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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
2
A WOOSTER appeal urges citizens to oppose the saloon in the June 4 election. It calls for prayer and hard work, argues righteousness uplifts the city, and asserts the ballot will show where Wooster stands on the liquor question. It emphasizes protecting homes, firesides, and boys from drink.
A call urges action through disapproval of wrongs and strategic waiting for a future strike. It promotes broad participation in the upcoming election while noting women cannot vote but can influence via dialogue, and children can express support to sway others.
The text links biblical imagery to progress, noting the Pillar of Fire once guiding the Israelites now reflected in the engine ahead. It claims the light of the world resides in forward motion rather than the caboose, blending prophecy with industry.
A fragmentary note reflects on the value of a boy’s life, implying that no amount of revenue or compensation can replace a lost son. The text centers on the idea of personal loss and the irreplaceable cost to a family.
A passionate appeal urges Wooster residents to oppose the saloon, defend home protection, and mobilize early voting. It warns money and intimidation will be used by the liquor interests, and urges citizens to influence friends, rally courage, and vote for the measure to keep Wooster from losing.
Wooster University announces a summer school with over fifty instructors for 1903, the strongest and most expensive corps yet. Courses form from one to five classes per subject, with daily student recitations. Open June 23 for eight weeks, offering enhanced preparation for classroom duties. Details forthcoming. write to Wooster for information.
A historic note outlines a national free teachers agency run since July 1902, with about $20,000 in business by April and $1,000 saved in commissions for teachers securing positions. It matches teachers or superintendents with school boards, offers two postures per position, and invites Wooster students to enroll. Contact Summer Rebout at Woonster for more details.
Local items report Ralph Kauffman of Reedsburg marrying Mies Bewers in Canton on May 13 and R Adams and Miss Lehr wed at Minerva on May 14. Peter Felix, shot last week by Earl Hershey, shows improvement with doctors hopeful. Various local notices include clergy installations, a traveling doctor’s return, a live-in job ad near the university, and board of public safety proceedings. Also noted: land sale near Doylestown, divorces and legal actions, burglaries, a school commencement in Logdonville, and a suicide in Crow's Landing, with multiple community people named.
The Betson Rankin damage case was dismissed. Martin Drinin and Ganta Rice were arrested on a neighbor’s complaint. A woman was released on promising to leave the city by May 18 and escorted to the train by a policeman with a ticket. William J. Vanover, formerly of Congress, Wichita, Kansas, died May 6 at age 41 years, 1 month, 17 days.
Death was caused by typhoid fever. He is survived by his wife and one son. At the meeting of auditors of those counties through which the NY P and O R R passes the valuation of property was $3,674,369.50, up from $3,568,002 last year.
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