Centennial Visitors Fill Wayne County Homes
Wooster centennial week draws many guests to local homes from nearby towns and distant cities. Notables include Miss Clara Eichenberger, Mrs. Fred Taylor, Rev J Davis, and dozens of families hosting visitors and attending park events, church services, and the museum amid high turnout and orderly celebration.
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Ats
Heller
Orrville
Roenter
Clara Eichenberger
Burton Ity
Kate Kauf
C. Spangler
Crestline
John Davis
Kean
Coshocton County
T. K. Davis
John van West
Howaburg
Henry Burkholder
Addie
Grace Swineford
Ashland
Ard
J. P. van Nest
Theron Taylor
Fred Taylor
L. Hetherington
Jenonidé
Seville
C. Hoffman
Paul and
Arthur
Chicago
Ill
Kate Ellsperman
M. H. Appleman
James H. Tracy
Emma
Applecreek
Daniel Ross
Shreve
Cartla Griffin
M. J. Jones
Pittsburg
W. J. Buckley
Dayton
Mia
J. Ostman
Homewood
Tim Buckley
Will Derr
Cleveland
Adam King
Millersburg
Joseph R. Vancd
Nashville
J. B. France
E. S. Fratley
W. W.pearce
Akron
H. B. Baby
Misa Zella Blandford
Eyeler Murdered in Lincoln While En Route to Mines
Hon W F Eyeler of Chambersburg Pennsylvania, a director of the B and O railroad, was murdered in Lincoln Nebraska. Fred Vance and five local women are detained at the station for possible involvement. Eyeler was traveling with a party of Pennsylvania capitalists en route to Cripple Creek to invest in mines. His body was found with skull crushed in an unfrequented area, and Scoberry is suspected as the cause.
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Chambersburg
Lincoln
Lincony
W F. Eyeler
Fred Vance
Cripple Creek
Scobberry
B & O. VY. Railroad
Horrible outrage reported in Mobile at midnight
A prominent Mobile clergyman’s 5 year old child was abducted from bed at midnight by a man believed white, outraged in the woods, and returned to the porch with injuries as residents grapple with the shocking incident. In Connecticut, a high stakes fight over gold versus silver standard unfolds with planned new state committee meetings and dual primaries.
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Masne
Gardiner’ O. Tucker
Mobile
Battles Wharf
New Haven
Connecticut
Hailstorm Drops Ice Chunks Across Adel Cornfield
Heavy rain and hail struck Adel Indiana on Thursday night. Large hailstones up to four inches collapsed corn crops and shattered window glass. Hundreds of English sparrows were killed as ice and storm damage spread through the area.
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Des Moines
Adel
Hall
Drunken Arrests and Pocketbook Theft Highlight Centennial Record
City patrol reports intoxication cases with several men named by town. only one woman, Anna Waddle from Lod, held briefly after a drunken episode in City Park. Note details of pocketbook theft, badge sale fraud, and a car jumping charge. multiple locals named in minor offenses.
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Anna Waddle
Jeffrics
Lod
City Park
Park
Kistler
Reed
John Josephus
Alliance
Ed. Miller
Josephus
Geo. Blam
Shreve
Cloyd Daugherty
Ashland
Willam Cornelius
John Arnold
Applecreek
Jeffries
Blam
West Virginia Democratic State Convention Nominates Ticket
At Wheeling on August 14 the Democratic state convention balloted for auditor and treasurer amid disorder. W H Boggs, anti Watts, won auditor on the second ballot. J M Tucker was nominated for state treasurer on the third ballot after a clash with Watts supporters. Riley of Wheeling for attorney general Virgil A Lewis for superintendent of schools and John H Holt for supreme judge were also nominated. the committee gained plenary powers to deal with Populists and the convention adjourned sine die.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
W H. Boggs
Anti- Watts
J M Rowan
J M Tucker
Tucker
Riley
Wheeing
Virgil A Lewis
John H Holt
Supreme Judge
P.m
Foreman Struck by Striking Quarryman in Berea
In Berea Ohio August 15 a quarry No 7 foreman Amos Morley was attacked by Polish striker George Bowaskowski. Bowaskowski knocked Morley into water and held his head under with a shovel until quarry workers intervened. He fled but was later arrested without resistance.
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Berea, O
Amos Morley
George Bowaskowski
Morley
Bowaskowski
Ald Bownskou
Lion Breaks Loose in Memphis Animal Show Scene
Romeo the large captive lion escaped from his cage at East End park during Colonel Boone's animal show at 2 a m on August 15. He charged down Poplar boulevard toward Mauldin's slaughter house, killed a steer and nine calves in the cattle pens before keeper Jerry Cahill subdued him with a pitchfork and the beast was recaptured and returned to his cage.
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Mesphs
Romeo
East End Park
Daniel E. Boone
Poplar Boulevard
Mauldin
Jerry Cahill
Maryland Statesman Not Acting as Chairman
The Maryland Statesman will not act as chairman as Senator Jones departs for Washington without appointing an executive or campaign committee. News reports say Senator Gorman refused the campaign chair, with headquarters planned for Chicago amid lengthy talks. In a separate incident at Spencerville Ohio, Fred Henne, 17, died after his foot was crushed by a reaper, and a younger brother bled to death after his tongue was clipped months earlier.
