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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1903
Page
4
Local notes from Wooster Ohio printed May 27 highlight weather talk and town sports plans. A first glance at items mentions a hall event, a potential team contest, and remarks on Carnegie and Schwab. The column notes a Kentucky gun stage arrival and a Cleveland resident’s shooting attempt as a burglary affair unfolds. A postal arrest is reported with uncertain guilt.
The president declares he will kiss no more babies, saying he must have been receiving pressure from the people back home. This remarks mix mockery and political commentary reflecting public opinion on his persona.
In Chicago authorities busted a scheme described as A and A that allegedly netted about one million dollars. The operation targeted customers seeking quick profits and faces investigators as a major urban fraud case.
Millionaire E A Harriman becomes the last man to lose his appendix in a era when medical practice follows the king Edward standard. The stad set by King Edward seems generally followed and deemed satisfactory by proponents of the method.
Repeated emphasis on detectives continually turning up new leads in the Reichlin murder in Lorain to justify their salaries and keep investigation moving forward.
Report notes the Foraker Hanna bout looms in Columbus but warns fans traveling to witness a bout may be disappointed as hot weather could wash out the event and cancel plans.
A Medina county man faces a $75 000 damages claim for breach of promise by a pretty young lady. The article also covers a Northwestern University professor asserting students seek romance over study and comments on Napoleons head on a postage stamp amid opinions on the public library and Carnegie library plans with board decisions and reappointment of members.
Gulledge from Verbena Alabama faced a severe medical case causing tumors and death. Details indicate a duel with intense pain and medical challenges leading to fatal outcome.
There is strong chatter around the upcoming marriage of Miss Ruth Zoanna featuring a trousseau entirely of American made garments. Miss Hanna praises homegrown gowns as the finest for feminine beauty and asserts Americans can outdo European imports.
Akron leads close team race with 26 points as Mansfield high claims first. Wooster finishes third behind Canton and Ashland in a busy meet featuring Akron, Mansfield, Ashland, Canton and Wooster.
A sequence of quit claim and standard deeds shows transfers in Plain Wooster Canaan Sugarcreek Chippewa Franklin and Chester townships. Notable entries include Jacob Harmon to John Major for 97 acres and Jacob Palmer to Robert H Smith for 30 acres, with prices ranging from 76 to 83 800 dollars.
The sophomore senior banquet in Kauke hall Wednesday evening featured decorations in class colors. Toastmaster John J Dedcuct addressed the gathering, with welcome by Humphrey N Ervin and responses by William H Miller. Edith C Fitch presented Our Everyday College Life, Heber A Blankenhorn offered The Educational Pony, Frank D Crowl delivered Bluff, Gertrude S Pollock presented Thus Endeth the Seniors First Lesson, and Paul D Axtell spoke Must We Party.
An 1900 New Orleans advertisement touts Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with a 76 cent price including a spraying tube. It notes druggists sell it and Ely Bros of Warren Street.
Town team wins a rough game at the Varsity field as errors and weak infield play plague both sides. Scoring bursts in the third inning put town ahead, while Varsity rallies fail to close the gap.
Rev. Lockhart led a Sabbath afternoon service in Wooster’s Opera House honoring Memorial Day. He urged unity, cited Civil War costs, praised veterans, and warned on capital labor tension, marriage decline, and birth control, while stressing arbitration and national duty.
Sabbath evening services at the Episcopal church drew many veterans. Rev Stauffer delivered a stirring sermon on Peace by Sacrificial Offering, praising harmony of revelation and nature while urging faithful service. The choir offered special selections as the congregation reflected on duty and endurance.
A head on crash between a north bound passenger train and a south bound engine occurred shortly after 10 PM Saturday. Both trains derailed and damaged cars and engines. engineer Louis Spake and fireman Walter Boyle were injured, with Boyle severely scalded. Spake was treated near Mt Vernon and returned home, while Boyle was hospitalized in Akron. The incident is blamed on Spake forgetting orders to take the siding at Applecreek.
Albert Norton, 19, was struck dead by lightning Saturday afternoon while planting for Lee Bowers near New Pittsburg. The bolt felled him instantly and wounded him with marks on his neck and chest. his horse also died. He was a Methodist church member and son of Mr and Mrs Norton. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at his home, with Rev. Underhill delivering the sermon.
Judge Eason granted two divorces on adultery grounds. Dora W Swarts versus Jennie Swarts granted to Dora W Swarts. Lyman Critchfield Jr represented plaintiff. The other case involving Fred Minion and Emma Minion ended with a decree for defendant. custody awarded to the Minion children. Support payments specified per month.
Market telegram lists wheat spots for May and July contracts with rates 1632. Pork futures show May at 1895 and July at 1740. Lard May at 885 and July at 882. Figures read by day, with contract months May and July in the Wheat Pork Lard series.
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