Prosperity themes and 1896-1900 political lines in Kansas and nation
The text surveys Kansas Populists and Democratic battles echoing 1896, notes Kansas shifts from Populist to Republican by 1900, and cites Bradstreet's on limited idle labor despite the anthracite strike. It quotes Senator Gallinger on universal voting impact, lauds Prosecuting Attorney Day’s record in Stark County, and argues rural prosperity hinges on broad industrial health with limited strike impact and enduring market demand for farm products.
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Kansas
Cyclone Davis
Robert W. Day
Massillon
Day
Common Pleas
The
Independent
Stark County
End of Coal Strike Near, 200000 Tons Headed Coastward
The newspaper notes that after a long miners strike, thousands of coal cars are being sent to Pennsylvania collieries. By week’s end over 200,000 tons are expected to reach dealers as miners return. Authorities claim the settlement will improve mining region conditions and labor relations, ending idleness with winter approaching.
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Pennsylvania
Illiteracy in the United States by Census Figures
The census shows 2.3 million adults over 21 in the United States are illiterate, about 11 percent. Illiteracy among native-born whites varies by state, with the South showing higher rates in several states. The high national rate is attributed largely to black residents, of whom 46 percent are illiterate. removing colored inhabitants lowers the overall rate.
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United States
Middle West
Northwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Ohio
Illinois
Minnesota
Utah
Washington
Pacific
Colorado
Oregon
Wyoming
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
South
Louisiana
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
West Virginia
Arkansas
Worrying Habit and English Household Wisdom
A physician suggests common sense to curb worrying and urges women to avoid borrowed trouble. The piece contrasts English habits of health and upkeep, noting rest, scheduling, and sensible eating as keys to longevity and beauty. It ends with a faded ad line for a cough remedy.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
Assignment of Jacob W Foltz in voluntary creditors pact
Jacob W Foltz a clothier at 22 East Main street made a voluntary assignment to his creditors. Attorney R W McCaughey is the assignee. Assets reported at about 28000 with liabilities near 21000. Foltz in ill health and chose the move to discharge debts dollar for dollar. Store closed for appraisal. former firm Hookway & Foltz once a leading clothing house in the city.
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J. W. Foltz
Clothier
East Main Street
R. W. McCaughey
Flotz
Mr. Foltz
Hookway & Foltz
Fred. Hookway
Wooster
Hookway
Mrs Seibert in Jail for Pension Fraud and Bigamy
Ellen Seibert was jailed in Canton after arrest by Marshal Kitchen and Officer Md Ertle. Indicted by federal grand jury for fraudulent pension claims totaling about 700 dollars and by the local court for bigamy and perjury. She reportedly married multiple times, obtained pensions as McGuire's widow while living with Pfirman, and faced alimony and divorce litigation. She has thirteen children with McGuire and retained lawyers Welty and Albaugh.
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Canton
Ellen Seibert
Marshal Kitchen
MD Ertle
Massillon
Canal Fulcon
United States
Seibert
United States District Court Grand Jury
E. C. DePutron
McGuire
Pfirman
Ellen Pfirman
Alice McGuire
Peter Seibert
Fairhope
Common Pleas
Circuit
NEW CANAL BOATS FOR COAL LINE PROPOSED BY STATE BOARD
W G Johnston and Assistant Engineer Samuel Bechtel returned from Cleveland after a Saturday meeting with local capitalists. They say builders will start canal coal boats this fall and have them running by next spring. Akron investors may join. state law offers compensation if canals are abandoned, encouraging boat construction to revive canal revenue.
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W. G. Johnston
State Board of Public Works
Samuel Bechtel
Columbus
Cleveland
Johnston
Akron
Canal Party
State Board
Akron Beacon Journal
Longtime offender Steiner Arrested on Burglary Charge
Marshal Esterly of New Philadelphia arrested 24 year old Alonzo Steiner of Navarre on a burglary and larceny warrant. Steiner, tied to multiple past arrests and alleged thefts including hides from a B and O box car, has faced charges across Trenton Uhrichsville and elsewhere. A man named Shendren is also jailed on complicity in the same crime.
