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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1902

Page

3

McCarty nomination hailed by Republicans in fifth circuit

The fifth circuit nominates Judge Thomas T. McCarty by a unanimous Republican vote. The bar and citizens express confidence, expecting strengthened ticket and broad voter approval nationwide. The piece contrasts immigrant violence in Paterson with labor context and comments on Cuba trade and Puerto Rico commerce post tariff.

Thomas T. McCarty Fifth Circuit Court District Judge McCarty

Canton County Awards Cottage Foundation Contract

The county commissioners awarded the foundation contract for the infirmary women's cottage to Peter Schissler of Canton for 13300 dollars. Two other bids were Melbourne Bros 14500 and A Casteel and Co 13990. Schissler had previously held the contract before injunction halted work over a year ago.

Canton Peter Schissler Melbourne Bros A. Casteel & Co Schissler

The New Sand Mill Equipment Arrives at Sonnhalter Quarry

Machinery for the Sonnhalter sand mill has arrived and is being set in place. Quarried operations continue with a strong workforce. Plans for a window glass factory are not dropped but no action this year. Louisville July 25 1898. Trade and medical notices follow.

Sonnhalter

Colors Battle at Armory Between EB and A Classes

After the morning exercises the EB class rushed the A class colors in a staged clash on the Armory stage. Umbrellas and fists were used as weapons, leaving many with black eyes and bloody noses before Manager Lipps separated the sides. The A class retained their colors and the 1902 class planned a trolley trip to Silverlake with supper at the Casino, departing at 2 and returning at 10:30 tonight.

Lipps Silverlake Law Massillon Canton Navarre

Ghost of McNair Haunts Alleged Murderess in Jail

Local friends of Sarah Robinson, the alleged murderer of Walter McNair, report she also sees the dead man’s ghost in her county jail cell. The specter is gentle and persistent, appearing in every direction she looks, resembling the haunting described in local tales.

Sarah Robinson Walter McNair Honkeytonk

King Edward Grants Reid Own Carriage in Royal Procession

London June 21 King Edward ordered that Whitelaw Reid be given exclusive use of a carriage in the royal procession after learning he would ride in a front seat with his back to the horses while Turkish and French representatives occupied the rear.

London Whitelaw Reid Turkey France Edward

Relief for backache with Doan's Kidney Pills

Massillon readers are told of quick relief from backache through Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs Alfred Rose reports her husband was cured after three boxes, purchased at Z I Baltzly's drug store near the opera house, with Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents. Price 50 cents.

Massillon Alfred Rose State St Z. ‘I’. Baltzly Opera House Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States Doan’s

Massillon Market Retail Prices and Pilling Phelps Ad

The fragment lists retail prices for Bran and Middlings per 100 pounds with odd figures and references a Doctors Dosn a Ointment and Burdock Blood Bitters. It also contains a sensational health claim about piles and a promotion for a stomach and bowels regulator.

Coronation Chair Stone of Destiny Legend and History

The article recounts Edward I’s order to hold the stone of destiny in St Edward's Chair, its oak construction, and coronation use. It surveys legends of the stone's origin from Jacob’s pillow to distant lands, and notes a Cape Town war memorial plan with a $175,000 cost and $50,000 raised.

Edward I Scotland England St. Edward's Westminster Abbey New York Westminster St. Edward’s Chapel Mary I Edward II Oliver Cromwell Westminster Hall Abbey Walter Scone Perth Kenneth Abbey of Jacob Luz Exgypt Egypt Spain Gethalus Cecrops Athens Scota Pharaoh Ireland Temple of Jerusalem Asia Minor

Fragments of a Storm Rescue on a Dark Sea

A vivid reminiscence of a perilous sea event. The narrator recalls a dark, rolling mass and a desperate rescue as people scramble from a boat. Cries in French echo “We are lost” while a brown cloud fans the sky. The group throws oars, saves those in the water, and remains safe.

White House Cockfight Spoiled by Roosevelts Children

Washington dispatch says Archie and Kermit Roosevelt planned a gala departure celebration with chickens and a kitchen prank in the White House stables. The president halted the plan after a talk with the boys, who Mocked the gardener and mixed his plants with weeds in the flower beds to fool him.

Archie Roosevelt Roosevelt White House Washbington Philadelphia Oyster Bay Kermit Archibald Times Ffeister

Bombay urged as a site for American department stores

Leslie's Weekly cites Mr. Per, the American consul in Bombay, arguing the city offers ideal conditions for introducing American department stores. He notes Bombay's large harbor, rail network, global shipping, and status as India’s gateway, with natives as clerks while sales operate on cash terms and robust stock for quick delivery. Also mentions new Belgian smoke consumer tech using a petroleum heated gas fuel.

Mombay Per Leslie Kow Orient Bombay Harhor Globe India Fee

Dawn Mowing Joy Suppresses Neighbors' Complaints

Verse notes the pleasure of dawn lawn care in summer from four to eight, with a mower’s whirr and brisk energy. The speaker mocks neighbor complaints while claiming the exercise and law support his early rising. Shomerville Mass Journal.

Shomerville Mass

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