Wooster honors Prof Erb with gold watch at farewell recital
In Memorial chapel nearly 1200 people attended a twilight organ recital for Prof Jo Lawrence Erb of Wooster University. President Holden announced a gift of a Tiffany engraved watch from the board of trustees to mark Erb's eight years of service and impending departure, praising his life and music.
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Prof Erb
Eric
Wooster
Conservatory
University of Woostberg
University of Wooster
Tiffany
Jo Lawrence Erb
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Board of ‘ Trustees
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Case against Hood dismissed in Chicago
The Municipal Court in Chicago dismissed the case against Hood who was accused of a confidence game at the Metropole hotel. The court ruled no crime occurred since Hood told the hotel manager he had no money in the bank when the check was issued. Hood had been jailed, released on habeas corpus, and transferred between cities before the dismissal and release Friday.
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Orton
Triood
Horton
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Tlood
Muskingum Inter-State Oratorical Champion Wins 100 Prize
Cunningham of Muskingum College won first prize of 100 dollars and the interstate oratorical championship for Ohio at Wooster University chapel. Beavier of William Jewell claimed second prize of 50 dollars, and Parker Bogue of DePauw University took third. Judges included Prof Dinsmore and Dr Storms. The Wooster gathering filled the chapel with students and visitors.
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Muskingum College
Ohio
Wooster University
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DePauw — University
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Monmouth College
Mninois
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Gustavus Adolphus College
Minnesota
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Beloit College
Wisconsin
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Olivet College
Michigan
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Berea
A B Storms
Indianapolis
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Chicago
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Ernest Wray O'Neal
Ill
William Sterling Battis
Wayne W Calhoun
Illinois
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Vincent Dee Beery
Arthur Menturry
Mrs Rotthaus Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Emil Rotthaus was found dead in her West Liberty street home Friday night by her daughter Miss Nannie Rotthaus. She had complained of facial pain earlier and apparently collapsed while seated. Survived by sons Herman of Duluth and Julius of Pittsburgh, and daughter Nannie. funeral arrangements to be made after arrival of the Duluth sons.
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James Spade Missing After Threat From Obsessive Bride
In Alliance Ohio on May 17, James Spade, who wed Miss Elsie Bricker of Newton Falls a month ago, vanished amid murder threats from a woman infatuated with him. His mother says the woman planned to kill him if he married another. Mayor Spidel secured a letter from the woman detailing the threat. The bride suffers a shock.
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James Spade
Elsie Bricker
Newton Falls
Allance
Pittsburg
Spdidel
Sterling Man Yells After Sting Incident
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Sterling man shouting after a sting incident. The readable lines include garbled names and stray terms, with likely emphasis on a local event or incident and a crowd or reaction. No clear date, location, or organized detail is retrievable.
Local clothing swindlers prey on townsfolk with fake tailor schemes
Report details a fraud where con men lure victims with promises of tailor made suits at low prices then press for signed notes. Victims allege misrepresentation, unmade garments, and improper promises, with cases in multiple towns and calls for caution against such schemes.
Ohio Oil Company plans new field south of Wooster
The Ohio Oil and Gas Co plans to drill an oil well on J W Buchanan's 2000 acre block in Killbuck bottom near the Holmes county line. Four to five miles south of existing wells, success could open a new district in the Wooster oil field as companies back their bets with substantial cash.
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Ohio Oil and Gas Co
J W Buchanan
Killbuck
Holmes County
Wooster
Lisle
Wild Catters
Applecreek
Orrville
Ohio Oil Company
DAM -Quinby-@-Co
Httebure
Metropolitan Nateonal Bank
Butler Highfield Compous
Butler
Harmony
Quinby & Co
Strate
J Bb Jones
Harry Irons
Quinby Company
Dalton Local Notes and Eighth Grade Exam Results
Dalton Ohio May 15 Miss Waive Hofacre is working in Massillon this summer Mrs Mart McFarren of Navarre visits her parents Mr and Mrs George Selers Hazel Hunter returns from a week with relatives in Wooster and Orrville About four to five hundred eighth grade graduates from surrounding towns took the Boxwell examination at the high school Saturday An equal number took the exam last Saturday with a small pass rate In Orrville about half of the class passed and in another area only two of sixteen passed The text contains garbled lines from the Boxwell context and a fragmentary note about Washington last Saturday
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Dalton
Waive Hofacre
Massillon
Mart McFarren
Navarre
George Selers
Hazel Hunter
Vernon Woods
Wooster
Orrville
Orrgille
Xaington
Bellefontaine Reports Eight Foot Snake In Alley
In Bellefontaine a snake approximately eight feet long was seen in an alley near a main thoroughfare. Authorities and residents, aided by fire and rescue teams, moved to remove the reptile as work crews prepared tools for extraction. No further details on location or outcome are clearly stated.
