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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
4
A fragmented note discusses Washington and South Dakota amending constitutions for women's suffrage, libel accusations against Chicago pastors defending liquor, and the Illinois Wayne county GOP struggle over postmaster appointments. It mentions Prohibitionists in East Liverpool Ohio and local school board elections with liquor influence.
The Chicago Presbytery debated temperance with ministers defending the saloon policy amid calls for prohibition. Prominent figures like Dr. Howard Johnson and Rev. Lippincott argued, while Elder F. O. Wells and John G. Woolley criticized pro licensure and urged church consistency against liquor.
Rev J C Tracedale, a long known figure, writes to the Iowa Commonwealth recalling his 1887 visit to Iowa during high water mark of the prohibition era. He notes the law’s impact on saloons and breweries and comments on party dynamics and moral strength versus resources.
A Patriot-Phalanx correspondent casts a setting hen tale against Prohibition and a license party voter. The editor is urged to explain the metaphor showing a clucking hen that won’t hatch and a voter who talks prohibition but votes for licenses. The writer warns a chosen fate for the hen and pleads for saving her.
American missionaries and the Christian Herald appeal for urgent relief to India where eighty million people near starvation due to repeated crop failures. The Wooster plan organizes grain drives, free transport to New York, and local fundraising to ship corn and wheat, with a May 1 loading at Overton and coordinated efforts by churches, Y M C A groups, and regional residents.
A contemporaneous analysis argues Turkey has declared war by Greece sending Colonel Vascos to Crete and frontier clashes, blaming Great Powers and predicting a broader regional and religious conflict. It asserts Greece invades Crete with justification while warning of a devastating Turkish counteroffensive. It also criticizes German policy and calls out imperial rulers, noting American sympathy for Greece.
The piece references Greek soldiers singing and a Mrs. Hows Battle Hymn line, notes McKinley’s election for prosperity, and recalls the Anti Saloon League claim of closing thousands of saloons. It laments distortions, contrasts middle ground with extremes, and cites Lincoln’s Cooper Institute address.
The piece argues about a national slump across parties in the Spring election. It blames McKinley era policy for failing to deliver prosperity and suggests liquor traffic changes stirred voter sentiment. It cites Cincinnati as an example and labels readers as potentially fanatical.
A fragmentary editorial voice rails against the political system and liquor trade, invoking Moody and divine judgment. The text attacks license politics, questions legislative authority, and urges accountability of voters amid fervent prohibition sentiment.
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