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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1884
Page
4
The text outlines prohibition of intoxicating liquors, equal enforcement of laws, civil service reform, and a free ballot untainted by stuffing or influence. It emphasizes prohibition, fair law enforcement, fiscal restraint, and an unrigged electoral process.
Bex Bertier remains visible in public events as disease reports rise with cholera in Paris and a yellow fever epidemic spreading in Mexico. The note mentions Bex Buter’s absence at the Pittsburgh Convention door.
The notice mentions Joan A. Locan traveling through Ohio on the Sabbath day and notes wheat crop estimates for 1884 and last year. The 1884 crop is stated as a large figure, with 420,000,000 bushels reported for the prior year.
Hon James G Bearne is a member in good standing of the South Congregational Church in Augusta Maine, having joined the church in 1858.
President Arthur issues a proclamation urging coast state authorities to enforce quarantine rules against vessels arriving from cholera infected ports.
General Jonn A. Logan, a publican candidate for Vice President, presented his acceptance letter to the public on Tuesday. The document discusses platform matters in an able and straightforward manner.
The cholera epidemic spreads through France and other parts of Europe and may reach the United States before year end. A greater danger in the United States than cholera is widespread saloon corruption, with the country seemingly unruffled by it.
During a Springfield Ohio ratification meeting Governor Hoadly was speaking when the platform collapsed. He clung to the adjacent post to stay upright while others tumbled into a heap. No one was seriously injured.
A Muscatine jury found saloon-keeper James Wier guilty on two counts under Iowa prohibitory laws. He was fined the maximum on each count, marking the first trial under the prohibitory statutes in the state. Wier reopens his saloon, demonstrating defiance of the law.
The Ohio W C T U official The Amendment Herald shows a new heading and improved appearance The Pieneet Herald has served Ohio homes well and should reach every Christian household in the state It costs 1 00 yearly and is ably edited Mrs Mary A Woodbridge remains listed at the head of the editorial column indicating continued quality in the future
A public reading last Saturday presented Hon James G Buaine s letter accepting the Republican nomination. The document covers tariffs foreign commerce agriculture internal trade currency civil service and labor. it defends Blaine s stance and is read as a sober, able economic discussion by candid readers.
A critical view of gambling labeled speculating in margins. It warns that trading on future prices destabilizes markets, harms workers, and corrupts legitimate business. The piece calls for public sentiment and action against operators likened to highwaymen and thieves.
A Cincinnati dispatch in the Cleveland Leader on July 20 argues the Scott tax on liquor is unenforced with over two thousand saloonkeepers in Cincinnati and Hamilton County failing to pay. The piece likens prohibition opponents to supporters of slavery and calls for repeal of the Scott law, urging vigorous measures against the drink traffic. It also includes Wayne County crop figures and a note on Will L. Thompson’s patriotic song "From Maine to California."
A discussion on prohibition highlights party conflicts, urging unity to support the movement in Kansas and Iowa as Ohio faces internal disputes. The piece references Republican leaders, public sentiment, and a call to uphold the will of voters amid national debates. The report also mentions a new political book and a local injury incident at Massillon.
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