Local Happenings and Community Notices Across the City
Akron ministers push curfew for the city council. Newark glassblower A F Count files for voluntary bankruptcy. Mrs. H G Krause of Saginaw visits her son on Edwin street. Coxey quarries strike, forty workers demand 15 cent daily raise from 1.50. Dr R J Pumphrey buys Bohannan property on Plum street and will move by October 1. Northern Ohio Druggists plan a June picnic at Turkey Foot lake with committee members listed. Curtis Staub, jailed for attempted murder near Minerva, sentenced to twelve years. Nellie Snavely travels to Westerville for Otterbein college events. May railway fatality stats released by J C Morris. Minnie and Sophia Berrar to visit from San Jose. F B Pickering records a 30 mile freight run in 26 minutes Massillon to Canal Dover. Lorain Herald notes Miss Mary L Arnold and Mr Sidney Wei wed in Evanston. Jacob S Coxey reports steel plant progress in Pittsburg. operation hoped by August. St Clairsville extension work on Wheeling & Lake Erie. tunnels at St Clairsville and Harrisville in progress. Clara Whisler funeral held. Ohio Table Company employees attend. Republican state convention to choose 136 delegates at Canton June 15. Celebrations mark 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sonnhalter in Cleveland. several relatives present. Assessor Griswold’s property valuations listed for tax equalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wittmann
Akron
A. F. Count
Newark
United States
H.G. Krause
Saginaw, Mich
E. H. Krause
Edwin Street
Krause
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Coxey
Paul's
R. J. Pumphrey
Bohannan
Plum Street
E. M. Shufelt
Northern Ohio Druggists’ Association
Turkey Footlake
Messrs. Schuckers
Baltzly
Kirchhofer
Cupples
Curtis Staub
Andrew Miller
Minerva
Judge Hole
Columbiana County Common Pleas Court
Nellie Snavely
Public Library
Westerville
Charles Snavely
Otterbein College
J. C. Morris
Minnie
Sophia Berrar
San Jose
Cal
Henry Suhr
Berrar
F. RB. Pickering
Uhrichsville
Massillon
Canal Dover
W. & L. E. Crossing
Lorain Herald
Mary L. Arnold
Matilda Arnold
Sidney Wei
Chicago
Evanston
Weir
K. W. Arnold
Stark county waitresses form first women’s union in trades hall
The first labor union of women was organized in Stark county at the Trades and Labor Assembly hall on Sunday. Waitresses from local hotels and restaurants signed an application for a charter from the national association. Officers’ movies will be released after June 16 when plans for regular meetings are set. Cleveland women labor agitators attend. Organizer Maier of the AFL helped form both the waitresses and barber unions. Michael Goldsmith of Cleveland spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark County
Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
National Association
Cleveland
Maier
American Federation of Labor
Michael
New Man In Case Pleads Guilty In Patagonia Boarding House Tale
William Zieleski pleaded guilty to making untrue statements about Mrs. Anna Allman who runs a Patagonia boarding house and was fined 81 and costs. A self styled detective, Sebastian Thompson, pressed for payment to drop the case but denied wrongdoing when questioned by Squire Sibila. Thompson claimed to be connected with a cheap agency, while Griff in and Yarnell were fined for disturbing a Singing Society gathering on the Canton Rishville road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zieleski
Squire Sibila
Anna Allman
Patagonia
Zieleski
Sebastian Thompson
Canton
Thompson
Zieleskis
Navare
Ross Griffin
William Yarnell
Constable Graham
Canton-Rishville Road
B. F. Stuber
Obituary notices for Mrs Clara Whisler Grace Genet and Conrad Hare
Mrs. Clara Whisler of 90 Front Street died Sunday morning of chronic heart trouble at age 59. She leaves Andrew Whisler and three children, with funeral services at her home and Christian church on Tuesday led by Revs Simpson and Bader. Grace Genet, four days old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Genet, of 554 North Mill Street, died Sunday evening with funeral Monday afternoon. Conrad Hare, 82, of Crystal Spring, died Sunday morning of pneumonia after a month of illness. Survived by wife and four children. funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from St John’s Church Magillon led by Rev J E Digel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Whisler
Andrew Whisler
Front Street
J. Frank Whisler
Akron
Frances Welsh
Parkman
Christian Church
F. H. Simpson
Mr. Bader
Canton
Grace Genet
Childern
Jacob Hare
Lewis Hare
Michigan
Philip Hare
George Sheftler
St. John's Church
Magsillon
J. E. Digel
A Good Cough Medicine for Cough Remedy
Druggists favor Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in their own families over others. J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York reports five years of full satisfaction for patients and his family, noting its effectiveness for ordinary coughs colds and la grippe cough. Sold by E S Craig Baltzly and Rider Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
E. S. Craig
2. T. Baltzly and
Rider & Snyder
Mrs McKinley’s condition improves slightly after night report
Washington June 5 By Associated Press Mrs McKinley’s physicians report no improvement from Friday night. Daily bulletins remain the norm unless conditions worsen. Surgeon General Sternberg visited the White House as sympathizers called. visitors noted grave yet slender hopes for Mrs McKinley’s outcome. After a 10 o'clock consultation the night was described as comfortable and her general condition somewhat improved.
