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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
6
A long nondescript OCR passage blends place names and events in a garbled stream. It mentions rivers, boats, fishermen, weather, and scattered references to people and places, but readable facts are sparse and fragmented.
The Ohio Republican State Convention gathered in Tulwio Tuesday to nominate a full Senate ticket and endorse a candidate for United States Senator. Debate centered on campaign chairmanship and state committee control, with Maj James Dick favored by Hasna faction and Gov. McKinley loyalists backing Curz. The convention adjourned to resume Wednesday with party platform work and rail service Cuban policy and other planks to avoid contest.
The first day of the convention featured heated rivalries among party leaders, with speeches by Hanna and Bushnell shaping the tone. Resolutions praised the administration on Cuba and Hawaii, and named Bushnell the Republican nominee for governor, with other state offices listed. Crop bulletin reports a generally favorable week for crops, except in the Dakotas and central Rockies, while Jobo L Blair of New Jersey is reported dying.
A week in Congress features heated debate over the wool schedule with Senators Carter Foraker and Allison clashing over rates as the Senate advances first class and third class wool duties. The House and Senate continue discussing tariffs on raw and manufactured woolen goods, with crossfire on ad valorem rates and a key incident ending session as Senator Pettigrew faltered. The week closes with adjournment after a dramatic disruption and final progress on most tariff paragraphs.
A young Londoner arrives in a northern city and seeks to send a telegram from a local post office. He quips I am not paid to answer silly questions after being asked about sending a telegram and timing. A subsequent message reports Arrived safe. Girls here ugly and bad tempered. A quirky device, the automatic arms distributor, reverses the usual slot machine by dispensing a penny after a 100 turn labor test. It aims to prove work output from beggars and vagrants, storing energy for later use.
A Wabash line wreck near Kansas City Missouri City claims at least four mail clerks dead and several others injured. Conductor Copeland survived after rescue. nineteen others were hurt, with most injuries nonfatal. The crash toppled a trestle and flooded the area as the passenger train plunged into a stream.
Ithsiane Rasy Winders led Cornell to victory in the triangular varsity race on the Hudson River. Spectators packed the finish and observation trains carried thousands as Cornell edged Harvard by three and a quarter lengths with Yale and Harvard close behind. The crowd numbered in the thousands with 4000 on the observation train and city excursions filling river banks and decks.
Bank of Rogera & Son in Chagrin Walls Ohio was entered the other night. Burglars tapped the power feed along a pole and ran wires to the safe but fled when the electric line was cut by the last tram. They lacked tools to crack the lock and escaped. Meanwhile fighting northeast saw 13 Mussulmans killed and 12 wounded as Christian forces attacked near Kanlikaatelli. Christians retaliatory fears rise.
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