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New York
Senator Jones
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Gorman
Chicago
Spencerville
Fred Henne
New Syndicate Show Seized by Sheriff in Letonia
The New Syndicate Show company, which performed in Letonia last Saturday, is now in Sheriff COLOMBIIANA O s hands after an attachment seized $11,000 in profits. The move, tied to a betting dispute, places the outfit under legal control as authorities pursue the case.
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Colombiiana
New Syndicate
Letonia
Pwittibe
The Mushroom of the Silver Party and Hard Times
The piece argues Tariff policy and revenue deficits fuel hard times, contrasting Republicans and Democrats. It critiques silver coinage as a cure, warns against a mushrooming third party, and urges capital formation and sound governance to restore prosperity. It references Maine campaign talk by Thomas B. Reed and critiques silver policy, fiscal deficit impacts, and the need for foreign capital.
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Brore Monty
Reed
Republic
Past lessons and future faith in economic recovery
The speaker argues that only God knows the future and urges reliance on divine guidance. He recalls 20 years of experience and compares current concerns to the Greenback era of 1878, suggesting past tariff policies spurred growth and that wages will rise, leading to nationwide prosperity.
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Dye
Ybu
Formal Opening of Ohio Republican Campaign in Big Tent
The formal opening of the Republican campaign in Ohio drew large crowds to a Broad Street tent. Senator Sherman and Senator-elect Foraker spoke in the afternoon, while General Woodford led the evening address on currency. Speakers praised McKinley and urged protection, with lively campaign songs and a note on unity despite rain.
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Broad Street
Sherman
Foraker
Woodford
Jones
Aung
Ohio
Kelly
McKinley
Alan Bushnell
John Sherman
Joseph Benson Foraker
John Segeaht
Guernsey
Jafferson
Aivér
Jas Ot
Rome
Teri
Istold
Clert Foraker
Bryan
Dy Watson
Columbus Republican Glee Club
Emmett Tompkins
Youngstown
C. I. Kurtz
Bushnell
General Jones
Senator Foraker
Stewart L. Woodford
New York
Republican Party
General Woodford
D K. Watson
Debated Silver Dollar Policy in 16 to 1 Call
A pamphlet from the Republicans argues against free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1, warning that driving silver to parity with gold would destroy purchasing power, trigger a panic, and depress the currency. It cites Chicago platform language, explains the risk to wages and prices, and contrasts silver and gold standards with global market values.
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United States
United
Pold
Walker
Mexico
Jaywan
India
China
Japan
Maine
New Hampshire
Nikra Wild
Hee
Ron Silver
Bolan
Republican National
Chicago
Gell
Arana
Cork Ob Craven
Hou & L. G
Carta
México
Chins
New Moon
Boston
Oatkaan
Tndaia
St Louis
Sanig
Respectable Citizen Killed in Home Robbery Shootout
Spartanguna Aug 17 Captain John H Blassingame a respected local figure was shot and killed by Chris Cannon a negro boy during a robbery attempt at his sister’s home. Cannon fled and was later found wounded. two pistols were found in the room and the negro was jailed amid talk of lynching.
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Spartanguna
5. C
John H. Blassingame
Chris Cannon
Captain Blassingame
Cannon
Sen
Words of Watson a Populist critique of Sewall nomination
T. E. Watson, Populist nominee for vice president, declares Sewall the money power choice to counter Bryan. He argues southern support shifted to Gorman and that continuing with Sewall would doom Populism. The piece predicts Populists will back Bryan and Watson over Bryan and Sewall.
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New York
T. E. Watson
United States
Watson
Sewagll
Bryan
South
Gorman
Sewall
Pendleton
Georgia
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Bovis
People's Party
Compromise on silver provokes scale down of pensions and assets
The piece outlines a wide array of proposed reductions if a silver standard compromise advances. Pensioners, savings depositors, building societies, life insurers, benevolent societies, and wage earners would face halved values or purchasing power. The author notes voters will decide in November, with reactions from creditors and policyholders described, alongside a Detroit Free Press endorsement of Republican reasons.
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United States
Accra
Detroit Free Press
Rev Dr George E Rees Comments on Dr Talmage Political Shifts
Rev Dr George E Rees president of Dickinson College comments on Dr Talmage changing sides in politics. He notes Talmage was once a Democrat, flirted with Prohibition, and now appears to back Populists possibly with Bryan and Watson or Sewall and Brighu. Rees cites scripture about a second state worse than the first.
