Republican correspondence list expands in Wayne county region
A notice from the Wayne county area urges more writers to send full names and addresses for the weekly Republican column. It notes reporting priorities, dates, and towns, and warns letters should be timely and not promotional. Several political items comment on Hawaiian affairs, Cleveland, Gresham, and state politics, including primary and Senate issues, with names like McKitley Butler Higgins and Addicks cited in discussion of party dynamics.
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Republican
Wayne County
Fmm
Repousnioan
Wooster Republican
Wooster Daily Republican
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wooter
Cleveland
Ed. Gros
Perhays
W. W. Garver
James II Hoyt Aims For Governor GOP Nomination
Cleveland lawyer James II Hoyt seeks the Republican nomination for governor citing his eloquence. He is expected to be among the leaders in the balloting as Cuyahoga county unity boosts his chances amid a dozen contenders.
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James II Hoyt
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Administration cites failed protest against French cattle embargo
A Washington special notes the administration has received no satisfaction from its protest against the French embargo on American cattle products, calling foreign embargoes since repeal of Republican reciprocity baseless. Cleveland possesses power to punish such discrimination but will not use it.
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Washington
Cleveland
America
Cleveland targets pensioners with political pressure
The article cites Cleveland’s push to curb pensioner votes and force state control of primaries, arguing for fraud protections and cleaner elections. It notes Toledo’s similar demand for reform and criticizes plans to raise pensions while threatening cuts to existing recipients. The piece questions funding methods and warns of drastic changes to 4000 pensioners at a $1.5 million cost.
Political currents threaten Monroe doctrine and Cuban policy
The article critiques the Cleveland administration amid calls for a stronger navy to defend the hemisphere. It cites Republican and Democratic figures on Cuba, annexation talk, and the Ohio political scene, noting John H. Thomas’s stand and a Springfield mayoral race shaped by party factions and British-linked candidates.
Newt wording from old union line about South Carolina democracy
The article rails at South Carolina Democrats for plotting to destroy the Federal Constitution to secure white supremacy, arguing that education or property tests would disenfranchise whites too. It quotes Senator Morgan of Alabama praising Britain’s expansion and condemns American pro British free trade advocates as hypocritical in facing Britain’s Africa and isthmus ambitions.
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United States
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Palmetto
Great Britain
Morgan
Alabama
Nicaraugua
Venezuela
Isthmus Republic
Britain
America
Morgan Well
Egypt
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
England
Cleveland's Debt Borrowing Decried by Democratic Press
The Chicago Post's Washington correspondent reports that of 162 million dollars borrowed by Cleveland's administration in under a year, about 108 million funded current expenses under questionable authority. The funds sit as gold and treasury notes, with critics claiming the transfers violated law and urging impeachment talks as Ohio voters face April elections choosing Republican candidates.
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Cleveland
Democratic
Chicago Post
Washington
Treasury
Carlisle
Congress
Chicago
Deaths of Dorcas Culbertson and kin in Wayne county
In Wooster a rare multiple interment occurred with the death of Dorcas Culbertson aged 90 years and her son John W Culbertson aged 64. The double funeral was held at their South Walnut Street home with Rev. Herron officiating. Also listed are several other local deaths including John Koster of Dalton and Walter Weckinpaugh’s infant, alongside school examiner notes and local notices from Orrville and Apple Creek. The report details births, affiliations with the Presbyterian church, and long Wayne county residency, plus brief funeral arrangements and remarks on local education progress.
