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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
7
Harley Miller, son of Mrs. Win Miller of Shreve, was helping shift coal cars at Millrook skates when a coupling mishap caused cars to collide. A broken piece struck his head, leaving him with a cracked skull and serious bruising but he survived the accident.
Wooster lodges OQ F No 48 held a well attended meeting with ten new members elected and eleven new applications received. Thirty four candidates to be initiated next Friday evening as the lodge aims to set a state record.
The trial of George W. Hammond and Clarence Hatcher, indicted for bribery, which was set for Monday and Tuesday of next week, will be postponed because Prosecutor Weygandt is ill. The dates are rescheduled to Monday and Tuesday, March 30 and 31.
Harvey D. Goulder, prominent attorney and president of the chapter of commerce, was nominated for mayor of Cleveland by acclamation at the Republican city convention in Clazeland.
Plays and players feature a Yankee horse trader in David Harum as The Who What When Minstrels present a lively production at City Opera House. The show includes dramatic ram scene antics and scenes with Deane and Parker, plus a comic What about the audience and a classic stage routine. A second act includes Are You A Mason, a popular comedy season staple seen before season end, with New York Chicago and London runs cited. Also a Wooster Male Quartet concert at the armory earns high praise for polished performances by all members and strong unity.
Social notes describe a Wednesday dance in Millers Hall with about thirty couples and praise for the Ruth orchestra. Also noted are engagements of Ewing of Baltimore to Rev Sylvanus M. Gillam of Cawnpore, India. hostesses at a Hammer Spink street event. a surprise for Miss Peru Weaver. a program by the Girls Corps in hall. Young’s orchestra delighting attendees with a patriots medley. Classics Club meeting at Miss Emily Hard’s. and Shreve Invincible Club’s first annual banquet hosted by S. L. S. Miley with husbands and guests entertained by music and games.
The Housekeepers' club will meet at the children's home Thursday afternoon April 2. Program includes roll call on liquor traffic facts, music, paper, discussion on true friendship, recitation, and a debate on whether a seminary is superior to a coeducational institution for girls. Pro/affirm by Mrs. Bixler and Miss Mary Reddick, neg by Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Lytle and Dora McCoy.
The Creston Journal notes Orrville’s reported widows and widowers as a tax basis concern. The piece suggests 16 tax units would be possible, predicting 23 widowers and 89 widows face implications, raising town fairness questions.
A jumble of quotes and notes from Waym county and Dayton fil offices recounts road woes, a political dedication, and a police chief famed for military service. Obituaries and local notices mention Thomas Fuss, John Boyd Jr, and Mrs. Rhoda Brown with funeral plans in Wooster and Shreve.
A freight wreck near Columbus caused fatalities and injuries when a bound passenger train collided with a head end collision east of a Dw chit Kane area. Engineer Love was killed and the crew along with several passengers were seriously hurt. the report notes multiple casualties.
A historical medical reflection questions how long a man can fill a sack if digestion leaks persist. It argues nourishment fails when stomach disorders waste food, and cites a cure by stopping leaks to rebuild body mass through proper nutrition and digestion.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces main line connections east and west with the W and L E north. Daily trains to Sistersburg except Sunday. D. B. Martin, Manager. N. AUSTIN, General Passenger Agent. M. G. Carrell, D P A. Cleveland.
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