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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
7
Parents are warned against blistering necks with lamp oil or wrapping old socks and red flannel around a child. Sore throats require proper treatment. Tonsiline throat lozenges, priced 25 and 60 cents, are recommended by The Tonsiline Co Canton, China.
The Massillon Wooster and Western Electric line began active surveying Wednesday morning led by Col. C. V. Bard and Wooster citizens. H A Mowery joins after two years with the Cleveland and Southwestern Electric line. Orrville directors elected include V Hard M L Smyser Nick Aster A J Heller Jobo Schultz ES Lander A Dr Metz H Freetlamer DF Griffith. Officers chosen: president V Hard vice president M L Smyser secretary E S Lardes treasurer Nick Auster. The group says the route will be the cheapest and will secure capital after surveys and estimates.
Our town was shocked by a sudden death on Thursday morning. Mrs. George Slusser was found in bed after being ill Wednesday. She leaves a husband and three sons, Perry Slusser a bakery owner and ex councilman Edward Slusser, and Clem Strasser of Canton. She was a Methodist church member.
A co ed student Miss Parker of Holdenhall was removed to Wooster hospital late this afternoon after a day of illness. The 18 year old faintly described as afck with a fever of a similar type, prompted medical care and transfer to the hospital for treatment.
Rhuan Tharp died near Shreve at 107, widow of Caleb Tharp a Civil War soldier. Born in Virginia she lived through every US administration except Washington. A noted smoker her pipe accompanied her to her last days in Nashville Ripley township Himes county near Shreve, famed as the region's oldest resident. She stayed in good health until a few days before death.
Young ladies of the university held a class social testing male classmates cooking skill. On North Market street a mock wedding featured cross roles with a male wearing a veil. The menu included fudge veal rare bits coffee and other dainties for the evening.
A collage of clipped opinions from 1908 papers. The St Louis Globe Democrat hints at balloon and aircraft worries, while the Cincinnati Times Star cites a professor on dynamo influence. Pittsburgh and Toledo papers lampoon politics and public figures as year 1908 nears.
Lieutenant Russell F Hazzard of the Seventh Infantry, stationed at Fort Wayne near Detroit, is under court martial. Witnesses say he collapsed after his guard prevented him from obtaining whisky. Reports cite forgery and conduct unbecoming an officer, with possible bigamy charges. Hazzard testified in a divorce case at Wooster Ohio, claimed to have fought in the Aguinaldo campaign, and his legal wife and child are said to reside in Oakland California.
Physicians warn influenza like grip is prevalent in Wooster as warm weather aids germs. A joke from Mr Smith about Dr Hershey boosting a pastorate circulated via Denver Post, tying to Bob McClarran's name in papers. The piece also notes Judge A H Berry’s death and a distant court case involving Mrs Viola Culver Taggart.
A fragmentary inquiry questions porter earnings if a Pullman car recoups its cost in three years. The note contrasts views from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Memphis Commercial regarding labor and policy debates.
The Naiicf thasizty days' notes left depositors reassured as their money stayed in banks, a reflection of the broader U S mood. The Denver Republic says the country was more frightened than hurt. Oklahoma cheers Taft while Senator Foraker opposes adding more uncivilized territories.
A partial readable item from an old paper mentions away teams, a pala and sone cotmantion en Seiee Be Arht te, with unclear names and places, leaving key facts obscured and no definitive event or outcome.
In Cleveland the Foraker Dick faction of the Republican party plans to elect a county executive committee on Saturday with both sides seeking to control the delegation to the state convention. The Hart faction has asked the elections board for a primary to pick 63 delegates, while the existing Taft aligned committee argues it holds the power to call such a primary.
Governor Harris names John W Courtright of Asheville and W D Chamberlain of Hudson to the Ohio experiment station board ending Feb 25 1911 and Feb 26 1910 respectively amid confirmation disputes. Edwin Col Yer shoots his eight year old son at a grave and then dies. neighbor Collier distraught. Railroad conductors push to charge fares via cash without tickets to ease conductor workload. Unemployed Cincinnati requests Congress for public works via a mass telegram. Circleville indicts infirmary directors with 14 true bills including nine charges against William Klinzensmith Edward Wright and David A Lane.
In Fairmont on January 11 witnesses from Fairmont Coal testified at the coroner's inquest into a December disaster that killed 360 or more miners. Assistant General Manager Frank Hang and General Superintendent G A Gaskill described an explosion triggered by ten pounds of black powder in room 22 of mine No 8 igniting dust and causing a sequence of blasts. They led rescue efforts and attributed the blasts to the ignition of coal dust by the powder flash, creating a gas volume the ventilation could not remove.
The Ohio senate rejected John Courtoright from the experiment station board after a partisan dispute. Governor Herrick and Gov Harris clashed over Morgan and Rowland for various boards. Morgan and Courtoright remain in office, while a reshuffle of the board of control is expected later this month.
The funeral of Mrs Ira Hindman occurred at Spruce street home with service by Hey 8. I. Gershey and music by several performers. Pallbearers included local names, and interment was at Wooster cemetery. Mrs Jacob Miller died in Nashville on Jan 3, 1908, aged blank, mother of Mrs J R Franke of Apple took. Mae Lazarus funeral set for 2 pm Friday at the hotel, body to Pittsburg for interment. Mr Laz aros returned home after learning of his wife’s death. Miss Linda Rhine bunt’s funeral at United Presbyterian church with Ray W A Littell officiating, later buried at Frederickburg.
Wayne county and state legislators to receive petitions for local option and for permitting women to vote in local elections. Signatures collected in Wonster show support, with forwarding to Messrs Wertz and Vanover to gauge their stance. The legislature as a whole has not favored woman suffrage in general.
Petitioners seek partition of a farm in Chippewa township with HH acres and rents and profits. They request an accounting, determination of interests, and sale of the premises. Judge Eason was to hear a motion for a new trial in the Home for the Aged case, administrator of Mayilda Fresh.
About twenty members of Wroster commandery Nov 44 Knight Templar attended the funeral of Sir Knight Robert Morehead in Creston. The services were led by the commandery and were well attended by Masons and local citizens. Interment followed at Creston Cemetery.
An old illustrated plea notes sciatic rheumatic pain often stems from cold exposure and nerve starvation. It praises Dr Williams’ Pink Pills as a cure, sharing a testimonial from Mary M. Etz of Elmira New York who describes severe sciatic symptoms improved after using the pills.
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