Postage evasion suit targets Swain in Toledo district court
The United States sues Joseph W. Swain Jr for sending first class items as fourth class to dodge postage. Six counts allege 20 cents total unpaid on mailed parcels. A 1888 act yields a ten dollar fine per count, totaling sixty dollars sought by U.S. District Attorney J J Sullivan. Postal inspectors had tracked Swain as part of a broader crackdown saving taxpayers money. More cases are expected.
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Postoff Department
Toledo Blade
U .S. District Court
United States
Joseph W. Swain, Jr
J.J. Sullivan
Swain
Sullivan
Uncle Sam
U.S
Patrick Hoan, 85, long-time Sylvania resident dies
Patrick Hoan a resident of Sylvania for more than 55 years died at his home in the village Thursday aged 85 His death leaves a long record of local involvement and service.
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Patrick Hoan
Sylvania
Tragic Injury At City Trolley Incident
Arthur Harrison and a 10 year old Sidney boy attempted to jump onto a trolley car trailer. The boy was thrown to the tracks sustaining a crushed right leg and a cut off left foot.
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Anrrhur Harrison
Sidney Lad
Couneci Graft Charged In City Water Case Ends
Toledo Press dispatch reports Couneci charged amid hints that city fathers benefited from a large sum. The water case concludes with authorities asserting outcomes and accountability.
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Toledo
Couneci
Nations to Attend Jamestown Exposition Opening Ceremonies
About seventy five warships will represent Evevis nations at the opening ceremonies in Hampton Roads on April 26. The Atlantic fleet has nineteen battleships under Rear Admiral Evans. Brazil will contribute one. Britain may send four heavy cruisers and possibly the moniter Dreadnaught later in the summer. Spain will not participate.
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Hampton Raids
Atlantic
Evans
Brazil
Great Britain
Spain
Utah Senate Passes Broad Gambling Ban
A new Utah law bans Bridge whist progressives and betting games. It imposes penalties up to five years in prison for hosts and participants in games with prizes. Juveniles and any betting on races or cigars also face penalties. The measure also outlaws stock gambling slot machines and all betting propositions.
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Senate of Utah
Johnnie Jones
Willie Smith
Not His Privilege in a Boston Clerk Scene
A confrontation unfolds in a Boston Commercial Bulletin item as an employer challenges a presumptuous clerk asking who is in charge. The clerk replies to avoid insults while the employer accuses the clerk of foolish talk, highlighting workplace tensions.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Fresh laid eggs sparks grocer clerk banter
A Philadelphia Press quip about eggs prompts a grocer to ask a clerical signer what sign he makes. The clerk replies with humor about freshness and timing, highlighting a light exchange over labeling in a store.
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Macaulay
Philadelphia Press
Domestic Exchange Reveals Husband and Wife Bickering
In a brief domestic quarrel a wife and husband trade jabs about their children and blame each other for their bus failures. The couple reflects on shared faults and lingering frustrations in a terse exchange.
The Very Least Hope Exchange
A clipped exchange unfolds between a hopeful suitor and a keenly wary belle. He pleads for minimal hope, she counters with the remark she has offered him less than ever before. The dialogue showcases sharp social wit and stubborn reserve.
How Much We Missed James Bryce Ambassador Speech
James Bryce, newly appointed British ambassador, told Philadelphia's Trans-Atlantic Society of America that if America had remained a British colony, President Roosevelt would face different global crises. He argued a united America would have developed gradually, slavery might have ended violently, and railroads and economic issues would differ. He refrained from tariff talk but suggested he would cable King Edward if America taxed Britain.
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James Bryce
Great Britain
Trans-Atlantic Society of America
Philadelphia
America
England
Roosevelt
United States
King Edward
Mrs Esther MecNein Dies at 94 Founder of W C T U
Mrs Esther MecNein founder and first president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union died at her home in Fredonia New York Saturday aged 94.
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Esther MecNein
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fredonia
N. Y
Bryan Says He Won't Accept If Roosevelt Nominated Again
Report states William J. Bryan told a New York private dinner he would not accept the Democratic nomination for president if Theodore Roosevelt were to be nominated again next year.
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Wm. J. Bryan
New York
Roosevelt
Robbers Hit Silver Creek Post Office for Stamp Haul
For the third time in eight cars, robbers broke into the Silver Creek post office and general store Friday night. They secured 300 dollars worth of stamps and merchandise and fled the scene.
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Silver Creek
Bryan aide shapes 1908 Democratic platform in Nebraska
The 1908 Democratic platform in Nebraska is drafted by Bryan’s right hand man. If Bryan is nominated the platform will not demand government ownership of railroads and will focus on trusts tariffs and state regulation.
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W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
Grand jury indicts Toledo manufacturers and dealers
The Lucas county grand jury returned about 75 indictments against Toledo lumber dealers brick manufacturers and members of a plumbers association. The charges allege violations of the Valentine trust law in a broad case against prominent local business figures.
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Lucas County
Toledo
True Bills Sainst
Se Plumbers’ Association
Valentine Inti
Bank Clerk Admits Theft of Railway Bonds
W O Douglas a loan clerk for Trust Stock Company of America New York admits taking 50000 dollars worth of railway bonds belonging to the company. He fled Friday morning and was captured in a hotel with his wife under an assumed name. His salary is noted as 7900 dollars per year.
