Death of President Holden's Father in Brooklyn
William Rufus Holden, father of President Louis Holden, died at his Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning after a long illness. Born September 1, 1828 in Slinfold England, he moved to the United States in 1857 pursuing architecture and marble work. He leaves eight surviving children and a devout family in the Church of England, with funeral arrangements forthcoming.
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Louis
Holden
Madison St
Brooklyn
William Rufus Holden
Pera
Sussex
Horsham
England
Brentee
William Rufus
Church of England
Slinfold
Guildford
Rea & Holden
Utica
Anne Elizabeth Davis
A. L. Holden
N. Y
L. C. Holden
New York
M. Holden
Paterson
N. J
L. E. Holden
Wooster
W. R. Holden
Philadelphia
Earl C. Holden
Mr. Holden
Europe
Death of Friend Whittelsey in Portage County Ohio
Friend Whittelsey 63, member of the Experiment Station board of control, died at his Atwater home in Portage county on Monday September 14. A farmer and stock-raiser, he served two terms in both the state legislature and senate. Survived by wife two sons and two daughters. Funeral services held at Atwater at 1 p m Wednesday.
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Friend Whittelsey
Experiment Station Board of Control
Atwater
Portage County
Ohio
Whittelsey
Senate
Haid
Death of Mrs Mary Tawney in Jefferson on Sept 13
Mrs Mary Tawney widow of William Tawney died suddenly at her daughter Mrs Marry McMannzis home in Jefferson on Sunday September 13, aged 75 years. Heart disease caused death. She lived in Wayne county over 80 years. Survived by T W Tawney Barberton Crosby M Tawney Wooster Mrs W W McConnell and Mrs Harry McManais Plain township. Funeral held from the McManais home Tuesday in Garment at Reedaburg.
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Mary Tawney
William Tawney
Marry McMannzis
Jefferson
Wayne County
T. W. Tawney
Barberton
Crosby M. Tawney
Wooster
W. W. McConnell
Harry McManais
Plain Township
McManais
Reedaburg
Minnie Willford
Presley Willlford
Orrville
Jonathan Peiper
Wichita
Kansas
Massachusetts Fish Commission
Lillian Reese Brown
John H S Brown
Cleveland
Od Reese
South Baver St
Local notices and obituaries from Wooster area 1903
A dense collage of community updates, births, deaths, illnesses, legal notices, accidents, and local events from Wooster area records. Items include typhoid illnesses, births and marriages, deaths in Orrville and Berea, public notices, school and church notes, railway wrecks, theft and legal actions, weatherless snippets, and advertisements, reflecting daily life and regional affairs in September 1903.
Beallave Street Worker Scalded at Preserving Works
In Wooster Ohio on Tuesday morning Cloud of Steam Ed Young a resident of Beallave and North Street suffered severe burns at the Preserving Works where he worked Steam escaped from a barrel as he tried to shut off the valve water and steam drenched him with boiling liquid He was treated by Dr Kinney and reported beat ing easy Attend the Wayne County Fair at Wooster September 30 October 1 and 2 1903
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Ladies’ Home Missionary
Wayne Presbyterian Church
Dr Ringland
Home Missions
Synod of
Ohio
Convoy Hoop Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Sterling
Wm. Sitgh
Wooster
Alice Shanklim
Apple Oreek
Shanklin
Millbrook
Harvey Bell
Met
Fire Department
C &S Electric Road
Columbus, O
Ed. Young
Beallave
Rth
East Liberty Market Report Muddled Livestock Prices
East Liberty market notes show mixed cattle and hog prices with uneven readings. Beef and dairy stock range from light to prime, while hogs fluctuate with medium to heavy classes cited. lambs and sheep supply described as light with steady demand and varied prices.
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East Liberty
Hoge-Roceie
Beginning of another Wooster University year
With President Holden at a funeral in Brooklyn, Dr I Beaver led Sprain exercises at Wooster University on Wednesday morning. Large student turnout, promising prospects. Dr Scovel spoke on Striving for the Mastery, urging students to seize college opportunities. Violin instructor Ewald Santum from Cleveland starts the year. Faculty changes include Rutledge Shaw teaching in South Euclid and Roscoe Shrig returning to Danville Academy. Gerber elected to public schools in Gowien. Miss Cora Maude McArthur and sister Victoria depart for New York City toward Porto Rico for missionary work.
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Holden
Brooklyn
N.Y
8. I. Beaver
Vance Missilenn
Ewald Santum
Cleveland
Wooster University
Cora Maude McArthur
Victoria — of Wooster
New York City
Porto Rico
Real estate transfers recorded in Wooster area
Transfers show numerous property deeds across Wooster, Fredericksburg, Congress, and nearby townships with values from 25 to 6 000 dollars. Notable entries include loans and lot transfers in Wooster and Orrville, plus a promise by the Cleveland and Southwestern Traction Company to run electric cars into Wooster for the upcoming County Fair boosting attendance.
