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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1883
Page
4
An editorial on the Illinois legislature debating high license terms for alcohol, contrasting malt and spirituous drinks with beer at 150 dollars and whiskey at 300 yearly. It argues for Prohibition as the remedy, claiming regulation fails and crime rises, urging enforcement to drive the drink traffic from public places.
Mr. Joan Zivv Merway of this city is favorably spoken of by leading Democratic voters of the State as a candidate for State Treasurer on the Democratic ticket. Wooster would feel complimented by the nomination of one of her successful business men.
Fred Htsex an Akron saloon keeper died in the lock-up in Akron on Tuesday evening or last week from delirium tremens. The death supports Mr Taggart's claim before the Council about mortality among saloon keepers and offers a reason for it.
A speaker argues that even if all wealth from diamonds, jewels, gold and silver were paid to the Government by a saloon keeper, or for the privilege of his business, it would not render the business right nor the principles underlying it.
The Ohio Republican party supports a liquor tax platform hoping for revenue. Critics warn the measure will incur evils beyond the financial gain and warn it will not adequately compensate society.
A fragment claims Britain drinks vast sums of liquor totaling 60 million dollars monthly and 15 million weekly. The passage also notes biblical letter counts and references a brewer funded expenditure, with partial lines about wives and a city battle.
In a garbled report the Pree ey in Gener. pdereonay at Saratoga is mentioned with unclear details. The text is unreadable in parts but implies some event or decision connected to Ret jerring't and a person nicknamed cafficy.
A fragmented discussion weighs moral objections to liquor regulation against economic impact. It cites Indiana as an example, noting varied license fees and tax effects between 1860 and 1882, while noting broader revenue claims and burdens.
The Waynan’s Christian Temperance Union of Ohio invites churches and Sabbath Schools to attend its annual Bellefontaine convention on June 21 and 29. Aimed at mobilizing support for the Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment, the event features discussions, speakers, and preparatory work. Railroad reduced fares are offered. Mary A. WoonBRinuk presides, Aywxi J. Pexrignp serves as cor sec.
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church at Pittsburg adopted temperance measures urging absolute Prohibition as civil remedy and constitutional amendment as the sure method to curb strong drink. It calls on church members to support candidates who back temperance reform.
A politician declined to confidently forecast his party's victory in the upcoming election, with the newspaper noting such certainty could imply treason-felony implications.
Fragmentary notes recall Nebraska Prohibitionist John B Finch addressing supporters amid references to Ohio figures and political tensions. The garbled text suggests a public event linked to Prohibition advocacy, with uncertain details and unclear location.
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