Wooster News Summary of Local Events
Long column notes social gatherings at the mayor’s office and at private homes, sales of property to a Sioux City company led by W Z Swartz and Judge B Seartz, a July 10 construction start, and local weather, road, and business updates. Indications include jury deliberations in the Nearight case, a future Independence Day sale push, and civic notices from Wooster and Applecreek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Ayers
Spracs Street
Christian Church
Marshall
Lewis McClore
Sioux City
Iowa
W. Z. Swartz
S. T. Swarts
Republican
B. Seartz
Wooster
Thoregay
Millbroo
Searight
Jary
D. C. Curry & Co
Wooster Shale ‘Brick Co
Alginzi Gcubingham
Ee Mercury
City Guard
Milleraburg
Nearight
Ladies of the Baptist Chuarch
Phil Horn
Bever Street
Jacob Deer
Buuilt
East Larwill Street
Ri. J. Sweeney
W. H
Bever Atrest
Creston Journal
Creston
Applecreek
Wayne County
Wooster Dailys Almanac of Local Appearances and Travel
J Capt A 8 Critchfield of the Shreve Jews visited Wooster guest at the Yoder. Mrs Hannah Paffe from Pittsburg visits Mrs John Roesley. Holmesville resident Thomas Lecky here on business. Martha Horn heads to Cleveland for a two week stay. Mrs Jennie Miller and Gertrude Reid attend a W T U convention from Burbank. Several Wooster residents travel to Beaver Falls and Chicago for events and visits. Local accoms include Prof Samuel Swartz at Alton Ill and Rev J Hickerwell visiting Westmoreland PA. Society notes list numerous visits, travel plans, and relatives in Ohio and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Critchfield
Hannah Paffe
Pittsburg
John Roesley
Hancock Street
Thomas Lecky
Holmesville
Martha Horn
North Hever Street
Cleveland
Jennie Miller
Gertrude Reid
Burbank
Phil Shirey
Minnie McClellan
Homestead
James McClellan
Misa Zella Bevard
West Liberty Street
Chicago
Wise
Clark
Ioanton
Sarah Slaosger Raynolds
Madison Raynolds
Canton
Stark County
John Bickerwell
Westmoreland
County
B. F. Purdy
Bickerweill
Martin
Daniel Funck
Purdy
May Wilhom
Eva Schuch
Edith Shively
Maud Smith
Edith Smith
Messrs
Harry Schaad
Edison Fischer
Gust. Unger
Samuel McClarran
Will Robertson
Muddy Fork
Tylertown
J. FL. Snyder
Spencer, O
Wooster
J. W. Parsons
Orrville Crescent
J.P. Bausch
West Salem
J.N. Grant
Old Dominions’reserving Co
Itchmond
Yoder
John Hickerwell
Westmoreland County
I.a
M. Parrish
V. Hard
2. C. Qiven
W. W. Garver
J. M. Quinby
Walter J. Milling
Roy Spencer
Emilie Sonnedecker
Toledo
W. K K. Kiefer
Mechanicsburg
Penn
Earnest
W. F. Keller
A. C. Luce
Ashland
J. Funnlman
Lee Urr
Smithville
Jess Matteson
J. & Price
Youngstown
Ethel McLaughlin
Loudonville
M. L. Benham
LeRoy
Charles Taylor
Pearl Street
Wellington
M. A. Luce
Prof Compton
Otsego Lake
Mich
Jon Roenley
Lucas
Richland County
May Wilbur
Herbert Quinby
Waynesburg
Ralph Fisher
Mansfield
Ohio
Charles W. van Nest
Charles Haupert
Ohio Teachers’ Association
John McAnaney
Mina Alice McAnaney
West Larwill Street
Shane's Crossing
Ohl
Celsus A. Pomerine
Millersburg
Court of Common
I’heas
Leyda
New Waterford
Bloomville
W. E. Kiefer
Mechanicaburg
Jessie Adrewa Albertson
W. T. Albertson
Hand’s Remedies Endorsement Letter From Ohio Mother
A mother of nine from Nelsonville Ohio praises Dr Hand’s remedies, stating four years of use for her children, recommending Dr Hand’s Coll Cure and other products to many mothers, and claiming they are never without a bottle. The letter notes availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville,o
Dr. Hand
From tramp printer to electric light promoter in Wooster
A Detroit-born tramp printer named Mike travels through Eastern Ohio posing as an electrical expert. He convinces a town to form an electric light company, securing a 33 percent machinery discount and a 15 percent promoter’s commission. He is named vice president, but a drunken late-night tale dissolves plans as two men vanish into a boxcar, losing four days of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Mike
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael
Way Worne
L’rvica
Rothschild
Tommy
Beau
Cincinnati
Macdoff
Corporation
Seven
Swallows
Life
Armstrong
Yale
Finanaa
Inresti
Busines
Bam
Masonic Temple
Chicago, i
Monument to First Minnesota dedicated at Gettysburg
The First Minnesota regiment monument was unveiled on the Gettysburg battlefield on July 8 in the presence of Governor Clough and other Minnesota figures. The stone recalls their deeds and the monument, costing $20,000, stands as one of the field’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Clough
Minnesota
Democratic leaders dine with John R. McLean in Cincinnati
Hon. Horace L. Chapman and Hon. Melville D. Shaw join John R. McLean proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer and U S Senate candidate for a dinner in Cincinnati. Dan McConville chairs the state committee and others attend. McLean plans to spend the summer at Hot Springs Virginia with S E Johnson and McConville traveling to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Cincinnati
Horace L. Chapman
Melville D. Shaw
Dan McConville
Democratic State Committee
John R. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Messrs. McLean, McConville
S. E. Johnson
Washington
