Republican Platform Endorses McKinley and Protection Policy
Ohio Republicans reaffirm loyalty to the party and President Benjamin Harrison with strong praise for his foreign and domestic leadership. They endorse Governor William McKinley Jr. and the protective McKinley tariff, condemn attempts to repeal it, oppose free silver, and call for robust immigration controls and veteran pensions.
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Ohio
Union
Republican Party
Benjamin Blarrison
Provence
Wm McKinley, Jr
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
United States
National ticket praised for strong leadership and unity
The document urges Republicans to unite behind Benjamin Harrison for President, praising his four years in office and handling of major foreign and national issues. It introduces Whitelaw Reid as the Senate’s next presiding officer, tracing his career from Ohio schools to journalism and diplomacy.
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Nake
Republican Party
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Great Britain
Bering Sea
Harrison
Democratic Party
Republic
White House
Nead
Senate of the
Whitelaw Reid
Xenia
Ohio
Miami University
South Charleston
Xenia News
John C Fremont
Illinois
Abraham
West Virgina
Cincinaoi
Gazette
General Rosecrans
Agate
Pittsburg
Congress
Cincinnati Gazette
Chase
South
Johnson
Lousiana
Alabama
Cincinnati
Horace Greely
New York Tribune
Greeley
Reid
The
Tribune
Greely
Berlin
Garfield
New York
University
Giov. Dix
France
Senate
Beating of John Brown in Wayne County Sheriff Nomination
Old soldiers lament the brutal defeat of veteran John Brown in the Democratic sheriff nomination race in Wayne County. The winner had no prior service against secession and disunion, reflecting a tense intra party contest.
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John Brown
Wayne County
Franks Withdraws and Shifts Support in Local Fight
The passage suggests Franks withdrew from a clash and backed Smith, with hints of questionable Tammany tactics. Tensions remain high as supporters anticipate further moves and potential clashes.
Tin plate industry gains noted in McKinley era report
The article cites U S and British savings bank data showing depositors and totals, then discusses a Treasury investigation into tin plate production under the McKinley tariff. It reports 22 firms specializing in tin plate and 3,004,087 pounds produced from January 1 to March 31, 1892, contrasting with Democratic free trade coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury of
United States
Department
Democratic Free Trade Papers
Fire Devastates Jintown in Creede Colorado
Fire sweeps the Jintown district of Creede on the sixth, leaving most homes reduced to ashes. Despite extensive damage the mining camp expects rapid rebuilding as mines like Holy Moses Last Chance and King Solomon continue to operate with strong output from Eclat.
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Murphy
Chicago
Watson
Creede
Jintown
Colorado
Holy Moses
Last Chance
King Solomon
Eclat
Blaine as Republican Standard Bearer Preferred in Latter Opinion
A letter to the editor endorses James G Blaine as the Republican presidential candidate. The writer praises Blaine from Maine, lauds his leadership, and urges supporters to back him in the upcoming campaign, recalling his past victories and administration. The writer signs as M L Spooner.
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Tou
The
Republican
Maine
James G. Blaine
Minneapolis
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Soldier Statesman
M. L. Spooner
Extraordinary Isles of Creature Size and Ocean Depth Oddities
The article describes a giant beetle in South America over eight feet long with a heavy body and sharp legs, a Florida core that killed a reptile, large Mediterranean mussel shells seven inches long, and unique six sided white crabs with purple markings. It also notes ostrich farming in South Africa with about 200,000 domestic birds yielding roughly forty dollars per year each.
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South America
Florida
Mediterranean
Cape Cod
Gulf of Mexico
South Africa
Curious Bits From A Far Flung Knowledge Page
A miscellany notes human heights age limits for maximum growth and that eight thousand women work as compositors. It cites forks in England, Turkish prohibition on patent medicines, and a 32.87 dollar per inhabitant debt wipeout proposal. It mentions bagpipes, daylight summers in the US, time zones, Lima Peru as early seat of education, and the umbrella’s antiquity across civilizations.
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United States
Scotland
United States Territory
Alcoa
Alaska
Eastport
Cuckoo superstitions linked to medieval English life
A London Queen piece notes how cuckoo lore shaped spring beliefs across England. Folklore links the bird to fairs at Tenbury and Pershore, luck with money, and vows about marriage and release from earthly cares, with village customs varying by county.