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W. O. Douglas
Oferica
New York
Head
Ofice
Samed
Marion minister advertises free prayer at East Mill Street
Rev W N Drake of Marion styles himself as Christ's evangelist and minister of prayer. He invites all unsatisfied with their religious experience to 128 East Mill Street for prayer or instruction at no charge. The move caused a stir within the Marion Ministerial Association.
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W. N. Drake
Marion
Rayer
East Mill Street
Farmer Dunaway Dies in Apparent Barn Tragedy
Special to Express Bellefontaine says Jordan Dunaway a wealthy 65 year old retired farmer near town hanged himself from a barn beam as his wife waited to go to church. His neck broken he likely died instantly. His son Robert Dunaway is a Presbyterian pastor in Greensburg.
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Bellefontaine
Church
Jordan Dunaway
Here
Robert Dunaway
Greensburg
Lad
Unusual Funeral Service for 7 Month Old Richard
An unusual service was held at John's Lutheran church for seven month old Richard Franzdorf. Rev Kiess officiated at a home service then at 902 Francis Street and final services at the church. The church was filled with friends. Pallbearers included Louis Palm Henry Foss red Reineke Carl Fessel Wm Goldfuss and Fred Hanker. Schoolboys Charles Miller Harmon Rumme Andy Miller and Will Schaffele served as child pallbearers. Fred Dusenbury was the flower bearer.
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John’s Lutheran Church
Kiess
Franzdorf
Arthur
Richard
Francis Street
Funeral for H L Milligan Held at Ayersville
The funeral of H L Milligan was held Thursday afternoon in Ayersville. Pallbearers included Brechbill, J B Myers, Burt Ashton, Grev Davis, Bert Logan, and Geo Kneese.
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H L Milligan
Ayersville
Brech Bill
J. B. Myers
Burt Ashtonn
Grev. Davis
Bert Logan
Geo. Kneese
Bryan Guests Visit Miss Lizzie Krutsch Sunday
Miss Emma Koller and Clifford Harter of Bryan spent Sunday in the city as guests of Miss Lizzie Krutsch.
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Emma Koller
Clifford Harter
Bryan
City
Lizzie i Krutsch
Tired of Life Celina Man Hangs Self in Haymow
Fred Alt, 35, committed suicide by hanging at his home near Celina on Sunday afternoon. His sister found the body. Poor health was given as the cause of his act.
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Celina
Fred Alt
Here
States and laws noted in brief sketches
South Carolina has no divorce law. California requires a marriage certificate oath of sanity. Governor Hoch cites Kansas as extremely dry. Colorado 1905 beet crop projected at 1,250,600 tons valued at $6,250,000. A quotation on meekness notes active and passive subduing of passions.
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South Carolina
California
Hoch
Kansas
Colorado
Life is the jailer death the angel thought to set us free
Quote by Lowell about life as confinement and death as a release. The line frames death as an angel freeing the unwilling.
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Lowell
Mrs Harmon Hillman Heads to Chicago for Niece's Funeral
Mrs Harmon Hillman left Monday for Chicago to attend the funeral of her niece Mrs Mark Kutzner.
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Harmon Hillman
Chicago
Mark Kutzner
Knights of Columbus Banquet Highlights Toledo Visit
About 120 Toledoans attended a Knights of Columbus event at Liber ty hall with a high mass at St Francis de Sales. Rev Dr Thomas C O Reilly of Cleveland gave a strong sermon on religious education and civic improvement. After the second degree by Fremont council the third was shown by George C Clarke and staff from South Bend. Luncheon for 1 000 knights followed in Memorial hall with remarks by order leaders. Defiance Knights returned home after a long trip praising Toledo Council hospitality.
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Knights of Columbus
Fremont Council
George C. Clarke
South Bend
Ind
Memorial
Hall
Order
Do Wolves Eat Men In Fact Or Fable
An intrepid seeker called St Croix questions reports of man eating wolves and bears. He interviews Indians and cites observed behavior showing cautious hunting, long chases, and tactics but finds no confirmed case of a wolf killing a man.
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St. Croix
Mingan
St. Criox
Dr Craspsey's New Creed Declares End of Church Authority
The Rev Dr Algernon S Crapsey of Rochester argues in favor of a new dogmatic, rejecting church hierarchies and biblical literalism. He claims reason and conscience must judge truth, salvation comes by love and service, and the Bible must be read as literature within human judgment.
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Algernon
Crapsey
Rochester
Church
God
Athanasius
Augustine
Isaiah
Jesus
Church of the New Dogmatic
Habits of a Singing Well Near Woeiderman Texas
An abandoned sixty foot well near Woeiderman Texas is overgrown and noted for musical sounds in calm weather especially with a west wind. A heavy northerly wind causes the water to rise near the top and strange moans are heard. An earlier fill attempt failed due to a subterranean cavity swallowing dirt.
