West Point Exam for Massillon Men in Alliance High School
Three Massillon youths and three examiners sat for West Point mental examinations in Alliance on Thursday. Congressman Taylor missed the session due to a Lisbon lawsuit. selections will follow after Taylor reviews the results. The questions covered United States history and grammar, asking about wars, governance, the Monroe doctrine, constitutional formation, Congress powers, and language mechanics.
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West Point Military Academy
Eighteenth
Congressional
Alliance High School
Taylor
Lisbon
J. B. Morris
Alliance
J. W. Moore
Leetonia
J. B Bowman
Canfiela
United States
South Carolina
Electoral Commission
Alabama
Johnson
Arnold
Math problems and geography questions from old school workbook
A set of arithmetic and geometry problems about work rates ditch digging ratios and days, decimal miles, least common multiple, greatest common divisor, alloy weights, converting 2 to a fraction, triangles and hypotenuse, geography distinctions and hemispheres, plus naming absolute monarchies.
World map prompt on monarchies and colonies
A reader requests a geographic exercise listing approximate areas for continents and locating a set of places in the Americas and Asia. It also asks for borders of Colorado Missouri and Virginia, Pennsylvania Rail System terminal points, main line states, three branch roads, five main line cities, Great Lakes border states and leading lake cities, plus a note on spelling and dictation standards from the paper.
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North America
Europe
South America
Australia
Asia
Yosemite Valley
Luzon
Honolulu
Stated Island
Pensacola
Puget Sound
Guam
Chautauqua
Niagara
Falls
Santiago
Colorado
Missouri
Virginia
Pennsylvania Railway System
Great Lakes
Saving of Souls at Zion Church Under Declining Membership
Pastor Little leads services to dwindling crowds of ten or fewer at A. M. I. Zion church as elders Frederick Thompson John Wisdom and Joseph Clemons discuss revival options. Thompson blames idolatry and worldliness. camp meetings are debated but prayer is favored to bring wandering members back to the faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. I. Zion
Little
Frederick Thompson
John Wisdom
Joseph Clemons
Elder Thompson
Thompson
Ohio Daughters of Veterans meet in Defiance delegates chosen
Miss Bertha Martin and Ida Huddleston were elected delegates to the national convention as the Ohio Department Daughters of Veterans held a successful session in Defiance. Officers named include Eva Sheeler of Cleveland as president Rose Miller of Defiance as senior vice president and Bertha Martin of Massillon as inspector. They planned to travel to Toledo then Cleveland, reporting the meeting details in the Independent.
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Bertha Martin
Ohio Department
Daughters of Veterans
D.fiance
Tam
Defiance
Arias
Cleveland
Hannah Outell
Miss Adams
Miss Taylor
Eva Sheeler
Rose Miller
Fanny Brain
Chaplin
Jessie Scott
Alliance
Gertrude Seacrist
Allance
Massillon
Minnie Trescott
Estella Hering
Nina Vincent
Cora Taylor
Ida Huddleston
Catholic Young Men Form Draft Club Plan
Sixty six young men gathered at St. Marys school house to discuss forming a religiously oriented club with literary and athletic sections. A committee including Victor Hisenbrei Clement Sibila and Joseph Hameij was set to draft a constitution and by laws and report at the next meeting under Rev H Y Kaempker's oversight.
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H. Y. Kaempker
St. Mary’s
Victor Hisenbrei
Clement Sibila
Joseph Hameij
Mr. Kaempker
Killed by Coal Car Wheel at Klondike Mine
North Lawrence June 15 James O'Brien 16 son of Jeremiah O'Brien of this place was killed when a top hand fell under the wheels of an empty coal car on the switch at Klondike Mine at 6 25 am Thursday. He waved to witnesses after the wheels passed over him and died ten minutes later. Coroner's inquest will likely return accidental death verdict. Funeral from Canal Fulton Catholic church Saturday morning. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Crystan Sprine.
