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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
4
The piece profiles Arthur T. Hadley as Yale's new president, highlighting his age as the youngest ever in the role and noting support from students and faculty. It recounts his scholarly career, key works, and prior positions, including his influence on economics and public policy debates.
A garbled report describes a chaotic scene with fireworks, a crowd, and a sequence of unclear events in New York. Names and places are partly unreadable, leaving the exact incident and outcomes uncertain. The piece hints at injuries or drownings but lacks concise factual details.
The fragment outlines a wrestling event schedule with venues and participants. Names such as Paseen Whee and others appear embedded with garbled text. It references locations eastward and mentions officials and participant lines. The readable portion suggests a listing of match times, venues, and involved teams, but coherent details are limited due to OCR damage.
Paris reports that M Dupuy’s fall from the Elysee triggers a cabinet reshuffle. President Loubet convened the senate and chamber leaders Tuesday morning as Brisson rises to head the radicals in a likely revision government. Debussy, Leygues, and Ouillain discussed the new lineup.
Mark Twain plans a later life project described as a wartime, candid portrait of notable figures from his childhood onward. He says the work will span much of his remaining years and be completed within a century of his death. The portraits will be honest, without regard to status or prudish conventions.
Fragmented OCR reveals a medical notice selling Dean's hiding Pits as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It describes severe symptoms, doctors, and a long testimonial arc, urging readers to seek the product at agents in New York and elsewhere.
Sayre residents warned of kidney and bladder disorders with back pain and rheumatism. Advertisement touts Dr David's Kidney Tablets as a modern, direct action remedy, sold like candy with hopeful claims and endorsements from physicians. urged by Nest druggist in Van Wert Ohio.
Dr Powell of the First Presbyterian urged outdoor and street services to boost summer church attendance. He stressed interactive worship, music, and singing to attract crowds, noting thousands pass lakeside churches on Sundays and suggesting wagon exercises and massed outreach. Nearby reports mention railway washouts near Leroy and Rochester, a Manila voyage of the transport steamer Ht Voul, a tornado victim near Halle, and local figures tied to Indian reservation church services.
A chaotic day in Ohio cities saw street mobs disrupt transit as tracks were blocked and cars damaged without injuries. Police protected lines while workers quit en masse amid a union dispute. Mayor Jones discussed possible gubernatorial plans amid tension and labor realignments.
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