Explosion at Gas Works Shakes City and Fire Brings Narrow Escape
Early afternoon blast at Wooster Gas Company purifying box shattered the brick purifying house and sent debris flying across the area. The explosion touched off a fire that was quickly controlled by the fire department. Superintendent Harry Boezner was inside moments before and would have been harmed if not delayed by work. Estimated damage around $2000. Gas supply interrupted briefly but service resumed without interruption. A separate tumble of a hose carriage on a slick street caused minor injuries to none, as two bystanders escaped unharmed.
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Bagzatero
Enoise
the Wooster Gas Company
Pania
Fmor
Ayas
Harrys Boezner
Peter Boewer
Tire de Artment
Wilhelm Save
RCA Logan
Liberty Street
Wilhelm
Ray Pinkerton
Experimental Station Board to Manage Operations
A proposed measure would place the Experimental Station under a governor appointed board that sets expenses but pays no salaries. The board would elect a director of the station and grant appointment powers over all departments and staff with removal authority for cause. The bill aims to establish a unified control while the governor could claim the chief responsibility for policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phey
Aesistan
Thorgeour
Webster Oor
Mio Wells
Steaths
Ripper
Local notes include births, visits, and incidents in Wooster
January notices report a daughter for W A Lott and wife, new gallery plans by E E Badger, and delayed bank officer elections. Fire damage at Yoder greenhouses caused mostly stock loss. Various visits and travels appear, including Berney Englander’s New York trip, Grace Smith leaving for Greensburg, and Professor Webster’s Chicago trip. Multiple minor events touch residents, health, promotions, and a few property incidents.
Youthful Car Burglars Arrested by Special Officers
Joseut DP Norris bo and Wm DD Winns of Bre Peart were arrested Thursday by special officers of the Peonavivania Lives on charges of breaking into cars of the company. In default of bail they were lodged in the county jail Thursday night.
Veteran cook confined after fall that broke two ribs
The article reports Jone covering a fall at Brack Fisher West Larwill Street that left him with two broken ribs on the left side and confined to home. It references testimonials for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and other cough cures, with multiple ad-like names and places noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jone Covers
Cook 16
Lee
Brack Fisher
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles and Skin Ailments
A reader from St Paul Ark testifies that DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve cured protruding bleeding piles and other skin wounds. The notice reads beware of centerfits and praises the product as unequaled. A cashier from East St Louis also endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach troubles and claims it provides relief after many other remedies failed. For sale by all druggists.
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Geral
St Paul
Ark
DeWitt
Clinic Head Ache Wafers Offer Nervous System Relief
Exhausted conditions of the nerves cause headaches and the cure is to restore nerve action and tone the heart. Clinic Head ache Wafers are presented as a harmless remedy that acts on nerves and serves as a heart tonic. Priced at 10 cents.
Fragmented OCR Summary Item
A damaged OCR fragment mentions names and places in unclear order. No coherent event or outcome is deducible from the readable text.
Cleveland shrine visit and local thefts noted in brief
Ro Zonmerman AM Parrish and others visit Cleveland to see Henry Trevino and Polen fetrs for shrine meetings. A wardrobe theft occurs at Mrs Aguoes Josher North Woaluat street. Stabbings and assault cases seen before Squire Bolus. Judge Maxwell dismisses Shanklin case. Advertisements promote Chamberlains tablets and Foley’s Honey and Tar remedies.
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Ro Zonmerman AM
Parrish
Wooatman
Cleveland Thurso
Henry Trevino
Polen Fetrs
Aguoes
Woaluat
H S Saurers
West North Bleret
One Minute Cough Cure Praised for Croup Relief
A Mansfield father recalls his boy’s croup night, saying a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure eased breathing and soothed the child to sleep. The ad touts safety and immediate relief for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles, urging use of Foley’s Honey and Tar.
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Croup
Foley
P. L. Cordier
Manneengton
Laubach Bo
Kled Zimmerman & Co
F. D. Reynolds
Mansfield
W. W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Steinson
Fragments from a Local Page Note Partial Text
A small readable fragment from a local newspaper page shows scattered letters and words. The text is incomplete and does not provide a clear event, date, or names for a full summary.
Basketball Rules and Notes from 1900s Time
Early basketball primer outlines standards for equipment and play including a 32 inch ball, 10 foot baskets, five players per side, two umpires and a scorer, and no referee. Scoring uses three points for field goals and two for free throws, with two 20 minute halves and a 10 minute intermission.
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Ds Ode Pulngk
Webster and Mansfield Electric Railway Company Formed
Incorporated in Columbus Tuesday the Webster and Mansfield Electric Railway Company plans a line from Wooster to Mansfield with branches Shreve Lakeville Millersburg New Philadelphia and Lakeville Mt Vernon. Incorporators are David Collier William A Craig James B Keys John C Chesrown and Brown T Craig. Capital stock 830000 with principal office at Shreve.
