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Newspaper

Wayne County Herald

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1897

Page

4

Newspaper Subscriptions and Legal Notice Rules

The article outlines subscription practices and related postal rules. It explains that readers who do not object are assumed to renew, publishers may continue shipments until arrears are paid, and nonpayment or failure to notify can lead to continued charges. It notes court decisions on removal without notice and that paying in advance requires end notices. It also mentions postal enforcement for fraud and penalties for unpaid runs.

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Prohibitionists of Wayne County Meet in Wooster May 22

Wayne County Prohibitionists convene at the City Opera House Wooster on Saturday May 22 at 10 am to nominate the county ticket and reorganize for the campaign. A County Central Committee and a County Executive Committee will be selected and each township urged to be represented. Prohibitionists unable to attend may send letters to W W Wallace Plain Q outlining township wishes for convention consideration. Remember date and place. By order of the County Executive Committee.

Prohibitionists Wayne County City Opera House Wooster W. W Wallace

Prohibition Rally in Cook County Illinois Reported

A Prohibition rally in Willard Hall Chicago on April 20 drew attendees from the Prohibition hosts in the era. The piece notes Iowa Republicans supporting prohibition and mentions a Home return to a former dwelling as part of a reflection on past times.

Qook County Ill Willard Hall Chicago

Lawless Whiskey Makers Press Dispatch on Tax Reform

A Washington dispatch reports likely Treasury support for reducing internal revenue on whiskey and raising beer taxes. It notes a plan to cut the current $1.10 per gallon rate, while considering increasing taxes on other spirits, amid rising illicit distilling and enforcement concerns.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Congress Newstar Callom Commissioner of Internal Revenue Secontary Montana Nebraska Doub Koreau Rhodes Jackson Lincoln United States McKinley Cleveland Sam Ram

Iowa Legislation Legalizes Liquor Manufacturing in State

A Chicago Ledger reprints strong critique of Iowa's legislature approving a law permitting liquor manufacture and sale. It accuses Republican leaders of trading votes for legitimacy of the liquor trade, claiming a political deal corrupted state honor and invited crime and immorality. The piece frames the move as a betrayal of voters and duty.

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Prohibitionist John Woolley urges party line in Chicago

In Chicago Woolley argues for the Prohibition Party as the honest route to enforce laws and curb the saloon. He rails at the old parties for dependence on liquor revenue, calls for church-led reform, and pledges unwavering loyalty to Prohibitionist principles.

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Prohibition Declarant Ends Speech Amid Mountain Metaphor

A fragment notes a female speaker's Prohibition pledge and cites a mountain corn metaphor with a shared fruit, hinting at a reformist stance and a closing comment on future events. The terse excerpt suggests a public or religious gathering context without full details.

Repeal ends Bellefontaine local option eight years old

After eight years the Bellefontaine local option ordinance is repealed by a 4 to 2 vote. The repeal takes effect in ten days. Proponents say it reduced open saloons and drunkenness, while opponents claim it failed. The piece notes nationwide policy and questions whether local option will stay settled in towns near breweries.

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Prohibition Debate Questions Policy Alternatives After Failures

The passage critiques township and county local option as failures to restrain drinkers, notes state prohibition and interstate leakage as ineffective, and questions what new policy could beat prohibition, urging support for the Prohibition party. It challenges audience to name and defend any policy beyond Prohibition.

U. S Prohibition Party

Saloon Influenced City Council Formation in Chicago

Chicago dispatch says the new administration organizes committees with saloonkeepers in key posts including finance streets and alleys and licenses. The piece notes fear of governance by saloon interests and cites an Anti Saloon League stance on temperance and prohibition as central to political strategy.

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