Debated Fort Grounds site for Carnegie library proposal
Local discussion centers on using the old Fort Grounds or monuments to General Anthony Wayne and Mr. Carnegie. Editors favor the prison site on Clinton Street for a future library, noting distance from business district and potential reuses.
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Old Fort
Anthony Wayne
Fort Grounds
Ft. Grounds
Defiance
the Express
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Moore
Old City
Work House
Clinton Street
East Defiance Letter on Carnegie Library Site
An East Defiance friend advocates placing the Carnegie library three miles south of the city near the Auglaize River Power Co. dam. He argues the dam would require men and boys to transport water from the canal to the river, keeping them busy and maintaining water levels.
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East Defiance
Carnegie Library
Auglaize River
Special Meeting for Defiance Commandery Postulants
A special conclave of Defiance Commandery No. 30 K T is set for Wednesday December 30 at 7 p.m. with six postulants to be conferred the Red Cross and a banquet at 9 p.m. The next stated conclave on January 8, 1904 will confer Knights Templar and Appendant Orders upon the six companions. commandery opening at 7 o'clock prompt.
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Defiance
K. T
Red Cross
Knights Templar
Companions of the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross
Mary Elzabeth Dezelm
Harlsom Dezelm
Defiance County
Ohio
Elizabth ‘Dezelm
Elizabeth Dezelm
E. Harigon Dezelm
E. W. Costello
Metz seeks divorce over neglect in probate court
Probate Court Mary E Metz files for divorce from James M Metz alleging neglect. Attorney L E Griffin represents the plaintiff. Nathan W Crow named administrator of the estate of W H Crow deceased. Mrs C J Crow named guardian of her minor children.
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Mary E. Metz
James M. Metz
L. E. Griffin
Nathan W. Crow
W. H. Crow
C. J. Crow
House adjourns for holiday recess in Washington
The House of Representatives, after a half hour in session Saturday, adjourned for the holiday recess. A resolution was agreed to directing the Postmaster General to forward to the House papers related to the recent post office investigation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Post Office
Tragic Barn Door Death Of 6 year old in Jamestown
A 6 year old boy, John son of Peter D Edward, died when a large barn door bayed from its hinges in a high wind. He was with his father holding a lantern as the door fell crushing him. The incident occurred in Jamestown New York on December 22. The note concludes with a political aside about Democrats and Republicans failing to agree in Congress.
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Jamestown
N. Y
John
Peter D. Edward
Congress
Guardianship granted for Hicksville children
Geo Shepherd of Hicksville has been named guardian of his minor children. The probate docket also lists Louise Carnes versus Winn and F Goller et al with a petition to partition Ney townships lots 25 and 26, filed in probate today. Winn & Hey appear for the plaintiff. A Napoleon special reports Charles Reid of Wauseon died Tuesday night from exposure after a crash en route from Holgate to Wauseon. he was taken to city hall and died at 12.00. He was 22, son of John Reid, a Wauseon druggist.
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Geo. Shepherd
Hicksville
Louise Carnes
Winn. F. Goller
Ney
Winn & Hey
Napoleon
Charles Reid
Wauseon
Holgate
John Reid
Coal Thief Outwitted in Fostoria Yard Heist
Ohio Central detectives pursued two men Thursday night as they stole coal from company yards. The thieves abandoned their rig after a close chase and fled from the livery stable where they had hired the outfit under pretenses of moving a trunk.
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Fostoria
Ohio Central
Postoffice at Osborne Robbed by Dynamite Thieves
Thieves dynamited the Osborne postoffice safe early this morning and escaped with about 500 dollars in silver and stamps. The explosion stopped the clock at am. Postoffice authorities have been notified via the Dayton office.
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Xenia
Osborne
Dayton
German grocer coughs up hair ball in stomach
John B. Schubert of Greenville coughed up a large ball of hair after a year of illness. Doctors believe removal will aid his recovery. The hair ball likely formed from particles chewed from his mustache, and he is improving since the operation.
