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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
2
Wayne county reports 281 votes for Woolley and Metcalf, nearly doubling four years ago as Prohibition momentum grows. Editors urge continued fight against saloon influence, noting Christian groups push for purity and church alliance. Officials cite Ohio saloon league activity and voter restraint amid abortion debate haze.
Off Beaufort and Morehead City fishermen report a winter nursery in six to eight fathoms depth where red drum gray trout weak fish bluefish and other species swarm. A new eel-shaped seine is used to haul from the bottom yielding 500 pounds per haul and promising a vast winter fishery industry.
The Stark County tally shows 240 votes cast for Woolley and Metcalf in the prohibition vote on May 6 with 75 from Canton. For Secretary of State 361 votes were recorded.
Prohibitionists appear poised to appear on Ohio’s ballot as preliminary tallies show several counties reporting notable Prohibition votes. Quimby County leads with 528, Jefferson 278, Summit 328, Muskogom 281, Wayne 281, Belmont 248, and Avon 267, while Wayne shows Democratic-leaning strength. Overall state totals may exceed 1,015,000 votes in 1896.
Weather modest snow, community notices include a man’s death in Manila on Oct 15, a 80th birthday celebration for Martin Funk, a widow’s pension grant for Miss Allen Derr, and local church calls. Also reported are harvest injuries, marriages, illnesses, political results, and school/rail updates.
Dr Frederick Pratt will be at the Yoder Hotel Parlors this Friday during office hours from 8 a m to 6 p m. He will see patients and provide eye care in that location.
Rev Mr Wilson, a San Francisco preacher, teaches boxing to Ramona miners to draw crowds for prayer meetings. He then fights in the ring and edits a weekly paper, defeating local bully Dave Putnam in church. The town shifts from rough odds to a growing faith and community hub.
A humorous vie of gender views unfolds as Dennie and Pat clash over female rights in a clipped dialect. Pat resists overt support while conceding some old time views, yielding a playful, lightly provocative vignette.
A fragment from the New York Journal quotes a man claiming blunt honesty and a woman warning to restrain his voice. The brief piece sketches a clash of bluntness and caution in personal remarks.
Readable timetable snippets show Route No 104 at 9 00 am with Wooster and 8 55 am 4 55 am etc. Entries include No 27 ex 4 55 am No 2 Mail 10 55 am and No 85 ex 10 30 am. Additional times include 8 22 pm and 9 00 pm near Mail services.
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