Names Appointed by Wayne County Soldiers Relief Commission 1901
The Wayne County Soldiers Relief Commission appoints 1901 indigent soldiers relief committees after deaths in 1900. Members include Col Ben Eason as president and John J. Caskey as secretary, with numerous ward, town, and village appointments across Orrville Wooster and surrounding areas, listing 40 plus names across multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Wayne County Soldiers Relief Commission
Ben Eason
John J. Caskey
Violetta Barrett
Paiot
John J. Schlaffley
John Budd
John Scott
Mr. Eaton
Sugar Creek
Thomas Reid
Thomas Cully
R. J Stinson
Dalwn
Baughman
Levi Neiswanger
T .B. Myers
Orrville
Lewis Richenbaugh
Marshallville
Chippewa
Joseph Marshall
George Jackson
J. B. Pinkerton
Doylestown
Milter—Noarman Chafin
Desert Loreaux
Oliver Lee
Sterling
Greene
J. W Hostetter
J B. Heffelman
A D Brant
Smithville
Bee~ Union
W T Pierce Coarles Wager
Zenas Numbers
Applecreek
Salt Creek
Arrests Made After Salvation Army Hall Disruptions
John Bricker a farmer east of the city was arrested Friday night by Marshal Latimer on intoxication charges. Authorities will arrest all offenders seen near the Salvation Army Hall door after repeated complaints about disturbances by boys and young men. A well known young man was fined four dollars and costs by Mayor Smith after admitting guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bricker
Marshal Latimer
Salvation Army Hall
Mayr Smith
Canton Workhouse Abolishment Recommendation Issued
Prosecutor Day of Stark County concludes a thorough inquiry into the Canton Workhouse and urges its abolition. The report cites a loss exceeding $100,000 and a costly broom shop acquisition as failures with no remedy in sight. Wooster police prisoners are sent to the Canton workhouse by Stark County authorities.
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Prosecutor Day
Stark County
Canton Workhouse
Wooster
Stark Country
Rooters to Wooster for state oratorical contest
Edson M Robinson travels to Wooster February 21 to compete in the state oratorical contest as Akron Beacon Journal notes. Buchtal students back him, with about 40 supporters planning to travel from Wooster to cheer. Also includes testimonials praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds flu and kidney cure claims for Foleys Kidney Cure with local merchants Laubach & Boyd Zimmerman & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson M Robinson
Woooster
Akron Beacon Journal
Robinson
Wo Great
Akron
Wooster
Certainty he should have ambitions logk well and feel good
An antique advertisement extols digestion aids and cough remedies. Dr Caldwell and Fuley Honey and Tar are praised for lung relief. Kadaly spepsia Cure claims universal digestion benefits, with Zimmerman & Co promoting the product. Also touts an ointment for itching as universally safe.
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Caldwell
In Ohio Units Debate Inauguration Trip
Captain Gerlach of Company D reported a telegram from Col. Vollrath of Cleveland asking for $200 and self subsistence for the Washington inauguration on March 4. Akron and Mansfield papers note efforts to assemble eight Ohio companies, with some doubt about funds, while Major Critchfield and others pursue arrangements for the Fighth Regiment to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Gerlach
Edward Vollrath
Cleveland
Washington
Sulimar
Mansfield Shield
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
A. B Critchfield
Wollrath
Woothers
Wadsworth
Akron
Gerlach
Company 1
Wayne County Agricultural Society elects officers at annual meeting
The Wayne County Agricultural Society elected officers at Saturday's annual meeting. President J Sidley of Blackley, Vice President M M Fowler of Wooster, Treasurer W A Wilson of Wooster, Secretary N Minney of Wooster. Mr Kinney, long secretary, declined but finally accepted with relief from much workload. His loss would be a serious blow to the society's permanent basis efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County Agricultural Society
J. Sidley
Blackley
M M Fowler
Wooster
W. A Wilson
Woos
N Minney
Kkinney
Mr Kinney
Thorne Election Leaves Ohio Station Director Role Uncertain
The Board of Control of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station met in Columbus for its February session to decide on retaining director Charles I Thorne. Thorne, already a board member, was detained and did not attend. the board plans to reconvene Tuesday with expected attendance. Massive protests from agriculturists across the state raise the likelihood that Thorne will be kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control of the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbus
Charles I Thorne
Thorne
wWoess
Saya
Ghia State Journal
Damage Case Settled In Railroad Death Suit
Smalley against the C A&C Railroad Co. arising from the galley and death of George Smalley at Oriville last year has been settled for 82 250. Judgment was rendered in Common Pleas Court on Friday. James B Taylor attorney for plaintiff Cary & Moffin for defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalley
Ca&c Railroad Co
George Smalley
Oriviile
Common Pleas Court
James B Taylor
Jell-O Dessert Ad Promises Family Pleasures
An old advertisement touts Jell-O as a new dessert that pleases the family with flavors like lemon lime and strawberry. It highlights availability at grocers and suggests quick, affordable serving ideas for every meal.
