Local Happenings and City News Briefs
Fred Schriver left Monday for Cincinnati. C. M. Whitman confined by grip. Mrs Conrad Siebel and Otto Siebald left for New York. Tom McFarland of Barberton visit. Mayor Wise announces candidacy for clerk of courts. McCall of Akron a Massillon guest. William Clark of Steubenville visiting Massillon. LaVerne Goudy of Youngstown visiting. Councilman C A Routh seeks re election. Mrs Jacob Myers attends funeral in Doylestown. Frank Kirker of Youngstown to receive 6700 from Pennsylvania railroad for leg loss. Adam Shawbell injured by horse. arm broken. Harry Kraum becomes Canton-Massillon Electric motorman. Miss Cora Taggart at inaugural ball in Washington. Rep R A Pollock in Washington a week. Mrs William M Reed returns from New Hartford illness. Funeral of John Hintz held at St John’s. Mrs Lily Seufts Kirchbaum interred at Massillon cemetery. Building permits issued on West Main Street. Wilhelm to spend 900, Jones 400, Sheehan 800. Akron men seek 50 year steam plant franchise in city. Joseph Davis undergoes foot amputation after mine accident. Joseph H McConnell named GOP county auditor candidate. R F Wilson seeks Osnaburg sheriff nomination. Wheeling & Lake Erie deny Norwalk shop plans. Lane for bricklayers and stonemasons wages adjusted. North Lawrence seeks reappointment of Sadie Sibson. Miss Kathryn Zorn previously served. Large funeral for Mrs John Stiddard at St Mary’s with high mass and floral tributes. Pallbearers listed from nephews and Eisenbrei family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Whitman
Conrad Siebel
Otto Siebald
New York
Tom McFarland
Barberton
Wise
W. O H. McCall
Akron
George McCall
William Clark
Steubenville
Massillon
LaVerne Goudy
Youngstown
Silas Goudy
C. A. Routh
Jacob Myers
Sarah Fenchenheim
Doylestown
Frank Kirker
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Adam Shawbell
West Street
Harry Kraum
New Philadelphia
Canton- Massillon Electric Railway
Cora Taggart
A. B. Richardson
Washington
Wilhelm
Jones
Sheehan
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Norwalk
Wheeling
Port Clinton
Pittsburg
North Lawrence
Sadie Sibson
Sibson
Kathryn Zorn
Canal Fulton
John Stiddard
St. Mary's Church
Obituary notices list several local deaths and services
Obituary notices report M Watt a state hospital patient died Tuesday age 28 former Canton resident body to Leesville for interment Frederick Koburg 65 died. death due to cirrhosis of the liver funeral services held K of P attended Mrs Anna Stiddard 33 died of internal hemorrhage service at St Marys Church Rev Kaempker. Mrs Jane Davis 62 mother of Samuel Davis died in Cortland service in Cleveland. John Snyder 26 farmer near Pittsburg funeral Wednesday. William Schott 78 state hospital patient pneumonia burial in Akron survived by wife and family Mrs James Edmunds 63 died at home grip funeral at Church of St Philip and St James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Stiddard
John Stiddard
North High Street
St. Mary's Church
H. V. Kaempker
Stiddard
Mathias Eisenbrei
St. Mary's
Jane Davis
Samuel Davis
West Main Street
Cortland
N.Y
Cleveland
Akron
Inland
Schott
Asylum
James Edmunds
Dana Funton
Church of St. Philip and St. James
Outburst of Push Aims to Push Navarre Street Railway
The Massillon Navarre street railway representative visited Navarre on Thursday to negotiate right-of-way to Massillon. Citizens and business leaders are urged to unite in an energetic push to advance the project and make Navarre a town not to be scoffed at with the electric street railway to Massillon as the starting point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarre
Massillon
Cure the Grip With Miles Remedies Comfort Guide
Rest and care for nerves with bed rest during severe grip. Eat sparingly and drink cold water to reduce fever and aid kidneys. Use Dr Miles Nervine three times daily, extra at night if needed. For fever and aches use Dr Miles Pain Pills. Remedies sold with guarantee. Queen & Crescent Southern Byland Plant System routes Cincinnati to Florida, 100 miles shortest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Queen & Crescent Southern
Cincinnati
Florida
Morgans Take Control of Cleveland Lorain & Wheeling Rail
The Morgan syndicate acquires a controlling stake in the Cleveland Lorain and Wheel ing Railway by sale to the Baltimore and Ohio. The move consolidates coal field access in Ohio, with the Morgan interests already dominant in lake coal and other rail lines. The Wheeling and Lake Erie remains with the Connors group and may join the Morgan network. The deal signals a broader plan to bind smaller lines between New York and Chicago to through routes, potentially reshaping traffic and operations. The CL&W operates 200 miles of track with $8 million in common stock and $6 million in preferred, plus $10 million authorized bonds, of which over $6 million issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Syndicate
Ohio Goal Fields
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Tee
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
Cleveland Leader
Morgans
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Connors Syndicate
New York
Thy
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio Company
Lorain
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad
John Gow & Company Move to Reopen After Fire
John Gow & Company, whose stock and store room were destroyed by fire, lease the room now occupied by Richard Edwards on West Main street and will resume business on April 1. Edwards will move to the Bowers grocery building opposite the present site after purchasing Bowers stock and fixtures. Bowers will enter the lumber trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gow & Company
Richard Edwards
West Main Street
Edwards
Bowers
A Good Cough Medicine for Children
A Petersburg baker endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children with bad and whooping coughs, noting it contains no opium or harmful drug. Sold by E. B. Craig, Z. T. Baltzly, Rider and Snyder. Also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowel troubles and Dr Miles Nerving and Heart Cure for nerve and heart issues. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure touted for digestion after long stomach illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. P. Moran
