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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
2
A compact weekly digest from Wayre Co. Herald compiling assorted items across accident, crime, politics, religion and commerce. Includes minor affairs and general notices with names and places referenced in terse local prose.
Report of a yacht party near Warsaw at Winona Park where Miss Georgia Coulter and Miss Hertha Darnelle drowned in Eagle Lake. Others present included Miss Eunice Mangen and Mr Coulter Jr., all from Chicago, as the vessel capsized during a sudden mishap. The exact cause remains unclear amid shock and chaos.
A missing girl, Barbara Thanet, vanished over three months ago from a town near the Mississippi. Her body was recovered from a stagnant pool upstream, the mystery of her disappearance remaining unsolved. A separate Copenhagen railway accident wrecked eight carriages, injuring sixty. Captain Cox has devised a rapid-fire rifle test for government use. Mrs Lristilla Spooner, aged over a century, died in Kent, Ohio, the oldest resident of the Western Reserve.
Eight year sentence handed to Ohie, alias ZT Lew, a noted bond forger, for a large pilferage operation totaling about 260 104 dollars. The case highlights a long history of staged bonds and forged documents tied to a network active near Richmond and nearby farms. Also noted are crop averages and a Chicago fire loss of 100 000 dollars.
A Rhode Island girl linked to a six attempted train wreck was captured after a freight car crash near a trestle alarmed authorities. Sheriff held the girl for questioning while a vigil by residents and patrols followed the thwarted plot and related disturbances at the rail line.
Nearly 60 delegates attended the first international gold mining convention in Denver with reps from Venezuela Mexico and British Columbia. Displays featured metallic ores from various districts while speakers highlighted trade and industry links amid a ceremonial session at the Broadway Theater.
A fragmented NorthWestern report details coal transport disruptions, storage issues, and potential shortages amid widespread flooding. It notes significant damage to crops, bridges, and riverine infrastructure across Minnesota and surrounding regions, with mentions of Lake St Croix flooding and Missouri River impacts. Also cites labor leader Samuel Gompers sending support, and other unrelated international references.
News from Stuttgart reports a violent storm in Württemberg damaging crops and livestock. It killed thirteen people and left cattle fatalities in the thousands, with property damage estimated well above 4.1 million dollars. The weather turned from sultry heat to sudden darkness and a furious hailstorm, with hailstones of massive size. the storm devastated villages and farms across the region.
The Senate approved the measure 38 to 28 after a lengthy, heated session. The chamber, crowded, saw Speaker Need and other leaders nearby as the final roll call split along party lines with 35 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting aye while 25 Democrats and 2 Populists opposed.
Secretary Wilson directed U S agents in London to acquire representative butter samples from England Denmark Brittany and Ireland for storage in New York. The tested samples included English Dorset Hampshire Danish French and Australian creameries and superior Minnesota butter topped by notes that Brittany and Denmark produced favorable flavors with many samples equal to or better than Hessian and French imports. A contract at favorable prices was contemplated for Minnesota butter at about 1 cent per pound, Brittany around 25 cents, and Danish casks at 21 cents, with London markets seeing favorable potential for export.
President will spend most of his vacation at Lake Champlain with the presidential party including the Cabinet and family, leaving Washington on August 1st for a several week stay near Burlington Vermont. The trip aims to rest after a hard season while security and transport are arranged.
The U S Circuit Court in Cincinnati issued an order directing the U S marshal to protect miners and prevent unlawful interference with Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway and Wheeling Lake Erie Coal Co operations amid the labor strike. Reports from river mines in the Illinois district show near total work suspension, with tensions between river workers and railroad staff easing into organized action. A separate note mentions a fatal aeronautics accident in Eureka California and various regional price and agricultural updates.
The Senate approved a stamp tax on bonds and stock transfers with exemptions for state, county, and municipal bonds and cooperative housing stock. The Spooner tariff investigation was withdrawn after a long dispute. The tariff bill passed 38 to 28 after minor amendments, with conference talks and a note on claims and indemnities. The House sent the bill to conference as lawmakers prepared for adjournment. The week closed with tributes to Senator Harris of Tennessee after his death. The Vice President named senators to accompany Harris’s remains to Memphis.
The clipping compiles reactions from U S newspapers on England's Jubilee and U S policy talk. It quotes remarks from the Baltimore American Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington Post Chicago Record and Louisville Courier Journal about annexation, Cuba and Hawaii, with light humor on John Bull.
An unusual wedding occurred in the penitentiary reception room as Henry J. Barker, imprisoned for bigamy since April 7, 1695 in Loraine County, married Miss Mary Brucker after a year together. Barker was paroled with the understanding he would wed immediately, a license secured by Captain Saxby and officiated by Chaplain Winger in view of three witnesses.
A string of 1890s Ohio misfortunes reports numerous deaths and injuries. Subjects include Oscar Shadrick a toolmaker killed near Bowling Green. Jesse Landis and others involved in deadly incidents amid family troubles. drownings of children Estep and Digz. a 18 month old burned during bath preparations. a stable accident injuring Talaydtto Dunne. knife attack on Hernia Slabert after a dance. David Manley Jr. killed by a wheel in Steubenville yards. telegraph tower collapse near Orville. a man fatally crushed by a derick at Munsfeld. several other fatal and injurious events across towns such as Tiffin Logan and Bellaire. The era record notes a well sustaining penitentiary report and a prisoner’s accidental death by lifting gear.
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