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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
4
Phe Herald entered at the Wooster post office as third class mail. Office of Nerik Bust Gerner of Pubes. Squears. Baslef Downing Bloch.
The article outlines six key court decisions on subscriptions. It covers renewal by inaction, continued delivery for arrears, responsibility for uncollected papers, liability when mail is redirected, and the need for explicit notice to discontinue. It also notes advance payment rules and potential arrest for paper fraud under postal law.
The Cleveland Leader notes ongoing agitation by the IMnolw Prohibitioniste and reports the Uchans sheriff blaming Governor Bushnell for a lynching, while the governor calls the sheriff reasonable. Outsiders may doubt the full blame on lynchers as reforms spread among Ohio saloon dealers and a Columbus newspaper reflects on Urbana’s notoriety amid a Magna Carta era sermon comment.
Dr Lewis Albert Banks of Cleveland spoke at a rousing Akron Prohibition meeting and will address Stark County Prohibition convention in Canton next Saturday afternoon June 19 1897. Banks is a renowned Prohibitionist and many Wayne County supporters plan to hear him in Canton.
The Lever reports that the National Brewers and National Liquor Dealers associations pressed to hike beer taxes but Senator Hanna led opposition. He argued the folly of angering brewers, gained Republican caucus support, and won Democratic backing as well, shaping a political stance against the tax.
A New York Voice editorial argues for a distinct moral purpose in politics and supports the Prohibition Party as better aligned to cleanse government. It warns that any new party must attack organized wrongdoing and center moral aims, or risk failure.
The South West editorializes that Republicans in Congress will withdraw amendments for an extra beer tax and a 10 cent tea duty. It argues beer interests influence both major parties and condemns taxes on a lawful industry while urging Congress to tax others who do not shoulder government expenses. The piece condemns perceived beer industry pressure and notes the political influence of brewers.
In a fragmentary 1460 Institute speech, a speaker decries raid pressure by liquor dealers and political foes. The text urges steadfast duty, condemns hypocritical schemes, and calls for faith that righteousness grants strength to persevere.
Dr. Talmage calls 17,000,000 professing Christians to act against drunkenness, urging churches to unite cross denominationally to curb alcohol’s ruin. He warns liquor fuels poverty, crime, and social decay, claiming faith communities hold power to redirect the nation’s fate.
A Washington letter reports Senator Thornton christening Clara Barton as the "Queen of Humanity" at a mass meeting in a First Congregational church to fund Greece relief. The event honored the Greek Red Cross effort amid Greek Turkish war damages, with Webster Davis unable to attend and Thornton stepping in to speak.
The report cites a Washington gathering led by Gardiner G Hattbard with Rev Dr Gilbert, Miss Clara Barton and others to sail aid across the water for Greece and famine relief in India. It notes a shift to monetary support, local church groups collecting clothing, and Navy guidance on grain shipments.
Fragmentary timetable notes multiple rail connections from Cleveland and Mansfield. Mentions A C lines to Columbia and Titin, alliances at Alliance for Niles and Youngstown, with agents L Forner and E A Ford. Indicates through fare and timing questions amidst Pennsylvania Lines scheduling in Wooster Ohio.
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