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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1894
Page
3
Copy for advertisements must be in by 12:00 o clock to ensure insertion that day. Free notices will be given in the Daily and Weekly Republican for entertainments sales or festivals when printing of bills programmes or tickets is done at this office. otherwise notices charged at regular rates.
A Canadian Commons vote against free trade is contrasted with U S sentiment as Republicans rally on the issue. The piece notes contributions to New York Republican organization, a Chicago area theatre fire, and a broad sweep of 1894 campaigns. It highlights shifts among former Democrats, Jersey and Newark votes, and pending sugar policy battles. The report mentions school efforts to curb youth smoking and wheat market movements as context for the year’s political economy.
The article critiques the two week delay on the Haskell bill and the partisan maneuvering around the Ohio House. It notes Democratic efforts to block or shape the measure, warns of attempts to split the Republican party, and compares Crisp's aggressive Congressional tactics to Reed’s. It also covers election results in Wayne county, local shifts away from Democrats, and the impact of political infighting on public perception.
A large, organized search in Loneytown and surrounding townships for Otto Shreve, a demented youth who wandered from home last Thursday. About fifty men, boys and horse drawn parties canvassed ravines, ditches, sewers and culverts. By last night a Friendsville constable detained a youth matching his description and he was taken to Medina county infirmary. He was returned to his mother this afternoon, appearing exhausted from travel.
County Commissioners Uberlip Klosser and Miller awarded Canton Bridge Co a contract to erect a new iron bridge over Apple Creek replacing the old wooden structure. It must be travelable by May 25 and will feature ornamental portals and inscription plates.
Ashland Vers hosts Mr D W Webner of Creston and Miss Lizzie Donnovan Mes. J I Suggles of Creston visits H H Hettinger. Masaillon Independent notes Miss Bessie Brenneman returns home from Orrville. Wadsworth Banner covers Susie Laux vacation in Orrville and Mrs John Cleckner of Doylestown visiting Wm Ault. Mrs H L Weltmer of Dalton visits her parents. Geo Holloway of Barbertk and wife visit T M Holloway. Mrs E D Brown and daughter of Orrville spend Sunday with her sister Mrs John Lemon. Akron Democrat notes J W Cole of Creston plans to invest in real estate and possibly groceries in South Akron. Geo H Coles returns from Wooster trip.
Mrs. Strelitz died visiting her daughter in Marion. Farmer Gotleib Dittus near Kenton fatally injured in a runaway. A marriage occurred in Ashland between James Buzzard and Myrta Glass officiated by Rev D W Sprenkle. Jacob Close reports a rare speckled loon near Millersburg. Frank C. Lee of Wadsworth named first lieutenant of Co G 8th O N G by Adjutant General Howe. Ferdinand W Haack, Stark County bailiff and crier for 69 years, died.
The second trial of James C. Wiggins began in Wooster Court of Common Pleas with Prosecutor Metz outlining a convoluted conspiracy linking Wiggins to the shooting of Mackey via James Wiggins and Dr. W Brown. The day featured jury selection, defense challenges, and witness testimonies planned to establish a conspiratorial motive amid adultery and insurance intrigue.
An Akron paper links a Wooster conviction for attempting to shoot W A Mackey with a traveling medicine vendor called a fakir. The article, later disproven, claimed Dr W Brown disappeared weeks earlier. Brown has remained in Wooster jail since his arrest four months ago, with his whereabouts traced to Indiana.
Eri Keeler, Norwalk’s oldest resident, dies at age 97. The note mentions local conditions and a community context surrounding her passing.
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