Personal News from Mt Eaton April 14
Mt Eaton notes report residents visiting hotels, trips, and local events. Joseph Pat and family at Lucas hotel on vacation. Chas Thompson and wife with Tasker pair. T and C Thompson on a trip. George Rath returned from Michigan. Ed Rush elected township clerk. Sarah Speicher and wife bought Thompson property for 300. Miss Clara Schaffter home from Massillon. Ida Rosenberry lingering. Ida Mumaw ill with consumption. Mrs Westcott 80 stricken with paralysis. Prof Autt attended a youth meeting near Holmes County line. funeral for Samuel Asher held at residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corres Pagacans Wooster
MT. Eaton
Joseph Patperson
Lucas Hotel
Chas. E. Thompson
Isaiah Tasker
C. Thompson
Wooster
George Rath
Orchard Lake
Mich
A. G. Schatster
Rush
Sarah Speicher
Thompson
Clara Schaffter
Massillon
Ila Beeler
Akron
Albert Pfeister
Fred
Ally Billard
Jacob Wood
Lebanon Coa Bank
Christ
Holmes County
Samuel Asher
Jep
Grand Jury In Wayne County Court Session Opens
Grand jurors for the April term of Wayne County Court of Common Pleas began investigations after a Monday session led by Judge Eason. Prosecutor Weygandt was absent sick, with Charles Welser Acting. Foreman Peter Ault of Marshallville and bailiff Andrew O Rien of Wooster noted. Judge Eason granted Mrs Anna Mackin of Orrville a divorce from Alvan on cruelty and neglect with custody awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Andrew O’rien
Wooster
Eason
Anna Mackin
Orrville
Alva
Mixed provenance questions cloud old Second Ward site
The Wooster Board of Education faces tangled title issues after a transfer of the old Second Ward school lot. Unclear title and prior use clause raise questions about possible sale or reversion to Jesse Wilhelm, with a potential plan to occupy the site with a library if a building remains for educational needs until the Fourth Ward building is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ward
City of
Wooster
Board of Education
Jomo Bever
Jesse Wilhellm
Myrtilla Bover Wilhelm
John Wilhelm
Fourth Ward
LATTASBURG NEWS RECORDS April visits and illness
In Lattasburg Henry Hickman and wife visited the town to see her parents Jacob and wife as Father Jacob shows slight recovery. Dr Raudebagh installed a new wood stove. Harry Fonk and George Steidman flew to Lorain. Mrs Myers was sick but recovered. Ed Jacobs attended a funeral Saturday for mother miss Du Congres, a member of the church. Funeral services were conducted Friday under Reformed auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattasbury
Henry Hickman
Ot McZena
Pest Wek
Jacob Jacob
Jacob
Raudebagh
Harry Fonk
George Steidman
Lorain
C. Ga. Myers
Jacobs
Sees ‘Church
Maccaees
Death of Mrs Emma Burkholder at 34 in Smithville
Mrs Emma Burkholder wife of Simon Burkholder died Saturday after a long illness. She was 34 years 7 months and 8 days old. Funeral held at 10 am Monday at the Amish church. Misses Low Breneman and Cora Mackey visited Creston friends on Saturday. Kirk Funk medical student at Columbus arrived for spring vacation Saturday. B Norris attended quarterly meeting service at Marshallville Sabbath. Rev Russell conducted the east fence at Marshallville Saturday. Rev John Gresser lectured in Williams Ball to a good audience Saturday evening and preached at Madisonburg Sabbath evening. Rev Samual Kurtz of Nampa Idaho preached to Mennonites south of town last night. He is visiting his parents Adam Kurtz and wife. Miss Claribel Derr visiting sister Mrs Sinclair near Golden Corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Emma Burkholder
Simon Burkholder
Low Breneman
Cora Mackey
Creston Friends
Kirk Funk
Columbus
B. Norris
Marshallville
Russell
Saturay
John Gresser
Willaman
Madisonburg
Samuat Kurtz
Nampa
Idaho
Adam Kurtz
Claribel Derr
Sinclair
Golden Corners
Quarrel in Fredericksburg Spring Election and Local News
