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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
2
A Pioneer reprint argues liquor spending drains labor value and depresses wages. It asserts switching $800 in liquor to goods raises employment and family welfare, while saloons reduce labor demand and harm households, urging towns to quit drinking.
A dated critique links saloons with political influence and taxation. It argues Christians should oppose parties supporting liquor licenses, noting state spending on education vs liquor taxes and praising righteous leadership while condemning the wicked license sale. It questions holiday crimes linked to tax and license saloons.
A Canton report notes a paradox as about nine tenths of Christian voters join saloon supporters in backing the tax and license party, highlighting an unusual political split and inconsistency in voting patterns.
Word from Prof David Starr Jordan of Stanford postpones his January 12 recital at the University Lecture Course. Jordan cites a Washington arbitration committee meeting and a possible U S Great Britain treaty. He now expects to appear January 19 at the City Opera House.
De Charles Weybrecht 8th and staffer John D. Rockefeller donate 1.85 million dollars to Chicago University for a new Christmas gift. Oil prices rise by two cents per gallon across markets.
The Victory launched in 1765 is cited as the oldest existing warship. A Nebraska court rules that when a man receives a check in town with the bank on which it is drawn, the sole safeguard is to cash the check by the next day.
The United States Government placed Pennsylvanias Post Office Car No 6542 in the Government Building at St Louis for the World’s Fair display. The Pullman six axle car built in Altoona shows solid vestibule attachment and will be shown April 30 with postal clerks demonstrating mail handling on fast trains across eleven states.
East Liberty market notes show varied cattle activity with beef and dairy lots listed. Prices range for light cattle, prime beef, heavy Yorkean and lambs alongside stock numbers and receipts, reflecting a bustling livestock market.
Peter Rousch, a saloon keeper at the Rousch and Nogegle paloon on Liberty and Buckeye, died of sudden apoplexy at 5 am Wednesday. He collapsed while working with employee Albert Peffer, who found him unconscious and called for help. Rousch, 50 years old, was born in Milton Top and survived by his wife. Funeral services are set for Friday.
A federal court in Cleveland issues writs of mandamus directing Wooster city officers to pay $5,000 in interest to Marble Banking and Trust Co. on railway bonds. City solicitors go to Cleveland to state the treasury has no cash to meet the payment.
Mrs Franvie Gettgey widow of Samuel Gettgey died Wednesday morning at her home in Went Virginia. She was a daughter of the late family and had lived in Wonogter many years. Funeral service will be held Friday afternoon.
Reports debate over where Upper Canada’s first parliament met with claims it gathered in a now-vanished Indian Council House on Garrison Common. The Toronto Globe notes lingering uncertainty about the meeting site.
The United States records the greatest successes in electrical transmission of water power. A 220 mile link from Colgate to San Francisco shows a 25 percent loss. At Colgate the water drop is 1500 feet with a small water body.
A credo urging men to begin life with resolve to protect friendships. Keep them alive as a source of strength and integrity, or risk diminishing manhood and success. A live wire should continually bind him to friends, per Success guidance.
A Philadelphia funeral witness recalls an elderly officiant who, in a grim aside, says he has handled the corpse on his knee many times, underscoring long acquaintance with the deceased.
Former Wayne County sheriff George Steel died at his daughter Lizzie Johnston’s home in Cottonwood Falls Kansas on Thursday December 24 at age 85 He was a longtime resident of Greenwep Wayne County and lived there until two years ago Survivors include a son Michael Steel and a daughter Mrs Emer Jaboaton Funeral services were held Saturday December 26 in Costa Rica where many years of service were noted The article notes over 250 years of service rendered in 1902
A light exchange between husband and wife in Brooklyn Life sketches a playful auction moment. The husband laments paying $100 for a sideboard while the wife recalls another bidder, noting a different woman may have outbid her elsewhere.
A Russian savant named M Karloff claims eye color reveals criminal status with criminals said to have reddish brown or light blue eyes while honest people show dark grey or blue eyes. The Itzard-Mke pterodacty pattern of a 20 foot wing span is cited as the airship model Langley built and tested unsatisfactorily at the Smithsonian.
Fragmentary verse presents Phyllis and knowledge of botany Greek physiology and other ologies. The speaker wonders if Phyllis knows what he does and muses on affection and asks whether to offer love. The tone is playful and ambiguous.
Yale professor Chittenden leads a star vation squad a corps of regular army men. He will test how little effort a man can still do good work using regulars since volunteers were unavailable for the experiment.
Princess Ferdinand of Roumania reveals a refined hobby in collecting perfumery and demonstrates notable musical talent inherited from her father, the late Duke of Coburg, famed as the fiddling prince of Great Britain.
