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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1895
Page
3
The Wooster Republican notes copy must be in by noon to insure same day insertion. Free notices for entertainments sales and festivals appear in the Daily and Republican when bills programs and tickets are printed at the office. otherwise notices are charged at regular rates.
A crowded 1895 column contrasts Lincoln's wartime spending with peacetime policy under Cleveland. It notes New Orleans sentences for City Councilman Nums Dudoussat and Ambrose Smith for bribes and embezzlement, Pennsylvania election results showing Republican gains, Pattison's mayoral defeat, and Charlies I Warwick's strong showing. Canton launches the Republican Accord newspaper with Dickinson as proprietor and Marvin as editor, signaling busy Stark County news and a bold local press.
The article reports on Democratic lawyer appointments debated for a future Supreme Court vacancy, mentions Howell K. Jackson and possible nominees Hornbloser or Rufus Peckham, notes Jackson’s Tennessee roots and a Sixth Circuit replacement. It also discusses financial speculation tied to secret syndicate 4.8 percent bonds, public trust, and Cleveland’s handling of extra-session duties and the silver bill as Senate debates continue.
Wayne County Republicans recall Judge J L Marvin of Akron with warm praise and congratulations on his appointment by Governor McKinley to the Circuit Court bench as successor to the late Judge Baldwin of Cleveland. Marvin’s probate and common pleas experience and his genial fairness suit the new role.
The Richmond State argues that Congress may not honor Confederate general Robert E. Lee by inserting his name after Lincoln in a proposed holiday bill. It contends such an amendment would misalign with the Nation’s history and warns that Southern sentiment should not override Lincoln’s birthday recognition.
A discussion on newspapers and readership urges higher content standards. It notes Elgin’s dairy trade strength with butter and cheese totals and prices. The Rothschilds’ London-New York bond subscription draws multiparty demand, cited as proof of U S financial vitality and critique of Cleveland’s handling of treasury profits.
The piece contrasts Abraham Lincoln’s bimetallic view with Grover Cleveland’s gold standard policies. It cites Lincoln’s imagined appeal to miners, promoting silver and gold as national wealth drivers, and laments Cleveland’s eroding silver mines policy that hurt Western miners and the broader economy.
The 1890s protection period boosted farm wheat income and yields, averaging $170,584,420 more yearly and $3.84 per acre higher values than during two free trade years. The farm price averaged 76 7-10 cents under protection versus 51 4/5 cents in free trade. Per-bushel and per-acre averages show protection favored farmers, while free traders lagged. The analysis criticizes free trade and notes broader economic concerns including bond sales tied to Morgan and Belmont, and government actions questioned by critics.
An ad promote the Dime a Time as the safest, surest way to inform the public about what you have to sell through advertising columns in The REeEru spyi. The message emphasizes reaching people efficiently.
A detailed 1895 report on agricultural education argues that practical college training for farmers is vital to national prosperity. It cites Michigan’s early beginnings, compares university agricultural enrollments, and notes reforms advancing land grant colleges, farm laboratories, and widespread farmer education through presses and institutes. W. J. Green endorses expansion and specialization in agricultural colleges as essential to future public instruction.
Uncle Dan Emmett, famed Dixie composer, was seen entering Mt Vernon daily wearing an army blanket while the Buckeye territory hotel near Pat-in-Kay is stripped of furnishings to pay debts. Enoch Woodruff, 94, of Cuyahoga Falls, died a pioneer who walked from Connecticut. In Crawford County near Lykens, news of a large coal field discovery spurred excitement. Jacob Ithead, a farmer, reported striking a large vein of coal.
The Danly Republican urges readers to learn what has happened by consulting the Republican daily paper. It claims to carry all home and foreign news for two cents a day, promising broad coverage and daily readership.
Pittsburg Feb 20 Rav A Munford of College Springs Ind travels to York with notes on the White Tenter world. He cites terms for tents acts and staff from outer show to inside privileges, recounting old clashes and the harsh slang that still colors circus life.
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