Canton Massillon road widening project presented to county commissioners
J W Bierly outlined plans to widen the Canton Massillon road by at least thirty feet on the north side. The proposal aims to ease driving and possibly accommodate electric streetcar lines. Owners along the route may donate land and several houses would need relocation, with details to be finalized after further visits by Massillon and Canton interests.
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Canton- Massillon
J. W. Bierly
Canton
Massillon
East Oak Street
Navarre Street
New Catholic Cemetery
County board grants humane society funds from dog tax
Canton and Massillon humane societies receive 800 and 500 dollars respectively from the dog tax fund to cover expenses for the year ending June 1, 1905 and the next year. Remaining fund about 2000 dollars goes to county public schools. Levy for the coming year stays at 5.95 mills with small changes among building, poor and soldiers relief funds.
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Canton
Board of County Commissioners
Canton Humane Society
Massillon Humane Society
Charles A. Frazer
Canton Society
Turenne Getz
Massillon Society
Humane Societies
Board of County Commissioners and County Auditor
Record Breaking Time on Pennsylvania Special’s 18 Hour Run
Crestline Ohio June 11 The Pennsylvania special on its initial trip to New York achieved speeds near 100 mph with a fastest mile of 36 seconds between Atwood and Warsaw Indiana. The 148 mile Chicago to Fort Wayne leg took 147 minutes and the train sat at Grand Crossing and Plymouth for water, with thirteen minutes for a 19 mile segment Dunkirk to Upper Sandusky. The schedule aims at 9:45 am Monday arrival and the train carries five cars including sleeping, dining, compartment observatory and library smoking cars.
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Crestline
Chicago
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
New York
Atwood
Warsaw
Ind
Fort Wayne
Englewood
Grand Crossing
Plymouth
Dunkirk
Upper Sandusky
Road In Charge
New York City
Chicago Union Station
Fatal amateur game death in Wooster Ohio
In Wooster Ohio on a Saturday amateur ball game Henry Dieh age 20 was struck behind the right ear by a curved pitch while at bat. He collapsed after joking I ve got it on the noodle and died within an hour. The pitch was thrown by Bert Thorne son of Charles Thorne a director at the Obie agricultural experiment station.
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Bert Thorne
Charles Thorne
Obie Agricultural Experiment Station
Young Thorne
Canton Democrats Nominate County Ticket With Little Contest
In Canton area Democratic primaries last Saturday a full county ticket was nominated with minimal voter interest due to no contests. Officials named include Bernard C. Bell and William Heubold as representatives, Arthur Bordner as prosecuting attorney, J. S. Coy treasurer, John Starkey commissioner, Charles W. Palmer sheriff, Emery Osborne infirmary director, and Dr. L. E. Casey coroner. Arthur R. Turnbull won the mayoral nomination by wide margins. Delegates to the state convention were chosen, and John C. Welty should receive Stark county’s solid backing.
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Canton
Bernard C. Bell
Massillon
William ©. Heubold
Arthur 4. Bordner
J. S. Coy
Louisville
John Starkey
Minerva
Charles W. Palmer
Uniontown
Emery Osborne
Alliance
L. E. Casey
Arthur R. Turnbull
John C. Welty
Stark County
Obituary notices of Jacob Weidman and others in Campcreek area
Jacob Weidman aged 60 died of heart trouble at his son in law John Collier’s Campcreek home Sunday morning. Also Mary Snyder infant daughter of Orrin and Mrs. Snyder buried at St Mary’s after congestion of stomach and liver. Alice Addis 20 died at state hospital after nine months as inmate. Mattie Aikens 40 died at state hospital from organic brain disease.
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Jacob Weidman
John Collier
Campcreek
John Weidman
Navarre
Mary Snyder
Orrin Snyder
East Cherry Street
St. Mary’s Church
J. Rink
St. Mary's Church
Father Reuter
Gertrude Ertle
Grace Schrader
Glenn Volkmer
Florence Whealen
Stella Oehl
Esther Rink
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Alice M. Addis
State Hospital
Lorain County
Cleveland
Mattie Aikens
A Legendary Curse on Goldbrook Bridge and a Wedding Party
A Suffolk legend tells how King Edward died at the hands of Danes after seeking shelter in an oak, then crossing Goldbrook bridge where his rediscovered spur betrayed his hiding. An inscription recalls the event and a whispered curse on any wedding party that crosses the bridge, prompting locals to detour at night.
