New School Board Organizes After Meeting
The board of education met with all members present except Mr Heatley who is ill. Minutes approved. Colton Smead settlement terms of 9000 dollars confirmed. New board organized with J W Winn elected president, J K Davis reelected as clerk, and W I Rath among voting members. Adjourned.
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Board of Education
Heatley
Gleason
Gorman
Colton-Smead Company
Mitchel
R H Gleason
M B Gorman
Wi Rath
JW Winn
H G Sass
J K Ort
Winn
Sass
Suffering from rheumatism finds relief with Dright 8 Dottie Remedy
A Brooklyn reader reports decades of rheumatism with poor results from stock medicines and doctors until a testimonial endorses the Dright 8 Dottie Remedy. The letter thanks the company, credits a marked improvement after using the product, and expresses gratitude to Dr. for treatment in New York.
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Drummond
Bob AL CO
New York
Iuiaire
Atight
Oie
Sodiay
Hebeuliy
Brooklyn
Buntin
Educate Your Bowels With Caseat and Cathartic Potions
A garbled ad-like fragment touts Caseat and a canny cathartic for curing constipation fever. It mentions Bic and a drug refund, with unclear dosing and foreign terms, suggesting a dubious remedy on a historical page.
Wool growers urged to avoid lime dips and sisal twine
Mr R W Wortman receives a letter from eastern woollen interests urging discrimination against wools treated with lime dip or lime mixtures. They seek cooperation to abolish lime use and to ban sisal twine, arguing it harms wool quality and degrades Ohio fleece wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R W Wortman
Ohio
Easter Sunday Services Highlight City Churches
Easter Sunday services across Astoria drew large congregations with notable music. Defiance Commandery No. 30 K T attended ME church for a strong sermon and singing, and accepted an invitation to join Napoleon services next Easter Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance Commandery
ME Curch
Napoleon
City Council approves temporary loan and street narrowing
In adjourned session Monday the council passed a 10000 loan in anticipation of June 1900 tax collection. Residents of Seneca Street East Defiance ask to narrow the roadway to 33 feet to preserve trees. City engineer instructed to mark curb lines and set driveway at 32 feet. residents to extend lawns at their expense.
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Conkle
Morse
Marshall
Helmick
Shulters
Schneider
Seneca Street
East Defiance
New Justices Receive Commissions From Secretary of State
Elected Justices of the Peace at the spring election have been commissioned by Secretary Adams. Recipients include C E Maxwell of Defiance, J W Knapp, J Core of Delaware, W L Hosack of Farmer, M J Schell of Hicksville, G A Gecowets of Mark, H R Haller of Noble, F E Travis of ichland, I F Brancher of Richland, L F Orahood of Tiffin, and W F Pollock of Washington.
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Adams
J W Knapp
Defiance
E Maxwell
Delaware
John Core
Farmer
W L Hosack
Hicksville
M J Schell
Mark
G A Gecowets
Noble
H R Hallerichland
South
E Travis
Richland
North
F Brancher
Tiffin
L F Orahood
Washington
F Pollock
Doan’s Kidney Pills Story From Defiance Reader
Mrs Miller of 409 West High Street Defiance says a dull aching over her hips and fatigue ended after using Doan’s Kidney Pills from N G Woodward’s Drug store. She reports six months of relief with no recurrence. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the U S observe the name Doan’s and take no other.
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J. I. Miller
West High Street
Dean
N. G. Woodward
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Doan’s
Dodd’s
Dodds Medicine Alo
Platts Attitude on Woodruff VP Bid in Kings County
The Kings county delegation urged Senator Platt to endorse Lieutenant Governor Woodruff for vice president. Platt declined but said he would prove to be Woodruff’s best friend in the bid.
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Platt
New York
Kings County
Woodruff
Snapshot News Nuggets From Around The World
A Philippine commission sails from San Francisco for the orient. Two thousand Indiana miners strike in Vigo district amid internal dispute. Fire destroys a tenement in Newcastle Pennsylvania. Italian immigrant David Abiette and three nephews die in a blaze. At Cagayan Mindanao 1200 insurgents attack an American garrison, Americans suffer 15 casualties to 80 on the Filipino side. Six armed men assault Henry Schiller in Chicago and rob a saloon. police arrest them after a gunfight.
