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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1883
Page
4
The platform emphasizes constitutional and statutory prohibition of intoxicating liquors, enforcement of all laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, prudent use of public funds, and a free ballot untampered by machines fraud or bribery.
Postmaster General Geesham is considering whether to recommend establishing a postal telegraph system. The move would modernize communications, potentially linking mail delivery with rapid electronic messaging if approved by authorities.
The article argues voting guidance for two amendments, urging supporters of license to vote for the first and back Prohibition for the second. It frames the amendments as distinct and presents a straightforward decision for voters.
A bank of silver dollars totaling 146,187,077 rests in Treasury vaults idle and could fill five hundred railroad freight cars to their maximum capacity.
Henry Cutcher, a Michigan farmer, was poisoned at home by an inmate who had fallen in love with his fourteen year old wife. The inmate, Strychhine, was put in Cutcher's whisky.
In Lexington Richland county the Scott Law election yielded 65 votes for Prohibition and 35 against. The women voters participated in a concurrent election and cast 11 votes for Prohibition.
A stark line is drawn between two amendments with supporters urging a shift toward temperance and reform versus faith and community stability. The speech contrasts saloon culture with church and school values, promising order and prosperity to voters.
A conference in Washington last week included a number of Southern independents and Republicans. General Mahone of Virginia suggested each Southern state form an electoral ticket without a head, letting electors choose. The proposal aims to raise funds by selling the electors to the candidate with the largest barrel.
On August 18 1874 Wayne county voted in favor of the proposition barring licenses to traffic in estate liquors by 210, asserting the General Assembly may further restrain or prohibit such traffic. The county pledges to not retreat from its record and to deliver a larger majority for the Second.
The article compares two constitutional amendments regarding liquor. One seeks regulation to curb evils without banning sale for medicinal or sacramental uses, treating the trade as limited but still allowed. The other advocates outright prohibition, viewing alcohol as a source of crime and vice and calling to shut off the trade entirely.
In a reply to saloon violations in St Louis Governor Crittenden declares compromise with saloon interests failed. He plans to convene the legislature to push a Prohibitory Amendment to the Missouri Constitution, asking for statewide voter approval at the next general election. He cites a likely fifty thousand vote margin in favor of prohibition. He reports that three in five Missourians favor action against saloons.
A Missouri Kansas comparison argues high license invites compromise with liquor sellers while strict Prohibition yields enforcement. Dodge City shows how firm prohibition curbs crime, whereas St. Louis struggles under regulation. Support the second amendment, oppose compromise with the drink traffic.
The September Ohio crop report estimates wheat at 24 million bushels and oats at 29 million, with other crops lagging or varying from last year. Corn stands at 82 percent, potatoes 112, tobacco 73, sorghum 82, clover seed 85, apples 26, peaches 36, grapes 72. Hay yields are large, pastures were excellent but are now drying up.
The Cleveland Leader reports that mat ters indicate liquor traffic will become criminal across the South as Democratic strongholds move toward Prohibition. It predicts Northern States may follow if dealer conduct continues to influence politics, reflecting growing public fatigue with saloon interference.
The 1874 Ohio constitutional convention proposed a new constitution with a May plebiscite on Aug 14 1874 showing 102 885 votes for the Constitution and 260 169 against. Two liquor questions followed: license to traffic with regulation versus no license with possible restrictions. Ballot form allowed erasing clauses to alter counting and warned that erasing both or neither invalidates the vote.
A catastrophic quake and volcanic activity in the Sava area of the East Indies causes massive loss of life, widespread destruction, and drastic geographic changes. Islands rise and coastlines shift while Batavia area towns vanish and Sunda Strait becomes perilous for navigation.
Distressed mothers seek relief for crying teething children with Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup. touted as universal cure for dysentery, diarrhea, stomach and bowel issues, wind, gum inflammation, and increased energy, claimed as from a leading U.S. physician. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
Two wedding notices from August 1883 record Rev Frank Smith uniting L Walker Merriman of Applecreek to Minnie Armstrong and Rev J C Truesdale joining John W Tate of Franklin to Miss Helen Sloan of Applecreek in Fredericksburg.
Gen. DurBan Warp at Galion Ohio argues liquor sales affect public order and endorses Prohibition as the only remedy, criticizing license-based regulation as insufficient to check the traffic driven by avarice and heartlessness.
The Republican candidate Governor Sherman argues for Prohibition while Democratic challenger Hon. L. G. Kinne supports licensing. Both parties meet in a joint debate to discuss campaign questions in Iowa.
A long suffering farmer’s wife near Hamilton feigns death to escape a kitchen plot by the buxom housekeeper who planned to become mistress after her death. The ill wife recovers, changes staff, and defeats the plan.
Alexander King files a petition in Wayne County Ohio seeking partition of Lot 895 in Wooster. Agnes Cameron and her sons John and Thomas Cameron are named as defendants. they must answer on or before the third Saturday after October 6. The case concerns Agnes joint ownership and dower rights in the property and a court order to partition or assign the dower.
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