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Marshal Esterly
New Philadelphia
Alonzo Steiner
Navarre
Steiner
Trenton
Uhrichsville
Shendren
Old Rule Returns for Miners Coal Purchases at Nearby Mines
After talks between United Mine Workers district president Robert Legg and Massidon Coal Mining manager W J Mullins, miners may buy house coal at nearby mines for 1.60 a ton. The rule reopens eligibility to self purchase only and prohibits selling coal to others, noting past abuses of loading coal for neighbors.
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Robert Legg
United Mine Workers
W. J. Mullins
Massidon Coal Mining Company
Advertised Letters at Massillon Post Office Oct 21
List of unclaimed letters includes Mrs Cooper Miss Mayme Creighton Miss Mary Heath Mrs Sarah Henry Ritt r Robert A Hrochton Tom Generaux F A Carroll FL Gump Ray Chapman J W Hietikko Herman Evans Elmer Sonnhalter Edd Ferrito Sebasting Spaha J Persona must call at once and say advertised Louis A Koons P M Massillon Ohio
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Massillon
Cooper
Ieo
FB. Heath
Mayme Creighton
Mary Henry
Sarah Men
Public Must Pay Losses From Anthracite Strike
New York reports show anthracite coal roads lost about 15 million dollars in net earnings over five strike months. Total gross earnings were higher, with a expected coal price rise of at least 50 cents per ton. Public to bear road losses. 20 million tons output shrinkage noted. Delaware & Hudson and Lackawanna each likely lost around 2 million.
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New York
Anthracite Coal Roads
Delaware & Hudson Company
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Lackawanna
Anthracite Coal Mining Methods and Processing
The article explains surface stripping and underground closed work for anthracite, room and pillar layouts, and shaft systems with multiple compartments. It notes ventilation, air standards, use of safety lamps, rock blasting, and the higher mining costs, plus coal breakers that sort size and impurities to produce uniform lumps for sale.
Anthracite Coal Industry Figures and Rates
The Anthracite Coal Operators Association notes smaller coal sizes with mining and preparation at $1.25 per ton and transportation to New York at $1.35, totaling $2.60 per ton. The anthracite field spans about 3,300 square miles in Pennsylvania bounded by the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers. beds run north to south for up to 210 miles in length and around 30 miles wide. Original coal was bituminous and transformed to anthracite by metamorphism. Estimated reserves stand at about 19.96 billion tons with annual mine capacity near 67 million tons. Industry investment totals around 700 million dollars, with annual profits estimated from 85 to 100 million dollars, plus freight net earnings of 40 million dollars yearly.
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Thracite Coal Operators’ Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Delaware
Lesley
Washington Star
World coal production in 1901 report summary
The 1901 Mineral Resources volume cites global coal output at 866,165,540 short tons. US leads with 33.86 percent, followed by Great Britain 30.86 percent and Germany 19.42 percent, together 84.14 percent of world production. Austria Hungary, France, Belgium, and Russia follow. The US surpassed Britain by 47,965,938 tons in 1901, a 19 percent lead.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Belgium
Russia
India
Transvaal
Great Britain and Her Dependencies
Township board adopts baseball ban on school grounds
Perry township board of education met in Massillon with five members present and adopted a resolution prohibiting baseball on school grounds except by pupils on school days. The clerk noted Tuscarawas township board paid $204.46 to Perry to settle a joint sub-district obligation, and bills totaling $243.24 were ordered paid.
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Perry Township
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California
Chicago Tribune
Paca
de Thome
Keleerrie Oi
Jacob W. Foltz
R.W. McCaughey
Crosa
Z. T. Baltzly
Tur Inde
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Times
the Township Board
ALL
Tythel WA. Gowe
Goestl
Tommiloe
Massillon Milk Co
North Erie St
Newspap
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