Obituary of Rev. Houston Platter Avondale Pastor Dies
The Rev Houston Platter pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Avondale near Cincinnati died suddenly aged 30 while preparing a Sunday sermon on The Sabbath. He was born in Sandy Hill NY 1870 educated Wooster University and McCormick Seminary. Remains to Wooster for funeral with Rev Hille and Rev Work officiating. interment in Wooster cemetery.
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Houston Platter
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Avondale
Cincinnati
N J. Platter
Meoster
the Enquirer
Wesz
Platter
Robert Simpson
Melrose Avenue
D L Moody
Moorhead
Xenia
the Herald and Presbyter
Dr Whallon
Sandy Hill
Wooster University
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Trinity Church
W H Shields
Presbyterian Church
Middletown
Ohio
Margaret Platter
N. J Platter
James Platter
Wooster
Robert Platter
Beta Theta Pi
Beta Delta Beta
O. A. Hille
E. W
Dayton
First Presbyterian Church
Cleveland man identified in suicide after lovelorn tragedy
The headless body found near Union Station in Cleveland is identified as John Gantz of Creston. Police say he killed himself over a broken engagement, with the body found March 24 and burial planned in Creston after identification at Flynn & Abel's.
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Cleveland Press
Lake Esit
Union Station
Flynn & Abel's Undertaking Rooms
John Gantz
Creston
Pisin Desler
Wee Hen See
Gantz
Cleveland
Probate Court Proceedings Before Judge Adair
Executor Nelson Blue filed first and final account with Hearings set for June 7. Guardians, administrators and guardianships governed bonds, orders of sale, and estates including real estate sales to pay debts and maintenance. Will probations, adoptions, and appointing receivers were noted with multiple bond amounts and future hearing dates.
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James T Blue
Nelson Blue
George Heffelfinger
Phoebe Heffelfinger
Gale
Frances Landes
Franklin Landes
Sarah J Shaffer
Earl Nixon
Mary Pocock
L C. Luke
Joseph Gallagher
David E Steiner
Dower Wom
David Clark Miller
Jacob Kramer
Sadie Cotterman
Joseph Buchwalter
Elizabeth Buchwalter
Jules Deavoignes
George, Nova
James Stauffer
John E. Stone
Jos. Robb
Valentine Bower
Amy and
Lee Fuller
D H. McMillen
Samuel Swainhart
Ward
Austin Tate
Isaac Tate
Lavi Nefawanger
Daniel Ferrer
William A. Craig
Ann E. Aylesworth
Daniel Funck
Wilhelmina Jacobs
Home Wedding in Wooster and Area Real Estate Transfers
William King and Mise Florence Gault wed at the bride’s mother’s home in Pittaburg on April 26 and will start housekeeping in Wooster. Transfers of Wayne County real estate list numerous parcel sales in Dalton, Sugarcreek, Sterling, Wooster, Orrville, and other townships with prices ranging from 150 to 3,000 dollars, including 60 acres in Chippewa township.
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William King
Wooster
Mise
Florence Gault
Hire
Martha Gault
Pittaburg
Second Ward
Steller Brown
James ©. Gray
Lillie Gray
Glinton
Clara M. Wyre
C. B Feasel
Regina Feasel
Dalton
Charles Wecht
Clara M Wyre
Margaret A. Dague
Sugarcreek
Vern Buchanan
Ella Owens
Dalron
John C. Steiner
George Smith
Atte
Baughmale Township
Barbara Haag
Eliza Stutz
Mt. Eaton
Mark E. Randolph
M. E. Hannigan
Sterling
Peter Good
Michael Hannigan
Lillie Lightner
David Arick
Estella Lischer
Ira Hindman
Wayne County
J. W. Corneliua
James M. Weaver
Rebecca Weaver
Martin Tucker
New Pitta
Bute
John Bechtel
Samuel Lightfoot
Mary Jobs
Orrville
George W Plasterer
Wm D Adame
Christian Wile
Cheater Township
Margaret Ann Dagne
Ohio State Sunday School Convention Gathers in Columbus
The Getting Ready theme dominates Ohio Sunday School workers as the New Century Convention nears. Kilicothe bowls out preparations with John P. Phillips as president and Judge Bitzer in charge of entertainment. Railroads offer a one fare round trip from all Ohio points. details from Joseph Clark, General Secretary, Columbus.
