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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1883
Page
4
Proposal emphasizes prohibition of intoxicating liquors, strict law enforcement, civil service reform, prudent public spending, and a clean free ballot protected from fraud and corruption by machines, stuffing, and bosses influencing outcomes.
The report notes a blaze described as a Bli zzaRD in the northwest and warns against delaying temperance sentiment. It mentions a saloon keeper named Vied in Indiana and claims 12,000 applications for office on file in the Interior Department.
Governor St. Jenny conducts a tour of the Eastern States promoting constitutional prohibition and is greeted by large enthusiastic audiences at multiple stops.
In Greenfield Indiana temperance activists who sued to close local saloons have succeeded. Kingston saloons will be closed by the same legal approach.
New statistics report seven women to every ten men detained for drunkenness in England. The figures reflect a troubling trend and prompt commentary on English social habits and behavior.
A committee of the Massachusetts Legislature will report a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the state.
Wipow McGrew of near Mt. Vernon ran her farm alone after her husband’s death, laboring hard to grow prosperous. Believing she was being swindled, she jumped into a cistern to escape. She was rescued from the water.
Mrs. Frazier and her two daughters cleaned gloves with gasoline in Zanesville. A glove on one girl ignited, the mother tried to extinguish the flames and was fatally burned after her clothing caught fire. Both daughters suffered serious burns.
The German Government issued a decree prohibiting imports of American hog products. The passage urges the American Government to respond with laws banning German beer imports, arguing it would spare the population from vice and excess.
The Cincinnati Enquirer laments the bill as a hard blow to the rank and file but agrees the reform is right, delivering a home thrust that patriotic citizens may see as cause for rejoicing in the country.
The record shows the government spending 115854 41 with leading attorney Geor Bliss earning 59059 09. The piece argues the legal racket will persist as long as profits persist, likening the situation to jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
Distillers voice distress over Congress inaction on extending the bonded period. They say years of prosperity were followed by hardship as strict enforcement and criticism spread nationwide, arguing a need for some relief now to prepare for future challenges.
Vernon Saloonist’s ten dollar buy of a so called Portable Electric Light ends as a total swindle. The contraption proves a complete fraud and the note mocks the saloon’s patrons who pay to carry these lights on their noses.
The piece urges voters in Wayne County and Ohio to focus on the moral fitness and business qualifications of candidates for municipal and township offices. It argues that local officials, while not shaping national laws, must act honestly and competently to ensure good government, regardless of party pressure.
Senator Yeatman introduces a prohibition bill banning sale or exhibition of pistol toys in Ohio. Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to fifty dollars or brief jail terms. The measure argues toy pistols are dangerous and compares their impact to liquor, urging passage as just and beneficial.
The St. John's Catholic Church temperance group in Chicago hosted a ball in a rented saloon for 55 dollars where Mexican spirits were reportedly sold freely. Drunkenness and brawls lasted until 4 am, requiring six police officers to restore order. Wooster temperance groups and the WCTU are urged to learn from the episode and avoid similar ventures.
About 31 000 pounds of public documents including Congressional Records and Agricultural Reports are sent out each day. Citizens eagerly devour the interesting contents when they reach their destination under the franks of congress.
Tuy notorious Gum Snyder was sentenced at Millersburg Ohio Saturday to pay a thirty dollar fine and ten days imprisonment. He is feared by western Knox county residents as Jose James was in Missouri, and relief comes with his confinement.
The report details a series of alcohol related incidents and fatalities including a fatal fall from a window in Youngstown, a throat slashing in New Carlisle, an axe murder in Trottdn, a drunken assault and suicide attempt in Roanoke, a fatal saloon shooting in Chicago, and a train fatality near Millersburg. It ends with the hanging confession of Joseph Lomis describing alcohol as the root of his sorrows and urging others to avoid its use.
The Supreme Court upholds Westerville ordinance allowing local control of saloon closing hours from gin at night to 7 am. The decision affirms municipal authority under state liquor laws and supports Ohio prohibitory liquor provisions as constitutional.
A New York Congress member, Fowler, returned 458 to the U.S. Treasury claiming salary accounting. He argues lawmakers are not paid during absences unless on leave or sickness and estimates 30 days absent, prompting praise for his frugal stance.
Opinion argues that only ignominious punishment for intoxication would be effective, criticizing self harming effects of drink and challenging the notion of harsher laws. It questions whether any punishment can deter the drunkard given health, life, and dignity losses.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bigelow’s Positive Cure as faster and safer than competitors in treating coughs colds consumption and throat and lung diseases. It promises trial bottles free and urges readers to obtain genuine preparations from a list of druggists. The copy derides rival grave robbers and lauds the new remedy as superior.
Married at the bride’s parents home in Chester township on February 22 by Rev. E. D. Watach. The couple are James McCallaghay of Wayne and Dinah Herman of Chester township.
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