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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1904
Page
8
A Cleveland based financial event involving the Federal Trust Company is staged today with an implied sum of $18,000. The secretary remains noted as present though details are unclear.
Local group aims to nominate a Black man for president and plans a convention in St. Louis on July 6 to rally support and discuss strategy.
A session stalemate looms in the legislature as tax school code hangs up action. Cox's allies refuse to compromise, threatening a protracted dispute and potential delays in passage.
Henry T. Bannon was nominated by the Republicans of the Tenth district during a multi day convention that remained in session Thursday.
Srackers Williams, formerly grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio J F A M, died at his daughter's Washington D C home Sunday at age 68.
Mr Bryan voices opposition to Judge Parker calling him an interrogation point signaling public doubt in the party’s electoral stance. He frames Parker as a symbol in the Democratic dilemma.
Report says Russian troops lowered the American flag over the press mess tent at New Chwang, then raised it again the next day, with Russians apologizing to the flag.
The Republicans of Paulding county will select delegates to the judicial convention to be held here April 22 in mass convention at Paulding April 9. W. F. Corbett has been endorsed as the county's candidate.
The English democratic organ notes frequent raids by Mayor Deatrick Dein deerfer and Evans on a Perry street shot tower that remained in business. The establishment stood as a landmark of evil during twenty five years of Democratic rule.
Napoleon Signal reports T Cowell retires as postmaster and is succeeded by Elmer Almer. The outgoing official, in charge six years, is praised as an ideal administrator despite political opposition.
Governor Herrick urges a people vote on canal financing via a bond measure from 3 million to 15 million to fund improvements or disposal. The Democratic state central committee will meet in ten days to set time and place, with Columbus likely hosting around June 5. Lewis B. Houck is named as possible temporary chairman amid reactions to the Chapman law and a statewide reform trend.
McLean and allies intend to control Ohio’s delegation at the Democratic convention in St Louis. They acknowledge Hearst and Johnson已 captured several districts but expect to cast the full delegation under the unit rule. Plans shifted from prior aims as developments push Ohio toward alignment with a candidate opposed to Bryan or Plesyet.
Chief Inspector John H. Morgan filed a detailed report on prosecutions under the inspections law. The year saw 15 prosecutions with many convictions, fines totaling 315 dollars plus costs, and extensive inspection activity across factories, buildings, bake shops, halls, and schools. Morgan advocates remedial legislation to grant justices of the peace final jurisdiction in such prosecutions.
The Republican Central Committee fixed Defiance as the convention location and April 16 1904 as the date to elect delegates to the judicial convention in this city on April 22 1904. One delegate per ten votes over five cast for Herrick in 1903 determines representation. Temporary officers named are C J Thompson as chairman and Will C Kegel as secretary.
A fourteen month old child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Heilman near Florida swallows pins needles hair pins safety pins and a shingle nail. He has vomited up dozens of pins and needles in recent months though appears healthy with pink cheeks. A neighbor vouches for the tale as genuine, not an April Fool's joke.
Special to Express from The Cleveland Leader outlines the exchange affair details. The report highlights actions by local traders and the impact on markets, with emphasis on prices, supply, and policy considerations affecting the exchange. The piece frames the situation as a developing local economic matter.
Insolvency report presented Friday lists Barberton Savings Bank and affiliates with total liabilities $1,575,894.33 and assets of $1,302,020.07. Appraisers Q. M. Stafford Jacob Mandelbaum and F. Spencer Knight finalized valuations after cashier George A. Rose’s defalcations referenced.
Washington reports a party clash as Hearst seeks a delegate majority for the national convention. Senior Democrats in the House and Senate meet daily to curb Hearst campaigning and head off a potential party defeat. Senator Gorman promotes Parker clubs in the South to pit rivals against Hearst and influence a St Louis deadlock.