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Greenville
John B. Schubert
Narrow escape from gas fire in Jamestown bath
A young man from Jamestown narrowly escaped death after entering a bathroom with a gas flame under a hot water tank and shutting the door and window. He became unconscious in the tub but was found by a family member in time to avert tragedy.
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Jamestown
New Y
Tax on Railway Cars Sparks City Collection Drive
Warren council earlier granted Mahoning Valley railway and franchise to Leavittsburg with a yearly tax of ten dollars per car in the city. The finance committee reports no payments since September 1901 and orders enforcement to recover about two hundred fifty dollars in taxes owed.
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Warren
Philopena Test Sparks Love and Threat at Dinner
Henry Wolcott, engaged to Hester Rowe, faces a clash with former flame Kate Drummond at a dinner. Kate’s apparent friendliness masks danger as Hester tests a philopena for poison, revealing a tense power struggle between the two women and the fiancé.
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Hell
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Hester Rowe
Wolcott
Kate Drummond
Miss Drummond
Miss Rowe
Miss One
Hester
Kate
Henry
Heaid
Poiseno
Isabel Beutner
Notable Exchange on Marriage Humor from Cincinnati Tribune
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip notes a wife’s laughter when her partner reveals serious marriage intent. The exchange highlights humor in domestic alliance and spousal rapport.
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Cincinnat
Commercial Tribune
Mystery Dress Suit Robbery At Elegant Denver Host Party
An independent detective infiltrates a Denver house party to nab the thief behind a dress suit theft and a suspected robbery. He discovers Frank, the host’s daughter’s fiancé, is the target, and reveals Barney Redfield as the real robber using a staged disguise.
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Wman
Barney Redfield
Th National Bank of Denver
R— Avenue
Redfield
Tran
Frank
England
Australia
America
Denver
William B. Knight
Sailor Recalls Night of Bold Desertion and Pirate Attack
A former mate recounts rescuing a man from a Jamaica harbor who warned of a plantation uprising. With eight crew aboard he defends a schooner against a raiding boat. He fires muskets, drops grenades, and kills several attackers before dawn. He keeps silent about the skirmish. ARNOLD TRACY.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Arnold Tracy
TelegraphySchool Ad Promises Guaranteed Jobs in Defiance
An advertisement for the Defiance School of Telegraphy in Defiance Ohio claims quick career entry for men and women with guaranteed positions after graduation. It states classes run daily from 9 am to 1 pm except Sundays, with supervision from a manager who is a Western Union veteran.
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Dedance School of Telegraphy
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He Country
Telegraph
Western Union
Wester
West
Mai
Manner
Ui Eave
Une
Defiance School OF Telegraphy
Defiance
Ohio
J. J. Malley
Wabash Rates for Hunters Excursions and Colonists
The Wabash Railroad advertises varied excursion and colonist fares to multiple regions including Upper Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Indian Territory Ouisana Canada and Maine with Sunday return options and a 30 day limit. It also promotes Pacific Coast colonist tickets and homeseeker tickets with limited dates and low rates. Information directs travelers to Will agent Defiance Ohio and Baltimore Ohio schedules with seasonal holiday excursions and times.
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Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Indian Territory
Ouisana
Canada
Maine
Wabash
Far West
Pacific Coast
Homeseekers
Will
Defiance
Furs and hides wanted offer with high prices
Advertisement seeks furs and hides including large prime dark mink and sheep skins with payments up to 2.00 to 230 per unit. Also buys hides, pets, scrap metal, rubber, rags and metals at market price and urges callers to trade locally before elsewhere.
Winter Holiday Rates for Nickel Plate Route
Holiday travel rates listed for the Nickel Plate Road with tickets sold December 24 25 31 and January 1 return by January 4 1904. Inquiries directed to the nearest agent or to C A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Indiana or FL Twining agent Fostoria.
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Nickel Mate
Asterlin
T P
Ft Wayne
Ind
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