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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
2
The piece argues Populists should back the gold standard, recalls Bryan’s free wool position, and notes the 1896 election’s fiscal choices. It cites Secretary Gage’s revenue estimates, praises Republican fiscal policy, and contrasts Colorado’s mining wealth with strong wages abroad. It ends with Michigan Democrats shifting away from Bryan.
Former chief justice Moree joins the Republicans citing expansionist destiny while R A Montgomery criticizes the Chicago platform and backs prosperity over Populism. The piece notes possible GOP votes from gold Democrats and silver Republicans and discusses canal improvements for Ohio to widen coal and grain markets using towing barges. The Independent urges consideration of a canal towing system to boost northern lake port shipments.
The piece surveys postwar trade, noting shortages give way to a healthier balance as supply catches up. It highlights iron and steel uses in construction, sugar beet industry growth, and government finance stability. It also mentions a June 15 Eastern Star ice cream social at the Masonic temple and lodge meetings.
Mayor Ashbridge released his answer to a citizens committee on the English-Wanamaker episode stating Director English acted as a private citizen in protesting press publications. He asserted the proposed inquiry would lack legal authority to compel witnesses and cautioned against punishing English without clear proof of innocence. He dismissed the town meeting resolutions as without force and defended his privacy and his employer’s rights against intrusion.
Major General Otis will arrive in Washington today and remain only a few days. He will then return home to Rochester, New York, to attend a public reception on the 15th inst. A verbal report to the president is expected, followed by a later visit for further discussions on the far east.
Tonight the Young Republican club hosts National Committeeman Richard C. Kerens of Missouri, who will receive a loving cup for casting the vote that brought the convention to Philadelphia. Party leaders are expected to attend this reception signaling their arrival.
E N Hill of Oklahoma who served with the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign died in Harrisburg hospital from fever contracted in Cuba. He had been with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and was admitted during the show's recent Harrisburg visit. Remains to be shipped to an aunt's home in Oklahoma.
MILWAUKEE June 9 The nominating committee ticket passed with little contest. Mrs. Rebecca Lowe of Georgia was elected president. Also chosen were corresponding secretary Mrs. George Kendrick of Pennsylvania and director Mrs. Edward Buchwalter of Ohio.
The Democratic state convention selected Governor Charles S. Thomas and T. J. Maloney of Denver together with A. T. Gunnell of Colorado Springs and Charles Benkle of Pueblo as delegates at large to the national convention and instructed them for Bryan and the Chicago platform.
Dellie Taylor aged 15 slain by lightning in Bradshaw Maryland. A woman in Brooklyn critically wounded shielding her son-in-law Alfred Conyer. Fire at Ambassador Choate’s house. Henry Wellesley dies in England at about 55. William Burns and Thomas Lyons jailed in Covington on murder and police shooting charges. Jockey J Perkins fatally injured at Newport race track. Attack on a 10-year-old girl near Glen Lyon Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania funeral directors adjournment in Basteton. Admiral Dewey greeted in Detroit. Lightning fatalities in Germany. Barneet elects Colonel Tenth Pennsylvania treasurer. Sister Mary Joseph dies in Galveston aged 90. Rev. Charles William Stinson leaves Chillicothe for Bloomingdale Reformed church. Pulpit vacated as Madison Paters joins Baptists.
Captain J W Webster recalls bringing General Cronje to St Helena aboard the Milwaukee and using a phonograph to lift his spirits. Cronje and wife listened in rapt astonishment as hymns and lively tunes prompted tears and smiles, with Cronje engaging closely as the device was explained to him.
A Milwaukee client, William H. Meyers, funded a radical aluminium hulled racing yacht christened the Freak. Built at Racine Boat Manufacturing, it resembles a covered bathtub with an aluminium hull, rivets, and deck, using wood only in the cockpit and deck floor. It weighs about half a standard yacht, features a centreboard, and will use a Meyers designed freak rig pending sailing tests.
Washington June 9 The navy department will issue ads inviting bids for face hardened armor for battleships cruisers and three new battleships The bids will test three tonnage classes 10 000 20 000 and 30 000 tons with expected prices under 500 per ton If bids fall short secretary Long may need to authorize new armor plant Officials anticipate rates below 500 a ton as reasonable and aim to secure lower costs through large orders
President defers travel to Canton until after the Republican convention in Philadelphia on June 19, awaiting visits from political groups. Meanwhile Mrs McKinley’s birthday prompts congratulations and flowers in Washington. Otis commutes death sentences for three natives convicted of murder to 20 years’ hard labor.
President issues recess commissions to Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles and Major General M. Corbin under the military academy appropriation bill. They will be nominated to the senate at the next session in December.
Magnetism in clay shows traces in a definite direction after firing in a magnetic field. The red color in bricks comes from iron oxides, and early studies by Italian physicists on Etruscan vases reveal that Earth's magnetic field direction has varied greatly over 5,000 to 6,000 years.
A terse reflection on marriage and men, noting that a fresh engagement ring does not sway a woman's belief about men, and after a decade of marriage the sentiment scarcely improves. The quip frames a skeptical view of gender stereotypes in a Chicago newspaper voice.
The Chinese minister comments on American women's costumes as ridiculous according to Mrs Blykins. Mr Blykins agrees, joking that payment would make him take them seriously.
An early warning against gradual health decline from poor digestion and stress. The piece cites young women in study or teaching as at risk, links headaches and vomiting to stomach failure, and advocates Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery plus Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for cleansing the system and curing chronic ailments. A testimonial from Mary Belle Summerton of San Diego praises the remedy's quick aid to school duties.
Advertisements promote One Minute Cough Cure to prevent consumption and claim immediate throat and lung relief. Foreshadowed warnings urge kidney health with Foley's Kidney Cure to avoid Bright's disease and diabetes. Also pitched are DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowels, all from Rider Snyder and partners at 139 West Tremont Street.
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas reports eight years of severe asthma with near fatal attacks. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for relief, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for wounds, Dr Wood's Norway Pink Syrup for coughs, DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowels, Foley's Kidney Cure for kidneys, and Dean's Ointment for various ailments.
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