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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
4
In this 1901 holiday note from Wooster, readers glimpse festive items and local chatter. Mentions of Dewey and Manila Bay echo national events while coal, mistletoe, and cold weather fill the page. Whimsical items include a proposed mail route, a turkey joke, and a promised two weeks of Congress recess.
The column quips about weather forecaster Hicks not being dead and Morgan failing to secure Santa in a trust while noting a new Siamese minister named Pura Akhara Oradhara. It remarks that Christmas season brings merchants’ hopes and mounting bills, with merriment shadowed by debt and the old proverb that Christmas comes but once a year.
In Cleveland residents push back on smoke nuisance while others joke about Roosevelt fending off street scuffles. An Ann Arbor professor claims an antiseptic for intestinal ailments. A Chicago alderman proposes baths for arrestees to curb vagrancy. National rail mileage appears to average over 33 000 miles, sparking debate on regulation.
A jumble of overheard forecasts touches on oil price rise after a Chicago University talk, Sir Thomas Lipton boat plans, Indianapolis politics, a cabinet resignation by Postmaster General Smith, Vanderbilt and Belmont seeking Congress, governors hopefuls, Carnegie fund-raising efforts, and a plan to monetize youth clubs amid broad speculation.
Mrs. W H Wiler and Molga will host Friday evening events to mark the 25th anniversary of their marriage, a family note in social notes column.
London reports Britain anxious over Chile Argentina dispute with no arbitration request. Berlin signals possible action on Venezuela but delays until backing party known. Jeffersonville stoppage: Hart vs Rodgers fight halted by police on Governor Durbin’s orders. amateurs held preliminaries.
Japanese budget shows a surplus of 47,600,000 yen and, with proceeds from the Chinese indemnity, the government plans to redeem the national debt, build railroads and telegraphs, and restore naval maintenance. Bryan to Attend Commonwealth Club Banquet in Boston on Jan 9. Schley prize money awarded to Rear Admiral Schley. A Crimean War veteran dies after freezing during a cold spell in Osage City. Mrs Frank Leslie ill in New York hospital. George Emory Fellows elected president of the University of Chicago trustees. Elm cautions on Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm for nasal cataract relief and usage tips.
Across Altentown and other cities, reports describe a fatal electric car wreck on a wet track near a mountain curve with six killed as the car tore apart and a pole crashed through the roof. Other items include a train fire at Dingle station, a Kentucky drowning drama, oil car explosion in Richmond, and a Toledo jailer convicted for prisoner escapes.
Advertisement notes youth long trouser suits in sizes 14 to 19 years priced at six dollars value three eighty. Materials include Scotch Cheviots striped cassimere worsteds and plain tone effects. Also offers miners caps for ages 4 and up with DIY selection.
The largest single gift to the University building fund may come from Wooster area children. For years the Christmas guests at Westminster Sabbath School chose to forgo their own treat and donate the money for the fund, raising 12 dollars. Also noted: a study on Northern Securities in Olympia, and various local travels and visits.
A fragmented OCR lists pairs of residents from various Ohio towns including Lattasburg Smithville Orrville Canaan East Union New Pittsburg Dalton Wooster Canal Dover and others. The text names numerous couples and individuals such as Charles F Kinney Cora Rutt William Brenneman Eva Zimmerman Geo Brenneman Mary Pontius Maud McCay John Becker Cora Lehr Homer Keplinger Millie Houghton Emil Jaccavoni Martha WisteHo Bertha Anderson C S Kropf Sadie Fetzer A J Rock Anne Young Laura Wright and others in unclear pairings.
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