This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
4
A special dispatch from Tar Republican reports the Columbia fire department was sent to Greenville South Carolina today in response to an aid appeal. The message claimed the entire city was being burned.
Will Welch of Wooster signaled a speeding train near Perrysville after a wreck on Saturday night. The No 8 passenger train halted just in time, preventing a likely telescope of No 2 and a disastrous collision on the two tracks. Welch used a lantern to warn the engineer who braked hard and stopped the train before tragedy.
Marshal Leiner and officers arrested Fred Yingling of Wooster and Dick Smith and Robert Cambell of Preble for drunkenness Sunday. Smith and Cambell pleaded guilty Monday and were fined one dollar plus costs. a quart of whisky was found on Smith. Meier, charged after a separate incident, paid fifty dollars plus costs after appearing before Mayor Smith.
Correspondence notes Christopher Aufang and family moved to the Thomas farm east of Wooster this spring after buying it in winter. Neighbors gathered in a large farewell, sharing a feast of four roast geese and other dishes. Wish them success in their new home. Mr and Mrs William Witherow have moved and are making improvements. Mrs Joseph Winkler remains ill. Jeff Rock of Indiana visited his mother in law, Mrs Grube, with Charlie who spent the winter there.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch portrait notes Agnes Sullivan, daughter of Dr H J Sullivan of Congress, with a birthmark and teeth gold filled like her mother’s. A separate item recalls G M Gill misplacing forty five dollars after paying J W Bryant at a Smith Livery horse sale, causing a scramble to confirm a fifty dollar bill among a family request.
Special to The Republican from Newark reports the death of Dr. English, author of the famed song Ben Bolt, in Newark today.
Citizen Goes to Megadore-Easter Services at the Churches. Correspondence notes Easter services at Presbyterian and ME churches, Mrs. Edward Foote visiting, and local moves including station agent Blodgett resigning for Mogadore. Mentions marriages, temperance talk by Mrs. J. Frank Smith, and residents shifting homes between Creston, Wooster, and nearby towns.
Easter observances fill Smithville churches with Lutheran communion and Methodist Epworth League concert. Upcoming events include a Lutheran ladies bazaar April 5 for several days and a dinner election day. Notables visit from A B Beach of Endowment Bank and local social updates. Normal school opens April 8. public schools host entertainment April 5 Word of cautious smallpox scare has passed.
Mrs John McCommas born Cora Frances Massie October 1, 1882 died March 20 aged 37. She married John McCommas in April 1900. Survived by husband and one baby. mother, one sister, one brother preceded her. Burial at Shreve March 17. Christian faith, reconciled. Husband and friends thank those who aided in sorrow.
Cures coughs and colds bronchitis and asthma croop and whooping cough sold by Laubach and Boyd and Zimmermann & Co. includes mentions of pneumonia and bronchial troubles in a vintage patent medicine style.
Reports from Marshallville and Violet describe pastors accepting calls, home moves, funerals, dairy plans, Easter services, and property updates. People include Rev Shennweer of Albany NY, Geo Shondel, Charles Weiser, Emanuel Ault, C A Hinderer, and various residents moving to Orrville Wooster Barberton Mechanisburg and farms with minor local events and pink eye concerns.
Correspondence from Frederickburg notes Tom Amiet of Applecreek visiting town last Saturday. Alma Lowe and her nephew Harry Crans left Wadsworth after Christmas at her mother's Lydia A. Lowa. Mrs White of Wooster visits daughter Mrs R Compton. Arabelle Barnes home from Wooster U for two weeks. David Raysor back from Cleveland visit. A J Peterman promotes a new free machine. request for a helper. Applecreek entertainment attended by locals. Disciples held event at Redett's hall. John Owings of Barberton visits brother Jon. Easter services at Congregational church. Funeral for T S Orranday's little son at Poland. Dile and Jessie Wilson from Akron attend. Necapa club met at Mrs Leonard Iberhart's. Nelson Snyder and sister Pearl visit with cousin Effie Franks. Misses Laura Leeper and Minnie Richards return to Akron.
Col George W Bain, a renowned orator, will present a free lecture at the City Opera House Tuesday evening April 8. The event features Bain as one of the era’s most widely known speakers.
