City council weighs bond case and sewer plans
Wooster council nears decision on big city bond case with amended city answers as attorneys seek to avoid bond costs. A new sewer from North Street to Liberty Street is proposed at about 1.00 per foot, with repairs to gutters and street crossings ordered, and several property owners notified to clean gutters or repair pavement.
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Gatterson
Bowman Street
Liberty Street
Hela
Big City
M. L. Smyser
Phayibacity
A. J. Thomas
C. E. McBride
Mansfield
I. N. Kinney
Thomas
McBride
Zimmerman
Costa
Mr. Walter
Eberhardt
North Street
Liberty -Street
North
Columbus Avenue
Eliza Criswall
Charlotte McCormick
A. R
A. Hatfield
Rebecca
Sarah Hatfield
Overholt
Bowman
Palmer Street
Parrish
Mann
East Liberty Street
Trapes
Bever and
Henry Streets
E. M. Quinby
H. B. Swartz
Twill Street
Chas. Graser
Ellen D. Carr
Beyer and
South Streets
Obituary notes from Wooster area deaths and services
Addison Houser died at his niece Mrs Wintersteen’s Orrville home Monday at 2 30 p m aged 67. Funeral at W F Wintersteen’s Wednesday 8 30 a m remnant to Reedsburg for interment. Mrs Susan Hensel 75 died in Cleveland at her daughter I E Reynolds home. Body to Wooster on 10 55 train. funeral at Methodist church. Herman Millerhaus of South Bever died 2 a m Monday from complications of diseases. Born in Cincinnati. survived by wife and six children. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m Wooster cemetery interment there.
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Addison Houser
Wintersteen
Orrville
W. F. Wintersteen
Reedsburg
Wooster
Susan Hensel
Cleveland
Wooster Cemetery
Children’s Day Exercises At Presbyterian Church
Children presented at First Presbyterian Church drawing a large audience for the day program. The little performers delivered the program with simple decor and earnest participation. Also noted was a separate Children’s Day in the Reformed church with elaborate attire and decorations. Noted ball players were mentioned.
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Reformed Church
Wooster Whirl Of News And Notes From Wayne County
A jumble of local items reports bankruptcy of A B Gettleman of Smithville, visits by Mrs G C Smith and children to Ohio relatives, and Prof J L Zaring of Creston attending Boxwell commencement. Clerical notices include Clifford Stouffer taken to Massillon Hospital and remarks on Barberton July 4 celebrations. Weather damage, weddings, travel plans, and community events populate the page, with multiple residents and nearby towns named.
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A. B. Gettleman
Smithville
G. C. Smith
Bolivar
Ohio
J. C. Finney
Natytee
W. M. Glasgo
South Streen
J. L. Zaring
Creston
Boxwell
Garver
Clifford Stouffer
West Salem
Massillon Hospital
Sinclair Chopper
Wilkinsburg
Clapper
Charles Patton
Experiment Station
Wooster Cemetery
Wagener Pump Works Considers Wooster Move
W H Wagener of Wagener Pump Works Canton visited Wooster Monday morning seeking to move the plant. If relocating, the firm plans to enlarge operations to employ about 30 men. Wagener toured several sites and expressed favorable impressions, promising to submit a proposition before returning to Canton at 12:16 PM.
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W. H. Wagener
Wagener Pump Works
Canton
Uisville
Board of Trade
Wooster
J. Wagener
Nominated in Holmes County for Judge and Senator
Democratic delegates from the judicial and senatorial districts met at Millersburg and Wooster to nominate candidates. John T. Maxwell was nominated for Common Pleas Judge. Newton Stilwell was nominated for the senate seat. Holmes County was deemed the likely winner in both contests. The events were led by Eshelman of Wooster and Barton of Millersburg with Beebe of Mt Gitad presiding. both conventions were marked by intense harmony.
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Millersburg
Holmes County
John T. Maxwell
Common Pleas
Wooster
Newton Stilwell
E. B. Eshelman
J. Duer
W. F E. Beebe
Mt. Gilead
Gil Barton
Hermeny
Familiar Faces At Wooster Board Education Elections
At a Wooster Board of Education meeting on Monday night the following teachers were elected for the coming year. Lara B. Kean is principal. Luthena S. Baughman is assistant principal. Grace L. Hartman, Margaret C. King, O. Fern Kieffer, Lucy Saybolt, Bertha Cunningham, Fanny Bigger, Mu Monigal, Lucy Miller, Ella J. Milligan, Maude L. Shamp, Jennie L. Warner, Kate A. Deer, Anna Kostenbader, Rose E. Dausman, Isa V. Hughes, Jeannette Mehl, Carrie Harsh, Mary G. Ebight, Etta V. Thome, Grace M. Lucas, Ella Hoffstatt, Sara E. B. Whitmore, Anna Hoffman, Soe M. Logue, Anna E. Hurst, Jean arr, Martha V. Webster, instructor in Music.