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Boen
Wm H Bunker
Charles F. Cramer
Fredericksburg
Whitmore
Aaron I Dague
Congress
Ory H. Heas
Reabel Jane Yost
Baughman
David W. Bechtel
Zella
Hoffman Et al
Wooster
United States
Joseph H. Bedett
Jacob Shay
John F Lurwill
Wooster Free
Jacob Minser
David Minser
Paint Two
Mary J Lawrence
Frederick Clodfelter
John Bigler
Emer Danner
Sugarcreek
Arah Buchwalter
Jacob Wolforth
Orrville
Isaiah W Kueatrick
Henry A Sleake
Canaan
Thomas Hunter
Wm Hunter
Illiam Hunter
Maria FE. Heck
Saltcreek Two
Bucher
Barbara May
Christian Shann
Wayne Two
Cleveland & Southwestern Traction
Cousty Fair
Change of Venus Arguments for Change of Venue
Arguments for change of venue will be heard in the cases State vs George Mammond on Oct 10 and State vs Warren Ramsey on Oct? The notices indicate venue change motions in two pending criminal matters before the court.
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State
George Mammond
Warren Ramsey
Damage from storm ravages county farmland and city
Heavy rain and wind last Thursday caused extensive damage across the county. Crops and trees suffered. abutments along Bowman street washed out. many houses and barns damaged. a large silver poplar fell near Dr J F Wiener’s residence. telegraph and telephone lines snapped. livestock frightened, and a wind pump toppled near Millersburg killing Irvis Uhl. Numerous fences collapsed and orchards ruined with dozens of uprooted trees reported.
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Atvert
Bowman St
J F Wiener
Walnut St
W. P Waltman
Millersburg
Irvis Uhl
Judge C. McClarran
Wooster
S M Dennis
James Bruce
Charles Hilman
Louis Metcalf
Dalton
Adam Weise
Prohibition Candidate Creamer to Speak in Wayne County
Ashland Press describes Rev Nelson D. Creamer as a persuasive speaker whose speeches include pointed remarks. The prohibition candidate for governor will speak in Wayne County on September 30.
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Ashland Press
Nelson D. Creamer
Sp&kn
Wayne County
Eighth Regt Selected for Army Maneuvers in Kentucky
The Eighth Regt O V I has been chosen as Ohio s representative for regular army maneuvers at West Point Kentucky from September 26 to October 15. During two weeks they will drill in company maneuvers and participate in sham battles, with Noah overseeing their selection to best represent the Ohio National Guard. Wayne County Fair races set for Thursday and Friday October 1 and 2, 1903.
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O V. I
Ohio
West Point
Kentucky
Noah
Ohio National Guard
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Wa. R. Holden
Centrol
The
Agricultural Experiment Station
Albert Cooley
Bert Harry
Delaware
Dwight May
Bever and
Bowman Ets
Helen
J. C. Dye
Bear Shreve
North Ohio
M. EB. Church
Norwalk
Bert Ober
Orrin Foster
Frederickeburg
John Myers
Beall Avenue
Albert Flath
Doylestown
Martha
James d. Brace Wast
Zeno Metcalf
Scott Harry
Wooster High School
Wave Game
Charles Langel
N. Buckeye St
Wm Ihbrig
Alead
Monnday
Enos Pleraoum
Improved Order of Red Men of the World
Atlanticity, N. J
Martin Cooper
Valentine Freze
East Union Two
Daniel Martiz
David Hurat
Robert Heuser
Jefaraon
W. Liberty
Mary Lucile
Charlies Henser
Mereland
Katherine Fath
David Fath
Gee. W Everts
Murphysboro
Doylestown Journal
Siberia
Siberina
Londom
W. H. Bucher
Michael Schiver
Pennsylvania
Crestline
Walter Sloan
E South St
J P. Halfhill
Diet St
Germany
Hogland
Italy
Austria
Mias
Helen Marshall
Duluth
Minn
Wire
South Africa
California
Australia
Herbert Quainby
Edward Quinby
Drosdem
Japan
British India
Great Britain
Benjamin Zarlengo
Luccast
Am Axio
Moon
Alliance
Warwick
Larry Mower
Burbank
Elizabeth Gould
D. T. Gould
Berea
Baldwin University
Wm. Hower
Nora &Kreiller
Weat Salem
George H. Keppel
Henry St
Little Resta Maxwell
Leroy St
St. Louis
Ed Young
University— Wooster Alumna
Porto
Rutledge K Shaw
South Euclid
Roscoe Shrig
Danville, Ill
Chorge Gerber
Gowlien
Obie
Wayne County Fair
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