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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
2
Fragmented account surveys Southern policy debates, Russian and Turkish maneuvers near the Danube, and U.S. political analysis. Mentions Hayes, Blaine, Wade, and upcoming Republican convention in Cleveland with potential Ohio candidates. Includes military movements and public lectures.
The piece notes President Hayes ordered troops out of Louisiana and New Orleans on the 24th at noon, moving them to Jackson Barracks. It defends the action as balancing not supporting either Packard or Nicholls, contrasts with Grant’s prior deployments, and portrays the national crisis subsiding as a tribunal settlement and bipartisan reconciliation restore law and peace.
The 1877 hanging of Charles Theodore Sterling for the Lizzie Grombacher murder is described in graphic detail. Sterling maintained innocence, faced the crowd with bravado, asked for a scientific execution, and died after the noose failed to break his neck. Post mortem findings noted enlarged brain and lungs, with burial planned at Potter's Field.
Thief entered the dry goods store of Weiler of this place and took boots and ready made garments. The next day residents discussed the burglary and speculation pointed to visiting “ramps.” Separately, a temperance meeting led by McClellan Eggert and Rev Eddy yielded high pledge signing totals across several gatherings, total abstinence pledged by 158 attendees.
An old text recounts a controversy over releasing bondsmen from defaulting treasurers, depicting charity versus law. It quotes a tale in which wealthy neighbors refuse aid, stressing moral duty and the impact on families, and promotes medicinal syrups sold by Roller & Wilson.
Fragmentary text lists Brights Disease paralysis Ostarrh and numerous ailments including gout rheumatism piles and heart liver and bladder issues. Mentions a "blood purifier" product sold by a Detroit area firm with bottle frontage and a long address line.
Fleming and Oglevee of 139 Wood St Pittsburgh promote a popular hat line featuring the Autograph and Photograph of Temperance Agforuier in each hat. Merchants ordering a dozen receive eight portraits of Mr Murphy and advertising cards. The firm also lists a large stock of fur hats and various hat materials with cash and short term buyer incentives.
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