Carnival Night Crowd Drenched Wooster in 1902 Festivities
A detailed revelry report from Wooster describes Carnival Day and Night drawing 8,000 to 15,000 visitors, with grand street parades on East North Street, varied contests, a busy Public Square, and a bustling Baby Show. Prizes span from farm wagons to cash, with many displays and numerous children and adults in costume enjoying a lively, well behaved festival atmosphere.
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Thurada
Tor Smith
Marshal Linner
Peece Cross
East North Street
Forbes Alcuck
Oddfellow
Eleventh Regiment
Dalton
Silver Met
Shreve
West Liberty
Old Town
Frig Tig
Man of the Maskers
Gon
City Opera House
Judgern
O D. Stauffer
Lanning
Gilmore
JS. Keefer
Leroy
R. R. Webner
Smithville
Arael McFadden
Will McFadden
Blessing Avenue
Wooster
Stanley
George Gerstenschlager
Nord Hoelzel
Earl Arnold
Clifford Fox
Clara Bates
Mary Shrave
Alice Keim
Edna Lunnette
Percy Rice
Irene Hess
Gertrude Ayler
Robert Blough
Bertha Kramer
Helen Wiler
John Bowman
John Over
Hazel Hartzler
Raymond Hageman
Elmer Clayson
Rhea Snyder
Ethel Limbacher
Thomas Keister
Mabel Homard
Isa Franks
Roy Jacob
Goldie Lucas
Harley H. Zeigler
Grace Dilliard
Isabelle Grossman
Walter Gresser
Martha Ank
Birdie Spreng
Helen Johnson
Bessie Hoffman
Edward Reid
Clara Lawrence
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