JUDGESHIP FIGHT SETTLED AT ASHLAND ON BALLOT
The Democratic common pleas judges contest in Ashland ended on the thirty sixth ballot with L C Mengert of Mansfield winning the nomination. The final ballot faced a clash as C J Kenny backed Burns and Chairman Wiebigler ruled against Kenny. Delegates from Nichland county shuffled positions and Ashland withdrew twice while resolutions praised Judge Wolfe and backed Silbourne for governor and H A My Krantz for attorney general.
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Democratic Common Pleas
Ashland
L. C Mengert
Mansfield
C.j Kenny
Burns
Wiebigler
Kenny
Nichland County
Ashlind
Wolfe
Silbourne
H. A. My Krantz
Chamberlain Wins First Ballot in Western Reserve Senate Race
The Twenty-seventh and Twenty-ninth district Republican convention met in Medina to nominate a senator for Ashland Medina Lorain and Richland counties. George H. Chamberlain of Lorain won on the first ballot with 101 votes to Col D L Cockley of Shelby's 98, amid endorsements of McKinley Nash and Foraker.
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Ashland
Medina
Lora
Richland
McKinley
Nash
Foraker
George H. Chamberlain
Lorain
D. L. Cockley
Shelby
Surprise near Warm Bath captures Boers in clash
British forces surprised Bayles command near Warm Bath on June 6. Over 100 Boers were taken prisoner and 37 killed. All supplies were captured, leaving the Boer force in disarray.
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Pretoria
Bayles
Warm Bath
Akron Bugler Of 8th Regt In Affair With Neighbor
In Shreve Ohio on June 3 a tale unfolds about William Detrick a married Akron resident and bugler of the 8th Regiment Ohio National Guard He allegedly told his wife he served in a cabinet band but a tip warned otherwise Mrs Detrick pursued to Shreve learned her husband had already departed and she has filed for divorce
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Shreve
Wm. Detrick
Akron
Anna Ewing
Detrick
Regt
Probate Court proceedings list numerous estate actions
Probate Court before Judge Robert L. Adair records inventories, sales orders, and accounts for multiple estates. Administrators and executors including Gindelsperger Myers Miller Kaufman Marthey Merrillat Finley and others file inventories, first and final accounts, and requests to sell real or personal property. Guardian appointments, insolvency reports, and hearings set for July 5 and June 5 are noted.
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Robert L. Adair
Joseph Gindelsperger
Thomas Howey
L. Williams
Mary M. Myers
Daniel Musser
Fannie Kaufman
Joseph Marthey
August Merrillat
Bernard Merrillat
Finley
Jane and
Ray Finley
Fannie M. Pearrd
Coretta Langhaus
Joseph Gindesperger
de Bonis Non
John B. Sterrett
Charles B. Sterrett
Elizabeth Wilcox
Guardian
Aaron Uhbler
George R. Laubach
Amy C. Laubach
Susan Rickel
Chester Esselburn
M. S. Williams
Mary S Myers
John Steffin
Samuel En
A. L. Gerber
Andrew Hofstetler
Barberton Marshal seeks Wooster Band for July Fourth
E. J. Boerstler, marshal of Barberton, was in the city this morning attempting to hire the Wooster City Band for Barberton's July 4 celebration. It is likely both the band and Funck Co. Uniformed K of P will take part.
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E. J. Boerstler
Barberton
Woorter
Funck Co
K. of
Captain Lemuel Jeffries Celebrates 63rd Birthday
Capt Lemuel Jeffries longtime editor and printer for Wooster Democrat celebrates his 63rd birthday and 61 years of service. He began at the Democrat in 1852, served five years in the Civil War, edited Wooster Weekly Republican in 1867–68, then returned to the Democrat in 1869 and has been a steady presence ever since.
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Lemuel Jeffries
Wigan
Couniy
Democrat-soday
Jeffries
Wooster
The
Democrat
Wooster Weekly Republican
What to Do About Kidney Trouble Swamp Root Claim
Thousands have kidney trouble and don’t know it. A test with a bottle of water shows sediment indicating unhealthy kidneys. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy for kidney, bladder, and urinary issues, claiming to reduce frequent urination and nighttime trips, with strong cautions about alcohol effects.
Boy shoots shotgun by stove in Perrysville incident
In Ashland Ohio on June 5 seven year old James Cowen secured a shotgun at his Perrysville home and discharged it. A loaded shell struck his sister and mother became crazed while the boy did not fully grasp the harm. Their father H. H. Cowen, long associated with the B&O line, is named in the report.
