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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
2
Northwestern Telephone No 34 is listed in a regional telecommunication notice featuring service designations and route identifiers. The item reads like a classification snippet from a utility directory or telegraph schedule.
The New York Tribune cites a report from a leading American university detailing heavy injuries in football, with 70 players accruing 1057 days of incapacity and 175 days absent from college during ten weeks in 1905. It labels the sport physically damaging and calls for prompt reform.
A reader compares the life of a rich man earning a million a year with ordinary toil. The article argues the worker gains discipline, daily meaning, and social happiness from making a living, while wealth brings comforts but not the same fulfillment.
Leading members of the New York bar warn about rising complaints against regal sharks in the city. Almost daily a lawyer faces a district attorney complaint, with about 40 percent of cases. In the past year 14 lawyers were convicted and imprisoned, while a half dozen await trial for larceny perjury and embezzlement.
A leading European almanac statistician estimates John D. Rockefeller's wealth equals the annual budgets of 15 European states. His fortune in dollars would form a double circle around the earth and, if turned into silver, would weigh as much as two fully armed cruisers.
George Washington Woolsey, parent of 20 children, asserts he is living up to his name by developing a promising subdivision that mirrors a civic spirit he cherishes, even if not a nation’s father.
A remark contrasts Henry James with a Territet bootblack sign reading English spoken American understood, highlighting playful cross language humor and voice about linguistic tolerance.
A grim note recalls an African explorer who, while riding a bicycle, was killed by cannibals. The piece uses dark irony to question the notion of safety bicycles as a remedy for unemployment.
A Maine editorial argues tariffs protect agriculture and related industries. It cites specific duties on cattle, swine, sheep, oats, butter, cheese, potatoes, hay, straw, eggs, wool and notes Aroostook County’s support for tariff protections against Canadian competition.
The Pittsburg Times notes two Republican statements on tariffs. Champ Clark called the Dingley tariff an infernal curse to the American people. J Warren Keifer warned free trade ended only by repealing Wilson era policies, praising the Dingley bill for its superior results and urging industrial peace.
Opinions recall Senator Tillman as plain and blunt while noting a famous weapon. Ohio Representative Grosvenor links Bryan’s spirit to the Democratic party since Jackson. Tariff debate in England turns to noisy oratory. Sugar and tobacco trusts push for open door in the Philippines. Dingley tariff praised for prosperity. Roosevelt warned against tariff bluff with his big stick noted. A Beveridge presidency boom is hinted at by a confidant.
At Limerick quarter sessions the judge was told there was no criminal business for disposal from the city or county. The crown solicitor stated that since the spring assizes of 1904 no indictable offense had been returned for trial for the city.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer argues free Philippine sugar entry harms the Philippines and US interests. It warns plantation sugar would displace natives, rely on Chinese labor, and threaten open trade across Asia while favoring wealthier landowners and undermining small holders.
The Troy Times notes that tariffs targeting goods from Britain and the United States rarely achieve their aims. Canada’s hoped increase from English goods did not materialize, imports from the United States rose, and Germany plans similar measures. A U.S. meat firm seeks to dodge tariffs by building a large plant in Argentina to sell into Germany.
Washington reports the reciprocity bureau created to advance McKinley era reciprocity under the Dingley tariff law has left the state department and now rents a room in a separate building. The change signals a potential shift away from reciprocity measures by the administration.
A Notting Hill vicar returns home to find his young friend Madge speaking with a stranger. The girl reports the man asked if Dr M was the preacher, and she proudly replied that the vicar was the present incumbrance.
A narrative of Moses and Ammihud discovering Joseph's tomb records in Goshen with the princess mother’s fears, plus a Sunday School lesson on Jesus blessing the poor in spirit and the path to happiness through virtue. The record blends Biblical exegesis with dramatic prose, centering on faith, revelation, and the hope of deliverance.
An essay questions common stereotypes of Filipinos and calls for a deeper look at the islanders. It notes public attention since the islands were opened to American readers and previews a discussion of the races including Negritos and later Malay influences.
A long, detailed survey traces the archipelago’s peoples from Negritos to Moros, describing browns as dominant, mixed ancestries, and the mestizos as a wealth and political class. It discusses migrations from pre Malay peoples to Malays, Chinese and mestizo leaders shaping Filipino society.
Snuff taking is a common habit among London peers with rambling speech pallid looks and dejected demeanour resembling morphia effects. An observer notes women in the prisoner's dock in the police court wear curl papers containing snuff as consolation.
A five year old girl on her mother's doorstep in Victor Colorado had her bread and sugar grab by a large gray wolf that dashed up and carried it away before the child could react.
Overnight reports indicate Russia encountered new incidents across multiple sites. Authorities investigate disturbances affecting security and regional stability, with initial details outlining locations and potential impacts.
Sunday begins early as Heligoland tolls its church bell at six p.m. Saturday and ends the same hour Sunday. Historically no vessel could depart port during these hours.
A historic note states that animal flesh becomes poisonous if hares feed on rhododendron. Eating hare meat after grazing on this plant is unsafe.
Arthur Boyle, depot master at Atchison Kansas, reports rats steal money as it falls through platform cracks. They are drawn by the bright coins and the odor of human sweat.
Over 2,200,000 people belong to cooperative societies in the United Kingdom. The membership grows steadily and the cooperative movement is expanding into agriculture.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger account describes a new gateman at a Pennsylvania crossing who kept his post from 7 am to 7 pm and signaled the Limited when it arrived two minutes early. The train halted after the engineer, surprised by the red lantern signal, rushed to understand the warning.
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