Stolen Shot Gun Case In Canal Street Inquiry
Fred Amendt and Charles Myers faced a theft charge after a double barreled shotgun valued at forty dollars was traced from S A Conrad's barn. The weapon surfaced in L Borway's window on Canal Street. Amendt pleaded not guilty. Myers admitted selling the gun received from Amendt. Bail set at two hundred dollars each, trial scheduled.
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L. Borway
Canal Street
S. A Conrad
Mr. Borway
Mr. Conrad
Fred Amendt
Marshal Kitchen
Ertle
Bibila
Conrad
Myers
Amendt
Old Game Still Works Swindle Near Barberton
Akron readers recount a famed scam where Huston Kepler, a wealthy Barberton area farmer, was duped out of $5000 by two well dressed men. They lured him with a land deal and a rigged betting con, claiming large sums from a Virginia farm sale. Kepler withdrew the money from a bank but was warned to beware of sharpers.
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Akron
Huston Kepler
Barberton
Kepler
Virginia
Cincinnati
First National Bank
Strangers Swindle Farmer After Poker Money Heist
A farmer was lured by strangers who supplied money to begin a game. After each man contributed 5000 dollars, a satchel and a larger gripsack held the funds. Kepler grew suspicious, demanded his money, and the strangers fled in a buggy, leaving him with a satchel containing only green paper.
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Kepler
Massillon Hospital Notes Respect Loss of Nurse Artie Otto
Hospital notes detail improvements around grounds and new roadway to ball grounds. Resolutions express sympathy for the family of Artie M Otto, longtime nurse at the state hospital, with staff mourning her loss and recognizing her valued service. Work progresses on cottages, lake, auditorium, and exterior landscaping as maintenance and expansion continue.
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Artie M. Otto
State Hospital
Massillon State Hospital
Haerlin
Thrift in Tyrol. Carrier Boys Deliver Letters Across Alps
Innsbruck, Sept. 6. A lively portrait of Tyrol as a thriving summer hub, noting Innsbruck and nearby alpine towns, medieval heritage, and thrifty governance. Carriers aged 15 or 16 deliver letters after long climbs while post, telegraph, and banking services blend under one roof. The piece praises prices, hotels, and routes like Brenner Pass, and contrasts German Italian influences with practical travel observations.
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Innsbruck
Geneva
Zurich
Bale
Berne
Marstgasse
Tanshrnck
Tyrol
Herzogs
Erzherzogs
Ehistory
Frederick of
Golden Dachl
Frederick
Masimilian I
Hofkirche
Maximilian
Thorvaldsen
Widl
Tnnsbruck
Congress
Ollensdorf
Arparte
Gasthaus Zun
Araignec
Switzerland
France
Germany
Switverkind
Brenner Pass
Alps
United States
Italy
Navy cadet growth urged to boost officer corps
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Crowinshield warning Congress to expand naval leadership capacity. An 800 cadet target at Annapolis is proposed, with funding hurdles and precedent from Garfield and McKinley cases shaping potential pensions and physician compensation, plus barracks improvements at Southern ports and post exchanges policy concerns.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Foraker
McKinely
McKinley
Garfield
McBarnes
Annapolis
Admiral Crowinshield
Naval Academy
Naval
District of Columbia
Brooke
Department of the East
Buchanan
Cincinnati Cops Annual Inspection Attended by Leaders
Governor Nash and Col Kilbourne were deleted from the guest list but attended this afternoon’s Cincinnati police inspection. Nash will receive a reception from Republican clubs tonight and Kilbourne from Democratic clubs.
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Cincinnati
Nash
Col
Tiames Kilbourne
Colonel Kilbourne
Boys Back at Work After Strike Ends in Glass Trade
The glass bottle makers plan to resume operations Monday as many returning workers outnumber those willing to work. Walter Forsythe, an 18 year old striker, was arrested on assault charges after a Thursday incident with Arthur Swertzler, 16, who wanted to return to work. The oaths demanding 75 cents or nothing were destroyed and many boys avoided the committee seeking signers.
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H. F. Pocock
Massillon Bottle and Glass Company
Walter Forsythe
Arthur Swertzler
Swertzler
Forsythe
Large Silver Wedding Reception at Drake Home
The Drake residence at 124 Prospect street hosted a large reception Friday night for the silver wedding anniversary with over two hundred guests. The honorees greeted relatives, including daughter Miss Jessie Drake and sons Ralph and Tom, as violinist Harold Howard and Miss Anna Edgar entertained, and guests presented gifts of silverware and flowers. Messages poured in from friends and Western Union colleagues, with out of town attendees listed.
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Franklin P. Drake
Prospect Street
Mrs Drake
Miss Jessie Drake
Ralph
Tom Drake
D. Gardner
Harmony
Canton
Drake
Crestline
Reform School Pruntytown Adopts Folen’s Hones Yay
A report from Supt. J C Gluck at the West Virginia Reform School in Pruntytown dated September 18 states after trying various advertised medicines they will use Folen's Hones Yay exclusively. Rider and Snyder endorse the decision as safe and effective.
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J.C. Gluck
Reform School
Pruntytown
W. Va
West
Rider & Snyder
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S. A. Conrad
Hospital Notes
Assembly Hall
Eyrman
Mary M. Clark
Galipolis
Rockwell
Capeller
Mansfield
Sparks
Indianapolis
George O. West
Sandusky
Colver
Main St
U. Ww
Cupples
Tremont St
Louisvinia
A. A. Slusser
Jous
Ballaly and
Foley
Thrift
Europe
Washington News
Mrs. McKinley
Navy Department
Gov. Nash
Col. Kilbourne
Take
Mrs. F. P. Drake
Lohr
Gal LeDeis
Cedar City
Ao Nieml
Yo Main St. CG. W
Wwemotl SL
Brohiy
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