Local Happenings Highlight Weddings Illness and Travel
Miss Evelyn Holston returns to Massillon from Drexel College for summer. Mrs. John Bayliss remains critically ill after an appendicitis operation. Dr. I. N. Myers visits family in West Main. A St Marys church class of eighty made their first communion with Rev. Reuter. Mrs. Charles E. Jarvis and Miss Helen Johnson travel to Cleveland to visit Mrs. H. B. Hurlbut. John Wetzel injures a broken arm after being kicked by a horse near Massillon. Several residents head to Washington Court House for the G A R encampment. A Dover Lodge 975 of Elks planned for Canal Dover. Mrs. Mary Willaman dies at New Berlin. Lincoln council O U A M and Daughters of America hold memorial service. Wheat shows high Ohio conditions with corn and oats affected by wet weather. Fire damages home on South Erie Street from Tuesday storm. A party from Massillon dines in Richville for a fiftieth birthday. Attorney Algernon C. Eggert leaves Massillon for Richwood. G A R encampment movements involve Hart Post and Daughters of Veterans. Names of young couple arrested near Massillon hint at local crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Holston
Drexel College
Philadelpha
John Bayliss
Navarre
I. N. Myers
Maples
Ind
Samuel Myers
West Main Street
St. Mary’s Church
Reuter
Robert McKnight
Lawrence
Toledo
John Larkin
Charles E. Jarvis
Helen Johnson
Cleveland
H. B. Hurlbut
John Wetzel
South Canton Road
Massillon
Elias Shetler
William Weaver
J. H Hunt
A. B. Volkmer
R. A. Pinn
R. B. Crawford
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington Court House
Mary Willaman
J. Henry Willaman
New Berlin
A. H. Ream
Dr. Holtz
Lincoln Council No. 16
Ensign Bagley
James Jones
Order
Ohio
State Board of Agriculture
Harry Snyder
Erie Street
Uhrendorff
Knapp
Merwin
Goehler
Schimke
Leeper
the Plains
Kraybill
Richville
Harvey
Lock Haven
Algernon C. Eggert
Richwood
Union County
Eggert
Marion
Bellefontaine
Delaware
W. G. Weaver
Hart Post
James H. Hunt
Albert Powell
Amanda Murrell
Abrichaville
Couple Seeks Marriage After Objections. Held by Police
A couple, who had eloped against family wishes, rented rooms in the south end of town and sought a marriage license. After being brought before Mayor Bell, the girl clung to her lover as Chief Ertle separated them and jailed Powell. They will face Mayor Bell for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ents
Russians resent US twenty four hour rule anger grows
In St. Petersburg on June 7 the Russian press shows strong resentment toward the United States over the twenty four hour rule applied to three Russian cruisers at Manila. The city is decked for the empress birthday but no imperial proclamation arrives as Ambassador Meyer meets Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and proceeds to Tsarskoe-Selo for a special audience with the emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
United States
Manila
Meyer
Lamsdorff
Tsarskoe-Selo
June Weddings Begin With Local Ceremonies
Two weddings highlight the week in Canton. Miss Mary M Forster wed Philip T Weltlich at St Marys church with family as witnesses and plans to live in Canton after a Cincinnati honeymoon. Lulu Wagoner and Fred Shipbaugh were married at the bride's home with close family present and will reside in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Mary M. Forster
Frei R. Forster
Eest Cherry Street
Philip T. Weltlich
Reuter
Florence Forster
Fred Beck
Canton
Kate Wissler
Galion
Ed Forster
John Weltlich
Mrs. Weltlich
Cincinnati
State
Akron
Wagoner-Shipbaugh
Lulu Wagoner
William Wagoner
Fred Shipbaugh
North Mill Street
L. H. Barry
Killa Wagoner
Walter
Roosevelt order may force Russo warships from commerce lanes
Washington believes an international accord could result from President Roosevelt's demand that Admiral Enquist depart Manila within 24 hours or scuttle ships. British and American shipping interests have pressed for limits on Russian cruiser actions to protect neutral trade and prevent repair in neutral harbors, shaping a likely move toward a maritime pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Admiral Enquist
Manila
United States
Great Britain
Far East
Great Great Britain
America
Reunions and local notices at Justus and surrounding towns
Frost hits Justus area delaying corn planting while reunions and festivals chart the month. Notables attend funerals in New Philadelphia and Canal Fulton as Miss Daisy Jorden visits Navarre. Stanwood hosts band and road work continues. Sonnenberg reports illness and a Mennonite wedding near North Lawrence. Local meetings, school events, and church services fill the week.
