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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
6
A dense column of church notes and sermons discusses prayer, sorrow, and faith. Mentions clergy insights from Spurgeon and Augustine, a parable of the blind man carrying a lantern, and reflections on youth, perseverance, and divine guidance.
The article surveys the handkerchief trade, noting sources from Japan France Belgium and Brussels for cambrics and silks, with prices per dozen and origins. It discusses wholesale costs, supply chains, major American factories, and the global distribution of handkerchiefs. It also touches on brain weight studies and their curious link to intellect, citing various historical figures and researchers.
A scrambled 19th century fragment discusses Maine's lumber centers, fires, and forests, warning that future lumber prosperity hinges on restoring dense stands and state timber wealth while condemning ignorant riders misusing the term Esquire for pine.
A compressed report delves into congressional censure and the House commission that investigated the smokeless powder procurement during the war. It notes failures to secure corruption-free handling, cites Shafter and Brooke as figures, and defends the movement’s aims while criticizing the administration's oversight and suggesting improvements.
A Sunday evening disturbance at Monte Fassweas quashed by a beged peeger sparked a scuffle involving a Spanish flag and a vexed crowd. Soldiers, unpaid and hungry, filled the scene as the proprietor urged restraint while authorities faced the tense plaza. The event touched by cries of liberty drew attention from Gen Bates and his staff in a city already strained by unrest.
The Chicago regiment Nevins Ite trips for the Philippines with a force leaving Fort Sheridan. They will travel via New York in three sections aboard the transport Mobank, heading to New York and then onward to multiple stations in Asia as they prepare for months at sea and deployment in potentially hot climates. More than 1,200 men are reported in the movement.
Congress urged medals for Margaret Livington Chad er and Annie Benhixnes for distinguished service as nurses aboard Porto Lisewuom. A duel in Austrias near Porto Lisewuom leaves Leat Raden killed after insult to civilians Scidner. The episode shocks circles.
The article lists current senators whose terms end March 4 and notes which expected successors will win election. It names thirty incumbents including Aldrich, Allen, Bate, Burrows, Cannon, Clark, Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Money, Gorman, Gray, Hale, La Follette, Lodge, Quay, Stewart, Turner, White, Wilson, and others. It predicts twelve new members and twelve new party alignments due to state legislature shifts, with Democrats Gorman, Faulkner, Quay, White, and others slated for replacement by Republicans and vice versa.
Supporters urged Congress to grant a pension to Gen John M Palmer, citing his war service and failing health. They note Palmer, 70s, faces eye and hearing loss and has retired from law practice, planning a history of the bar and reminiscences while at home.
Filipino reps file a second memorandum urging independence for the Philippine Islands without US interference. The document outlines reasons for self rule and notes an independent government has been established for seven months. They seek a hearing before the President to present their case.
A fragmentary obituary roundup mentions Captain Ellaworth aged well into his eighties, and others from Ipswich and nearby areas including Mrs. Lath Lurver in Chicago, and Lady Chesham’s royal posthumous figure. The report notes Marsha Ann Darnell and Istweindays Yates McKee as elderly widows and describes Mev Darnett and Mrs Meow, plus William Callen Beyouls’ brother John Bryant in Massachusetts, with Lacy Alexander claimed as the oldest person in the state tied to Revolutionary War eras.
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