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Wooster
Dorcas Culbertson
John W. Culbertson
Grip
South Walnut 8 Reef
Charles Herron
First Presbyterian Church
Westmoreland County
Ohio
Apple Creek
Wayne County
William A. Culbertson
Jane Roth
E. C. Case
Orrville
Ellen McIntyre
Lawrence
Kan
Milo Culbertson
Kansas City
Whenas
Culbertson
Presbyterian Church of
Laura Garrett
Addie Shem
Camden
Isaac Davison
Wayne Township
Mechanicsburg
L’ennsylvania
Emeline Cherry Davison
Walter
F C Weckinpaugh
North Bever Street
J Shamp
Honeytown
Pennsylvania
Jesse M .Hamp
M Berger
East Union Township
Henry Bkb
Minneapolis
Mion
Bunday
William
John Sowers
Madison Avenue
Henry Springer
van Wert
Dee Poneliet
Dalton
Hagiate H
Denbrieelonia A
Creek
Feller
Albionnéee
L. Marshall
Eaton OL. Smith
Be. Zena
Emma E
Leon Gan Pneon
Albert White
North Lawrence
Fritz
Rittman
Beeble
Gilmot
Weasley
Maud A. Smith
F. Christman
Smithville
E L
Bechtel
Chas
Pahr
Reedsburg
W. S. Biggs
Emma Oldroyd
Gratelxoss
Shreve
Naomi Stauffer
Springville
May Ports
Millbrook
F. KE
Barnes
Uannap
P. F. Ault
Marshallville
Hattie
Henry Myers
City
The
Presbyterian Church
City Opera House
John Roesley
Hancock Street
Union Square Theatre
New York
Dumber
Women Vote Rights Lecture Planned At City Opera House
The Woman's Franchise Association schedules a free lecture next Thursday evening in the City Opera House to urge women to exercise suffrage. Mrs Katherine L Stevenson, a nationally recognized college graduate, will speak on an as yet undisclosed topic. If the Supreme Court delays ruling on school election voting, women will vote in the spring election. a ruling against suffrage could raise questions about the status of elected women on school boards.
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Woman’s Franchise Association
City Opera House
Katharine L. Stevenson
Brad
Supreme Court
Orrville editor fractures forearm in chair mishap
Orrville March 21. At about four this afternoon J A Hamilton editor of the Orrville Crescent fell from a chair while reaching papers and fractured his right forearm just above the wrist. He was standing on the chair to reach a shelf. Mr D Kauffman and Miss Mar Markley, both of Orrville, were married last evening and are housekeeping this morning on West Market Street, preparing their rooms before the ceremony.
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Orrville, O
J. A. Hamilton
Orrville Crescent
D. Kauffman
Mar Markley
Orrvitle
West Market
Burglar Breaks Canfield Bank Safe in Jan Incident
A burglar forced entry at the Canfield bank in January, damaged the safe, and escaped with unspecified valuables. Police seek witnesses and review security footage for clues to identify the suspect and recover stolen items.
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Canfield
Fire Loss Destroys Craven Smoke House Near Cedar Valley
Republican Congress correspondent reports a fire at 8 o clock Saturday night destroying the Craven smoke house and storehouse contents. Mrs Craven and children alerted neighbors who saved the dwelling and barn from flames though meat lard flour dried fruit tools and work bench were lost. Mr Craven lives about a mile north of Cedar Valley near Philo school house.
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Congress
C. Craven
Craven
Mr. Craven
Cedar Valley
Philo
Dalton Faces March 28 Deadline on Schultz Shops
Dalton chairs a final proposition to fund new Schultz Shops near the depot with 2000 dollars in cash and 70000 feet of lumber. If the Dalton committee raises the funds by March 28 the shops may be built. otherwise the shops stay in Dalton amid local pressure and possible condemnation.
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Schultz
Dalton
Dalton Committee
Marriage Licenses Issued But Certificates Not Returned
Ohio law requires certificates for all marriages to be sent to the county Probate Judge within three months. Those not returned include names such as Kamer to Mary Ginther Avien and Schulenberger to Hmms Prestler, with several others listed from Volume 12 of the Marriage Records.
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Ohio
Sain Court
B.F. Kamer
Mary Ginther
Avien
Schulenberger
Hmms Prestler
Mozes J. Blough
Social whirl at P B Club and War Social events
The P B Club entertained members with a ten course dinner and a grand New York guest dance. A second member-hosted reception followed with elegant costumes. The ME church Epworth League War Social drew a large crowd with G A R participation, patriotic program, and a charitable collection for Epworth League.