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THE
Republican
Columbus
Tuasday
Wbvster and
Manosfield Electric Railway Company
Wooster
Mansfield
David Collier
Wim. A. Craig
Jas. B. Keys
John C. Chesrown
Brown T. Craig
Shreve
Lakeville
Millersburg
New Philadelphia
Mt. Vernon
Wayne
Holmes
Ashland
Richland
Tuscarawas
Knox
Reappointment of Postmaster in Wooster in Doubt
Washington dispatches Tuesday night and Wednesday show postmaster reappointment for Plattery is not assured despite Mrs. McKinley’s push. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes widow McKinley’s involvement and Hanna’s likely support, while Foraker’s stance remains unclear. Cincinnati Enquirer cites Wooster as a hotspot where Hanna and Foraker have failed to reach agreement for some time.
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Washington
Plattery
McKinley
ParakerJiss
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wooster
Hanna
Foraker
Mattery
Larwill Estate Injunction Arguments Heard in Court
In Mansfield the Larwill estate seeks to block county treasurer from collecting back taxes. The court considered the case amid adjournments and noted advisement on potential perversions of assessment. Continuous delays and unclear records mark the proceedings as parties argue over tax validity and collection authority.
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Larwill
Paeidele
McKinley Day Observed in Wooster Schools
McKinley Day was celebrated in Wooster schools on Wednesday with room by room exercises and every schoolhouse displaying the national flag. Collectors in each room raised funds for the McKinley monument, totaling 18 00 collected.
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Wooster
McKinley
Lebanon Mine Output Rises as Housing Shortage Bites
WesT Lebanon reports steady rises in mine output with many miners and families relocating. Housing is tight as every available space is used for residences and more homes are needed to accommodate arrivals.
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Lebanon
Cure for Itching Burning Piles via Dr Chase Ointment
Endorsements from ministers and physicians across cities like Buffalo Albion and Toronto claim Dr Chase's Ointment relieves burning itching bleeding skin troubles and piles after years of suffering. Clergy and merchants recount cures from long standing eczema and skin disease through this medicine.
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A. W Chase
W. N. Edwards
Trinity Place
Buffalo
N. Y
J. N. van Natter
Albion
Wis
Chas
Fish
On Avenue
Toronto
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Eeemer Securityit
Eh. Bae
Board of Control
W. A Lott
E. Badger
East Liberty Street
Bank Company Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias
Weilersville
Bd Neikirk
Canton
Nau. Berney
Henry Englander
New York City
Inglander
North
Grant Street
Wm. Farnham
Oklahoma
I M Voorhees
Waterloo
Iowa
KC Dix
Grace Smith
Cleveland
Teft
Greensburg
William Garland
Allegheny
Crestline
Hugh N Annat
Bellfontaine
Win Annat
Annat
Sol Uier
Pearl Kauffman
North Lawrence
Putnam
Bom. Webster
Chicago
Madises
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
A J. Deneke
Smithville
Squire Bolus
Imer
Firestone
Prytte Works
Messik
Ahauke
Jon Waltmbaehy
Catan Wagner
Petrteet
Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
Peeters
Phere
Bita
Hoahebh
Lower Brush Company
Teak Stek
Teak Stek Wuc
Bas Tree
Carbaugh
bFiward Merrillar, Vo
Cnevage
Howenstern
Dons
Drobsto
Blackmorn
Wesley Nelson
Hamilton
Tom
Luubueh
Bartlet & Dennis
Houlihan
Chamberlain
Iit
Tor
Ctra
Megs
Fifty Cent
Ulster
MGK Amster
Flamer
Stutzman
Ssmithville
AJ Deneke
Shrave
Samuel Gilley
Maxwell
James Shanklin
Union
Shanklin
Ross W Fllock
Tohn Marr
Byall
Laubach & Boyd Dk
Laubach & Boyd
Zimmerman & Cod
Foleys
Laubach & Boyd and
Zimmerman & Co
Basketball Tips
David City
Neb
Geneseo Pure Food Co
LeRoy
Lilliz Secror
M’kinley Day
Dr. Chase
Ross W. Fure
W. Fune
Harding & Co
W. F. Kean
McClarran's
Iron Block
Mcclure
A.s.m’clure
Martin L, Smyber
Wayne County
McClellan Block Wooster O
Taggart
Desi Wooster
Ohio
Fredrick’s Store
East Liberty St
Acclarran
C. M'Clar
Charles C. Jones
Wooster, Ohio
Payor & Taylor
J B. Taylor
Attorneys-At-Law
R C, Taylor
D. Nice Block
UW Braden
TOM & Todd
Uilleos
West Liberty
H Todd
James C. Todd
H. Todd
Hart
EYE and Ear
Downing Black
Beall Ave
Bowman
New York Eye and Earboatitute
Dfs. Stoll JH. Stoll & Byall
G. W. Byall
North Market Street
County
Dr Stoll
Beall Avenue
Thomas A. Elder
Spectacles
Laubach & Boyd's Drug Store
Public Square
Wooster,Qaia
Kate Johnson
N. Market St
East
Bowman Street
Ofice
H. N. Mateer
S. W. Corner North
Buckeye Streets
H.F Crow
Undertaker
Day
Ares Nigely Pramed
Downing Block
Nord Avenue
Met
W. H. Wiler
W. Liberty St
Measty Wiens
Hamel Aina Bank Hio
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