05 Sep 1895
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
1
The notice advertises Black Damas andPlain Faille Silks priced at 65c and 75c, with OW Silks up to 61.56. It promotes elegance and style of American and foreign fabrics and urges readers to use the oil Order Department to prove merchandise quality and value.
An Epworth League appeal from Boggs and Buhl promotes travel to Chattanooga via the Louisville and Nashville line with discounted hotel and cave fees for Epworth League ticket holders. It notes Nashville as a stop near Vanderbilt University and references battles along the Nashville to Chattanooga corridor, inviting readers to request maps and rate details from agents in Louisville and Cincinnati.
New York reports the Morgan Belmont syndicate expects another large gold drain this week as Farmers Loan and Trust deposits 2 000 000 in the sub treasury for the syndicate. American Exchange Nat Bank added 500 000 earlier. Despite ongoing gold shipments the mood remains serene, aided by anticipated crop shipments to Europe that would lower exchange rates and curb further gold exports.
The official comparative statement shows two months of the new fiscal year with receipts of 55,022,303 compared with 75,226,043 last year, expenditures 71,156,458 vs 65,305,218, revealing gains in customs and declines in internal revenue due to July and August withdrawals. August totals 25,052,606 receipts and 32,281,114 expenditures, with a year deficit of 4,65,?65 and total treasury deficit 913,115,454. A gold withdrawal of 1,100,000 leaves reserve at 94,229,555 amid unconfirmed reports on syndicate deposits.
A duel between Lum and Frank Hamilton and John and Henry McCrary near Union County Tennessee left all four men wounded after twenty six shots. The dispute arose over lumber and was settled under the code duello with no fatalities reported. West Virginia firm Rand & Goshorn failed with liabilities around 50,000 and unknown assets. A masked gang in Omaha held up a carriage, stealing several hundred dollars. Shriners announce their next meeting will be in Cleveland on the third Tuesday in June 1896.
United States Consul Hyatt reports Cuban insurgents attacked miners at Pompo Mining Company in Cuba. The American firm, with Pennsylvania stockholders, shipped 600 tons of ore to Philadelphia before attacks forced shutdown. General Maceo promised protection, but workers refuse to return amid rebel pressure.
A Turkish offer of aid to Sassoun victims provoked backlash as recipients rejected strings attached and receipts demanded. Reports describe government interference, diverted funds, and local suffering amid continued attacks by Turkish forces, Kurdish nomads, and retaliatory violence. English aid collectors faced resistance while officials redirected resources and needed meals. The piece also notes unrelated items on British commentary, a bank crime case, and military band duties.
The National Association of Letter Carriers held its sixth annual convention in Philadelphia’s Bourse building with 305 of 524 votes represented. Delegates submitted numerous resolutions on wage increases from 550 to 1000 dollars for second class carriers, standardized uniforms, lighter summer clothing, and eight hour labor enforcement. A monument to Samuel Sullivan Cox was recommended, with funds nearly balanced.
A Cleveland canvass shows a wave of iron trades demand and factory activity with pig iron at 17 a ton and steel billets at 24 as mills run day and night. The Western Bar Iron association met behind closed doors amid talks to raise bar iron prices while wage disputes and a nail mill strike flare at Baackes Wire Nail Works drawing in police and detectives.
The Marsillon Markets report grain and produce prices with wheat at 68 1 2 cents, corn 150, oats 2 25, and hay at 15 00, plus butter eggs lard and cheese prices. Local notes describe Epworth League festival, picnics, mine work, and town social events with names and places in East Greenville and Massillon.
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