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Washington
Associated Press
Count Cassini
Miles
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Barber
Smith
Rand
Navy
Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
A. W. Greely
A. B. White
Kansas City
D. Stanley Brown
White House
McKinley
A. m
Edward Kimball Dying in Chicago After Debt Repayment Crusade
Edward Kimball, famed for decades of fundraising to pay church debts, is dying at his son Dr. R. N. Kimball's Chicago home. Since 1879 he has raised fifteen million dollars to reduce church indebtedness, including a $110,000 payment for Dr Robinson's Presbyterian church in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmcaco
Associated Press
Edward Kimball
R. N. Kimball
Robinson
Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Fire Rages in Forbidden City As Guards Restrict Access
A Pekin dispatch dated June 4 reports a great fire burning in the Forbidden City. Americans and Japanese guarding the area refuse access to outsiders, leaving no details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Pekin
Forbidden City
President McKinley to miss Buffalo visit on June 13
Washington June 5. President McKinley will not attend Buffalo on June 13 as planned. Since returning to Washington, Mrs. McKinley’s condition has grown dangerous, prompting speculation he might leave for forty eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
McKinley
Buffalo
Beaverton Man Kills Daughter Wife Then Shot by Neighbor
Beaverton Michigan on June 5 a man named Will Arnell shot and killed his six year old daughter wounded his wife and fired at his sister and Mrs Samuel Dopp before Mr Dopp fatally wounded him with a shotgun. Authorities say he may have become suddenly demented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverton, Mich
Associated Press
Will Arnell
Samuel Dopp
Dopp
Priest Poisoning Report Ties Death to Poison
The chemist who examined the stomach contents of the late Rev. Father Phillips of Hazleton New York reports death due to poisoning. He was found dead recently in the apartments of Dr. Kirk M. Stanley. The Associated Press notes the findings dated June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Father Phillips
Hazleton
Kirk M. Stanley
Powder Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard
A magazine at Mare Island navy yard containing two hundred tons of smokeless powder exploded at 6 AM. No injuries reported. Property loss estimated at two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cal
Associated Press
Mare Island Navy Yard
Canton Grants Franchise For Canton Akron Electric Railway
Canton council awards the streetcar franchise to Welty Hoover and Kolp for the Canton Akron Electric Railway after a debate with rival Julius Whiting. Work to start immediately with a running line within the agreed time. Also notes hotel permit worth 100000 on South Market Street and several estate matters including guardianship sales and probate filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Messrs. Welty
Hoover
Kolp
Canton-Akron Electric Railway
Julius Whiting
Canton-Akron
Welty
Whiting
Canton- Akron
Wilhelmina Walker
Elizabeth Fraser
South Market Street
L. W. Thomas
Clement Krause
Jackson Township
N. H. Willaman
Massillon
John Ginther
Lawrence Township
Stark Electric Railway Franchise Revoked in Canton
Canton June 5 The city council voted to revoke the Stark Electric Railway Company's franchise after one dissenting vote. No work began on the Canton to Alliance line despite time extensions. Rails and ties arriving. track laying to start within two weeks as engineers adjust grades between Canton and New Philadelphia. An estate inventory dispute involving the Paul Brick Company cites a $9000 salary item for manager William Paul as potentially improper under partnership terms and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Stark Electric Railway Company
Alliance
Darwin
Canton-Akron Electric Railway Company
Corps of Engineers
New Philadelphia
Paul Brick Company
Massillon
Valentine Fries
Anna Fries
William Paul
Tuberculosis in Cattle Prompts Call for Dairy Inspections
An Ohio veterinary surgeon from Wooster urges strict dairy herd inspections after a Canton milk herd was culled for tuberculosis. He cites Ohio data showing rising human tuberculosis linked to cattle and urges health boards to ensure milk comes from healthy animals, warning against adulteration and urging action. He notes local cases near Massillon, and stresses veterinary support in eradication efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Burneson
Ohio
Wooster
Canton
State Board For Health
Brrneson
Law
Cornell
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Don’t Marry for Money Boston Man Finds Health
A Boston man who recently wed a wealthy young woman reports she is now in good health after using Br Kings New Life Pills. The pills are advertised as remedies for jaundice biliousness malaria fever ague and liver and stomach troubles. Gentle yet effective and sold at Baltzly's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Br. King
Baltzly
Terrible Explosion Burns Woman in Kirkman Locality
Report by N. K E Palmer describes a gasoline stove explosion that burned a woman frightfully. Best doctors could not hear the running sore, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured her. Sold for 25e at I. Baltaly's, with uses for cuts corns sores boils bruises skin diseases and piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. K E. Palmer
Kirkman
I. Baltaly
Have You Heart Troubles Don't Be Afraid
A vintage ad promotes Clinic Headache Wafera a heart tonic priced at 10 cents. It urges readers with heart troubles not to fear and to seek relief from the product advertised in NewsparrrhRtHi.
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Jacob 8. Coxey
Mt. Vernon, O
Pittsburg
St. Clairsville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Empire Coal Company
Harrisville
Here
Mr. Raedel
Amelia Keller
Sonnhalter
R. Keller
Griswold
Board of Equalization
RAD
Boe
Order OF the Court
Youngstown
Chaffee
Manila
Phillips
Royal Baking Powder CQ
William ST
County Seat News
New Street Railway
William G. Paul
John M. McGinnis
Tuscarawas Township
Daniel Berkey
Sugarcreek Township
Burneson
Groff
Ag Ld
Jersey
Board of Health
Health Board
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