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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1892
Page
3
Pottsville Pa July 25 Fifteen miners are dead and one critically injured after an explosion at York colliery. Officials say gas ignited by a blast in the second lift rushing to the first lift caused the blast. Rescuers continue as bodies are recovered and the mine is readied to reopen midweek.
Washington July 25 Congress faces a likely final week as conferees on the sundry civil bill prepare their report and a House vote on disputed items including the Columbian exposition amendment. Filibuster tactics are planned to block dismissal of Commissioner Raum, with adjournment possible if sun dry civil and deficiency bills pass.
In Curiaco on July 24 a rumor claimed the World's fair was bankrupt. Officials stress the fair remains active with about 2.5 million dollars cash and roughly a million more in sight. Over six months funds were spent on expo buildings. the entity has raised nearly 6.9 million and will continue funding to ensure the grand success. The city building in Philadelphia will house the most expensive municipal hall and the world’s largest clock will grace its tower.
A renowned financier dies in New York after a dutiful private life yet builds wealth through a ruthless corporation that preys on the public. The piece argues individuals bear responsibility for corporate acts, since a corporation has no soul, and each member’s consent or complicity counts toward future reckoning.
Samuel McDonald’s cat Hector once frequented the family saloon and drank beer with Tim the bartender. After a bitter insult from a rival cat, Hector left, returned clean, refused beer, and resumed his temperate, respectable behavior, regaining the family’s esteem.
The Wool Market in Boston reports last week reeled in 35 225 bales domestic and 3 335 bales foreign with sales totaling 4 766 600 pounds domestic and 14 000 pounds foreign. Market quotations show varied classes across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and delaine, with prices ranging from 8 to 20 cents for different grades while scant unmerchantable lots linger. Clearing weather and cooler winds sweep northern Pennsylvania and Lake Ontario.
Scattered items note a cleared case of county lynchers and an amnesty bill passage in Brazil. Talmage attends St Petersburg events related to the Czar. The Wabash railroad strike near Indiana ends with workers in camp.
At Homestead Pa on July 20 Rev Father Bullion urged arbitration as the only safe path to end the labor crisis following the Frick attack. Non union workers quit Carnegie mills, while 32 more planned to leave. the advisory committee met with organizers as strikers held a bold line. News focused on Frick’s condition and quiet streets amid heat and holiday crowds.
Homestead Pa July 25 advisory committee states Pennsylvania Railroad workers will notify their company within forty eight hours of intent to refuse to transport Carnegie Steel products while operated by non union labor. Delegation from Pittsburgh did not confer on a boycott and no decision reached.
Louis J. Bester of Bester & Bros iron merchants Ironton Ohio died by self harm at College Hill sanitarium where he was treated since July 6 for mild dementia following an attack of la grippe. He attempted suicide by hanging himself in his room two days earlier but was cut down and survived. The Bester firm was among Ironton’s wealthiest.
The London Standard recalls James I scoffing at lavish praise for Queen Elizabeth. He once retorted that she had wise counselors, and queried whether a fool could choose wise advisers, reflecting his disdain for his predecessor.
Cornhill Magazine recounts Leigh Hunt’s two year imprisonment and $500 fine for criticizing the Prince Regent. It quotes his defense of honesty over flattery and presents an excerpt attacking royal excesses, portraying Hunt as fearless in defending free expression despite consequences.
Washington July 28 In the senate Mr Vest of Missouri introduced a joint resolution offering Great Britain Germany and France a 25 percent tariff reduction on textiles hardware earthenware and glass as inducement to an international silver free coinage agreement Laid on the table Mr Allison disclosed confessions from the senate conference on the sundry civil bill were between 4 000 000 and 5 000 000 and that 6000 paid in one item was folded into a deficiency bill The session closed with Mr George of Mississippi speaking on the anti option bill and a tariff talk expected from Mr Aldrich of Rhode Island the next day.
In Washington on July 26 the house spent two hours debating a committee report calling for Commissioner Raum’s dismissal. Democrats Enloe and Tittle spoke in favor, Lind a Republican defended Raum. A broken conference report halted the discussion and a new conference was ordered. Holman sought instructions to recede from a house amendment tied to salary provisions for late members. Filibuster and a two hour deadlock followed before adjournment.