Akron contest postponed amid fever scare claim
An apparent scare over scarlet fever at the university prompted fears the Oratorical Contest would be delayed. A contest committee member said only rumor and no truth backs the epidemic talk, noting a fever case is quarantined and unlikely to spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Beacon Journal
Glaring
Des Lines & Cumor
Bebo
Poe Beatsrbeusa
Chamberlains Pain Balm and German Syrup Advertisement
A testimonial claims Chamberlains Pain Balm cured rheumatism after one week of use. It also promotes Boschee's German Syrup as an effective cough remedy, asserting two million yearly sales since 1868 and wide distribution. Sold by Laubach & Boyd and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Nedson
Hamilton
Laubach & Boyd
Bosthee
United States
Civilized World
Misunderstanding symptoms misleads doctors in treatment
A fragment from an old medical advertisement notes that misunderstood symptoms lead doctors to treat the wrong disease while kidneys are out of order. It promotes Fo ley's Kidney Cure as a remedy said to restore health when other medicines fail, warning against substitutes and naming Laubach & Boyd and Zim merman & Co as associated firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Laubach & Boyd
Zimmerman & Co
Tubsk
Desperate Burglary and Fire News Across Cities
A string of crime and disaster reports from Ohio and nearby areas detail a burglary in Osraems where intruders ransacked a home, a fatal gas explosion in Canton, a prizefight injunction hearing in Cincinnati, a library offer in Akron, and multiple fire outbreaks in Lisbon and Cleveland with significant losses and human impact. The ticker notes arrests, deaths, and political and military news from Washington, London, Manila, Madrid, and more.
Wooster Circuit Court opens with new judge and docket
County Circuit Court convened in Wooster on Tuesday February 12 with Judge M H Donahue taking the bench for the first time. The two week session lists numerous cases including appeals and errors involving local individuals and the city of Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warns
Wooster
M. H. Donahue
John J Adams
Lewis C Millerva
John
Francia Messner
Daniel Heller
Isaac Johnson
Ve. E. S. Finey
Dame
Cadence
Gerhart
Lake Erie, Wooster and
Muskingum Valley
R. R. Co
Jacob Frick
John F. Larwill
City Council of
City of
M. L. Bivins
W. H. Manson
Judge Grants Divorce to Thomas Gault from Elmira Gault
Judge S B Eason Friday morning granted Thomas Gault of Pleasant Home a divorce from Elmira Gault on grounds of desertion and gross neglect. The wife received $400 alimony. She is the woman who it was claimed eloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B Eason
Thomas Gault
Pleasant Home
Elmira
Bixler Business College Offered Millersburg Site
Through Millersburg Board of Trade leaders Prof Bixler was offered a good site and suitable location at tree of cost if he moves his college to the city. Attorney Fisher, Millersburg mayor, visited the college days later and received a written proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Millersburg
Bixler
Fisher
French Heads to New York for Rail Route Business
Charles W French of the Wooster railroad project departs for New York on Pennsylvania line business. A Mansfield paper notes he travels on a Pennsylvania pass, hinting at significance given Pennsylvania’s past opposition to his railroad ventures.
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Charles W French
Wooster
New York
Pennsylvania
Mansfield
Sherlock Holmes
Pensylvania
Mrr
French
Terrible Mexican mine disaster at San Andres
A massive explosion in the San Andres silver mine near Durango, Mexico, kills 87 people and injures many. The blast, caused by crossed electrical wiring igniting stored dynamite, destroyed the mountain top above a miners village and killed workers and residents on the surface. The mine is a famed producer valued in the millions. Other items note a Dutch royal wedding and a San Francisco steamer accident.
