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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
2
Defiance Daily News notes Ohio mayoral race in Toledo with N H Sw a y ne decline. Utah senator Kearns born in Ireland. Bipartisan view on tariff and militarism. Rockefeller donates to Oberlin with matching drive. Plumber referenced in punning line.
Senator Tillman argues the Democratic party cannot predict its 1904 stance until it recovers from its current weak condition. He warns the party must improve significantly to remain viable.
Missouri Governor Dockery asks the legislature to enact a law prescribing the death penalty for kidnapping children for ransom and argues that such a law should be adopted in every state of the Union.
Judge Armstrong enjoined payment for unitemized portions of the commissioners report in the Paulding County case against the board and the publishers of the Democrat and Republican. He indicated a written opinion would guide officials and advise itemizing all non itemized matter in an amended report. The county commissioners failed to itemize their annual financial statement, prompting court action to enforce compliance with the law.
A notice praising California Illustrated as a superb illustrated monthly from the Chicago 400 travel journal. It highlights excellent tinting and press quality mirroring California scenery. Copy can be mailed for 2 cents postage via W B Kniskern at Chicago and the Chicago & North Western Ry.
Advice to stay home and use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia, noted as the main danger of grip. Claims many users recovered, citing a case by N. G. Woodward in February.
Letter from Buchanan Michigan dated May 22 describes Genesee Pure Food Co Grain-O as a beneficial coffee substitute. The writer, addressing LeRoy New York, says their mother and children find it easier on health than coffee and prefer Grain-O.
Toledo journalist L M Murphy argues in the Toledo Bee that Lucas County should buy Fort Miami and restore it, urging funding from Dow era revenue and critiquing neglect of Maumee valley historic fields. He emphasizes the heroic legacy of local fighters linked to Lexington, Valley Forge, and later conflicts.
A Defiance editorial argues for federal funding to preserve historic sites like Fort Defiance, Fort Meigs, Fort Miami, and Fallen Timbers, citing Wayne’s campaigns and the Maumee valley. It criticizes Congress for delays and urges the government to erect monuments honoring soldiers.
Townships and churches report Sunday school activity across Defiance County. Notices detail officers, attendance, finances, and upcoming institutes with calls for more Bible reading and stronger Sabbath observance.
The state board of equalization raises Paulding county property values by 40 percent. James Todd out, James Conroy covers duties at M B Gorman. Louis Palm and W P Engel return from Chicago with a Bike wagon exhibit for the Carriage Maker's convention. Republicans urge Geo K Nash to appoint Judge H C Glenn to the vacant common pleas bench seat after Judge W T Mooney moves to the circuit bench. Ralph Deatrick injures chin when he slips on Burke Building stairs. Dr. E E K Chapman treats wound. Paulding county lawyers form a bar association. officers include President W H Snook and Secretary E H Willis. Orin W Donart elected librarian at $500 yearly.
A city figure once requested his funeral sermon be delivered before death and the officiating minister obliged after a written copy was reviewed. The piece recalls aging residents' memories and a historical fire scene where cisterns supplied water via a pipe from the Auglaize river at Francis and Hopkins.
The text claims pneumonia can be prevented by timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It states no reported pneumonia cases after using the remedy during La Grippe epidemics and notes its worldwide reputation for curing colds. For sale by N. G. Woodward. Feb.
The note says Mrs M Kittner and daughter Violet are recovering from illness. It mentions Mrs Henry Seither named calendar secretary at St Paul’s ME church and praises her efficiency and suitability for the role.
March 1 2 and 8 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers round trip excursion fares from stations west of the Ohio River to Washington DC for the McKinley inauguration. Tickets valid on all regular trains with return on any regular train leaving Washington through March 8. Inquiries to nearest B&O ticket agent or General Passenger Agent B N Austin Chicago Ill.
Beginning Tuesday February 12 settlers tickets go on sale each Tuesday through April 30 to Oregon Montana Washington and all northwest points. Contact nearest agent C A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Indiana or F L Twining Fostoria Ohio by write wire phone or visit. No 10 dated Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 30.
Fifty observatories worldwide cooperate to compute the sun earth distance using parallax from the asteroid Eros. Photographs taken at dusk and dawn compare stellar backgrounds to reveal the asteroid's shift. Professor W. W. Campbell notes Lick Observatory contributions by astronomer R. H. Tucker and team.
Mr Crawford coordinates about 700 star positions to anchor a triangulation grid. W J Hussey and R G Aitken with Wright and Reese use the 36 inch telescope five to six nights weekly to measure Eros against reference stars, aided by photographs from European telescopes. Perrine and Palmer photograph Eros nightly with the Crossley reflector to refine the planet’s position, with Professor Rees of Columbia directing plate measurements. Eros sits near magnitude 9.3, visible in a 3 inch telescope.
A Western missionary recalls taking his son to a cathedral where the boy, tiny and curious, asked where Jesus was and seemed an angel in the sunlit nave. Now grown, the child asks for a military memento should his father be wounded, a request the father cannot grant.
Sarah Bernhardt recalled a visit to America during her Jeanne dArc tour when she injured her knee on a rusty nail. She described severe pain and a possible minor operation, and a Chicago museum manager teased that if amputation were needed he would supply a draped leg.
Postmaster C J Thompson argues the city needs a federal building after a recent fire threatened the music hall block and post office. He cites a $3,500 annual expense increase improving service and revenue, urges Congress to secure a building, and notes rural delivery growth will demand more space and light.
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