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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
17
Snow fell across Iowa Nebraska and Kansas on Friday with nearly an inch accumulating in Chicago. It marked the first May snowfall since 1875 and unsettled spring weather persisted in the region.
Harrison Williams, among Fremont’s oldest residents, died Thursday at age 95. He had lived in the same residence for 65 years, passing away in the house he had called home for decades.
W I Rath wins Henry County contracts for three bridges extending beyond Defiance, appointed by the county board of commissioners.
The Army of the Republic unveiled a Tur bronze statue of Major General George B. McClellan in New York on Thursday with President Roosevelt delivering the principal address.
Charles H Therntan and Wm Babke former note teller and bookkeeper at Hamilton National Bank of Chicago were sentenced to five years imprisonment on Thursday after pleading guilty to embezzling bank funds.
ffias N Frevp a prominent Ohio Republican figure died Friday in Columbus from acute Brights disease. For 25 years he served as sergeant-at-arms or assistant sergeant-at-arms at every Republican state convention and held the role for the Ohio delegation to national conventions. He was 71.
Herr Joseph Galen of Omaha, a renowned western musician, neglected to file naturalization papers before returning to Germany to study music and now serves as a private in the Kaiser's army for an expected two years. He was arrested on a charge of attempting to evade military service.
Defiance Colts were defeated Friday at Oakwood 3 to 2 as errors by the Colts led to the loss. Hassard pitched well for the Colts allowing 3 hits while Oakwood managed nine.
Christ Geiger and family near Defiance celebrate birth of a boy. Weddings reported include Gertie Max and Andrew Treager on April 18 and Lillie Frank and George Menner the same day. Yettie Frank married George Fese at Henry Frank home. Jennie Hoffman wed Henry Stork. Pfau barn struck by lightning with little damage. Wesley Dirr and family at Defiance. School district 4 closed Friday. Mrs. John Fry of Hartford, Conn. visits with talking canary observed saying Sing and related phrases.
Chas. E. Scott on behalf of Michael Hehr sues Frank Ehblinger the Ney marshal Geo. Keller and W. T. McFeeters as sureties seeking 290 damages alleging unlawful arrest and six hours imprisonment in the village Bastille after being forcibly removed from the sidewalk and handcuffed. The petition claims harm to Hehrs name credit and reputation amounting to 200.
The Knights Templars Commandery of this city received an invitation from Albany New York Chamber of Commerce to visit Albany en route to the Grand Encampment in Saratoga Springs July 9 to 13. The invite expresses old Dutch hospitality and highlights Albany’s progressive business community.
Elizabeth A Sisco born October 3 1865 in Defiance County died April 30 1907 aged 41 6 27 married July 11 1891 to Henry Sisco. She joined Olive Branch class at Defiance Mission in 1884 and endured long illness before passing. Funeral May 3 1907 at Free M E Church northwest of Defiance. interment in Clinker Cemetery.
A Washington Star quote mocks a play, where a character notes a supposed gold mine in the script that turns out to be a stock venture paying no dividends. Mr Stormington Barnes comments.
Deputy Harris arrested David Witeaman who was indicted in April 1902 for shooting his wife with intent to kill. He fled town after the street assault and pistol shot failed to endanger her life. He is accused of sending threatening letters to a Clyde woman while jailed in the county.
Wm Rahmel died at his home 1001 Washington street Friday evening after a short illness. Born in Germany December 1856, he came to Defiance with his family April 25, 1882. He worked at Defiance Machine Works and Defiance Milling Co and belonged to St. John's Lutheran church, National Union, Mutual Aid Society, and German Aid Society. Survived by wife two daughters Amelia and Ada Rahmel and son Karl Rahmel of Chicago. Al Masg is a son of Mrs Rahmel.
In Cleveland on May 4 police reported the badly decomposed body of three-year-old Alexander Hoenig found in a large barrel near his parents home. Autopsy says death from sawdust in the windpipe. Father David Hoenig detained. neighbor 5 W Swartz held as a witness.
J W Peterson died at his Toledo home at 12 50 p m Thursday from paralysis after eleven weeks illness. Born in Akron March 22 1828 he moved to Defiance in 1854 entering stove and tinware business for over thirty years and later retired to Toledo. He married Amelia Howland in 1858. survive wife a daughter Mrs Fred W Sturdivant and son Dwight Peterson of Toledo. Services were held at Presbyterian church with Rev B W Slagle leading many mourners present. Interment in Riverside.
