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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1894
Page
2
The Republican printing house Wooster Ohio advertises subscription options from one month to six months and emphasizes its long standing presence as a weekly paper. It invites advertisers to use daily and weekly editions, offers prompt rates, and notes circulation and post office status dated Wednesday April 25, 1804.
Monday passed without action in the Ohio House on a plan to issue 500 000 in certificates of indebtedness to cover anticipated state revenue from special sources. Wayne County supporters back funding for construction at state institutions including the Massillon asylum 26000 this year 125000 next year Gallipolis Epileptic asylum Mansfield reformatory Sandusky Soldiers Home Wayne County Agricultural Experiment Station 325000 each year and Miami University gymnasium 3000.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station reports long term trials using corn, wheat and oats with plots receiving nitrate of soda, muriate of potash, bone black, acid phosphate, Carolina rock and basic slag. Results show similar phosphoric acid input across forms, with varying costs and analysis assurances.
Testimony centers on Wiggins and the murder of Mackey with witnesses from Silver Lake and Ada. Letters and telegrams between Rutter, Snell, and others show pretrial activity while crowds strained to view the woman linked to the alleged infatuation that sparked the shooting.
Court heard Captain J Eb Taylor and Samuel Eason recounts on the failed mail route dispute involving Wiggins Mackey and Mrs Snell. Witnesses described endorsements, checks, and alleged insurance plots, with notes on a revolver purchase and a poison incident. The crowded courtroom reflects the high stakes of the case and the tangled relations among Wiggins Mackey Snell and Rutter.
The defense witness James Wiggins returns to cross examination in a case tied to Brown and Mrs Snell. He describes travel, letters, telegrams, livery disputes, and alibi fragments, mentioning Warsaw Lima Ada Wooster Silver Lake and Mansfield area locations, plus suspects and earlier newspaper reports of Mackey’s shooting.
Fragmentary testimony details Wiggins and Brown notes, veiled threats, and papers seized by the state. Witnesses describe visits, letters, and financial dealings tied to a 19th century divorce case in Wooster.
From the Doylestown Journal a near Fox Lake man named Fred Sen shoots a horse pulling a coal wagon after an argy dispute at a mine. The driver then collapses and dies from a paralytic stroke, witnessed by a boy aboard. The piece notes a moral about drivers seeking Heaven.
Ohio residents can buy Pennsylvania line encampment tickets at low rates for the Canton event on May 14 and 16. Tickets valid on all regular service those dates and may be used through May 20 inclusive. Details from nearest Pennsylvania Line ticket agent.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines rates for word readings and postal card announcements in The Republican and Weekly Republican papers. It mentions marriage and death notices, lodge cards, and funeral salutations, with low per word charges and insertion rules.
A local note from Wooster records Trustees of the Wooster town and associated groups adopting steps to aid the poor. The document lists thanks to individuals including Kt berth oom AL espy DF samine and Yor for assistance and support, and mentions continuing funding and community actions tied to the old town trust framework.
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