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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
3
Burglars visited the home of Ira Hindman on Spruce Street on Thursday and ate at the table, leaving the door unlocked to enter unnoticed. The family keeps two boarders, and the entry was discovered Friday morning after the thieves helped themselves to food.
Local officials refuse to publish Bryan travel costs though reports say he earns 1000 dollars per day. The visit across the Seventeenth district will consume a full day's pay, with portions spent in Canton Stark County and surrounding areas. Arrangements are made with county committees and W A Ashbrook to influence the tide in the opposite direction.
The Ohio Baptist Convention session in Cleveland in late October will conclude with a men's banquet in the new social rooms of the entertaining church. Seated for 860 guests, the event aims to represent the Baptist Brotherhood statewide. Noted Ohio figures will respond to toasts, with Judge H B Swartz invited as a regional representative. he and Mrs. Swartz are longtime members of the body focused on Baptist missions and progress in Ohio.
C M Yocum Hag was leading a horse on Wednesday when the animal jerked back. The rope tore flesh from three fingers of his left hand, leaving serious injuries.
Accounts recall a derelict old soldier refused lodging, sheltered in a barn after town officials declined. C W Kisling notes Sedalia Missouri State fair crowds wearing SHOW ME cards. G A Hudson recalls Chicago convention memories and meeting William Jennings Bryan, including assisting as secretary and water gesture during the nominating speech.
A misrouted coal delivery leads a customer to praise the coal after trying it and paying for the load. A Wayne County hog incident prompts a humorous claim dispute with a railroad. Another dealer dumps coal into a wrong window, complicating transfer logistics. Weathered leaves slow electric streetcars, making cautious travel common on wet mornings.
Mrs. J. Frank Smith leaders a WC.T.U crusade against posters that inflame youth. A Wednesday session urged strict enforcement of laws on posters used by certain theatrical companies. The Ohio State Journal noted Mrs. Smith among readers supporting the crusade. Sheriff Brown later transferred DeWitt to Massillon hospital for treatment, with recovery expected in weeks.
In various papers, leaders discuss Hearst’s gubernatorial bid, Roosevelt’s continued influence, and Bryan’s tactics. Ohio Democrats urge Bryan to stay out until after the election while Republicans tout Roosevelt’s policies. Editors label Bryan as radical or impractical and consider tariff reforms, primary laws, and southern representation.
The Democratic nominee for New York governor is accused of representing anarchism socialism and communism amid a convention dominated by Hearst. Critics cite outside agents dictating the state ticket and say California Democrats were ignored as Hearst's grip influenced the party. The confrontation signals a powerful challenge to Bryan within the Democratic ranks.
A sweeping summary praises six years of rising crops and industry under McKinley, with crop values from about 4 billion in earlier years to 7.5 billion this year, rail earnings set to top 200 billion, pig iron demand outpacing supply, and bank deposits roaring past 14 trillion. The piece credits Republican leadership and argues Ohio voters should back Roosevelt allies to maintain growth.
A long excerpt discusses loyalty to the law for all people and groups including unions and corporations, asserting government power to curb abuse by any organization. It cites Roosevelt and Hearst era politics, urging action against malfeasance by rich or poor, and noting labor and party dynamics in Ohio and Massachusetts.
Saturday in Wonster saw a heavy influx of wagons loaded with potatoes from all directions. Bad weather and car shortages limited receipts recently but a sunny morning and new cars sparked a rush, with grain cars also used to unload potatoes. Two buyers estimated about 6 900 bushels were loaded.
Hundreds of students and citizens heard Prof. Vincent deliver a sociological lecture on the mind of the mob. A Yale graduate and Chicago sociology chair, he is nationally known for his work.
Glenn Hoffman of Madisonburg, blind since age five, shattered a literacy record at the Columbus Institution for the Blind. Though inmates typically take one to two years to learn the alphabet, Hoffman learned to spell words in six weeks. Illness delayed his return to school, and he could not resume until last Wednesday.
A collage of clipped quotes from American papers notes political taunts and miscued phrases. Instances reference Standard Oil, Mr Rockefeller, Kaiser remarks, Lajoie’s marriage, Roosevelt and Matthews, Senator Lodge, and debates over government ownership of railroads.
A large crowd gathered at the Pennsylvania depot Saturday to greet railway officials returning from the annual general inspection of the lines. The depot and yards were in top condition and steam heat installation in the passenger depot will be hurried. Former city residents now with the company in Pittsburgh were observed aboard the trains.
Mrs Jennie Cowan of Wes Pay City says Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her after a severe grip left her bedridden two weeks. She describes restored health, color return, and relief from neuralgia and rheumatism. The ad claims pills purify blood and prevent complications like bronchitis and pneumonia. Sold by druggists or mail from Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
Krieger's Drug Store promotes Bee Laxative Honey and Tar as the original cough syrup and bowel laxative made from pine tar. The ad claims it treats coughs colds croup whooping cough and other conditions, emphasizing domestic ingredients and a tree offer.
James S. Sherman, chairman, calls for every Republican to work with the Republican National Congressional Committee to elect a Republican Congress. He emphasizes Theodore Roosevelt as central to the campaign and asks for popular subscriptions of one dollar to fund the effort and to send the committee's texts and documents to subscribers.
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