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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1891
Page
4
A violent confrontation erupts between McCarthyite and Parnellite supporters as police escort Dillon and O'Brien. Mounted units charge to separate rioters amid flying missiles and wounded onlookers. Some were sent home or to hospitals. fatalities unknown at this time.
In Cork on October 28, John Dillon and William O'Brien spoke for Flavin amid strong crowd enthusiasm. Police escorted the speakers to their hotel after the event, preventing riot. Parnellites remained sullen while McCarthyites faced brutal assaults on the way home. Troops stayed in barracks ready to intervene if needed.
Vienna reports anti Jewish riots in Russia result in fifty deaths and many wounded. Advices describe a terrible situation with forests said to be filled with starving Jews.
Ex- Andator James Lavelle and accomplice Barr Hawes ask to move their case from Ashington to Pike county citing 60 strong local sentiment against them. They face charges for aiding the burning of a courthouse. Investigators continue examining Lavelle's ledgers.
The Lowsville and Nashville railroad halted trains over sunken land near the French Market, about a mile and a half from the regular depot, while the Southern Pacific continued at a crawl to avoid jarring the line. The land sank further, reaching river water level as of today. The report notes ongoing threat and slowed operations.
Oct 28 United States District Attorney Reynolds moves to start an anti-trust action against the St Louis Apothecaries association. The trust warns nonmembers, prompting a New York house to refuse patent medicine orders to non joiners. Reynolds will present the matter to the U S grand jury.
A catastrophic blast demolished a ridge building housing works injuring seven and killing three including John Fink and Teeed Schaeffer. The blast sent debris across streets and damaged nearby structures. Loss estimated at £20,000 with most victims from the city.
A freight collision at Thorsen station east of Glenwood on the Soo line killed five men and seriously injured seven others. Victims included O. E. Holmes and four Monticello residents. Rescue crews and doctors tended the wounded as investigations began into possible conductors and engineer fault.
Washington October 28 cabinet meeting attended by all but Foster discussed the Chilean situation. No public statement issued. A telegram sent to Chile dated the 23rd ordered Minister Egan to make an immediate report for explanation of the deaths of American sailors.
In Sant Traco Chile on October 28 the Spanish minister moved five political refugees under his protection from the old to the new Spanish legation and accompanied them to ensure their safety. He endorses Minister Egan’s policy on political refugees. At Valparaiso yesterday the German admiral instructed Captain Schley of the cruiser Balkmore and personally denounced the attack on the American sailors.
It is stated that President Harrison will fill the vacant cabinet post caused by Mr Proctor resignation by nominating Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia to succeed him. The announcement comes from a prominent military officer and is widely accepted as correct. Mr Proctor leaves for Vermont relay though his resignation takes effect Nov 1.
The National Lancers of Boston with about ninety men arrived in Wasitsctos and will be hosted by the National Rifles. They were met by the Marine band at the station and a theater party will honor them. A reception by the president and a banquet are planned.
General Miles urged two large encampments in Chicago during the World’s Fair. He proposed 10 000 to 15 000 men for 1892 dedicatory ceremonies and at least 100 000 in Chicago during the 1893 exposition, a plan met with strong approval.
Retail and wholesale yellow pine dealers in New York form the Yellow Pine company to unite under New Jersey leadership. Firms include South Brooklyn Sawmill, Buckey Co., McClare Co., Wilson, Decker, Rapp Johnson, A B Johnson, and Parke. Capital stock set at 2.5 million with 1 million preferred. Charles Buckey likely president. Active five year service by current firms. Officials deny trust aims and price hikes.
In Pittssura on Oct 28 United States District Court postponed October trial cases and discharged the petit jury after District Attorney Lyon announced cases were not ready. The grand jury, still in session, returned a drug bill against W Dill, alleged prescient of Clearfield National Bank.
In a heated Senate debate the impeachment question against State Treasurer Boyer dominated the session. Rafah F. Shapley argued the governor overstepped, calling the extra session political maneuvering and unjust to Boyer. He urged impeachment only with clear evidence of wrongdoing.
Hamitsacra October 28 Attorney General Hensel plans another effort to bring John Bardsley to the area. Mr. Graham of Hensel’s office travels to Philadelphia to confer with District Attorney Graham and has authority to act to move the case here.
William J. McGregor and Ty Barker seek parole after embezzlement and felonious assault terms in Allegheny county. Abraham Buzzard, famed Welsh outlaw, faces review on burglary and jail break charges with his deathbed confession read and sworn affidavits from alleged burglars presented.
Annapolis Md Oct 29 Cadets W Griffith Baltimore L F James South Carolina A G Kavanaugh Nebraska Clarence England Arkansas Ridley McLean Tennessee FP K Perkins California L S Adams Pennsylvania convicted by courts martial. Sentences of dismissal commuted by Superintendent Pythia. Cadets receive many demerits and confinement on board the Santee with academic restrictions.
The glaze mill four miles north of Yauxestown Ohio exploded injuring no one else and killing two men, Joseph Moog aged 19 and Benjamin Kermage aged 50, whose mutilated bodies were found over a 10 acre field. The blast shattered windows, felled trees, and damaged Belmont Avenue Methodist church steeple, with the explosion heard twenty miles away.