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Wooster Board of Education
Lara B. Kean
Luthena
Baughman
Grace L. Hartman
Margaret C. King
O. Fern Kieffer
Lucy Saybolt
Bertha Cunningham
Fanny
Idie "Mu Monigal
Lucy Miller
Ella J. Milligan
Maude L. Shamp
Jennie L. Warner
Kate A. Deer
Anna Kostenbader
Rose E. Dausman
Isa V. Hughes
Jeannette Mehl
Carrie Harsh
Mary G. Ebight
Etta V. Thome
Grace M. Lucas
Ella Hoffstatt
Sara EB. Whitmore
Anna Hoffman
Soe M. Logue
Anna E. Hurst
Jean Arr
Martha v.Webster
Music
WIFE AT FAULT DIVORCE PETITION FILED
Joseph Musser of Chippewa township files for divorce from Nora B. Musser alleging marriage on Christmas day 1900 and that since then she refused to live with him. He states she left the home March 26 1901 and has not returned, neglecting household duties and his interests, and asks for divorce and equity relief.
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Joseph Musser
Chippewa Township
James B. Meech
Nora B. Musser
Cleveland railroad men draft Berea Wooster line route
W H Lamprecht Albert E Aikens and Fred T Pomeroy returned Saturday evening from a tour through Wayne and Medina counties. They studied the Cleveland and Southern Electric Railway field and fixed the Berea to Medina route yesterday. The Berea to Medina section was set last winter and work is underway. the rest of the route was decided on Saturday, running from Medina to Chippewa Lake Savills Creston and down the Wooster Pike to Wooster.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Railway
W.H Lamprecht
Albert E. Aikens
Fred.t Pomeroy
Wayne
Medina
Cleveland & Southern Electric Railway
Berea-Wooster
Beréa
Berea
Chippewa Lake
Probate Court Adjudges Insanity and Sells Estates in Wooster
In Probate Court before Judge Adair, Sadie E. Scraper of Saltcreek township was adjudged insane and committed to Massillon State Hospital. Orders to sell real estate were issued for Peter Ruff and others. sale of North Street property in Wooster to H. A. Mowary for 120 dollars was confirmed. Guardians and executors filed sale bills and accounts. administrators appointed for Augusta Pfeffer and C. W. Taggart estates. final accounts and hearings set for August 2.
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Folloe
Shane
Adair
Sadie E. Scraper
Saltcreek Township
Massillon State Hospital
George D. Barnard
Peter Ruff
Aaron Ulrich
Elizabeth Wilcox
John N. Boor
Jotrmary
Peter Leichty
Schwab Urges Manual Training Over College for Boys
Harper's Weekly notes Charles M Schwab spoke to St George's Evening Trade School pupils amid Wall Street panics. He urged boys to excel daily and start work by age 16 or 17, arguing leaders in finance and industry often skip college. He praised manual training and a strong early start as keys to success.
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Charles M. Schwab
Steel Corporation
Wall Street
St. George's Evening Trade School
New York
Mr. Schwab
Schwab
Carnegie
Huntington
Harper’s Weekly
Electrolysis for Tender Steak Saintly Idea Sparks Debate
An electrician from Cincinnati, William T. Bryan, proposes using electricity to tenderize meat. He slices a common steak in two, electrolyzes one half, then cooks both halves identically to compare. He claims the treated piece becomes more palatable without reducing nutrition and may even reduce impurity, with potential use on meats and vegetables.
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William T. Bryan
Cincinnati
New York Herald
Middle West
Automobiling to Chicago from Canton in speedy car
J. A. Bergen and D. Berger, Canton residents, were seen in Canton this morning en route to Chicago. They travel in an automobile built by the Austran Company of Canton. The machine is noted as very speedy but also rather noisy.