In Fredericksburg April 14 residents debate mayoral candidates Joseph Owings on the Democratic ticket and Charles Immler on the Republican. A lot determined John Owings as voter choice while Mayor M. L Stophlet may retain office. Decoration day plans advance. Local notes cover visits, illnesses, and social events at Akron and Orrville communities, with multiple residents listed and town movements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Joseph H. Owings
Charles Immler
John Owings
M. L Stophlet
John Hannah
Akron
Margaret Barnes
Mary
Gertrude
Thos. Slutz
Crowley
Bert Slutz
M. Sheldon
George Searight
Orrvidle
Bedett’s Hall
The
Congregational Church
Alice McCormick
Cleveland
Bi County Teachers Institute Date Set for April
The bi county teachers institute will be held in Alliance on Friday and Saturday April 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi-County Teachers’ Institute
Teachers’ Institute
Alliance
Jefferson Schoolhouse to Hear Elder Knapp on Tem ca
April 15 report outlines public lecture by Elder A. D. Knapp of Wooster at Jefferson schoolhouse on temperance in all its phases with admission and age details. Local items note shop openings and spring activity, plus a court-martial record from Balangiga and a playful money-collection trick by a street troupe leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Knapp
Wooster
Jefferson School House
Wittram
Mary Zercher
Kate Allaman
Jefferson
Manilla
Lyttleton W T. Waller
Marine Corps
Samar
Balangiga
Lukban
Wooster Post Office Letters List April 14 1902
Wooster Ohio April 14 1902 list of remaining letters in the post office includes Elvin Jackson D Miller C M Stark for gentlemen and Electa Butler Miss Carrie Lee Jennie Stoll Mrs A C Garver Mrs Lewin Hankey Mrs C Holmes Mrs T L Flattery P M for ladies.
Fragmentary Classified Trade Notice in Sooty Script
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Latbach & Boyd agents and a synicate. It references floor oil cloth and a request to order a Rocky Mountain product. Names are partial and unclear. context centers on a trade notice while the rest reads as stray dialogue.
Mosey to Loan Security From $500 to 85000
G W Spangler Loan Age Wooster offers quick setting Patent Plaster ready to mix with water. It sets hard as cement and is prepared for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosey
W.spangler
Wooster
Community Notes From Canaan Tethered to Local Changes
Elmer Miller returns from Massillon improved in health. Jacob Lichty travels to Lodi on business. Prof Jacob to represent C E society at Mt Eaton county convention Friday and Saturday. Miss Mabel Hawk to Cleveland for summer. Mrs Litchfield stays with Ei Bixler. Brentzer family relocate to Pleasant Home. Matthews to West Canaan. John Brentzer of Beech Grove dies after illness. Alice Stephenson and Ralph Bixler visit Burbank. Zella Naftzger and sister attend Canaan church. Prize program at Presbyterian Sabbath school rewards new scholars. aim to build a library. Revalved within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pire Kreron
Ican
John Brentzer
Pleasant Home
John Matthews
West Canaan
Beech Grove
Alice Stephenson
Ralph Bixler
Burbank
Zella Naftzger
Wayne
Canaan
Presbyterian
C. B. Whensetler
Gay
Furbay
Rioting in Brussels leads to fatalities and arrests
Still rioting near the Maison du Peuple in Brussels on April 14 prompted police and gendarmes to charge the mob. Five demonstrators were wounded, one later died from bayonet wounds. Sixteen arrests occurred as authorities crack down, signaling harsh measures against rioters. The clash marked a rare rifle use by police and stirred broader alarm among workers and elites. Separate reports note a deadly shooting affray in Murphysboro, Illinois, and a minor mine-related imprisonment in Massillon, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Maison du Peuple
Carbondale
Ihs
Murphysboro
Zeke Morgan
Henry Grogan
Zeke
John Morgan
Grogan
