Wooster street notes and civic updates from Wooster
Beams and signals of local life fill the day with patrols, burglar alarms, and road changes. Voters prepare for the November election while a Knights of Columbus lodge formation looms near, with at least 600 expected visitors. Joseph Di Giaconne wed Miss Coronato WayItulle in Youngstown before returning home to begin housekeeping. Burglary rumors spark police inquiries but yield no clear leads. Local improvements include a new express office a block from the electric depot and plans for Penn Line changes in November. A horse incident at the B and O depot causes a scare but no injuries beyond a dented wagon. Society columns note weddings, visits, and charitable suppers as community life presses on.
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Creston
Seville
Medina
Anderson
Wooster
the Knights of Columbus
Joseph di Giaconne
Nolle =Bros
Youngstown
St Anthony's Ga Catholic
Mies Coronato Wayituelle
Jbe
Pennelvania
Cleveland
Mansfield
Ira Droz
Harry Droz
Ig. B. Bryson
Spompany
Weare Dell
Alves Gritclfield
M“Gary
Jones
Mrs Elizabeth Van Meter Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Van Meter relict of John Van Meter died Tuesday at her son Curt Van Meter’s home after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia she lived in Wooster for over 60 years and leaves four living children. Funeral Friday at the son’s home with interment in Wooster cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth van Meter
John van Meter
Curt van Meter
Pittsburg Avenue
John H. Taylor
Isaac Johnson
South Grant Street
Wan van Meter
Wooster
Wesley van Meter
Griftey
Col
George A van Meter
Alaska
Walter van Meter
Cleveland
Edward van Meter
van Meter
Wooster Cemetery
Bold Claim Promotes Rock Mountain Tea Tonight
A quirky note urges readers to join Laubach and Boyd for a nightly Rock Mountain Tea event claiming success through bold rhetoric. The piece frames the gathering as a chance to gain an advantage by adopting a confident stance.
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Rock Mountain
Laubach & Boyd
Social notes and local wedding announcements
The Tucker society presents a W R C hall music program on Wednesday evening. Mrs Frank Horn hosted a small gathering for her cousin Miss Buss of Cleveland on Saturday. Aylas B Rinehart of Mansfield will wed Alta Mader of Wooster this Wednesday at the bride’s mother’s North Grant Street home. The Kings Daughters plan a meeting with Miss Feeman Tuesday at 8 o’clock. Mr and Mrs W W Anderson of Loudonville invited guests to the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary Ada Anderson to David W Metzler of Wooster, set for November 4 at 4 at the Anderson home in Loudonville. The bride is a Wooster native and University music graduate with many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Scher
Gertrude Clirk Latimer
Latrobe
James Christy
Ashley Smyser
Mansillon
Mary H Guthrie
LL R Bahl
Mansfield
James Hill
Cleveland
Sherman Wyre
Pittaburs
Pennsylvania
G. J. Danner
Hoopsworks
Expressmen
Electric Line
Donald Hinze
Tom Davie
Wooster
van New
Baptist Church
Lockhart
Rev . G. Bowman
Mary Scher
Ora Clark
Zella ‘Lawrence
Wellngton
Baidiy
Jefimary
Ira Aindman
E D Melptire
Akron
State Board of Charities
Blackwood
Orrville High Schoods
Far Grounds
Ladies of the Missionary Society
Reedsburg Joutheran Church
Reedsburg
Old Western Union Teegraph
Academy of Music
Pnchroder
O. O. EF
Christine Bros
Barbank Vn
Taesiay
Ana
Dacob
Smith
Mir ‘Smith
Bright
Dee
Taylor
West Liberty
James B
Tucker Society
W. R. C. Hall
Frank Horn
Miss Buss
Aylas B. Rinehart
Maxs Alta Mader
Mather
Grant Street
Misa Feeman
W W . Andraon
Loudonville
Mary Ada Anderson
David W Metzter
Anderson
Electric line depot rumor stirs street talk at public square
Reporters checked claims that the Downing block corner near the public square would become a passenger depot and office for a package express company. Mrs Addie Peckinpaugh confirmed a lease but gave no move-in date. Undertaker AH F Crowl said no notice to vacate and that his lease may extend two more years. United States Express agent D E Robinson reported no information. First line shipment arrived for Had Siwith. outbound consignments by Laubach & Boyd and McClarran grocery.
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Electric
Downing Block
Package Express Company
The
Republican
Mra Addie Peckinpaugh
Mra Peckinpaugh
AH F Crowl
D E&. Robinson
United States Express Co
Crow
Laubach &, Boyd
McClarran Grocery
Midnight Prowler Terrifies Archer House Residents
Mrs Sarah Lawrence and other Archer House staff were woken around 1 in the morning when a prowler moved through hotel halls. Officers Greist and Mick Hoké searched the building but found no one. Tracks and finger imprints were seen. no property was taken.