Notable Academic Appointments and Endowments Across Colleges
Brander Matthews gains a new literature professorship at Columbia College while Dr. Munsterberg of Harvard emerges as a distinguished psychologist and pupil of Wundt. William T. Harris is elected to a lectureship in Philadelphia, as the Boston school board considers art in public schools. Fryeburg Academy nears its centennial, Warren P. Laird proposes a traveling architecture scholarship in Philadelphia, and Harriet L. Packer of Brooklyn, founder of Packer Institute, dies at seventy two leaving a lasting Brooklyn educational legacy.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia College
Munsterberg
Harvard
Wundt
Will
William T. Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
University Extension Seminary
Philadelphia
Boston School Board
EE Hale
Bishop Brooks
Julia Ward Howe
Fryeburg Academy
Maine
Daniel Webster
Warren P Laird
University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture
Europe
Harriet L. Packer
Brooklyn
Packer Institute
Brooklyn Female Academy
World Fair Delivers Diverse Exhibits And Notables
A Chicago fair exhibit program includes a nations of the world restaurant with distinctive cuisines and a silver statue by R H Park. The Beaver steamboat, first on the Pacific coast, will be shown. Free duty for World’s fair catalogues is approved. Jefferson Davis era clock and Cork glass punch bowl with O Connell initials will be displayed at the fair.
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R. H. Park
Pacific
North America
By Bay Company
Chicago
Treasury Department
United States
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
Morris Levy
Petersburg
Cork
Daniel O'Connell
O’connell
Weathered June rain marks heavy local storm records
Old residents recall the heaviest rainfall in thirty years on June 2. H. A. Lucas visited Wooster on business. M 38. A Schlafley and J E Westcott went as delegates to the Democrat convention at New Philadelphia last week. Mrs Albert Blanchard is poorly with quinsy but improving. Albert son of E F Graber, about twelve, shot his leg with a revolver last week and is resting on crutches. A young son arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Senff. Albert Blanchard, previously mentioned, is no better.
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H. A. Lucas
Wooster
A. Schlafley
J.E. Westcott
New Philadelphia
Albert Blanchard
Quinsy
Albert
E. F. Graber
Harvey Senff
World fair to feature Irish village and granite monument
An Irish village will be a World’s fair feature with an $8,000 granite monument from Vermont. A continuous clambake will attract visitors while Saginaw Michigan plans a salt plant exhibit. Genealogies and historical pieces from Columbus and George Fox are prepared for Chicago displays. Publishers Harper, Scribner, and Century plan transportation history exhibits with lithographs, drawings, and photographs.
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Vermont
Saginaw
Mich
George Fox
Society of Friends Or
Quaeers
Leicestershire
Chicago
California
Tulare County
Board of Trade
Harper Bros, Scribner &Sons
A the Century Company
Chief Smith
Free copy offer of horse diseases treatise
Arrangements with Pr B J Kendall Co publishers of A Treatise on the Horse and His Diseases allow subscribers to obtain a copy free by mailing address with a two cent stamp to Ir I hen dall Co Enosburgh Falls VT. The book, a standard authority, has sold over four million copies in ten years. The offer is limited and ends soon.
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Pr.b J Kendall Co
Ir I Hendall Co
Enosburgh Falls
Excursion tickets to New York for Christian Endeavors meet
Tickets on the Pennsylvania Lines will go on sale July 6 7 and 8 for travel to the Christian Endeavors International Convention in New York turning return options to August 15th. Fast through trains on the selected routes from Ohio and Indiana offer convenient journeys and details are available from local ticket agents.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Christian Endeavors International
Ohio
Indiana
Children Day Services At Presbyterian Church
Children’s day services were held in the Presbyterian Church with strong attendance and an evergreen bell bearing the motto America for Christ. Evening services at the M E Church overflowed, featuring the League of Honor pyramid of white with mottoes and speakers. Light Bearers band festival planned next Friday. Mrs. Jos. Dunham and Mira Jennie Field in town. various local notices follow.
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Presbyterian Church
America
M. E. Charch
League of Honor
Christ
Light Bearers
Alt
Jos. Dunham
Mira Jennie Field
Elia Dunham
Zanesville
Waler
West Lebanon
Amos Beam
Rob Cook
Charley Wyre
Local Election Results and Court Case Mentioned
In the Saturday election Mrs Muller of Wooster led by a majority with her sister Mrs Newb Amstutz. Elias Geisinger, once a local resident, is jailed in Akron for forging a 276 note on his father in law, awaiting grand jury action. J W Hewitt lost a horse last week as it grew sick, and the Minneapolis ticket of 19 was endorsed by Republicans.
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Muller
Wooster
Newb Amstutz
Elias Geisinger
Akron
Sam Sigler
J.W Hewitt
Mornieapolis
Wayne and Canaan Church Activities and Nominations
Community notices detail Children's Day exercises at Wayne church on June 1 and Canaan MFE Church next Sabbath. Reported events include a funeral service, a lecture by Dr Warner, a marriage in Brooklyn Village, a school entertainment, and lectures by George Kinzo Kancho from Japan. The piece concludes with Republican nomination discussions and calls for unity.
