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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1906

Page

3

Ohio Troops Ordered Home from Jefferson County Mines

Ohio Governor Pattison ordered state troops in the Jefferson county mining districts back home after a council with Adjutant General Hughes and the county sheriff. In Dillonvale and Brad­ley areas strikers and coal company officials anticipate resumed operations Monday with non union workers, while inspectors ensure safety as guards oversee mines in Plum Run Crow Hollow Rush Run Moore's Run and nearby sites.

Wheeling W. Va Speaks Ohio Jefferson County Hughes Dillonvale Vorhees Bradley George Harrison Harrison Plum Run Crow Hollow Rush Run Moore’s Run Adena Smithfield Bellaira

Jurisdiction clash stalls state printer bid in Pattison era

Lewis Houck, secretary to Governor Pattison, pressed Mark Slater to drop his claim to the state printer job. Slater refused, offering to resign only if allowed a hospital visit to discuss duties. A counter proposal was rejected. In Cincinnati, the Bryan Democratic club of Hamilton County formed seeking endorsements from city, county, and state conventions.

Pattison North Carolina William T. Spaeth Wells Brothers Show Spaeth Mark Slater Slater Columbus Ofige Christ Hospital Houck Bryan Club Cincinnati Bryan Democratic Club Hamilton County Bryan

Fight at Picnic Ends in River Tragedy

In Hamilton Ohio on June 9 a Cincinnati colored military club picnic at Woodsdale park descended into a general brawl. Many were wounded and 17 year old Arthur Cain disappeared after running into the Miami river during the melee. His body has not been recovered.

Hamilton Cincinnati Colored Military Club Woodsdale Park Arthur Cain Cincinnati Miami River

Americans Desert Cananea Mines in Mass Across Border

Bisbee Ariz June 9 Dozens of American miners flee Cananea after Mexican authorities threaten arrest for those suspected of aiding the Cananea strike. Hundreds arrived in Bisbee over the last 48 hours as the exodus continues amid border tensions and arrests.

Cananea Bisbee Ariz Cananda Mexico Colonel Greene

Shot by Posse Confesses to a Crime

Enid Oklahoma June Cole Ward a known young man was shot and killed by a sheriff s posse Ward was with his half sister whom it is alleged he abducted He opened fire on officers when an arrest was attempted After being fatally wounded Ward confessed to killing Martin Julian near Ponca City last fall for which Al Harpster is serving a life sentence in Lansing Penitentiary Harpster was recently convicted in Kay county district court maintaining his innocence.

Enid Okio Cole Ward Ward Martin Julian Ponca City al Harpster Lansing Harpster Kay County

Jerome Charges Filed in New York County GovernorMove

Five New York citizens petitioned Governor Higgins with sworn charges against William Travers Jerome alleging willful neglect of duty and accepting 360 000 from life insurance companies for his campaign fund The filing asks for Jerome's removal from office and marks a political firestorm in New York.

Jerome New York Higgins William Travers Jerome New York County W. N. Amory Chapman Dwight Joseph C. Hurley Edward P Ife Insurance Fund Tast Fail

An Easy Creditor Quote by Seneca

A concise reflection on the stomach as a debtor that begs and clamors yet is lenient with small payments if you pay what you owe not more. It notes the stomach is not an obdurate creditor, but governed by prudence and balance. The aphorism urges moderation in consumption.

Seneca

Roosevelt backs broader meat inspection powers

Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt forwarded the Agriculture Department report on Chicago meat packing to Representative Wadsworth, noting no conflict with the Neill Reynolds findings. He cites a witness praising reforms and urges immediate, radical expansion of federal meat inspection for interstate and foreign commerce. Commissioner Neill visited the White House but declined to discuss beef inspection plans.

Washington House Committee On Agriculture Roosevelt Wadsworth Department of Agriculture Chicago Neill-Reynolds Agricultural Department Charles Neill White House Congress

Thousands Expected to Visit Kentucky During Home Coming Week

Louisville June 9 announces plans for Home Coming Week with hotels booked and boardinghouse space allocated for tens of thousands of visitors. The three day program begins June 13 at the new armory with welcomes by Governor Beckman and Mayor Barth, and remarks by former Governor Francis. June 14 features a statue unveiling of the author of My Old Kentucky Home. June 15 honors Daniel Boone, with a grand ball. Saturday marks Greater Kentucky day with the cornerstone laying at Frankfort.

Kentucky Louisville Henry Watterson Beckman Barth David R. Francis St. Louis Old Kentucky Daniel Boone Greater Kentucky Frankfort

Whyte Named to Fill Gorman Senate Vacancy in Maryland

Governor Warfield appointed William Pinckney Whyte to succeed the late Arthur Pue Gorman in the U S Senate. Whyte, born 1824 in Baltimore, Harvard Law School graduate, previously served as governor and senator. He will enter the chamber for the third time, again to fill an unexpired term.

Whyte Maryland Baltimore Edwin Warfield William Pinckney Whyte United States Senate Arthur Pue Gorman Swann Johnson England Mr. Whyte Harvard Law School

Grain and Livestock Price Report Across Markets

Chicago cattle prices range from 2.25 to 4.60 for various classes while hogs reach 6.50 to 6.60 for heavy types. Buffalo and Pittsburg listings show steers to 5.70, lambs to 7.09, and mixed hogs around 6.70. Cleveland notes cattle to 6.60 and lambs around 7.00. Cincinnati features No 2 wheat at 89, cattle to 4.90, hogs to 6.62, and bulk meats near 9.27. New York reports steers 4.40 to 4.90, lambs 7.35 to 9.00. Toledo lists grain prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and cloverseed.