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Woeiderman’s
Texas
Astronomer Reassesses Sirius Parallax and Distance
Washington astronomer refines Sirius parallax to 0.37 arc seconds and computes a distance of about 51 trillion miles, placing the star roughly 550000 times farther from Earth than the Sun. Also notes Lord Rothschild’s yearly pheasant gifts to London omnibus drivers and conductors last Christmas totaling 17000 braces.
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Washington
Sirius
Lord Rothschild
London
Adulterants of Opium in India List Lethal Mixes
The article lists adulterants used with opium in India including sanguira amul bhang strychnine and black sand highlighting dangerous mixtures and risks involved.
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India
Statement on a New Dogmatic Church Not Aiming At Doctrine
The excerpt outlines a proposed church of the new dogmatic that rejects authority in theology or science and disavows ritual sacrifice. It emphasizes worship in spirit and truth without rites or material offerings, distinguishing it from traditional doctrinal schools.
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Church of the New Dogmatic
Shiplike House Of Capt Doullut In New Orleans
The New Orleans Times describes Capt M P Doullut’s unique residence which imitates a ship interior. Built at his expense by his crew in a year, the 54 foot square home overlooks the river with direct access to his vessels. It features port holes, a pilot-house cupola, Japanese styled roof and eaves, pressed steel ceilings, a brick lower story, and an upper frame story. Electric lights eliminate the need to leave the house, with the cistern on the gallery and a hammock sheltered in the shade.
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United States
M. P. Doullut
Louisiana Navigation and Fisheries Company
New Orleans Times
Canal Street
Chalmette
Doullut
Doullet
Human prodigies organize for rights and social life
Morris leads a proposed society for “human prodigies” to secure rights and better treatment. The group plans dances meetings and annual dinners, seeks social life, sick benefits, and burial funds, and to press for higher salaries from managers. The note references the Benevolent Order of Tigers as a model and names Billy Wells and Charley Tripp as organizers.
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Morris
Canon Wilberforce
Benevolent Order
Tigers
Connecticut
Billy Wells
Charley Tripp
Practical steps toward South Africa diamond cutting industry
The Johannesburg Leader reports practical steps taken toward establishing a diamond cutting industry in South Africa to provide employment for 20,000 workers.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
New York Transit Struggles Still Cited After Subway Era
New York city transportation facilities remain inadequate despite the subway system. The subways carried 45,000,000 passengers in 1906, highlighting enduring capacity and infrastructure concerns.
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New York City
Dismal Swamp Sinking Signals Geological Study
Scientists at Washington report Dismal Swamp area is slowly sinking with Lake Drummond enlarging in the center. Historical cycles show alternating elevation and subsidence, and slight average elevation leaves rainfall poorly drained.
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Washingon
Lake Drummond
Wedding Outing Draws Hundreds in Winsted
In Winsted Connecticut about five hundred people paid fifty cents to witness the marriage of George Baglia and Miss Elizabeth Hallock. Spectators sang O I Am Glad I m Ready With the Wedding Garments On as the couple entered. Before the service a debate on matrimony occurred between three married and three unmarried couples.
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Winsted, Conn
George Baglia
Elizabeth Hallock
Potato King of the World Grows Vast Potato Empire
A Japanese agribusiness figure raises thousands of acres of potatoes and is described as the largest potato grower in the world. The profile highlights his global prominence in potato farming and the scale of his operation.
Valencia Fete Day Hair Styles for Girls
In Valencia during fete days little girls imitate elder sisters with front locks parted and coiled into a wheel at each temple and the back hair arranged from the neck to just above the head secured by fancy pins.
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Valencia
Color and Sound Waves Reported by Washington Scientist
A Washington scientist describes two forms of synesthesia. One form causes a transparent rainbow-like film to appear before the eyes when vowels or musical sounds are heard. The other form makes letters or written words associated with sounds appear in colored tints.
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Washington
Habits of the butcher bird in winter wanderings
The Northern shrike or butcher bird is a small solitary creature the size of a robin. It migrates south nearly every winter and preys on mice and small birds, which it impales on lotus thorns, sharp twigs, or fence points while feeding.
Voltaire’s Many Canes and Other Fame Goods
A Paris tradesman sold walking sticks claimed to be Voltaire’s and boasted he had disposed of 132 last walking sticks once linked to Rousseau. He also ran a lucrative trade selling trousers said to have been worn by Victor Hugo.
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Voltaire
France
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Paris
Victor Hugo
Ohio Farmer subscription rates advertised
The Ohio Farmer promotes its practical agricultural matter and conservative progression with subscription options. One year of Ohio Farmer alone costs 75 cents, while Weekly Express and Ohio Farmer is 1.50 and Daily Express with Ohio Farmer is 3.50 per year.
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Ohio
Weekly Express
Ohio Farmer
Daily Express
Examination schedule at Defiance College and Hicksville High School
The schedule lists exams on the first Saturday of September November December January February March May June and July at Defiance College. Additional tests occur the first Saturday of October April and August at Hicksville High School room. The First Patterson exam is at Defiance College on the third Saturday of April and the second Patterson exam at Hicksville on the second Saturday of May. V E Hagy, Clerk.
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Defiance College
Hicksville
Patterson
V. E. Hagy
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