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Ashland
James Cowen
Perrysville
Philpot Cowen
Coust
Ae H. K. Cowen
Afternoon Wedding Blessings at Home on Beall Avenue
A quiet ceremony occurred at 2 o'clock Thursday as Miss Gertrude Langell wed Mr. David Suloff. Rev J H Deeds officiated at his Beall avenue home. Langell, a former Davis Laundry employee, and Suloff of Akron, left at 4 55 PM for their new life in Akron.
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Gertrude Langell
Henry Langell
South Buckeye Street
J H Deeds
Beall Avenue
Davis Laundry
David Suloff
Akron
Suioff
Tri State Coal and Coke Company Formed
Negotiations among about a dozen large independent coal and coke operators in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia result in a Tri State Coal and Coke Company. The consolidation, completed in Pittsburg, places headquarters there to unite forces against rivals including the Pittsburg Coal Company with aims to control marine coal and coke operations on the lower Great Lakes. Operators from Pittsburg and Westmoreland PA, Fairmont WV fields, and the Pittsburg Number Eight veins in Ohio join the formation.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
TUI
Wiedaia
Tritate Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg
Coipentors
Pittsburg Coal Company
Soldier courts maiden amid odd hen episode
A Civil War veteran courting a countryside girl left town with a buggy and found a hen hidden under the seat. The girl’s father disapproved of the visit, and the veteran worried about police. The tale ends with humorous remarks and promotions for Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and other tonics. Various local ads follow, including kidney cures and skin salves.
Wooster Orator Delivers South Socially and Commercially Focused Address
George W. Lee of Beall Avenue Wooster read an Asheville address to the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association. The Citizen quoted him praising southern hospitality and women’s care, noting unity of the nation and highlighting a poignant anecdote about the South’s progress and its Atbia development.
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Asheville
N. C
Wooster
Geo. W. Lee
Beall Avenue
Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association
Eberhard Company
Cleveland
South
Syuth
Destructive blaze hits Mansfield fire at Humphreys Pump Works
Special to THE Arpen Jean Mansfield June. A massive fire at Humphreys Pump Works in the enamel department destroyed a timber and spread through ovens in a plant covering about ven acres. The pattern building warehouse and offices were saved. About 360 workers face unemployment. Firefighters and bystanders saved the Halester Steve Works across the street. Fire laddie Harry Mathi1 suffered serious burns but survived after leaping from a window. Loss is estimated around 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Humphreys
Haxter Steve Works
Goross
Harry Mathi
Mercantile deal changes Wooster store leadership
In Wooster Tuesday, George Lautzenheiser and Charles Smith completed a major deal acquiring the Craighead & Co grocery. L. D. Craighead will depart soon after 20 years of management noted for stock quality, low prices, and public spirit.
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George Lautzenheiser
Charles Smith
Craighead & Co
L. D. Craighead
Craighead
Wooster
Toledo encampment of Eighth Ohio National Guard
Capt. F C Gerlach reports orders for the Eighth Regiment Infantry encamping at Bay View Park Toledo from July 15 to 20. A Buffalo excursion by lake steamer may cost four dollars per man, with four days total. Enlistment rolls and discharges due by June 15. camp muster and pay rolls prepared in triplicate.
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Ohio National Guard Alliance
Bay View Park
Toledo
Ohio
Buffalo
Washington
Adjutant General's Office
Adjutant General’s Office
Col. Weybrecht
J. W. Bing
Adjt
22d Annual Family Reunion and Picnic
The Ina Deer family holds its twenty second annual reunion and picnic on Thursday June 13 at Jacob Morr farm near Trinity Church six miles east of Ash at mess e. Allowances listed.
A Soldiers Monument Fund Organizes Local Group
Patriotic citizens form an organization to raise funds for a soldiers monument in the community. E Feltz serves as president and L S Miley as secretary. Committees include Shreve Post G A R, National Guards, and Relief Corps with Chesnfield and Cradg members.
