Vigilance Committee Forms to Protect Property in Lebanon
West Lebanon residents form a vigilance committee to patrol streets at night after a clash with burglars. Early Thursday two men were confronted by John Winkhart near M S Cards store. they fled as shots were fired. No injuries. Suspected getaway team left a horse and carriage near town. Previous burglaries cited, including Daniel Mossop's saloon last week.
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Lebanon
John Winkhart
M. S. Card
Winkhart
Daniel Mossop
American Missing in Paris Linked to Mansfield Man
Paris police probe the disappearance of an American who registered at the Hotel Ritz on Aug 15 as H. S. Norman of Mansfield Ohio. The Ritz manager says no Norman is known there, suggesting Dekay knew nothing of Norman. Mansfield officials report no Norman in the local directory. only H. Seymour Castner, a plumber who left Mansfield, is a possible past match with uncertain links to Akron and the East.
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Paris
Ritz
H. S. Norman
Mansfield
Norman
New York
England
Dekay
H. Seymour Castner
Akron
Amicably Adjusted Heirs to Share Large Estate
San Francisco August 29 heirs of the late Mrs. Charles Fair will receive more than 8 million dollars under an agreement with Mrs. Quiricks and Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr. Three hundred thousand dollars in gold has been deposited in the First National Bank to credit of Mrs. Nelson mother of the late Mrs. Fair.
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San Francisco
Mra
Charles Fair
Quelricks
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
First National Bank
Nelson
Boots and Shoes Stock Sold in Bankruptcy Auction
The stock of Max Silk bankrupt boots and shoes sold at auction Friday to attorney W. E. N. Hemperly as highest bidder for 871325. It was appraised at 8793. Trustee in bankruptcy J. A. McLaughlin won. Constable John Graham acted as auctioneer. Hemperly plans retail sale starting Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Silk
W. E. N. Hemperly
J. A. McLaughlin
Constable John Graham
Mr. Hemperly
Cecil Family Reunion at Navarre Celebrates Ancestral Ties
About 150 people gathered at the Cecil homestead in Navarre for a family reunion. A permanent organization was formed with Clinton Cecil as president and L. W. Cecil as treasurer to plan annual gatherings. The day featured speeches by Rev. W. O. Siffert and others, music by local performers, group photos, and a large supper before departure. Numerous Cecil relatives from Massillon, Dennison, Coshocton, Canton, Navarre, and nearby towns attended as both kin and friends.
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Cecil
Navarre
Josiah Cecil
John H. Williams
Shadyside Park
Dennison
W. O. Siffert
W. W. Moody
Coshocton
Weaver
Hardesty
Goshorn
Canton
Thompkins
Carl
G. W. Cecil
Lida Collier
Daisy Cecil
Kit
Deersville
Mary Cecil Cramblett
Jesse Cecil
Stillwater
W. F. Russell
Uhrichsville
W. Weaver
R. H. Harmon
Nathan Harmon
W. Gamble
H. Gamble
Jennie
Mary
Bessie Gamble
Warwick
E. Stanton
J. Collier
Vicksburg
Miss
A. F. Galoway
Newcomerstown
E. Hevelin
Harrison County
H. W. Cecil
Tuscarawas County
S. J. Oliphant
Beach City
M. A. Koehler
Woodfield
Dickey
L. Cecil
Clinton Cecil
O. Cecil
C. L. Reeves
Massillon
Emily
Gross
Clemender
N. G. Thompkins
A. Goshorn
D. W. Shetler
H. W. Correll
Jamee Corl
Mother Corl
A. W. Goshorn
Jacob Fohl
W. C.siffert
J. H. Williams
Frank Siffert
H. Heines
Joseph Henselman
R. Whistler
Mansfield, O
Money for Strikers in North Lawrence Aug 20
Business men form an organization to raise funds for striking anthracite workers. John Pollock is president, John Williams secretary, John Ryan treasurer. Members commit to $5 per month, totaling about $125 weekly. A concert and dance will be held soon to boost the fund.
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North Lawrence
John Pollock
John Williams
John Ryan
Democrats Endorse Kansas City Chicago Platforms in Stark County
The August 30 1902 mass convention in Canton Ohio selected delegates for the Eighteenth district congressional convention. Resolutions reaffirmed faith in Democratic principles, denounced party reorganizers, and called for free list tariffs, home rule, and equal taxation. A motion endorsed Congress hopeful Thomas J. Duffy of East Liverpool without binding delegates.
