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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
6
A sweeping chronology lists major events of 1897 including the Grieco Turkish war the Cuban intervention imperial shifts in the United States the Langley tariff and a string of natural disasters fires storms and floods across the United States plus political upsets in Chicago and Indiana. It notes battles revolts invasions rail wrecks and deadly heat waves shaping a year of global significance.
John W Mackay's tomb in Brooklyn nears completion after a cost of about 300000 dollars. The mausoleum near the Ninth Avenue entrance of Greenwood is described as one of the noblest in the necropolis, built after the style of the New York elite.
The account outlines a small mausoleum with a miniature church atmosphere, twenty two crypts for leaders, and a large granite roof from a Maine quarry. It notes a heavy, 50 ton structure measuring 22 feet square and 16 inches thick, with dim channeling and electric details in a vague ancient setting.
Madrid cables report rebellion expanding with Gomez unable to be drawn into battle. Gen Parrade claims Santa Yara province gains and forces face shortages and hunger as clashes intensify. Executions occur as measures against captured opponents. authorities seek support to feed troops amid rising casualties.
A Maryland man, aged 65, cleared of kissing a girl by proving an alibi. Daggett Michigan worker Charles Ewald fell on tracks when switching cars, dies as wheels pass over him. London bank Morton Rose & Co to reorganize January 1, new name Morton Chaplin & Co. William C Woodward alias Bipowls sentenced to five years for blackmail. Damages sought by steamer crew against Da Cxandienne valued around 10000. Frank report notes French famine imports expected to rise due to small herring catch off Atlantic coast.
Prof Muller recounts a cosmopolitan anecdote of a valuable urdaline coin vanishing during a formal visit. Guests were searched. the suspect evaded briefly, then produced a matching counterfeit specimen. Meanwhile Congressman Greene recalls Shoals Home Guards delaying Morgan’s raid, burning a Duck River bridge to thwart him.
Sir Walter Scott's amused and provoked by letters from women and widows. A March 1826 note recalls widow ladies seeking patronage and readings, a sister’s mistaken claims, and Scott declining partnerships amid sharp satire from Temple Bar. The edge sharpens with a Pat and Parson tale from Killarney and a Brooklyn wedding kiss incident.
A postal box with 10000 in gold silver and paper money was lost on a train near Sigmaringen Germany last winter. It fell into a canal and dredging failed to recover it. Workmen recently found the box embedded in the mud of a canal leading to the Danube. The box contained valuable currency and metal.
A temperance polemic argues closing all breweries and grog shops to curb crime and economic ruin. It cites Gladstone Burke and General Grant, criticizes politicians, and cites medical testimony from insurers about beer’s risks. It questions Maine and Ohio saloon trends and contrasts prohibition aims with law.
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