Hot Springs
Harvest Prospects and Weather Update for Northern Ohio
The U S Department of Agriculture reports cool early week weather with a heavy frost on the 22nd in a few spots but no damage. Precipitation was deficient, light showers on the 23rd and 24th provided little relief. Corn remains backward but improving, wheat late harvest by 1 0 days, apples and cherries fair to slow in yields, potatoes infested with bugs, clover haying underway, timothy poor, pastures good, gardens backward across all counties north of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Beryice
Weather Bureau
H. W. Richardson
Marion
Peninsula
Summit County
Orangeville
Trumbull County
Herries
All Around Wayne County Local Notes and Events
All Around Wayne County reports residents and visitors from Winesburg Orrville West Salem and Ashland. Mentions George Keller and Kinsley Kaufman carpentry work Orrville. Bertha Tinsley visiting Hattie Patterson. F W Lytle’s large cherries. H A P Myers marriage in Seattle. Bart Ginter injured. Holmes County Horticultural Society July 8 at T T Finney’s with Prof Green. cigar mould invention by 8S K Shoop. local lobsters of locusts decline. Commissioner Ueckman party visiting Bucyrus Creston Seville. Woodrings visiting from Kokomo Indiana. Millie Pollock visiting Jackson County. road work cave discovery. multiple local families hosting visits and birthday party. Koons reunion held near Homerville with officers elected and plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keller
Winesburg
Kinsley & Kaufman
Orrville
J. F. Briton
West Salem
Canaan
West Salem Grammar School
Seattle
Washington
Grace
Bart Ginter
Bear Pleasant
Holmes County Horticultural Society
T. T. Finney’s
Prof. Green
K. Shoop
Daniel Ueckman
Stellefonte
Vislting
Bucyrus
Creston
Mr. Heckman
I’. N. Freed
Homer
Fredericksburg
Jesse Cunningham
Elmer
Clayton
Julia A. Freed
John
Misa Inez Freed
Maysville
Mt. Hope
J. H. Richison
Koons
H. Bullman
Homerville
Pottery Makers Adopt Sliding Scale at City Conference
At a conference with all city manufacturing potters present the first step was taken to adjust differences between operators and operatives. The meeting adopted a proposition for a sliding scale tied to the wholesale price of ware to prevent a nationwide pottery strike.
A P A Weds a Catholic In Toledo Sensation
An A P A state secretary Joseph D Batch will wed Mies Tessa Cracknell a Roman Catholic The groom elect will resign his APA post and withdraw from the local council The unusual match sparks a potential controversy within A P A ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Joseph D Batch
A . A. Order
Mies Tessa Cracknell
APA
Wooster Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
A Wooster carriage painter, Geo Bean, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney and back trouble. He reports regained control of kidney secretions and normal function after using the pills, recommended by Proctor Chail drug store. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 60 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, sole U.S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Buggy Co
Mexico
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
Wooster
Geo. Bean
South Front At
Columbus
Dosa
Leving
Dean
Dro
Proctor Chail
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Weekly church notices and services listed
Churches and pastors in Wooster and Wayne County announce Sabbath services and meetings. German Evangelical Lutheran and United Presbyterian hold morning and evening services with various themes. First Presbyterian, Church of God, Lutheran, Methodist, Bethany Baptist, Christian, Westminster, and other congregations plan sermons, Sunday school, YP, and Endeavor events. Also noted are a marriage license, a YSA picnic, and regional church news from Ashland and Avondale preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberch
Wooster
Wayne County
Wheethersol
Midwick
Tmo
George L. Heck
United Presbyterian
J. C. Campbell
D.D
J'hera
First Presbyterian
Methodist
Smith
Our Great Republic
Bethany Baptist Church
People’s Church
V. Northrop
Aftor
Northrop
Ross
F. M.hickok
Westminster Presbyterian
Hall Young
J. D. Lea
Mary CU. Whelps
Nova
Kiefer
Mifflin
San Francisco
Thax. Pnc
Y. S
First Presbyterian Church
Lake Talbot
Lattasburg E. S
C.G
Myers
Ags’t
Jobo Uridensting
Roy Zimmerman
Treas
Joby Morr
Lib
Ida Jacobs
Cho
Org
Emma Myere
Ashland
M. EK
A.B
Evangelical Church
Christian Church
Shreve News
Elliott
Akron
Hopewell
Malblon Roach
Har Aine
Woman's Obstinary Society
Manefield Presbytry
U. S
Avondale
Jane
J. K. Springer
Savannah
Ohio
Mra
J. T. Caldwell
Iberia
Cleveland
Fraternity affairs update notes lodge moves and picnics
Orrville Maccabees move to new rooms on East Market street. L O T M holds Luna Lake picnic July 15 near Clinton. plans and attendance noted. Oldest Odd Fellows cited as Akron and J Norwood Clark of Iowa City highlighted. Summit Lodge 60’s initiation in 1815 mentioned. Jr. O U A M unions planned across several cities. various lodge officer elections recorded. College Christian workers conference discusses role of fraternities in Christian work with Brown of Williams presenting a critical view.
