Agitation Grows Over North South Electric Line
Paulding county rumors rise as Morgan company seeks guaranteed right of way from Junction to Paulding and parallel CN South. Local committees report farmers signing to aid right of way, while delays push consideration of Oakwood and Grover Hill routes. Businesses press for solid assurances before construction and financing talks in New York and London.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit
S C Bobbs
Bell
Paulding
Oakwood
Grover Hill
New York City
London
Paulding Wiildo Bershar
Morgan
Morgan Company
Can &T
Williams Kidney Pills Advertisement Claim
Have you neglected your kidneys and overworked your nervous system. Pains in the loins side back groins and bladder. Too frequent urination and facial puffiness beneath the eyes. Williams Kidney Pills offer a cure with sample free. 50 cents by malt, sold by Hakestraw Bros. Cleveland Ohio.
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Williams
William
Hakestraw Bros
Williams Me’g.co
Cleveland, O
Drowned in Maumee a 19 year old skater dies
Henry Wacke, nephew of J A and Godfrey Deindoerfer, drowned near Riverside park Toledo after skating into a break in the ice. He was 19, a Davis Business College student, son of Rev. Wm. Wacke, and his body was recovered Sunday morning.
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Henry Wacke
J A
Godfrey Deindoerfer
Riverside Park
Toledo
Wacke
Wm. Wacke
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Seaman Street
Davis Business College
G Deindoerfer
Bert
J A Deindoerfer
Local society notes feature dancing and birthdays in Defiance
A crowded Defiance social calendar includes skating at Conroy pond followed by a taffy pull at Miss Ina Conroy’s home. Recitals by Defiance College music students, a Bechel family gathering, a Defiance Red Men social with Heinlein’s orchestra, Anna Riley’s birthday party, WVRU ladies’ gathering at Mrs. Rhodes’, Whist club prizes at Mrs. Harley’s, and a Spary Nichol and Luella Heckler marriage at the Evangelical parsonage are detailed with participant names and venues.
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North Defiance
Conroy Pond
Ina Conroy
Spary Nichol
Robert
Fannie Nichols
Defiance Township
Luella Heckler
Evangelical
D A Kaley
Henry Heckler
Sell Your Junk to Joe Freecorn
Junk buyer Joe Freecorn lists prices for rags at 75c per hundred pounds copper and half brass at 4c per pound light brass 5c per pound zinc and half lead 8c bones 40c per hundred pounds good iron 40c per hundred pounds stove iron 80c per hundred pounds Nepers, books and waste paper 26c per hundred pounds. Call before selling elsewhere and they will come and get your rank. Both phones.
Freecorn Listing at 215 N Clinton in Defiance Ohio
Property listing for J Freecorn located at 215 North Clinton Street Defiance Ohio details a real estate offering. The notice identifies the owner and the street address but contains no additional sale terms or dates in the readable text.
Salmagundi Hosts Holland Themed Gathering in Jefferson Street
Prepared and ready occupancy delighted Friday afternoon at Mrs. G W Weisenburger's home in Jefferson street. The program featured papers on Quaint industrious Holland, Brock Its quiet and cleanliness, Feasts Festivals and Amusements of Holland, and Wood Carving and Architecture. Mrs C J Thompson gave a piano selection. Hosts and guests served a two course luncheon after the program.
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WVRU
Rhodes
Main Street
East Defiance
Salmagundi
Weisenburger
Jefferson Street
Holland
Sites
Zwoldle
Thomas a’Kempis
Brock
Ceney
C J Thompson
Mary Brady
A X Weisenburger
Frank Weisenburger
Defiance Steel Case Industry Drives Local Growth
Defiance emerges as a hub for steel packaging with two factories. The American Steel Package Co. plans capital stock increase from 150000 to 250000 as output expands to steel beer cases and soon steel oil barrels. Clipper Plow adds steel bottle cases and eyes foreign trade with Gottlieb Kleink patents. City clubs consider a federation to boost community work.