Severe Canton Storm Burns Hartville Barn and Wrecks Rail Line
A June Canton storm caused extensive damage with vivid lightning and heavy rain. A bank barn near Hartville was struck and burned, destroying equipment and crops. A washout on the Wheeling & Lake Erie line derailed several cars, delaying traffic as crews cleared the wreck. The fourth Ohio Sunday School convention opened with thousands in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Charles F. Kinsley
Hartville
Lake Township Insurance Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Cleveland
Michigan Avenue
Ohio
H. A. Dowling
Columbus
Phoebe A. Curtiss
E. L. Barrett
Springfield
Clara Louise Ewart
W. A. Powell
Toledo
Herrick denies story on Equitable stake
Columbus report says Governor Herrick returned from New York and declares there is no truth to the tale that he bought Hyde's interest in the Equitable. He also states that no offer of the chairmanship has been made to him and he could not consider such an offer. Wedding presents advertised by Hawver, jeweler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Herrick
New York
Hyde
Equitable
Norway Secedes from Union with Sweden
Christiana June 7 The storthing declared the union under one king dissolved and that the king ceases to act as king of Norway. The state council is empowered to govern Norway until further notice. Stockholm June 7 King Oscar protests the government’s method and action in a telegram to Prime Minister Michaelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana
Norway
The
Storthing
Sweden
State Council
Stockholm
Oscar
Premer Michaelson
Council of State
Pews in churches and the social seating gap in history
The London Telegraph notes that early pew use favored elites and private favors, creating separate seating for the rich while the poor faced cold, crowded spaces. It describes ministers’ pews with servants bringing wine, side alcoves, and partitions that excluded some worshippers during prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vile
Thomas More
Elizabert
Chales Lo
Wien
de Vitizens
Swift
Eden
London Telegraph
Astor Declares He Should Not Pay Rent for Tall Mall Gazette
William Waldorf Astor, while signing checks, reportedly said he need not pay rent as HTL can build and rent a building for him. He ordered arrangements for new tall office offices and forbade further discussion for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waldorf Astor
Tall Mall
Astor
HTL
Massillon Market Prices For Daily Retail Report
Massillon Market shows corrected daily retail prices for butter eggs chickens cabbage onions potatoes and miscellaneous items. Prices include creamery butter per pound eggs per dozen spring chickens per pound and various vegetables with hay corn straw and oats per unit or ton as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
After Dinner Speech Quip Sparks Irish Wit
An odd Irish conundrum about who Tawifer would choose and a reply from The Tsishnint leads to a wry line about pre's certainty. OWS Field notes a quip comparing after dinner speeches and the risk of delivering one unasked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Mike
Sadik
Spiteful remark frames a humorous exchange
Ida and Why tease each other in a playful dialogue about kissing, suggesting a moment of flirtation and mortified amusement as they joke about lost senses and mutual attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Offer Quick Relief for Monthly Pains
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills touted as a remarkable remedy for periodic pains backache nervous or sick headache and other distressing aches. Claims promise relief when taken at first indication with no morphine opium or dangerous drugs and a money back guarantee if the first package fails to benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Park
Michigan St
South Bend
Ind
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Indre
Timely and Valuable Suggestions on Nervousness Relief
The piece touts Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy of Rondon as superior for nervousness and digestive balance. It targets women in confined domestic roles, claiming it promotes natural digestion and tones the nervous system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorey
David Kennedy
Cure a Cold in One Day Brand Ad Notice
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromquinine with a money back guarantee. The small note includes ER W Greve’s signature on each box and a price of five cents, distributed by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Greve
Agua Beranteed Cure For Piles
Advertising copy promises a guaranteed cure for piles with a 14 day first application. Druggists refund money if Pazointment fails. send 50 cents and the medicine will be mailed postpaid by Paria Medicine Co. St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria Medicine Co
St. Louis
Notice of Appointment of Executor for Abigail Shorb
The undersigned has been duly appointed executor of the state of Abigail Shorb late of Stark county Ohio deceased. Dated May 11 105. JOHN R WALTER Executor Wm McMillan Atty for Executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Shorb
Stark County
Ohio
John R. Walter
Wm. McMillan
Mrs John Bayliss obituary from Navarre
Mrs John Bayliss aged 52 died at her Navarre home Wednesday after an abdominal operation for appendicitis. Surviving husband and four children Mrs William Fry Canton Mrs Samuel Leffel Massillon Jesse Bayliss Stanwood and Dan Bayliss Navarre. Funeral Friday at 1 PM conducted by Rev J M Poulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bayliss
Navarre
William Fry
Canton
Samuel Leffel
Massillon
Jesse ‘Bayliss
Stanwood
Dan Bayliss
J. M. Poulton
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Canal Dover
Dover Lodge
Manila Bay
Forster-Westlich
Cincin
Fred. Shipbaugh
Russia
Justus
Boughman
Daniel Boughman
B. McFarren
New Philadelphia
Welty
Newman
J. H. Clark
Massilon Stone and Fire Brick Company
George Williams
James McGee
Canal Fulton
Sadie E. Masters
Busiiness College
William Findley
A. L. Williams
Richard Davis
H Roderick
John Dougal
W Young
West Brookfield
W. S.adams
Alice Heibner
Dalton
Justus F
Charles Swigert
Cemetery Association
Adrian Myers
Valparaiso
A. Jones
William Steel
Daisy Jorden
May Burke
Barberton
John Kelly
Clayton Fair
Wheeling
Warwick
Sonnenberg
John Schneck
John Bixler
Putnam County
Steiner
Daniel Eicher
North Lawrence
Indiana
David Lehman
Caroline Bixler
Mennonite Church
Jacob Nussbaum
Jacob Hostettler
County Seat News
Hawver
Massillon Market
Norke
South Erie
Hollister
Z. T. Baltzly
Hawver’s
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