Anglo American power moves and caps on seances
A series of brief notices cover international finance led by J Pierpont Morgan and the coronation cost, a Madrid palace arrest tied to King Alfonso, Joseph Jefferson dodging admirers, Padabrewski abroad for three years, Santos Dumont’s airship hopes, and a National League finish between Cincinnati and St Louis. Also mentioned are a Cleveland tailor selling seance robes, Morgan’s looming Consolidators proposition, and Goebel case reforms in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wun Santos Dumont
Ines
Morgan
Member Select List Best Ohio Resuspapers in Wooster
April 30, 1902 news item from Republican Printing Company Wooster Wayne County lists the best resuspapers. The notice notes Post Office mailing details and business news updates for the Wooster area, including Ohio mailing procedures and local listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHIO _ RESUSPAPERS
Postoffice
Wooster
Ohio
Morton Founder of Arbor Day Remembered in Chicago
J Sterling Morton who died in Chicago will be remembered for making Arbor Day a national institution planting trees to beautify cities and improve the country. Mrs Jos Adrian Booth, widow of the Booths’ relative, has filed her late husband’s will in New York. The Booth family ties are noted, linking to John Wilkes Booth who killed Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sterling Morton
Chicago
Jos Adrian Booth
Booth
New York
Joseph Adrian Booth
Balwin Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
America
Alfred G VasSoenning Battles for Coaching Records
Alfred G VasSoenning, heir of the Vanderbilt fivusa, spends almost all his time breaking coaching records while his brother Cornelius, previously disinherited, focuses on wealth and reputation. The eventual confrontation could force a reevaluation of who was wronged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G VasSoenning
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Senator Muney Stabbed Conductor Over Fare Incident
A report states United States Senator Muney stabbed a street car conductor who demanded payment. The incident follows a view that public officials ride free, with cars supposedly built for officials to travel without cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Muney
Wooster Butchers Undercut Beef Trust Sparks Tension
In Wooster Ashland Press reports local butchers are underselling the beef trust. Citizens nearby are curious about what the trust fails to provide, suggesting a demand for hidden goods or services not yet obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Lucky Wooster
Ashland Press
ABN
Ashland
Millersburg
Busting Headlines Stir In The Grain Pit And Punditry
Fragmentary OCR note cites talk of Wooster's boom, a remark on Mr Bryan and 1904, and David B Hill as note appeal. Mentions Young PhilCTrps corn king returning to Chicago grain pit, with instruction to break up headlines in newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
David B. Hill
Philctrps
Chicago
Cydés
Afterwar Credit Fight Ties Up Old Prices Debate
As the Philippine conflict winds down the push to assign credit grows. The government blames the meat trust to explain price rises, portraying the issue as a fault of the lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Trust
Funeral for Marthe Welker draws large crowd
From Plain Wooster Republican April 29 report funeral of Marthe Welker attended by a large turnout. Her two Sabbath school classes gathered flowers for the grave. Community members plan to sew ashes for Mrs Culbertson whose house burned recently. Verd Bowman bicycled to Dalton to visit his uncle Garfield Bowman after a horse kick. E Werner and wife visited Nasgrr in Wayne township. Deputy fertilizer inspector Bo M Derthick collected samples last Friday stating the state report is reliable. Oats sowing delayed. Harry McAnane’s youngest child has pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Bowman
Wooster
UC. E. Werner
Nas Grr
Wayne Township
Sunogay
Bo M. Derthick
Harry McaAnane
Corrected dealer Wool and grain prices listing errors
Corrected by W D TyiEx a Wool and grain dealer notes pricing for Wool Wheat Oats Barley and Seeds with per barrel and per bushel figures, though many values appear garbled. The text reads as a label-like inventory update with unresolved amounts and misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. TyiEx
Timothy Sved
Young man's spring thoughts on fleeing home during cleaning
In spring a young man considers ways to stay away from home while house cleaning is underway, reflecting a lighthearted, humorous mood about domestic chores.