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Defiance
United States
American Steel Package Company
Clipper Plow Company
Gottlieb Kleink
Germany
France
England
Dtermine
Prominent Toledo Woman Dies in Bath Suprise
Mrs. SS Micuse wife of a leading Toledo businessman and Eastern Star member died Saturday night from a sudden internal hemorrhage after being found submerged in her bath. Her husband discovered her body about an hour later. initial thoughts of drowning were ruled out as the hemorrhage caused death.
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Toledo
SS Micuse
Infant of William Hammel Dies. Funeral at Home
The infant child of William Hammel of south of Jewell died Friday. The funeral was held Saturday at the residence with interment in Independence cemetery. Sherman Hurd, former Ridgeville Corners and Napoleon resident, died Saturday at his daughter Mrs. Elkins home in Toledo aged 83 and a veteran of the 124th regiment O V I. Funeral services were held today at Ridgeville.
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James Donley
Jefferson Street
A Smucker
J B Houtz
G H Dicus
Jos. McElroy
J I Hale
J J Hardesty
Riverside Cemetery
William Hammel
Jewell
Independence Cemetery
Sherman Hurd
Ridgeville Corners
Napoleon
Elkins
Toledo
Hurd
124Th Regiment
O V I
Ridgeville
North Side councilmen urged to resign over protection cut
Four Findlay councilmen face resignation calls after new legislation removed police and fire protection for the North Side. Two policemen were cut off and the town's only steamer was moved to the South Side where plants are fewer on the North Side.
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North Side
Findlay
Juries Drawn for March Term in Defiance County
Clerk of Courts R H Gleason and Sheriff Kopp drew juries for the March term. Petit Jury members include E E Root Ricksville J S Hamilton and others. Grand Jury members listed with names across wards and townships, with the note that the November term has not concluded and nullification work necessitates this drawing.
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R H Gleason
Sheriff Kopp
Petit Jury
E E Root
Ricksville
J S Hamilton
C L Hartshorn
Washington
J K Benner
J Edgar
Mark
Walter Shelly
Lewis Myers
Highland
R Grier
Hicksville
F T Betts
H W Coy
OP Cutler
Farmer
John Meek
Hicks
M Hawkins
Milford
Wm. Bruns
Adams
S Linn
Il Hafmeister
Geo. Huston
JS Calkins
N. Richland
E W Ury
3Rd Ward
Henry Ashpacher
Noble
Common Pleas Court
Notable Visits and Tragic Accidents in Local Area
Miss Celia Hoeffel visits Toledo while Mrs. W S Powell returns from Piqua. Miss Besse Kirtley heads to Columbus with her father for a week. Henry Halstede of Napoleon visits in town. Mrs. W Beardsley returns from a relatives’ visit in Toledo. Geo. Houck relocates to Deshler to run a restaurant. A 14 year old Paulding boy, John Mattis, is accidentally shot and killed by companion Henry Ryan. Ryan flees. Miss May Cox of Continental dies in a wood stove accident at 14. An attorney reports progress on C and LM railroad transfers with electric cars possibly between Defiance and Lima by July 4 or September.
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John Mattis
Paulding County
Henry Ryan
Ryan
Oscar
Orville Tracy
May Cox
James Cox
Continental
C & LM
Defiance
Lima
B and O to Permit C L M Trains at Defiance Station
A high B and O official states an agreement with current C L M owners allows C L M trains to load and discharge passengers at the B and O station in Defiance after forthcoming improvements. This would address access issues and boost C L M business, signaling amicable ties between B and O and C L M.
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The
L M
W . Kelsey Schoeps Traction Syndicate
B & O Railroad
C & LM
Fh & M
Defiance
Lima
C& LM
K of C Hall Opens in Defiance with Grand Social Night
The Defiance Council Knights of Columbus opened their new hall Thursday night in Defiance with 150 attendees. Guests enjoyed progressive Pedro, prizes for couples and guests, a two course luncheon, and dances led by Miss Marie Farrell. Attendees included Knights from Napoleon and Hamlet, District Deputy O Dwyer, and Grand Knight Edward Sawkins. A second program is planned for the twenty first.
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Defiance Council Knights of Columbus
Pedro
John Vandenbroek
John Sherry
Jennings
Chicago
Marie Farrell
Napoleon
Defiance Council
Hamlet
O'Dwyer
Edward Sawkins
Toledo
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