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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1899
Page
4
Community updates from Wooster include political candidacy mentions, local deaths, and business moves. Notable items cover Capt. J. F. Tit and Brown with exrygvills. George Snyder’s death. Catry Co and John Bowers mentions. a crossing damage incident. and a Wooster wedding.
Wooster society notes include visits by John Huston Jr of Millersburg to Londonville leading clothier Yodeoo Hardhart Strauss, and Charles Logan with wife departing for Chicago. Local media and residents, birthdays, church and Salvation Army activity, postmaster appointment, and planned state defense equipment changes are reported with multiple names and places.
Wooster Deputy C M Tawney led Arlington Lodge No 490 and other lodges through installation of officers in Dalton. First degree conferred, then speech masking, with many local Knighs of Pythias officers named. Ohio events included AkroP awards and a 25% district convention in Akron with speeches by Grand Chancellor Young and others. A Philippines commission appointment by President McKinley drew comment as a step to address natives needs and future republic policy.
A fragmented ad asserts deafness from catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure with a reward offer of one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. It touts treatment of the Eustachian tube and promotes Dr Thomas and Hall's Family Pills as household safeguard remedies.
The Wooster University preliminary oratorical contest at the City Opera House drew strong attendance. Winners include R. S. Barnett delivering Let History guide policy, S. J. Brown on The Immortality of Noble Deeds, Awad Gladius on The Secret of Sacrers, Chester L. Griesmer on Abies for American Statesman, and GA. Custer with Labor Agitation. Mr Griesemer will represent Wooster in the state contest in Granville in February.
Ss D Gordon of Cleveland former YMCA secretary and evangelist spoke on Bible reading urging digging into Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. At the Methodist Church Rev Gordon and others led addresses on The Morning Watch urging morning devotion and first fruits giving. Wooster ministers convened a presbytery meeting with Cleveland figures and missionary plans noted.
Rev T W Bellingham joined Wallace W Kauffman of Reedsburg and Mary O Premer of New Pittaburg in a quiet Wednesday evening ceremony at the pastor's residence. They shared supper with Daniel Dult and wife on West North street before proceeding to Reedsburg.
The Bryant Literary Society held its first meeting with new president William McQuigg and president Mary Sanborn as officers. Members delivered meditations and essays, with two spirited debates on wealth versus poverty and whether learning comes more from observation than reading, judged with preference to the affirmative.
Tim Genssmer family home just west of Creston was damaged by a fire likely caused by a defective flue. A boarded up fireplace with a hole for the stove pipe allowed a spark to ignite a board partition. The blaze could have destroyed the house if not for Mr Genssmer’s timely return. About $200 in damage, fully insured, with valuables and furniture ruined.
The document records a Friday Dall ani pai meeting at 2p presenting a petition to the House of Representatives of the United States. It asks that Brigham Roberts be refused recognition as a representative, citing polygamy and conduct unbecoming a lawmaker, warning that seating him would imply lax enforcement of polygamy laws and dishonor the nation.
A critique notes the Miles-Egan dispute and Senate bribery cases, arguing for direct senatorial elections. It laments attacks in public discourse, questions political integrity, and praises renewed focus on youth fitness through YMCA development in Wooster. It stresses civic endowment to foster virtue and curb vice.
The article extols Chat of Depew portraying him as a potential U S senator with keen public insight and old school chivalry. It lauds his oratory, governance ideas, wealth paired with public spirit, and predicts he would be an absent representative his state has lacked since Cockling.
Eward Moera and Clara B Bow ereck of Doylestown. John E Albright of Elgrip and Emme Baazell of Applecreek. Wallaca Warner Kauffman of Heedsburg and Mary Orilia Hramer of New Pittabarg.
The fifth annual Wooster Canton banquet featured Capt. Forbes Alcock as toastmaster and speakers like C. Adams, J. Hamilton, and Col. Quinby. A spread served by Will Yoder and wife included olives, orange ice cream, and cake. The event strengthened fraternal ties and anticipated future organization growth.
Orrville Jan 20 A chemistry experiment mishap in a high school class sent a glass bottle shattering, striking Prof J K Mohler on the forehead and causing a gush of liquid. The incident also injured Mr Lower who was struck in the back near the kidneys. He received aid from classmates and was taken to town with Dr Krankenboro attending. No bones broken though internal injury remains possible. 60 cases of la grippe reported in Orrville.
Ohio coal miners threaten another strike after wage scale agreement failed to prompt extending the deal into West Virginia. Some miners side with operators, a minority, while hope remains that the dispute can be settled without a strike. A stoppage would worsen supply and push coal prices higher during a period of strong demand.
The article records campus happenings including students and faculty ill with grippe and hemorrhagic illness, a guest lecturer from New Concord, a professor delivering classes, and upcoming events such as Prayer Day and end of term holidays. It notes choir recognition, a notable vocal talent, chemistry exams moving to biology under a new professor, and Prof Compton's daughter's serious illness.
Prominent visitor Henry B Hobinger of Berlin Pa and his wife travel to Phoenix Anzous then Lathrop Cal to start a new home. He is age 65 and frail but active in church work. His career spans printing and publishing including the Gospel Visitor Tyrone Herald Christian Family Companion Progressive Christian The Duckrd Church Observer and Nation Obser ver. Elder P J Brown plans to contribute to a history of the Dankard church. They left Monday at 9 am on the northbound train.
Captain Tilson and a detachment depart tonight with listed personnel including Jotn ft Hilet Jeromeville Frank Stall Van Glider and others bound for light artillery duty. Dabtely Binkley travels to South Africa to buy Jersey cows for shipment to Seattle, with a current 300 head order.
Special Dispatch reports in Creston Ohio that in a freight car robbery at Akron and New Portage two assailants abducted Craven and Wallace from a third man Jordan. Craven, Wallace, and Jordan were forced to strip. Craven was pitched from the moving car after pleading for his life. The trio feared dead, Wallace and Jordan escaped. Craven injured, hospitalized in Fort Worth.
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