09 Nov 1871
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1871
Page
1
A stage driver rails against danger as the wagon speeds down a moonlit grade. The vehicle lurches, wheels break away, and it careens toward a ravine with frightened passengers clinging to ropes and reins. The driver maintains control despite a three wheel collapse.
Charles H Durban a 23 year old attorney and his wife Lucy Seaman Durban died within ten minutes of each other at Judge Evans's sixth ward home. Durban shot himself in the temple after his wife, afflicted by consumption, declined. a note requested a coroner’s inquest. A letter to his wife claimed he could not live without her.
A night traveler recalls a Western town stop where a sleepy night clerk delays the eastern express. The traveler bribes the clerk with a half dollar to fetch the luggage and ensure the train runs on time, escaping a tense wait in the cold depot as the train finally arrives.
Across the state the Secretary of State reports official returns from all counties for the Governor race and the Constitutional Convention. The document lists county totals and notes a statewide total vote of 460,462, with 72,052 votes cast for the Constitutional Convention and a separate 429,087 total for Secretary of State in the prior year.
Reported gold discoveries near Lake Shabawau in Manitoba attract thousands. Specimens of dust nuggets and quartz spur excitement as explorers claim rich deposits rivaling Australia, with government road work paused and local towns buzzing.
The Gazette discusses management shifts at the Atlantic and Great Western Railway under Gen Me Melia Svatur Sburane and WOB Duccanay Trasters. It notes Sweetser as general manager and praises his experience, predicting improved operations, commerce, and travel with planned arrangements and added labor.
The president proclaims a day of Thanksgiving on November 30 1871 urging citizens to worship and give thanks for national peace prosperity and blessings while praying for the needy and invoking unity under divine protection. The notice is sealed and issued in Washington on October 23 1871 by Secretary Thar tos Freg.
A Wheeling and Lake Erie rail project gains strong local support from Martinsville to Worster Ohio with open rights of way in Zoar and Wooster. Residents praise the plan, urging swift progress and noting enthusiasm for either route, while Wheeling and Lake Erie supporters remain dedicated and hopeful.
Writings portray a Sal Lake City piece critiquing Mormon religious and social influence. The author argues the group blends faith with fanaticism, praising revival while noting underlying arrogance and resistance amid changing social pressures.
The text lists a series of reform planks including party fit for the future, Alabama claims and Butler’s fishery war, funding standards, government efficiency, ending Ku Kluxism, ending polygamy, maintaining law and order, addressing the Indian question, civil service reform, and opposing party fragmentation by Greeley and Wheat, leading to the next presidency.
The Quebec Vercury reports Justice Caault sentenced Hubert Banville on Tuesday in Rimouski for attempting to poison his wife. The crime came to light when the wife’s sister, caring for her, found arsenic in a tea cup. The sister cried out I am poisoned leading to arrest, conviction, and execution. The wife survived.
An elderly Black woman named Chloe Taw and her son reside near Chambersburg Montgomery County claiming an unspecified matter. The fragment provides limited details on her exact claim or the proceeding context.
Ad rates listed for various column sizes and square measures with a range of prices. Also notes on business cards, notices of appointment, and local notices with a 2 percent surcharge for auctioned events. Limited to one year at $500 for business cards and lines.
A garbled OCR page lists varied items from Kansas cattle fever to railroads in Ohio, with notes on floods, crime, cyclopedic trivia, and cultural references. It includes mentions of officials and places such as Wellsville, Akron, Columbus, New York, and Georgia, plus scattered dates and prices.
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