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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
5
A local sale advertises discounts on caps gloves undershirts underwear fleece lined and wool garments. Prices drop from 25 to 50 cents list to 4 to 52 cents for bulk items with trunks overstock and men s overalls and mackintosh offered at deep reductions.
The item records the publication details for DAILY SEVENTH YEAR and WEEKLY FORTY-THIRD YEAR from publisher C. J. Thompson with office at Court Street near Court House.
Rural route one January mail totals show delivered items 4572 and collected 751 with a grand total 5323. Local items include a law suit verdict for the defense in Ney, illness notes for several residents, land sales, a church meeting, and a Philippines pamphlet from Senator Hanna. The harness maker WH Mueller recalls Edward VII’s U S visit.
A series of protracted meetings began at the ME church on Sunday evening. Mrs I N Chubb is ill with grip. Henry Belley of Ridgeville corners visited his daughter Mrs John Gardner last week. Mr and Mrs E D Wolf returned to Napoleon after three weeks here. Mr and Mrs Wm Beck convalesced after grip. John Russett, 89, died at his son Joseph’s home Wednesday. funeral at Catholic church Saturday. Mrs Jacob Dirr is critically ill. sister Miss Millie Dumland also very poorly with throat disease. Flora Zackrich and Chas Voigt were married at the Lutheran church Thursday.
To the people of Defiance for assistance in the burial of our husband and father Daniel Fribley especially F S Bowlby for permission to stop No 8 for their return Mrs D Fribley and Family.
R H Gleason announces Baker and Gleason Loans Real Estate and Insurance now locate opposite the court house above Sess' Hardware. Welcoming all old and new patrons to visit or call.
A letter from Gen. R B Brown of the Zanesville Courier praises public accountability and press freedom in Ohio county governance. He argues officials must publish disbursement reports in newspapers to ensure transparency and warns against concealment. The note, dated Feb 18, 1901, reflects partisan press norms and calls for scrutiny of official acts.
Beginning Feb 12 until Apr 30 settlers tickets at low rates will be sold every Tuesday for travel to Oregon Montana Washington and all northwest points. Contact agents for details in Fort Wayne Indiana or Twin, Fostoria Ohio.
In Atlanta on February 19 the dean bodies of Mrs. H M Wilson a young widow and William Hamilton a pharmacy student found near the outskirts. Surroundings indicate Hamilton killed Mrs Wilson set fire to the woods near her body and then died by suicide. Her parents say she gave no encouragement to him.
Senator Mc Comas introduces a bill and resolution favoring vice admirals chosen from those who participated in the naval battle off Santiago. The resolution thanks Schley and Sampson, listing them with officers and men engaged in the Santiago battle.
A Berlin correspondent asserts official authority to deny any serious intention to send an expedition into China. He claims Count Von Waldersee is attempting to quicken negotiations by bluffing.
The cigarmakers strike at the San chez & Haya factory in Tampa ended with 300 to 400 workers returning to duty. The workers sought pay for lost time and $2 per day of the strike, but the firm refused. A conference between committees from both sides produced an agreement, terms of which were not disclosed.
Katie Dolt was attacked near a deserted churchyard in Portsmouth. She was seized from behind and thrown over a fence in a desperate struggle, leaving her in serious condition as the assailant fled.
Indianapolis February 19 Senator Barrow's bill to use electricity in executions was amended in the house replacing electricity with morphine, and the motion to strike the enacting clause passed leaving the rope as the legal method of execution.
London reports from a Daily Mail correspondent with General Dewet as he fails to reach his objective. Dewet is headed off from Strydenburg 38 miles away and from Hope Town 55 miles from Friday's fight site.
In Belitsch during an election riot, peasants fired on gendarmes wounding one. Gendarmes returned fire killing three peasants and wounding five. The clash occurred in Sofia on February 19.
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