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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1899
Page
2
A week of turmoil reports widespread danger from avalanches and floods in mountain communities. Rescue efforts struggle through timber and boulder debris as several houses shake from earthquakes in Michgan and Sweden. A murder mystery in Cleveland unsettles police while an explosion cripples a furnace line in Ohio. International notes include Havana disinfection plans and disarmament talks in Holland.
The village of Forestport in New York was destroyed by a large fire. Reports mention widespread damage, with businesses and homes affected and residents evacuated as fire units fought the blaze. No confirmed casualty figures are provided in the readable text.
Senator Won Moach of North Dakota and Mya VOR Polluck wed quietly in Washington DC. A presidential message urges peace measures while surveys debate naval expansion and South American tensions. The war department reports militia strength, Cuban disbandment aid discussed, and Bolivia Chile friction resurfaces amid theater tragedy in Osaka with deadly fire.
Foreign Reverend Julan Robinson of London died aged 50 during the Prince of Wales tour in India. He served as the prince’s private chaplain. Alfred, hereditary Prince of Sage Coborge Gatha, acted at Martingbrin near Meron after four years of agony from brain disease. The London Times correspondent notes Gen Maximo Gouez has agreed to refer to the Cuban assembly.
Senate ratified peace with Sprain by a narrow vote while the House approved numerous measures addressing census reform Indian Territory rail rights and public buildings. Presidents and senators debated budgets military acts and electoral reform as sessions extended through Friday with tributes to Representative Dingey.
The report notes suspected banana dealers forming a trust while detailing diverse items. It mentions 10,000 cans of bad beer sunk destined for Havana, Procter and Gamble denying soap industry consolidation, and Porter sailing to Europe on a presidential mission. Also referenced are plans for a major woolen industry alliance, a Winnipeg hotel fire, a silver service for Olympia, wage increases at American Steel and Wire, and battles involving Formosan rebels with Japanese forces.
Regional market bulletin shows hogs at 2.50 to 4.00, cattle from 3.00 to 6.00, sheep 2.50 to 5.25, and grains with wheat near 62 to 73 cents, corn 28 to 85 cents, rye 45 to 62 cents, oats 22 to 28 cents. Detroit Buffalo Milwaukee New York Toledo entries list price ranges for commodities including butter and eggs.
News brief notes that Trussia ships 3.5 billion eggs annually to other nations. Illinois State Fair increases purses by 10000 for trotters and pacers. A veteran commentator laments poor racing and a deadly system. Customs receipts at Watana nearly double after American possession. Mission Rock in San Francisco Bay designated as a coaling station site.
A digest of Ohio incidents notes several tragedies and deaths. Clarence Greenich peril after hay ford accident in Bucyrus. John loth dies from fall in Lorain yards. London drag clerk Thomas Devereauy succumbs to headache remedy effects. Niles boy James Broganpaget 5 falls into a vat and burns. Gillmerster death in Toledo between cars. Notable hearings and punishments outline burglary sentences, prison deaths, and suicides. A priest resigns to lead a new church, while Wilmington nurse Ends Sparks dies from hall stairs accident. Various local tragedies include a man shot over jealousy in Columbus, a man found dead at a hotel in Youngstown, and a child death from morphine. Mary Ball heirs seek Philadelphia property claim. a Toledo family endures multiple diphtheria deaths. four more children ill, doctors pessimistic about saving them.
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