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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
4
The item lists assorted topics from football starting in five weeks to weather and crops. Mentions Edward’s crowning, King Edward, gypsies, buckwheat crop, and a note on Secretary Shaw not seeking 1904 candidacy. References Cincinnati baseball’s new proprietor Georgie B Cox and expectations for success.
A wry column parodies a German gentleman's grasp of chivalry and hints at breach of promise. It notes the president facing a Chicago degree milestone, the Roosevelts and roomed offices, and jokes about Senator Hanna retiring though misquoted as a joke.
Local chatter recalls a wild rumor claiming danger to the King of Siam sparked by a scare in Norwalk. In Kentucky a different note surfaces as amber colored green oil is reported found, with claims about refining processes tied to Kentucky's blue grass region.
A chaotic digest of notices and crimes ranges from Col Henri Waaterkson declaring vacation ends August first to fatal wrecks in Wayne County West Virginia and a Portsmouth welcome for General Smith. Also reports of a farmer killing his wife with an axe then killing himself, a parachute accident in Marion Ohio, ethnic killings in New York, and Haiti distress with Petit Goave reinforcement movements.
In the latest report from Washington state a troubling incident left two people killed or wounded as small children are reference points. details are unclear and victims names or exact locations are not provided.
A garbled report notes authorities discussing bites and safety in the context of a coronation. It mentions William Waldort and a British royal event with unclear details and dates. A child named William celebrated a sixth birthday with busy activity and increased incidents.
The Erie Railroad wrecks bring daily concern with derailed cars and rail activity while residents discuss bus routes from Sterling to Smithville and Wooster. A hardware move to a new building signals local business activity as July and August events unfold around Linwood park excursions and regional politics.
The report notes a wheat harvest of ten acres yielding 482 bushels at 48.72 bushels per acre from Pool variety grown by C. W. F. Neeley. Officials tax actions and alleged government theft are mentioned. A Philadelphia man’s illness and Lord Kitchener's rumored marriage are also referenced along with General Smith’s guarded attitude.
Aug 8 Cleveland report details the Midwest Knights of Columbus annual outing planned for Aug 18 to 17 at Put-in-Bay. Members from Buffalo Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland and Columbus will attend social events and a Paris Walk lecture by Miss Caulfield of Grand Rapids with Sunday memorial services planned.
Frost damaged coins in Iowa fire in Peoria caused $150000 loss spurious coin in circulation at Zanesville secret service probes. Wall Street bank building burned with $50000 loss. A cloudburst uncovered 75 caskets in Hilliside cemetery Madison New Jersey missing corpses. Sugar price hikes by American Sugar Refining. Head on collision in Geneah West Virginia left two dead and many injured. Anthracite Strike enters fourteenth week with funding improving and possible longer siege. Edward gift to nation Osborn House from King Edward coronation. Omaha boy Delbert Preston confesses wrecking Rock Island train. Oil gushes from Mass City well yielding base flow. Archbishop Corrigan successor Bishop Farley confirmed. Allentown double tragedy in women's home. husband wounded. Government death benefit paid to Panhandle wreck families in Xenia. Ohio circus parade fatality in Columbus. electric car kills child. Cleveland boy killed by engine while starting job.
Mrs J Wepler of 45 North Berer street Wooster Ohio says Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills are a medicine and nerve tonic that make nerves strong and steady and provide restful sleep and general invigoration.
James Joseph Tissot dies in Paris at 66. Boiler explosion at Oram's laundry in Adrian Michigan kills James Oram and wounds five. Actress Madam Janauschek critically ill with paralysis at Saratoga. King Oscar aids 23 rescued after a Stockholm bridge collapse. Civil War veteran William Miller dies at 63 in Peru Indiana from phosphorus effects. Walter L Stebbings fatally stabs Walter A Scott in Chicago during a dispute over an account.
Markets by Telegraph reports stock exchange quotes and produce prices amid daily trading activity. The item lists columns showing prices and changes for several commodities and securities, reflecting market movements on a specific Wednesday.
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