Governor Dole to Remain in Office for Hawaii
Washington April 14 The president has decided to continue Dole as governor of Hawaii keeping him in office amid ongoing political dealings and regional governance. This confirmation comes from the Specialty The Reprsiseau reporting bureau in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Dole
Hawaii
Rittman Community News Highlights Local Ventures
Rittman readers learn The Obto Salt Do resumes shipments amid high demand across Eastern Central New England states. Elite Wright Co behind orders. Orr Bros open butcher shop in Sigler block. Principal C I Fisher nears end of third year with indoor picnic plan. John Fisher’s child reportedly gravely ill. D F E Spade breaks ground for new store after past fire. Town foresees healthy summer growth despite limited orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rervaran
Rittmanites
Kr- Publican
Central
New England
Wright Co
Orr Bros
Sigler
C. IE. Fisher
Centae
Fisher
John Fisher
D. FE. Spade
Iittman
Wien
Creston Band Reorganized as May Events Preview
Creston news notes prominent civic updates including the Erie switchboard chief Pierce of Springfield and his son-in-law D D Gensemer, two marriages in Creston and Loudenville, a Canton conjugal plan, a reorganized Creston band under F M Sulliger, and a Canton cigar factory project set to start by mid May. Local officials Mayor Scott and Marshal Lance praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ewc. Pierce
Springfeld
Erie Freight Office
D. D. Gensemer
Pierce
Daniel Recard
WeatSatom
Lee Myers
South Creston
EF. Sears
Jay Tanner
Akron
Edward Hollingsworth
Erie Railrouad
Mary Esely
Loudenville
Esely
Harris
Arcade
Main Street
Ralph Baum
Lorain
C M. Smith
Frank Smith
Mt. Vernon
M. M Wells
Cuyahoga Falls
J W Tawney
John Sullvan
Barberton
Scott
Marshal Lance
Canton
NeLi E. Mat
Married on a Train in Sawyer West Virginia
A shy young couple aboard a West Virginian train near Sawyer ignore surroundings as they kiss through a tunnel. After the tunnel pass, the brakeman calls Sawyer, and the groom declares, We are married, ending the scene with quiet assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginian
Sawyer
Bristel
Ourler
Busy World News Recap With Notable Murders Fires and Plans
Miss Marie Bunker 63 commits suicide by hanging in Columbus. W J Polk, a leading insurance man, is found murdered in Nashville. Burglars dynamite a Hamiet Indiana post office safe, $3500 taken. Lt Col Potts to be US naval attache in Berlin Vienna Rome. Wholegalé dealers in sash doors form a $12 million capital cartel. In Dearborn Michigan robbers loot D P Lapham private bank, about $1000 cash stolen. South Chicago fires destroy $50,000 in property, St Patrick’s church and others injured. Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bunker
Columbus
W. J. Polk
Nashville
Hamiet
Ind
Potts
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Wholegalé
Dearborn
D. P. Lapham
Chicago
St Patrick's Church
Celumet
Nekter
Seige
Reer
Peruna endorsements from notable figures and readers
Letters praise Peruna as a grand tonic and stomach balancer from Mrs Gridley wife of Captain Gridley of Dewey’s Manila fleet, Mrs Longstreet, Lucius Gridley, Mary Kennedy, and Geo W Smith. They credit relief from catarrh and digestive issues, urging others to try the remedy and inviting further inquiries to Dr Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gridley
Dewey
Manila
Mrs. Gridley
James Longin Coon
Lucius E.kridley
Captain Gridley
T Street
Washington, D. C
Columbia
O. Gentilemen
Lucius B. Gridley
Mary J. Kennedy
Armour & Co
Omaha
Neb
Sixty-second Street
Chicago
Til
Mary J. Karenedy
Geo. W. Smith
Mapphysboro
Geo. W.smith
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Colonabegy Cho
Obituary Notes for Jaeoh Vonthig of Wayne County
