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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
6
A town reads of a safe explosion at Lawrence and Brighton hardware store early today. Cash and silver were taken totaling about $1,000 with additional damage. The incident prompts local police and a broader review of security measures.
A large audience at the Presbyterian church heard Prof. W H Strong present an evening of songs and readings under the Wooster Young People's Christian Union. Miss Edna B Riggs assisted. Strong impressed with vocal control and spirited singing while readings held audience attention to the end. After the program no saint hour occurred in church parlors, with many participating.
New railroad rules tighten discipline for all workers on the Pennsylvania line over liquor use while on duty. Disobedience will bring severe punishment. several officials have been reprimanded for lax enforcement, and no rank is exempt from the new directive.
PRESS POINTS. FJEMANE LETTER describes Wooster Street turnout for last week with schools closed Wednesday to let pupils attend. It was very dark and hard to drive as lanterns were used and one man bought a lantern to aid visibility during what was one of the darkest nights of fall. John Musser visited Akron and hoped to see his daughter in Kupswis, traveling all night for an four-year undertaking. A Hinkley Letter notes a band meeting where instruments and uniforms were offered for sale and discusses disbanding due to lack of member interest. Seville Letter reports Prof Frank accepting a call to lead Lodi schools, with Wadsworth regretting losing him and his wife to the Lodi schools.
Wooster defeats Mt Union by 12 to 4 in a tightly contested game marked by Wooster’s steady defense and a timely 60 yard touchdown by Follis. Thorne kicked the goal, and Wooster controlled play most of the first half, holding Mt Union on downs near Wooster’s goal line.
Vouchers signed to cover Company N and other Canton veterans at President McWinles funeral. District court clerk VO Lowther notes cholera deaths among three ships and eight crews from cucumber symptoms. A male remedy advertisement claims Cham berlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures, sold by Proctor & Ooh and others.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a harmless, effective remedy for headaches heart tension and digestive woes. It includes a testimonial from J H M Crocker of Nixon Tennessee dated August 6 1900 praising dramatic relief after a fifty cent bottle. The product is sold in fifty cent and one dollar bottles by Laubich & Boyd with a positive guarantee.
A reporter recounts a trip to the Six Eagles Mine in Okanogan County Washington. The shaft measures feet with a four foot ledge, ore valued at 1200 per ton after processing, and plans for a 1200 foot tunnel could cut costs and boost output. A. B. Lee endorses buying stock to support the mine.
Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, president general of the national DAR, will attend the third Ohio State conference in Cincinnati on October 31 and November 1. She will address the sessions at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Delegates should assemble 30 minutes before the first meeting to register, receive badges, and be seated.
Philadelphia counts dead and injured after an eight block fire in Market Street destroying Hunt Wilkinson and Co upholstery and furniture buildings and adjoining three story structures. At least two dozen bodies feared buried, scores hospitalized, scenes of panic and tragedy reported as flames raged within a single hour. Names of the dead and losses listed, with hospitals and insurers noted.
A long standing case summary concerns eczema lasting four decades and a prominent attorney from St Ignace Michigan giving a formal statement. The matter highlights medical and professional perspectives from a well known legal figure in the region.
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