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Philippine Commission
San Francisco
Orient
Vigo
Newcastle
David Abiette
Cagayan
Senator Hoar Praises Aguinaldo in Philippines Speech
Washington April 18. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts used a over three hour speech opposing imperialism to hail Aguinaldo. He compared the Filipino leader to Kossuth Dom Paul Joubert Nathan Hale and lauded him as a builder of liberty.
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Senator Hoar
Philippines
Washington
Hoar
Mass
Senate
Aguinaldo
Kossuth
Dom Paul
Joubert
Nathan Hale
Church of Liberty
David
Isaiah
Solomon
Paul
Republicans Renominate Taylor in Eighteenth Ohio District
The Republican convention renominated Robert W. Taylor for a fourth term in Congress. Delegates from Alliance and Youngstown selected W. H. Morgan and J. G. Butler to go to the Republican national convention. New York Republicans favored Roosevelt for governor or VP and backed Woodruff for lieutenant governor. The Croton dam strike in Croton Landing continues amid wage demands and a fatal shooting affecting labor relations. In Jamaica several battles end with rebels defeated and Magdalena Province peace restored. Tennessee Populists meet in Nashville to send delegates to the mid‑road national convention at Cincinnati.
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Alliance
Ohio
Robert W. Taylor
McKinley
Nash
Hanna
Foraker
W. H. Morgan
J. G. Butler
Youngstown
New York Republiccans
New York
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Platt
Chauncey M. Depew
Roosevelt
State Committee
B. B. O’dell
T. L. Woodruff
Cincinnati
Nashville
Tennessee
John P. Buchanan
Kentucky grand jury indicts ten in Goebel murder
Franklin county grand jury returns indictments charging ten with complicity in the Goebel murder. Principals named are Henry B. Youtsey James Howard Berry Howard Harland Whittaker and Dick Combs. Accessories include Caleb Powers John L Powers Charles Finley W H Culton and Wharton Golden with Governor Taylor Green Golden and John Davis implicated indirectly.
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Frankfort
Franklin County
William Goebel
Henry B. Youtsey
James Howard
Berry Howard
Harland Whittaker
Tallow Dick
Combscolore
Caleb Powers
John L. Powers
Charles Finley
W. H. Culton
F. Wharton Golden
W. S. Taylor
Green Golden
John Davis
Henry E. Youtsey
Sweeney
Newport
Youtsey
Wharton Golden
Jim
Powers Brothers
Finley
Harlan Whittaker
Butler
Taylor
Dick Combs
Beattyville
W. O. Bradley
Indianapolis
Taylor State Guard
Goebel
Commonwealth
Golden
Clay
Harlan Counties
Mount
Indiana
Beckham
Iowa Populists Rally For Platform Endorsements
Des Moines April 18 the Peoples party state convention adopted a long platform reaffirming earlier national platforms. Imperialism is denounced and the Porto Rican policy is called a betrayal. The initiative and referendum and popular election of senators are urged. Bryan is enthusiastically endorsed for president.
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Iowa
Des Moines
People’s Party
Bryan
Hawaii government bill yields to house form
After extended meetings a unanimous agreement was reported by the house and senate conferees on the Hawaiian government bill. The senate conferees yielded to the house measure which passed as a substitute with amendments. In the main the form of government follows the house plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Bryan returns from Pacific tour plans talks in Nebraska
Colonel W. J. Bryan returns from an extensive tour of the Pacific slope reporting encouraged conditions in California and the West. He will speak in Austin this week then leave Monday for Nebraska with his family. En route home he will address Wichita Kansas on the 24th inst.
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Austin
Col
W. J. Bryan
Pacific Slope
Poultry Market and Flour Prices Corrected by Local Firms
Market rates for poultry live fowls ducks and geese listed with corrected selling prices by H P Miller and A Growey Son. Flour and mill feed priced for best family Graham flour rye flour bolted meal middlings bran oil meal screenings wheat oats ear corn hay straw and salt adjusted. Also a note about free ear drums funded by a rich donor through Dr Nicholson's Institute.
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A. Growey & Son
Best Family
Graham
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Chas
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