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New York
Wooster
Church Epworth League
Post
G. A B
Harry, Robinson, Kenter
Ellsperman
Mrs. Groh
G.A R. Boys
Whistling Regiment
Ella Shipley
Brave Battery Boys
Schmuck
Everett
Taylor
Crabbs
Birdie Wilhelm
C. McClelland
W McClure
McClelland
McClure
Lemuel Jeffries
Clement JI
Wallandingham
Epworth League
North Dakota Supreme Court Grants Jim a New Trial
Special dispatches from Mandan North Dakota report that William W Pancost once known as Myron R Kent an Ohio bank robber and alleged wife murderer received a new trial after the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled the bias statute mandatory requiring the judge to recuse and call in another judge. The case stems from the murder of Mrs Jola Holmes Kent and Pancosts subsequent arrest trial and conviction in Colorado.
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Mandan
North Dakota
Wayne County
William W Pancost
Ohio
Pancost
Medina
Canada
Minneapolis
Myron R. Kent
Jola Holmes
Supreme Court of North Dakota
What a Canton Mother Says
A Canton mother praises Dr Hand's Colic Cure and Teething Lotion for six children, asserting rapid relief from wind and colic and claiming the remedies bring quiet sleep. She endorses the products as superior to other treatments and notes availability in drug stores for 95 cents.
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Canton
Dr. Hand
H. A. Erbe
Cherry
Cainton
Two Nights Of Fire Hit South Walnut Street Scene
Firemen battled two tragic blazes Saturday and Sunday nights near South Walnut and West South streets. Ached by a strong west wind, the first blaze at James Elliott’s feed barn spread to adjacent structures, with horses saved and losses totaling about 250. The second fire at 107 South Market involved Mrs Theo P Kent’s unoccupied residence, kept to the Kent house and adjacent Bell property with about 1800 in damage. Local residents aided and coffee was provided to firefighters after.
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James Elliott
South Walnut
Weat South Streets
E. M Quinby
E. Ghatelain
Chas. Immler
Edward Kline
Bell Bros. Stable
Wm. Snook
Losa
M. Quinby
Columbiana County Mutual
Chatelain
Cincinnati
Erson
Ilott
Kent
Will Bell
Kent House
Beil
Knox County Mutual
Bert Sellers
Hoya
England
M. J. Carroll
Rumors Seal Gresham Resignation and Policy Shift
New York dispatch reports renewed talk that Secretary of State Gresham may resign. President Cleveland vetoed aggressive foreign policy moves on Spain and other powers at a cabinet meeting. Britain will be treated tenderly on Nicaragua, and Meade’s squadron will skip Santiago de Cuba, heading to Jamaica via San Domingo.
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Whitney Cables
Spain
Cuba
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Morgan
Alabama
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Advertiser
Gresham
State Department
Cabinet Council
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Meade
Santiago de Cuba
Brat
San Domingo
Jamaica
Was Highly Respected Death Notice of Ss D McGee
A Olewein paper notes the death of Ss D McGee 33, foreman at Chicago Great Western shops. He married Lizzie Brown of Wovoa ter and had St Paul railroad friends. Buried in Amboy with private car provided by the Great Western. floral tributes from railroad employees and others.
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Olewein
D. McGee
Lizzie
Michael Brown
Wovoater
McGee
Chicago Great Western
St. Paul
Wigman
Lizzie Brown
Marseille
Stephen Douglass
Ailroad
Great Western
Amboy
Colorado man keeps two bottle sections in collection
A Colorado man preserves a two section bottle display. Section one holds hundreds of bottles whose contents his wife ingested seeking relief from her physical sufferings. Section two contains a few bottles once filled with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The remedy claimed to cure irregularities internal inflammation and ulceration and to relieve women's suffering.
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Colorado
Felief
Dr. Pierce
Meeting of Wayne County fund drive for Nebraska relief
An emergency gathering at the Mayor's office in Wooster discusses paying freight charges for a car of supplies sent to Ewing Nebraska. A committee is appointed to appeal for funds, urging churches and residents to donate to Rev. I N Kieffer to cover railroad freight, noting the car reached its destination and relief is in good hands.
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James Mullins
Jeffries
J.8. Caskey
Chas. Herron
Alginzi Cunningham
I. N. Kieffer
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Freemont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad
Ewing, Neb
Keiffer
Wooster
Wayne County
Nebraska
Western Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The bkg-rocket career of Wooster horseman ends in civil suits
The career of W. H. Thomas of Wooster ends with civil suits in the Court of Common Pleas against D. W. Tyler and James G. George over horses claimed owned. Ellen Bart seeks $8500 from George Seonge for Chattie C. and Thomas’s sister-in-law claims Little Rube. Attorneys Adair & Adair for plaintiffs. The article notes Thomas’s chaotic tour with racing horses, lavish spending, and eventual sheriff sale after failed finances.
