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Newspaper

The Wayne County Democrat

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1913

Page

3

Youngsters Felced Up in Probation Case

Judge Weiser spends the afternoon handling cases of four youths Earl Shanklin Lyman McGregory Frank Ewing and Lloyd Sloan arrested Monday for stealing aluminum pigs from Buckeye Aluminum Co The youths confessed to thefts and expert Dr Beer testified about juvenile tendencies The court ordered Lloyd Sloan Earl Shanklin and Frank Ewing to Lancaster punishment while Lyman McGregory was placed on parole under his mother with school and Sunday school requirements, and possible Lancaster detention on first offense.

Weiser Probate Earl Shank- Yin Lyman McGragory Frank Ewing Lloyd Sloan Buckeye Aluminum Companie Beer Muth Dr. Beer Earl Shanklin Lancaster Lyman McGregory

Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health balance tonic

The passage promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best tonic to maintain the even balance of health. It claims it prevents illness, sustains appetite, strength, and endurance, and discourages premature weakness or fatigue by using the medicine early.

Hood

Babe badly injured by city street car

Two year old Julius Keesnety darted after a penny on Lorain Avenue Cleveland Ohio. His mother Mrs George Keesnets followed as a street car struck him and rolled him beneath. The head struck the rail and slid thirty feet before the car stopped.

George Keesnets Julius Lorain Avenue Keesnery

One-Time Editor of Democrat Dies in West

John J Lemon former proprietor of The Wayne County Democrat died at his Tacoma Washington home May 7. He moved west years ago and remained in printing. Survived by wife Mary Schmuckers three daughters and one son. Sister Mrs C Harry of Medina is a sibling.

John J Lemon Wayne County Democrat Tacoma Wasbh Lemon Mary Schmuckers C. Harry Medina Dercasad

Stallions and Jacks advertised for Wooster fair grounds 1913

Stallions and jacks Earl Wilton and McQuillen listed for the Wooster Ohio fair grounds breeding season. Advertising details show $10 to insure a live foal nine days old for Earl Wilton 2 11 1 4 and $20 for McQuillen 2 17 1 4. Jacks priced at $15 with live foal insurance. mares bred on Sunday February 25.

Fair Grounds Wooster Earl Wilton A. M. Hanes Lexington Wilton George Wilkes Lady Pistachio Electrigger Algo the Jacks Colonel Sampson Mcfillen McQuillen Jacks Ohio Saddress Armstrong

Flight Lieutenant’s Wife Seeks Annulment Over Hypnotic Influence

Mrs Walter Brookins of New Castle Pa, daughter of ex Lieutenant Governor William M Brown, obtained a 40 annulment of her marriage in January in San Antonio Texas alleging she wed the aviator under hypnotic influence after a brief romance in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg Walter Brookins William M Brown New Castle San Antonio Tex

McLaughlin Sought After $12,900 Thefts

Pittsburg May 13 Harry Thomas McLaughlin twenty four former express messenger is charged with absconding and is suspected of taking between ten thousand and twelve thousand dollars in currency and silver certificates.

Pittsburg Harry Thomas McLaughlin Express

Snatch Thief Steals $5,000 Gem Necklace in New York

Mrs L Jessup of Denver reports to police the loss of a $5,000 necklace believed snatched during shopping. She says the thief seized the jewelry from her wrist amid crowded streets on May 13.

New York L. Jessup Denver Cole Gover

Former Wayne Countian Dies at Marietta

Charles A Wansizen, a former Doylestown man, died after contracting an illness during the Marietta flood while caring for his employer’s home and business. He had assisted during the flood and faced subsequent complications from the illness.

Marietta Charles A Wansizen Doylestown

Advertised Letter List No 1f Readers Note

The advertisement enumerates names including Gentlemen Reaion Garn Leach Son Dirck Morris Mr ed Mrs G W Pancoast Pres Monday Club E V Roae Mr and Mrs Harvey A Snyder Walter Shelly Mr and Mrs Charles Siegle Miss May Hender foreign Miss Levy May Bender Mrs Florence Milter Glen Swinehart Miss Mayme Wolfaith W B Bryson P M

Reaion Garn Leach & Son Dirck Morris G W Pancoast E V Roae Harvey A Snyder Walter Shelly Charles Siegle May Hender Levy May Bender Florence Milter Glen Swinehart Mayme Wolfaith B Bryson

Public Water Dispute Over Bloomington Residents Case

Judge R L Adair represented Bloomington residents arguing the city water should remain available to in-town and out-of-town users amid a temporary shortage. Solicitor J O Fritz defended city supply as lawful private service, with testimony detailing wells drying, planned new water sources, and a probe into council permissions on Bloomington connections.