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Mexico
Chihushas
San Andres
Sierra Madres
Durango
Herman Lueisman
San Aundrea
Doan's Kidney Pills Back Pain Testimony
Wooster proof reports relief from persistent back ache and frequent urination after using Doan's Kidney Pills. A man named Gollins from a northern district says his severe symptoms eased following a course of treatment at Zimmermann & Co's drug store, restoring energy and regular secretions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Wooster
Zimmerman & Co
Ditch Bonds Sold At Premium By Commissioners
Commissioners on Tuesday sold six thousand seven hundred dollars of ditch bonds with premium paid. The funds aid construction of the My Chippewa Ditch and related improvements. Bids by mail and in person were received, with Columbus Bank offering the highest bid among bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virer National Bank, of
Columbus
Tuys & Sons
Clevease D.eob
Cine
National Bank of Wooster
Audiers Tloush Wooed
Entioneer
Deetar
Columbus Bank
Injunction Granted in Bowmans White Gn Waterway Case
Tudee Iinson issues restraining orders in Bowmans White Gn wetion case. Court grants injunction to stop Woute from interfering with rights in the armill race and waterway. defendant also blocked from causing unnecessary damages to cleaning the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tudee Iinson
Bowmans White Gn
Woute
Armill Race
Water Way
Gasoline Engine Breaks at Alcock Marble Works
The gasoline engine at Alcock marble works broke down Thursday. The support ps collapsed, sending debris across the shop. It wrecked the engine beyond repair and will be replaced. Charles Bover stood nearby a minute before the incident and moved to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcock Marble Works
Charles Bo Ver
Looge
Hae
Kentucky men in Illinois shoot arresting officers
Marshals Gus Crouch and John McGlasson attempted to arrest Clem Ferguson and Les Taylor, Kentuckians, in Metropolis Illinois. A fight followed with Ferguson allegedly threatening to kill officers. Crouch was killed, McGlasson wounded, and Ferguson and Taylor jailed.
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Metropolis
Ills
Gus Crouch
John McGlasson
Clem Ferguson
Les Taylor
McGlasson
Ferguson
Taylor
Washington 1 0 Gereave Pure Food Co Lektoy
An advertorial note praising a beverage, claiming superiority of GG ADNA Ol over others for health. It urges readers to choose a solid grade beverage and hints at consumer preference if concerned about their hearth and obfidmna.
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Gereave Pure Pood Co
C.F Myers
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Mayor's Court
Canton
Chamberlains
Laubach& Boyd
Kfeb
Wol. Yancy
Paducah Ra
Kentucky
Laubach & Boyd Zimmerman & Co
Laubach& Boyd Zimmerman & Totuthsk
Dkfeb
Eighth
Wayne Co. Agricultural Society
Ou Beara the
Ptoorratts
Despetradoes
Fatel Gas
Buckeye Intelligence
Toledo
Fev
Charles Krout
Pear Peon
Osraems
Krout
Cincinnati
Hollister
Theodore Rosenblush
George T Perkins
The
B. Goodrich Company
Ashtabula
Nichols Heeney
New York City
Frank Johnston
Niles
Lisbon
Hanna
Grand Army
Chid
London
James Wil- Cocks
James Willoaks
Manilla
Fed
D M Carmen
Theodorio Carranza
Mc Carman
Spain
Madrid
Royal Palace
Carlos de Bourbon
Asturias
Justice
Senate
Thomas Fraser
Land Office
Sacramento
Cal
Will A. Newcum
Edgar S Dudley
United States Army
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Chandler
Congress
Circuit Court Bar List
Institution of Wooster Lodge of
Qa Fellows Hall
D.D. Hershberger
Homestead String Band
Frederick Krafft
Nora Miller
A S. Ruhl
Miller Sisters
R. C Flack
Florence Stair
Geary Gallagher
Edna Snyder
Edith Adams
Ethel Rockey
Elizabeth Adams
Nellie
Ruth McClure
Nettie Stevans
Maud
Flo Hershberger
Mabel Russell
Blanche Hershberger
Ollie Spaid
Business College
Walker
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Henry of
San Francisco
Ventura
Philadelphia
Straits of Magellan
Roy
Soto Petal Jamar Po Craceit Ag
Nature
Emir
Lam
Ommbor
D. Wise Block
Swartz
James B, Taylor
McLee
Manvin Ll
Myccers & Ae
Merchant's
E W. Newriek
Deroner
Ovate
Jackson
Wasne County
McClellan
Bank Taugart
Law
Fredrick's Store
East Liberty St
John C. McClarran
Charles C. Jones
Cclarran & Jones, Attorneys-401-Law
Thomas A. Egder
B.S
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Rk, A. N. Mateer
Camel North and
Buckeye Streets
OHM A
Beth Prraidtan
OFS
Gfice Henra, Tam
Ttet P.m
A. Mart
J. M. Store
Stoll
North Market
Beall Aveaug Ear Eealte
Wayae
National
Oostex Bok
Iacom 1
PISO
Weéale’ S Bie
Weester
Harbaugh
A. B. Chase Piano
Penras
Oarville
California
Chicago
Rock Island
B. G
Sou. Pac
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Eee Saas
Ata” Saad
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