THY Cinesonut baseball club victory boosts town mood
THY Cinesonut baseball club won a game on Thursday boosting local morale for about a month. Jordin Missouri Lus added a tornado to the city’s long list of events fueling talk of prosperity. The town also faces harsh notes from Galveston and Patterson New Jersey as news cycles shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THY Cinesonut Baseball Club
Local Social Notes and Funeral In Jackson
The correspondence lists visits by Miss Kate Ritter to Cleveland and Joarnin and Miss Oraftzel from Lodi visiting her grandmother Mrs Weldrich. Prof Teeple and wife from Smithville attended a sibling’s past Sabbath. A Presbyterian program was canceled due to weather. Concert rescheduled for May 10. Mabel and Mary Marshall will stay in La Grange this week. Joseph and David Jacot of Applecreek visited G W Jacot over Sabbath. Misa Bella Overs of Burbank attended the concert with Hauenstein family. Large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs Zeno Miller in Jackson on Sabbath morning. She was 26, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sneil, died of consumption. Her Christian influence was noted and the funeral drew strong esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oraftzel
Lodi
Homs
Weldrich
Teeple
Smithville
JF Bowers
Mabel
Mary Marshall
la Grange Messia
Joseph
David Jacot
Applecreek
G. W. Jacot
Misa Bella Overs
Burbank
Hauenstein
Zeno Miller
Jackson
Mra Miller
John Sneil
The Largest Fish Is Always Caught by the Man Who Tells It
A pithy aphorism notes that success in catching the biggest fish hinges on the storyteller's final tale. It emphasizes narrative presence over raw action and frames storytelling as the decisive skill.
Weather Forecast Notes Local Conditions and Outlook
Regional forecast reports cloudy skies and light rain expected across coast and inland areas this week. Temperatures range from mid 60s to low 70s with gradual warming into the weekend as a high pressure system moves in.
Man Pleads Guilty and Receives 30 Days Jail
Elias Brightman involved in a shooting near Doylestown pleaded guilty on Tuesday morning and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Joh Norris, who broke into a car at Big Prairie, was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fined $15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Brightman
Doylestown
Joh Norris
Big Prarie
Jol
Railroad suit in Ashland and Wooster case dismissed
The case Hueston v. Ashland and Wooster railroad was heard in Akron and circuit court, then decided Friday in favor of the railroad with dismissal of damages. Hueston, who aided lamp promotion, sued for 1000000 and breach of contract. Common Pleas favored Hueston with about 4000 in damages, but the circuit court reversed on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hueston
Ashland and
Sterling News and Community Notes from April Gathering
Local Sterling items report school tree planting after an eight month term, Rev Hershey and arbor day exercises, and a sermon by Rev Springer at Mennonite church with farewell set for May 11. May 18 communion planned, Lydia Leichty earns teaching certificate, and building upgrades noted. Italians hired for railroad spur work. local painters busy. Biz updates include a planned store opening by Mr Rheiner by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesporndener Tre
Springer
Clever
Wadsworth
Lydia Leichty
Near
Sterling
Wayne County
D. H. Steiner
Suttars
Charles Miller
Meat Trust
Bryan
D. C
Judge L R Critchfield Not Said To Seek Common Pleas Nomination
Reports on Tuesday claimed Judge L R Critchfield would not run for Common Pleas judge. His son L R Critchfield Jr said the judge had withdrawn from the race, though he had not seen his father recently. Democratic politicians voiced the belief he would not be a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Critchfield
Common Pleas
L R Critchfield, Jr
Critchfield
Boys Escape From Children’s Home After Dinner
Arthur Marks and Tom Hershey ran away from the Children's Home during dinner last Tuesday and have not been found. Marks had previously run away about a year ago but was later readmitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Marks
Tom Hershey
Tio
Marks
Building at Applecreek closes on a flurry of town changes
The Applecreek item notes a near finished grocery building and new additions. Dwellings, stables, and a blacksmith shop converted to a dwelling and restaurant are described. Wind damage hits storerooms, and social events include a large Oddfellows banquet and a Ladies Aid ice cream festival. Various residents travel, relocate, or return, with Mrs Hornady’s Oregon visit and neighbors moving to new posts.
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Tplecrefk
Hobbs
Smedley
Ising
Nussbaum
Oddfellows
Tedio
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. KE
Dramatic Club
Martha Orr
Smith Orr
Topeka
Kan
David Orr
Maggie Maurer
Lena
Akron
Reinhardt
Hornady Pee Carrie Reiter
Portland
Oregon
Jennie Jameson
Montana
Story L. Jameson
Doe West
Jeromeville
Prairie Lass
Death of Two Men Noted in Bar Readings at Exercises
Wording notes that texts passed by the bar after the death of each man were read during the exercises.
