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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
5
At 2 p.m. a meeting will select 13 delegates and 13 alternates to the Judicial convention in Defiance to be held Thursday August 8 1901. Also to consider other business before the committee. All members urged to attend. W H Tuttle Secretary W W Wood Chairman.
The North Western Ohio Republican convention nominated Judge James L. Price of Lima for the Ohio Supreme Court. The choice draws cross party admiration as Price is praised for juristic skill and integrity, with Democrats indicating he could win votes across the aisle. Local reaction from Toledo and Allen County notes bolster his strong candidacy and prior election performances.
The town’s newspapers act as looking glasses showing how residents and merchants are viewed. Busy commerce fills advertising columns while dull business shrinks space. A lively town is revealed by a vibrant newspaper presence and activity reflected in its pages.
Special to Express. Columbus August 1 The Progressive Democratic party organized with under 30 attendees. Bernard Hubert called the meeting to order with Geo A Groot as temporary chairman and Abner L Davis as temporary secretary. The ticket includes Rudolph H Reemelin for governor and Henry C Cordrey for lieutenant governor. The train obstruction incident involved suspects fleeing as a watchman stopped the express train.
The report covers a Wednesday session with 115 teachers present. Prof. Mills urges sound bodies for sound minds and condemns tobacco and alcohol. Prof. Van Cleve discusses Eugene Field and great teachers. sessions include music, arithmetic, and a Field lecture.
Pleasant Bend residents report changes including William Hands moving into the former Van Vlerah home. Moses visited Holgate last week. John Wolf and daughter Mrs Walters drove to Defiance. Mrs Henry Mootz called to Leipsic for a relative’s illness. Mrs Killion and children returned to Oil Center after visiting her parents. Jacob Hoffman and Willie Burill’s family member suffers typhoid fever. A local excursion to Marion, Indiana was attended. Mrs Mary Eger of Deshler visits her Deshler relatives, Philip Burill family.
A Bremen dispatch reports an attempted wreck on Baltimore and Ohio train No 46 near Teegar den Indiana. Track walkers on the line anticipated washouts from heavy rains, preventing the attack from succeeding.
W J Bryan, lecturing in Chilliecothe Missouri, declines a definite 1904 presidential bid while emphasizing the money question remains pivotal. He condemns Wall Street influence and Kansas City platform critics, noting no fixed remedy for evils, and refuses to pledge never to run, calling such questions foolish.
Prof Van Cleve gave a geography lesson on song birds highlighting a 46 percent U S decline in ten years. He blamed millinery habits and cats along with the English sparrow for driving birds away and egg loss. He urged protection as birds feed on insects and noted UK losses from insects amount to 400 million dollars annually.
The paper notes the Weekly Express was delayed in transit causing a late issue this week. The editors apologize and promise to arrange better delivery to prevent recurrences.
Divine services Sunday Aug 4 include Sunday school at 9 and an English sermon at 10. English services in Zion church at Sherwood at 2 30 p m. A social at Aaron Nicely s home Wednesday evening Aug 7 benefits Oakland M E church. All invited.
The landlord visits to announce a rent rise and home improvements but the tenant interrupts, announcing a move. The landlord says he only wanted to discuss raising the perch at the corner and wallpapering the bedrooms, but concedes if the tenant leaves. The exchange ends with a courteous farewell and hope for the new residence.
The trial over Arbuckle's Ariosa coffee glazing concludes with expert testimony from Wiley Vaughn and others supporting the glaze as harmless and beneficial. Prosecutors argued possible deception, but defense contends the case targets a reputable grocer and harms a long standing coffee trade.
A fragment shows Mrs Murphy urging her husband Pat to fetch a doctor after their child swallows a halfpenny. Pat downplays the danger, calling the coin a bad one while Bridget reassures him and tries to calm the situation.
A boy vows grand plans for manhood while an old man recalls past feats as a boy. The Chinese began writing books before migrating from lands south of the Caspian Sea.
The Dutch language is described as old fashioned and hard for English speakers to learn. Some say it resembles English more than German. The Boers in South Africa reportedly use Dutch as it was spoken two centuries ago.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a teacher asks Tommy if his father earns by brains or by muscles. Tommy replies that his father is a policeman, framing work as a distinct category beyond the two options.
A boy chose hurting someone's feelings as the greater evil saying you cannot tie a rag around them. The questioner agreed noting the ethical point with a hint of humor about wrapping feelings.
A Chicago Herald piece quotes a wise man arguing every act stems from selfishness from cheerfulness to love and philanthropy. His pupil asks about a toe stub and the sage quips that the grin would suit Darwin, illustrating the point with a comic ending.
A Chicago Chronicle tale notes William H. Crane borrowed Senator Plumb of Kansas’s broad hat, swapping his high silk hat for the southern senator’s brimmed headgear. Crane wore Plumb’s hat in performance after the dining room exchange, altering the portrayal of The Senator.
A fragment from Good Words explains that rhubarb in commerce comes from China via Russia, not Turkey. The term Turkey rhubarb persists due to British conservative tastes, though no Turkish origin exists.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls an Italian tenor boasting a mattress stuffed with laurel wreaths as a sign of fame. The punchline suggests he should retire on them, reflecting a playful newspaper aside about a celebrated singer.
In Tennessee reminiscence, Chickasaw hunters mistake a donkey for game and sell its hide. Later at Lipton a shooting contest yields a rare prize. A Chickasaw leader admits the mistake, offers payment, and presents ponies to compensate white owners, though whites take 35 ponies for the accidental death.
A trimmed excerpt discusses couples sharing a single idea leading to conflict after marriage. It cites a Boston Transcript line noting that two people with one thought may end up hating each other, illustrating breeding condition themes in Robbins-Funny context.
A Swedish mile is discussed as the longest mile in the world. A traveler warned that being told to walk a mile in Sweden hides a distance of 11,700 yards if choosing to walk instead of hiring a horse.
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