John A. Cockerill in the New York Recorder argues that the Astor surplus has reached a level causing public concern. He claims wealth hoarded by a few men could dominate government and condemns disinheritance of kin for charitable giving. He questions the true size of the Astor fortunes and contrasts it with public needs.
Nashville report says Major J. H. Winn murdered his wife and his step-daughter with an ax at a Burns area home and mutilated them. He then wounded himself in the neck at his son’s nearby house, the attempt not proving fatal. Family quarrels over multiple marriages preceded the tragedy.
Cotcmsus July 26. The following articles of incorporation have been filed in the office of the secretary of state Ironton National Perpetual Building and Loan Association Ironton decrease in capital stock from 1,000,000 to 500,000 Toledo Street Cleaning and Improving company 20000 Yost Flyfe company Canton 10000 Novelty Stamping company Bellaire 100,000 Iron Railway company Ironton amendment changing terminus.
In Benwood West Virginia July 26 a man and his 15 year old son killed Samuel Winesburg after a dispute with Winesburgs wife. John Boylon fired three bullets killing Winesburg and wounding Mrs Winesburg who died this morning. Both Boylons were arrested and jailed.
A New York Advertiser reflection notes the second hand man gains a political year of fame through handling campaign relics and banners. It imagines the reuse of obsolete Harrison and Cleveland oats as paper weights and desk blocks, recaptured to rekindle journalist enthusiasm and public interest.
MINNEAPOLIS July 26 The reporters of the Minneapolis Press club held a secret meeting to discuss forming a reporters union They say they have not been fairly treated by local papers and are overworked and underpaid If a union is formed a strike may follow.
Local thunder storms are possible in western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and western New York but fair for most of the day. Southwest winds bring slightly cooler air to western Pennsylvania and the northern part of Ohio and the eastern portion of western New York.
West Superior Wisconsin July 26 The steal workers of West Superior Iron and Steel company announce a strike as about 250 men stay off the job. They say repairs stalled the mills for days after refusing to sign the Amalgamated wage scale. Manager Mattes insists the firm will not recognize the union and the men vow to employ only union workers. A stray note mentions strawberry cream remedies and painting advice, but the core facts concern the union dispute and strike action.
Lord Lytton, a halting speaker, interjected era interruptions while reading a London house. He quipped to Proctor that the place would be a fit starting point to hang a man after breakfast era remark captured by the Boston Commonwealth.
Philadelphia finances face higher costs as the Baker ballot law prompts a $125,000 rise in election funding this year with a projected $200,000 more needed. Commissioners ordered 850 corrugated iron booths from Portage House in Buffalo at $225 each, aiming to supply 350 extra if rooms are unavailable, amid allegations of monopoly and calls for a probing Municipal Reform association. The plan faces mandamus hurdles and appetite for further scrutiny as Treasurer McCreary warns funds are near exhaustion.
C E Erse mayor, a leading grain buyer, returns from a western tour to report near total corn crop failure. He notes across Kingman county to the Colorado line about 150 miles the corn has been burned up by four days of intense heat.
Baltimore on July 26 reported six colored men drowned when a rowboat capsized near the harbor. A white youth drowned after falling from a wharf in another part of the city. Including four Sunday incidents, total drownings rise to eleven in Baltimore this week.
A fire on a farm owned by Councilman Thomas Wallmore two miles northeast of Massillon Ohio destroyed the barn and the season’s crop. The property loss is listed at four thousand dollars with partial insurance. The report also notes a prior train robbery near Redding California and a vigilante hanging of the two suspects.
A London Standard retelling notes a legal dignitary who rose from humble origins being mocked for starting life as a barber's boy. He replies that he did so and would likely still be there if he had begun in the same station.
A terse dialog shows a stranger asking about weather at the North Pole. The boy denies knowledge and answers that his mother is cleaning inside. The exchange ends with an uncertain guess about the location.
A clipped dialogue features Bridget and A discussing talking to the milkman about the poor milk quality. Bridget replies she has not spoken to a stranger before getting acquainted, reflecting a humorous, old fashioned tone from Youth's Companion.
A fragment from New York Weekly notes many avo cations open, with characters Mabel and Clara debating tasks and identities. The exchange hints at a playful or cryptic message about personal roles and forgotten others.
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