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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
7
The text touts S S S as a cure for Scrofula claiming it cleanses and builds the body, improves general health, strengthens digestion, and restores blood to normal. It asserts tubercular matter in joints and glands is carried off as health returns and that sores and eruptions disappear.
The Public Service Board held a Friday testing session amid holiday plans. They discussed water mains access and the danger of hitching near West Liberty between the square and Walnut Street, due to limited space when electric cars pass or stop on the track.
Armed citizens pursue the killer of Fairmount town marshal James J Payne who was shot on the street by Harry "Red" Hooper while Payne attempted to arrest him for burglary Aljene Thomason tried to help but shots missed Hooper then moved through the town firing as a crowd formed around the jail Hooper had been released from prison last May after a burglary sentence and may be lynched if captured News of the tragedy spurred stores to aid in the chase and local men to mobilize vehicles in pursuit
Chicago police quash a three month crime spree by Neidermeier Van Dine and Doeskie. Nine murders and multiple wounds tied to their reign include the car barns slayings and a $2,260 theft. after a dugout standoff near Millers Indiana, a rifle-armed pursuit ends with surrender and transport to Chicago.
A lively armory basketball night drew a good crowd for two games. The preps beat the second team 87 to 18 with standout plays and team effort. University faced Company D in the main game, where Company D's teamwork led to a 1-30 second-half surge en route to victory as McLonnell opened scoring for the university. Bert Thorne was elected captain for Massillon practice with Thanksgiving on the horizon.
J Walter Wilkieon delivered multiple lectures at a Christian church this week with stereopticon views and refined delivery. His entertaining and inspiring performances drew high praise from attendees including Leora Ronkie, who traveled from Cleveland with friends to visit Mr and Mrs Jacob Kratz on North Market Street during Thanksgiving.
Patrick McLaughlin, a farmer south of the city, charged Dr George Kimber of Massillon with stealing 75 dollars from his Franklin Township home. Kimber, held on 900 bail, pled not guilty at hearing. He said he went there for milk, not theft. Kimber released Friday after furnishing bail.
A Wednesday report claimed the Slemmona property on Wast Liberty Street was ordered to vacate after Cleveland and Southwestern Electric bought it to erect curtains. The report could not be confirmed, and a local contact said he sought an option on the land but found no truth to the rumor.
Sanford Starner, an eighteen year old wanted on a charge of forging Jacob Hover’s name of Shreve, is in Akron and has confessed to forging John Girona’s name from that city to obtain an overcoat and shoes. The check was cashed at a shoe store and detected recently. He will be tried in Akron before transfer to this county.
A Milwaukee reader reports years of catarrh woes ended after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. The testimonial claims the remedy purifies blood, cures catarrh permanently, and removes its cause, urging readers to accept no substitute.
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