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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
5
Local items include visiting relatives in Wilmot and Mineral Point, a Doylestown wedding, a 90th birthday celebration in North Hill, and multiple social visits across Norwalk and Galion. News covers injuries, births, moves, and a criminal assault arrest near Massillon with 13 year old alleged victim.
Census figures place Canton population at 46 100 for the school district area beyond city limits. Rev M Roberta notes a letter from Rev George B Pratt of San Juan Puerto Rico that rekindles Massillon memories. Pratt recalls youth in Magaglon as his father Henry E Pratt once served as St Timothy's organist and ran a boot and shoe business, lost after a dam break at Sippo lake. he died in 1848.
The piece reports Mrs. Anthony Gruber filing charges of bodily violence against her husband Gruber who pleads guilty and pays a $1 fine plus costs. Officer Wittmann detains a suspicious man near the Bee Hive on West Main. Constable Bamberger orders strict monitoring of Santa Fe park after a week of vandalism by local youths with threats of arrests.
The board of education plans its report on next year’s teaching staff. The force is expected to remain similar with some salary increases. Navarre village school board selects W. H. Stahl as superintendent for the term J. S. Steelman Bolivar grammar Miss Weimer secondary Miss Doeruch primary as instructors.
A British warship has landed one hundred marines at Taku joining French Russian and Japanese guards already there. The Boxers are numerically strong but poorly armed against trained troops with modern weapons. Thousands of Chinese rebels have seized arms. Mortgages wanted on farms and desirable city property. Address A R Lehman Columbiana Ohio.
Samuel Shetler of a south of town farm suffers severe injuries after an argument with his son Ulysses over farm work. A large stone struck him near the right eye breaking bones above and below, cutting the nose and injuring sight. Dr. Steele attended the wounded man. Newman news reports local notes and community events from Newman North Lawrence and nearby areas, including family movements and local commerce with names and places.
Crowds visited from Massillon Dal ton and East Greenville while locals enjoyed fishing trips in Holmes county. Adilla Bovine returned to Wooster after a visit. Fario Tryan from Washington DC stayed a few days at the Lucas hotel. J J Schlafly learned of his father’s death in New Philadelphia and left with family for the funeral.
President McKinley visited the Antietam battlefield with cabinet members to dedicate Maryland soldiers who fell in the battle. The event honors those who died at Antietam and marks a memorial for the state’s troops.
Memorial Day ceremonies took place in Manila with a parade through the city by troops stationed there. Graves at Malate cemetery were decorated in honor of fallen soldiers.
Harvey Adams, 68, a state hospital patient, died of cardiac heart failure on Monday evening. His former home was in Alliance.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gillason witnesses on December 5, 1886 in Toledo, Ohio. The remedy is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces.
Rumors say Congressman Taylor will back L A Koons for the city postmaster job. Koons expresses surprise at the result and plans to wait for the commission before arranging plans or confirming salary. The position salary has risen to 2500 a year. post office staff are civil service except the deputy postmaster, W F Brown.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Swihart reunion at Nimissilla Park in Canton CC on Saturday June 2 1900. The committee led by Mrs E Marute secretary extends a cordial invitation to attend.
The Chicago and North Western Railway issues a new Colorado Special guide detailing travel to Colorado as a tourist destination or home location. The train leaves Chicago daily at 10 a.m., arrives Denver at 1 20 p.m., with Colorado Springs and Manitou reached the same evening after one night en route. Free copies available at ticket offices or by mail for four cents.
A day of varied trading on New York exchanges saw gains in sugar related stocks led by American Sugar, while late selling narrowed most windows. London bought 20,000 shares as traders eyed settlements in the trade war and anticipated a market rise despite brokerage failures.
The New Jerusalem convention in Cincinnati elected Rev. S. Seward of New York as president to replace the late John Worcester of Massachusetts. James G. Wentz and Edward P. Call, both of New York, were reelected trustees of the New Church Messenger for two years with authority to retrieve editor C. A. Mann and oversee office duties.
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