Theresa Brenner born Theresa Miller in Baden Germany June 3 1854 came to America in 1877. She married Sebastian Brenner in Noble township in 1877. he died about fifteen years ago. Survived by one brother Louis Miller of this city and a sister in Germany. A longtime helper in German Methodist circles she loved flowers and home life. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at the residence and 2:30 PM at German M E Church Rev Jauch officiating interment Riverside.
A shoemaker notes that the tongue is a common stock item and laments that the tongue in most shoes uses poor material. It wears, cracks, and becomes dingy, giving the shoe a shoddy look despite overall care.
American ladies in Oaxaca Mexico cultivate celery and strawberry plants to furnish tables and enjoy amateur gardening. This pastime provides exercise satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from home cultivation.
A 13 year old girl forced into music abandons it after yearning for a house of her own. She chooses medicine and becomes a successful physician, treating nervous disorders with rare sympathy and understanding.
A Mexican town near Guanajuato Tepetapa was valued at about 30 000 Mexican currency after ore slimes in adobe walls yielded gold and silver. Assays ranged from 3 to 24 per ton, averaging 8 in gold and silver, with values varying by wall and era of construction.
The Scientific American praises advanced ship design and submarine signalling using dual receivers and telephones to hear distant bell signals. It cites Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse near Weser Nantucket Fire Island and Sandy Hook lightship signals as proof of reduced collision risk and clearer navigation at sea.
Prizes totaling £1000 were won in English army shooting by the King brothers. Thomas secured £400, while his two siblings each represented England in international matches, highlighting a notable family achievement in the sport.
The greatest lengths in miles of the Great Lakes in the United States are given as follows: Lake Superior 390 miles, Lake Michigan 345 miles, Lake Huron 270 miles, Lake Erie 250 miles, and Lake Ontario 190 miles.
The annual 1906 Salvation Army report highlights vast service in slums including millions fed, housed, and visited. It traces origins to Emma Booth and William Booth, noting early London tent efforts, American pioneers in Philadelphia, and current leadership plans with Eva Booth in New York and General Booth visiting the U S in March.
An American widow travels to New York for wrinkle ironing and to England for society life, seeking facial and neck enhancement through plastic surgery. The piece cites failed cases like Miss Gladys Deacon and notes dangers and vanity in pursuit of beauty, with references to Consuelo and Paris surgeons.
The Carnegie coat of arms is a personal creation by Andrew Carnegie rather than an inherited granting. It features a weaver's shuttle and a shoemaker's knife to honor his forebears, with a reversed coronet crest and liberty cap, flanked by American and Scottish flags and the motto Death to Privilege. His books display the arms in blue and gold.
The piece portrays Dawson City as a costly hub with 8000 plus residents, warehouses, churches, banks, and two newspapers priced at 25 cents. It cites restaurant egg orders at 1.50 and a caribou steak at 1, beer at 1, and champagne at 10.50 a quart while mentioning local services and utilities. It also references Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia and a belief in his curing touch for illnesses.
The passage notes that girls in Turkey are as free as European children until age twelve when the girl becomes a woman and adopts the tenarchaft, joining a silent sisterhood condemned to view the world through a veil while retaining a desire to partake in its gaieties.
Domenico Sicilia, an eighty year old blind letter carrier in Rogliano, receives a pay raise on the king of Italy’s last birth day anniversary while continuing to work with the help of a standchild after sixty years in service. Paper floors in Germany are praised for being jointless easy to clean and good heat and sound insulators, installed as paste and rolled smooth before painting.
The Ohio Farmer pledges practical agricultural advice and conservative, farmer focused content. Subscriptions offered include one year for 85 cents and combined Weekly Express and Ohio Farmer for one year at $1.60. Daily Express by mail options are listed but incomplete.
Harper's Weekly reports a new farm auto designed for plowing sowing and cultivating. It can cover six to seven acres daily, run threshers and reapers, and cost about 1500 dollars, offering lower fuel and labor costs than horse plowing. The device promises efficiency and no feed costs when idle.
Examinations will be held as follows first Saturdays in November December January February March May June and July at Defiance College. First Saturdays in October April and August at Hicksville High School room. First Patterson exam at Defiance College on the third Saturday of April second Patterson at Hicksville on the second Saturday of May. V E Hagy Clerk.
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