Bloomington R L Adair Deever Common Pleas Court J.O. Fritz Adair Devor Beall Avenue Miller Reddick Killbuck Valley Tte Applecreek

Big Prairie Ohio Sealed bids for school building project

Contract notice from Big Prairie Special School District invites bids to erect and complete a basement and one-story school building. Bid deadline May 29, 1913, 12 noon CST. Requires 2 percent certified check. Board reserves right to reject all bids. Signed by President and Secretary.

Big Prairie Board of Education Ohio Big Prairie Special School District

Drift on Killbuck Creek Remains After Floods

Farmers south of the city fight a massive drift block on Killbuck Creek about three miles northeast of Shreve. The debris backs water onto fields, prompting calls for outside help as the county cannot fund removal, likely waiting for a new law in September. estimates put removal costs in the thousands.

Killbuck Karper Farm Shreve Ondayight Starn

New Palace of Justice at Rome Costs Much Less Than Hoped

The New Palace of Justice in Rome, the most pretentious state building in the Italian capital, supposedly cost twelve million. It is now claimed it could have been built for a third of that sum. A Pennsylvania shoemaker is suggested to have helped fund the project, and the article praises the grandiose edifice as a palace of justice.

Palace of Justice Rome Pennsylvania

Burglary Suspect Nabbed After Operator Uses Line to Call Help

Miss Myrtle Barnett, operating at Bell South Exchange in Cleveland, phoned Sergeant Hughes after a burglar was detected timing a break in at Albright Coal. Officers captured Frank Kroger, who confessed after learning how he was traced via the operator’s line.

Cleveland Myrtle Barnett Denison Avenue West 25Th Street South Exchange Bell Telephone Company Althen West 25Th Bell South Exchange Hughes Shatter Suhr Coal Company Hennie Miss Barnett Albright Coal Frank Kroger

Tim Irvin Dies in Electrocution at Genoa Ill

Shreve mourns Tim Irvin a 31 year old electrician foreman killed by electrocution in Genoa Illinois on Monday afternoon. Relatives travel to Illinois to bring back his body while friends here express deep grief.

Shreve Michael Irvin Tim Irvin Genoa Ill Irvin Hitness John Biggs Ilinois

Wrong Verdict Reversed After Foreman’s Mistake

In Columbus on May 14 the clerk read guilty against Q H Osman an undertaker accused of robbing a flood ration fund. The foreman admitted signing the guilty form by mistake. Judge Kinkead sent the jurors back and the panel acquitted Osman moments later as his wife wept with relief.

Columbus Q H Osman West Side Undertaker Sarah Soville Kinkead Osman King Price

Cable box blaze mistaken for trestle fire

Officials misinterpreted a burning cable box on a telegraph pole along the Pennsylvania line as a blaze on a B and O trestle. Firemen prepared to move equipment to the scene Monday evening, but the fire died out and caused little damage after investigation.

Pennsylvania B O

Gasoline Tank Car Explodes Near Adams Sharply Delays 18 Hour Flyer

A tank car of gasoline exploded on the Pennsylvania railroad near Adams this morning, destroying 17 cars and stopping all traffic as the 18 hour flyer had just passed. Fire and smoke obscured the line while crews battled the blaze. No injuries are reported.

Upper Sandusky Pennsylvania Railroad Adams

Trade horse for tombstone in New Brighton notice

George L. Newton of New Brighton Conn on May 13 announced he will exchange his horse Peter a fast trotter for a monument. The ad implies belief in imminent death and offers the trade as a settlement.

New Brighton Conn George L. Newton Peter

Morgue system for organized clippings inspires efficient life

A wife describes using a newspaper morgue approach with pigeon holes and 49 envelopes to store clippings on Gift Suggestions Holiday Celebrations and more. She adds Italy and German notes as interests grow, creating a logical, instant reference fund.

