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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1882
Page
2
The text outlines seven core needs including constitutional and statutory prohibition of intoxicating beverages, enforcement of all laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, wise use of public money, and a government free from political manipulation, bribery, or fraud, under reformist aims.
A grim outlook for the Republican Party in New York dominates coverage as party prospects deteriorate amid unfavorable voter sentiment and mounting challenges, signaling a difficult election landscape ahead.
The Republicans of Indiana express strong unity and forecast victory next Tuesday, signaling solid party cohesion and optimism for the upcoming election.
Mahone confidently forecasts a majority of 30,00 for the Read justers ticket in Virginia, signaling strong early support and a potential landslide outcome for the slate.
Cholera afflicts Manila in the Philippine Islands as a typhoon devastates the city causing business to suspend operations and relief efforts to begin. The crisis compounds public health challenges and local commerce disruption as foreign aid and authorities respond.
The estimated cost of the Forty eighth Congress for salaries and mileage will be about $1,800,000.
The Oregon State Senate considers submitting a constitutional bar to prohibition to voters. The New York Conference Temperance Society supports a constitutional amendment submission. New York City nominates an independent city ticket as voters seek fewer bosses and more independents.
The Rev. Dr J Cy C Beaty of Steubenville aged eighty three, renowned across the nation in Presbyterian and educational circles, is dead.
The Woman's National Board of Home Missions convenes in Cincinnati with Mrs. Rutherford B. Slayes presiding as chair. The annual session of the organization proceeds, focusing on church missions and related activities.
The Treasury Department completes the statement of the amount appropriated in the last session of Congress across several appropriation bills. The total is 261,428,117 dollars.
Ed Johnson and Charley Williams rivals in Jove fought a duel with horse whips near Greensboro North Carolina Sunday night. Dreadful injuries were inflicted on the participant by the lash.
The Nickel-Plated Railroad, built to rival the 10re Railroad from Buffalo to Chicago, was sold Thursday by Judge Burke and J. I. Duvercus of Cleveland to an unnamed person at 37 for preferred and 17 for common stock.
Constitutional amendment favoring woman suffrage will be submitted to Nebraska voters in November. Organizers report plans for a slate of female speakers to campaign across the state in support of the measure.
The Amerdean of Philadelphia comments favorably on independent journalism in the United States. It estimates at least 60 county journals of this class in Pennsylvania and views the cluster of papers as a strong fight for usefulness.
Experimental use by postal workers suggests tricycles may become a regular part of Washington operations. Projections indicate a fifty percent reduction in time for letter collection and delivery.
All saloon licenses in Iowa City Illinois expired last Thursday night and most saloon keepers will tender six months license payments to the Mayor who plans to refuse them to avoid violating state law, officials report.
At Pea a ex Governor Hendricks has been confined to his room for several days with supposed neuralgia or rheumatism in the right foot. Erysipelas has developed and alarming symptoms of gangrene have appeared. It seems hereditary disease claimed his father’s life and something.
The piece attacks liquor dealers forming Personal Liberty Leagues arguing they threaten Civil Liberty and promote vice. It contrasts Civil Liberty with Personal Liberty, cites biblical and historical examples, and cites Cincinnati Enquirer inscriptions linking the Democratic Party to Personal Liberty sympathy.
Reports indicate Treland faces severe hardship this winter with hunger on Tony Island off Donegal where about three hundred people lack food. Western Treland communities also face famine threats as influenza and scarcity worsen.
Neighborhood news recounts The Last Loaf temperance drama in Burbank, Canton church plans a new $150000 church, a Steubenville youth shoots himself, a large steamboat race on the Ohio River with purse 2200, and violent incidents including a fatal head wound at a Canton dance. Additional items report a breach of promise suit, a near-death gas incident, forgery indictment, and a judge robbed on a Philadelphia train.
The Cincinnati Gazette argues that Folgey’s loss would benefit the Republican party by avoiding the machine politics his candidacy embodies despite his strong character.
The Synods of Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana adopted resolutions urging Prohibition. Collectively they cover all Presbyterian ministers in those states. The Lutheran Synod of Miami followed with a similar stance.
A Georgia preacher warned his congregation to withdraw from the church if they visited the circus. He attended to see who was present and found a basis to strike a compromise with his flock.
The owner of the rum shop and his tenants profit from every dollar struck from the poor. The more rum sold, the greater the burden on honest citizens and taxpayers, harming the public good.
Judge Philip B Swing of the U S District Court for the Southern District of Ohio died Monday night at his Bata via residence. He was sixty two, appointed by President Grant in 1871 to succeed Judge Leavitt who resigned due to old age.
The piece condemns the Iubbell Committee for pressuring clerks in federal departments with circulars and a black list to extract voluntary contributions. It argues this coercion funds a party and threatens livelihoods, urging Republicans to reject such methods and uphold merit.
An advert promotes Dr Jayne's German Worm Cakes as a worm medicine promising trials and claiming to meet all yeasts requirements. The note references quirky health claims and urges readers to try the product.
A traveler recounts a Tennessee to Arkansas trip via Nashville Memphis and Little Rock. He remarks on Nashville streets, views along the Mississippi, memories of yellow fever in Memphis, river crossings, Arkansas prairie scenery, and a stay at DeVall's Bluff before continuing toward Batesville and Newport.
Fire at Abbey’s Park Theater on Twenty-sixth Street and Broadway, New York, damaged the building and injured employees. Mrs Langtry, making her American debut in Unequal Match, escaped harm, though two workers were burned and one fractured a leg after jumping from a window. The blaze started near lace curtains and gas jets. estimated loss stands around 191000.
A Wayne County group hosted declamation and essay events with strong orations on liberalism and temperance. Slemmonis delivered the finest speech on Liberaliam while the debate on prohibition drew mixed arguments, ending with tempered support for the cause. Preparatory classes announce two open meetings. new class colors appeared. A National Reform Convention is planned at the Old Lutheran Church with multiple speakers detailing moral issues and constitutional faith.
Lieutenant Ruhlen reports extensive upgrades on the Cleveland Akron and Columbus road. He notes stronger roadbeds, new rails and bridges, filled trestles, and better terminals, with management vigorously pushing the project to support freight and passenger traffic. Court notices list term dates for Ohio districts, and a local sale and clearance offer follows.
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