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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1883
Page
4
The text outlines key aims including constitutional and statutory prohibition of intoxicating beverages, enforcement of all laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, prudent use of taxpayers’ money, and a free, unmanipulated ballot free from machine control fraud bribery and bosses.
The publication announces its first issue of Volume VI and reports a larger circulation among the solid, substantial citizens of Wayne County. It thanks patrons for past favors and pledges continued effort to merit confidence, respect, and support from good citizens.
Local editorial voice questions liquor tax policy with firm stance against taxation proposals and urges readers to oppose new levies. The piece argues taxation would burden communities and hinder business activity.
SixaTor Eason is acknowledged for providing a copy of the Auditor of States report. The note thanks Eason for the document, signaling receipt and acknowledgment from the office.
Judge Davin Davis married on Wednesday to Miss A E Burr living in Fayetteville North Carolina. The ceremony joined two local families and was reported in society notes.
We are bound to protect whatever we tax and argue against taxing the liquor trade. The statement urges defending public interests by opposing the liquor tax.
The Herald notes the adoption push for the prohibitory amendment, highlighting its ongoing prominence from start to finish in coverage and public discourse.
Conan Ressmann Butterworts of Bonded Whiskey Bill notoriety calls the Civil Service bill a humbig and questions its value. This fringe figure asserts skepticism toward governmental reform.
The New Jersey Senate passes a bill prohibiting sale of cigarettes and tobacco to minors with a $20 fine for each offense. The measure advances toward becoming law and targets all forms of tobacco products.
3.R. Dodge statistician of Agricultural Department says no reports of damage to growing wheat have come to him. He warns that only future disasters could injure the crop.
When the U S Treasurer Gilfillen leaves the office at month end the tally will include about 75 000 000 in cash and 375 000 000 in bonds. The counting process will take two months.
The prize fighter and thief Jim Exxiott was buried with fitting honors in New York on the last Sabbath. A crowd of pugilists, noted thieves, gamblers and ex convicts followed him to his grave.
Congressman D R Paras secures a contract to build 60 miles of the Ohio River Railroad from Wheeling to Parkersburg West Virginia. The project value is $800000 with a completion deadline set for the first of next December.
A newly authorized three cent postal note will resemble a government greenback, display the receiving office, and be available to the public by September 1, promising increased convenience for mail users.
A renowned Prohibitionist states satisfaction with the final House resolution on Constitutional Prohibition. He believes the measure provides pro prohibitionists a clear chance to express their views and expects many Democrats will support it in the ballot.
Brewers saloon keepers and liquor dealers met in Cincinnati to oppose the bill, declaring it should be License or No License and urging the people of Ohio be allowed to vote. They will await party conventions and then endorse the candidate best suited to the association. Prohibition does not prohibit, they say, yet they deny Ohioans a vote on the issue.
The Ohio House passed a constitutional amendment package proposing two options for the liquor trade. One envisions taxation of liquor and license shifts, the other strict prohibition. The measure now heads to the Senate, with intense party division and public interest in a full statewide vote.
Fragmentary opinion urges removal of fraud from public space and mocks those chasing sensational hoaxes. The writer criticizes long rhetoric and repeats the idea that people demand novelty to avoid contentment.
The Commercial Gazette notes two constitutional amendments affecting liquor: one would place general control in the Assembly and permit licensing. the other would end the liquor industry and shut saloons, with the Herald pledging strong support if a vote is allowed.
A Louisville family aiding flood sufferers found a silk handkerchief bearing a child’s name and a diamond ring reportedly stolen from a house. An advertisement led them to return both items, but the owners had already suffered great loss from the flood.
A compilation of cases and incidents tied to heavy drinking and its consequences. Divorces, murders, and injuries involve Mrs DeWitt of Norwalk, Antonio Siego, Gaetano Capco, Alfred Girty of Cleveland, Alice Oates, Patrick Caskey, Samuel Findlay, and others. Violent acts, fatal shootings, fires, and accidents linked to intoxication are described across Ohio cities including Akron Cleveland Reading Steubenville Muskingum and Hillsboro.
The critic denounces Willains as a fraud who pretends to foresee weeks ahead, noting no mortal can reveal the weather future. Wiggins failed to shake seas from pole to pole, yet his lies disrupted coastal fishing and cost time and money.
A draft bill from Ashtabula lawmaker Ti bro proposes a General Assembly salary of 2000 dollars annually plus mileage with no other perquisites. The measure also caps terms and imposes a ten dollar daily fine for each unexcused absence.
Marriages listed include J J Van Evera and Miss Ray Johnson both of Congress Ohio married March 13 at the bride’s mother’s residence New Pittsburg by Rev I N Kieffer. Wilford Kamp and Miss Viola Speck wed in Congress Ohio. David A Welty and Isa D Sidle tied the knot at Reedsburg parsonage in Wayne County Ohio.
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