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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
7
Wooster alumnus E. T. Cheetham allegedly posed as a bachelor while courting young women at Hoover Cottage and other places. It is reported he left Wooster for Poland Ohio, deserted his wife and children, and his wife has since filed for divorce.
In the Armory, University and Wooster faced off in the season’s first game. Wooster won 43 to 13 as University players Gasche Weld Weaver McConnell Albright Hills-Espey Reddick and others shone in passing and shooting despite a slick floor. Attendance 150.
At the regular meeting on Thursday Post No 133 elected officers for the ensuing term. Pos Commander Jesse McClellan Senior Vice Dr T A Elder Junior Vice Samuel Moses Surgeon Dr H A Hart Chaplain S J Blake Quartermaster Enos Pierson Officer of the Day James Hill Trustee 3 5 Shilling Delegate to Department Encampment S J Blake Alternate Delegate D C Curry.
ToPco warehouse burned destroying John Hughes & Co plant and Brown's storage warehouses filled with leaf tobacco. American Tobacco Co. owned 500 pounds of leaf. Dibbrel Brothers plant and Banner warehouse with a nearby dwelling suffered minor damage. Total loss over 130000 dollars. insurance covers except tobacco price advance.
The advertisement claims catarrh is a blood disease and local remedies fail. It warns neglect harms digestion and health, and offers Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical blood purifier and tonic. California Jumelion Jaws reports three years of catarrh with sleep and appetite issues then improvement after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Emil Podlich appointed executor of John N Trapes bond 1500 Deputy Sheriff Garver assists Edith Basum to Massillon Hospital Mrs Henry Snyder visiting daughter in Wooster records of charitable drive for poor as Christmas nears Lutheran event Around the World on New Year’s Day planned with stops in Atlanta Turkey Germany Japan and Washington D C Santa letters urged to care THE REPUBLICAN Wooster Letters through post require two cent stamp Fox hunters plan big chase at Orrville city officials tour Cleveland Wellington electric railway line incidents include injuries from engine work and theft of fruit from cellar.
A series of reports from Alabama and beyond describe a violent riot near Opp and Andalusia. Sheriff Bradshaw requested troops as a mob threatened the jail, while in Opp three unnamed Negroes were killed by a citizen posse and another took his own life to escape capture.
Fragmented observations from Maysville and nearby areas recount visits and moves, hunting and accidents, and a family death. Notable items include Chas Stauffer relocating, Oliver Rieder returning from Deetz sawmill, and Mrs John Stauffer dying after illness. A hunting accident near J. A Johnson’s house is noted, plus reports of a fatal ax murder in Macon, Georgia and a Cleveland robbery confession in Illinois.
A Bombay dispatch reports 140 devotees drowned when a launch sank near Goa during the feast day of St. Francis Xavier on December 3. The tragedy occurred about 40 yards from shore on the west coast of India.
A Dalton resident said a strong oil strike occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Henry street farm east of the village. The well, drilled to 770 feet by the Dalton Owl Co, is claimed to yield about 20 barrels per day, though workers at the site reported the initial production was not as expected after the well was shot.
The climate and crop bulletin for Ohio reports adequate moisture for wheat germination in most areas. Central and western counties show plant growth with favorable conditions. Some southern counties report variable moisture affecting early growth stages.
An 19th century note extols fatty foods as warming sustenance for cold exposed workers. It claims fat aids digestion and counters wasting diseases, referencing medical belief and promoting products sold by Lowne at 409 Pearl Street in New York.
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