Mad dog roams streets bites multiple dogs in town
A rabid fox hound roams Clinton and surrounding streets at 7 a.m. Thursday biting and shaking neighborhood dogs from Second to Fourth streets. Local residents and deputies fire unsuccessfully as the animal circles back toward Perry and Jackson streets before dying at W. A. Kettenring’s porch. Authorities urge action to stamp out hydrophobia and enforce muzzling of dogs.
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Clinton Street
Second Street
Third Street
Canal
Crosby House
Third and
Clinton
Adam Behringer
Baltimore
Brown
Woodward's
School House
Riverside Cemetery
Perry Street
M. B. Gorman
Fourth
Jackson Streets
Wes Richie
W. A. Kettenring
Ade
Kettenring
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised as Household Shield
Camden Messenger declares Chamberlain Cough Remedy a top household cure for coughs colds and especially croup. They recommend readers keep it at home for children and note personal success in preventing croup. For sale by N G Woodward.
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Chamberlain
Croup
Camden
S.C) Messenger
N. G. Woodward
Newton Davis Dies After Perpetual Motion Dream
Newton Davis of Kieferville Putnam County died at age over eighty after fifty years chasing perpetual motion. His final effort two years past showed a machine that moved halfway then stopped. He faced disappointment, left his work, and died in poverty after a half century of toil and a fortune once up to 900 acres.
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Newton Davis
Kieferville
Putnam County
Ignis Farius
Obituary of Jacob Gruber Pioneer of Defiance County
Jacob Gruber born December 5 1819 in the Kingdom of Wurttenburg Germany died January 31 1902 at his home in Tiffin township aged 82 years 1 month 26 days. He came to America in 1849 stopped at Trenton New Jersey moved to Defiance county in 1851 married Elizabeth Toberen later that year joined the German Methodist church and remained a member until death. He farmed on the same property for over fifty years. Survived by his widow two daughters Mrs Jacob Gates of West Unity and Mrs J J Craine of Tiffin township and two stepdaughters Mrs J G Stever and Mrs William Linebrink.
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Jacob Gruber
Kingdom
Wurtenburg
Germany
Tiffin Township
This County
America
Trenton
New Jersey
Defiance County
Elizabeth Toberen
Jacob Gates
West Unity
J. J. Craine
J. G. Stever
William Linebrink
Frederick and Mack to Wed in Local Ceremony
W E Frederick and Ottie J Mack have been licensed to wed. Henry Kelley left for Chicago to reside with his sister Mrs Kate Vets. Phil Blanchard and daughters Helen and Tillie of Junction visited Joe Blanchard. John McDougal, an employee of Thos Doheney, injured an arm Friday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs C F Gingery at John Barbour’s home in North Defiance. Geo W Killey received notice of John Kronz's pension increase from eight to twelve dollars monthly dating to June 12 1901. Mrs Fil Switzer of Sherwood celebrated a birthday with a surprise. Mr and Mrs A C Smith and Mrs O Try planned a B&O train trip but a freight wreck near Midway delayed them. they arrived back in Defiance at 6 a m. The party included Abe and Mrs Smith Louie and Mrs Stock Wm Gilson James Hopple Mrs John Ort Mrs Tom Wight Mrs Joseph Hopper Barbara May Emma Try.
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C. F. Clemmons
Clemmon
Holgate Avenue
Davision Street
F. B. Smith
Henry Fordner
Florida
Helen Wilson
S’riday
Sherwood
Abe Smith
Louie Stock
Wm. Gilson
James Hopple
Carl May
John K. Ort
Tom Wight
Joseph Hopper
Barbara May
Emma Try
Canal Question Prompts City to Guard Independence Dam
Resident K V Haymaker urges preservation of the Independence dam as essential to the city’s sewer system health and water power. He argues abandoning the canal system could jeopardize local infrastructure and proposes state property control to fund maintenance and potential city lighting.
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Horror Express
Ohio
New York
United States
South
Central America
Independence
K. V. Haymaker
Dog killed after suspected poisoning on city streets
A frightened dog killed Friday after a suspected carbon bisulphide poisoning stirred city talk. John Lantow and his party had the dog aboard a sled to Ney, kept it at Brunersburg, then sent it away after dawn. The dog ran the river route, caused a local stir, and was shot. The Ex-Press seeks confirmation on tampering.
