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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
4
For Governor Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland is named and for Lieutenant Governor Andrew L. L. Haress of Eaton is named, reflecting party selections.
About twenty thousand acres of school land in the Blue Mountain forest reserve in eastern Oregon were abandoned by locators after vigorous fraud prosecutions, with losses near ten thousand dollars. Dummies likely funded the claims as investors grew frightened and withdrew. Publicity aids public good amid broad retail and political notes. The Massillon McKinley club forms to energize young Republicans and rally votes in Stark County, aiming to bolster party majorities on November 7.
An overview of kicking in football covering punts drops and place kicks. It explains punt mechanics and drop kicks, the role of protectors, and the snapping sequence for field goal or kickoff attempts.
Landowners in Stark County granted options on 700 acres between Justus and Beach City to John Bimeler of Zoar and others. Options at 150 per acre hold until January 10, with owners told the land's intended use remains undisclosed. Rumors suggest a state site or penitentiary relocation, but officials note a country farm setup would suit a state institution better.
Patent attorney H E Dunlap of Wheeling WV reports patents issued to eastern inventors including Frank A Seiberling Akron for a vehicle wheel Benoni Nowland Canton for a chair back Elizabeth and Theodor Mistelski Alliance for a sand molding machine. A trademark registration was issued to the Dreher Watch Vase Manufacturing Company Canton for watch cases.
Uniontown report states Della Meyer 25 ended her life Monday evening by drinking carbolic acid bought in Akron. Coroner declares death by own action amid family trouble and financial distress after bank collapse losses. Survived by father, a brother in the West, and a sister in Kent, Ohio.
Over fifty Massillon Republicans met in the mayor's court room to organize the Massillon McKinley Republican club. Abraham Agler and W L Day of Canton spoke and were greeted with applause. Local candidates and officials addressed the gathering. next Tuesday plans for permanent officers and a larger membership are to be finalized.
City officials from Canton Massillon Beach City and Stark County commissioners questioned General Manager Dimmock about repeated service failures. Dimmock admitted the past five weeks were "perfectly rotten" but claimed current operations were improving and defended his handling of labor disputes and fuel costs.
A committee withdrew after assuring regular car service over the past three days and promising future reliability barring accidents. Sterling claimed the labor proposal lay at the case’s bottom while Dimmock quipped the committee was three days behind, likening it to the railway cars.
Cleveland police chase Mary Define an Italian immigrant described as a tall commanding woman claiming royal blood. She allegedly swindled hundreds of dollars from Navarre and Italian settlements in Boston and Massillon while posing as a princess raising funds for a revolu tion. A $250 reward was issued by Chief Ertle as authorities pursue her across Ohio and beyond.
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