Split of spoils among great parties sparks debate
An old debate over how the spoils should be divided between the major political parties is described as a noble motive shaping the nation’s younger generation.
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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
2
Corrupt Dealings Threaten Whiskey Trade Says Editor
The piece condemns officials who permit alcohol sales, arguing that the governor’s authority and party leaders share responsibility for the liquor business. It argues political independence among Republicans and Democrats will erode the saloon, predicting its demise as reform voices grow.
Whiskey interests driven by silent protection
If good men stood behind the liquor guns for a time, the former would be silenced. It seems strange that the whiskey interests could not endure a day of protection from good men, not always active but present, providing backing nonetheless.
The Temperance Debate and Political Leaders
The passage argues that while people are right on temperance, they err by following leaders who claim honesty but manipulate voters. It warns politicians exploit the public, acting as tools of ward healers and party bosses, thriving only when the people cooperate.
Political Parties and Health Report Fraud Debated
Reflecting on moral failure and political cowardice the writer attacks both Democratic and Republican parties for lacking courage to oppose saloon influence and questions health report frauds tied to alcohol industry. The piece notes alleged falsified health certificates and ties headquaters to Army and Navy Journal owner Park Place New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss
New
Voice
Army and Navy Journal
Park Place
New York City
Death of Mrs Mac in Fack
Mrs Margaret Funk dies at home on E Liberty Street after a brief illness. She was 76 years old and had lived much of her life in Wooster with a large circle of friends mourning her loss. She is survived by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Funk
Liberty St
Heiné
Cashianne
Misa Sigourney
de Bennot
Ason
Miss Haskell
Christmas Eve Train Encounter with a Bank Robber
A moving train scene unfolds as a woman recovers a coat and a robber’s Christmas note after a bank raid. A detective explains the outlaw’s capture plan while the woman reflects on justice and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pochunk Bank
Hig
Tim
Actuol
Jack D
Private funeral to be held for Wooster residents
Two daughters, Mrs. C A Shively of Wooster and Mrs. George Corbus of Waukegan Ill, will hold private services at the residence Friday afternoon with interment in Wooster cemetery. Mrs Alfred Mowery of Blackville attempted suicide by hanging Tuesday morning and was found near death. A Little Close features a quip about marrying a rich wife awaiting dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaye
Bea
C A. Shively
Wooster
George Corbus
Waukegan
Wooster Cemetery
Alfred Mowery
Blackleyville
Santa Claus and a New Christmas Wireless Message
The poem warns against staying awake to thank Santa after his rounds and promotes a modern wireless method to express thanks. A new law will require attending physicians at births to report details to health officers, listing parents and grandparents, effective January 1. Names include Joseph Baker and Lettie Baker, James Wie and Katharine Derr, Geo Strook and Florence McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Joseph Baker
Rittman, and Lettic
Baker
West Salem
James Wie
Katharine Derr
Wooster
Geo. Strook
Millbrook
Florence McKee
Springville
Livestock Market Report East Limerty Fair to Good Prices
Market notes light supply with steady to active trading across cattle pigs and sheep. Prices show bids for prime heavies at around 6 50 to 6 60, light Yorkers 6 20 to 6 35, and sheep and lambs varying with prime lambs around 8 50 to 8 80, commons to good 3 50 to 5 40.
University Items and Holiday Travel Notes
Miss Henrietta Munde, class of 1900, will spend vacation with friends in Chicago. Mrs. A D Selby leaves Friday for New York to join her husband for the holidays. News of the marriage of Gertis Stahl, class of 1898, principal of Middletown High School, to Miss Stella Reed of the same era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Munde
Chicago
A. D. Selby
New York
Sharp Eoene
Gertis Stahl
Middletown High School
Stella Reed
Wooster Hears Alumni and Music Day Festivities
Unionport linked to Wooster events as Dr Adolph Lehmann fills the pulpit and alumni gather for dedication exercises. The schedule includes basketball, botany teaching, and a distinguished Oratorio Chorus under Prof. Oliver with soloists Miss Sigourney and Miss Haskell delivering Mendelssohn and Gounod works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionport
Wooster
Adolph Lehmann
J. G. Colling
Chieng Mai
Laos
Puesday
Bowling Green
David Chaddock
Dade City
Lorada
Thomas Hills
Misa Daisy Kettering
Loudonville
The
Lincoln Literary Society
Lanning
L Candor
Bogota
N. P Semple
W.M Pocock
A D. Metz
Frank Taggart
W A. West
Adolph “Letmrenn
John McSweeney
Ir A. Wilbur
WF Kean
W. G Whitmore
St. Mra
Vinnie Harper Annat
Thomas Flattery
Miller
B. Liphart
J. M Criley
Gwen Jones Penice
R. M Shannon
W H. Shields
Kate A Deer
C. W Fretz
D J. Hard
James Collier
F . McMillin
H. H. Hubbell
Mildred Packer Elliott
Carey E. Gregory
Elizabeth Bissman
Paul Hickock
Nelson Sauvain
Cora March
G. A Gaston
H. Johnson
Helen Cornell Shepherd
Joseph H. Myers
Joseph T Miller
Col. J . Shallenberger
Henry J. Herrick
H. H Fridline
W. E. Henderson
W. P Lucas
W C. McClure
Rev
F. Riale
J. A. Hoffman
Geo. Calhoun
Howard Cooper
Buchtel
Mt. Union
Woos
Hallelujah
Oliver
State Agriculturist Appointed To Ohio Station Board
The Board of Control of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station met December 16 in executive session to fill the vacancy left by J. Framon Hickman. C G Williams of Gustavos Trumbull County was named Chief of the Agricultural Department and Farm Superintendent. He accepted after urgent solicitation and is regarded as an able modern scientific practitioner. A Chief of Animal Husbandry will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control of
The
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
J. Framont Hickman
C. G. Willame
Gustavos
Trumbull County
Hickman
Department of
Animal Husbandry
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Theo Principal
Fuither
Mrs Mac
Fack
Jones
Iris
East Limerty
Alamul
Ter
Hiram
Smilax
Mendelssohn
Christ
Jon
All For
Ces
Florida
Malaga
McClarran Grocery
Court House
Ohle
Baltimore
A. Ome
Punta
Central Tigaat
Philadelphia
York
Washington
Cleveland Wee
Barberton
Deylestown
Siam
Aukerms
Weester
Holmes Ville
Tia Wellingtes
E.iene
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