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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1864
Page
3
The Cleveland Herald traces its rise from a single hand press to a four cylinder Hoe machine printing ten thousand sheets an hour as Cleveland grows from a small town to a city of sixty thousand. The paper emphasizes progress, modernization, and the dedication of newspaper men amid evolving industry.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the Soldier Voting Law constitutional in Wayne County cases. Judge Welker earned praise for presenting the case, with Gen Delano and Judge Bartley among counsel. The decision was unanimous aside from Judge Ranay, preserving soldiers’ voting rights ahead of the presidential election.
A Wooster business group led by Meesrs Hapry McBride and Baumgardner prepares a 1 200 mile overland and river trek to Bannock city Idaho. The plan includes eight returning members, health reasons noted, and a supply of goods worth over 10000 dollars for mining clothing tools and provisions. The party aims to reach Oregon or Idaho territory by July 4 with a supply store and tin shop planned on arrival.
A Wooster public letter urges voters to support a capable school board and questions the role of parents in children’s education. It argues that while teachers and legislators discuss what to study, parents must actively ensure their children learn, or the burden shifts entirely to educators.
New York market notes show flour at 7.20 to 8.00 for extra brands, wheat traded in ranges around 1.72 to 1.82, corn steady with Western old and yellow in store at 1.82. Provisions remain firm for beef, pork softer with old and new messes around 25 to 26.50, bacon quiet at 18 cents, and whiskey prices sliding 1.14 to 1.18 with firmer close.
Paraprirau Aprilfis notes breadstuffs declined due to reactions in Gol flour superfine at 725 extra 8 25. Heart Het prices listed 1 S E1 2 white 2 00. Corn sales 8 000 bush at 181. Whisky dull with declines 4 6c. Sales at 120 1 22.
On April 18 in New York gold closed at 70 71. Banks withhold greenbacks, Legal Tenders worth 2 percent more than Certified Checks. Some banks refuse others’ Certified Checks. Public Board panic intensified as stocks sold off. Fort Wayne fell to 87 then rebounded to 108.
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