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England
Lloxne
Eye
Buffolk
Edward
Goldbrook
St. Edmunds
Goldbrook Bridge
Loudon
Under the Midnight Sun at North Cape Dream Scene
Jean Murray writes of Hammerfest and the Arctic spectacle under the midnight sun. A North Cape moment inspires awe and wonder, promising reverence for life and a sense that existence is worthwhile even amid desolation and vast light.
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Hammerfest
Europe
Jean Murray
Noly
Hiself Cou Iy
Laurie
North Cape
Arctic
Rural Letter Carriers Plan Canton 1906 Invitation
Stark county Rural Letter Carriers Association met Saturday to discuss inviting the 1906 state convention to Canton while noting the Columbus meeting dates of September 4 and 6. Officers for the year were elected and arrangements for the banquet on September 6 were outlined with plans to invite Governor Herrick and several congressmen to speak.
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Stark County
Canton
Columbus
John Grimes
Alliance
Charles Bowman
Pierce
Zed Hissner
New Berlin
L. GC. Hostetter
J. B. Eberly
Beach City
John Ziegler
Navarre
M. L. Justice
Louisville
Herrick
St. Edward Hotel
Two Trade Secrets Revealed in Chinese and Syrian Craft
Artists discuss two guarded craft secrets vermilion red and bolrcest steel inlay. Apprenticeship demands secrecy, noble family status, high premiums, and character certificates. The Chicago Chronicle notes these secrets guarded for generations.
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Chicago Chronicle
Good Enough Name Question Sparks Persistent Billing
A bill collector questions a man about the name Goodenough. The man confirms the name and asserts it is indeed good enough for him, leading to a brief exchange over the paper slip and identity.
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Goodenough
Everhard Company Keeps Sand Shipments After Mill Fire
The Everhard Company is continuing sand shipments at near prior levels after a major mill fire Thursday night. A quarter mile north, a smaller mill operates day and night to fulfill orders, though it cannot match the burned mill’s capacity. The destroyed mill was famed for top quality sand. reports of 250,000 tons per day were overstated, with about 150 tons produced in ten hours at full operation.
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Everhard Company
Big Mil
Lighting London In 1715
In 1715 the common council repealed earlier lighting acts and enacted a rule for housekeepers to light doors and gateways along streets each night from 6 to 11 with burning wicks on a shilling penalty for failure.
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London
Common Council
Earrings Too Small for Her Pearls, Says Diplomat
In a witty exchange, a diplomat remarks on the pretty earrings but notes the stones are very small. Mr Phoxy replies that larger stones would be out of proportion to the size of her pars, a quip reflecting the era’s humor on appearance and decorum.
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Mr. Phoxy
Philadelphia Press
The Baby's Way Town Sip Qountry
The dialogue hints at a playful scene where a baby favors one caregiver over another, provoking a humorous exchange about who the father prefers and the baby’s sleeping habits. The setting suggests a light domestic moment captured in a newspaper snippet.
Lost appendix turned into watch charm for Wickford man
Albert W. Gregory of Wickford Rhode Island recalls a life changing scare from appendicitis and an operation. While passing Erie Virginia on a new car the missing appendix supposedly dropped from the vehicle. He had it mounted as a silver watch charm with initials of doctors nurses and friends inside. He wore it on a chain until it was lost on the road.
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Albert W. Gregory
Wickford
Willam Gregory
Rhode Island
Erie
Gregory
Providence
Central Park
New York
Thad
Nature of Japan's Navy and its Growth by 1904
The article outlines Japan's naval expansion from 1902 to 1904, noting ships built and planned, including torpedo gunboats and cruisers. It cites a 1902 fleet comprising six battleships, six armored cruisers, and four protected cruisers, with speeds around 18 knots, plus dockyards and fortified ports as bases. It lists officer counts and sailors, totaling 31,688, with ranks from admirals to lieutenants.
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Japan
Lts
Ventenant Commaders
Temperny on Temperature Change and Global Weather
The poet authorities on meteorology state that without temperature changes there would be a perpetual calm worldwide. A uniform barometric pressure would preclude seasons, evaporation, condensation, clouds, and rain. Without temperature variations the atmosphere would become poisonous, stagnant, and unable to sustain life.
