Rail belt plan links Pittsburg line to Chicago system
Canton report details a vast Fort Wayne Belt and Terminal project tying Richland and Mahoning with Youngstown and Cleveland lines. Plans include 550 miles of main track, belt lines around Akron and Canton, and leased operations to Chicago Short Line with Norfolk advances and new double track routes.
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C. W. French
Richland and Mahoning
Canton
Wooster
French
Canton News-Democrat
Chicago Short Line Railway
Fort Wayne
Lake Shore
Lake Erie & Western
Mansfield
Richland & Mahonia
Youngs Swau & Clevelan Railways
News-Democrat
Amita Canton
Board of Trade
Purise
Richland & Mahoning Railway Company
Eri
Ohio
Pitt Bure & Late Erie
Beaver Fa.Jo Pa
Salem
Alliance
Can
Mason
Ter
Mansted
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Youngstown
Akron
Rich
D & Mahoning
Northern Ohio
New Washington, D
Richland & Mahoning Il
Carey
Mahoning
Stark County Belt Line Railway Company
Middlebranch
Richland and
Chicago Short Line Railway Company
New Washington
Wabash Roads
Chicago
Lake Erie Road
Vanderbilt
Cleveland
Chcago Short Line Company
Corps of Engineers
Akron Beacon Journal
Youngstown & Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls & Cleveland
Northern Ohio Genestruction Company
Civg
Mahoning Valley
Richland & Mahoning Company
Nes
Chicago Short Line Railway Compay
Richland & Mahoning
Grads
Niles
F.M Townsend
Isle of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Obituary Notes for Mrs John K Miller of Wooster Mount Vernon
Mrs John K Miller formerly of Wooster and Mt Vernon died Saturday at her home in Tarrytown New York The remains were taken to Mt Vernon on Tuesday accompanied by her grandchildren John and Marie Wing Interment followed at the cemetery She survived by two brothers John Larwill Mansfield and Joseph Larwill East She is the only surviving sister of Mr Larwill who was bed bound and unable to attend The family J F Larwill Wooster attended the funeral Also news of Mrs J B Rockey Spruce street whose aged mother died at Lorain earlier today
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John K. Miller
Wooster
Mt. Vernon
Tarrytown
John
Marie Wing
Miller
John Larwill
Mansfield
Joseph Larwill
Larwill
J F Larwill
J B. Rockey
Spruce Street
Lorain
Re-Elected Old Directors At Wooster Mining
At the Wooster Mining and Tunnel Co annual meeting in Wooster on Tuesday, directors re-elected include R. B. Wallace Monte Vista J R Hanan Monmouth Prof J Notestein Sir Overholy W A Mougey John C McClarran Prof WoW Wallace Jacob F Schmuck ID YQ McClarrap. Secretary treasurer report notes affairs in good shape and prospects bright.
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Wooster Mining and Tunnel Co
Hell In
Wooster
R. B. Wallace
Monte Vista
J. R. Hanan
Monmouth
J . Notestein
Overholy
Mougey
John C McClarran
Wow Wallace
Jacob F Schmuck
McClarrap
Promissory note case verdict against Hunmager et al
The jury found for the plaintiff JF Marthey administrator of Geo A Stutz deceased against Alf Hunmager Paul Cheneyey and others on an action on a 500 promissory note. The judgment awarded 3121 20 with costs.
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JF Marthey
Geo
Stutz
Alf Hunmager
Paul Cheneyey
Ohn Huston
McCire
Ritchfield
J FF Marthey
Mansfield Woman Healed After Snake Worm Discovery
Mary Ellen Swain of Big Prairie near Wooster endured years of stomach pain and illness. Dr Hoyer of Nashville treated her with medicine for stomach worms, revealing a live snake over two inches long born from her body in three sections. The head measured one inch wide, the body about a half inch, limbs swollen. she grew weaker yet is now improving and expected to recover. The Swains confirm the account and the origin remains a mystery.
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Mary Ellen Swain
Uriah Swain
Big Prairie
Wooster
Hoyer
Nashville
Stark County Revoke Barberton Doylestown Massillon Electric Railway Franchis
Stark county commissioners revoke the franchise of the Barberton Doylestown and Massillon Electric Railway Company for a single track electric line on county highways. The action follows noncompliance with contract conditions after promoters were warned weeks earlier to meet requirements.