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North Lawrence
James O'Brien
Jeremiah O’brien
Klondike
O’brien
Schuffelle
Canal Fulton Catholic
Crystan Sprine
Salvation Army
Canton Board of Education Short of Funds
Canton news reports the Canton Board of Education facing financial strain as levies fall short of expenditures with options including raising taxes or cutting teacher wages. Other items note trials in Canton and Navarre, local burglaries, assaults, and court assignments for next week.
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Canton
Canton Board of Education
Julia Draine
Navarre
Common Pleas Court
J. W. Wardwell
Aleges
Isaac Stauffer
Repository Printing Company
Maude la Lansky
Briie
Manchester
David Fabs
Tuscarawas Township
Ernst W. Wissmar
Massillon
Theo. Heller
Bessie DePister
Emil Schindler
Sophia Huber
Counterfeit Money Rumors Reach Canton Merchants
Canton merchants report counterfeit coins circulating nearby but say none have reached the city. Mayor Wise and officers are vigilant though no suspect has been found. A local man brought a counterfeit dollar to Massillon to alert shopkeepers. The fake is notably light by about one hundred grains.
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Canton
Midway Attractions Booked for Massillon Street Fair
The amusement committee of the Massillon Street Fair Association booked two features for the Midway. Sherry Brothers' Working World is shown in the opera house block, alongside the London Mystery and the One Man Orchestra. J A Schear of Sedalia Missouri used One Minute Cough Cure to save his child from death. It cures coughs colds pneumonia la grippe and throat and lung troubles. Rider & Snyder.
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Massillon Street Fair Association
Sherry Brothers
Opera House
J. A. Schear
Sedalia
Rider & Snyder
Citizens Protest Move to Build New West Brookfield School
Indignant residents form a committee to seek court action to halt the district board of education from continuing with a new school building. They challenge the land purchase and construction cost, claim lack of public input, and allege overstepping authority. The local protest centers on finances, grounds quality, and debt risk.
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West BrookieLp
District Board of Education
Peter Scharles
Jacob Wolf
Samuel McIntosh
William Gretter
L. E. McConnell
Divorce case dismissed in Canton court
The divorce suit of Sarah Styer against David Styer in room No 1 was dismissed by Judge McCarty after finding collusion between the parties. The Styers, Massillon residents, were represented by J O Garrett who claimed ignorance of the alleged facts. Guardian appointment sought for E W Wisen man of Massillon.
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Canton
Edmunds
Canal Fulton
McCarty
Myers
City of
Navarre
Smith
Casselman
Common Pleas Court
Court Room No
Ohio
Henderson
Werner
Batz
Cole
Halleck and Carnes
Martin
Seil Et al
Central Savings Bank Co
Dougherty
Berkheimer
Campbell Va
Campbell
McGregor
Taylor
Younginger
Diebold Safe and Lock Company
Hook
Maag
Blackburn
Maus
sShock Et al
Herring
Powers
Whitmire
Rohn
Onio
Chisler
Youley
Ferran
Eberly
Labbe
Schario
Newhouse
Hatcher
Maudru
J. H. Halterman
Penn Avenue
Susie Allman
Martha Julius
Schmidt
Robertson
City of Massillon
Canton-Massillon Electric Street Railway Company
Laura Winold
Massillon
Cantos
Sarah Styer
David Styer
Styers
J O. Garrett
E. W. Wiseman
Chas. E. Oberuix
Willison & Day
Philip and
Mary Gravius
Wetmore and Fay
John Youngblood
Charles E.miller
Plaintif T
Cured When Others Failed by S A Ingalls Crown Point NY
A reader from Crown Point New York writes of kidney trouble relief after trying several doctors and cures. Her wife improved greatly within a week of starting Foley's Kidney Cure and three bottles cured her. The ad also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and constipation, and warns neglecting kidney disorders. A July 4th excursion is noted.
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S. A. Ingalls
Crown Point
N.Y
Foley
Rider & Snyder
President McKizier Visits Springfield on Train Trip
President McKizier's party arrived in Springfield at 9:23 a.m. to a crowd of thousands, then departed after brief greetings for Holyoke. He arrived at 10 a.m. and would be hosted by Mr. Whiting, with cheers as carriages rolled past the station.
