22 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text shows a long real estate loan advertisement or notice mentioning J B Parker and various scattered names and details. The legible parts reference money to loan, real estate, and multiple personal names, places, and monetary figures, but the exact terms are obscured by garbled text. The material appears to be an estate lending listing with numerous unrelated fragments and stray phrases.
Unclear OCR reads like a local name list or notice with scattered proper nouns including Long, Wappner, Von Watt, and Mee Yer Rowhind's Jewelns Shire. Readable elements suggest a register entry or naming sequence rather than a full event.
A rear car crash near Mantine following Big Four No 45 train collision causes numerous injuries and fatalities. Rescue crews from Mantine, nearby towns, and hospital staff work through the night to free trapped passengers and tend to the wounded. Royal and local officials coordinate relief as streets fill with spectators and emergency aid.
A long textual critique argues education should blend intellectual training with moral and religious attributions. It asserts school and college learning shape both mind and virtue, stressing practical development, civic duties, and the broader aims of civilization beyond mere book knowledge. The piece contrasts European and American approaches and calls for a balanced, purposive upbringing to produce capable citizens.
A farmer, his wife, and three children were found murdered in a southeast of Mug city home after a neighbor reported a broken door at dawn. Wounds to the head and multiple stabbings described as horrific. A large posse hunted the suspect as investigators note the mother’s severed head and bloodstains, with one child surviving but unconscious. The crime scene is described as the most revolting massacre imagined, with authorities pursuing leads and pursuing possible arousal motives. Police encourage public assistance. The Wratten family pension records and bank withdrawals previously raised speculation about robbery as a motive. A neighboring search continued into the morning as officials announced no decisive suspect yet.
The weekly weather service crop bulletin details conditions from the Northwestern border to the Mississippi, noting widespread drouth relief in some areas and delays in plowing due to dry, baked ground. It cites favorable progress in many regions, with ground in good condition for plowing and sowing in others, while northern Missouri Arkansas and Nebraska face slow activity from dry soil and late planting.
The piece notes signs of financial improvement with lower loan rates and easier credit, amid cautious optimism for a rapid recovery. It highlights Democratic prospects in Ohio with Lawrence T. Neal leading surveys for governor and analysts predicting stronger party gains as prices rise and business activity revives.
A rambling, OCR heavy critique contrasts Democratic and Republican arguments over national prosperity, tariffs, and policy failures. The piece laments perceived misrule and predicts hardship unless voters endorse party change, naming parties and implied figures in a dense, period-voice style.
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