Weather and industry boom in the Hocking Valley drought
The Hocking valley endures a seven week dry spell with brown fields and poor crops while coal and clay industries surge. Logan plants burn 250 tons of fireclay daily and Hocking Clay Manufacturing Co expands block production. Pottery at Logan, Logan Pottery Co, and nearby clay works show strong sales and plans for new kilns. Analysts test local clays for pottery use, coal prices rise to 2.25 per ton with potential jump to 4.50 in fall, and mining costs yield high profits. Community notes cover camp meetings at Lancaster and Island Park, local obituaries, bee stings, and a planned Labor Day Island Park picnic.
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Hocking
Toledo
Defiance
Logan
Toledo Contractors
Hocking Clay Manufacturing Co
Union Furnace
Haydenville
Albany
Logan Pottery Co
Hocking Clay Mfg. Co
Funeral of Well Known Man Preisendorfer Attended by Many
The funeral of J M Preisendorfer from St John’s Catholic church drew a very large crowd. Rev J P Gloden led a solemn high mass with multilingual tributes to the deceased’s life and character. He served as a faithful member of St Boniface and treasurer of Catholic Knights of America. Pallbearers included Christ Diehler and J F Singer. Interment was at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Preisenlorfer
St. John’s Catholic Church
J. P. Gloden
Preisendorfer
J. A. Muehlenbeck
Toledo
M. Puetz
Napoleon
J. Michenfelder
Bellevue
Mueblenbeck
St. Bonifacious
Catholic Knights of America
Catholic Knights of Ohio
German Aid Society
Christ Diehler
John Schlemback
Frank Pérman
Louis Kratsch
J. F. Singer
J. O. Weismantel
J. I. Hoeffel
M. J. Walz
Riverside Cemetery
Death of Civil War veteran John Krontz at East Defiance
John Krontz died at 7 30 p m at 900 Ottawa avenue East Defiance aged 61 years 6 months 18 days He had lived in the county fifty years and had been ill nine months Funeral from his house at 1 p m Friday with Rev Murphy officiating and interment in Taylor cemetery
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Mary Roebrs
Stanley
Florida Church
Rothman
Brinkman
W.S. Hancock Lodge
R. of P
Island Park
Omega
Tu-endawhe
Krontz
John Kronts
Ottawa Avenue
East Defiance
Taylor
Rev. Murphy
Progress Report on W D Hill and Local Social News
Alma Michigan reports Mr. W D Hill improving after treatment with several weeks before return home. Mrs. B J Gorman and daughter return to Chicago. Labor Day plans nearly complete by Central Labor Union. Peter Smith visits Rome City for Sunday with wife. Mrs. Charles Masign and Elizabeth tour Wauseon and Toledo. Maumee Valley and Pioneer Historical Society set Sept 10 at Old Court House Maumee. Wm Wolf of Pleasant township and Hattie Spade of Monroe wed at John Seigman home Putnam County. J A Evans’ horse ran away injuring rider Geo Perry near Eder place on Clinton Street. buggy wrecked due to open bridle.
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Wm. Wolf
Pleasant Township
Henry County
Hattie Spade
Monroe Township
Putnam County
John Seigman
Rev
D. Dobbrick
J. A. Evans
Mr. Evans
Geo. Perry
Eder Place
Clinton Street
Don Abele
New C U Subscribers List of Local Businesses and Homes
A compiled directory lists new subscribers identified by union numbers and names across locations. It names individuals at bakeries grocery stores meat markets saloons and residences, including Frank Werthmiller L Hixon A Shock J D Martz Wayne Lee and M Rigney, with multiple Union numbers and two Northwestern entries.
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Mrs
FE. Lower
Union
C. Corwin
J. B. Weisenburger
Rocery
S. Miller
W. J. Wagner
Frank Werthmiller
Mrs. L. Hixon
G. W. Fuller
A. Shock
A. J. Kibble
Loon
New York Candy Kitchen
G.S. Roth
J. D. Martz
M. Desgranges
North
W. W. Welker
A. J. Crago
Wayne Lee
M. Rigney
Frank Sauber
Sunday Magazine in Chicago Record-Herald Delivers Broad Coverage
The Chicago Record-Herald Sunday issue offers extensive international news and a rich illustrated magazine section. Noted writers such as William E. Curtis and Walter Wellman contribute, with special articles appealing to women on fashion, home economy, art, music, and drama. A large sporting section, plus experts Tim Munn and J L Hervey, enhances coverage. The issue also features a comic section and various entertaining departments, making a comprehensive Sunday read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record- Herald
William E. Curtis
Walter Wellman
Frank G. Carpenter
Chicago
Sunday Record-Herald
Tim Munn
Matt i
20Hogan
J. L. Hervey
Ite
Castonia Dears the Th Kind You Hav Always Boag
Fragmentary OCR yields a partial headline about Castonia and a phrase about beloved kindness and boating. Sparse readable names or dates prevent full reconstruction of event or person involved.
