03 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
1
Advertises 50c 6e 75c and 85e to B road in stylish rough plaids. Promotes up-to-date dressers selecting them on sight. Priced at 1.00 and 1.25 for 8 yards. Invites visitors to Exposition, urges samples by mail if unable to attend, and requests money if purchase is made.
A storm at sea note praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a reliable antidote to seasickness and climate-induced ailments. A 122 acre farm near Bolivar, Bethlehem township, Stark county, is offered for sale or rent at 7 percent annual return, with details available from owner Geo. H. Koehler. Entertainment needs for invitations and programs are available at The Independent office.
Havana reports trace insurrectionist jollity as Spanish warship Cristobal Colon wrecked off Cuba amid cyclone and reef grounding. Officials insist wreck was due to cyclone, not insurgent torpedo. Crew of 200 saved. rumors contrasted with formal statement. other notes cover Major Armes case and various regional items.
Defense moves to place alibi for Durrant from April 4 to April 2 to challenge Oppenheim and Phillips who said he tried to pawn Blanche Lamont’s ring on April 12. Judge Murphy sustains objection on a clerk’s book. juror threatened by YMCA official, urging contempt.
The Catholic University dedicated McMahon Hall in Washington marking a shift to secular instruction. Cardinal Gibbons presided with archbishops and bishops present, invoking blessings. Mgr Satolli gave the opening Latin lecture on philosophy, with Prof. Pace and Prof. Robinson speaking on philosophy and social sciences law.
Ironwood Michigan reports after a three day strike at the Brotherton mine the workers achieved their demand for higher wages. Other items note a mine explosion near Manchester killing five, a drought across Europe, and various local incidents.
In Austin two emergency clause bills target the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. One administration measure makes manly combat a felony with one to five years. another prescribes five to ten years. Fight backers in the House pin hopes on 18 members able to block passage as a bitter political row unfolds.
London Truth argues the marriage market favors American brides and suggests domestic titles be manufactured to boost cash flow. Treasury data show September receipts at 27.85 million with a 3.23 million surplus, while three banks in Missouri close. Republican committee leaders discuss a 40th anniversary reunion. international notes report Armenian talks, Bavarian court rulings, and Sino French satisfaction over missions.
The steamer City of Pekin arrived from China and Japan after a 20 day voyage from Yokohama. Cholera was raging in Yokohama when she left, with no abatement in Northern Japan.
Louis Edsell, a young parachute exhibitor, was aloft at Liberty when a sudden wind toppled the balloon. His chute failed to open until 60 feet above ground, and he struck hard, dying amid panicked spectators. In Cleveland, S Wilson Jr abandoned a six day bike ride after 622 miles in 88 hours. In Hawiitos J Hall woke to flames from a burning cigarette, escaping a hotel room with effort.
Lieutenant Peary and his aide Matt Henson arrived with Professor L L Dyche in New York after an Arctic expedition. Dyche described the voyage as a failure due to food scarcity, noting musk oxen saved the party on the brink of starvation. He claimed only the oxen prevented a complete disaster and allowed their return to America. Enterprising educators in Lyons face legal trouble as two men ruefully linked to failed colleges are accused of theft and deceit while promoting a business university. Bennett is jailed in Albion on petit larceny charges amid claims of collecting money in advance for a nonmaterialized school.
Secretary Smith warns will block any attempt to hold the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout on reservation lands under interior department control if the fight is staged on such territory without consent. The issue hinges on authority over lands not set apart as separate government.
President Cleveland’s order places Lieutenant General John M. Schofield on the retired list effective Sept 29 1895 with full pay. The dispatch lauds his war gallantry and civil service, citing his steadfast professionalism and citizen duties as exemplary for the army. In the Bering Sea report Captain Shoenmaker notes seizures of two sealing vessels, E. B. Marvin and Louis Alsen, by the revenue cutter Bush and prize crews sent to Alaska and Astoria respectively.
The Catholic church holds its Eucharis tic congress in Washington with leading dignitaries present. The opening session occurs at the Catholic university and a pontifical high mass will be celebrated by Mar Satolli, the papal delegate.
Francie B. Green, sought for stealing between 3600 and 5000 dollars from an insurance firm in Philadelphia, has been handed over by Lynn police to Detective H. C. Bond of Philadelphia. The notice cites a cross-city transfer of a wanted suspect and confirms the amount involved. The brief item also notes local progress in Indiana coal mining talks and a Episcopal convention opening in Minneapolis.
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