Chicago East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati New York Toledo

Windstorms Do Damage Across Michigan and Ontario

A fierce windstorm tore through Michigan and eastern Ontario on June 9 cutting wire service to Canadian points and causing widespread damage from Chatham to Detroit. Unroofed houses, toppled trees, broken wires, and ruined telegraph lines accompanied torrential rain and winds up to 40 mph, with reports of river deaths unconfirmed. Race track at Hamilton saw a cyclone like moment, horses sheltered as 75 to 80 mph gusts struck, but no lives reported lost.

Detroit Mich Michigan Ontario Chatham Here Wolfs Belle Isle Western Union Postal Telegraph Companies Grand Trunk Railroad Sarnia Buffalo N. Y Iamilton Niagara Falls

Retail Trade and Greece Breaks With Roumania

Warmer weather boosts retail trade for Bradstreet reports stronger summer demand in dry goods clothing and interrelated lines with fall orders good. Grain yields remain uneven but purchases persist as labor improves. Western centers note solid dry goods demand for San Francisco while money remittance remains high and rail earnings stay heavy. In Athens, Greece to sever diplomatic ties with Roumania over currency and language disputes, Greek officials ordered to quit Roumania as tensions risk an economic clash.

Bredetreet New York Bradetreet’s San Francisco Greece Roumania Athens Bucharest Turkey Macedonia

Change of Ministry Rumors Circulate in St Petersburg

In St Petersburg in June rumors grow that a ministry change is near as Premier Goremykin and other top officials depart for a Peterhof conference. The cabinet itself was not summoned and no immediate results are seen, though ministers say they do not expect rapid changes.

St. Petersburg Goremykin Council of the Empire Nicholas Peterhof

SUNK SUN KASTER: LATE KENTUCKY MAN DIES IN SUNSTROKE

Thomas J. Franklin of Cynthiana Kentucky dies from sunstroke, widely known for his large size. In other items, Schauble Oaks Commission Company closes its St Louis office and nine Illinois offices plus Evansville Indiana. Palace Hotel at Waurika Oklahoma destroyed by fire with $50000 loss and several injuries as residents jump from windows. In Tsaritsin a clash between Persians and striking longshoremen escalates with a mob, and a collision near Mena Missouri between two trains kills a fireman and injures others. First National Bank in New York receives mailed checks and drafts for collection via messenger Wheelock Harvey who is missing.

Cynthiana Thomas J. Franklin Kentucky Schauble-Oaks Commission Company St. Louis Ilinois Evansville Ind Waurika Comanche County C. T Tsaritsin Russia Wheelock Harvey

Baseball Scores From Major Leagues Across Cities

American League results show Cleveland, Detroit, Brooklyn, New York and Chicago with varied at bats and runs as Washington, Boston, St. Louis, and Philadelphia post different margins. National League notes Boston and Pittsburgh games with Chicago and New York also listed. American Association fixtures include Toledo, Louisville, Louisville, and Minneapolis outcomes.

American League Cleveland R. H. EL Cleveland Washington Hesa and Clark Hughes Hayden Detroit EL Detroit Boston Mullin Schmidt Dineen Peterson Doomn Brooklyn R.H. EL St. Louis Druhot and Grady Eason and Ritter Caion Pittsburg Phillipe and Gibson Pfeiffer Witherup and Brown York R.H Chicago New York Brown Kling Wiltse Bowerman Philadelphia R.H. E. Cincinnati Ewing and Schlel Duggle RAE Chicago White Walsh Fiene and Hart Chesbro Klelnow Stl Cleve Chica Philo Wash Det't Bost National League R. H.L Pitts Brook N.Y Cin'dl Phila American Association Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis Columbus Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul W.L. F.C. Toledo Louis Colum Minne

Vacations as Coupons of Bonds of Industry

Marcus M. Marks, president of the National Association of Clothiers, urges balance between work and life at the Cincinnati convention. He argues vacations are not indulgences but coupons that maintain long term productivity and civic virtue. He warns against overwork and stresses friendship, leisure, and helping neighbors as essential to communities.

Baye Marcus M. Marks National Association of Clothiers Cincinnati New York Samuel Fleischman St. Nicholas Hotel Marke Ufe

A 1780 Traveler's Guide Luggage List From Pall Mall Gazette

A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt details a 1780 traveler’s guide listing items to pack. It includes clothing sets two suits a Bible albums diaries silvers and jewelry a compass sword and personal care gear along with writing supplies and a seal ring.

Oati Pall Mall Gazette

Moated Houses In Hagland And Nearby Estates

The article notes Helmingham Hall in Suffolk as the seat of Lord Tollemaché with a drawbridge raised nightly for 300 years. Leeds Castle near Maidstone in Kent is described as moat surrounded by a lake crossed by a single bridge. Wells in Somerset features an episcopal palace within cultivated walls and a seven acre moat fed by St. Andrew's Well.

Hagland Helmingham Hall Tollemaché Suffolk Ipswich Leeds Castle Maidstone Kent Wells Somergetahiré Walla St. Andrew's London Standard

The Fat Woman Needs Hollister Tea Says Ad Copy

An old advertisement claims there is little room in the world for the fat woman and presents Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets as a solution priced at 85 cents from The Baltzly Company.

Hollister Rocky Mountain The Baltzly Company

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