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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1895
Page
4
The article notes Saas Estee concluding its activities with two generals aiding the operation. Details remain sparse in the readable text, but the headline emphasizes leadership changes and the involvement of two high ranking aides in the final phase.
A long column of brief notes from Wooster reporting weather with deep snow, late trains, sleighing difficulty, and street work. Funeral details for John W McAfee. Local visits, guests, and movements among residents, business, and educators. A mix of society notes, theater, and public notices.
The Creston business community urges incorporation to improve appearance and safety, secure fire protection, and restore peace. Citizens cite unruly street conduct by some youths and worry outsiders will threaten order, calling for action against disturbances and the influence of a “smart Alack” on their streets.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station and state Board of Agriculture act to halt the San Jose scale outbreak found four miles from New Richmond in Clermont County. Secretary Bonham sent specimens to F M Webster who confirmed the pest on trees from Lovett's nursery New Jersey. Immediate cutting and burning of infected sections plus caustic washing are advised to stamp it out. birds may spread it, and Ohio asks no orders from New Jersey nurseries.
A W Alton of New Jerusalem Texas arrived from Houston aboard the Southern Pacific claiming he intended to kill Grover Cleveland in Washington due to dissatisfaction with his administration. He was intercepted by officers and detained on insanity charges.
Workers at the Carnegie company Lawrenceville mills faced wage cuts similar to Homestead and Braddock crews. Lawrenceville laborers were among the later groups scheduled for reductions as Beaver Falls workers stood next in line.
Hadaeus T. Flohr a machinist and former Wooster resident, 57, was found dead in his Canton room on Christmas night. He wrapped chloroform-soaked cotton over his nose and mouth. Coroner’s inquest noted domestic troubles, unemployment, and a $12 monthly pension. Relatives in Canton and Akron prepare for funeral arrangements to be announced.
John Boyd Thacher as Democratic State Committee chair and World's Fair Awards executive seals the honors for Dr Price’s Baking Powder. An official letter encloses the award copy, dismissing a rival claim of a fair exhibition. The rival’s self advertising is exposed as false by official records.
A letter to the editor argues Apple Creek offers a clean, rapid water source and challenges the cost and feasibility of drilling wells or piping water from Chippewa Lake. The writer endorses using Apple Creek with a buried gravel well near Phillips Midam, frames a $5,000 plant cost, and questions bonding $35,000 to $50,000 for alternatives while favoring Bloomington reservoir and Redick dam abandonment.
The Rev Dr Edward Glynn celebrated high mass at the Church of the Holy Cross on Forty second street at 4 30 Christmas morning. It marked the first time Father McGlynn had officiated a high mass in this city in eight years. A vast congregation gathered again hours later to hear his sermon, a traditional Christmas address.
Cleveland ministers at their meeting condemn the noon hour dancing by Central high school pupils. A resolution pronounces dancing detrimental to moral physical and intellectual growth and protests the use of the public school for private or public balls or dancing of any kind.
A fragmented OCR item from a historical page mentions HaPpatican daily center and TPR ST Gugtbege with unclear context. Readable elements suggest a brief notice or column snippet, but details are incomplete.
Dalton reports include holiday gatherings, church programs, and school activities. Weddings occur with Rev Baston conducting at Madisonburg. Miss Sidwell and farmer Allen Hiscott wed after Christmas. Community events center on lectures, fairs, and visits, with residents traveling to nearby towns and back for holidays.
A garbled notice lists social updates and visits among residents. Mentions include Mrs Tackler, Mrs Lew Gibson, and Bert Hoegner. a Thrakmalere Convention at the Sd Hall on Tuesday eve January 1. J W Simons visiting relatives in Mt Vernon. families traveling to Indiana. Kiplinger recovering to walk after eight weeks of illness. and neighbors Joe Saitama and Ralph Baker spending Christmas with kin.
The case brought by Daniel J. Ryan to test the constitutionality of the woman suffrage law is set for hearing January 7 in Colaombs County Court. Senator Earnhart will defend. Secretary of State Taylor has received inquiries about women exercising the limited franchise and party emblems.
True Story reports a penitentiary revolt at Columbus with guards and convicts. Guard J S Temple from Flomivana county battled attackers led by Day and Gardner. Day was killed, Gardner wounded, and Temple injured. Prisoners Arnacd Temple and others described. origins tied to discipline disputes and short term inmates.
The grand jury returned 175 true bills in the recent election probe. More than 50 indictments allege election crimes, including charges against sheriff-elect Harry Troll and his son Charles, a deputy in the Collector Zeigenheim's office, accused of bribery.
United States Marshal Haskell returned from Toledo with prisoners William Straushangh John Bowers William Bowers and William Hyser of Tiffin and Dr A B Cody a Kenton dentist. Straushaugh was caught making half dollars. moulds and counterfeit pieces including halves quarters and dimes were found in Dr Cody s rooms.
A composite item notes a plan to merge major US printing houses including Werner in Akron with European investment, discussed at Werner’s annual meeting in January. Other items touch on Armenia Turkey inquiries, Cuba revenue budget talks with Spain, and US tariff war concerns, plus an ad for Dr McFarland’s Capsule sold by Laubach & Boyd.
Hetty Hrepn, a New Bedford heiress, accuses a group of girls of killing her father Edward M. Robinson and her aunt Howland. She asserts a plot tied to wealth and a contested will, with threats and attempts on her life amid inquiries into the Howland estate and a family fortune worth millions.
A fierce coastal storm from the southwest brings a 40 mile gale, severe surf, and major shipping damage. New York City endures heavy snow, rail and streetcar delays, with trains halted and passenger service late. Reports flow from Delaware Maryland New Jersey and England for similar conditions.
Representative Springer explains the Carlile bill proposal for national bank note security. It shifts from U S bonds to a guarantor fund of legal tender notes plus a safety fund from circulation tax, plus bank assets and stockholder liability. The plan aims to cover $200 million in circulation with a $10 million safety reserve and would not force banks to switch immediately.
Armenian residents of Par3 and the city will present a chalice to Mr Gladstone tomorrow for the 8th anniversary of his birth. In 1876 he published Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East, and in 1877 Lessons in Massacre appeared. He actively supported agitation over Bulgarian massacres. The item notes his involvement and commemorates the event.
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