News notes that about 600 letters addressed to John D. Rockefeller arrived at the Eldorado Springs Missouri post office after a report circulated that he would travel there to drink the waters. The influx illustrates the scale of public interest in the industrial magnate.
The article notes thirty years of Italian immigration, with women rising from under 16 percent before 1890 to 39 percent, suggesting a trend toward permanent settlement. It also offers a social proverb about friendship and love from the Atchison Globe.
A New York man was frightened by a sudden appearance of a large white automobile with a bright headlight in the night. The mystifying sight led to a startled reaction as the driver escaped into the shadows.
A scattered 1904 news fragment reports on birthdays, accidents, theft, and minor crimes. Highlights include a 92nd birthday, a fatal sleigh incident, injuries from a tank hot water scare, a broken arm and internal injuries, and two youths arrested for assault after an inappropriate kiss incident.
A Sow belonging to Mr Edward Hope of Sevenoaks Kent has given birth to two piglets with perfect feet. The sow and litter are reported strong and thriving despite an unusual birth.
Maximite is described as a powdery substance about three times as powerful as ordinary gunpowder. It is said to be melted by heat and poured into a shell, with its composition reportedly a government secret.
A playful exchange notes a young turkey’s bold strut as Thanksgiving draws near, with a witty reference to a duck and a guinea fowl commenting on appearances and timing. The mock dialogue centers on preparedness for the holiday season.
Anti-toxin use in diphtheria cases lowered deaths from over 30 percent to 11 percent in a few years. Last year London hospitals treated about 6 500 cases.
The oldest American mines lie in Missouri in Madison county where lead and nickel mines were worked by Indians as early as 1726 and have been mined continuously since then with rare interruptions.
Postmaster Arthur of Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania sent four wagonloads of mail to Bryn Mawr College for the girls. The letters arrived on the second and third day of the visit after the campus closed for the summer.
The article notes a growing support in South Africa for importing large numbers of Chinese workers to perform the labor needed for national development, including among miners themselves.
A Red Bank girl fired at a young man she had been engaged to but missed him and struck the coachman driving his carriage. The incident is described as an ill aimed shot similar to Cupid's misfire.
President Clark of the National Irrigation Congress, meeting at Orden, estimated that irrigation of 7,500,000 acres with available water could provide homes for twelve to fifteen million people. He outlined the scale of housing potential tied to the water project.
Good photographs from America feature Alvin Coburn portraits from Boston in the Linked Ring Salon of London, where critics call the works among the best in the show.
A Los Angeles Times editorial argues that high earnings for jockeys highlight the disparity in cheering youngsters toward a presidency. The piece critiques the allure of lofty salaries versus pursuing public leadership.
An open umbrella was destroyed by lightning in Eastbourne England leaving the bare stick in the holder’s hand. The person escaped with a shock and a scorched wrist.
Mosquitoes halted a 700 horsepower engine at a St Louis factory as oil attracted insects and their bodies formed a sticky mass resisting steam pressure. In 1902 Hungary sent 46 640 remount horses to South Africa worth 5 270 000 dollars. Hungarian horses praised for climate adaptation and suitability.
Millicon Hunt of Chicago reportedly received the first train load of freight sent to the city. He is eighty two and recalls his connection to 1848 when his confident message began.
Paris plans a statue to Cervantes as a mark of gratitude to Spanish admirers of Victor Hugo who dedicated a statue to Hugo in Madrid.
A pedestrian shouted he wouldn’t discuss slow moving giants as he leaped aside from a large yellow automobile to prevent harm. The tense moment captured a narrow escape with the vehicle veering away.
The great iron bridge over the Danube near Jullor, 800 yards long and 8,000 tons, was shifted about 450 yards to a new position. The operation took forty-four minutes.
The article notes ongoing U S indifference to markets in South African nations as reported by visiting correspondents highlighting Africa trade and economic ties.
Parrots are described as the cleverest birds with a highly organized social order that deters attacks from other species and leads them to a peaceful life. The note adds a wry line that they invariably die of old age.
An Indian-born artisan spent three years constructing a large clock entirely from bread in Milan. The piece is reported to be functional and of good size. Lloyd's Register 1903-4 notes the world mercantile marine as of July 10, 1903, totaling 29,943 steamships and 12,182 sailing vessels.
A jagged OCR snippet lists connecting routes and stations such as No. 107 at Lodi and No. 198 near Millereburg with references to Wellington Big and Ro. It mentions names like Dalgener Geeta and D B Martin along with cities Baltimore Chicago Cleveland and Wooster. The text is unclear and partial.
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