Local residents warned that Mr. and Mrs. Lingerfield pose as their own representatives selling glasses. A letter touts dramatic headache relief after wearing their corrected lenses, claiming many patients in Springfield Urbana Xenia Troy Piqua Sidney Greenville Eaton Wilmington Lancaster Circleville Washington D C chili cothe Lebanon Ohio received fitting services and relief.
Reports describe symptoms including excessive winking and tearing of the eyes with eye irritation. Patients may experience blurred vision, letter merging, and sudden sleepiness, indicating potential inflammatory or neurological factors.
A parent reports that after years of headaches and eye pain from whooping cough, Nancy aged ten found relief with glasses fitted by Mr. and Mrs. Lingerfield. The letter urges parents to seek eye care at first signs of trouble to protect a child’s vision and health.
Mrs Judge Mozier praises Mr and Mrs Lingerfield for their skill in fitting glasses. She notes that their work relieved her distant vision defect and the resulting eye strain and nerves. She emphasizes satisfaction with the clearer sight gained and expresses appreciation.
Mrs. Wise wife of Van Wert County Commissioner L H Wise testifies to relief from eye pains and watering caused by bright light after consulting the Opticians Lingerfield. She urges other eye sufferers to seek their services when they are in the city.
The Defiance School of Telegraphy in Defiance Ohio promises quick advancement and solid pay for both men and women. It operates in a large telegraph office adjoining Western Union with support from Western Union managers and promises job guarantees for graduates. The program runs daily from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays under manager J J Malley.
The government exhibit features a 108 bed field hospital. Kentucky will present a model coke oven exhibit. The Blue Grass State occupies 6000 square feet in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. Colorado’s exhibit, a mineral assay lab run by students, is funded with 3000 dollars. Mexico displays a model penitentiary with photographs and history data.
The St Louis Republic urges consistent lime dusting in poultry quarters to absorb moisture and daily removal or covering of droppings. It notes that neglect leads to illness, roosting conditions influence health, and farming suits both old and young, including women and men.
A Chicago Tribune style quip attributes home essentials to a pudgy matron who lists rugs hardwood floors and a man as the trio after others offered their opinions. The remark underscores domestic priorities with a humorous bite.
An old gentleman consoles a small boy nursing a skinned knee. The boy jokes that he fell up and dashed into a cloud, prompting a tender, humorous exchange.
In Ohio, Mr and Mrs Lingerfield operate premier optical parlors in New Arcade Dayton offering expert grinding from finest materials. They have fitted forty three thousand Ohioans in fourteen years and visit fourteen towns twice yearly including Defiance. Lenses priced two to eight dollars with two year warranty and free changes during the period.
The landholding ritual in Chingford Essex involves the new owner and family riding to the parsonage to pay homage with three horn blasts. A hawk on the owner's fist and a greyhound in the servant's slip are used by the rector for the day. A chicken, a peck of oats, and a loaf of bread are given in return after the meal the owner departs with his party.
Mariotto Albertinelli a fourteenth century painter later kept a tavern after dropping painting. He pursued oil mixtures without success and endured criticism, though his name endures as an artist while his tavern keeping record did not survive.
A Washington Star item notes a young man who boasts of his overseas estates and hopes to marry into a family to swap his imagined holdings for genuine property held by Mr. Comrox and others. The exchange hints at marriage tied to property interests.
Rail line offers return tickets from any Wabash point for a same day trip. Tickets go on sale every Sunday at one fare for the round trip and are valid only on the Sunday of sale.
A Chicago Record-Herald squib features an Englishman and a local reply about grand old sights. The exchange hints at upcoming access to city ordinances as a source of new interest.
Spring blessing for all mankind promotes Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for strength and health. Claims to keep the whole family well with tea or tablets priced 35c, from Weis Engenberger and Emery.
Ohio Central Lines agents offer full particulars on Homeseekers and Colonists rates. Tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesday of each month. Mouton Honk, G. P A., Toledo, Ohio.
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