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Ohio
Joseph Clark
Columbus
Death of John D Seeberger Former Wooster resident
John D Seeberger aged 64 years 5 months 15 days died at his Des Moines Iowa home on Friday April 19 He was born in New York City November 4 1836 brought to Wooster as an infant educated in Wooster public schools and worked ten years as a clerk for James B and Neal Power He started in the hardware business in Des Moines in 1865 and amassed a large fortune
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John D. Seeberger
Wooster
Des Moines
Iowa
New York City
James B
Neal Power
Palmer Refuses Call From Philadelphia Church
Dr. S S Palmer a Wooster graduate and Columbus pastor refused a call from Hollan Tes byterian church Philadelphia one of the citys largest with 1100 members. He prefers his work in Columbus and has rejected multiple visit invitations and the call. Comimes Pleas Cuart. The case of a young man who robbed the Pennsylvania Lines ticket office was heard Judge Maxwell Friday afternoon April 26. he pled guilty to larceny and burglary and was sent to the Ohio Reform atory Mansfield. He gave the name Stephen Oscar Miles then said Piechowiak father a Pole in Bay City Mich. Information from Bay City police confirms his story. The Clinton land quiet title suit between W Aylesworth et al was decided for the plaintiff Saturday morning April 21 Judge Eason granted divorce to Mrs Sarah Smith from Asot Smith for wilful absence. Mrs Addie Pennell of Shreve also divorced Charles L Pennell of Massillon for neglect and desertion with custody of three children. Judge Maxwell and petit jurors heard Bentz administrator von Burgéett on a note for 226 dollars argued as forgery.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Maxwell
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Stephen Oscar Miles
Piechowiak
Ia x Pole
Bay City
Mich
Clinton
W Aylesworth
Mary Pocock
Eason
Sarah Smith
Wooster
Cleveland
Asot Smith
Addie Pennell
Shreve
Charles L. Pennell
Massillon
Casen Before the Mayor
Harry Glick was arrested on a warrant for assault and battery and discharged for insufficent evidence. Happy Jack faced intoxication charges and pled guilty with a partial fine payment. Pat Snyder pled guilty to intoxication, fined 5.60, and faced 20 days in the workhouse if unpaid. He began work on the streets and paid half a day’s work.
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Harry Glick
Frank Kermickle
Smith Glick
City Council Hears Bond Case Offer
A Wednesday April 24 city council session at City Hall discussed a bond case with Mansfield attorneys A J Thomas and C E Mc Bride proposing to handle the case for costs plus 10 000 if successful. They requested 3500 set aside for travel expenses and related costs. No action was taken and the matter will be raised at the next regular council meeting.
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A.J Thomas
C. E. McBride
Mansfield
Death of Mrs Edward Bixler Near Canaan
Mrs. Edward Bixler aged 64 died Thursday night April 25 after a 4 year rheumatism battle and 11 years in bed. She is survived by her husband and children Nettie Litchfield Medina Albert Kapp Ft Wayne Ind Albert Bixler Pittsburg Pa Rose and Ralph Bixler Canaan. Funeral services were held at 9 a m Sunday at the residence with interment in Wooster cemetery.
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Edward Bixler
Canaan
Nettie Litchfield
Medina
Albert Kapp
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Albert Bixler
Pittsburg
Rose
Ralph Bixler
Wooster Cemetery
John Robinson's Show Promises Grand Solomon Spectacle
The John Robinson Show, celebrated for seventy years of ovation, brings a colossal Solomon, his Temple and the Queen of Sheba production to Wooster on Thursday, May 9, featuring grand scenery, calcium effects, and 100 ballet girls amid a vast Hippodrome spectacle two pages of praise for the famed circus leader.
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John Robinson
Kennebec
Pacific
Golconda
Horaes
Royal Romano Hippodrome
Mperis Caesar
Solomon
Queen of
Sheba
Robinson
Wooster
Rose Miller Discharged From Penitentiary
Rose Miller, a Wooster resident who served a term for incest, was discharged from the Ohio State penitentiary on Wednesday but remains bedridden with typhoid fever and will stay in the hospital several days longer. She is about 30 years old and has undergone a near burial experience when physicians believed recovery impossible.
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Ohio State Journal
Rose Miller
Wooster
Mre Miller
Catarrh Cure Publicity and a Job Offer Contrasted
An advertisement repeats Hall's Catarrh Cure claims for internal use and blood cleansing, with testimonials, then shifts to a recruiting notice seeking travelers for an established company and a vendor pitch about garden seeds. The clipping mixes medical patter with classified notices and hardware shop placement in Wooster.
Pan American Buffalo Line to Open May Fifth 1901
The Pan-American Buffalo Line will be opened May 5 1901 with two daily trains over the C A and O Railway from Columbus through Millersburg Orrville and Akron via the Erie Line to Buffalo without change. For details contact G W Loeydas Ticket Agent Wooster Ohio. Pinksrow's Gem Gallery returns to old stand over Fredrick's Dry Goods with photographs from 20c to $1 50 per dozen.
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C. A & O. Railway
Columbus
Millersburg
Orrville
Akron
Erie
Buffalo
C. A. & O. Railway
G. W. Loeydas
Wooster
Ohio
Pinksrow
Fredrick
Memorial Day address and local notes from Shreve
The Shreve News reports a Memorial Day address by Chaplain J. C. Campbell of Wooster and notes on local events. Fr Zangg, brother of Deputy Probate Judge Weasley Zaagg, graduates from Feidelberg college. Obituary for Mrs Emma Snyder of Toledo, aged 30. News on electric road plans from Medina to Wooster and Creston school board changes. Various local items include legal primaries talk, a court suit award, a marriage invitation, sheep farming success, and a wagon accident near Wooster with injuries and a wrecked carriage.
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Shrave
J. C. Campbell
Wooster
Fr. Zangg
Weasley Zaagg
Theological Department
Feidelberg College
Tifigon
Emma Snyder
Toledo
D. E. Snyder
Wbho
Bho
Phillip Morr
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