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Ahout Temperny
Diving Bell Exhibit Respected Across Sixteenth Century Europe
The oldest intelligence on diving bells in Europe appears in a Haledo exhibit before Emperor Charles V. In the mid sixteenth century two Creeks descended in a large inverted kettle with a burning light and returned to the surface unwet, witnessed by thousands.
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Europe
Haledo
Charles V
Gabbleton Identified By Odd Pair Sightings
A cryptic line from Puck hints that if two men are seen together and one appears bored, the other is Gabbleton. The remark plays on a nickname or persona and paints Gabbleton as the more animated figure in the duo.
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Gabbleton
Puck
Feonomten Homewife Quips About Gossip Spread
An Feonomten complains about inviting gossip to Mrs. Brown. The wife says the gossip is so full of interesting tales that people forget to eat, leaving most of the cake uneaten.
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Mra. Brown
Ancient Feeding Bottles and Hat Weights Tell Tales
Historic bottles for babies date to antiquity. Greek nurses kept honeyed sponge pots to quiet infants, and two Greek vases in the British Museum resemble later Roman feeding bottles. A Roman child’s burial at St Rep ubber Canterbury yielded a red bottle, suggesting use in daily care. The hatter’s weight talk contrasts a four to five ounce derby with a weighty top hat, while older items hint at care and superstition.
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Mosby
British Museum
St. Repubber
Canterbury
Dphiladepsida Bulletin
Harveys Combe’s Heproof by Lord Mayor of London
Fragmented text presents a garbled anecdote about a long winded preacher and remarks by Tir Parr as they left church. The passage mentions a sermon containing four things and references to the “duress clock” and echoes of public speech.
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Harveys Combe
Hares Combe
London
Parr
Memory Lapse Sparks Witty Exchange In London
A garbled and playful note from London features a speaker apologizing for a memory lapse and urging a specialist on mental diseases. The quirky exchange centers on a missing name and a charming insistence on proper introductions.
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Kaskowowsk-chaliinglork i
London
A Way Out
A dialogue shows Mrs. Thram Offen scolding Maria over dirty dishes and hinting at a plan to hide stains with darker alternatives, reflecting household squabbles described in the Philadelphia press style.
Crash and Charges
Oneness questions preference between cash and charge for purchases. The Baltimore American quips that cash is preferred, but if payment is not prompt, charges are favored.
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Baltimore
Generous Nephew and Uncle Exchange Promised Item
A fragmentary note describes a nephew and uncle exchange over a promised item. The speaker expresses allowance to keep it and signs off with a courteous, if cryptic, closing.
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Otto
Pertoquet
The Evolution of Advertising in Modern Commerce
The piece explains how advertising shifted from romantic notions to a system that finds and informs consumers. It notes the need to reveal products and reasons to buy, highlighting growth in business transparency and market reach. It closes with a quotation contrasting appearance and reality, underscoring honesty in public perception.
Why is a lord's wife called Lady in Town and Country
In this exchange the reader asks why the wife of a lord is titled Lady. The response notes that “Lady” is her proper title and that people would see she is a lady only if told, reflecting formal address customs.
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Ethel-Mamma
Mamima
Ethel Bnt
Avarice as the last passion follows squandered lives
A quoted Maxim of Johr son noting that after pleasure and ambition consume a life, avarice often becomes its final driving force. The fragment reflects a moral view on wealth and desire in human conduct.
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Johrson
Question on Parental Pride and Echoes of a Three Year Old Son
A perplexing reflection notes a man who takes delight in repeating a saying of his three year old son while showing little pride in his eighteen year old son. The piece hints at family dynamics and cultural emphasis on early childhood versus older offspring, inviting readers to consider how pride and memory shape parental perception.
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h-Aticuta
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County Seat News
Nies
Wooster
A. W. Chase
Buffalo
N.Y. Ng
Thoburn
James M. Thoburn
Methodist Church In
India
S. K. Mahon
Houston Street
Greentown
Delaware
Calcutta
Wesley M. E
M. E
Stark County Organization
China
Turkey
Old Mill
Papa
Nature OF Japan's Navy
Heta
Kansas City Journal
Indianapolis Star
Lord Burleigh
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