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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
2
A Princeton lecture outlined support for those who seek public office, arguing they can be honest and capable. The piece contrasts Cleveland the reformer who denounced seekers with Cleveland the president whose views softened over time, showing progress toward accepting citizen aspirants.
In Putnam county N E Matthews and Judge J M Sheets used proxies from delegates sent home by a health officer to influence a county convention for Howard Mannington. Delegates blocked by a false smallpox claim could have overturned the vote, but Matthews and Sheets won by two votes in a dearly bought victory.
The text recalls the start of rural free delivery under a Republican postmaster general John Wanamaker, its initial village use, a Democratic order to drop it, congressional reversal in 1896, and by 1897 nearly 100000 rural homes connected by daily rural postmen, with continuity linked to Republican rule and worry about future funding.
The piece claims a Democratic backed primary system in the county was a calculated move to remove County Commissioner Peter Corressell. It alleges many opposed his renomination avoided conventions and the simple primary was chosen as a swift means to defeat him. The rhetoric suggests the scheme is well perfected and aimed at ending Corressell’s tenure.
In Washington on April 14 Senator Clark will not resign. Montana friends back his contest to finish. Senators Clay Mason Bacon and Hatfield plan floor fight arguing a two thirds vote needed to unseat. They dispute bribery charges and expect Clark to speak for himself. Mason leads the Clark defense.
The house approved a constitutional amendment for direct popular election of U S senators by a 140 to 15 vote. Fourteen Republicans and one Democrat opposed. The amendment calls for two senators per state elected by direct vote for six years with a plurality to elect. Remaining business covered private pension bills.
Major George F. Shields surgeon U S W has been honorably discharged from the volunteer army at his own request effective June 10. He is on temporary duty in the department of California. Captain Edward R. Hutchins assistant commissary of subsistence U S V has been honorably discharged after being found disqualified to perform his duties.
President William McKinley accepts the resignation of Secretary to the President John Addison Porter due to ill health. Porter will leave effective May 1 and George B. Cortelyou of New York, the current assistant secretary, is appointed to the post.
Leonidas Ragan of Monticello representing the Kentucky State Agricultural and Mechanical College won the thirteenth annual intercollegiate state oratorical contest in Lexington. Central University Georgetown College and Kentucky University also competed. the prize was a handsome gold medal.
In Little Rock on April 14 Mrs. T. N. Holland fatally shot William Cook, a member of a prominent family, after claiming he defamed her character. Police report details are limited and no trial information is provided.
Alliance Ohio April 14 George Hartman a section man residing at Leeton ia was struck by an eastbound freight train near that place and instantly killed.
A fragmented list of names and places appears from multiple locales including Washington Revonah and San Francisco with participants such as Lambkin Metcalf and Gaylon Brown. The garbled OCR reads like a routing or event roster across Memphis Winter and Larkspur with various nicknames and surnames.
In a lengthy Hicksville court session, Johnson and associates face cross examinations and rebuttal. Witnesses from Antwerp and Hicksville testify about nights of Nov 24 to 25 1899, with details on alibis, footprints, nails, and lights. The prosecution argues tracks and shoe evidence prove guilt while defense attacks credibility of key witnesses. The trial includes contested inquest records and conflicting statements from Mrs Wires and Vina Moore.
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a magic solution to quit tobacco easily and forever. It claims to make users strong and full of vigor, with a booklet and sample offered free by the Merling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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