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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
6
A local display highlights diverse fabrics from Panama cloths to mohair blends and broadcloths. The collection features silk threads, foreign and domestic makes, with early showing of what will be correct fashion. Prices begin at one dollar per yard, with multiple weights and styles to suit hard wear and dress use.
In a detailed divorce deposition, Mrs. Taggart recounts a tempestuous marriage with Capt Billy Taggart. She describes trips to Akron and Canton aligned with social events, alleged improprieties, and their residence changes from Orrville to Fort Thomas and beyond. She details witness accounts, drinking episodes, arguments, and care of their children, including Manila and Fort Thomas experiences, aiming to rebut claims about confinement and fidelity.
An official investigation leads to arrests of several locals near the water reservoir as part of efforts to thwart two explosive attempts against the immense reservoir near St Marys. Warrants target individuals involved in plotting to blow the bulkhead and release vast water flows, with authorities detailing past incidents and potential casualties. The case involves farmers near Celina and state public works officials arriving to process suspects.
The Keener reunion at Pleasant Home camp grounds Aug 26 drew many relatives and distant guests. A day of handshakes, new acquaintances, dinner, music by Ralph and Roy Swinehall, prayers, and addresses followed by election of officers and a group photo by J W Troxel. Other notes mention visiting locals in Applecreek and Orrville, with various family health updates and social visits.
Pratt of Ashland will open the Wayne county campaign at 7 30 oclock next Saturday night on the square in Wooster. He is described as a logical eloquent bold defender of anti splen doctrines and a feared speaker in political circles. Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised as restoring health and vigor, priced at 35 cents, offered by Laubach & Boyd.
At Amesland beach two sailors perished in a shipwreck as a brig bound for New Orleans sank after a heavy storm. Twenty of twenty two crewmen went down. The Taft party's Manila trip proceeds with homeward plans. Alice Roosevelt joins, while some congress members depart for Peking. Patersburg reports Japan to waive indemnity at Portsmouth, easing peace talks with Russia over Sakhalin.
Two men died and three were seriously burned when a 16 inch steam pipe burst at the Danville electric light plant. Injured men named: John Richards of Georgetown Ed Caldwell of Georgetown A A Tuttle William Thornton Samuel Nicum of Danville. City left in darkness with no streetcars running.
A long awaited Gish family reunion gathered about 800 invitations sent and 166 attendees from Wayne Medina Lancaster and other counties across several states. The event at a Rittman area home featured speeches by Abram S Gish and others, a large dinner, and remarks tying the modern gathering to a family tree spanning Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and Kentucky with pride in lineage and reunion traditions.
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