11 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1891
Page
1
In Nov 6 1898 dispatches report Senor Montt meeting Secretary Tracy at the state department amid Chilean crisis talk. Commodore Ramsey warns against war bravado as Balmaceda plotters unfold in Buenos Aires and Santiago with arrests and conspiracy details surfacing in Valparaiso and Lima.
State geologist Dr Lindahl reports large kaolin deposits in Maine near Union county and Danville areas. He notes abundant raw material for porcelain and glaze ware and cooperation with Swedish experts for an exhibit at the World’s Fair.
A massive blast with flames rising dozens of feet tore through the Tifa Gas company building at Tiffle Tirrix on November 5. The precursor furnace sparked the blaze and roof fragments flew far as firefighters, absent at the moment, were later alerted. No injuries were reported.
Brownssie Le Texas reports ground was broken yesterday and construction began on the inter continental railroad intended to link the United States with Mexico and Central America.
Frank Farrow, a colored porter, was severely slashed with a razor by his wife at his mother in law’s home. He suffered a deep facial cut and a severed artery in the left wrist and is in serious condition. Mrs Farrow previously survived a razor assault by Jim Wade in Cincinnati amid jealousy.
Coxtemats Nov 5 Governor Campbell sent a telegram to Major McKinley praising his election and expressing belief he will serve the people with energy and honor. The message is dated with Jans F Campbell as the sender and includes a misspelled note reflecting the era’s telegraph style.
Brokers claim Hood's Sarsaparilla stays a fair price at 100 doses for one dollar. The note adds a quirky line about cats growing until they reach about a year old.
An excerpt praising Brandreth’s Pills for chronic skin disease described as eczema-like rashes on legs arms and chest. The speaker recounts a four year battle with dermatitis and claims dramatic improvement after using the product. Public health tone mirrors 19th century patent medicine advertising.
A Chilean delegate in Santiago reports to New York on the Congressionalist rise, Balmaceda's letters, and posthumous charges. The message notes money moves via Argentina, the British fleet, and U S reactions, with calls to recall Egan amid growing Chilean distrust and risk of renewed conflict.
Judge Wallace refused to set aside the indictment returned by the grand jury against Aberger and Kempfer insolvent wine merchants who contend the jury was not legally empaneled in San Francisco on November 5.
A Times correspondent reports Blaine disapproves of Eigan and Schley pressing for conflict with Chile. He cites a light foot and a playful picnic remark. The Detroit Free Press lampoons Dr Bull's Cough Syrup, while many view its merits as clear.
A garbled dialogue contrasts a girl’s sadness with a remark on belonging to an old Jewish sect and fair complexion. The text devolves into muddled phrases about skin health, purifying humors, and misleading remedies, ending in incoherent jumbled words.
At the Anaconda mine in Butte City Mont the cage broke as nineteen men rode down and nine were killed. Rescue efforts found two living miners yet hopeless. the mine, largest in the territory, employs about four hundred men and had just reopened.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports Congress dissolved and martial law proclaimed nationwide. The cablegram says a dictatorship has been established in Brazil amid upheaval and provincial seizures of power.
William Cox and his son William of Wapella attempted a deepening of an old well. Gas prevailed in the shaft forcing Cox to descend and both died near the bottom after fainting in rising water. Local divers have not risked retrieval.
Sax Franciss Now 6 William Howard Jack Rice and Abe Jones three stage robbers were arrested about a fortnight ago and escaped while being brought to Redding. Howard was shot and killed on his refusal to surrender Rice jailed and has made a full confession Jones escaped officers are in pursuit and will take him dead or alive
A II year old girl named Clara Nese died after an escort persuaded her to smoke cigarettes two weeks after returning home from the theater. Doctors attribute death to nicotine poisoning from cigarette use.
The sixth annual gathering of Christian workers from Canada and the United States began a six day session at a Washington Congregational church. Rev R A Torrey and Rev F M Lamb led morning prayers, with N Y pastor Dr H Kreene delivering the welcome. Postmaster General Wanamaker and others addressed the opening. Afternoon notices included several papers on work across the nation.
A prominent farmer EH Davis died ten days ago amid a mystery illness. After his death the family exhumed the body, kept it at home, and later reburied it in a burglar proof vault following a disturbing odor that drew neighbor attention.
The article reports Dr Briggs representing himself in a church case before the New York presbytery. He objects to the indictment form citing doctrinal errors and asserts no guilt for disturbing church harmony. The presbytery debates whether the prosecution committee is original party, adjourns, and later votes to dismiss the case for peace, to applause for Briggs and with plans for an appeal by the prosecuting committee. A B Dun weekly review follows with national business notes and regional trade updates.
Rumors of a mob attacking Tracyity and Inman branch prisons in East Tennessee are unfounded. About 20 convicts remain at the prisons. more than 500 escaped convicts have been recaptured, with a dead guard noted.
Boston on November 4 reports a cash safe run at the Five Cent Savings Bank whose late president Irving Evans says the institution remains solvent with deposits around 1.9 million dollars and a net cash surplus of about 1.124 million. The bank, claimed to have 125000 depositors, denies ties to failures of Evans's other businesses.
Anton Sparkahl, editor of The Rundschan, was found in his room yesterday paralyzed and unable to speak. He was removed to a hospital after being assaulted by roughs some time ago and has since been in poor health.
Ottawa reports three men named Talbot, Diage, and Larose arrested on conspiracy to defraud the Dominion and government. Talbot and Dionne are civil service clerks. Larose a merchant. Widespread probe by the public accounts committee follows. In another note Edwin Wood, postmaster and clerk of election, faced bonds for smashing a ballot box near Menken, amid election disputes. Also items note the pope's will plans and a Milwaukee life sentence for a teenage murder. Snowfall, Kentucky and Virginia areas report several inches of snow and related disruption.
In a church near Burgank a sect led by an evangelist influenced Willis Collins and a younger man named An engagement formed but faced family opposition. Three men attacked the preacher and Collins to stop the wedding, hindering plans at the church this week. Meanwhile Alice McFinain Miller, once trusted at The Tradesman office, is charged with forgery for a $800 note after prior $80 allegations. bail set at $5,000.
Republican newspapers in the city endorse Foraker for the United States Senate to succeed Sherman in an editorial tilt.
Al transcribed report says Hill declares Democrats control both chambers. Willard, a Democrat, wins in Jefferson's second district, shifting the assembly to 65 Democrats and 63 Republicans based on early returns.
The claim that Hiscock will join the cabinet is dismissed as unfounded. The New York legislature outlook is uncertain and a Republican Senate successor seems unlikely, undermining the circulating story.
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