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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1901
Page
2
Amid wide discussion of Dingley tariffs and US trade gains, reports note British grain shortfalls boosting American wheat exports, rising textile and iron trades, and census data showing significant US urban population. Commentary critiques sensational political movements and praises Westinghouse Trafford Park factory expansion with British labor adaptation.
A correspondent notes a new settlement sprouting beside the works described as an American style village heated by gas and lit by electricity. He argues skilled laborers are valued over common laborers within class, and Englishmen have little better model than Pittsburg.
A young woman from a Cincinnati area village, staying at the Hotel Conrad, tried to blow out an electric lamp and, failing, draped her clothes over it. The garments ignited causing smoke and a fire alarm. Fire was extinguished. she learned the lamp is turned off by button only.
A reader testimonial from Buffalo NY touts Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for backache relief. The ad claims the product costs 50 cents per box and is sold by Poster-Millman Co and other dealers. the sponsor urges trying the remedy and notes past media endorsements.
A wheelman’s tool bag features Dr Thomas’s Electric Oil praised for healing cuts bruises stings and sprains. Marketed as monarch over pain the product emphasizes rapid relief and versatile use for minor injuries.
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas writes she suffered eight years with asthma and life threatening attacks last year. After starting Foley's Honey and Tar she felt relief and continuous improvement. She recommends the product to others suffering as she did.
This article paints the Cuban farmer as the backbone of the nation, explains why prosperity remains distant, and contrasts historic methods with foreign plantations. It details the guajiro’s living conditions, diet, and independence, noting war damage, mortgage strain, and the clash between traditional ox pace and modern equipment.
In Cornish fishing circles the word rabbit is avoided as ominous and can force fishermen home if spoken on the way to seating. The term church was similarly shunned on the water with cleeta used instead. The superstition ties misfortune to language and is tied to tales of disasters following its defiance.
Ex Postmaster General John Wanamaker makes a public offer to buy street railway franchises held by capitalists Foerderer and others. He proposes a partial payment to the city, outlines fare restrictions, and suggests resuming franchises at cost with interest. He denies motives of profit and seeks to expose public wrongs.
Judge Wallace grants a preliminary injunction against New Castle and Lowellville and Mahoning Valley Street Railway companies restraining them from laying tracts across Ford Kincaid’s Mahoning township farm. The ruling tests Focht and Emery provisions giving eminent domain rights to electric railways. Hearing set for next Friday. injunction halts work on the line to connect New Castle with Youngstown.
A Hamilton dispatch says former Governor James E. Campbell is shipping his goods to New York City to become a resident and citizen of New York. He will practice law there occasionally but maintains ties to Hamilton, signaling the end of his Ohio public career.
In Parkersburg on June 22 Judge John J. Jackson issued a sweeping injunction against three United Mine Workers lodges and 82 miners in the Matewan coal field, mirroring a prior order that bitterly divided the union and operators amid the deputy strike clash.
General Cailles insurgent commander in Laguna province with 700 riflemen and Bolomen is near Pag-Banjan a day from Santa Cruz on Laguna de Bay. He will surrender Monday and assist in bringing in Malvar who is his superior officer.
Washington’s Major Richard Sylvester, chief of the Washington police, was elected president of the National Association of Police Chiefs. A veteran disciplinarian with a varied career in journalism and law, he devised a criminal records display system praised by police officials in this country and England. He and his wife live on Massachusetts Avenue with their three children.
Cadet Ulysses S Grant III, grandson of General Ulysses S Grant, earns attention at the United States Military Academy. He is progressing well and, barring mishap, may graduate near the top in two years. Born on Independence Day, he turns 21 soon, matching his famed lineage. The appointment arose from a dying grandfather’s wish fulfilled by President McKinley. The cadet reportedly resembles his famous forebear.
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