Petersburg
tVo
E. 8. Craig
Z. T. Baltzly
Rider & Snyder
DeWitt
Chas. W. Cupples
W. Tremont St
E. Main St
Peruna Tonic Labeled Best Catarrh Care by Samoa Chief Justice
The Chief Justice of Samoa extols Peruna as the best catarrh remedy and mucous membrane tonic. A letter from Hon J E Macias, Porto Rico postmaster, praises Peruna for curing yellow fever after-effects and recommends it widely as a national-importance medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
J. E. Macias
Porto Rico
Retreet
N. W
Washington, D. C
Peruns
Peruna Medicine Co
Jiumbus
Chinese Protest and Foreign Ministers Meet
Chinese plenipotentiaries protest the legation quarters in Chinese public buildings as foreign ministers prepare to discuss the issue. The British and Russians occupy the board of works, revenue, and ceremonials. Italians seize the emperor's personal temple. Fire destroys much of the temple of a Thousand Years in the summer palace. Buddha effigy survives. Japanese troops prepare to depart on transports bound for Taku.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penu
Associated Press
Board of Works
Board of Revenue
Board of
Summer Palace
Buddah
Taku
Negotiations Aim U S Steel to Control Nail Plants
A London dispatch says talks are underway at Dusseldorf for the United States Steel Company to gain control of eighty five wire nail plants. Morgan favors the nail industry for absorption due to consolidated management. American competition is blamed for harming German export trade, with German output at 200,000 tons and last half of 1900 exports at 20,000 tons, a net loss of $210,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
London
Dusseldorf
Germany
United States Steel Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Topeka passes strict saloon measure curbing private drinking
The Topeka city council adopted an ordinance that bans treating friends to liquor at private homes and makes presence in a saloon enough for guilt. Violations carry heavy fines and 30 to 100 days imprisonment. A testimonial for Dr Miles products is included in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Winger Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Slaying
After four hours of deliberation the jury convicted David Winger of murder in the first degree for stabbing Fred Blanche on Columbus Avenue. Blanche, a farmer's son, was killed when he confronted Winger beside the wagon. Winger, Civil War veteran, had previously been tried for the same crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandisky. O
Associated Press
David Winger
Fred Blanche
Winger
Columbus Avenue
Young Blanche
Blancke
Winget
Sandusky
Missouri Murder Claims 17-Year-Old Nellie Allen
William Wesley, colored, jailed in Kounoatier Missouri on a murder charge after the body of 17 year old Nellie Allen was found in the street near her home last night. Allen, daughter of a widow with good reputation, becomes the center of a homicide case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knounoatier
Associated Press
William Wesley
Nellie Allen
Troubles of the Duke Breach of Promise Suit Faces Duke
The Duke of Manchester, returning from New York with his bride, was served with a writ for a breach of promise of marriage. The suit is filed by Portia Knight of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverroot
Associated Press
Duke of Manchester
New York
Portia Knight
London
Gas shortage halts Lancaster schools factories and transit
Lancaster Ohio March 6 There is heavy suffering from the natural gas failure. Schools and factories have closed and street cars are stopped. Residents discuss enjoining gas companies from using large pumps to push gas to other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Associated Press
Tragic House Fire Kills Two Children in Matthews
In Marios Indiana on March 6 two young children, aged three and eighteen months, died after being left unattended as their mother visited a neighbor. Authorities believe coal from the fireplace spilled onto the floor, causing the fatal blaze.
Lumbermen Meet Opens Ninth Wholesale Dealers Convention
The Associated Press reports the ninth annual convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association began today with about two hundred delegates representing seven hundred firms attending.
Massillon Paper Company unaffected by court decree and plant sale
Arrangements to purchase the Massillon Show Print Company plant and stock, assigned to Attorney G. B. Eggert, are made by Mary A. B. Woods of Chicago with F. E. Woods as manager. The Massillon firm says the Columbia Straw Board Company decree will not affect it and it remains independent of the combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon Paper Company
Messrs. Bowman and
Mock
Board of Arbitration
Massitton Show Print Company
G. B. Eggert
Mary A. B. Woods
Chicago
F. E. Woods
Woods
John Silk
Columbia Straw Board Company
Massillon Company
Cure for lingering cough urged with One Minute Cough Cure
An old ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as the sole harmless remedy for lingering grippe cough and throat lung troubles with claimed immediate results. Testimonial from Mrs J Reiner notes relief after using Dr Alles pills. address references appear for sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grippe
Chas
Cupples
Premont Street
Rider & Snyder
East Main Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Schriver
Joseph Davis
Sippo
8. Hattery
Ess
Joseph H. McConnell
Alliance
McConnell
R. F. Wilson
Mapleton
Wilson
Osnaburg
H.V. Kaempker
M. Watt
State Hospital
Canton
Leesville
Frederick Koberg
Dautrox
Frederick Koburg
Koburg
Schultz Wagon Company
K. of P
Gow Company
Dr. Miles
Wm. Roericht
Eau Claire, Wis
Prof
Ivison
Lonaconing
C. W. Cupples
West ‘Tremont St
Ryder & Snyder
East Main St
Chama
Over the Sea
Morgan Company
Alarinda Butler
West Wheeling, O
Missouri
Bowman
John Pollock
Wiliam Schuckers
John R. Dangler
Sterling
Pomerene
Johnson's Hall
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