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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
6
An unreliable courtroom scene unfolds with a suspect named Trogan the janitor and a jewel theft. Frank Orr faces arrest and reflects on Thanksgiving Eve, his plans to return home to Vermont, and the impact on his jewelry shop life as he contemplates his future law partnership.
The first Thanksgiving was set by Gov Bradford in 1621 at Plymouth to unite Colonists in abundance. Gunners hunted wild turkeys while Dame Liewster’s house prepared the grand feast under Priscilla Mullins Stolines. Mussasolt and ninety warriors arrived early Thursday to share hospitality with the settlers. the village then had seven dwellings and four...
In New York a Vermont jeweler Frank Orr faced criminal trouble after jewelry vanished from a shop show case. The case pointed to possible accomplices and led to interviews at Jefferson Market and Mercer Street stations. A janitor Hogan and suspect Tingle were confronted, a parcel of plunder recovered, and Orr freed as the true thieves faced county court.
A lengthy piece discusses the spread of Baptist chapel cars operated by the American Baptist Publication Society to reach rural congregations. It notes prior limits in North Dakota, the expansion to four chapel cars, miles traveled, meetings held, and baptisms. It highlights benefits like built churches and organized congregations, while cautioning that rural church decline persists without sustained effort.
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