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Springfield
Mass
Associated Press
McKizier
Ais
Tve
Holyoke
Whiting
Man Strikes Wife in Public in Oatrans La
William H. Fischer, a contractor, assaulted his wife on a public street in Oatrans Louisiana. He fatally harmed Jamesney, who had been married only six weeks. She had sought an account of cruel treatment and had objected to his demand for money for a former sweetheart.
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New Oatrans
Associated Press
Wm. H. Fischer
Jimsney
Taeec
Tes
The Number Dead in Ricumosp Disaster
The disaster at Ricumosp Wisconsin left about 125 lives lost or missing with 102 identified dead. Burials occurred for many bodies while some remain unrecovered in the wrecked area. Property losses are estimated around 350000 with relief funds set at 500 dollars. June report by Associated Press.
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New
Shooting in Kentucky Leaves Man Wounded in Ambush
In Begton Clay county Charles Jackson, brother-in-law to Tom Baker, was shot from ambush by two men using a revolver and a shotgun. He rode Bowling's horse, was wounded in the thigh and back, and sought treatment after the attack, believed to be a mistaken target amid threats against Bowling.
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Lospon
Associated Press
Begton
Clay County
Charles Jackson
Tom Baker
Bowling
Couple killed in Kentucky crossing tragedy
Winchester Ky June 17 Samuel T Rupard and wife were struck and instantly killed by a passenger train on the Chesapeake and Ohio road near here while en route to meet the body of their neighbor Hiram Rogers who was accidentally killed yesterday at Ronceverte West Virginia.
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Winchester
Associated Press
Samuel T. Rupard
Chesapeake & Ohio Road
Hiram Rogers
Ronceverte
W. Va
License Needed for Army Canteen Liquor Sale at Camp Meade
Judge Simonton of Harrisburg county court ruled the army Canteen at Camp Meade cannot operate without a regular license issued by the courts. The decision came as the canteen faced regulatory scrutiny over liquor sales.
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Harriserns
Associated Press
Simonton
Camp Meade
From Distant Friends Fireman Baatz Receives Marseille Note
An old Marseilles friend writes to Fireman C L Baatz praising his bravery after the Russell Company fire and notes Marseille’s fire equipment lags Massillon. The letter also commends the department’s overall conduct and valor during the incident.
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Baatz
C. L. Baatz
Ntgas
Russell & Company
Gre
Marseilles
France
Informa- Hon
Massillon
Russell Tre
Strikers Win Sorars at Cleve land and Wheeling Railroad
The Cleveland Locomotive and Wheeling Railroad Co agreed to coal trimmer demands, raising men's wages by a quarter cent per ton after trimmers refused to work at old rates. The workers vow to align with prevailing scales east of Cleveland as bargaining continues.
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Sorars
Cleveland Lotain & Wheeling Railroad Company
Cleveland
Pogis
Foley Kidney Cure Praised By Longtime Sufferer
Mr G A Stillman writes that Foley Kidney Cure cured his 27 year kidney disease and left him feeling ten years younger. He reports dramatic health improvement backed by testimonials from other readers and notes certificates of its medical qualities. Rider Snyder promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers for constipation and liver troubles.
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G. A. Stillman
Lil
Foley
Rider & Snyder
DeWitt
Banner Salve praised as world’s greatest healing remedy
An ad style notice touts Banner Salve as the fastest healer for any sore cut bruise or sprain. Rider and Snyder promote Nipwren a OBrk as the brand and distributor in a compact, period voice text.
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Rider & Snyder
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Daniel Waugh
Sharon
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Youngstown
E. J. Evans
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Rachel Pax
Elvira Owens
Byron Owens
E. S. Howells
Jennie Howells
Matthew English
A. J. Morgan
Bracu City
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the Farmers Telephone Company
Pinn
Pixy
Wayne County
Thomas Adley
Akron
Foust
East Greenville
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Street Fair Association
West Brookfield
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