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Bellefontaine
Theresa
Adartnet
Tty
Anata
Carnival Vroameters
Beer alleges fraud in stock transaction case
In a common pleas filing dated May 18, 1917, William Beer contends he was defrauded of $2000 in stock trading. He claims Andrewes misrepresented 25 shares of American Peach Growers Company of Norwalk as par value stock paying dividends and planned to sell additional shares at the same rate, while asserting the stock was worth much more. The claim seeks recovery for the alleged deceit and resulting losses.
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Jotehan Beer
Common Pleas
Andrews
Riehl Tout
Wairen
Thin City
Alan Anakewe
Finsut
Mollie Gottlieb
Petter Beer
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Ita
Planth & Tave
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Sares
Two Sentenced for Murders in Cleveland Case
On May 17 Henry Laner was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary for the murder of Stephen Clatworths of 9710 Rosewood Avenue. James Nelsup received two years for an attack on Virgie Nelson, daughter of Lauer Nelson, whom Lauer believed he had killed when he shot Clatworthy.
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Henry Laner
Stephen Clatworths
Rosewood Avenue
James Nelsup
Laner
Turney Road
Virgie
Lauer
Nelson J
Clatworthy
Chief Refuses to Budge in St Marys Trap Dispute
In St Marys on May 17 Chief Frank Seibert refused to gather traps when Mayor Scott Wilkins ordered him to relocate. The mayor threatened removal before morning, and a confrontation followed as the dispute escalated between the mayor and the chief.
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Prairhes
Frank Seibert
Ahes
Scott Wilkins
One Way Out For Bad Back Says Wooster Woman
Miss Nettie Gauweiler of Wooster Ohio testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved a lame back and pains by improving kidney function. She bought the product at Buchwalter's Drug Store and urges others to use it when kidneys misbehave. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo backs the product.
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Wooster
Doan
Buchwalter’s
Foster-Silburn Co
Buffalo
Darke County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Penitentiary
W. K. Lott, a former clerk of the Darke county eC immddatoters, was received at the penitentiary today to serve a four eCcl sentence for recomp due past on his fame voucher.
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Cortmets Wit
Lott
Darke County
Wats
Court orders separation and limits access in Miller divorce
Judge Weygandt restricts Mrs Miller from seeing her child amid a divorce case with Frank Miller. Witnesses describe alleged adulterous associations and the judge rules the mother unfit to raise the child unless she proves changes. The ruling frames custody as joint custody under supervision until Mrs Miller demonstrates reform.
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Ant
Bath
Werrganeds
Jake Hagerman
Cone
Weygandt
Mrs Miller
Marion Robbery Suspects Nabbed Near Train Station
Detectives captured two alleged robbers, Mike Garon and Charles Vanderway, after a pursuit from Mansfield on the Erie line. The men claimed New Jersey homes and Chicago passage, with Marion police noting a break in at a local building and stolen tools.
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Mrte
Jo Wanser
Meg Wage
Mansfield
Marlon
Oot Poles Smith
Mish
Kauffman Brothers
Cleveland
Tinee
Fetzer
Sherritt Davis
Hockensmith
Erie Rail Road
Polie
Erie
Mike Garon
Charles Vanderway
New Jersey
Chicago
Marionr
Marion
Mayer
Italian falls to death from building under construction
Angelo Sforza, a 35-year-old Italian, fell from the second story to a basement at a Palmer Street residence under construction. He died Friday evening at Wooster Hospital from suspected internal injuries. He leaves a wife. the funeral is Sunday afternoon at 2 from the Catholic church, burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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Angelo Sforza
Palmer Street
Wooster Hospital
Sforza
Child Dies at Six From Rare Disease Raynaud's
Rosa Grizybek, six, of Oakwood, died Friday from Raynaud's disease, a rare illness causing premature aging signs. Her hair grayed and skin browned, the child had been 11 for two months, according to medical notes.
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Cleevelam
Rosa Grizybek
Aakewood
Raynaud
Grads to Locate Here at Lutheran Theological Seminary
Seven young men will graduate from Capital University Lutheran Theological Seminary in June. Two of them plan to locate in this area.
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Lutheran -Theological- Gentinary
Capital University
John Vee
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