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Wayne Church
Wayne Missionary Society
Dr Warner
Congress
Katharine Armstrong
Cleveland
Lena Weiand
Simithville
H Hoff
J G Black
Jesse Ftath
Flowera
Wayne Sabbath School
Rath
G W Spangler
EH A. Hart
George .Ackerman
Ray Pickerton
Isaac Turner
Brooklyn Village
Jo W Ferguson
Canaan
Sylvia Turner
Henry Steves
Ana
T. J Teeple
MFE
League of Honor
George Kinzo Kancho
Hanamaki Iwate Ken
Japan
Progressive Road Plan Prompts County Bond Idea
A writer urges national focus on road improvement citing historical farming work and praises local stone gravel roads. Proposes ninety nine year government loans at one percent to fund half the cost, with counties bonding the rest and tax strategies tied to nearby land values. Recommends sixteen foot rural roads and start with one or two miles annually.
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Wayne County
Hluetlington
Wooster
Congress
Legislature
Remarkable Animal Facts and Oddities From Across Regions
Naturalists note tortoises as the longest living. A Seymour Indiana chicken reportedly has four wings and four legs. The mole swims well and digs wells for water. Guaddloupe bees store honey in bladderlike wax sacs. A tarpon hunter in Florida caught a sawfish 11 feet 10 inches long weighing 202 pounds. Michigan reports deer plentiful enough to threaten wheat crops, though shooting them is illegal.
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Seymour
Ind
Florida
Michigan
Epicurean Morsels From a Distant Archive
This fragment surveys gastronomy across eras and regions. It notes Eskimos loving eggs on the cusp of hatching, London oysters valued around 3 million dollars yearly, and Romans praising snails with Capuchins fattening them in the 16th century. It cites a quainter rule about oysters during certain months and hints at historical food trade and horse slaughter in aris. It ends by remarking a nail as a fashionable item.
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London
Wreyburg
Butler
Aris
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Trumbull
Jacob F. Burket
Hancock
Josiah B. Allen
Athens
Board of Public Works
E. L. L. Barger
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William McKinley, Jre
J.B. Foraker
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Asa Bushnell
R. M. Nevin
EW. Poe
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J .S. Atwood
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Foraker
McKinley
United Action
Franks
Smith
Will Franks
Unite
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Ieee
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Kalamazoo
Hood
Lee
Momba
Tee
Bey
University of Lima
Peru
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England
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Othman
Bagdad
Assyria
Greece
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Tenbury
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Mr. F. & Ellis
Shellay
Sir John Millais
British Royal Academy
Hir Rateree
Shakespeare
Gustave Dore
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Pet Dottie
U. S
MT. Eaton
Mme
Regina Maney
Bon
Columbus
Columfairbud
Jackson
J A. Braun
Constra
Pation
Jackson Mig. Co
Ayer
Chamberlian
Laubach & Boyd Druggists
Laubach & Boyd
Druggista
Rigrl
Chamberlain’s
R. L. St. Jon N
Owland, Mo
Laubach & Boyd Druggista
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Sturl
Emil Faber
Apple Creek
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Lick Observatory
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Lette
Ion the Woo
Clark
G. Caybor
Ura Eysten
Miss Alva Henderwn
Fl Rankin
Wilh Shreve
Cally Vatut
Adv SA
Roller & Wilson
Notic
Board of Education of
Plain Township
Ohlo
Sut
Rie Kawaten
Dongle Ane
Herling
Brown
Grand St
Jersey City
Stitute
Sensible
Jacq Fritz
Ridman
M F Fritz
Leon
Ashtabulate
Smithville
Greene Tp
Wayne Co
Mary Winter
Price
Tering
David Irl
Burbank Road
Davin Grill
Board of Control of the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Meridian
Enuch
S. H. Ellis
Board of Control
Ohio Experiment Station
Ooster
County Auditor
A. O. Elmer
Aale
Quin
Hazeltine Woolen Mills
Warran
Welk
Business College
Bexler's Right
ALL Business
Dr.j.p.clegg Medical CO
St. Clair
Noble St
girThe Orage
Clegg
Wayne
Sata City
Sald City
Hseven
David Thomas
Katate
Mt Albright
McClure & Smyler
Ketabmanedt
Geneva Nursery
Geneva
Board of Trustees
Waynoe County
J.C. Sidle
Nathan Smith
Martin Landis
Silas Troxel
Hayward J.barrett
Woosten
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