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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
4
A jumble of anecdotes and rumors covers politics, industry, and society. Notes reference recesses, Edison storage battery, Carnegie libraries, Missouri divorce law, shipbuilding trust, Christmas gifts, and European rulers. Contains garbled names and stray phrases, typical of a crowded newspaper page teaser.
Grand Rapids December 28. A head on collision between Pere Marquette passenger trains 5 and 6 during a blizzard killed 22 and injured 38, many fatally. The wreck, the system’s worst, was blamed on a red signal extinguished by high winds at McCord’s Station, preventing No 5 from stopping before the crash near East Paris.
Sunday December 27, 1908, saw the department respond to three fire calls and stand by for a still alarm. A stove overheated sparked a minor blaze at A. Gentirk residence. a chimney fire at Edward Henter’s West South Street home was fought with chemical extinguishers. a flue fire at Mrs. Benjamin Sason’s corner North Walnut and West Larwill streets produced smoke but was contained. The most serious fire hit the new Beall Avenue schoolhouse where smoke poured from windows and fire raged in the recitation room floor near the northwest corner. Fire Chief Funk arrived quickly, with two streams fighting coal in the basement. the blaze was declared out after sever al minutes. Losses total $400-$500, insured by multiple firms. the building interior and nearby equipment suffered damage. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion of coal. no blame assigned. The school board began cleaning in preparation for the upcoming opening.
A fragmented roster lists numerous couples and their towns spanning Dalton Orrville Pleasant Home Con ur e as Wooster Congress West Salem Plain Applecreek Canaan Wayne Wooster Frederickeburg Jeromeville and Wooster again Reflects a registry of paired individuals with varied origins amid a damaged OCR fragment including Clyde and Waku tat Net oes ilem and other unreadable segments.
Mrs. Samuel Gougéy died in the night after a sudden illness at their home. The Gougéy restaurant is noted as being operated by Nee Se cee cs and Petér- Rouse. Fuller details are promised in next week's issue.
A jumble of a historical clipping surveys political moves and civil service themes. It mentions a national convention and candidates shaping next year’s campaign, plus references to an extra session of Congress and mileage debates. It also notes an assault on a woman aiding a congressman and a jail mob incident, and cites President Roosevelt’s stance on civil service reform.
Christmas Eve services at the Reformed church in Mt Eaton were well attended by young and old despite a heavy blizzard. The piece mentions Prof Hilin and wife from Wooster visiting. the Beeler sisters from Akron as holiday guests. several locals returning home for the holidays. various small notes on injuries, coal deliveries, and Presbyterians’ Christmas celebration. plus brief regional items and notices.
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