Mrs Thompson's Brooder Lamp Tragedy Near Wooster
Mrs Eugene Thompson who lives near Wooster reported her incubator kept chicks warm with a lamp. She raised the lamp a notch for warmth. The following morning sixty nine of the seventy nine chicks were dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Thompson
Wooster
Chase's Nerve Pills Public Endorsement by Mrs Spear
Mrs W W Spear of 86 Liberty St Wooster Ohio testifies that Me 4 Chase's Nerve Pills from Zimmermans Co drug store helped with debility nervousness and sleeplessness she calls them an excellent nerve tonic and says they are as represented Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo sells at 60 cents a box with portrait and signature on every package
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healers
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A. W. Chase
M. D
Memorial Exercises for Welker and Peckinpaugh Held
Memorial exercises were held in the Common Pleas Court room for Judge Martin Welker and Thomas W Peckinpaugh of the Wayne county bar who died in the last two months. Judge B Eason presided and many bar members delivered addresses including McClure Smyser Reach Yocum Taylor Spooner Coe Funck McClarrén Kean Benj Eason Metz and W A Littell. eloquent speeches paid high tributes to the memory of both men and to their service in the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monnay
Common Pleas
Martin Welker
Thomas W Peckinpaugh
Wayne County
B. Eason
McClure
Smyser
Reach Yocum
J. B. Taylor
Spooner
Coe
Funck
McClarrén
Kean
Benj Eason
Metz
Judge Eason
W. A. Littell
Tpw Peckinpaugh
Idge Welker
Richardson Shoe Co Seamless Shoes Ad Headline
A local retailer proclaims a full line of seamless shoes for men youths and boys by the Richardson Shoe Co claiming the best seamless shoe in the world. The store touts a strong line of plow shoes priced at $1.25 and $1.50 and men’s dress shoes from $4.50 to $5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Shoe Co
Flora Switzer files suit to contest will in probate court
Flora A Switzer sues in Common Pleas to contest the will of Jos Young now probate. Names Alvin Graber Alpha Miller of Weoost Dr D S Reichard of West Salem and Louisa Myers of Creston involved in a crested rise near Bitunens. Also a stray ad blurb about Hood's Sarsaparilla appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora A. Switzer
Common Pleas Court
Jos Young
Bitunens
Alvin Graber
Alpha Miller
Weoost
D.S. Reichard
West Salem
Louisa Myers
Creston
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J Pierpont Morgan
Edward
Eddie
Ths
Funston
Madrid
Alfonso
Joseph Jefferson
Padabrewshi
Santos Dumont
Cincinneti
St. Louis
Cleveland
Kentucky
Wal
Omer
Republican Printing Company
Wooster, Wayne County, C
East Liberty Street
Arbor Day
PLAIN
Martha Walker
Correspondence Wooster Redprlican
Bloomberg
Glofhing-Co
Mampioth
Wooster ‘Markets
Ohicago
Columbus
York State
Larry Ohio
Sturals
Hebrons
Havana
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Toledo
Baltimore
Haat
Wnuit
Jordin
Missouri
Lus
Champiotr
Fust Truscver
Vere Yeneral Knox
Funs'ton
Galveston
Texas
Carnegie
Patterson
New Jersey
Canaan
Kate Ritter
Joarnin
Souke
Job Norris
Camps Road
Circuit Court
Saturdas
Sterling News
Bloomberg Clothing Co
Joseph Bloomberg
Mer
Orrville
Judge Critchfield
Frey
Akika
Cima Eae Tse
Beall Avenue
Barre Rocks
East
Bowman Street
aCe Funk
Tata Motioe
Everstate
Whyte County
Oho
Owanes
G. W. Spangler
Hounty
En Harron
James Hatty
Mary Ba Cleveland
Ancaster
Clo
William Hatty
Ozeand
Teeney & Co
Wellington
Monroe Slater
Edward Halt
Margaret Allen
Leveland
William Haffy
James Haffy
Weand
Teentawastin
W. Cand
T. W. Peckinpaugh
Hood
EKA BP
Asheyie
N- C
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Ohio River
Rich & Blough K
THE
Winkler Horse Co
Hayaler Orion
Orryville
Es Perth
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