
Felix R. Shepley
Euons
W. F. Brown
Koons
Harry KE. Koouts
North Erie Street
Lascarawas Township
Bhickman
Blackman
Washington
Massillon Board of Equalization Reports Property Shifts
The Massillon Board of Equalization completed work at noon Monday showing a net increase of 15 826. Personal property increases total 7 491 with no reductions and real property increases 4 240 with 850 in reductions. The report lists four items detailing personal and real property changes and the board’s expenses total 866 21.
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City Board of Equalization
Massillon Board of Equalization
Thessessors Ih
Firefighting Valor and Nerve Lift Civic Spirit
A roar of flames draws crowds and tests the fire brigade as brave firemen use training and discipline to rescue lives. The piece extols steady nerves, courage, and the value of calm, professional resolve in dangerous scenes and inner strength for success in life. It promotes Knox Stomach Lines as a remedy for dyspepsia and nervous disorders.
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Che
Knox
Knox Chemical Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promises Teething Relief
Over fifty years the syrup has been used for teething children. It soothes the child and gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and is advertised as best for diarrhea. Price listed as 25 cents per bottle.
Life Time Chance as British Doctors Offer Free Three Months
Due to many invalids seeking aid at Nos. 16 and 18 Wernet block Canton U, two eminent British doctors extend three months of free services for all invalids who call before July 21. They provide consultation, examination, advice, and some surgeries without charge, aiming to diagnose honestly and avoid wasteful treatment. They treat many diseases and claim cures, with thorough first interviews and home-treatment stamps available if you cannot visit.
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Wernet Block
Canton
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