Rome Italy

Probate notices list multiple estate accounts for judges finalizing

The probate court publishes on June 6 1913 many ex executors guardians and administrators accounts including first and final and distributive balances for estates of Shilling Eckard Armstrong Downing Bartol Gorman Young etc. Names shown include Metz Rudy Armstrong Peck Storetzet Shank Shank Smith Brinkerhoff Kerr Bruner Britton Miller Wintersteen Stender Flory and others with guardians and trustees among the listed executors and assignees Probate Judge Weisner dates noted May 10 1920

A I Metz Allatha Shilling SS K Rudy John Eckard Alfa Armstrong Katharine Stucker John I Armstrong Addie Peckinpaugh Wiliam Downing AO WD Metz Jane Bartol J. V. Keeler Woot Muller Harriet J Gor Thomas Gorman Mars Teter Naogm EL Koupp Cyrus Young Florace N. Blattenberg Stren Sciteer YD Storetzet William I Wetler M Shank W. W Shank Mather Shark Jod Smith Wooon Sartth J Frick Tester Jacob Brick Flrat and Fingal Joseph Callagher Nubey Berkes Jonn It Witer John Ggford Fse Barie Dean Pye Mercy Maorle Frye Lilian Wintersteen Ralph Wintersteen Charles Wintersteen Caroline Stender Sarah Stender Mary A Flory John Wilfred Flory Lute May Flory Harry Russell Flory Aley Sc

New Visitors Books At Buckingham Palace Draw Attention

Buckingham Palace has two new visitors books for diplomats and officials, replacing the old volumes now stored with the Lord Chamberlain. The crimson bound books bear imperial crowns and silver clasps, with signatures often swelling after royal events. One book sits at the ambassadors entrance and the other at the equerries entrance for all who enter or leave.

Buckingham Palace Lord Chamberlain Edward

Japan Displays Naval Strength Parade Off Yokohama

The review off Yokohama showcased 45 battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines with hydro air planes and German dirigibles overhead. Vessels included three battleships and three captured Russian ships reflecting aging dreadnoughts while Japan faces high costs for Admiral Saito's expansion plan amid heavy taxation.

Japan Yokohama Yoshihito Hine Roosevelt Oyster Bay Saito

Kiss Timed by Clock Sparks Comic Tale in Montana

A playful scene unfolds as a young man plans a kiss timed to a clock chime, delivering a comic sequence. A Montana Indian named Long Time Sleep wins a car, joins the automobile owners association, and the tale ends with a playful moral about names and fate.

Montana

Estate Notice for Daniel Lerner of Wayne County Ohio

Administrator Robert Hatfield of Wooster Ohio announces estate of Daniel Lerner deceased. He requests immediate payment from indebted parties and urges all claimants to present authenticated claims for allowance. May 12 1913.

Daniel Lerner Wayne County Ohio Robert Hatfield Wooster Mary

Public Sale of Farm Stock and Barn in Wooster Area

The undersigned offers at public sale at the Daniel Leiner residence three miles east of Wooster on the state road Thursday May 29 at 12 o'clock 4 head of horses 4 milk cows 1 heifer 16 hogs 5 sheep cattle pups 1 shepherd dog 39 chickens farming implements Also sale of a barn in Wooster city and a shed both removed Administrator Robert F fartpy rd estate of Daniel Leiner deceased

Daniel fLetner Woorter Honeytown

Fire near Shreve destroys barn and several properties

Theodore MacClarran of Paint Valley near Shreve lost a barn horses an automobile a grocery store and warehouses to a Monday night fire The residence survived no origin clue has been found The McClar is a prominent local resident and his losses will impact the community

Shreve Theodore MacClarran Paint Valley Here McClar McClarran

Estate Notice for John Cahter In Wayne County Ohio

John F. Uhler of Wooster Ohio announces appointment as administrator of the estate of John Cahter of Wayne County Ohio who died recently. Creditors or claimants are to present their claims for allowance within a prescribed period. May 9 1913 Wooster Ohio.

Wayne Ohio Hartes M Lovett Cyrus J. Knestrick Richard Knestrick Richard Knestricks Winter Street Los Angeles California Charles M Lovett Cyrus Jo Knestrick Wayne Counts Cyrus J Knestrick Wooster Cliarles M Lovett Cyrus J. Kn Patrick Wow Russ and McClaran & Jones

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