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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1895
Page
3
Jefferson City anxious over Kedalisa scheme as mayor seeks to keep Newark police control. Forger sells bonds in Cleveland Springfield and Zanesville. Dominion Court limits liquor prohibition. Debates rise over Cleveland resignation and Carlisle bill panic. Debs faces jail after Supreme Court ruling. Hawley pension rates set. Astor funeral flowers funded daily.
A fragment notes a total cost of $50,000 with the first day's supply priced at $300. The speaker reflects on whether wealth spent without effort in grief or in gayety shows the most foolish waste.
The piece notes a $100,000,000 borrowing for current expenses aimed at protecting reserves, with more needed within a year. It parallels Buchanan's era, cites gold outflow as a sign of foreign distrust, and discusses Olney's arbitration bill aimed at enforceable board decisions. It also covers Hawaiian policy, Tennessee political maneuvering, and currency debates, ending with a plug for The Daily Republican.
A Congregational meeting at the First Presbyterian church in Troy, Ohio, invited Kev barley Herron of Wooster to become pastor at a salary of 1600 dollars per year. The selection followed a long process with Rev Charles Herron of Pittsburgh praised for his suitability. Whether Herron will accept depends on several conditions, but Troy Presbyterians feel they chose wisely. The Wooster pastor A Hills and local supply arrangements influenced the decision.
Coroner A E Stepfield sworn in during the Smithville collision as officials gather testimony from Orrville to Norwalk. Witnesses including engineer Jacob Burkhart and conductor James Hamus describe westbound train 23 and eastbound 24, signaling errors, missing alarms, and uncertain train positions in a dark, clouded dawn.
A series of probate and admin requests appear, including petitions to sell private estates, distributions of real estate, and final accounts. Individuals named include John Callahan Jr, Margaret Acener, Daniel Acker, Sarah Eddy, Samuel Cook, Jacob Fisher, and various guardians and executors. Hearings are scheduled through March with reported sales and appraisals, and notices reference private sales and inventories. The notice closes with a Republican daily price line.
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