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John Lantow
Ney
Brunersburg
Lantow
Ex- Press
Gunstead
Lawton
Two Farms Sold In Separate Transactions
Wm Zellars sold his farm near Stryker for 5000 dollars to Victor B Orwig from near Napoleon. A second deal closed by the trustee sent the Foster farm of 387 acres in Highland township to Dr Leever of this city for 7650 dollars.
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Wm. Zellars
Stryker
Victor B. Orwig
Napoleon
Foster
Highland Township
Dr. Leever
Death notices of Hall Schultz Riek and Umbs in Defiance
Obituary notices report Stephen Hall of Butte Montana age 50 dies of pneumonia while traveling east from California. Caroline Schultz of Defiance dies heart disease age 32 with infant son. Dorothy Riek widow of John Riek dies of pneumonia age 77 near Ft Wayne road. Baby Umbs 21 days old dies at 427 Seneca Street East Defiance. Funeral plans announced for several.
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Umbs
Seneca Street
East Defiance
Doans Kidney Pills touted as cure for backache
The ad claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache and kidney ills with a testimonial from A F Whetstone of 727 Columbus Ave. Read about relief from back pain and lethargy after using the product bought at N G Woodward's drug store. Sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, sole U S agents.
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Dean
A. F. Whetstone
Columbus Ave
Doan
N. G. Woodward
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Nutmeg State Surprises New York Inheritance Tax Receipt
The Plant estate inheritance tax of 88000 dollars has been collected by Connecticut. State treasury officials confirmed receipt and noted the swift clearance of the tax due from the estate.
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New York
Connecticut
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Defiance Home Savings Bank
Common Pleas Court
Cara Shook
Harry Earle
Baker’s Meat Market
Chas. Behringer
Geo. Henning
Columbus
County Commissioners’ Association of
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Kate Vets
Chicago
J. A. Evans
Court House
Court Street
Ezra Blanchard
Pascola
Gid Blanchard
Blanchard
St. Louis
Cairo
Toledo
Ezra
Noah Conlon
Clara M. Suhr
Troy, N. Y
Mrs
Maurice Britton
Baby Boy
W. A. Snider
Haller
Israel Scott
Ayersville
Mason City
Iowa
Valentines
Philip Watters
Kerns
Hicksville
W. O Ware
Col Hicks
Wm. Jones
Fifth Street
Mr. Jones
Hollyooke
Mass
John A. Foust
Jackson
Mid
Austin, Tomlinson & Webber Manufacturing Company
Mr. Foust
Ben Freedman
Floyd
City
Geo. W. Killey
Samuel Single
Jacob Edward
Gus. Mathews
John Edward
Evans
John Schudel
John Zook
Fred Cole
Andrew
Ind
Clark Cole
Roanoke
Harry B. Lewis
Harry Lewis, Jr
Star House
C. J. Thompson
Frederick
Washington, D. C
Hicksville Fair Company
G. C. Serrill
R. M. Simmons
Alex McConkey
Amos Farlow
Jacob Pressler
E. W. Crook
L. F. Webb
J. FE. Greenawalt
John Blosser
W. D. Hill
S. A. Hull
Harrison and
Warren Streets
Asa
Fourth Street
Canal Bridge
George W. Killey
E. R. Hardesty
Rosetta Hardesty
Hardesty
Co. M 6Th O. V. I
North Richland
Matthew Elliott
I. F. Braucher
Frank Newell
Braucher
Newell
Independence Dam
Elliott
W. E. Frederick and
Ottie J. Mack
Henry Kelley
Phil Blanchard
Helen and
Tillie
Junction
Joe Blanchard
John McDougal
Thos. Doheney
C. F. Gingery
John Barbour
North
Defiance
Babe
John Kronz
Ays
Butte
Montana
Hall
Stephen Hall
Evansport
H. D. Hall
D. A. Gleason
North Defiance
California
Laporte
Mame
Schultz
Caroline
Taylor Schultz
Washington Street
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Riek
Dorothy Riek
John Riek
Ft. Wayne
Rick
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Pierce
Hilen
Basse
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