Local Happenings in a Small Town This Week
The Rev E J Craft returns from a Chicago visit a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J J Annen on West Tremont Street Howard Campbell resigns from Weiler cafe to spend summer with mother in Ashland Eastern Star club holds Friday meeting at Masonic temple then supper at Richeimer’s A S Bankers convention set for August 22 23 at Hotel Victory Put in Bay Ohio Stemsay reassigned to Steubenville L Stark to replace him St Timothy’s choir members hosted by parishioners at the church after rehearsal May birthday party for Mrs Chares Frey with games and lunch Sugarcreek high school commencement Buckeye quartet Massillon performs notes from Superintendent Stedintock praises to Independent Large Christian Endeavor convention planned at Tiffin June 26 27 28 Body of Mrs Mary Cecelia Warthorst to arrive and lie in state at 48 South Cedar Street funeral private Orrin H List hosts San Toyeuchre club with prize winners Edith Reay Miss Adele Brown and Mrs Thomas E Drake May crop report shows wheat at 103 percent of normal barley 93 percent clover seed 91 Dielhenn Manufacturing gets permit to add three story brick extension on Factory Street near Charles street to handle rising business Sophomore class and teachers surprise Miss Grace Pocock with birthday at her Richville Avenue home Thirty guests attend L A Spencer and wife arrive from Andrews Indiana visit Seabrook Park Street then plan move June 1 Spencer an engineer on Wheeling & Lake Erie Two stray dogs shot by patrol Saturday after multiple complaints pet owners urged to control dogs Mayor Frantz warns of more dog killings if not kept safe A missing note about Joan’s Regulets claims constipation relief and a druggist advertises 25 cents per box
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Eastern Star Social Club
Masonic Temple
Richeimer
Ohio State Bankers’ Association
Hotel Victory
Put-in-Bay
Columbus
A. Stemsay
Pacific Express Company
Steubenville
L. Stark
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Seemflay
St. Timothy’s Church
Mary Cecelia Warthorst
Texas
Frank Willenberg
South Cedar Street
Orrin H. List
San
Thomas E. Drake
Adele Brown
Adam Dysle
Josph Deweese
Canton
Ohio
Rge
Dielhenn Manufacturing Company
Douglass
Factory Street
Charles Street
Grace Pocock
Richville Avenue
Miss Pocock
L. A. Spencer
Andrews
Ind
Henry Seabrook
Spencer
Park Street
Frantz
Flah
Warthorst Dies in Texas After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Ceceiia Warthorst age 45 wife of the late Charles Warthorst died in San Antonio Texas Thursday morning after a lingering illness. She went to Texas in January hoping to gain relief from climate aided by her daughter Miss Anna Louise Warthorst. Survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willenberg two sisters Mrs. Charlies G King Massillon and Mrs. Frank Fries Buffalo and one brother Leo Willenberg. Body to be brought to Massillon for interment pending funeral arrangements. Michael Enswirth aged 69 of West Main street died Wednesday evening from complications of disease. Funeral from 267 West Main street at 1 30 Friday afternoon with Rev. J. E. Digel officiating. Interment in Massillon cemetery. Survived by wife and one son Frederick Eiswirth of New York. Born in Germany, he came to Massillon about 35 years ago.
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Mary Ceceiia Warthorst
Charles Warthorst
Frank Willenberg
South Cedar Street
San Antonio
Tex
Charlies G King
Massillon
Frank Fries
Buffalo
Michael Enswirth
West Main Street
J. E. Digel
Frederick Eiswirth
New York
Mr. Eiswirth
Germany
Blunder nullifies mine safety bill in Columbus
Law to prevent employing inexperienced miners in rooms by themselves is declared a nullity by State Mine Inspector Harrison after a secret state office discovery. Senator Pollock opposed the measure and urged amendments to apply only to mines producing dangerous gases. The bill’s text renders it inapplicable to the very mines it aimed to regulate. Harrison notes all mines generate gases to some degree.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Harrison
Senate
Pollock
Stark County
Harrigan
Massillon Bonds Sell At High Prices In Recent Sale
Auditor Douglass reports the net premium on Massillon municipal bonds shows they command top prices in the market. The Atlas National Bank paid a 315 premium on 10 500 four and one half per cent bonds at 5.5 years average, and Emery and Anderson paid a 455 premium on 10 000 four and one half per cent bonds at 7.5 years average. Massillon bonds compare favorably with other cities selling similar amounts for similar terms.