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J. A. Bergen
4. D. Berger
Canton
Chicago
Austran Company
What Camp Said
Akron Beacon Journal quotes H. S. Camp saying he was in Wooster as reported, but asserts he and the men were independent and on the road. The Wooster Republican article is referenced in the reply and mentions Camp’s presence in Wooster during the visit.
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Akron Beacon-Journal
Wooster Erublican
Wooster
Letter List No. 25 Wooster June 17 1901
A fragmentary 1901 Wooster letter list dated June 17 presents names and initials including gentlemen and ladies, with scattered surnames such as Getzer Ray San Gerace Shoemaker Fletcher and others. The readable portion hints at a routine post list or correspondence register from that week ending date.
CARS PILED HIGH IN FIRST NEAR-21 YEAR TRAIN WRECK
A westbound freight derailed near the Bowman Distillery, spilling eleven coal and coke cars. Engineer Filmer Stoner and all crew escaped harm. Flagman Raphelo Medie and Dennis Callahan faced a perilous attempt to flag oncoming trains. The heavy wreckage blocked the line until Tuesday, with crews rerouting and clearing delays for passengers kept minimal.
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Pera
Enya
Bowman Distilery
Filmer Stoner
Orore
Dennis Callahan
Raphelo Medie
Boreman
Callahan
We Teverare
Medie
Mr. Callahan
Stoner
Oracle Ce Eles
Trackmen Strike Amid Wage Demands on CPR
Special to The Rerusioan from Montreal reports 3500 CPR track workers walking out seeking higher pay. They represent a large section of the railway workforce and vow to remain off the job until negotiations conclude. The action highlights mounting labor tensions in Canadian rail transport during June.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Doctors remove coccyx in Wayne township patient
Dr A H Hunt of Wooster and Dr Harry Young of Cedar Valley performed an operation Saturday on Miss Mary Bucher of Wayne township to remove the coccyx. The patient had suffered greatly in recent weeks. The cause of the injury is unclear. Miss Bucher reported Monday she was resting comfortably.
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A. H. Hunt
Wooster
Harry Young
Cedar Valley
Mary Bucher
Wayne Township
Markets Summary Grain and Stock Prices June 17
Grain and stock prices across markets show cattle ranges from good to prime with steers 1250 lbs plus at 6 15 to 6 25, lighter steers 4 00 to 6 00, and green half fat 800 to 1200 lbs at 4 25 to 4 50. Sheep and lambs vary with good to choice yearlings at 4 23 to 4 40, and spring lambs around 35 26 to 60. hogs midweights and heavies around 8 dollars, with New York and Chicago metrics listed for cattle and sheep, plus calves, hogs, and corn and oats prices reflected.
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Gleveland
Chicago
Texas
Helfere
Pittsburg
New York
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Berry
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Church Notes
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Freeport
Zellner
W. H. Robison
Sandusky
Edith Miller
Washington, D. C
Perry Miller
West Liberty Street
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Emma Betson
Duluth
Lake F. Jones
Mt. Clemens
Mich
J. B. Taylor
New Wilmington
Westminster College
J.S. Bissell
Buffalo
Toronto
Pacific Coast
F. E. Blandford
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
H. B. Haby
Tamoon
Wellsville
H. P. Haby
Margaret Ela
Helen Marshall
Nellie Clinehinst
Minn
Barberton Bender
American Bank
A. W. Blackburn
Wayne County
Pennsylvania Depot
Joe Garrett
Shreve
Joe
John Zimmerman
Fred E. Zimmerman
Springfield
Luther Buchwalter
Jessia Johnson
Evaliers Will Limb
Anthony Wright
Frank Smith
Oddfellows
Tuesaday
S. BE. Neikirk
Tiffin
W. P. Snyde
Geo. W. James
St. Louis
Nick Amster
Europe
Hungary
H. M. Oswald
Cedar Point
Michael Booth
Lyman Critchfield
Demeratia
Josiah Y.porter
Topeka
Kans
Col
Kimball Porter
Col. Kimball
Soa
Mr. Porter
J. R. Zimmerman
South Buckeye Street
Pete T. Sacwell
Tue Karupuhan
Hustant
Probate Court
Robert L. Adair
Flagman
Pault
William Annat
Trackman
Stanton
Stanton Furenace
Stanton Heater Co
MecClure & Co
Buckeye Street
Wooster, Ohio
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Rects Ards
Insurance Dupart
Vorys
Thompson
Frank
Caren Bidg
Wesing and Bidg
Wooster Markets
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