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W. H. Thomas
Wooster
Constable
Court of Common Pleas
D. W. Tyler
James G. George
George Bart
Thomns
Mr. Tyler
Ellen Bart
Fof Thomas
James G. Seonge
Adair & Adar
American Sportsman
Chattie GC
Thomas
Warren, O
Cleveland
Pelding
Joe Conners
Warren
Conners
Trim
Marietta
Athens
Court actions and guardians named in Wayne County probate records
Wayne County Probate Court lists numerous probate actions including orders of sale and accounts for Henry H. Martin Geo Wolf and Margaret J. Rice estates, guardianship bonds set for Acker and Nixon, and a May 3 hearing schedule. Also notes the Massillon Coal Exchange formation in Cleveland to coordinate Massillon coal sales and prevent internal competition.
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John J. Martin
Henry H. Martin
Jos. Whitman
Geo. Wolf
W. F. Kean
Geo. Liggett
Addie C. Witherow
Margaret J. Rice
Wm. A. Craig
Ann E. Aylsworth
W. Z. Aylsworth
Earl Aylsworth
Alien Greely
Harry E. C
K. E. Keck
Cattie E. Boone
UO. G. Acker
Elizabeth Acker
John Acker
Sarah J. Nixon
Earl Nixon
James H. Stansberry
Nina, Pearl
Grace Elle Stansberry
Snyder
Lewis Snyder
Catharine Brenneman
James Bodine
Henry RK
Brenneman
Ephriam Lehman
Claude Snyder
A H. Weygandt
W. H. Ferrer
Massillon
Massillon Coal Exchange
Cleveland
Massillon Exchange
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Attuorneys-At-Law
Nice
Nice Bock
M'Clure
Martin L. Smyler
McClure & Smyler
Wooster Ohio
Merchant's Emporium
Sld
W. Newkirk
Emporium Block
C. A. Lerch
Liberty
John A. Gann
Humeopathic
Northarket Street
Episcopal Church
Beyt
H. A. Hart
North Market Street
New Lutheran Church
N Y . Eye and Ear Institute
W Stoll
G.W Ryall
Stoll & Ryall
North Market
North County
Dr. Stoll
Beall Avenue
Bowman
Richard Elson
Downite
Pub. Square
Wooster Book Bindery
Jacob Fischer
Frick's Block
WoosiTsa
Doylestown
West Salem
Hoyt
Toledo
Foncanon & CO
Summit St
Laubach & Boyd, Wooster
Tuts
Ripans
Ripans Chemical CO
Entre
Smdil
Aim
Keepinig
Clark’s Lumber Yard
Goodman
Thurston
Grover
Hawaii
Solid South
McKitley
Georgia
Florida
McLaughlin
Byrnes
Marion Butler
United States Senate
North Carolina
Senate
Higgins
Delaware
Addicks
Hoke Smith
George Washington
Eason
John H. Thomas
Springfield
PPP Mast
Mr. Thomas
John Koster
George Koster
Barberton
Wooster Repubit
Avile Ceres
Michael Cotterman
Samual Villard
Vallard Bel
Cotterman
Samuel
Upton
McConnell
C. W. Gilgen
Youngstown
D. D Lawrence
Bunker Hill
Orrvile
P. Berg
Berg
W G Patterson
Eva Hunter
Madisonburg
Branch School House
C H. Kister
Deny
W J Lehr
High School Alumni Association
Wooster High School
Hamilton Hurt
WoosTtes Republican
John WW. Bath
Elyria
Staty
P. B. Club
Social Notes
North Dakota Supreme Court
Jim
Laoniag
Butalo
N. Y
U.S
Nebraska Relief Committee
Alvinzi Cunningham
J.5. Caskey
I. N Kieffer
Creston
Garver
Canaan Township
Grosse
Knestrick
Frank L. Welty
Welty
Dreas
J. C. Poe
Noble
Groas
Kneatrick
Dr. Price
Wayne County Probate Court
John MecClatran
Hall
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