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Orrville Maccabees
Andrew Brenneman’s
East Market Street
Luna Lake
Clinton
Seville Times
Union Hive
Emma 38. Olds
Medina
Leroy
Martha
Richland
Huron
Beaton’s Grove
Plymouth
J. Norwood Clark
Iowa City
Akron
Mr. Clark
Clark
Ballimore
Natham Yay
Summit Lodge No
Northfield
Maar
Conference of
College Christian Workers
Christian Worker
Brown
Williams
Precarious recovery tale of Prof A H Nye in Cedar Falls
A local newspaper recounts Prof. A H Nye of 2500 Olive Street Cedar Falls Iowa slipping into a precarious condition after a grippe season. He, a New York native and former county school superintendent, improves after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People following initial skepticism and a trial of the medicine. The letter urges others to test the cure and notes the pills are sold 60 cents a box or six for $2.50 by the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Nye
Olive Street
Cedar Falls
Town
Prof. Nye
New York State
Breekawk
Eee
Tigton
Wil Hame
Nye
Cedar Falla
Iowa
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Mercury
B. & C. Age Co
W. Kisling
Schoch
Buckeye Street
Ashland Fair
Ensions
Evans
Weat Newton
Cooney Long
Otis Maid
Alliance
James M. Shaffer
Mr. Shaffer
Ely
HLY Bros
Warren St. N
B. W. Sperry
Hartford
Conn
Rt. Fowler's
Rae
Mother
Sterling Remady Co
New York
Fsoti
Pattae
Chamberlain
Laubach & Koyd
Government Weather and Crop Report
Cissette Islena Davis
Wiliam Hutchins
Miss Davis
Hutchins
Capitol
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
F. Daly
Fraternity Affairs
Masonic
Akron Connell
Royal and Select Masters
Weat Salem Lodge
McVicker House
Jr. O. U A.M
Chagrin Falls
Niles
Jackson Council No. 72
McDonaldsville
Boes
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Jexcursionsk
Pennsylvania
Bata
TY ii
National Humane Alliance
UN Cnarives Sulldine
New Tork
Earth
Prof
A.H. Nye
I Bina
Iito
the Gazette
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sapolio
Dandy Catiarlig
Sterling Kenydy
Chicano
Montreal
Arthur Lewis Payne, M. D
Ninkos Elis
Yoder House
Dr Arthur TL Wayne
Imane
DR. Payne
Bardage Granadit
Aarting Fisson
Walt Atlas
St. Vitus
Payne
Yober House
John ST
New Yor
Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlantic City
Cape May
Avalon
Sea Isla City
Anglesea
Ocean City
Helly Beach
Wildwood
Capa May
Oity Beach
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Delaware River Bridge
Sea Shore
Pittsburg Union Station
Broad Street
Kimball
Cleveland O
Arch
Wisner
Apple Creek
Bargelo
Columus
North Carolina
Sicney
John Wyckoff
Columbus Road
Doren
Otter
Wooster UO
Board of Education
Clinton Township
Millbrook
John & Valmer
Cnaten
Henry Menuez
Rt Sweaney, Platouid
Justee of the Peace
Wooster Township
Oba
Anthony Mentiez
ADP
ENEY
Kfal Estate
JOR
Wo Landia White
Thin Haties
Plain Township
Wayheta
Ohtan'y Tolles
Springville
Honae
Elsfernate Tarn
Ile
Aypiecrerk
Waveounty
Wilh Svat
Kat Road
Orie Wuindred
Tara
Barte
Gwent
Norbu
StLath Ss Ale
Maroaret
Geere der
Pyd Wooster
Wang
Eormer
Nerth
Seth
Ote Chan
Tsar Narter Sea
Nortan
Juan
Neher FS Sale
Sudie
Dinwl Bk Deukley
Sale
Wayne Gognty Tite
Andi Abeye
Pnrt
State of
Ohi
State
Sonthwes
Wacleysville Testineve
Sant County
Sant
Daniel Millerva, Daniel Licht
Kynon
Wayne Count Common Pleas Court
Court of Cormon Pleas
County of
Witson Bane
Mit
Livingston
Studby & Darvils
Surrey
W. W.garver
A. D. Metz
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