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casTonia
Dean Adams and Lucy Allen to wed in local ceremony
In local society notes Dean Adams and Lucy Allen have been licensed to wed. The Sunday school at St John's Lutheran held its annual picnic at Island Park. A baby girl arrived for the Ayers family on Wednesday.
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Dean Adams
Lucy Allen
St John’s Lutheran Church
Island Park
Excursion to Chicago by Nickel Plate Road in 1903
Advertises a two day round trip from Fostoria to Chicago August 29 1903 via Nickel Plate Road with a 5 PM departure and return. Fare is 2.75 dollars, agent O A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana listed.
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Nickel Plate Road
Fickete
Chicago
Fostoria
O. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Talk of Making Defiance Tight Town
The article reports liquor dealers in Defiance growing restive under Sunday saloon closures and threatening to shutter other services including drug stores, streetcars, post offices, restaurants, hotels, and livery stables. It notes optimism and uncertainty about what may follow if a crusade proceeds, and that outcomes depend on how the battle unfolds.
Local Lodge Instituted in Haymakers No 172 Margin
Grand Glaize lodge of Hay makers No 172% was instituted in the city Saturday by Deputy National Chief Haymaker Goshopp of Van Wert. Fifteen candidates initiated. Officers named: Past Chief Haymaker J M Beck, Chief Haymaker J D Abele, Collector of Straws Fred A Schlosser, Keeper of Bundles J A La Fontaine. Banquet followed. Also notes on local births, church work, appeals, travels, and Republican ticket nominations in Putnam county.
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Grand Glaize Lodge
Goshopp
van Wert
J. M. Beck
J. D. Abele
Fred A. Schlosser
J. A. la
Fountaine
Brown Partee Family Reunion at Rural Chapel
The third annual Brown Partee family reunion will be held at Rural Chapel in Tiffin township on Wednesday September 2 1903. The gathering will be called to order at 10 a m.
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Rural Chapel
Tiffin Township
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Lancaster Camp Meeting
Lancaster
Northwest Territory
W. H. McC
Ed Kusian
Ayersville Gardner
Will
Dave Gardner
California
F. W. Ury
W.a.schmaltz
FP. W. Ury
John Carpenter
Elsworth Souders
St John’s Catholic Church
MR. Hill
Babbitt
Alma
Mich
W. D. Hill
Hill
Central Labor Union
Peter Smith
Rome City
Mrs. Smith
Charles Masign
Elizabeth
Wauseon
NEW C. U
Mrs. Dey Ayers
Frank Sites
John P. Force
Howard Gilchrist
Con Harold
A. Sucher
Bryan
J. A. Foust
Mrs. Sucher
Mr. Foust
Abe Smith
Newton Farm
W. G. Lehman
Turnbull Wagon Co
Washington Street
Zeno Miller
Sherwood
Thurday
Willis Stever
John W. Slough
John B. Woods
Ney
United States
Kimball Rakestraw
Virgie Squire
First National Bank
Maud Lacy
Chas. Bebringer
Frank Bernardin
Antwerp Argus
Wood
Hancock
Henry
Putnam Counties
L. W. Richardson
68Th C. W. L
Holgate
Clayton Archambeault
Belaymakers
John Beck
Christian Church
North Defiance
Burns
Chicago, NL
J. J. Burns
Holgate Avenue
Chas. Shirley
Common Pleas Court
A. E. Huffert
Denater
A. M. Dennison
Nettie Huffert
Trinidad
Col
Chas. Smith
Chas. Behringer
Mark Township
L. Trowbridge
Brice
Myrtié Bell
Clara Bauer
Port Huron
Bell
Xenia
Lem Sapp
Shelly
Henry Seither
Great Lakes
Frank Seither
Cleveland
Seither
D. S. Myers
Continental
E. R. Eastman
Ottawa
Je Ellis
A. T. Steiner
Greensburg Township
Annie
F. W. Young
Harrison Street
Jason A. Law
Henry Brinkman
Mr. Law
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