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E. Feltz
LS. Miley
Shreve Post
G. A BR
O. Bureus
O. D. Critchfield
National Guards
A. B. Critchfeld
B .T. Cradg
Relief Corps
Mra
Eee
Fo. Citiens
Jb RO
Otto Troutman
Gearyeari
Bodies Mixed in Graveyard Exhumations Shake Wayne County
In Reedsburg two undertakers Cheary and Frary with a cemetery trustee opened graves at Frary Lake Fork to exhume Samuel Kiser’s remains but found Sarah Kiser instead. They later exhumed Samuel Kiser again and buried him, only to uncover that Peter Starn’s son James Starn had been dug up by mistake. Tensions rise as Starn threatens action while the Kisers pursue peace with the Roenksburg cemetery authorities.
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Wayne County
Cheary
Jeromeville
Heedsburg
Fmanuuel Canning
Lake Fork
Samuel Kiser
Cunning
Lakefork
Frary
Wall Baker
Peter Staro
Sarah Kiser
Reedsburg
Starn
Fruit Outlook Report Cites Strong Prospects Across Ohio
The Weather Bureau Ohio Crop Bulletin notes peaches setting well for a large crop and cherries plums pears quinces and strawberries promising. Apples vary, with winter varieties showing poor bloom overall. many trees that bore well last year have light bloom this season.
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Weather Bureau
Ohio
Why Wait Tomorrow In Wooster May 22 1901 Poem
A Wooster May 22 1901 poem reflects on choosing Today over tomorrow. The speaker contrasts present joy with future fears, asking why postpone happiness. Imagery of gardens, flowers, birds, and fragrance frames life as a moment to seize rather than delay.
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Wooster
Radical kidney cure claims from Wooster resident
A Wooster man at 124 West Liberty Street reports a radical kidney cure after a summer life illness. He says the treatment by Dono's Kidney Mills is proven by his own experience and that of others known locally. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster-Milburne Buffalo NY as U.S. agents.
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Chamberlain
Laubach & Boyd's
Sang Nost
Wooster
Dono
Foster-Milburne
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
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South Africa
Sip
8Th Regiment
Probate Court
Somar
Gertrudas
Langello
Allegheny
Paland
Eiaelecrin Ras Oforrvinie
Aan
Akirona
Pittsburg Coal Combine
Henl
DeWitt
Zimmerman & Co
William Woodard
Decatur, Il
Foley
Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Co
A. O. Blanchard
West Bangor
Lauimerian
Republican
Pete
Arpen Jean
F. C. Gerlach
Iplebaugh
Woosten Dairy
BY Des Locuulas
Ranayas
Aecita
Tovosigx Tinn
At P van Nest
West Lib
Erty Street
Our Wooster
Pipers
Pau i
Fate
Oee Ae Ue
Gomelbiaz
PALMO
Halsid Drug Co
Cleveland, O
Rroctor & O'Hail
Central
Erry
Sulroe
Chie
Rocht
Duby Ue
IL Hanson, U. P. A
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Boyd
Kittanning
Castoria
Col Lden
What Is
Oey
Adoor
Harding & To
Prick
Liberty St. Wooster
ARS Ey Atromwareart Law
Marktls L. Smyvser
Nas
Mar
Amporiem
Lipstaira
NEW Kikk
de AtroMvar Law
Otve—Jaskeou Bank
Public Synace Ate
J H Taylor
Se Mboomyve
Wooster, Ohio
Kuromea
Attunne
McClellan Block Wooster Gs. Wily
Rank Taggart
Fene Wooster, Ohio
Frederick's
East Liberty St
Larran & Jones
Attickrneys-At-Law
Ren C McLarna
Charles C Jones
John A Gann
Hosenopsting Pare Sician
Marker St
Tera
Reiacopal Church
R HA. Hart
EYE and Ear
Downing Block
Secoad
Beall Ave
Bowman Formearts Asistant Sargeant
New York Eye and Ear Institute
RS. Stoll J. 1
ston _ & RYANL. OG. W. RAGES
North Meathe Street
Ligenty
Lowman
Jphomas
Spectacles
Lanbach & Boyd
Ore
Public Square
H. N. Mateer
S. W. Corner North
Buckeye Streets
Richmond
Jex
Taxier's Grocery
A. Thomson, D. D. S
M.D
Jacob Frick
Pressurst
R. Overholt
Vece-Presipert
S. Frost
Casutex
M. Criley
H M. Imgard
Te_res. Asst CASHIER
Board OF
J S.roverholt
W D Tyler
J. M Criley
S. R. Fricke
Jacohr Fischner, Privle
Momial Buck
Wunster
Wooster and
Congress
Chaet Ape
Phooe
A. Branstetter
West Wooster
P. Hartzler
Yoyntco
S. le
FH. F. Crowl
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