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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1899
Page
2
Mayne Go herald Wooster Chio Herald Valnting Co appears in a fragmented notice. The readable text lists names and locations with uncertain spellings, giving a sense of a local business or legal notice from a small-town paper.
Chaos from Manila to Madrid with reports of General Otis advancing in the Philippines and insurgents under Fire. A massive explosion in La Goutte de Toulon devastates a French ammunition depot, killing soldiers and civilians as shockwaves wreck a wide area. In Madrid, Montejo and the naval arsenal leadership face arrest for Manila capitulation. A farmhouse fire near Ona wa claims two children and a mother, while other fires and drownings distress communities. The era’s turmoil includes a St Petersburg benzine carriage blast killing four and injuring many, plus grim wartime losses and political shifts.
A chaotic East ern page reports multiple incidents including a murder indictment in New York connected to poisoning a textile firm owner, a burglary with a $3 000 postage scheme, and a bankruptcy petition for a Rhode Island cotton firm. Fire and accident scenes in New York and Massachusetts claim several lives and injuries. A medical student in St Louis dies by suicide amid study pressure while a wealth of unrelated notes recap regional events and industrial concerns.
A sprawling OCR fragment reports on varied incidents from 19th century America and abroad. It mentions judges in Lawrence, marital anniversaries, avalanches on Granite Mountain, a missing Chicago figure found in San Francisco, the Jesse James train robbery trial, railroad verdicts, worker strikes, and political shifts in Europe and Asia. The jumble highlights accidents, crimes, labor actions, and diplomatic notes reflecting a turbulent era.
Regional and city cattle hogs sheep and grain prices listed. Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York details show price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains including wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs across many markets.
In a seven hour Senate session on Tuesday a flood of public building measures and sundry civil bills were approved. The House followed with multiple public building appropriations and naval measures as Congress neared adjournment, including bills for a Panama exposition, Ohio centennial, and a Washington building site.
A monument honoring George Washington, costing 25000 dollars, is to be erected in Chicago. The Spanish gunboat Baracoa, sunk in the Mayart river in Cuba, has been raised. Alfred Nadiog, a prominent farmer north of Richmond, was found dead in his bed by his family. General M P Miller, who commanded U S forces at Nollo, will be noticed soon.
News notes from Wilmington and surrounding towns report legal verdicts and crimes, fires, accidents, and civic appointments. May McFillen found guilty of second degree murder. J N Dean acquitted on fees charges. Notable incidents include a fatal assault case in Canton, a rabies scare in North Massillon, a wreck near Steubenville, and a large cheese sale collapse in Warren area. Additional items cover forest commission appointments, prison terms, and a bridge of miscellaneous local occurrences.
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