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Stark County
Barberton
Doylestown & Massillon Electric Railway Company
Walliay
Self-Protection on a Cycle’s Self-Defense Tactics
A 19th century cycling self-defense guide explains using a bicycle as a weapon when attacked. It details rear-raising the bike on its back wheel, controlling directions with the handlebars, then hurling the machine at the assailant to pin him under the front wheel, followed by punching opportunities. The excerpt is from Self-Protection on a Cycle in April Pearson's.
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April Pearson
The Old Rail Fence
A nostalgic reminiscence of boyhood on a farm with rail fence fields and woodland. memories of mumps and mended toes, quail songs, late night lane walks, and a dreamt future with country love as the old fence fades into memory.
Pleased Note From Akron Parties About Christy
A fragmentary letter from Cam H. Feederle of Akron to a friend describes a trip to Arizona with Cracley Christy of Wooter. It mentions Christy accompanying the group, finding a position with officers, a delightful climate, and gratitude for help in obtaining work, with lingering questions about the situation.
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Cam H
Christy
Probate Court Proceedings Reach June Hearings in Multiple Estates
Probate Court before Judge Adair heard first and final accounts for J K Weygandt admin of Joe Miller and Price Russell executor of Ann Gramwell with hearings set for June 7. Guardianship returns and estate sales were approved for several estates including Daisy Pocock ward and August Deneke administratrix Christina Deneke. Sanity adjudication for Maggie Kopp and sale confirmations for multiple real estate matters underline a busy session.
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R. L. Adair
J. K. Weygandt
Joh Miller
Price Russell
Ann Gramwell
D. E. Pocock
Fred
Daisy Pocock
Daisy
Henrietta J. Miller
Frank Heffelfinger
Mary E. Brennema
David C. Brenneman
Rhudolph Santschi
Emily J. Huston
Christina Deneke
August Deneke
Seremisn Sowers
D. H. McMillen
Samuel Swinehart
F. D. Wenger
Maria Wenger
George BR. Laubach
Amy Laubach
Boy Locks Rooster in Chicken Yard During Egg Row
A Columbus boy, Arthur L., visited his aunt in the country and grew upset that hens were not laying. He wandered to the chicken yard and was found beating a young rooster by the time his aunt reached the enclosure. The incident ends with the rooster as the victim of Arthur's actions.
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Arthur L
Columbus
Ohio
Arthur
Abe
Machinists Demand Nine Hour Day and Pay Rise
Representatives of 25,000 machinists from the International Association presented a demand to manufacturers for a nine hour workday and a twelve and a half percent pay increase. They warned that a strike will start May 20 if the request is not granted.
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Cleveland
International Association
Social Notes from Franklin Township and Buckeye Street
Invitations were issued for the marriage of Miss Bessie Snyder to Cloyd V. Steinmetz at the bride’s home on a Wednesday at noon. The English Lutheran Ladies’ Missionary Society met with hostess Mrs. Shively and others, a fine program and supper followed. The Thursday Club closed its year with talks on Mary Lyon, Margaret Fuller, and Frances Willard, and plans a gathering next Friday at the Conservatory of Music.
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Josiah J. Snyder
Franklin Township
Miss Bessie
Cloyd V. Steinmetz
J. W. Myers Grocery
Ladies’ Missionary Society
The
English Lutheran Church
C. A. Shively
Buckeye Street
Mra. Ively
David Thomas
C. M. Tawney
Wm. Wacker
Protecting Stone Roads In Ashland County
Ashland County plans to spend thousands on good roads and protect them from narrow tire damage. The Ashland Times reports widespread disregard for a law banning heavily loaded narrow tire wagons on pike roads. Montgomery township taxpayers invest $100,000 to improve roads, but selfish acts threaten the benefit. Early spring traffic risks breaking and delaying road solidification, as a single traction engine trip costs more than the whole outfit.
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Ashland County
Ashland Times
Pike Roads
Montgomery Township
Pike
Scott's emulsion relief for colds promoted
An advertising note touts Scott and Bowne cod liver oil emulsion as quick cold relief, promising edge-taking relief in a night and full improvement in a few days if started early, with a reminder not to expect miracles and an offer to send a sample.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
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