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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
2
The Herald prints Prohibition Party zeal with calls to vote against the saloon. It praises Woolley and Metcalf, predicts a national Prohibition surge, and notes reforms urged by Chairman Stewart. The piece extols a Prohibition ticket and party momentum across states amid meetings and optimistic ranks.
The Prohibition party of Ohio names John G Woolley for president and Henry B. Matcall for vice president with J Knox Montgomery as Secretary of State and E J Pinney as supreme court judge. Delegates condemn liquor traffic and call for a party to outlaw alcohol, oppose anticanteen laws, and urge patriotic citizens to vote to end alcohol sales.
Dr Scovel wraps up a lecture series on France and the Exposition drawing a large audience. Prof Behotoguy travels to Clifton Springs. Dr Scovel sails Aug 2 for France to study the Exposition and return in October. Missionaries Hayes postponed return to China until unrest subsides. Summer School speakers include Miss Sutherland on George Eliot and Prof Woodland on Liquid Air. Midsummer holiday activities noted. A local oratorical contest preliminary is planned for next week.
The Round Table meets Tuesday to focus on high school issues, overwork among pupils, and causes and cures for dropping out. Attendees find the discussions helpful as local notices report community figures and events including births, deaths, and campus updates.
Probate court before Judge R L Adair probate of Samuel Brown will appoints George A Selders administrator with bond 600. J M Fiscus guardian of Oxias Markle with bond 5000. Various admrs file inventories, sale petitions, and hearing dates Aug 18 and Sept 7. Guardians and executors report final accounts and bonds, with multiple appointments and hearings listed.
The document from a Chicago convention in June 1900 proclaims a single prohibition platform. It denounces the liquor trade, assails President McKinley for supporting army canteens, and demands national policy to outlaw manufacture and sale of intoxicants across the United States.
Train timetable effective November 16 1908 lists eastbound departures from Wooster to Cleveland Muskingum Valley with numbers 21 43 82 and others from early morning to late evening. Local to reroute through Cleenad and Muskingum Valley with changes in time cards and class route details.
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