City Board of Health reorganized as water unfit for use
The old Board of Health dissolved and a new board organized at City Hall with Mayor Cameron presiding. Dr. G A Rigrish replaced Geo Wohn, and the water report by state bacteriologist Horton declared Defiance water unfit for public supply. December saw eight deaths, total yearly deaths 98, with diphtheria, scarlet fever and whooping cough among contagious diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Healt
Board of Health
Cameron
GA Rigrish
Geo. Wohn
Crowe
Horton
Westrich
J W Fin.baker
State Board of Health
Aspacher Co Buys Toledo Wheelbarrow Works
The Toledo Wheelbarrow Works at Hamilton Street and Swan Creek will be taken over by A J Aspacher & Co. on January 1. Will Schumacher, long in charge of the Defiance mill’s operation, will manage the Toledo plant and move his family there. The Defiance mill will remain active with timber cut and lumber sent by canal to Toledo for wheelbarrow production.
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Toledo
J Aspacher & Co
Defiance
Aspacher & Co
Hamilton Street
Swan Creek
Will Schumacher
Aspacher
Schumacher
AJ Aspacher
J A Aspacher& Co
Mischievous youths disrupt parish school bell ringing
Police notes report New Year’s Eve mischief at St. Mary’s parochial school where lads rang the bell until police intervened. Mayor Crowe gave the group a lecture the next morning. Earlier New Year’s Eve an alarm warned of a break in at J J Raglemier’s Harrison Street home, but the intruder fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Crowe
J J Raglemier
Harrison Street
Social events fill Washington to Napoleon in festive week
SSC Redy reports Necana ladies at Mrs. Wright G Lehman’s Washington street home Friday. Mrs. August Myers hosts on Jefferson street Monday. Carnations given as favors. Mr. and Mrs. Mallet celebrate their forty first anniversary December 26 with many friends. Mrs. Karl Walter hosts a Friday card party on Main street. Al pedro Mrs. H Brinsmade wins prize. luncheon by Mrs. Walter and Mrs. Ed King. Miss Bertha Nye hosts Christian Endeavor at East Second street with music and games and refreshments by Miss Nye and Miss Bertha Conn. The Defiance Central Fire Department hosts a New Year’s dance with 150 couples and 26 dances. Parker’s orchestra provides music. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Krotz host Euchre club with Whist prizes to A X Weisenburger and wife. Holly-decorated rooms and luncheon by Misses Lamb, Hoffman and Wilhelm. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Case of Ashtabula, Dr. Thomas of Duluth, Louis King of Champaign, Miss Allen of Paulding, John Chenevert of Boston, William Kettenring presides at a grand Defiance social with 45 couples at the Citi zens opera house hall. Palm decor, flags, punch, and late buffet luncheon accompany the evening. guests include Mrs. King, Champaign, Miss Allen, Paulding, and Dr. Segar of Muscogee.
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Karl Walter
Main Street
al Pedro
H Brinsmade
Walter
Ed. King
Bertha Nye
Christian Endeavor Society of the
U B
East Second Street
Miss Nye
Nye
Bertha Conn
Chauncey Krotz
Holgate Avenue
A X Weisenburger
H B Tenzer
Helen Lamb
Ruth Hoffman
Donelda Wilhelm
Frank Case
Ashtabula
Dr. Thomas
Duluth
Minn
Louis King
Wesley King
Champaign
Miss Allen
William Carl Kettenring
Citizens Opera House Hall
Strobel
Toledo
John Dobler
Girard
Allen
Paulding
Bible
Cincinnati
Estelle Vocke
Napoleon
R K Scott
Frank Segar
Muscogee
I T
Thomas
Ezra Blanchard
Washington Street
J. T
Besse Powell
Mayor Hosts Turkey Dinner With City Officials
Mayor Cameron welcomed city leaders at a Saturday turkey dinner on Jefferson Street. Attending were Board of Public Safety members R T Whitaker and F W Ury, Police Chief Hubbard, officers Gus Walz Chas Miller Dan Shea Tom Ansberry Frank Baker, Fire Chief Lew Spring, and mayor-elect John Crowe. About 46 guests attended at Ezra Blanchard’s home, enjoying Christmas greens and eight euchre tables with prizes for best scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Jefferson Street
Board of Public Safety
R T Whitaker
F W Ury
Hubbard
Gus Walz
Chas. Miller
Dan Shea
Tom Ansberry
Frank Baker
Lew Spring
John Crowe
Guardians of the Peace
Deshler City Council Expedited New Budget and Actions
The article notes a rapid council adjournment and swift action on a $16 317 50 six month budget and water works case. It lists ordinances for sidewalk construction and hydrant rental payments, refunds to property owners, and a plan to pursue appellate appeal in the Defiance water case. New council members will be sworn in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKnight
Geiger
Tuttle
Dohoney
Francis Street
Carter Avenue
Defiance College
W . Hill
Taylor
HB Harris
Deuel
Hill
Mr. Hill
H B Harris
W J Mce Gonigale
Defiance Water Co
City of
Defiance
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Geiger and Horn
B& O Railroad
BB Kingsbury
Clerk of Courts
R H Gleason
Sell Your Junk to Joe Freecorn in Defiance Ohio
Local classified ad promotes buying junk from Joe Freecorn in Defiance Ohio. Listing emphasizes cash for scrap metal and used items with contact details for inquiries.
