Scenes on the Docks Describe Naval Review Observances
A Massillon sailor aboard a warship recounts daily life on the cob dock and ordnance dock at Vermon t Navy Yard New York August 28 detailing sentry duty relics including cannons pigeons a submarine hull and a meteorite, a court martial on August 26, deserter discipline, ships Winslow and Porter damage and the arrival of converted torpedo boats along with visitor crowds and relic hunting by sailors and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Navy
Peary
Greeley
Kearsarge
Alabama
Vermont and Cob-Dock
Cob-Dock
Jacks
Boston
Jackie
Porter
Dupont
Ericsson
Foote
Cushing
McKee
Mortig
Winslow
Cardenas
Navy Yard
Sob-dock
Gov. Russell
Cuba
Vizcaya
Navy Department
Washington
Philip
Texas
Panther
Warship Parade and Local Notices in Massillon
Citizens of Massillon observe a naval parade with Vermont and other ships along the river, with crowds admiring the Oregon and its crew, including a black pig aboard Blanco. A fatal coal mine accident kills Philip Bittinger, 47, and local events feature patriotic readings at Graber Brothers market, while Reed & Company plan September 15 resumption after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Jacks
Johnnies
New York
Oregon
Iowa
Chicago
Buffalo
Atlanta
Rainbow
Vizcaya
Blanco
Jackies
R. E. Leighton
Massillon
Newark
N. J
Massillon Dentist May Inherit $50,000 Windfall
News from Massillon reports Dr. Frederick Scadding could receive a sixth of a $300,000 Canadian estate after the death of his uncle. Scadding, who left Massillon last Saturday, is expected to return in two weeks to learn if the fortune will be his. He had lived in Canada for years before joining Dr. L. E. Menuez in Massillon about two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Frederick Scadding
London
Scadding
Dr. Scadding
Massillon
L. E. Menuez
Brief Canton Visit By President McKinley Ends At Six
President and Mrs. McKinley made a brief Canton call from noon to 6 p m before heading to New York. He will visit Montauk Point Saturday to inspect troops and hospitals. Also notes illness of T Harvey Smith and several probate and real estate actions in Canton area including marriage licenses.
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Canton
Grand Army Band
Thomas J. Thorpe
Navarre
Samuel Perch
Casimir Hug
Mary Burch
Andrew J. Douds
J. A Rice and Wann & Bow
William Justice
Anola Calendine
Bolivar
George W. Smith
Theo. Engle
Massillon Boys Claim Colonel Hard Abuses Soldiers
Returned Montauk recruits say Colonel Hard punished troops by forcing bareheaded sun exposure for hours in extreme heat. One boy recalls Toban being left in a shade-less enclosure for six hours at 130 degrees. Other witnesses claim Hard kicked soldiers in New York.
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Colonel Hard
Massillon
Montauk
Toban
Santiago
New York
Marshal Markel Offers Reward for Lincoln Liquor Sale Clue
Marshal Markel declared he will pay 85 to anyone who proves a Massillon saloonkeeper recently sold liquor to Abe Lincoln. He condemned the sale of liquor to the "poor fellow" and vowed penalties if evidence is secured. Lincoln was last seen intoxicated on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Markel
Abe Lincoln
Massillon
Lincoln
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Promises Instant Foot Comfort
Shake Into Your Shace. Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful feet and corns. Nen's Foot-Ease eases tight shoes and relieves sweating, callous, and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents. Trial package free. Ad by Allen & Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Nen
Deem
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
State Hospital Patients to Arrive at Massillon Next Week
The first patients for the new state hospital at Massillon will arrive next Tuesday from Toledo, followed by Thursday arrivals from Cleveland. Those from Columbus will be transferred on September 13. The building has been ready a week, with attendants and assistants arriving. The board of trustees named William G. Cappeller of Mansfield as store keeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
State Hospital
Toledo
Cleveland Hospital
Columbus Hospital
Massillon Institution
William G. Cappeller
Mansfield
Mackaye Frightened About Colonel Hard and Eighth Ohio
The Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent corroborates stories of neglect by Colonel Hard of the Eighth Ohio. Alliance residents threaten to mob him, while sick soldiers recount starvation on the Mohawk and poor treatment on the return voyage. Corroboration comes from officers and convalescents, with calls for investigation into quartermaster and leadership failures.
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Pitteburg Dispatch
Eighth
Alance
Colonel Hard
Ohio
John Angus Mackaye
Mackaye
V. Hard
E H. Brosius
Alliance
Hobbs
East Liverpool
New York
W. M. Hill
Eighth Ohio
United States
Santiago
Montauk
Hard
Eighth Regiment
Bard
Cuba
Corporal Clark
Quartermaster Kuhns
President McKinley Visits Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point
At Camp Wikoff President McKinley Secretary Alger and a procession including Vice President Hobart Colonel Herrick Webb C Hayes and others toured the camp. Eighteen hospital deaths were reported, 1276 sick at the general hospital and 250 at the detention hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wiroff
Associated Press
McKinley
Alger
Camp Wikoff
Hobart
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Webb C. Hayes
J. Addison Porter
Cortelyon
William McKinley Barber
Egan
Proctor
Patterson
Frank Hagerman
A. B. Clay
Ohio
General Hospital
General Wheeler
General Shafter
Spain seeks release of Spanish soldiers held in U S
Washington reports the Spanish government seeks release of remaining Spanish soldiers captived in the United States after the Cervera fleet destruction. A few are at Fort McPherson. The U S government agreed to release sailors if Spain transports them home, and the same treatment is being considered for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Spain
Cervera
Fort McPherson
M. Thiebaut
State Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis P. Lipps
Naval Review
U. P. Lipes
U.S. N
Philip Bittinger
Manchester
Ohio & Pennsylvania Company
Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Company
Bittinger
Mr. Bittinger
Gottlieb Bittinger
South Waechter Street
Stara and Stripes
Graber
Graber Brothers
West Side
Orlando Martin
Louis Keller
St. John’s Evangelical Church
L. G. Graves
America
Mayor Wise
Wilson Graber
William Sayler
Charles Evans
John H. Williams
Williams
Reed & Cos
Fred
Erick Scadding
Mrs. McKinley
France
Henry
Wikoff
Montauk Point
Paris
Great Britain
Russia
Dreyfus
Germany
Journal Des Debates
M. Faure
Havre
Caviagnac
M. Sarrien
M. Brisson
M. Caviagnac
Washincton
Miles
Porto Rico
War Department
Havana
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