26 Sep 1895
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
1
Stylish Rough Plaids and distinct foreign appearance appeal to up-to-date dressers. Medium to finest American and foreign dress goods and guiltings offered at $1.00 and $1.25 add. An assortment of values hard to match, samples available by mail for distant buyers.
Historical advertisement promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive against malaria rheumatism and other ailments. It advises a wineglassful after exposure and before meals to bolster health. Also notes a farm for sale near Bolivar Bethlehem township Stark county with 122 acres, rich soil, good buildings, wells and a 7 percent rental rate, contact Geo H Koehler. Subscriptions urged.
Delegates prominent in politics science and industry gather in Cleveland for the first annual Deep Waterways convention. They aim to open a deep water route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, discussing channels and funding while showcasing speeches by leaders like James Fisher of Winnipeg. The gathering links American and Dominion interests to boost inland commerce and oceanic trade.
Lively contests unfold as Democratic leaders gather in Syracuse with Perry Belmont’s speech and behind the scenes battles over representation and Sunday excise law, pitting state Democracy against Tammany amid city machinery control.
The item notes diverse brief items: Duke of Marlborough leaves Niagara Falls for the west. five killed in a Champlain county Quebec landslide. a New York lawyer reports a sea serpent off Spring Lake New Jersey. Mary Walters of Bridgeport swallows a hornet and loses voice. Helena district court judge Blake voids anti gambling law. Atlanta Journal cites southern stance on rebellion. Northern Pacific federal case in Milwaukee may reach Supreme Court. Chief Engineer Melville questions Peary’s Arctic route. Explorer Jackson may reach pole. Wealthy Americans send mining engineers to Korea to survey gold. Paris cable says Pasteur dying is untrue. Motzuma and Los Angeles woman marry on the steamer Mexico. license in LA reportedly refused.
Washington reports general inquiry into the City of Haverhill loss off Barnegat Light near New York on March 28. widow of the captain suspects Spanish involvement amid Cuban filibuster fears. investigators find no firm Spanish blame though wreck details prompt sensational theories. The 1880 stern wheel steamer, 150 feet, valued at 15000, towed toward Key West when lost, with wreckage sighted by Captain Redmond and later found, fueling debate on dynamite or torpedo destruction.
Loxpoy Sept 25 Russia plans a large capital bank with Pekin and Shanghai branches to challenge England for commercial and political influence in China. A Globe article notes Russian finance pushing into Manchuria and beyond, signaling a broader struggle for supremacy in Asia.
A Y M C A Irish societies convention in Cuicano opens with Finerty urging independent action and a united Irish republic. John J. O Connell presides as temporary chair, praising a strong world movement and vowing to circle England with a wall of fire until Ireland is free. The note condemns the union and calls for steadfast support from a global Irish community. Gossip follows Peary expedition reports amid Arctic journeys and food-cache concerns.
In Lonaville RHR Louisville beat Pittsburg 6 to 4 with Batteres Spies and McDermott and umpires Emylie. Attendance 30. At Washington RHE beat New York 8 to 5 with Batteries McGuire James Devrie Clarke. Attendance 200. At Baltimore Philadelphia beat Philadelphia 7 to 6 with Batteries Robinson McMahon Clem ents Orth Cropke Keefe. Attendance 250. At Brooklyn Brooklyn lost 3 to 4 to Boston with Batteries Grim Abbey Stivette Ryan Umpire Murray. Attendance low. Also Pittsburg at Louisville Cincinnati at St Louis New York at Washington Philadelphia at Baltimore and Boston at Brooklyn on today’s schedule.
A St Louis paper warns of a major Wabash railroad strike from Toledo to Kansas City as Brotherhood members are discharged for alleged incompetence and poor records. It claims protests by Locomotive Engineers Firemen Trainmen Conductors and Switchmen groups will demand reinstatement or shutdown the line.
Paris Sept 25 President Faure conferred the grand cordon of the Legion of Honor on General Dragomiroff who represented Russia at the French army maneuvers at Mirocourt last week.
Advices from Sault Ste Marie report the Algona Michigan barge A. W. Comstock foundered in a late storm off Stannard's Rock on Lake Superior. The crew is believed to be lost.
Sept 25 notes detail no definite outcome from a Paris conference between Standard Oil and Russian firms. Local items include residents traveling to Akron, house repairs, a three pound potato exhibit, a trotting horse death, illnesses, visitors from Wooster and Elkhart, house trades, Niagara Falls excursion, and ongoing mine work amid wet weather. Also mentions cider production and a medical remedy ad.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.