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Joe Freecorn
Bandits Attack Toledo Officers In Shootout At Perrysburg Station
Marshal Frank Thornton of Perrysburg lies dying in Toledo hospital after attempting to arrest five robbers tied to a Central Ave car barns heist. Deputy William Scott was wounded and Martin Kirby is reportedly held at Perrysburg police station. Police pursue armed suspects along the river roads after a night of searches and street patrols.
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Toledo Hospital
Frank Thornton
Perrysburg
Toledo Central Ave
Thornton
William Scott
Central Police
Martin Kirby
Wailbridge Park
Herman
Smith
Williams Kidney Pills Cure for Kidney and Bladder Troubles
An advertisement promotes Williams Kidney Pills from Williams Mfg Co, offering remedies for kidney and nervous system strain. It claims relief for back and side pains, facial puffiness, and frequent urination, with a price of 50 cents and sales by Rakestraw Bros in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Mali
Rakestraw Bros
Williams Mf’g.co
Cleveland
Confession Ties Three To Toledo Car Barn Robbery
Police and traction officials say a confession points to George Schrader alias Valentine Harry Rosewell alias Herman and TEF Persale as central figures in the Toledo Central avenue car barn robbery. Schrader reportedly confessed Friday detailing involvement with four Chicago men who arrived the night before the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Central Avenue
Traction Company
George Schrader
Valentine
Harry Rosewell
Herman
Tef Persale
Schrader
Rosewell
Persale
Chicago
Walter Hill Struck by Train On B&O Platform
Walter Hill, a wagon driver, was struck on the head by the door of an express car on the 10 08 passenger at the B&O platform. He suffered a scalp wound and loss of consciousness, was treated by Dr. Westrick at the Express Co office, and later taken to his hotel room.no serious consequences anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hill
Hill
The
Express Co
Westrick
Wayne
Inventor Proposes Local Incubator Venture
Geo. W Jatho, inventor of an incubator he claims to be unequaled, has built several units and sold them nationwide. He is considering organizing a company in the city to manufacture his incubator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W Jatho
Mr. Jatho
Yeoman Officers Elected for Defiance Homestead 467
Defiance Homestead No. 467 of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen elected officers on Friday evening for 1906. The slate includes F P Weigerding as president, M of C H H Mollencup, M of A J B Weisenburger, Cor G D Edgar, C G W Watkins. A postal card from George Miller notes he did not reach his Texas destination until Saturday, snow bound 28 hours in New Mexico.
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Defiance
Brotherhood of American Yeoman
Weigerding
H Mollencup
J B Weisenburger
D Edgar
W Watkins
George Miller
Texas
New Mexico
Daring Burglary Strikes Evansport Man
Thomas Coy of Evansport reported a daring burglary after a window was propped open with a stick and the thief entered his bedroom. A pair of trousers with a wallet containing 428 dollars was stolen while Coy, injured recently, remains home bound. The thief left no other trace beyond the open window.
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Thomas Coy
Evansport
Coy
Service Board Organized and Reports Filed
The Board of Public Service held a meeting with Directors Mains Wobo and Minsel present. December receipts totaled 384.16 dollars, cemetery fund balance stood at 1434.95 dollars for January 1906, and Riverside burials reached 109 for the year. Bills totaling 707.94 were approved, and the new board of Minsel Mains and Dr Rigrish elected officers with Mains as president and Dr Rigrish as vice president, J M Forst re elected clerk. Flora Ames of Wauseon visited Dr Stevens and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnifred Wells
Rigrish
Wobn
Crowe
M Minsel
J M Forst
J D Westrick
J W Hubaker
Westrick
Board of Health
Mains
Wobo and
Minsel
Board of Public Service
Riverside
A M Minsel
F G Mains
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Chemist Horton
New Health Board
Sec
C G Horton
Hall & Ferguson
Defiance, Ohio
Aspacher Co
SSC Redy
Necana
August Myers
Pedro
Fer Mallet
Mrs. Mallet
Defiance Central Fire Department
Parker
John Backus
Fayette
Hannah Halstede
Adrian, Mich
Laura Perry
Mark Center Sriday
Will K Jones
Will C Kegel
Des Moines
Iowa
Christine Benner
Colima Expert Timber Company
C B Howard
E E Bryan
T J. Rose
J.C Price
F H Heywood
Arthur P Smith
F J Daoust
Security Building and Loan Company
Common Pleas Court
Deshler
Carl Schlosser
Clayton Rakestraw
Denver
Colo
Water Suit
PG & I Co
G J Farrel
Board of Public Safety Administration
Department of Public Health
Groney
Chenevert
Frank Sommers
P Donier
Frank Feigenbaum
John D Lamb
J Ii Hockman
J. Freecom
N. Clinton St
Marshal Thornton
Williams
Yoeman
T. E. Coy
Service Board
Flora Ames
Wauseen
Dr. Stevens
Tue Fist National Bank
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance County
Defiance City
Western
the & Ohio Railroad
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