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Canton
City Hall
Massillon
First Ward
Bernard Bell
John Ginther
Thomas McQuillan
E L. Royer
Carl Clementz
Paul Kirchhofer
E J Creedon
Christ. Schott
Adrian Howard
William Simonet
Peter Gannon
Martin Gannon
Third Ward
George Frantz
H. B. Sibila
Charles Frantz
Joseph Schneider
George Ess
F. B. Williamson
John Hoban
Frank Welsh
Fourth Ward
George Howells
Peter Smith
F. H. Myers
Charles Smith
John Mausz
Jacob Smith
Perry Township
Cyrus Smith
Albert Stephan
Anthony Reichart
Alonzo Smith
William Essig
Fred Oakleaf
Stark County
Kansas City
Chicago
Jackson
Jefferson
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Thomas J. Duffy
East Liverpool
Congress
Effect of Gobin's orders on troop conduct in Panther Creek
In Tamaqua and neighboring Panther Creek regions strike leaders spread General Gobin's order to shoot to kill if molested. Early today troops escorted several hundred nonunion workers without incident, signaling its impact. Gobin also ordered Major Gearhart to arrest any woman or girl who insults troops.
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Tamaqua
Panther Creek
Gobin
Gearhart
Double Track Planned for C L & W Line Across Ohio
An official says the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling branch will soon gain a complete double track across 170 miles. New bridges and gradework allow two tracks from Sterling to Warwick and toward Massillon, with parallel trackbed from a former coal line. The Medina cutoff will gain a second track for through freight, and overall improvements aim to make the road an ideal line, especially through Massillon’s mining region.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Sterling
Warwick
Massillon
Pennsylvania
Canal Dover
Uhrichsville
Medina
Lester
W. F. DeKay
Chicago
Norman
Dekay
H. S. Norman
Gowdy
Ritz
New York
la Bretagne
Chicago Beef Trust
London
Wesley DeKay
Distant
Cleveland
Cleveland Plaindealer
More Men At Work In Panther Creek Valley
Shenandoah reports Generalso bin's Major Gearhart on peaceful conditions with more workers returning to the St Nicholas mine amid expectations of a strike operation to be attempted early next week. A letter from Louisville notes a lithographed testimonial praising Liver Pills and relief from constipation.
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Shenandoah
Generalsobin
Gearhart
Panther Creek Valley
St. Nicholas
Coal shipments resume activity as strike drags on
Philadelphia August 30 report shows increasing coal movement amid ongoing anthracite strike. Five hundred cars passed through Reading in recent days while washeries along the Schuylkill region operate around the clock. Mines see return of mules from pastures as operators hint at early resumption of work.
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Philadephia
United Mine Workers
Tig
Pennsylvania Railroad
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Reading Company
Schuylkill
Reading
Landingville
St. Clair
Schuylkill River
Berlin
Schuylkill Counties
Lancaster
Chester
Appeal to Roosevelt from Wilkesbarre business leaders on coal strike
The Public Alliance of Wilkesbarre appeals to President Roosevelt urging settlement in the anthracite coal strike. It denounces J Pierpont Morgan and his circle for blocking arbitration or concessions, warning that continued fighting risks ruin and bloodshed for noncombatants and the broader public.
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Wilkesbarre
Roostvelt
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Appeal to the President of the people against the juggernaut
A public plea urges the president to restrain a powerful influence deemed menacing. The letter appeals to the people, asserting nine tenths support and calling for courage to check a feared juggernaut in trust affairs.
The Negro Problem Looms Across Empires
A Daily Telegraph editorial argues the negro question is a greater issue than any yellow peril. It claims emancipation ideals failed, says the negro cannot secure salvation alone, and electoral equality is a delusion. It warns South Africa faces an existential fate amid rising black population.
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London
South Africa
Daily Telegraph
America
Proposition Voted Down by Tin Plate Workers
Pittsburg August 30 The Amalgamated Journal reports the rebate proposal from the American Tin Plate Company via the conference committee was defeated by tin lodges. The loss preserves current imports from Wales and delays orders from Standard Oil Armour meat packers and others, leaving many tin plate plants idle as orders dwindle nationwide.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Journal
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel , and
Vin Plate Workers of America
American Tin Plate Company
Standard Oi Company
Armour Meat Packers
Europe
Wales
American ‘Tin Plate Company
Anmls
Bayonets and Butts Ordered in Shenandoah Patrols
General Gobin issued an order directing arrests for insulting language toward troops and mandating frontline marksmen to defend columns. Troop movement should place skilled shooters on flanks and arm fire closers with loaded weapons. If attacked by stones, attackers should be identified and fired upon. a general mob should be met with bayonets and clubbed weapons before volley fire.
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Shenandoah
Gobin
Panther Creek
Lightning Strike Kills Boy at Nimisila Park Hall
In Canton on a Friday afternoon ten year old Lester Shekels was struck by lightning and killed instantly at Park Hall during a Martin Luther church women’s gathering in a storm. About fifty children and a dozen women were present as three First Baptist classes enjoyed a picnic nearby.
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Canton
Lester Shekels
Park Hall
Nimisila Park
First Baptist Church
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Band of Outlaws
Vigilance Committee
Cecil Family Reunion
Dean
Cobin
Loninville
A. A. Slussner
Sir
Simon B. Youtz
Bridgeport
Louisville
A. A. Stuaser
Catharine Guittard
Schuylkill Field
Roosevelt
Boy
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