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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
4
The Wooster Republican argues kidnapping should be punished with life imprisonment or harsher penalties. It decries the rise of kidnapping as a fashionable crime among crooks and desperadoes. The editorial warns that fear of losing a child drives parents to extreme sacrifices and calls for stronger legal remedies to prevent a national evil.
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century column discusses granting a new electric railroad franchise with emphasis on actual construction and business intent. It notes the Wooster-Mansfield line’s failed franchise and calls for proof of action before approval while touching on Abe Reef in San Francisco and Ohio delegation politics at Jamestown. It also mentions a Pittsburg divorce rate claim and an Alabama bank embezzler blaming a brain storm for the act and notes the broad scope of headlines.
A jumble of witty items and brief observations from Newark to Cleveland. Topics include a near death poisoning scare, stage costume fantasies, poet Alfred Austin’s claims, a paralyzed telegraph worker, streetcar debates, Massachusetts pardon terms, the Jamestown exposition, and polls for the Fourth of July. Mentions of La Follette, Groavenor, Wooster, Cincinnati baseball, water wagon, and a continuing Cleveland streetcar dispute.
Smithville notes Emma Baker widow of John A. Baker died Sunday morning in Creston after a period of poor health. Her daughters Myrtle and Verne were with her. funeral held at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Nearby items report community happenings including visits, illness, and local events across the area.
Sunday visits fill the week as Miss Nellie Hower and Miss Anna Belle Myers visit relatives in Berea and Wooster. Cedars and Cres ton hosts welcome guests including Mrs. Walton and Mabel. A bank social at the Methodist church draws a large audience with a Diologue praised by Misses Fouche and Auble. collection totals 22 dollars and 80 cents. A neighborly kitchen-utensil surprise honors Mrs. Newcomber ahead of house preening. school and church events listed with remarks on an upcoming bank event and a May 0? clock door.
A search and seizure warrant executed at The Yellow Dog building across from the Glass Works in Wooster township, Wayne County, led to discovery of three empty beer bottles. The saloon and restaurant property, owned by John Storke of Mansfield and rented by Harry Douglass and Arthur Bannister, is alleged to have hosted heavy drinking. No arrests reported yet.
Dean C Currie of Akron ties marriage with Linda Mirbler of Smithville. David A Wink of Batler wed Tud and Maygie Rabler of Creston.
Overton news reports ailments among residents Granemother Rauhbaush poor with rheumatism Mra Spidler visiting Mowrey next week Miss Elwie Smith travels to Barberton and Akron with friends Mra W J Swith has new hull Patuted. Lodi columnist absent. fears arise for local correspondent Grain and oats rotting due to wet weather Dauber farmers affected. Four births at Mondovi. Mrs John Silverson births four boys. Rocky Mountain Tea promotion by Hollister’s contact option noted.
Market wire lists wheat May at 82.9 cents July 85. Com May 48 ½ cents July 49 ¼. Oats May 44 16 cents July 43. Butter 20 cents per pound. Eggs 1 dozen at 9 cents. Lard 9 cents per pound. Chickens 10 cents per pound. Grain prices include wheat 72 cents, rye 50 cents, oats 82 0, corn 36 cents, barley 45 cents, timothy seed 1.75, clover seed 7, hay 12 to 18, salt 1.10 per barrel, bran 1.10, middlings 1.20, wool unwashed medium 27–28 cents, fine 23 cents.
Chicago market lists prime steers at 400 dollars, heifers 300, cows 325 to 500, bulls 340 to 460, stockers 300 to 326, calves 2.75 to 6.75, sheep and lambs 4.25 to 8.75, hogs 5.50 to 6.40, and wheat 83 to 83. Corn 49 to 49.5, oats 440, rye 60. East Syracuse reports varied cattle and hog prices with buyers seeking export cattle at 5.40 to 5.80, and calves around 6.50 to 6.70. Cleveland shows prime dry-fed cattle 5.40 to 5.65, fat stockers 4.55 to 5.50, milkers 2.00 to 4.50, calves 6.75. Cincinnati lists wheat 84 to 85, corn 63 to 64, oats 44, lard 8.45 to 9. Bulk beef, bacon, and hogs priced. Toledo notes wheat 84 to 84½, corn 50, oats 45, rye 0. cloverseed 9.18.
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