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George E Rees
Dickinson College
Witt Tolmare
de Waitt Tal
Himelf
Bryan
Rentleman
Dunne
Talmage
Loever Ellen
Brigu
Sewall
Watson
Rate of discount and gold premiums cited in Mexican Herald
The Mexican Herald July 30 notes discount rates of 6 and 7 percent and gold premiums for Mexican and American gold. It suggests markets align to world standards, with premiums reflecting silver depreciation. The piece questions US adoption of free coinage under Bryant plan, as discussed by Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Mexican Herald
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Republican Stamp Speakers for Maine Listed in New York
General Powell Clayton received from National Committeeman Manley a list of distinguished speakers to campaign for McKinley and Hobart in Maine. The roster includes Harold Sewall, Hale, Frye, Lodge, Dingley, Boutelle, Dolliver, Pitkin of Louisiana, Warner Miller, Fassett, and Clark Barr.
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New York
Powell Clayton
Manley
Maine
McKinley
Hobart
Harold M. Sewall
Bryan
Hale
Fryeand Lodge
Dingley
Boutelle
Dolliver
Pitkin
Louisiana
Warner Miller
J. Sloat Fassett
Clark Barr
Ilinois
Denmark
Sevrall
Ong
Extra Session Called To Address Treasury Deficit
Nashvillz August 15 By proclamation Governor Turney ordered an extra session of the legislature to convene September 7 to remedy a threatened treasury deficit. The move follows failed assessment laws and reduced tax rates that did not provide enough revenue to cover state expenses and bond interest for January 1, 1497 and January 1, 148.
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Nashvillz
Turney
Americans Surrender in Cuba as Reports Reach Puerto Principe
Aug 16 reports from Havana say several Americans surrendered to Spanish authorities at Puerto Principe and another at Gaines. They stated to Spanish officers that other Americans involved in the insurrection are disgusted by the rebellion not meeting their expectations.
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Havana
Puerto Principe
Gaines
Passenger Train Wrecked at Ravensworth Va
The F F W limited on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad derailed after entering an open switch at Ravensworth Virginia around 12 16. Four passenger coaches were badly wrecked with several people injured.
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Wasninatos
F. F. W. Limited
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Ravensworth
A Good Object Lesson in Political and Banking News
The Ohio State Journal offers a dollar incentive for six months of the semi weekly Journal, noting Mexican coin change and comparing silver content. Telephonic links bind Chirare and New York Republicans as Hanna chairs daily executive committee meetings, with Osborn and WueReat coordinating reports. Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee names John R. McLaan Clark Howell Jr A Walsh and others on the campaign committee, with Altgeld possibly joining. The Republican Congressional Committee promotes James Blaine's speech to counter free silver claims. State Bank Suspendas reports the Peyn state bank of Penn Dis suspending operations with $185,000 assets. Fort Wayne hosts a consolidation of electric light and street systems by a new Ironton company.
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Arizona
St. Louis
Tom Fitch
Fitch
Republican Party
Betas
Furnana
United States
Ryais
Repubbina
Frémont
Jessie
Chicago
Uhinow
Abrshitta Lincolln
John Browns Studefic
Bruath
Ryimpar
Padi
Anti¢Ea
Starr Kame
Perter
James G Biune
Hugh Shell
Ivonne
Ohio State Journal
Chirare
New York Republican
Hanna
Esecuona
Heunyaries
Osborn
New York
WueReat
Ang
Jones
Demimeratic National Committee
John R. McLaan
Hie
Clark Howell, Jr
Georgia
A Walsh
Iowa
J Shanklin
Inpaine
Dwyer
California
JiCampan Mehigan
J B Johnson
Kanaak
Altgeld
State Bank
Gonttiensek
Ill
Peyn State Bank of Penn
Dis
Fort Wayne
Gyqtem of
Ironton, O
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Carroll County
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Canaan Township
J. W. Harris
Lodi
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A. C. Warner
Wm. McClellan
Chippewa Township
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Baughman Township
Wayne County
W. N. McGugan
Olive Furnace
Lawrence County
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McGugan
Land and Troe Finance
Archer
Weat Liberty Street
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Rochester
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Columbia, Pa
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Ixler Avenue
HB. E. Jacobs
Indianapoli
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Henry Kraft
Clara Mausz
Massillon
Emma Saal
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Charles Quinby
Louisville
Wooster
Quinby
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Fremont
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Peoria
Iil
Elmér Geiselman
New Philadelphia
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Forman
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Bucyrus
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Soth Market Street
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Indianpolis
A. J. Reicheimer
Anna Mason
E. G. Welch
Polk
Mra
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O. M
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J. J. Redick
Methany Baptist Church
Centennial Museum
Albert McFadden
Woodland
Elder Jones
Ebenezer Lodge
No.38
Marshal Klisperman
Tar Wooster
Lberesirian
Alla Mauck
Drottown' Wooster, Bie
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Killbuck
Iby
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Kat
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Misa Aulazuma Adah
K. Walout
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Carreo
Speigelmyre
Carree
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Floelze & Kaltwasser
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Congress
Geo. Bell
St. Ler
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Buckeye Street
Lion
Memphis
The
Maryland Statesman
Oaks
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Trall
Hun
Titomas Borfry
Jessa
Diane
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Canada
Progressive
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Sumter
Portland
Waplington State
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York
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CIT
Blassingame
Haye
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Aliclnenen
Seewall
McHigley
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McHanley
Hwaine
Annie Aupy
James
Blaine
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