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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1896
Page
3
An editorial criticizes Georgia Populists accusing the Counting Machine of bias while noting Democratic divisions in Florida and Pennsylvania. It recalls William Jennings Bryan's foes within the party, scorns silver miners, and questions Bryan’s past as a bolter, asking how many months remain before his next move.
A Chicago Record special reports that silver speaker rallies rage across New York City. The piece notes organizers frame the issue as class conflict, urging the poor against the affluent and warning of unrest if activity continues.
The Democratic committee spends to hire 60 halls citywide, asserting a poor man’s campaign while steering funds and avoiding Republican attention. They claim funds are ample where most effective, countering claims of campaign poverty and free silver pressures.
The piece alleges Altgeld clings to gold rent contracts and admits personal responsibility while deflecting through an agent. Sewall admits ship contracts in gold but cites four decades of practice and business custom, claiming willingness to accept silver or currency if allowed by custom. The article questions who else is restrained by custom from taking silver or currency given Bryan’s promoter ties and Altgeld’s Chicago trip.
In Jackson on October 8 the Mississippi railroad commission hosts freight agents from the state to oppose a 40 percent tariff cut. Railroads warn recalls of receivers If rates drop further while costs stay fixed amid political pressures. They favor McKinley amid Bryanism and silver concerns.
Ex Governor Foster of Onto speaks at a Macon political gathering delivering a fitting and important statement on actions he has taken. The remarks center on his record and the implications for state policy.
A Treasury Secretary recalls that after a Democratic landslide the treasury faced gold outflow and a $60,000,000 bond issue offered on favorable terms. The Senate nearly approved, the House refused, and the order was revoked. He notes the gold reserve rarely dipping below $100,000,000 and hints Carlisle opposed the plan.
The text argues that the Republican party has never advocated free or expanded bimetallism beyond preserving parity between gold and silver. It cites Blaine and 19th century positions, opposing Bryan’s proposed broader silver standard and endorsing the current rigid parity while seeking international cooperation to broaden guarantees with foreign nations. It contrasts this with Bryanite calls for panic and radical action.
The Classics met at Miss Kieffer's Bloomington home for Shakespeare study. Members presented scenes from the Comedy of Errors with a listed cast, followed by a study of Love's Labour's Lost led by Miss Alice Brown. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 23 at Miss Brown's home.
Lively locals clash over Canadian annexation with a negative result in the Willard Society. The Lowell Society affirm the limited coinage of silver. New officers for Students Oratorical Association are elected, including KK. 8. Barnett as president and Elizabeth Brown as treasurer. Thomas Woodward noted as State Association secretary. What lies ahead for intercollegiate contests?
The Daily Republican promotes its comprehensive news service promising home and foreign coverage for two cents a day. It emphasizes that readers will learn what has happened by reading the paper, inviting subscription for full updates.
Wayne County deputies designate judges and clerks from both parties to run the upcoming fall and spring elections. Appointments cover Baughman, Canaan, Chippewa, Clinton, Chippewa, Franklin, Milton, Paint, Plain, Saltcreek, Sugarcreek, Wayne, and West Lebanon townships with named presiding judges and clerks across two precincts each.
The article lists ward judges and clerks for Wooster elections with presiding officers and members from Democratic and Republican lists. It names Wards One through Five, with each board including a presiding judge and two associate judges plus clerks, followed by note on appointments from partyExecutive Committee lists and deputy supervisors of elections J Hu Agere P C Given Isaac Pontius Fred J Miller and J E Applebaugh as clerk.
About 450 attended the Free Diver Club gathering, presided by Col. Benjamin Eason in the absence of the regular officer. D T Downing of Wooster claimed McKinley was a fraud while H A Hart urged Bryan’s Ohio victory and Democratic duty. Other speakers including J D Beer, Joseph Sullivan, and A D Metz pressed anti silver demonetization and Bryan support. Adair announced another meeting next Friday and noted Mrs Helen M Gongar’s Oct 2 visit.
Deputy Sheriff Garver arrested 19 year old David Berger in Omaha after a burglary spree tied to Wayne County Childrens Home and C E Wilhams grocery. Berger, once a resident inmate, had fled from South Omaha with accomplices Ira and Herschel Sidle already in the penitentiary. The case reveals cross city police rivalry and a desperate youth seeking food.
Mr and Mrs J J Keister hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday party at their home for the ninth birthday of Miss Irene Murphy, niece of Mrs Keister. A list of attendees includes Mary Allopat, Clara Kean, Julia Harry, Mary Keister, Ethel Carlin, and others.
The Arlington Literary Society of Wooster High School held its second senior class meeting Friday evening. The sessions opened with minutes, featured a debate on whether Indians were mistreated by the United States, and included plans for music selection. The meeting adjourned to Friday October 23.
A pair of burglars broke into two city homes Sunday evening between 7 and 9. At William Nolle’s East North Street residence they pried a back porch window, lighting a downstairs area with broken glass and leaving behind a stove lifter and poker. jewelry including a silver watch and clothing valued around $30 were taken. At George Plamer Jr.’s South Hever Street home similar entry occurred. cash between $13 and $15, a gold watch, necklace, bracelets, rings and other valuables were stolen. Police Latimer Lerner and Marshal Euls investigated, noting a lifter and poker left at both scenes. A $20 bill tucked in a slipper was missed at Plamer’s. A harness once reported stolen was found.
Friday's notes from College Hill report freshmen social plans in the gym and campus activity. Alumni responses to intercollegiate athletics are rising, with clergy, lawyers, and doctors among Wooster graduates urging support. Other items include a trip for lunch at Overton, a Wooster student election note, and various campus mentions of faculty, students, and visitors.
The notice advertises cheap rates on the third page sixth column offering a dime a time or 25 cents for 26 words for three days, or a full week for 40 cents in Wooster. It claims to be the cheapest advertising ever offered in the Toe DAnny Republican.
Orrville Daily reports 4000 attendees on the final day of the fair though crowds were down from the peak. Racing was disrupted by lack of L A W sanction, while horse heats drew contention and near misses. Wallets were lifted in a showboat theft and card game scam but police made five Friday arrests.
A two thirds full audience heard Mrs Dr Mary Wo Allen praise wholesome advice to young men. Her Sunday talk urged virtue to curb vice and crime and brighten homes, then she announced another lecture tonight titled Wooing Winning and Weding.
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