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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes show multiple county dates and a 1908 reference. Mentions Cushuston Richland Tuboarawas Wayne counties and a Sept 25 1908 entry in Wodatir Onto. Details are unclear but indicate calendar style notices or legal public postings with unnamed actions.
The Republican ticket lists President Taft of Ohio and Vice President Sherman of New York on the state slate. This brief indication highlights the party alignment and ticket pairing without further context.
Fragmented OCR lists names and offices under a state election slate. Includes MLW. SPEAR of Mt. Gilead for State senator and Edward M. Arlington for governor, with other candidates such as William Kirkley Jr and R. Dunlap for public roles. Mentions counties Cuyahoga and Hancock and posts like attorney general and dairy and food commissioner.
A garbled OCR listing election tickets includes congressional, judicial, and county positions. It names Onver JON F. HARRISON of Wooster, JOXIN W. CHAVNS of Canton, WwW. F. KEAN of Wooster, and others like MARLON Co. ROCCA and KAUPFMan among directors and county roles.
William J. Bryan drew a large, enthusiastic crowd at the second session of the waterways exposition in Chicago. Introduced by David R. Francis, he pledged support for river development and the Mississippi’s primacy, urging deeper and wider canals to boost transport and commerce. Also noted: steamship Michigan’s fogbound recovered fishermen Burke and Burbine after a two day drift at sea.
Stephen A Douglas son of the Lincoln rival died suddenly at his home on Wednesday in Chicago. Taft delivered an oration at Galesburg IL during the fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate.
An advertisement from Miles Medical Co promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a solution for sleeplessness and nerve recovery. Henry M Smith of Underhill Vermont shares how multiple ailments and inability to sleep improved after using the product, with a guarantee from the local druggist and a money-back promise.
In two Jersey districts novel summer services drew mixed results. Atlantic City pastor offered a buffet with bartered soft drinks, while East Orange pastor Rev. Frederick Pullan held open air services inviting smokers. Two smokers attended, one elderly and one younger man in a frock coat, as about 150 attendees, mostly women and children, sat in camp chairs. The event was labeled a friends’ meeting and featured informal singing and cornet music with ample automobile space.
A proposed courting room at Christ Presbyterian Church Chicago stirs debate among ministers. Clerical figures discuss the idea amid concerns of propriety and the social risks of courting on public spaces. The concept gains traction as churches weigh modern outreach against tradition.
Dr Snyder supports a courting room in churches with dim lights and cozy corners. He argues it offers a necessary place for young couples and could replace beer gardens and parks, hoping New York follows Chicago in promoting Cupid’s cause.
The City of Para lay at anchor off Amapala Honduras when a swarm of monster grasshoppers swarmed the deck. Purser McPherson captured one specimen, preserved in alcohol, and plans to present it to the Park Museum in Frisco. The grasshopper measures about Eve inches long with two-inch hind legs. Captain Urry reports a jumper over the ship bridge. Chief Officer Allman notes the hoppers barked like dogs.
In a decisive move former War Secretary Taft authorized rapid action to establish a mining experimental station at the Pittsburg Arsenal. The facility opened in September and aims to cut mine disasters by demonstrating coal dust explosions, rescue methods, and practical helmet use, with hopes to save lives in the coming year.
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