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Sarah Lawrence
Archer Houses
Greist
Mick Hoké
Mra Lawrence
Gage
Obituaries mention DiceFared Townley and others
Mrs Stéphane DiceFared dies at 75 after heart trouble lingering most of last year. Services held Monday at 2 p.m. in Wooster Cemetery interment there. Mamie Townley Julien dies in Chicago on Oct 17 aged unknown. buried Oct 19 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Edward Reynolds, 19, Yardmaster E Reynolds Orrville, dies of tuberculosis. funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Fgg Tech
Stéphane
R A. Glasgo
New Pittsburg
Lima
Edward Reynold
E Reynold
Orrville
Absent Wooster Woman Elizabeth Ferson Feuds Tax Debt
Mrs Elizabeth Ferson left Wooster a week ago with a $2100 tax debt and furniture in tow authorities call her actions peculiar Her goal appears to settle matters or lose goods If no settlement occurs her attached property will be sold She rents a house on North Bever Street and owns no real estate here
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Elizabeth Ferson
Wooster
Ferson
Person
North Bever Street
Shreve Tuesday sees political intruders and a big show
Three candidates and Prof. Leon toured Shreve in a single afternoon. Dave Nice Edd Wertz and Eugene Carlin led the visit while an elderly woman at noon took the express line waiting room shanty. Henry Walters assisted her and apologized for the lack of a proper servant. Farmers greet rising bread smiles as prices shift with flour, oats, and corn rising.
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Shreve
Leon
Dave Nice
Edd Wertz
Eugene Carlin
Henry Walters
Burns Condition Leaves Uncertain Recovery for Patient
Report indicates burns on multiple areas with uncertain outcome. Medical staff say condition unclear and whether the patient is out of danger cannot be determined at this time.
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Cai
Faello st Is Found The Doylestown Missing Man
Relatives in Doylestown relieved Sunday when Howard Gates aged about 60, a widower, returned after five weeks away visiting Elkhart and Mtlewens. A telegram and family letters showed he planned a fishing trip to Clinger Lake, Mich, but no word since. William Allensworth led a personal search beginning Saturday afternoon fearing illness or worse.
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Howard Gates
Doylestown
Leon Apending
Mtlewens
Tre
Gates
Elkhart
Jates
Howe
Grates T
Clinger
Lake
Mich
William Allensworth
Money That Never Came Letter On GOP County Spending
An open letter from Charles Salen, chairman of the Democratic state committee, claims Republican spending for this year. It cites Wayne county figures with 240000 expected to be spent, plus other costs for speakers. Officials deny knowledge of any $1000 allotment or funds reaching the counties.
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Judee Wol
Charles Salen
Democratic Sta E Committee
Salen
Wayne County
Indice Wol Singser
Boyat
Ob Basson
Republicommittee
Spring Tonic Ad From Laubach and Boyd
Local patent medicine ad lists Clarence Brinker Anna France Ora King Fanny Burkholder Mattie Hanklin Laura Dunlap and Eva Cutnan in Orrville West Salem McDannell Shreve gifting a tonic to cure poverty illness and boost bowels headaches and ambition. Spring tonic priced 85 cents by Laubach and Boyd.
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Clarence Brinker
North Lawrence
Anna M. France
West Lebanon
Ora B King
Orrville
Fanny Burkholder
Marshttville
Gift
Mattie
Hanklin
Burton City
McDaniels
Laura M. Dunlap
West Salem
W. QO Cook
Eva Cutnan
Shreve
Rocks Mountain
Laubach & Boyd
Fire destroys Parks home during funeral in West Salem
J F Parks telegram from West Salem reports his home burning down on Monday afternoon while he and Mrs Parks attended the funeral of her mother Mrs Stephen Dice. The event coincides with the burial, making the day unforgettable for Mrs Parks as both family residence and contents were lost.
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J. F. Parks
West Salem
John Kipter
West South Street
Parks
Wooster Football Team Boycott At Canton Eatery
A Wooster high school football player named Follis, a colored student, faced segregation at the Criterion restaurant in Canton after a game drive. The Wooster players protested by leaving the restaurant with him, following told rules excluding him from a table.
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Canton
Wooster
Follis
Criterion
Hyomei Catarrh Cure Promoted With Money Back Guarantee
An advertising claim promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh via inhaler, medicine, and dropper for $1.70. A refund offer from Laubach & Boyd backs the guarantee. Wooster residents tout cures, and the ad asserts the remedy soothes mucous membranes and provides lasting relief with four daily inhalations.
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Saale
R. T. Booth
Hyomer
Laubach & Boyd
Ayomei
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