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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1899

Page

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Say It Is Coming An Excellent Suggestion For Navarre Rail Line

An employee issue propels talk of moving the C C S railroad yards to Navarre east of the river along the Toledo division. Workers expect houses and lattice work shipments to signal the project. Some say the move could draw five hundred workers away from Massillon, preserving local schooling and employment if the electric railroad is built.

Navarre Massillon Toledo Eplatens

Officials Deny Columbia Terminal Move to Navarre

An Independent report quoted General Superintendent Stout in Canton denying talks of moving the Columbia terminals to Navarre. He suggested rumors came from discharged or disconnected workers and said company officials had never discussed such a move. Yardmaster J B Wright doubted the inevitability of the removal.

Columbia Navarre Stout Canton

The Only Survivors Massillon Honors 19th Veterans

Massillon reports only two remaining members of the old Nineteenth E Gleitsman and J H Hunt are set to attend upcoming reunions. O V I veterans convene in Youngstown next Thursday and the Company F survivors meet in Wilmot Saturday. Banner Salve advertised as a healing antiseptic by Rider Snyder.

Massillon E. Gleitsman J. H. Hunt O V.I Youngstown Messrs. Gleitsman Hunt Gleitsman Wilmot Mr. Hunt Steward Latimer C.L McLain & Company Graber Bros Wade Broa

Miner Injured As Rock Falls At Central Mine

News from nearby towns reports a man named Wilson badly hurt by falling rock at the Central mine. His elderly father, present at the scene, fainted and the injured man was freed only after the driver located him. Casualities follow a day of local events including funerals, fairs, and town notices.

Pinn John Steele Westmoreland County Tuscarawas Township John L. Steele German Reformed Church N. E. Moff West Brookfield E. P. Herbruck Canton O P. Foust Massillon Mary McFarren P. D. Wampler Theodore Wingerter Joseph Oberlin John Whitfield Hast Greenville Dalton Wilson Central Mine

First Dance Season Opens as Newton Falls Nurse Weds

Dr Charles B Rogers assistant superintendent at Massillon state hospital and Miss Grace Bussey were quietly married at the bride's Newton Falls home. Miss Jennie McCann named supervisor of the women's department. Miss Amanda Johnson returns from six weeks away. dances to become more private with limited tickets next week.

Miss McCann Miss Bussey Charles B. Rogers Massillon State Hospital Grace Bussey Edward Bussey Newton Falls White Massillon

Navarre man pleads guilty to fish dynamiting

George Winkhart of Navarre pleaded guilty before Justice Sibila to dynamiting the Tuscarawas river. He was fined $100 and costs, the minimum penalty. Winkhart had disappeared during a navarre boys arrests and reappeared as officers waited.

George Winkhart Navarre Dangeleisen Tuscarawas Sibila Winkhart

Gardner Declares Not a Candidate for Massillon Superintendency

Dr. D S Gardner trustee of the Cleveland state hospital says he is not seeking the Massillon state hospital superintendency though he would honor the appointment if selected He visited Columbus and Cincinnati to consult the state auditor and to arrange hospital laundry machinery He meets the board on September 26 and reiterates he will not seek the post while affirming respect for the incumbent and governor’s choice.

D. S. Gardner Cleveland State Hospital Cleveland Massillon State Hospital Richardson Washington Institution Massillon Gardner Columbus Cincinnati Hyman Bushnell Dr. Richardson

Notes of the M. E. Conference at Alliance Ohio

Friday session elected Silas J. Williams of Alliance and Frank Arter of Cleveland to the Chicago general conference. Four ministers chosen: A. N. Craft Youngstown H. S. Jackson Akron L. H. Stewart Cleveland J. W. Lane Alliance. two more to be named. Reports highlighted salary increases, new churches and conversions, plus a minister expelled for divorce and misconduct. Trusts named for Yellow Springs home. Epworth Herald noted for profit aiding superannuated ministers. A mill accident left John Evans with a crushed toe needing amputation. De Witt’s Little Early Risers praised by Rob J. Moore of La Fayette.

