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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
5
The article extols the constructed Bhoomingtyns road segment and envisions more improved dirt roads in Wayne county. It highlights winter as challenging yet praises rural routes as time and labor savers, urging broader use and continued development of rural roads.
Local jury in Helmgs county returns a manslaughter verdict against Ben Dickerson in the case involving Mrs Kat Hughes. The report contains garbled OCR text but centers on a first degree misdirection and a call for education funding amid broader political commentary. The piece references Judge M Craley and the Waste County National Bank in a sequence of unclear notes.
Fragmentary obituary notes recount the death of a local man after illness and protracted illness. Many relatives are listed among mourners, with services held at Akron and others attending with family names such as McCracken, Gindlesperger, and Stewart. The scattered text references a funeral, a wake, and community notices.
The column records visits and gatherings around town including a funeral for Aukerman, attendees Miss Gearhart and others, and various social calls. It notes trips to cemeteries, dinners, and family movements with a mix of names, places, and dates reflecting a bustling community journal.
A series of noisy disturbances spread through streets and alleys as residents witnessed broken windows, shouted threats, and a parade of confused bystanders. Police called to the scene reported several injuries and a surge of calls before dawn.
Applecreek Feb 1 Miss Luce Armstrong of Frederiteturg spent yorday and Monday with Clara Noeshaum Mrs Raizateth Moore and grand daughter Wise Beryl Moore. They ate visit ng Viny Moore and wife in Akron Dr Derr of Jackson Canter to visit his brother Amos Derr and fam. Miss Sarah Hursh is lying quite poorly with a touch of pneumonia and pleurisy. Misses Myrtle Casus and Mary Mitchell spent Sunday with friends in Frederickaburg. Miss Noro and Ada Reinhardt visited Missing Brice at Orrville last week.
Brigadier General James Allen plans a fleet of airships for Uncle Sam as air warfare debates rise after Roosevelt's submarine tour. The article notes international interest in aerial navigation, cites the Aeronautics Congress in New York, and mentions Major Henry B Hersey and Captain Chandler in flying contests. Allen seeks $200,000 congressional funding for naval aviation, with Fort Leavenworth to train balloon and aerial craft crews.
Fragmentary account traces the marriage of a former crown princess to Signor Toselli after a secret courtship. The piece notes a daughter born to the crown princess, a Parisian tutor implicated in royal service, and subsequent travels from Brussels to Florence.
A fragmentary ad text promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsid as a guaranteed cure for constipation. The wording references violence in action pills and strong cathartics, urging readers to discard such remedies and keep Pepasid on hand for relief.
The couple faced authorities insisting on a specific document before the ceremony but were eventually relieved and wed at the registry office with witness William Leuit.
In Atleghens Pennsylvania a frame building housing the Princess Skating Rink on Beaver Avenue caught fire. Policeman Ward and passing men hurled pop bottles into flames, breaking many and flooding the area, extinguishing the blaze before firefighters arrived. The incident showcases quick thinking and teamwork to save the rink.
The 1908 Wooster society roundup records a surprise anniversary for Mr and Mrs Joseph Hosfeld near Wayne County, sleigh parties at the Derr and Allesponge homes, a Petersbelly gathering, an Alice Fredrick convalescent surprise, and upcoming weddings and church events. It notes wedding announcements for Augustus Buchholz and Nora Fessler, a golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Buchholz, the seventh annual banquet of the Wooster United Commercial Travelers, and social evenings hosted by Mrs John Rockey and Mrs W D Tyler with choirs and missionary society meetings. A large turnout of friends and neighbors, around fifty, attended various gatherings amid bad roads and festive weather.
Nine men were killed and others injured in a gas explosion at Moody Coal Company's South Carrollton mine near Central City Kentucky. Thirteen men were at work. the blast released gas that wrecked the interior and smashed cages. The dead include Robert Cook J N Rush Leslie Gatton Hugh Corbin Dick Black Charley Van Sr Charley Van Jr Charles Ross and Pete Penick Fatally injured John Bryant families depend on the deceased.
A large crowd met former Portuguese premier Senhor Franco at the Marseilles railway station as police shielded him and his family into the Terminus hotel. He said in an interview that he had done his duty and never used power for personal gain, adding he could not disclose his final destination but it was believed he would head to Italy.
A night of revelry ended in death when Queenie, alleged to be Mrs Archie Canning of Delaware, was shot in a Second Avenue car. Mable Couzzie confessed an accidental pistol shot killed Queenie, and is held without bail pending coroner's inquest. Rose McGllire remains detained as a witness. The Couzzie account is considered plausible.
A sleet storm in South Atlanta on February 11 crippled electric lines and blocked streets with fallen trees and ice. No serious injuries were reported as the city remained cut off from outside communication and business halted due to icy conditions and falling debris.
In a B and O contracting camp near Lodi, Mijo Jurcevic was shot and killed Saturday night. Mike Stepidis was arrested Sunday in Creston on charges related to the shooting as witnesses claim a confrontation led to the fatal multiple shots.
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