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Douglass
Massillon
Atlas National Bank
Cincinnati
Emery & Anderson
Cleveland
East Greenville Bunnies Triumph Over High School 16 to 4
East Greenville Bunnies defeat high school 16 to 4 amid early misplays and errors. Hammersmith Grinnell and Dumble power the offense while Evans the Greenville pitcher shows speed. Oliver and William Grinnell start for the high school. Dr. Pierce of Kenyon College speaks to students for about 30 minutes. janitor Pitts receives a new oiling broom with a built in dust suppressor.
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East Greenville Bunnies
Hammersmith
Grinnell
Dumble
Evans
Greenville
Oliver
William Grinnell
Pierce
Kenyon College
Pitts
Patterson of Colorado Defies Senate Caucus
Ireland born Senator Thomas M Patterson of Colorado defied Democratic colleagues over the Santo Domingo treaty vote. Elected in 1901 by Democrats Silver Republicans and Populists, he withdrew from the caucus and condemned its coercive decisions, saying he would pursue his oath to duty despite exclusion from party councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Patterson
Senate
Bouquet for Payne Sparks House Rhetoric
Champ Clark though a Democrat praises Republicans who control the house. He dishes a playful rebuke after Payne’s Philippine tariff bill speech, likening it to a prize contest where a contestant names all there is in food.
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Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Pittsburg Dispatch
Payne
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Clark
Grant Is Promoted to Major General in U S Army
Frederick Dent Grant, eldest son of Ulysses S. Grant, promoted to major general to fill Sumner’s vacancy. Born 1850 in St Louis, West Point 1871, served as minister to Austria, New York police commissioner, rejoined for Spanish War, served in Porto Rico and the Philippines, brigadier general 1901, commanded East Department from Governors Island.
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Ulysses S. Grant
St. Louis
West Point
Austria
New York City
New York
Porto Rico
Philippines
Grant
Vickeberg
Vickshburg
Scientists Urge International Seismology Body After Earthquake
London telegraph reports Professor Herbert H Turner of Oxford University and Professor John Milne lead English seismologists in urging a worldwide organization to study earthquakes. They advocate global observation networks, shared data, and forecasts to protect life and property as Japan’s seismic tests inspire broader, coordinated research.
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Herbert H. Turner
Oxford University
John Milne
San Francisco
London
Chicago News
Turner
Japan
Milne
England
Imperial University
Tokyo
Germany
Weighing of the Earth With Great Pyramid Project
American scientists plan a new earth weight weighing using pendulums at the apex and center of the Great Pyramid of Egypt. The method would compare pendulum swings to determine the earths weight by multiplying known pyramid weight estimates, reviving a long dormant geodetic technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airy
Survey Department
Washington
Egypt
Pyramid
Canadian Boy a King among South Sea Islanders
An Ottawa correspondent reports a Ontario boy named Thomas Darling from Sparta became a king among South Sea islanders after roaming in Tahiti and earlier San Francisco. Known as Barefoot Bill at Stanford, he was expelled for clothing antics and has since risen as a local figure in the islands. The tale blends juvenile eccentricity with sea‑era myth.