A pleasant time was enjoyed at the home of J R Snyder on Easter Saturday. Attendees included Joseph Roth Sr. and wife of Shreve Errett Sidle and wife T Downing wife and daughters May Addie and Marie Mrs Robert Guthrie James Q Snyder wife and daughter May.
The Wooster stock exchange resumed operations on Tuesday after a brief shutdown last week due to vacations in major eastern and western markets. A prior Monday closure occurred because wires between Wooster and Cincinnati were down, but service was restored and functioning normally by Tuesday.
Fragmentary OCR list shows multiple couples with residences including Shreve Akron Wooster Waldo Emerson Applecreek Kochs Forest Mougey Sterling Creston Doylestown Sterling Wohadita Clly Springville Orrville Burton City Orrville Philip Pryor Wooster Plain P.O. Philip Pryor and Lillian Warner among others.
The home ceremony on March 27 at Mr. and Mrs. W. McFarland’s residence in McZena Ohio joined Mise Viola McFarland to J S Rainey a prosperous Wayne County farmer. A large circle of friends offers best wishes and enduring happiness.
A fragmentary clipping records a local incident in the Teal district involving Bates and Erie State. Details are unclear but the item notes a standoff or confrontation and mentions officials responding to the scene. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
A Chicago interview features Col John F Waters a leading trial lawyer praising Peruna for chronic catarrh after years of ailment and unsuccessful remedies. Captain John H Lyons a veteran rail and G A R member also attests to a twenty year struggle and complete recovery urging others to try Peruna Columbus Ohio maker promotes its literature for catarrh relief.
In Burbank on April 1 Harry Hower was in Cleveland on business. Rickel of South Carolina visited with his daughter, and Mrs. Fred Norton’s family hosted them. J. Barnard returned from Cleveland reporting Mrs. Barnard's ongoing improvement. Mrs. J. R. Ogden visited her son and family for four weeks before returning. Thirty-five town ladies gathered at Mr. and Mrs. St Frury’s for carpet rag making. The band toured to Congress, performing in Town Hall under Fred Simons. After June 1 Silas White and J. E. Barnard rented the Cockrell warehouse to stock grain and lumber. Our postmaster Will Cart secured an assistant clerk for night duties. Frastus is a stray bulldog ready to help. An entertainment at Addieman Hall next Friday, first this winter, admission 10 cents. In Quincy a New Hampshire quarry crew refused to work after learning the strike wasn’t resolved, leaving quarries idle.
The group warns that use of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption could ruin the club by curing asthma and other illnesses, as it promises relief to thousands of hopeless sufferers from grip and related ailments.
A Mayville correspondent recalls signs of spring with a tale of fish leaping from the tile factory dyke and a lamb nap, followed by local social notes. The item lists visits, moves, weddings, theater plans, and family news across Maysville, Canton, Barberton, Applecreek, and Mt Eaton with several residents mentioned by name.
Pleasant Home notes: Brenizer moves to Gault property after April 1, Shellenbarger relocates to West Salem in April, Houch to occupy Shellenbarger property, Cora Martin to stay with Mrs Bixler for summer. Rickel brothers at their mother’s bedside after a stroke March 14. Mrs. Harvey Lindsay ill but improving. Chas Lindsay destroyed 180 in a trunk mishap. Ted McVicker returns from Cleveland to supervise his father's farm. Calvin Harbaugh to move saw mill south of Lattasburg. Easter services at M E church praised. Rural free delivery planned after May 1. Get your box. Cobwebs note promotes Bucklin’s Arnica Salve for wounds and skin issues.
The weather section notes partly cloudy skies with snow flurries in the east. Wednesday forecast shows fair weather. The syndicate section promotes special bargains on copper and nickel plated ware and Tryon quart coffee pots listed at 49 cents each with a 754 value.
In Little Rock on April 1 ex Governor Clarke supporters claim 44 counties report Clarke carried their counties. Those counties include 75 general assembly members, eight over a majority on the party ballot. Jones headquarters offer no firm claim yet, but hope remains. County results expected tonight to determine the outcome.
An advertisement extols Dr King's New Life Pills as a remarkable remedy for biliousness and bowel troubles. The copy highlights widespread acclaim and urges readers to try the product for quick relief and renewed health.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.