Divorced Irene Hardy Wins Custody and Alimony
Canton May 20 Judge McCarty grants divorce in Irene Hardy vs Dr Neil Hardy Massillon with custody of Florence and alimony settled out of court. Dr Hardy retains sandusky property and East Main street homestead, with cash and other terms. ownership of business block in Hicksville and Wayne county farm adjusted. Next week’s assignments include civil and criminal cases with multiple Ohio defendants.
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Massillon
Canton
McCarty
Irene Hardy
Neil Hardy
Johnson and Taylor
Neal Hardy
Ohio
George Cole
Leonard Stevens
James Dale
Thomas Dale
Frank Miller
Frank ‘Doe
Perry Swartz
Joseph J. Baker
Ada M. Baker
P._J. McGuire
Estella Geis
Frederick Bowen
Jessie ‘May Deierling
Isaac Hoover
Salina Johnson
Alliance
Wisdom Leaves and a Missing Sum of Money
Joseph Wisdom left for Cleveland claiming to enlist, while his sister Fannie Wisdom filed an affidavit accusing him of stealing 5 and 2 50 from Miss Belle Jackson. His father disputes the accusation. Joseph Wisdom later confessed in Canton and received a 30 day workhouse sentence after pleading guilty before Mayor Warne. The case centers on a lycan of larceny charges and an affidavit signed by his sister.
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Joseph Wisdom
Cleveland
Fannie Wisdom
Belle Jackson
Wisdoms
Mr Wisdom
Wise
Canton
Warne
Coal Consumers Urged to Boycott West Virginia Coal
A United Mine Workers circular appeals to coal users to support joint wage and hours accords across Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and parts of West Virginia. WV operators refused to join, risking demoralizing markets and prompting a call to avoid WV coal until fair wages and conditions are granted.
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United Mine Workers
National Executive Board
United Mine Workers, of America
Minera
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
West Virgina
Chicago
West Virginia
Fife
M.D. Ratenrorp
Burdock
Julia Filbridge
West Cornwall
Conn
Storm damages and repairs across towns after wind and hail
A severe Wednesday evening storm swept through the area bringing wind, rain, and hail. The Farmers Telegraph Company cut off multiple lines temporarily while Central Union reported twenty five fuses burned by tangled wires. Street washouts require days of repair and urban streets are cleaner after the rain. Lightning struck two West Brookfield homes with minor damage, and fruit crop prospects are cautious but not alarming. John P. Jones, recently named labor commissioner, visited Massillon and teased about coal digger appointments, while Stark County officials weigh his legislative legacy.
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Farmers’ Telephone Company
West Lebanon
North Lawrence
Dalton
West Brookfield
East Greenville
Navarre
Central Union Telephone Company
Helline
Chestnut
Thore Everly
J.D. Miller
Miller
Ann. Miller
John P. Jones
Bushnell
Massillon
Columbus
Jones
State House
Douglass
John Williams
Stark County
Ohio
Cape Verde Fleet Enter Santiago Harbor in Cuba
Reports from Washington and New York on May 21 indicate the Cape Verde Fleet is located near Santiago de Cuba after a dispatch from Admiral Samp son. Simultaneously Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and hospital ship Alicante remain at Fort de France as U S forces pursue.
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Cape Verde
Santiago de Cuba Harbor
Washington
Associated Press
Secretary of the Navy
Sampson
Santiago de Cuba
West Indies
New York
Terror
Harvard
Alicante
Fort de France
Port Au Prince
Gomez
Havana
Garcia
London
The
Chronicle
Madrid
Cervera
Spain
Amid Havana Siege Claims 50,000 Needed to Take City
Reports from Havana via Vera Cruz say coastal fortifications are strong and that at least 50,000 troops would be required to reduce Havana. Dispatches also note Gomez and Garcia marching or menacing, disrupting communications, while Cuban prize ships progress to Key West and Montserrat sails to Corunna after Spanish sympathies rise.
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Washineton
Associated Press
Havana
Vera Cruz
War and Town Massilloians in Maine Incident Report
Truant Officer Brown notes youths in Massillon eager to sell war news and follow soldiers at stations. United Mine Workers leader D Ratchford cites limited local mining activity, boycotts West Virginia coal, says government contracts favor operators. Massillon recruiting office has 175 to 200 names on roll. Isla Albright, marine aboard the Maine, visited by family in Massillon, with two brothers reassigned to Baltimore before the Maine's destruction. one friend killed.
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Brown
Maine
Wd. D Ratchford
United Mine Workers of America
Massillon
Ratchford
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
George Schrock
Joseph Albright
Ora
Charles Bean
United States Service
Albright
Chicago
Baltimore
Dewey
Troop Call Nears Completion for 125,000 Force
Wasumaron May 21 AP reports 103000 troops have enlisted under the President's call and the full 125,000 will be mustered in within days. Recruiting for a 60,000 strong regular army is rapidly advancing and immune regiments recently authorized by law are being organized.
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Wasumaron
Associated Press
Cadiz Fleet and Dow Snell Fire Report
Admiral Camara returned to Cadiz for sealed orders and will sail again. In Cincinnati patriotic celebrations for Dewey’s Manila victory featured a massive parade and a mock Manila scene on the Ohio River with Fort Cavite sunk and the Spanish squadron destroyed.
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Mavrno
Associated Press
Camara
Marine and War
Cadiz
Cincinnati
Dewey
Manila
Ohio River
Fort Cavite
Obituaries for Wendling and Kelley in East Greenville
Mrs. Mary Wendling who lived southwest of town died Thursday evening. Funeral is Sunday at 2 p m at the Reformed church with Rev War H Shults officiating. Mrs Lizzie Kelley of East Greenville died May 20 at 70 from stomach cancer. funeral today with interment in Dalton cemetery.
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Mary Wendling
the Reformed Church
War. H. Shults
Lizzie Kelley
East Greenville
William Kelley
Dalton
Kelley
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MR. Wisdom
Dean
Mas
Clrowar
MR. Jones
Sant Greenville News
George Wolf
Delray
Jim Webster
Thomas Kurvin
Ent
John F. Lewis
Andrew Plotz
Navy Department
Chickamauga
Naval
Key West
Schley
Cuba
Cuartancana
Missouri Infantry
Chickamauga Park
Rossville Station
Blanco
Maprio
Carlos Gracias
Montevideo
Corunna
Montserrat
Cienfuegos
Massillonians
Ting
Toledo
Totero
Dow Snell
Herman Bishop
Tropinski
Wella
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