Jaeoh Vonthig, aged about 7 years and 7 months, died recently at his son George Tutius's home in Orrville. Cause cited as old age and a minor paralytic stroke. Born in Baughman township, he lived in Wayne County all his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeoh Vonthig
Wayne County
George T’ Utius
Orrville
Pdeveased
Baughman Town
Board of Education approves plans for new fourth ward school
The Board adopted two story eight room school plans by J R Webster for the fourth ward. Construction will start after May 16 with the old site at South Walnut and West Henry streets. A 300 by 140 foot lot will be used, alley vacated and land bought from Standard Coach Pad Co to allow playground space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Fourth Ward
J .R. Webster
Heesad
Pew School
Curner
South Walnut
West Henry Streets
Standard Coach Pad Company
Marshallville Coal Drilling Begins as Local Hiring Expands
In Marshallville the Weldy, Weckesser and cks farms are leased by a Massillon party for coal exploration. Miss Melloda Musser of Orrville and her sister visited, while Weldon Brothers from Orrville prepare to start a bakery. George Myers delivered phosphate and W Hershey, a stock buyer, was in town. Election results named D F Gensemer for mayor and several local officials, signaling quiet civic turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshallville
Massillon
Weldy
Weckesser
Cks Farms
Melloda Musser
Orrville
Ira Ault
I. G. Wreth
Wattersville
Weldon Brothers
Wm. Schott
Bassie Tilden
Cleveland
W. Hershey
Easton
George Myers
Caps Fulton
D. F. Gensemer
J W. Keiffer
Peter Ault
Amos Zeigler
Ford Precinct
Porter Felix
Bowers Bride From Missouri Returns To Wooster
Ralph Bowers, son of Mr and Mrs John Bowers of Madison avenue, came back Monday with his bride Mrs Aliss Dalla White. The wedding occurred last Thursday in Macon City Missouri. They visited her mother in New Cambria Missouri before boarding a train to Wooster. Locals expect a festive reception tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bowers
John
Madison Avenue
Missouri
Aliss Dalla White
Macon City
New Cambria
Wooster
Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Italian man dies in coffin lid incident
Special to The Republican Paterson New Jersey reports that Alexander Schaselatta, an Italian detainee, died while being transported from jail. A death within a coffin lid incident is described as the supposed cause, with authorities noting the peculiar circumstances of the arrest and the fatal collapse during confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrrson
N. J
Alexander Schaselatta
Matters Set For Hearing Before Judge Maxwell
Docket entries listed for Tuesday hearing include cases 6557 DeCoursey Wagner executor vs David Hittener 6819 Thomas vs Blackburn and related names, with Judge Maxwell presiding afternoon. Notices warn against Rocky Mountain Tea sellers and promote Wood's Norwegian Cough Syrup in Madison advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eason
Maxwell
DeCoursey Wagner
David Hittener
Thomas
Blackburn
Raga
TiOlinak
Quinby
Thomas Ve
Ewe aAumioistravor
Ad« Ministrawr
Garver
Critchfield
Funk
Quin
Anna Kreitzer
Well
Shreve Council
Robinson Va. Shreve Council
Carl
Wilent
Docket
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Willianm Anna
Iowa
Revolun
James S. Clarkson
New York
MT. Eaton News
William Annat
Shinon
McGlure
Grand Jury
Charles Weiser
Miss Phillips
Rogers Broa
C. P. Sidle
West Larwill Street
Mr. Sidle
Marshal Lerner
Lattasburg
the Republican
the Country News
Blachleyville
McKee
Forest City
Alfred
Nippert
Guerry Nash
Carl Nippert
Ferris
Hamilton County
Angel Arley
Rocky Mountain
Latbach & Boyd, Agts
Tne Syndicate
Massillon, O
Brook
Massillon AA
Gov. Dole
Rittman
Creston Band
Reorganized Council
Peruna
Olympia
South Walnut Street
Costtry
A. W. Chase
J. B. Swartz
Wests North Street
Ohio
Renee Ee
Dead Man
John T. Maxwell
Madison Medicine Co
Laubach & Boyd, Agts
Sittin
Pr. Wood
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