Alliance Chicago Silas J. Williams Prank Arter Cleveland A.B. Chapman Mr. Alderman A. N. Craft Youngstown Jackson Akron L. H. Stewart J. R Keyes Cambridge D. S. Welch Macksburg McKinley A. R. Chapman C. E. Manchester M. E. Home For the Yellow Springs Berry Epworth Herald Epworth League

Canton Merchants Oppose Trading Stamps and Board HQ Offered

Canton news notes a county treasury audit showing funds balance across county and ditch accounts, with small overdrawn amounts and a substantial bridge fund. The county election board may use a court basement room as HQ, replacing prior rental costs. Also reported are a $2000 damages suit by Herbert N. Wingerter against Daniel Griffith, and a marriage license for John W. Hines and Clara S. Goodenberg er.

Canton Tobias Sehcott Massillon Ralph Ambier Smith County Election Board Court House Herbert N. Wingerter Waynesburg Daniel Griffith Stands, Sterling & Braucher John W. Hines Clara $. Goodenberger McDonaldsville

Judge Day Retires from Canton Law Firm

Judge William R Day ends nearly thirty years with Day Lynch Day in Canton. Opening of court set for Monday with kibier disbarment and Kibier v Canton Buggy gear case on docket. Canton Republicans plan mass meeting September 23 with special trains and local plant closings. Road roller bound for Cuba shipped by Russell & Company for U S government use.

Judge Day Day, Lynch & Day Canton William R Day Wm. A. Lynch Lynch & Day Austin Lynch Lynch, Day & Lynch McCarty Frank P. Kibier Taylor Piero Canton Buggy and Gear Company Ora Hardgrove Rosa Kern Massillon Akron Thayer Stark County Warren E. Hollinger Lillie Donnenwirth Canal Fulton Will George Gross Bethlehem Township Nathan E. Moffit Matilda M Steele Tuscarawas Township Cuba

Infant Child of Smiths Dies at Crystal Spring

The infant child of Mr and Mrs Richard Smith of Crystal Spring died Wednesday at noon. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

Richard Smith Crystal Spring

Bryan on trusts and state power in trust control

Cariaco September 16 By Associated Press William Jennings Bryan argued at the trust conference that monopoly held by private hands is indefinable and intolerable. He warned that monopoly would not lower prices and could raise costs. He urged both state and federal action with state creation of corporations, destruction if harmful, and power to bar foreign firms. He supported concurrent federal authority to curb cross state business and periodic corporate reporting.

Cariaco Associated Press J. Bryan USL Efe Congress Valeriaz Sracce

Hanna at Home on War, Industry and Trusts

New York dispatch reports Senator Hanna asserting that industrial conditions and war will shape the coming campaign while Republicans will not fear the Philippine war issue raised by Democrats. He argues Republicans oppose amassing wealth that injures the public and notes no difference in trust politics. He also comments on Ohio politics and approves McLean’s nomination for governor.

New York Sept Hanna Southampton Ohio McLean

In the Transvaal Excitement Over British Reply

A Transvaal dispatch reports Pretoria buzzing with anticipation as yesterday’s forecasted reply to Britain is confirmed. The mood suggests continued argument by the English government and rumors of an immediate troop movement once the reply is delivered.

Carltown Associated Press Great Britain Pretoria Imp

Free State and Transvaal Unite Against Britain

Reports indicate growing alliance between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal to resist British claims. Pretoria dispatches show a hard line, with preparations for staunch resistance underway and indications of gravity in the vital situation.

Orange Free State England Sussex Associated Press Pretoria Advic Transvaal

Glass firm forms seven million dollar reorganization

James A. Chambers, president of the American Glass Company, announces that a window glass combination has been formed. The new company carries the old name American Glass Company and is capitalized at seventeen million dollars.

Associated Press James A. Chambers The American Glass Company

Fire Causes Half Million Loss in Lixcous Neb

Fire in Lixcous Nebraska on September 16 caused about half a million dollars in damage. The blaze began in the North Stock printing shop and spread to the Masonic temple the M E church and Webster block.

Lixcous Neb Associated Press Masonic Temple M. E. Church Webster Block

Densener closes shop amid union strike threat

In Hasintos Ohio on September 16, H P Densener ordered by an iron moulders union to unionize his shop, closed today until further orders. Forty six moulders are laid off, reflecting escalating labor tensions and plant shutdowns.

Hasintos Associated Press H. P. Densener

No Relief for 20 Years Brings Cough Remedy Endorsement

Minerva Smith of Danville endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for bronchial trouble and throat and lung diseases after years of illness and trial of other remedies. The ad cites Burdock Blood Bitters as a dyspepsia cure and promotes drug-store sales.

Foley Minerva Smith Washington, Ave Danville K. Rider & Snyder

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