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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
4
Report covers a deadly accident in Pennsylvania where three men were killed and several others injured aboard a passenger tram. A bridge valve failure caused the air brakes to fail and the train derailed near Maint Creek, damaging engine and cars.
A violent incident near Pattatasses Florida ends with a pistol seizure and a confession. A separate blaze devastates stores along Water street and Columbus Avenue area, injuring none but prompting fire crews. In Missaukee residents lose hundreds of jobs as Jay View works shut down, with officials offering no detailed reasoning.
A fragmentary report describes a murder scene centered on the Cotton family home. It notes a man struck his victim with an ax, killing Merven Stasend, and implicates the Cotton household in a brutal attack that injured others and left the house in disarray.
A divided Senate committee discusses arbitration while reports recount violent clashes over a treaty. The dispatch details protests, insurgent clashes, and a fatality count with authorities debating legal steps and potential appeals to higher courts.
Members of the committee clash over a proposed transpacific cable to Hawaii. Arguments center on British and Russian influence, with claims a Japanese connection could save Hawaii and Japan from war disruption. Spalding company plans Hawaii access while opponents dispute foreign control and strategic risk.
A garbled recount names Tadiano Molitora and numerous political figures including James Komp Saluw Yoco and D. Frigate. It mentions violence near woods and a confrontation at a camp with casualties and injuries. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A severe weather outbreak damages properties across multiple towns. An elevator collapse at a springerrd building injures workers while a man named Jab Sandlin is killed in Grocketteville. Lincoln Nebraska and Pace Junction report transportation disruptions and localized fires.
Sensational charges of conspiracy and complicity in stolen property fall flat as authorities conclude no solid link to Chief of Police, inspector, and several accused purchasers. Civil service probe ends after producing little to support prosecution.
The immigration compromise faces House and Senate votes soon with a Sept date in view. The bill’s front section retains a literacy test barring nonreaders under 16 from the United States unless they meet language requirements. An amendment advances to set the act’s effective date to July 1, 1907.
Secretary Ina Teacher in Washington church, John W Foster starts a Sunday school class at New York Avenue Presbyterian in Washington with about sixty to seventy pupils. The notes reference prior interest and rising costs, plus attendees including senators, representatives, cabinet members, and other notable figures from Roont fu Hoat Building. The navigation department reports vessel tonnage in the first six months, highlighting the largest output in fourteen years except 1886 and 1901.
The Indian Government halts pilgrim traffic from Bombay and Karachi due to plague. Over 1,750,000 people work on relief projects with about 170,000 on gratuitous aid. The New York Board of Education seeks 5 million dollars for school sites as 99 lots are appraised. Sir Isaac Mitman, inventor of shorthand system, dies after years of trouble.
The Na huthapi schooner, Captain Arcos, sailed from Hampton Roads January 17 for Boston. It went aground near Quogue as a gale whipped the coast. The cargo valued at 3400 dollars and the schooner at 15,000 dollars, with partial insurance noted. Captain Arey, wife and three children, and crew members Davin and Maddock are named among those affected.
The article reports that the Bureau of Statistics notes a wide export surplus for the year, with the metric near the 800 million mark and the far higher than imports. It mentions related economic optimism and a proposed land colonization scheme by large owners, plus various unrelated market updates and political notes.
The Senate and House adjournment and votes center on the Nicaragua canal dispute, executive and judicial appropriations, and a contested Virginia election case. Key figures include Mor gan Turpie and Vilas. Addicks and Du Pont seats discussed. Sherman and Olney debates on Cuba and the canal probe. The House moves on various bills including railway clerks salaries and a Gettysburg Lincoln statue proposal.
Cardinal Richard of Varna forbids priests in his diocese to attend dramatic performances. The Russian Academy names Jord Erelvin and Dr. Simon Newcomb honorary members. Marquis de Montcalm, defender of Quebec lineage, dies at Montpelier. Argentine Republic considers issuing 10 million cedulas to fund loans and agriculture. Dr Kirkpatrick of Nochaster NY acquitted of impersonation. William H Sinclair, New York promoter, dies at Rockaway NY. autopsy notes unclear cause.
A rural area south of Toledo faces a witchcraft panic with seventeen afflicted by a mysterious illness described as passing rapidly. Dozens fear nightly attacks by unseen forces as livestock and people fall ill and local doctors suspect a natural cause or mystic contagion.
Miss Kate Jones of Springville injures in a bite during a disturbance. William Wencecks, a 12 year old, sentenced to Boys Industrial Home in Lancaster. Laura Phaines of Lima dies at a visit with Hades’ parents. John and Charles Stauffer of Portsmouth receive notices after a death left an estate valued at $75,000. James Y. Gordon Jr., actor from Syracuse, linked to Portsmouth interests. Dr Caldwell seriously injured in a runaway accident near Jackson. A. Babcock, longtime Palner, killed by fall on icy sidewalk. Train robbery attempt near Delaware thwarted. passengers shaken. Litres Gratsky of Milwaukee linked to a 1313 stamp on his shirt. Deane Davis shoots self in Asheville in failed suicide attempt. Robbers terrorize K Robinson residence near Gueyrus, stealing thousands. Henry Wieck of Youngstown announces ten open hearth furnaces to be built, boosting local steel jobs. Viola Willie, 20, swallows a pin and then a brick pin in Hamilton school incident. Jewelry trunk worth $5,000 goes missing with mistaken ownership. trunk later recovered as woman confesses. A Gallipolis divorce case ends with a shocking family union involving a 22-year-old son and 40-year-old stepmother. Nitroglycerine explosion tied to a dollar found at Corning field near Marietta. large missing fragment possibly melted away. McCleary's watch opener found at the scene.
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