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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
2
A collage of letters, meetings, and social notes from West Salem and surrounding towns. References include a May reunion, sermons by Rev Woy Met aules, school diplomas, and memorial services. Mentions of local residents, clergy, and a few distant attendees appear amid scattered names and chores.
Reports from May 22 describe violent demonstrations by Chinese residents feared to oppose compulsory inoculation. Consul General Yow noted tension with the Chinese minister Wellington as protests surrounded the consulate. Police were called to restore order as fears of race-based threats grew among the 25,090 Chinese in the area.
A midnight blaze in Creston, starting in Troxel and Lau's steam laundry, damaged the Creston Milling Co mill and adjacent buildings. Fire departments from Seville aided Creston. losses estimated at 8000 with some insurance. Incendiary origin suspected. residents helped with buckets and extinquisers.
Memorial Day plans are underway in Wooster with a large program. Rev. Dr. Louis E. Holden to give Memorial Day address at the cemetery, along with a full schedule of officers, committees, and ceremonies including a band, flowers, flags, and a procession through Market Street.
Rev Compton and family from Fredericksburg visit John White and family. Miss Anna Wallace of Monmouth Ill spends the past week with her cousin Miss Ella Wallace. Miss Emeline Runkle sprained her ankle in a Wednesday accident. Neighbors serenaded Charles Winkler and wife last Wednesday. Joseph Byler of Pennsylvania recalled home by mother last week. Mrs L C Collins and Savilla Scott visited Mrs Lugpta Wasson near Overton. Edward Pearce of Wooster visited his uncle M St Cherry.
May 22 Mrs Rosenberger visits relatives in Ashland while Clara Weaver returns to Lodi. Ada Jackson remains in Lodi. Mr Kaufman and wife of Reedsburg guest of their parents Friday. Mrs Hand of Reedsburg visits her sister Mrs erkheimer Friday. VOBODY.
A May Marshallville column reports Rev H Q Henderson sermon to graduates, local remodeling, school scenes with Miss Graham and Miss Laure Myers, family visits, memorial services planned at Lehman church, and broader village updates from Golden Coin to Canaan and Southville with events, visits, and community concerns.
Long list of graduates and locals travel for a funeral and school events. Mentions Miah Gre Lape visiting from out of town, several relatives in attendance, and Casper Miller's death and funeral. Describes senior activities, baccalaureate sermon, class day, commencement, and a labor dispute ending in Philadelphia. Also notes a child’s fatal accident and a Pain Balm advertisement.
Fragmented report describes a brutal assault on Lizzie Beta by a Black man on the May road three miles southeast of the day limits area. She offered a partial description as police and local farmers joined the search in Cincinnati with authorities.
Atwater Ohio resident Chas Replogle was unable to work due to kidney trouble. After four days on Foley's Kidney Cure he was reportedly cured. Other products advertised include Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and lung relief and Belec tincture oil.
An old age reflection contrasts the dignified calm with a second childhood, stressing stomach health as the key to vitality. The piece praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for elderly readers with weak stomachs and poor digestion, claiming it revitalizes mind and body.
Wooster council discussed a petition by S L Milligan to install his telephone system and a request by A J Thomas to tap the Bever Street sewer. They noted alley repairs, fence at the fountain, and finance committee actions on the telephone wiring offer and engine sale, with several items referred for further action.
May reports from Frankfort and Louisville describe Republican leaders and possible gubernatorial candidate William S Taylor amid preconvention activity. Philadelphia bouts feature Terry McGovern vs Ellwood McCloskey in six rounds. Cleveland linemen strike for 8 hour day with 10 hours pay. Robberies in Gallipolis target Perry and Davis post office. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised for eruptions injuries and skin conditions.
May grain and livestock prices are listed from Chicago New York and Boston markets. Cattle and hog values show varied cuts from prime steers at around 4.25 to 5.32 per unit, calves and sheep prices also recorded alongside corn and wheat bids.
Wanted live poultry for contract by Sept 1 1900. Fire department pickup offered. Eshelburn stallion breeding note with limited service Saturdays. Estate notices list executors administrators and debt payments for Wayne County Ohio estates including Mary Cunningham and John Meetlan with timely settlements. Public sale of Kraul estate planned for June 16 1900 with parcel details and court order.
A garbled OCR passage appears to reference a seashore setting with scattered names and terms. The readable content includes phrases about a shore and various jumbled proper nouns, suggesting a fragmented description with no clear event or narrative.
A resident petition on Wayne County Ohio seeks establishment and opening of a new road along a described route from county road No. to intersect county road No. 198 near Daniel Houk's land. The petition requests proper proceedings to vest and lay out the new roadway for public convenience.
John W. Derr, a longtime Western Maryland Railway foreman born August 27, 1884 in Lewistown Maryland, died April 9, 19XX. He was a veteran locomotive foreman with 37 years service and without accidents. Survived by a daughter, a brother in Frostburg, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral rites attended by family, lodge members, and railway veterans.
Special declaration day trip rates announced by railroad company. Transportation details, eligibility, and booking information provided for travelers seeking affordable excursions on designated dates. Further notices outline routes, departure times, and service adjustments.
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