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Ontario
Stanford University
Bill
Tahiti
South Sea
Birthplace of American Foreign Missions Memorial
In Williamstown Massachusetts the 1806 haystack prayer meeting by five Williams College students sparked the foreign missionary movement. Williams later bought Mission Park, erected a twelve foot granite shaft with a three foot globe and the inscription birthplace of American foreign missions, naming the five participants Samuel Mills James Richards Francis Robbins Harvey Loomis and Byram Green.
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Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Leslie
Mission Park
American Foreign Missions
Samuel J. Mills
James Richards
Francis L. Robbins
Harvey Loomis
Byram Green
Babies in Arabia Details of Royal Infant Customs
Life for high rank babies in Arabia is shaped by ancient rites. A royal infant’s first bath is followed by a perfumed bandage. Girl babies receive ear holes with gold rings on day seven, worn for life. On day forty the head is shaved and the hair disposed of carefully. Hair, scenting, and numerous charms guard against the evil eye as the child enters early life.
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Arabia
A Miniature Inland Ocean in Orrington Maine
A curious Maine water body nicknamed Snow’s ocean near Bangor behaves like a tidal sea. Though it resembles a pond, investigations over a century confirm true tides from an inland site among hills away from ocean or river. No scientific explanation has been publicly accepted.
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New England
United States
Maine
Orrington
Bangor
Neo Chances Steamer Passengers Calm Amid Sea Threat
A Glasgow steamer labors through heavy seas as officers reassure passengers of safety. One meek man frantically seeks advance notice of sinking to bid farewell to his mother in law, while others appear unafraid. The scene, recounted in Harper's Weekly, captures a mix of calm and fear aboard.
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Glasgow
Cal
Goodby
Harper’s Weekly
The Ancients and Medicine from Thebes Papyrus
A papyrus roll acquired near Thebes by Dr. Ebers in 1872 is now housed at the University of Leipzig. The hieratic text, over 7,000 years old, surveys medicines and diseases, detailing heart ailments and listing 700 substances used in pills tablets decoctions powders inhalations ointments and plasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebers
Thebes
Egypt
University of Leipsic
Blodger Dinner Scene Sends Timely News
Intelligence arrives as Mr Blodger sits to dine provoking relieved remarks from Mrs Blodger. The couple shares a quiet meal while processing the unexpected update.
Foote Calls Out Hummer Over Repeated Tune Murder
A dull man who hums constantly complains about a tune haunting him Foote retorts that he is forever murdering it. The exchange mixes humor with a sharp punch line about the persistence of a troublesome melody.
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Foote
Envious Canada on the American Dame Abroad
The Canadian Magazine questions the celebrated American girl praising foreign schooling and fashion. It suggests the most attractive American is educated abroad, mimics English tones and French dress, and spends American wealth on adopting old world manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Chicago
New York
Language mixup over simple words causes confusion
A playful exchange shows a count struggling with English as he references a novel claiming Dan was humiliated while another character notes he was cowed. The dialogue highlights language barriers and literary terms in a humorous way.
Massillon Market Prices May 5 1906
The Massillon market report lists paying prices for butter eggs chickens potatoes and grain as of Saturday May 5 1906. Wheat oats corn hay per ton and per bushel figures are shown with ranges for hay and a per bushel rate for oats and corn.
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Maasillon
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. J. Craft
J. J. Annen
West Tremont Street
Howard Campbell
Weiler
Ashland
Sugarcreek Township
Jusius
Buckeye Quartette
Stedintock
Independent
Christian Endeavor Societies of
Tiffin
Society
Joan
Mr. Warthorst
Teang
Benator Thomas M. Patterson
Frederick Dent Grant
Earthquake Bureau Urged
Pacific Heights
Jim
Mission Street
Frisco
Wallace Irwin
New York Globe
Dunn
Skidmore
Mr. Blodger
Mrs. Blodger
Massillon Market
A. J. Humberger Sons Co
Lancaster Ginghams
F. Read
Lansdowne
Colgate
SOAPS
Sylvian
Empress Eugene
Brown
Pond
Oakdale Summer Underwear
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