In Cork on October 29 nominating and polling dates were set for early next week as political tensions between Parnellites and anti Par nellite factions flared. John Dillon and Dr Tanner were attacked by a mob while driving to a meeting, Dillon struck by a stick and hurt but reached the rally with a volunteer escort.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania a two year old child died after clothing caught fire from a lit chip. The blaze started when a 4 year old brother set a chip alight on the child's feet. the flames were quickly extinguished but the child died within minutes.
The national guard convention approved a Cimcaeo encampment from August 5 to 20 on a site to be chosen by the ceremonies committee. The adjutants general will form a transportation committee and the cost will be borne by the national government. Only regular army and regularly enlisted national funds personnel may participate.
SBURG October 29 Governor Pat vin B Deen asks the prosecutor to press libel cases against her and The North American for Philadelphia based articles. Strong language describes the libel action and requests for official action.
Alma resident Mr HB Jones reports a woman with seven sores improved after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The advertisement claims Hood's Pills cure constipation by restoring peristaltic action and calls them the best laxative.
Two weeks ago Peter Weingarter a 60 year old farm laborer obtained a marriage license in Belleville to wed Miss Emma Horath daughter of a wealthy farmer. The license was returned to the county clerk after Weingarter sought to marry without the bride's knowledge. Upon learning of the plan she struck him with a whip and later retrieved the license with the note not want Weingarter has left the neighborhood. Glass Workers Strike at Wells Glass Company ends with 40 workers walking out after rejection of apprenticeship regualtions and a request for police protection.
Reports say Schulze nicknamed Jack the Ripper, confined and near confession. London police request official inquest testimony and related documents, aiming to compare his crimes with the notorious case.
Fixspray O Oct 29 reports Haskel father of Mahogany rail way founder sues Findlay Ft Wayne and Western rail way. He seeks possession of six acres hosting West Park car shops claiming work without pay and that the land was held in his name by the company.
Reports from incoming trains on the Evansville and Indianapolis road indicate fires still rage along the line and spread toward Mackey. The Featherstone property including house outbuildings and stock was destroyed. At Dongola Chappel's antile burned along with 1600 feet of quartered sawed oak.
In Lys uBird Virginia on October 28 Miss Likens from near Shavneville Montgomery County died in a bear attack while berry picking. Searchers found the bear nearby and the victim's body showed she was first squeezed to death and then partly devoured.
The Henry Coal and Coke company is incorporated to operate on the West Virginia Central railroad in Randolph County. Founders include Henry G. Davis Stephen B. Elkins and James G. Blaine with capital stock of 500000 to open the largest coal and coke works in the state.
Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott guardians at Gav Lighthouse Beach Mich report their four year old daughter fell ill last April with measles a dreadful cough and fever. After home and Detroit doctors failed she improved after using two and a half bottles of Dr King s New Discovery which they call worth its weight in gold and offer a free trial bottle at Launch Boyd s Drugstore.
An old time advertisement page promotes Buckilen Arnica salve for many skin ailments with 23 cents per box and refund guarantee. It also contains testimonials for Champlain's Cough Remedy and Champlain's Cholera Remedy, citing 50 cent and other prices and druggists Stol ler Wilson Koller Wilson. The piece ends with a fragment about lament and dethronement.
Fragmentary OCR reads include medical terms and partial names. It mentions an owner and a doctor and references a sequence of shots and eruptive terms. The text is damaged and lacks coherent narrative or dates.
The excerpt from Maryon Larand's Lee's Daughters cites Alicock's Porous Paster as a comforter for aching backs and postures, recommending constant wear over the seat of discomfort for several days. It mentions health products like Liver Regulator and Mnosphorus as new techniques in digestion aid.
An odd medical ad segment touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for bilious dyspepsia and torpid liver. It lists symptoms such as fullness after eating, bitter taste, dizziness, headaches, and sleep disturbance, claiming the remedy will address the root cause and offers refunds if not satisfied.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm as remedy for kidney aches and rheumatism, claiming relief and improved appetite. It cites testimonials from A G Vase and Q A Cary about discharge and nasal dryness, with price noted and local retailer Lantuch Boyd.
Fragmentary OCR text yields unclear names and events. no coherent subject or details emerge for a dependable summary.
Fragmentary 19th or early 20th century advertisement promoting female health cures and sexual wellness. Mentions various agents and “favorite prescription” claimed to heal female diseases with monetary price noted as six for five dollars.
A mob dragged a Black man from a jar at Linden and brought him before Farmer Lowe for identification. He was accused of fatally harming the farmer’s wife Gre and was burned at the stake as a crowd of about 40 Black men and an older woman watched.
The Siberian Exile Petition association, with about half a million signers, held a closed executive meeting in Philadelphia to decide how to present the petition to the czar. A committee will visit Admiral William McDowell in Newark to discuss introducing the document to the czar's attention.
In common pleas court Governor Campbell of Ohio filed suit for damages against The Press Company Limited for libel. The claim refers to a Columbus dispatch dated September 27 stating he owed large sums of money he could not pay.
The Union Theological Seminary directors and a joint committee of Rightisters and seven ruling elders of the general assembly conferred on October 30 about the assembly’s disapproval of Professor Briggs’s appointment to the seminary chair. The session adjourned without result and officials refused to divulge proceedings. The outcome may determine whether the seminary remains under general assembly control or becomes independent.
Providence reports an epidemic of typhoid fever in the Rhode Island state prison over three weeks with one death. Officials blame a contaminated water supply as the cause and warn of ongoing risk.
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