Great Battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky Launched Attended by Masses
The Kearsarge and Kentucky, twin battleships, launched before about 18,000 spectators. Mrs Winslow christened the Kearsarge with champagne while Miss Bradley christened the Kentucky with water from Abraham Lincoln’s spring. The vessels feature 13 inch main guns, heavy armor, and innovative turret integration, marking a bold leap in naval design.
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Newpork News
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Herbert Winslow
Miss Bradley
Abraham Lincoln
Escas
United States
Toto
Hichborn
New York
Brooklyn
Township Sub Directors Elected Under Amended Law
The Independents publishes the amended township school law detailing election of two sub-directors on the second Monday of April. It specifies terms varying by year of director elections, with durations of one to three years, and that all future elections occur on the second Monday of April with directors serving until successors are elected and qualified.
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The
Independent
Township
Rail road notes and personnel purge at Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway seeks to discharge employes amid reports of drinking gambling and carousing. Spotters have been deployed to gather evidence. In Princeton New Jersey Joseph Smith a special agent is in town on business. Conductor William Wherley and brakeman Gray received a new caboose dubbed the W L E palace car. Additional items note President Cleveland views Spain policy and Captain Sigsbee sailing north aboard the Olivette with Maine officers.
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Joseph Smith
Wheeling & Lake Erie
William Wherley
Gray
W. & L. E. Palace
Princeton
N. J
Notes on architectural uses of paint and Italian scenes
Genoa’s wealth and history unfold from its banks and Doges palace to noble churches and Loreto legends. The writer tours Genoa to Nice, observing marble domes, window tax illusions, and rock gardens while critiquing Italian washerwomen and olive crops along the Riviera.
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Genoa
Italy
Rome
Florence
Venice
Naples
Massillon
Doges
Christopher Columbus
Holy Ghost
David
Custom House
John Smithson
America
Duke of Northumberland
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Noah
St. Lawrence
Orregina
Loreto
Judea
Dalmatia
The
Republic
Dorias
Nice
Europe
France
Liberal Ap
Italian Riviera
River Flood Delays Rail Lines At Massillon Area
The Tuscarawas river peaked Wednesday evening and receded slightly by noon today. Rail traffic on the W L E and C L W lines remains halted south of Massillon with washouts near Midvale and New Philadelphia, repairs underway but capacity limited by water. Wires down and depots affected as crews work to restore service and assess damage.
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Gace
Tuscarawas
Massillon Water Supply Company
Jook
Navarre Road
Patagonia
Main Street
Beach City
Abwechsville
Midvale
New Philadelphia
W. & L. E. Company
Massillon
Wheeling
South Division
Zoar
Faurelton
Blickensderfer
Merwin
Navarre
Deaths of a Day in Massillon and Area Noted
Samuel Miller a wealthy retired farmer of Stark county died at his East Main street home. Dropsy and multiple paralysis marked his illness of five months. Edgar H Seeley aged 59 a Massillon native and railway baggage master died after fifteen months of neuritis. Ann Brenninger a West Lebanon widow died this morning. Local miners and operators discussed a dead work scale to take effect April 1 with pay rates for inside day work and related positions.
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Samuel Miller
Stark County
East Main Street
Miller
Masssillon
Massillon
Nancy Karts
Absalon Miller
Adams Miller
David Alden
Dunlap
Lutheran Church of
West Brookfield
Edgar IL. Seeley
Edgar H. Seeley
Mr. Seeley
Pennsylvania
Kendal
David B. Seeley
Fordyce
Harry
Muassillon
Edwin P. Seeley
Seeley
Dr. Dowie
Chicago
MHS
Ann Brenningel
Wrst
Lebanon
Ann Brenninger
Brenninger
The
Lutheran Church
Howells
Cleveland
Anthony Howells
J. P. Burton
J.F. Pocock
R. H. Wainwright
E. E. Fox
W. J. Mullins
James Wilson
Columbus
Canton Judge adjourns court after Myers verdict
Canton March 25 Judge Taylor adjourned court until next week after the jury verdict in the Myers case. The Walcutt bigamy trial was assigned for Wednesday but not reached and may be included next week. Ohio v Walter, Ohio v Cavanaugh set for Thursday. Ohio v Tahn for Friday. L. T. Cool named deputy postmaster at Canton. Heroditus C. Jackson appointed administrator of Harvey C. Jackson estate. Exceptions to Susanna Myers final account filed.
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Canton
Taylor
Myers
Carrollton i
Ohio
Walter
Cavanaugh
Tahn
Stark County
Canyon
John W. Myers
Cleveland
Grace M. Bush
Grace P. Bush
Richard Donald
Lawrence Township
John Axxe
Rosa Lauper
Massillon
Frank M. Boutelle
Blanche Mack Tenney
Charles A. Muller
Mary E. Fowler
John H. Wasem
Carrie B. Snively
Knowless Reed
Frances A. Teepie
Wimot
Myers Nol Guilty Embezzlement Charge in Stark County
The John W. Myers case concluded with a not guilty verdict after a jury deliberation. Myers, former deputy treasurer, faced embezzlement charges alleging improper use of Stark County funds. The judge overruled a defense motion and delivered a general instruction to the jurors.
Canton court dull week yields few cases
In Camp March 26 Canton notes a quiet court week with only one new case filed the Merchants' Building & Loan Co. v Alice and Joseph Black for 2054.58. Real estate transfers list multiple parcels, guardians accounts filed, and several marriage licenses issued for Massillon and Magnolia. An Associated Press item from Berks County Pa. reports the Iron Company receiving a naval department order for heavy guns.
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Merchants’ Building & Loan Company
Alice
Joseph Black
Trump & Oberly
Eagle Block
Canton
Ohio
Massillon
Elizabeth Hinderer
Mary Brandt
Chas. G. King
H. Lantz
Michael Bendnarz
Jacob Graze
Christein ¢E Klein
William G. Paul
John Geis
F. L. Baldwin
George M. Richardson
Stef
Pike Township
Anna
Lewis Buchanan
Susan 8. Spriggs
Alliance
John Casper
Maggie Aston
John Nolan
Wilhelmina Ohlmap
Masgillon
Charles Purney
Minta Judd
Magnolia
BerLxnem
Asselated Press
The
Iron Company
Naval Department
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Navy Department
Kearsage
Railroad Notes
Joe Smith
Maine
Havana
Sigsbee
Olivette
Perienre
Bes Shain
Tuscarawas River
Edgar Seeley
Hegtean
Court House
County
Myers Nol
Canton and
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