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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
7
M Euwin Thomas will be ordained as a minister in the Lutheran church Sunday evening at the Lutheran church here. Dr Pau Hn will conduct the services. Dr Sinone of Akron and Dr Hadley of Lirain are among the notable preachers present.
Eight persons were killed and a score seriously hurt in a head-on collision of two Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric railroad specials near Camp Parole, Annapolis. The crash stemmed from a confusion of orders on a curved section, killing Baltimore residents Richard Norton and A H Schultz and others while a Philadelphia woman is believed among the unidentified dead.
A steam pipe explosion in the starboard engine room of the armored cruiser Tennessee during a speed trial off California killed four men and injured ten others. The blast, from a four inch tube in boiler tube bank, sent scalding steam and debris through the fire rooms as sailors fought to save colleagues. Rear Admiral Sebree and others survived by moments. An official investigation is ordered.
A Saturday sale at Snyder stables by Walters Brothers drew many city attendees. The Jersey cows offered were described as the best lot and brought what appeared to be fair prices.
Sam Downs longtime seller of agricultural machinery in the Fargo area died recently of pneumonia. He leaves his wife and three children. The remains were buried at his old home in Orbana Ohio.
Portsmouth Ohio June 6 Charles Webb laborer shot and killed his sister in law Mrs Lucy Webb in her yard near New Boston. Five shots hit her back before her children. Webb then shot himself in his brother's home. Motive unclear though the woman had sought arrest of her husband for abuse.
State Fire Marshal W S Rodgers in Columbus announces Orloff W Brown as first deputy to replace J P Brennan of Urbana and Dr Clarence Mauris to continue as pyrologist. H Hollenbeck will be offered chief assistant marshal paying 2400 dollars annually. In Toledo, Thomas Fulton 12, after arresting John Cummings, conducted his own police court case by cross examining the defendant and securing a fine for costs.
A California prison inmate has told a cellmate details of the 11 year old murder of David Detrick and his wife at their Bellefontaine country home. Sheriff Humphreys and Prosecutor Chamberlain have traveled to California to verify the confession at the warden’s request.
Eastern Ohio miners and operators in the eastern district of Ohio settled a two years' agreement. All differences were amicably adjusted and work in all mines will be resumed. In eastern Ohio or No 8 field about 10 000 miners are employed and directly affected by the accord. The scale matches the two year old rate of 61 1 2 cents per ton.
In Columbus on June 16 the open championship of the Ohio trapshooters tournament went to Rolla Helkes of Dayton after a shoot-off. Helkes tied with Webster and Crowley of Columbus at 48 of 50, then won the decisive 25-target shoot-off with 23 hits. W B Barton of Portland, Me., tallied 49 targets in the event.
Tom Wise, 20, was fatally injured in a Kings powder mills felting room near Lebanon Ohio when his arm was caught in a machine that pulled felt into hooks. He was dragged into the apparatus and died hours later from the mangled injuries.
Raymond Hitchcock the comedian was committed to the Tombs prison without bail as his trial on charges by three young girls was adjourned to Monday after private talks between his counsel and Justice Gorman following the selection of the first juror.
Nashville June 6 George Barnes precinct chairman of the tobacco planters protection association was arrested at Hopkinsville while listening to the prosecution in the night riding case against George Powell. The warrant charges Barnes with night riding. The Powell case jury has acquitted the defendant.
The New York based R G Dun & Co weekly trade review notes improving commercial channels and manufacturing activity as seasonable weather boosts retail sales and payrolls. Mercantile collections rise. confidence strengthens with advancing crops, though moisture overload in some areas and a weak comparison to 1907 remain. A notable drop in steel bar prices shocks traders, despite prior agreed no-cut pledges, delaying further deals pending broader price reductions.
Chicago June 6 The National Republican committee ruled in Florida Georgia and Kentucky contests with 34 seats affected and coalition support for Taft in Alabama and Arkansas, while a clash over Hitchcock Statler and Phelps sat on the case. Alabama 22 delegates dominated the agenda as Taft’s camp argued seating and unity amid contention with anti Taft factions.
A mash of headlines from St. Louis Times and others covers escaped prisoners, Panama Medal plans, and political intrigue. Notes include a physician linking celery to a disease, Wright brothers’ lineage, sea travel notes, and Taft seating debates as delegates arrive at the convention.
In the burley tobacco district the skirmish near Ripley led to arrests as Troop B clashed with riders on farms of Norval Johns and David VicPherson Hamilton Myers. One rider wounded, blood trail noted. Farmers attacked tobacco beds. 30 more arrests expected by Monday amid governor appeals. Separately, Bishop Brent declined the Washington bishopric in succession to Bishop Satterlee.
President Roosevelt made several postmaster appointments in Ohio including George White and Charles J Thompson among others. A Dover woman Hannah Butts, 62, killed herself due to despondency from a crippled hand. In Westerville Glenn Watyuh Youngs, 20s, died after carbolic acid. In Nelsonville Thomas Marshall, 60, killed by a fall in Staten Mine No 201, leaving a wife and children.
An old story credits a tonic treatment for nerves and blood as curing nervous disorders, citing improved nourishment from thicker blood. A testimony from Marian Tobbs of Hartsville describes overwork and heart palpitations eased after trying Dr Williams Pink Pills, advertised to “repair waste” and strengthen the blood, with orders offered by the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
An Ohio case discusses a court order affecting a woman of eighteen held at a Delaware institution. The Attorney General argues she must remain until twenty one or until the trustees decide release, reflecting a legal interpretation of detention ages and state law. A street commissioner interview clarifies sidewalk repair duties and public confusion over responsibility.
An advertising fragment praises Dr Shoop's Restorative as a spring tonic that revitalizes nerves, digestion, and energy after a long winter, promising noticeable improvement within 48 hours. It cites testimonials from B F Ayscue and notes availability at local drug stores Bixler's Ma ero Pharmacy Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Krieger's Drug Store.
A fragment notes Caldwell's remedy as a bet cure for constipation and stomach distress. The text mentions strong cats and violent action in a disjointed manner, with garbled phrasing about pills and plants.
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