12 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1902
Page
1
A. J. Fredrick & Co announces fresh spring lines with bright blooming features. The store emphasizes a prospecting season shift from winter, inviting customers to investigate prices and advertising efforts as a channeled appeal.
Local retailer promotes a bold sale on black dress goods claiming better lines and greater savings than competitors. The message urges customers to visit and compare prices for value on black fabrics.
An elegant line of New Spring Suits for ladies and misses. Walking and dress skirts in black and colored. If you buy a waist, a skirt, or full dress, come and see us. We know we can save you money.
We boast the most complete line of wash goods in the latest weaves. The first showing features an elegant line of wash waists we have.
A seller claims one of the best Kid Glove lines in the United States with every pair warranted priced at $1.00 and $150. The ad urges readers to try a pair and see.
A local carpet shop promotes its wide selection of standard carpet makes in fresh patterns. It highlights prompt measurement, installation, and competitive pricing to attract customers.
Chinese and Japanese Matting Our line is now complete Prices from 10 cents up.
An itemized offer shows fabrics such as 31 inch unbleached cotton at 4 cents and 36 inch unbleached cotton at 6 cents with listed values. Bleached cotton is priced and a lot of Figured Lateen is stated at 10 cents with a lic. note. A remaining line mentions long cloth at 1243.
London reports General Methuen and four guns captured by General Delarey. Extensive panic in stock and mine markets as news spreads. Irish MPs cheer then retreat amid battlefield details and Kitchener telegram read in the House of Commons. Editorials condemn Irish cries and note foreign Boer satisfaction.
Special to THE REPUBLICAN reports Secretary of the Navy John D Long submitted his resignation to take effect May 1. Congressman Moody was appointed his successor and has signified his intention to accept the post.
Cincinnati reports a boycott declared by labor councils after the United Brewery Workmen refused arbitration amid a lockout. Brewers insist on pledged work for new hires, while locked-out workers seek reinstatement. circulars urge a three-city beer boycott.
Boston's six week freight and express handlers strike spreads to 8,000 workers as Adams and New York and Boston pull работу, with sympathy actions and boycott threats against Norfolk Railway and Lighting. In Denver, eight hour day strikes involve seven thousand workers. West and Tillman oppose subsidy bill in Senate. Germany Britain dispute in China deepens over Yangtze accord and Tien Tsin control.
March 11 reports Lord Insebery addressing a crowded St. Andrew's hall in Glasgow linking the Irish Commons protest to a belief that autonomous parliament cannot be trusted to those who cheered at a British defeat. Lord Rosebery joins in noting Gladstone could not lead a truly independent assembly. Other items include a Boston freight handlers strike potential impact on 10,000 workers, a Savannah murder trial, a Quebec death from home fire killing a family of ten, a Washington sealers capsize drownings, and Newfoundland crews walk off sealing ships halting Wessells sailings. A powder plant explosion injures several and a family tragedy in Paris.
Small attendance marks Ohio Senate session as lawmakers push a wave of measures. Bills touch city street bonds, banking codification, county prosecutions, and school funding while chief topics include initiative referendums and reform proposals.
Washington reports progress on the Cuban reciprocity debate with leaders holding consultations in anticipation of a key House vote. Representative Long of Kansas leads effort for Ways and Means backing while opponents claim a large bloc exists. Payne defers firm plans, urging no action this session may be decisive for the conference.
Akron dispatch reports the Chicago library union has engaged with Guardian Savings Bank regarding notes in a significant financial arrangement. The article outlines the negotiating parties and the expected terms affecting the library's funding outlook and ongoing operations.
A massive tsunami-like wave struck La Libertad and Acajutla 30 miles north of Acajutio, sweeping embankments and inundating small buildings along the coast. Rescue work began as estimates of lives lost were uncertain, with reports of 53 bodies recovered and no full casualty figure yet. The disaster gutted water plants and damaged towns, while authorities described a mountainous surge with no break until reaching the shore. In Kansas and other areas, separate incidents include a fatal shooting in Texarkana and political fusion discussions in Topeka and Louisville with party conventions planned for April.
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