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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1906
Page
3
The canoeing season begins and a wife seeks preservation materials. Authorities warn that many so called harmless preservatives are deleterious to health. A Washington bureau and European laboratories find every tested prep harmful for food use. Avoid commercial preservatives. rely on desiccation and heat.
An Ohio law provides that painting printing pasting or affixing any sign on a building fence wall or tree without the owner's consent may incur a fine between ten and fifty dollars. The rule excludes postings for public sales or notices by legal officials and notices required by law. Premises owners are thus empowered to remove unauthorized signs and postings.
A sequence of tremors was reported Sept 8 across Indiana towns including Princeton and nearby areas within 50 miles. Homes shook and dishes rattled as a loud rumble preceded the quake, with reports also from St Vincent St J Saint Lucia Grenada and Talca Chile noting multiple shocks. The Soufrière volcano remained undisturbed.
A Philadelphia crossin crash near Atlantic Refining plant kills three men and injures about twenty, including Owen Sweeney and Julius Bewar. The trolley crew returning from work at the oil refinery suffered the tragedy as an empty tank train collided.
A report from American minister Gummere says Paul O. Stensland, president of the Milwaukee Avenue state bank of Chicago, was turned over to Chicago Tribune editor Keeley and Illinois Assistant State's Attorney Olson in Tangier. They will arrange his return. Officials fear his future conduct may be unsafe. remorse is noted and suicide risk is possible. Bishop McCabe comments on New York Life policy committee relief and says he has been busy with church conferences.
mn Wiliam Marks, an artist who worked with the late Thomas Nast, died at Calumet Michigan from heart failure. Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Co declares a 4 percent dividend on its common stock, first since 1962. Eleven firemen injured in St. Louis store fire after a gasoline explosion wrecks the building. John Wesley Yantis, farmer of Ansonia Darke County Ohio, robbed of a pocketbook containing 25 $100 bills in Columbus while boarding a car.
County Clerk C J Harrold discovered that pages 139 to 152 of the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas criminal bond record had been torn from the volume. The missing pages list bonds and recognizances for felonies and misdemeanors. the motive and scope are unknown, and future impact on forfeited bonds remains to be seen. Public access was not the issue, as the record sits in a steel book-case and is available to attorneys and others in the course of court business.
In Boise on Sept 8 Darrow and Nugent filed for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Steve Adams who is held at the penitentiary. Adams not charged in the Steunenberg case but may possess key information about the Western Federation of Miners inner circle. Local counsel joined Federation lawyers to pursue Adams liberty. In Cleveland a divorced husband Bert Garstin, 26, is charged with passing a $6500 worthless check after his marriage to Emily Floyd, a wealthy merchant's daughter.
Miss Lizzie Mathias, daughter of a pioneer lumber dealer in Tiffin Ohio, sues Miss Emma Bowe for slander alleging damage to her character and seeking 50 000 in damages. The item also notes coal prices rising in Ohio wholesale to 165 per ton and rail fare concerns at the State Fair, with details on Hocking Valley and West Virginia coal and attendance figures.
Roger C Sullivan, longtime Democratic national committee member, issues a statement replying to William J Bryan. He accuses Bryan of seeking autocratic control, challenges his honesty, and proposes a delegate poll under Illinois chief justice to determine if Bryan was elected by fraud and whether he should continue as a presidential candidate.
The Adath Israel congregation dedicated its new temple in Louisville on September 4 with a large crowd and prominent Hebrew leaders in attendance. Rabbi Enelow gave the introductory address, Rabbi Phillippa preached, and services were read by Rabbis Moses and Goldenton. Elsie Moses lit the perpetual lamp.
Henry Sherrod, a day telegraph operator at the tower near Shreve, was accidentally shot before noon by student Lorain Wilent while Reeves Poet unloaded a cartridge. The bullet struck Sherrod in the hip, tearing flesh but the wound is not dangerous, though painful, with no disasters expected unless infection occurs.
Secretary J G Ebright announced four speed events per day at the county fair next week including trot pace and two running races. Extra running race added due to many horses. Mule race Thursday attracts large field. Friday features Wooster versus Orrville high school football. Daily acts include Globe of Death bicycle stunts and comedy shows with music by Shreve and Dalton bands. The fair promises a larger, better event for residents.
The renovated Nation house, fixed up in recent weeks, has been leased to Mrs. George Steinmetz who will operate it as a hotel again.
Receiver Earle in Philadelphia reports forgeries totaling more than a quarter of a million dollars. The scheme is tied to Frank K. Hipple, described as president of a bank in distress. Hipple is said to have died by his own act in the Betinct Real Bs case, with terms and details yet to be clarified.
A testimonial from W W Monroe of Everett Massachusetts describes overwork and confinement leading to nervous breakdown. After two weeks on Dr Williams Pink Pills he recovered and urges readers with blood or nerve disorders to request proof from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. Pills sold by druggists or by mail at 60 cents per box, six for $2.50.
Ohio railroad commissioners and railroads agree to uniform coal rates across stations with future revision effective January 1, 1907. Each company will publish rates under its own name, and the tariff system will no longer depend on station type or junction status. Roy Knabenshue touts a record aerial flight in Columbus, noting flawless takeoffs and landings despite machinery issues. Separate charges against John W. Jones, superintendent of the State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, allege improper conduct and use of state property, prompting possible investigation.
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