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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
3
Wooster residents are urged to spread Christmas shopping across five weekdays to ease crowds on Saturdays. Merchants prefer busy Saturdays but out of town buyers crowded downtown last week, forcing hurried purchases. If locals buy on other days, clerks may work more calmly and prices could be steadier.
An upcoming trial in Trenton NY questions whether the electric chair truly causes death and if execution methods differ in force. The piece notes past claims of death by surgeon’s knife or smothering and contemplates whether electrocution or hanging fulfills legal retribution, reflecting a broad concern over barbarism.
An editorial style discussion argues Roosevelt’s Panama Canal stance sharpens political debate. It attacks alleged crookedness while predicting he can hold his own against Congress. The piece cites Haiti politics, European matters, and domestic unrest as context, noting public scrutiny grows as the administration faces opposition.
Incoherent 1910s style jumble mentions Bryan, Hayti, Joe Cannon, Christmas commerce, Abe Ruet, California winter plans, Mars charts, French Republics, Pat Crowe, farming value, locusts in Panama, Ven Tone, Coshocton oil fever, asbestos Santa whiskers, electoral college, Kaiser Wilhelm, American heiresses, Santa Claus belief, and New York brain storm stories amid a garbled public remarks record.
A Tuesday shift at WD Tyler firm in Wooster transfers management from the elder Tyler family to Jacob Frick Tyler and Walter Ty Tyler. The business in wool and grain moves to the sons, with new control of the warehouse and operations. Community notices mention visiting relatives, church events, and local travel while describing the town’s routine adjustments and social items.
The Light Committee of the City Council and Wooster Electra Light Co met Monday in the Board of Public Safety rooms to resolve a new contract. Only two members attended, and after over an hour little was accomplished. Officials expect advertising for bids and a lighting decision at the next session, with debates likely to focus on a franchise for an electric heating plant.
The list records amend ed entries for outgoing mail at Wooster post office Ohio naming recipients such as Lavell Angelo For len Woo Ditmer Rev COC Elson and Roy Graham plus several others including Helen Tattchen and Frances Guessman with the postmaster noting the Wooster details and foreign entries.
West Canaan reports Abie and Lib Boyd met with Wooster Saturn as Rev Frank Sanders returns to his father Tenare. Perle Oswald rents the Sanders farm to move in spring. Daniel Brinkerhoff buys Clark farm. Otto Mowery to occupy Oswald house next spring. Christmas exercises planned and preaching at 7 o clock next Sunday.
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